City of Milwaukee - File #: 040353

• File #: 040353
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/7/2004
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/27/2004
• Title: Substitute resolution declaring the land at 4701-5001 South Pennsylvania Avenue in the City of Cudahy surplus to municipal needs and authorizing entry into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale for the property between the City of Milwaukee and Kendall Breunig, or assigns, and also authorizing an easement with We Energies for a gas main across this property.
• Sponsors: ALD. WITKOWSKI
• Indexes: EASEMENTS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, SURPLUS PROPERTY, WISCONSIN GAS COMPANY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/5/2004	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/27/2004	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
7/14/2004	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
7/12/2004	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/12/2004	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/9/2004	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/9/2004		PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/9/2004	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/7/2004	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
040353
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. WITKOWSKI
Title
Substitute resolution declaring the land at 4701-5001 South Pennsylvania Avenue in the City of Cudahy surplus to municipal needs and authorizing entry into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale for the property between the City of Milwaukee and Kendall Breunig, or assigns, and also authorizing an easement with We Energies for a gas main across this property.
Analysis
This substitute resolution declares a former landfill at 4701-5001 South Pennsylvania Avenue in the City of Cudahy surplus to municipal needs and permits the City of Milwaukee to finalize negotiations of and to enter into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale whereby the City will convey the property. The resolution also authorizes an easement with We Energies for an 8-inch gas main that is proposed along the northern edge of the property.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee (“City”) owns a 23.7-acre property at 4701-5001 South Pennsylvania Avenue in the City of Cudahy that was acquired in 1954 through consolidation of the Town of Lake and that was operated as a licensed solid waste landfill by the City's Department of Public Works (“DPW”); and

Whereas, DPW no longer uses the property as a solid waste transfer station and waste collection yard and took the appropriate steps to test the site and obtain conditional closure with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; and

Whereas, Since no other municipal use exists for the property, the Department of City Development (“DCD”) in conjunction with the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation (“MEDC”) advertised the property for sale on an “as is” basis with no warranties and with conveyance to be by quit claim deed; and

Whereas, Three offers were received prior to the established deadline and DCD recommends conveyance to one of the offerors, Kendall Breunig, or assigns, because Mr. Breunig's offering price of $1,150,000 was the highest and his of...