Number
060686
Version
SUBSTITUTE
Reference
051279
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution amending a special privilege for change of ownership to EMD Crop BioScience, Inc. for an excess door swing, an entrance platform, two window wells and four bollards to encroach into the public right-of-way for the premises at 3101 West Custer Avenue, in the 1st Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This resolution amends a special privilege for change of ownership to EMD Crop BioScience, Inc. for one excess door swing projection, a concrete entrance platform, two concrete window wells and four bollards for the premises at 3101 West Custer Avenue.
Body
Whereas, Nitragin, Inc. requested permission to keep and maintain an excess door swing, two concrete window wells and four bollards; and
Whereas, Permission for said items was granted in 2006 under Common Council Resolution File Number 051279; and
Whereas, For the liability to be formally transferred to the current owners for said items, the Common Council needs to adopt an amending resolution; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that Common Council File Number 051279 is hereby rescinded; and, be it
Further Resolved, That EMD Crop BioScience, Inc., 13100 West Lisbon Road, Suite 600, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005 is hereby granted the following special privileges:
1. To keep and maintain one excess door swing projection. The door, located on the south side of West Custer Avenue, is centered approximately 64 feet west of the west line of North 31st Street extended, and the maximum encroachment is approximately 3 feet into the 18-foot wide sidewalk area.
2. To keep and maintain a concrete entrance platform located on the south side of West Custer Avenue starting at a point approximately 60 feet west of the west line of North 31st Street extended and is 8 feet 2 ½ inches long. Said platform projects 5 feet into the 18-foot wide sidewalk area. The aforementioned excess door swing opens over said platform.
3. To keep and maintain two concrete window wells located in the south, 18-foot wide sidewalk area of West Custer Avenue, centered approximately 14 feet 6 inches and 54 feet 6 inches west of the west line of North 31st Street extended. Said 1-foot 2-inch tall window wells project 2 feet into the public way for a length of 5 feet, each.
4. To keep and maintain two 7-inch diameter, approximately 4-foot high concrete filled steel pipe bollards and two capped 8-inch diameter projections approximately 5 inches in height within the 18-foot wide sidewalk area. The 4-foot high bollards are centered approximately 73 feet 7 inches and 85 feet 7 inches west of the west line of North 31st Street extended and 8-inches north of the south line of West Custer Avenue. The 5-inch high projections are centered approximately 88 feet 10 inches and 90 feet 5 inches west of the west line of North 31st Street extended and 2 feet 6 inches and 2 feet 5 inches north of the south line of West Custer Avenue.
Said above-mentioned items shall be used, kept and maintained to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of Public Works and Department of Neighborhood Services. All necessary permits shall have been obtained prior to the granting of this special privilege.
Said items shall be maintained or removed from the public right-of-way, at such future time as they are no longer needed, to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of Public Works and Department of Neighborhood Services.
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That this special privilege is granted only on condition that by acceptance of this special privilege the grantee, EMD Crop BioScience, Inc., shall:
1. Become primarily liable for damages to persons or property by reason of the granting of this special privilege.
2. File with the City Clerk a bond of a surety company duly incorporated in the State of Wisconsin, or duly licensed to do business in this State, in the sum of $5,000 such bond to be approved by the City Attorney. The applicant shall also file with the City Clerk a certificate of insurance indicating applicant holds a public liability policy in the sum of at least $50,000 covering bodily injury to any one person and $100,000 covering bodily injury to more than one person in any one accident and $20,000 covering property damage to any one owner on the area or areas included within the special privilege and naming the City of Milwaukee as an insured. Both bond and insurance policy shall provide that they shall not be canceled until after at least thirty days' notice in writing to the City Clerk.
3. Pay to the City Treasurer an annual fee which has an initial amount of $42.50. The subsequent annual fee is subject to change pursuant to the annual fee schedule in effect at the time of annual billing.
4. Whenever this special privilege is discontinued for any reason whatsoever, including public necessity whenever so ordered by resolution adopted by the Common Council not only remove all construction work executed pursuant to this special privilege, but shall also restore to its former condition and 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 special privilege. Such grantee shall be entitled to no damages due to the alteration and/or removal for such purposes.
5. Waive the right to contest in any manner the validity of Section 66.0425 of the Wisconsin Statutes (1999), or the amount of the annual fixed fee, payable on or before July 1st of each year.
6. Put this special privilege into use within one year after approval by the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee; failing to do so in the time specified, the Commissioner of the Department of Neighborhood Services shall have the authority to seek, by resolution, revocation of said special privilege.
Requestor
Department of Public Works
Drafter
Infrastructure Services Division
MDL:lja
October 17, 2006
060686