City of Milwaukee - File #: 131124

• File #: 131124
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/26/2013
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/17/2013
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County regarding the alteration, maintenance and easement amendment of the Menomonee River Parkway Lagoon.
• Sponsors: ALD. BOHL
• Indexes: INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, PARKS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/23/2013	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/17/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
12/4/2013	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Tim Thur - Dept. of Public Works	Pass	4:0
11/27/2013	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/26/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO	Fail

Number
131124
Version
ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor
Ald. Bohl

Title
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County regarding the alteration, maintenance and easement amendment of the Menomonee River Parkway Lagoon.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Agreement and Easement Amendment between the City of Milwaukee (City) and Milwaukee County (County) to rehabilitate the existing Menomonee River Parkway Lagoon located on the west side of North Menomonee River Parkway between West Concordia Avenue and West Auer Avenue on Milwaukee County lands in the City of Wauwatosa. In lieu of future maintenance costs associated with dredging the lagoon, the City will contribute $150,000 towards the design and construction of the project, which will create a permanent stormwater wetland area.

Body
Whereas, The County owns the Menomonee River Parkway Lagoon (lagoon) located on the west side of North Menomonee River Parkway between West Concordia Avenue and West Auer Avenue on Milwaukee County lands; and

Whereas, The City owns and maintains a storm sewer in County lands in a sewer easement (SE-761) granted by the County on November 5, 1947 and discharges storm water flows into the lagoon; and

Whereas, The lagoon has now become partially filled with silt deposits and requires dredging to maintain its functionality and aesthetics; and

Whereas, The City has diverted approximately 75% of the storm water flows away from the lagoon by constructing a wet detention pond at Hartung Quarry; and

Whereas, The County intends to undertake a project to modify the lagoon into a stormwater wetland; and

Whereas, Said sewer easement requires the City to “bear the cost of removing any silt deposits from the lagoon caused by the discharge of the storm sewer”; and

Whereas, The entire cost of the County project is estimated to be $350,000; and

Whereas, I...