City of Milwaukee - File #: 150679

• File #: 150679
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/22/2015
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/13/2015
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Chief Information Officer to share fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/19/2015	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/13/2015	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
9/30/2015	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals also present: Rich Watt - Department of Administration	Pass	5:0
9/22/2015	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
150679
Version
Original
Reference
051269
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the Chief Information Officer to share fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Chief Information Officer to share fiber and provide network connectivity at the expense of and for the use and benefit of the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. This will provide the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee radio station WUWM, with offices at 111 E. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 700, 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 promote higher education and enhance educational resources in the community; and

Whereas, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee College of Letters & Science supports and offers a variety of programming for the public that is educational and oftentimes entertaining and graduates students prepared for work or graduate school with a well-rounded foundation including practical knowledge in their chosen field and lifelong skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and communication; and

Whereas, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee has requested the assistance of the City of Milwaukee in obtaining high-speed network connectivity between its offices at 111 E Wisconsin Ave, Suite 700 and its primary campus and to the Internet through WiscNet at its expense; and

Whereas, 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, Common Council Resolution File Number 051269, adopted on February...