City of Milwaukee - File #: 221692

• File #: 221692
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/28/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/21/2023
• Title: Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of City Development and Commissioner of Public Works to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Milwaukee County to undertake a Reimagining WIS 175 Feasibility Study that may be adopted by the Common Council as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
• Sponsors: ALD. STAMPER
• Indexes: EXPRESSWAYS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/28/2023	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/21/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	12:0
3/14/2023	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Monica Wauck-Smith, Dept. of City Development Jerrel Kruschke, Dept. of Public Works Commissioner Bunmi Olapo. WisDOT A presentation was made.	Pass	5:0
2/28/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
221692
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
170808
Sponsor
ALD. STAMPER
Title
Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of the Department of City Development and Commissioner of Public Works to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Milwaukee County to undertake a Reimagining WIS 175 Feasibility Study that may be adopted by the Common Council as part of the City’s Comprehensive Plan.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Commissioner of the Department of City Development and the Commissioner of Public Works to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Milwaukee County. This Memorandum of Understanding would memorialize the terms of the partnership that the parties would carry out in developing a Reimagining WIS 175 Feasibility Study. The completed Reimagining WIS 175 Feasibility Study may be adopted by the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee as an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
Body
Whereas, In 2017, The City of Milwaukee (“City”) Department of City Development (“DCD”), in coordination with the Department of Public Works (“DPW”), and Wisconsin Department of Transportation (“WisDOT”), completed the WIS 175 Visioning Study, which was adopted by the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (“Common Council”) as part of the City’s overall Comprehensive Plan; and

Whereas, The WIS 175 Visioning Study analyzed the portion of WIS 175 from Lloyd Street to Lisbon Avenue and recommended replacing that segment with an at-grade boulevard and also recommended that the entire WI 175 freeway spur between I-94 and the intersection of North Avenue and Lisbon Avenue be studied in greater depth as part of a future planning effort; and

Whereas, WisDOT is now proposing to partner with DCD, DPW, and Milwaukee County to undertake a Reimagining WIS 175 Feasibility Study with study limits between Wisconsin Avenue to the south and Lisbon Avenue to the north; and

Whereas...