Number
140750
Version
Original
Reference
Sponsor
The Chair
Title
Resolution authorizing the Chief Information Officer to execute a utility agreement with the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation for work on City of Milwaukee Communications facilities in conjunction with the IH 43 North-South Freeway - Howard Ave to Valley Bridge contract work.
Analysis
This resolution approves the entitled Agreement for Payment for Relocation or Replacement of Municipal Utility Facilities Located on Public Held Land Required by Freeway Construction for City of Milwaukee - Communications facilities, and authorizes the Chief Information Officer to execute the agreement on behalf of the City of Milwaukee.
This agreement relates to utility work on City of Milwaukee - Communications facilities necessitated by the IH 43 North-South Freeway - Howard Ave to Valley Bridge contract being undertaken by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in 2014-2015. This agreement provides generally for the City to be reimbursed from the State 90 percent of the City costs for all work on City of Milwaukee - Communications facilities necessitated by the freeway rehabilitation project in accord with Wisconsin State Statute 84.295(4m).
This resolution also authorizes the Chief Information Officer to prepare and review plans and estimates for the IH 43 utility work as necessary to accomplish the project. This resolution also authorizes the Comptroller to establish accounts as necessary for the Department of Administration - Information Technology and Management division to track the work and to submit invoices to the State of Wisconsin for work undertaken on this project as approved by the Chief Information Officer, for a total amount of $178,000.00 with a City share of $17,800.00.
Body
Whereas, The State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation has scheduled the reconstruction and rehabilitation of I-43 bridges from Howard Ave to the Valley Bridge in the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County; and
Whereas, There will be work required on City of Milwaukee Communications facilities as a result of the design and construction associated with the I-43 bridge work; and
Whereas, Wisconsin State Statute 84.295(4m) indicates that the Wisconsin Department of Transportation will pay 90 percent of the cost of alteration, rehabilitation and relocation of municipal utilities with the responsible jurisdiction liable for the remaining 10 percent of the cost; and
Whereas, The estimated City costs for construction of City of Milwaukee - Communications facility alterations for Information Technology and Management division will be $178,000.00 with the City of Milwaukee 10 percent share being $17,800.00 for City of Milwaukee Communications facilities related to the IH 43 North-South Freeway - Howard Ave to Valley Bridge project State Project ID 1228-25-70; and
Whereas, In order for the City of Milwaukee to be reimbursed for the 90 percent share of the utility alteration cost on the Zoo Interchange freeway work, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation requires the entering into Municipal Utility Agreement Number (UA 100), in accord with relocation assistance policy; and
Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has provided the City of Milwaukee with the necessary municipal utility agreements to facilitate reimbursement of City costs in the alteration of City of Milwaukee - Communications facilities; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Chief Information Officer is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Utility Agreement (UA 100) for City of Milwaukee Communications facilities, attached to this resolution by reference as though set forth in full; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Chief Information Officer is hereby authorized and directed to review and prepare plans as necessary to accomplish the required City of Milwaukee Communications facility alterations associated with the I-43 bridge work and is authorized to allow Wisconsin Department of Transportation to include City of Milwaukee Communications facility work in the I-43 bridge work contract for City of Milwaukee Communications facility work associated with the Zoo Interchange project and have the necessary City of Milwaukee Communications facility work associated with the Zoo Interchange freeway project accomplished by city forces, whichever is deemed to be in the best interest of the City of Milwaukee and the Zoo Interchange freeway project; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to create within the Capital Improvements Fund, Grant and Aid Projects, the necessary project grant chartfield values for engineering and construction for the project expenditure and transfer to any of these accounts the amounts required under the grant agreement and city accounting policy but not to exceed a 10 percent increase of the total amounts reserved for the grantors share and local share or $5,000.00, whichever is greater, as follows:
Location:
City of Milwaukee - Cable
Project I.D. 1228-25-70
Utility Project I.D. 1228-25-40
IH - 43
Howard Ave to Valley Bridge
City Share Non-Assessable
ST270140774Fund 0333
$17,800.00
Grantor Reimbursable Share
SP032140100
Fund 0306
$160,200.00
Previously Authorized for Communications Utility: $0
Current Estimate of Communications Utility Including this Resolution: $178,000.00
Original Estimate of Communications Utility: $178,000.00
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Chief Information Officer is hereby authorized and directed to make periodic payments and invoices as necessary to accommodate the work required for the I-43 bridge work utility alterations as required under the aforementioned utility agreement.
Requestor
Department of Administration-ITMD
Drafter
David Henke
8/25/14
Clerical correction -- James R. Owczarski -- September 22, 2014