City of Milwaukee - File #: 210822

• File #: 210822
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/21/2021
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/22/2022
• Effective date: 4/9/2022
• Title: A substitute ordinance granting an air space lease to the Wisconsin Center District for a skywalk over North Vel R. Phillips Avenue.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AIR SPACE LEASES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/8/2022	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
3/29/2022	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/22/2022	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Individuals present: Dave Misky - Dept. of City Development Karen Dettmer - Interim Commissioner of Public Works	Pass	5:0
3/22/2022	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
3/9/2022	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Items 13-16 were heard together. James Washington - Dept. of Public Works Tom Miller - City Attorney's Office Dave Miskey - Dept. of City Development Ald. Coggs Held to negotiate for a higher rental rate.	Pass	5:0
1/26/2022	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: James Washington - DPW, David Misky - DCD and Thomas Miller - CA were present.	Pass	5:0
1/24/2022	0	CITY PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE AND ASSIGNED; Minutes note: Appearing: Dawn Schmidt, DPW Mike Abrams, CAA Icon Scott Uhen, Eppstein Uhen Architects Dan Weiss, CAA Icon Tammy Bockhorst, 4th Ald. Dist, appeared in support on behalf of Ald. Robert Bauman. Member Washington moved approval, seconded by member Smith. Vice-chair Nemec abstaining. (Prevailed 5-0-1)	Pass	5:0
11/8/2021	0	CITY PLAN COMMISSION	HELD IN COMMITTEE; Minutes note: Member Sas-Perez moved to hold, seconded by member Crane. (Prevailed 6-0-1) Vice-chair Nemec abstained.	Pass	6:0
9/21/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
210822
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
A substitute ordinance granting an air space lease to the Wisconsin Center District for a skywalk over North Vel R. Phillips Avenue.
Analysis
In accordance with state law, this ordinance will grant an air space lease to the Wisconsin Center District for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a skywalk over North Vel R. Phillips Avenue between West Wells Street and West Kilbourn Avenue (4th Aldermanic District).
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1: In accordance with the provisions of s. 66.0915(4), Wis. Stats., (2019-2020), the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee authorizes, directs and agrees that the City of Milwaukee, through the proper City officers, enter into an air space lease with the Wisconsin Center District for a term of 99 years for the purpose of allowing Lessee to construct and maintain a skywalk over North Vel R. Phillips Avenue between West Wells Street and West Kilbourn Avenue, as described in the lease. The Common Council further finds that the area described in the lease is not needed for street, alley or other public purposes and that the public interest will be served inasmuch as the leasing of the air space will promote the development of the downtown and the city’s tourism industry.

Part 2. Attached and made part of Common Council File No. 210822 is a copy of such lease in substantially the same form as the lease that will be signed.

Part 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Part 4. The Department of City Development, through its real estate section, shall process, at the expense of the Lessee, the recording of this ordinance and the executed lease with the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds and shall forward the recording information, along with a final copy of this ordinance and the lease, to the City Engineer and the C...