City of Milwaukee - File #: 080457

• File #: 080457
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/1/2008
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/30/2008
• Title: Substitute resolution establishing terms and conditions by which the City of Milwaukee will provide water service to neighboring communities.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: WATER SALES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/8/2008	1	MAYOR	RETURNED NOT SIGNED
7/30/2008	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	12:0
7/29/2008	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual present: Ald. Murphy, 10th Aldermanic Dist.	Pass	4:0
7/24/2008	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/14/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/3/2008	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/1/2008	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
080457
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
980871, 020459
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Substitute resolution establishing terms and conditions by which the City of Milwaukee will provide water service to neighboring communities.
Analysis
The City of Milwaukee’s current policy for reviewing potential agreements for water service to other communities is contained in Council Resolution 980871, adopted April, 1999, as amended by Resolution 020459, adopted March 25, 2003. This resolution rescinds the policy set forth in those resolutions, and creates a new policy for negotiating and reviewing potential agreements for water service to other communities. This new policy differs from the current policy in 3 principal ways:

1) It states that before negotiations may commence regarding an agreement for water service, the following must occur:

· The Common Council directs the Milwaukee Water Works, the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Department of City Development to perform analysis and evaluation relating to the proposed agreement; these agencies shall submit their reports via a communication file not less than 7 working days prior to the Common Council committee for which it is scheduled.
· The community which has applied for water service shall submit a written response to the aforementioned communication file not less than 7 working days prior to the committee hearing, providing information relating to the community’s comprehensive plan, affordable housing plan and public transportation plan.
· The Common Council directs the proper City officials to begin negotiations with a community for a water service agreement. The current policy does not require that these studies be completed before negotiations may occur.

2) It creates a water service negotiating team which shall be responsible for reviewing and negotiating potential water service agreements. The team is authorized to commence negotiations upon Council adoption of a resolution directing ...