City of Milwaukee - File #: 080437

• File #: 080437
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/1/2008
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/30/2008
• Title: Resolution authorizing the execution of a Cooperation Agreement between the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Board of Business Improvement District No. 35 and the City of Milwaukee and authorizing the execution of a Project Cooperation Agreement between the Department of the Army and City of Milwaukee Acting by and through its Board of Harbor Commissioners in order to provide for implementation of the Kinnickinnic River Environmental Restoration Project.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 35, ENVIRONMENT, RIVERS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/8/2008	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/30/2008	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	12:0
7/16/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
7/16/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Substituted at the table by Att. Tom Gartner Accept letter from the Environmental Protection Agency dated July 15, 2008 part of the record, by Ald. Wade. Prevailed. 5-0	Pass	4:0
7/11/2008	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/9/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/1/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
080437
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
Alderman Robert J. Bauman
Title
Resolution authorizing the execution of a Cooperation Agreement between the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the Board of Business Improvement District No. 35 and the City of Milwaukee and authorizing the execution of a Project Cooperation Agreement between the Department of the Army and City of Milwaukee Acting by and through its Board of Harbor Commissioners in order to provide for implementation of the Kinnickinnic River Environmental Restoration Project.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes execution of a Cooperation Agreement providing for implementation of the Kinnickinnic River Environmental Restoration Project.
Body
Whereas, The Kinnickinnic River in the City of Milwaukee is within the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern, and is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls and other contaminants; and

Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”) entered into a Project Agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency, represented by its Great Lakes Program Office, on June 22, 2007, as amended, to implement an environmental remediation project to remove contaminated sediments from the Kinnickinnic River between Kinnickinnic Avenue and Becher Street; and

Whereas, The WDNR is the Non-Federal Sponsor for the Project and will provide a cost share to federal funds from state funds and in kind contributions from cooperating third-parties as required by the Great Lakes Legacy Act; and

Whereas, City has indicated its willingness to cooperate with the DNR in implementation of the Project, including entry into a Partnership Agreement between the City, acting by and through its Board of Harbor Commissioners and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (“COE”) to secure disposal capacity for sediments dredged as part of the Project within the Jones Island Confined Disposal Facility; and

Whereas, The City created Business...