City of Milwaukee - File #: 160398

• File #: 160398
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/6/2016
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/26/2016
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to negotiate an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee regarding conduit occupancy.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/3/2016	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/26/2016	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
7/13/2016	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Joseph Blakemen - DPW	Pass	4:0
7/6/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
160398
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to negotiate an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee regarding conduit occupancy.
Analysis
This substitute resolution approves an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee (“City”) and the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (“UWM”) to occupy a portion of the City’s communications conduit system.
Body
Whereas, the City owns and operates a conduit system located in the City of Milwaukee, County of Milwaukee, State of Wisconsin (“Conduit System”) ; and

Whereas, UWM has requested permission to place and maintain telecommunications facilities (“UWM’s Facilities”) in the portions of the City’s Conduit System described on Exhibit A to this Agreement; and

Whereas, the City and UWM share telecommunications fiber at several facilities to enable and support various City/UWM partnerships and the City anticipates further benefits from its agreement to permit UWM to occupy portions of the City’s Conduit System; and

Whereas, due to these intergovernmental benefits the City will not charge a conduit occupancy license fee for UWM’s occupancy of the City’s Conduit System pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and

Whereas, Wisconsin Statute § 66.0301 authorizes municipalities and state agencies to contract with each other for the receipt or furnishing of services; and

Whereas, UWM does not provide telecommunications services for a fee directly to the public and therefore not covered by Chapter 98 of the Milwaukee code of Ordinances; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee grants approval of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, a copy of which is attached and incorporated in this resolution by reference as t...