Number
161553
Version
Original
Reference
Sponsor
The Chair
Title
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute revised project agreements titled “State Municipal Agreement for a State-Let Urbanized Area STP-Urban Project” with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the improvement of: North 91st Street from West Mill Road to West Good Hope Road, West Greenfield Avenue from South 35th Street to South Cesar Chavez Drive, West Vliet Street from North 27th Street to North 12th Street, and North Teutonia Avenue from West Garfield Avenue to West Groeling Avenue.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of Public Works to execute revised project agreements with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming, design, and construction of North 91st Street from West Mill Road to West Good Hope Road, West Greenfield Avenue from South 35th Street to South Cesar Chavez Drive, West Vliet Street from North 27th Street to North 12th Street, and North Teutonia Avenue from West Garfield Avenue to West Groeling Avenue with State and Federal aid under the Surface Transportation Program.
Body
Whereas, Project agreements have been executed by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the City of Milwaukee for the improvement of North 91st Street from West Mill Road to West Good Hope Road, West Greenfield Avenue from South 35th Street to South Cesar Chavez Drive, West Vliet Street from North 27th Street to North 12th Street, and North Teutonia Avenue from West Garfield Avenue to West Groeling Avenue using State and Federal aid under the Surface Transportation Program, in accordance with Common Council Resolution File Number 140427, adopted July 22, 2014; and
Whereas, The project agreements included signal improvement costs within the project limits, whose work was to be done with City of Milwaukee forces under a Local Force Account contract; and
Whereas, The City requested and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation agreed that the signal improvements be added to and undertaken with the paving contracts; and
Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has transmitted for our signature revised project agreements, for the North 91st Street, West Greenfield Avenue, West Vliet Street, and North Teutonia Avenue roadway improvement projects, that shifts the grant dollars from the signal portion of the agreements to the roadway improvement portion of the agreements without degradation to the overall grant funding amounts and while still undertaking the necessary signal improvements as part of the paving work let to contract; and
Whereas, Construction funds for the improvement of North 91st Street from West Mill Road to West Good Hope Road, West Greenfield Avenue from South 35th Street to South Cesar Chavez Drive, West Vliet Street from North 27th Street to North 12th Street, and North Teutonia Avenue from West Garfield Avenue to West Groeling Avenue will be set up in a separate resolution; now, therefore be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the Commissioner of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute the revised project agreements for the improvement of North 91st Street from West Mill Road to West Good Hope Road, West Greenfield Avenue from South 35th Street to South Cesar Chavez Drive, West Vliet Street from North 27th Street to North 12th Street, and North Teutonia Avenue from West Garfield Avenue to West Groeling Avenue with updated construction costs; and, be it
Further Resolved, Copies of the revised project agreements are attached to this resolution file by reference as though set forth in full.
Requestor
Department of Public Works
Infrastructure Services Division
Drafter
CHAD CHRISBAUM:C. Nelsen
February 20, 2017