Number
001181
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
The Chair
Title
Resolution approving Second Amendment to Access Management Contract with Milwaukee Access Telecommunication Authority. (City Attorney)
Analysis
This resolution approves a Second Amendment to the Access Management Contract with the Milwaukee Access Telecommunication Authority ("MATA"). Under the Access Management Contract, as previously amended, the City Clerk had the authority to approve the initial MATA capital and operating plan ("Initial Plan"). The approval of that Initial Plan would result in the release of at least $850,000 to MATA for use as a capital grant. Given the policy dimensions of the decision of whether or not the City Clerk should approve the Initial Plan and thereby authorize the release of the capital grant funding, the City Clerk and MATA have agreed that that approval decision should be made by the Common Council and Mayor, via a duly adopted resolution. Therefore, in order to authorize the Common Council and Mayor to make that decision, the Second Amendment was drafted. Under the Second Amendment, the resolution approving the Initial Plan would have to be passed by March 31, 2001. Failure to pass that approving resolution would terminate the Access Management Agreement with MATA.
Body
Whereas, The City, acting pursuant to Common Council Resolution File No. 991747, and the Milwaukee Access Telecommunication Authority ("MATA") entered into an April 20, 2000 Access Management Contract (the "Agreement"); and
Whereas, Under the terms of the Agreement, MATA is to provide specified community and educational access services for the 17 year term of the Agreement; and
Whereas, Prior to the City's disbursement of the PE capital grant in the amount of at least $850,000, the City Clerk was to have approved MATA's initial capital and operating plan objectives ("Initial Plan") by September 30, 2000; and
Whereas, Pursuant to Common Council Resolu...
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