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File #: 050535    Version:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 9/7/2005 In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 2/28/2006
Effective date:    
Title: Substitute resolution to grant a special privilege to Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. to construct and maintain fiber optic cables, duct, and appurtenant facilities in the public right-of-way, in the 4th and 12th Aldermanic Districts in the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: SPECIAL PRIVILEGE PERMITS
Attachments: 1. Petition for Special Privilege.PDF, 2. Drawings.PDF, 3. Dept. of Public Works Letter, 4. Fiscal note
Number
050535
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution to grant a special privilege to Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. to construct and maintain fiber optic cables, duct, and appurtenant facilities in the public right-of-way, in the 4th and 12th Aldermanic Districts in the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution grants a special privilege to Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. to construct and fiber optic cables, underground conduit and appurtenant facilities in various public right-of-ways in the 4th and 12th Aldermanic Districts.
Body
Whereas, Norlight Telecommunications, Inc is petitioning to construct and maintain fiber optic cables, duct and appurtenant facilities as part of its efforts to construct a fiber optic communications ring; and

Whereas, Norlight Telecommunications, Inc. is not a registered utility with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and as such is required to obtain a special privilege for items in the public right-of-way; and

Whereas, Said items may only legally encroach into the public right-of-way by the granting of a special privilege resolution adopted by the Common Council; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that Norlight Telecommunications, Inc., 13935 Bishops Drive, Brookfield, WI 53005 is hereby granted the following special privileges:

1. To construct and maintain an underground conduit package containing fiber optic cabling commencing at the intersection of East Erie Street and North Broadway and continuing southeast within the East Erie Street right-of-way to North Jefferson Street. At North Jefferson Street, said underground conduit package will turn southwest and continue through the North Jefferson Street right-of-way, cross the Milwaukee River and continue through the right-of-way of an unnamed street located north of East Florida Street to South Water Street. At South Water Street, the conduit will continue in a generall...

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