Number
150880
Version
ORIGINAL
Sponsor
ALD. BOHL
Title
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County to undertake joint stormwater Best Management Practices in the area west of the Menomonee River Parkway to meet the requirements of the Menomonee River Group Watershed Based Permit, in the City of Wauwatosa and in the 5th Aldermanic District.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County to undertake joint stormwater Best Management Practices as required by the Menomonee River Group Watershed Based Permit. The Best Management Practices will be included as part of Milwaukee County’s roadway reconstruction project of the Menomonee River Parkway, located on the east side of the Menomonee River and borders the City of Milwaukee and the City of Wauwatosa.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee (City) and Milwaukee County (County) are two of eleven co-permittees of a watershed based stormwater discharge permit known as the Menomonee River Group Watershed Based Permit (Permit) issued to all permittees by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR); and
Whereas, The permit requires that the all permittees pursue and implement a joint project (Joint Project) prior to the end of the term of the current permit or December 31, 2017; and
Whereas, Milwaukee County is currently in the process of reconstructing the Menomonee River Parkway (MRP), which is located on the east side of the Menomonee River and borders the City of Milwaukee and the City of Wauwatosa; and
Whereas, The roadway reconstruction will include certain storm water best management practices (BMPs) as part of the base design in order to satisfy project-specific permit needs, however, additional BMPs could be added to serve as the Joint Project; and
Whereas, The City and t...
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