Number
140752
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
051269
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Chief Information Officer to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of Sojourner Truth Family Peace Center.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Chief Information Officer to install fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of Sojourner Truth Family Peace Center. This will provide Sojourner Truth Family Peace Center (to be located at 619 West Walnut Street) connectivity to the WiscNet/BOREAS-Net Abilene/Internet2 education community node located at the Department of Administration -ITMD Network Operations Center (ITMD-NOC).
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee wishes to increase safety for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and to hold perpetrators accountable and change their behavior; and
Whereas, Sojourner Truth Family Peace Center is the largest nonprofit provider of domestic violence prevention and intervention services in Wisconsin, serving over 9,500 clients each year, providing an array of support aimed at helping families affected by domestic violence achieve safety, justice and well-being; and
Whereas, Sojourner Truth Family Peace Center has requested the assistance of the City of Milwaukee in obtaining high speed network connectivity between its new facility at 619 West Walnut Street and to the Internet through WiscNet at its expense; and
Whereas, Sojourner Truth Family Peace Center will have a dedicated area for the Milwaukee Police Department, Sensitive Crimes Division, which will be permanently based there to facilitate a more integrated system of services to adults and children who have to deal with the effects of domestic violence; and
Whereas, WiscNet is a not-for-profit association established to further education, research, economic development and public service in Wisconsin by creating and operating a digital communications network interconnecting public and private organizations including the provision of Internet services; and
Whereas, Resolution 051269 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 UW-Milwaukee to become a node on BOREAS-Net; and
Whereas, this collocation facility enables Milwaukee area educational and public service institutions to gain access to WiscNet and the next generation internets including: BoreasNet, Abilene/Internet2 and other national and international networks. It also enables connectivity between higher education and public service institutions within the City of Milwaukee including, Marquette University, MATC, MAID, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee Public Television, Discovery World, Pier Wisconsin, VISIT Milwaukee, Milwaukee World Festival Inc. and Wisconsin Center; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee owns dark fiber and can provide network services in certain routes that would be beneficial to the extension and enhancement of Sojourner Truth Family Peace Center to further its mission; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the Chief Information Officer is authorized and directed to install dark fiber and to provide network connectivity at no cost to the City of Milwaukee in certain routes where capacity is available to enable Sojourner Truth Family Peace Center to connect to provide access to and entry to the Department of Administration-ITMD Network Operations Center (ITMD-NOC).
Requestor
Department of Administration-ITMD
Drafter
David Henke
8/25/14