City of Milwaukee - File #: 051531

• File #: 051531
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Placed On File
• File created: 3/23/2006
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/20/2006
• Title: Resolution appealing a decision by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) regarding the historic salvaging and permanent preservation of one element in conjunction with the City Hall Restoration Project, being one clock gable.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CITY HALL, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, PUBLIC BUILDINGS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/20/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PLACED ON FILE	Pass	15:0
6/13/2006	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE	Pass	4:0
3/23/2006	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
051531
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution appealing a decision by the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) regarding the historic salvaging and permanent preservation of one element in conjunction with the City Hall Restoration Project, being one clock gable.
Analysis
This resolution appeals a denial by the HPC regarding the acceptance of a $250,000 credit from the contractor offered to eliminate the salvaging of one terra-cotta Flemish Renaissance Clock Gable in a manner that would allow for storage and potential public use at some other location at some future date. The contractor would still carefully remove the pieces as necessary for reproduction/duplication for new installation on the City Hall as part of the historic restoration. Packaging and shipping of the pieces would be less cumbersome and they would not have to be shipped back from California under the credit proposal. The estimated $250,000 credit would be applied to project contingencies at this time and may result in future project budget savings providing the full contingency fund is not used.
Body
Whereas, Plans, specifications, and estimates were developed as part of the Historic City Hall Restoration Project; and

Whereas, Said documents specified certain potentially significant elements of the structure be carefully salvaged for potential future public display and/or use; and

Whereas, Said documents were presented to the HPC for a Certificate of Appropriateness due to the historic status of Milwaukee City Hall; and

Whereas, The HPC issued a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) on December 12, 2004, regarding the following work described as: Extensive renovation of City Hall exterior to include extensive replacement of existing terra-cotta with new, matching terra-cotta; rebuilding of upper level Tower and installation of reinforced concrete beams above the observation deck level; replication of replacement of brick as needed; new copper ro...