Number
090063
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District allowing the City to conduct necessary Polychlorinated Biphenyls removal in the area of North Humboldt Avenue and East Capitol Drive.
Analysis
Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD).
Body
Whereas, Section 66.0301, Stats., authorizes any municipality to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with another municipality for the furnishing of services; and
Whereas, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is authorized by statute to project, plan, design, construct, maintain, and operate a sewerage system for the collection, transmission, and disposal of all sewage and drainage of the sewerage service area including, either as an integrated or as a separate feature of the system, the collection, transmission and disposal of storm water and groundwater; and
Whereas, The City is authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a municipal sewerage conveyance system; and
Whereas, MMSD in furtherance of its functions relating to the operation of a sewage system undertook a cleaning project in sewers located near North Humboldt Avenue near East Capitol Drive and discovered Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in sewers in that location; and
Whereas, MMSD has also discovered PCBs in City owned sewers connected to MMSD’s Metropolitan Intercepting Sewers (MIS) near North Humboldt and East Capitol; and
Whereas, It is necessary to remove the PCB contamination located in both MMSD and the City owned sewers; and
Whereas, The City and MMSD have determined that it will be in the best interests of both entities if MMSD includes work to remove PCBs from the City owned sewers in the MMSD’s environmental consulting and sewer cleaning contracts; and
Whereas, Possible further remediation of PCB’s or lining of City owned sewers may be ordered by the EPA; and
Whereas, The City and MMSD have each determined to enter into this ICA, and their authorizing resolutions are 090063 and 08-114-11, respectively; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Commissioner of Public Works is hereby directed to execute an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement with MMSD allowing the City to conduct necessary PCB cleanup work in the area of North Humboldt Avenue and East Capitol Drive; and, be it
Further Resolved, That said Agreement is subject to the City Attorney’s review and approval and any non-substantive changes made by the City Attorney.
Requestor
Department of Public Works
Infrastructure Services Division
Drafter
Environmental Engineering Section
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April 8, 2009