City of Milwaukee - File #: 130594

• File #: 130594
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/4/2013
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 9/24/2013
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the BloodCenter of Wisconsin.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, INTERNET

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/27/2013	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/24/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
9/11/2013	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: David Henke, DPWI Anthony, Chief Technology Officer, Blood Center of Wisconsin	Pass	3:0
9/6/2013	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/4/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
130594
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the BloodCenter of Wisconsin.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the BloodCenter of Wisconsin. This will provide the BloodCenter of Wisconsin access to and entry into the WiscNet/BOREAS-Net Abilene/Internet2 education community node located at the Department of Public Works Network Operations Center (DPW-NOC).
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee wishes to enhance the health of individuals and families, promote healthy neighborhoods, and safeguard the health of the Milwaukee community; and

Whereas, For more than 65 years, the BloodCenter of Wisconsin has helped provide a safe supply of blood to hospitals, saved and enhanced lives through blood drives and the Wisconsin Donor Network and the Wisconsin Tissue Bank, and helped doctors detect rare diseases and develop innovative new diagnostic methods, treatments and cures; and

Whereas, The BloodCenter of Wisconsin has requested the assistance of the City of Milwaukee in obtaining high-speed network connectivity to the internet through WiscNet at its expense; and

Whereas, WiscNet is a not-for-profit association established to further education, research, economic development and public service in the state of Wisconsin by creating and operating a digital communications network interconnecting public and private organizations including the provision of internet services; and

Whereas, Common Council Resolution File Number 051269, adopted on February 7, 2006, authorized the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the WiscNet Association to establish collocation facilities within the City of Milwaukee and that ma...