Number
030893
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution granting permission for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to install and maintain an underground communication/data cable in conduit across and beneath the public rights-of-way, in the 4th and 12th Aldermanic Districts in the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution grants permission for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to install an underground communication/data cable in conduit across and beneath various public rights-of-way to provide a communication link between various freeway rights-of-way. The purpose of this conduit system is to provide an interconnect between various elements of traffic management equipment.
Body
Whereas, Information regarding the freeway traffic monitoring system operated by WISDOT is currently transmitted over leased overhead and underground lines to their Traffic Operations Center located at 633 West Wisconsin Avenue; and
Whereas, WISDOT wishes to install and maintain communication links to be under WISDOT's ownership to replace the overhead and underground lines for economic and security reasons; and
Whereas, The WISDOT has requested permission to install communication/data cable in conduit beneath the public rights-of-way in order to connect various freeway rights-of-way; and
Whereas, Said cable may only occupy the public rights-of-way with Common Council approval; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is granted permission for the following:
To install and maintain communication/data conduit cabling consisting of (1) 4-inch diameter conduit across and beneath the public rights-of-way as follows:
1. Beginning at a point on the westline of the alley west of North 8th Street, approximately 25 feet north of the northline of West Michigan Street; then extending southerly to a communication vault at the south side of West Michigan Street, then extending east to Milwaukee County property west of North James Lovell Street at 531 North James Lovell Street.
2. Beginning at a point on the westline of North James Lovell Street, approximately 125 feet south of the southline of West Michigan Street, then extending easterly across North James Lovell Street to a communication vault at the east side of North James Lovell Street, then extending northward to a communication vault at the southeast corner of West Michigan Street and North James Lovell Street, then extending eastward to the center of the easterly roadway of North 6th Street, then extending southward to West Clybourn Street, then extending eastward to North 5th Street, then extending southward across West St. Paul Avenue.
The conduit will be a minimum of 3 feet below grade
; and, be it
Further Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Commissioner of Public Works is hereby authorized and directed to issue the necessary permits for installation of the underground communication/data cabling package beneath the public rights-of-way; and, be it
Further Resolved, That this permission is granted only on the following conditions:
1. That the Wisconsin Department of Transportation shall hold the City of Milwaukee or its agents harmless and accept responsibility for any and all liabilities that may arise through implementation of the permission granted herein.
2. That the contractor(s) hired to install the permitted facilities shall obtain the necessary Department of Public Works and Neighborhood Services permits prior to installation of the facilities. All normal and customary permit fees and deposit requirements will be applied.
3. Grantee shall be responsible for the protection, adjustment, and/or relocation of the facilities as necessary to accommodate any future public improvement projects approved by the Common Council.
4. Neither the facilities hereby permitted nor the information transmitted by way of these facilities, shall be used for the purpose of generating revenue for the grantee.
5. Whenever the cable is no longer needed or when so ordered for public necessity, grantee shall not only remove the cable, but shall also restore to the approval of the Commissioner of Public Works any curb, pavement or other public improvement which was removed, changed or disturbed by reason of the granting of this resolution. Said grantee shall not be entitled to any damages for such removal.
6. The grantee shall not assign any of the rights hereby granted without Common Council action approving an amendment to this resolution.
Requestor
Department of Public Works
Drafter
Infrastructure Services Division
JJM:cjt
September 30, 2003
WISDOT