City of Milwaukee - File #: 080027

• File #: 080027
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/15/2008
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/20/2008
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/30/2008	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/20/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	13:0
5/7/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearances by: Gerard Froh, Dept. of Public Works Larry Bannister, Director of Facilities and Operations, Milwaukee Public Museum Linda Gruber, Director of Information Services, Milwaukee Public Museum	Pass	4:0
4/30/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/15/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
080027
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
051269
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Pubic Works to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the Milwaukee Public Museum. This will provide the Milwaukee Public Museum access to and entry into the WiscNet/BOREAS-Net Abilene/Internet2 education community node located at the Department of Public Works Network Operations Center (DPW-NOC).
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee wishes to promote higher educational resources, tourism and economic development and supporting cultural exchange in the community; and

Whereas, The Milwaukee Public Museum is one of the nation's premier natural history and science facilities known world-wide for its exhibits, collections and ongoing scientific research; and

Whereas, The Milwaukee Public Museum has requested the assistance of the City of Milwaukee in obtaining high speed network connectivity to the internet through WiscNet at its expense; and

Whereas, The WiscNet is a not-for-profit association established to further education, research, economic development and public service in the state of Wisconsin by creating and operating a digital communications network interconnecting public and private organizations including the provision of internet services; and

Whereas, Resolution File Number 051269, adopted on February 7, 2006, authorized the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the WiscNet Association to establish collocation facilities within the City of Milwaukee and that made it feasible for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to become a node on BOREAS-Net; and

Whereas, This collocation facility enables Milwaukee area educational a...