Number
151891
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution relating to an operating agreement between Midwest Bikeshare, Inc., and the City of Milwaukee.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works to enter into an Operating Agreement with Midwest Bikeshare, Inc., to operate a bike-sharing program in the City of Milwaukee.
Body
Whereas, Common Council Resolution File Number 100558, adopted September 21, 2010, approved the 2010 Bicycle Master Plan and Vision for 2020 entitled “Milwaukee by Bike”; and
Whereas, The Common Council has found that bicycling provides health benefits to City residents and contributes to an improved environment by reducing consumption of gasoline and other pollutants; and
Whereas, The Common Council further finds that transportation options including bicycling contribute to the sustainability and the economic and social development of neighborhoods; and
Whereas, Common Council Resolution File Number 120428, adopted July 24, 2012, directed City departments to assist and support efforts to establish and maintain bicycle facilities, and specifically to collaborate with Midwest Bikeshare, Inc., to establish a bike-sharing program; and
Whereas, The Department of Public Works and Midwest Bikeshare, Inc., have subsequently pursued grants and other revenue streams to fund capital and other costs associated with the establishment of a bike-sharing program in the City of Milwaukee; and
Whereas, Midwest Bikeshare, Inc., has established a bike-sharing program known as Bublr Bikes, operating in the City of Milwaukee, and desires to expand this program in the area surrounding the City of Milwaukee; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has contributed substantial assets to the Bublr Bikes program, and may in the future contribute additional assets to the program if additional grant funds become available; and
Whereas; The City of Milwaukee desires to continue to al...
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