Number
060304
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
020968
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Substitute resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to restore the median on East Kilbourn Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and Marshall Street, with a total estimated project cost not to exceed $250,000, developer funded, and no city share.
Analysis
The resolution directs the Commissioner of Public Works to restore the median, in 2006, on East Kilbourn Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and Marshall Street, with a total estimated project cost not to exceed $250,000, a developer share not to exceed to $250,000 and no city share. The resolution also establishes a committee consisting of certain East Kilbourn Avenue property owners or their representatives and tenants to advise the Commissioner of Public Works on matters regarding the median’s restoration.
Body
Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee adopted File Number 020968 on November 11, 2002 accepting the proposal for the sale of surplus City-owned real estate at 923 East Kilbourn Avenue for the construction of Kilbourn Tower; and
Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee File Number 030390, adopted June 15, 2003, authorized the Commissioner of Public Works to issue a permit allowing the occupancy of the eastbound lanes along with the median of East Kilbourn Avenue between North Prospect Avenue for certain staging and construction activities related to the construction of the Kilbourn Tower; and
Whereas, The median’s plantings and grass were removed during its occupancy; and
Whereas, The Kilbourn Tower has been completed and the occupancy of the median has ended; and
Whereas, The median has not been restored to a condition acceptable to the residents who live along or near East Kilburn Avenue; and
Whereas, The terms and conditions of the Term Sheet attached to Common Council File Number 020968 includes a provision that the Kilbourn Tower developer provide $250,000 to the City for ...
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