City of Milwaukee - File #: 161599

• File #: 161599
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/1/2017
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/28/2017
• Title: Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County relating to the design, construction, and maintenance of storm water facilities and park improvements and amenities in Dineen Park.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, PARKS, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/6/2017	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/28/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
3/8/2017	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Edwin Huertas - 10th District Legislative Assistant Nader Jaber - Department of Public Works Kurt Sprangers - Department of Public Works Ald. Bauman moved to Hold to the Call of the Chair. (Prevailed 5-0) Ald. Bohl moved reconsideration. (Prevailed 5-0) Ald. Murphy	Pass	5:0
3/1/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
161599
Version
Original

Reference

Sponsor
Ald. Murphy

Title
Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County relating to the design, construction, and maintenance of storm water facilities and park improvements and amenities in Dineen Park.

Analysis
This resolution approves a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County for the purpose of delegating the City’s and County’s responsibilities and specifying conditions relating to the design, construction, and maintenance of storm water facilities and park improvements and amenities to be undertaken by the City of Milwaukee in Dineen Park in the City of Milwaukee. The storm water facilities are anticipated to help reduce property damage, economic losses, and unsafe conditions caused by historic and repeated flooding within the park and the surrounding neighborhood areas. The park improvements are anticipated to enhance use, circulation, and safety of existing park areas, while providing additional new amenities to improve the quality of the park.

Body
Whereas, Dineen Park is a Milwaukee county Park located at 6901 West Vienna Ave in the City of Milwaukee; and

Whereas, The properties in the vicinity of the intersection of North 63rd Street and West Melvina Street in the City of Milwaukee have experienced repeated surface flooding and basement back-ups during heavy storm events; and

Whereas, Dineen Park contains an open channel and lagoon immediately upstream of these properties that, during heavy rain events, causes surface flooding in the park, on City streets, and on nearby properties resulting in water entering basements by way of basement window wells and foundation drains causing property damage; and

Whereas, Said water in basements empties via basement floor drains, contributing excessive amounts of clearwater in local City sanitary sewers and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) se...