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File #: 230427    Version: 0
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/11/2023 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 7/31/2023
Effective date:    
Title: Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to approve the Great Lakes Legacy Act Project Agreement Modification No. 2 with the US Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Milwaukee County, We Energies, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for the Focused Feasibility Study, Pre-Design Investigation, and Remedial Design of the Proposed Dredge Material Management Facility, the Removal of PCB Contaminant Soil Material, and the Remedial Action of Contaminated Sediment in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Sponsors: ALD. BROSTOFF, ALD. ZAMARRIPA
Indexes: INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENTS, LAKES, MILWAUKEE COUNTY, MILWAUKEE METROPOLITAN SEWERAGE DISTRICT, WE ENERGIES, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Attachments: 1. Second Modification to the Agreement, 2. Milwaukee Great Lakes Legacy Act SOW, 3. AOC Map.pdf
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
8/2/20230 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
7/31/20230 COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
7/19/20230 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE  

Minutes note: Brian Kasprzyk (Port of Milwaukee) and David Misky (DCD) Mr. Misky said that they were here for the first time in 2019, that a year ago they presented the first modification and that they are here today for the second modification. He also said that $300Millions have been invested in the cleaning efforts combined with federal dollars and match ups. He added that the Estuary Limits are on the file - that Milwaukee, Kinnickinnic and Menomonee rivers are included. He mentioned that this project costs less than $1Million to the City of Milwaukee.
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7/11/20230 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available
Number
230427
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
190877, 201150, 220879
Sponsor
ALD. BROSTOFF
Title
Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to approve the Great Lakes Legacy Act Project Agreement Modification No. 2 with the US Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Milwaukee County, We Energies, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for the Focused Feasibility Study, Pre-Design Investigation, and Remedial Design of the Proposed Dredge Material Management Facility, the Removal of PCB Contaminant Soil Material, and the Remedial Action of Contaminated Sediment in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Analysis
This resolution will authorize the City of Milwaukee to sign a second project modification to a cooperative agreement with multiple non-federal sponsors to study and remediate legacy contamination in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Body
Whereas, The Milwaukee Estuary was designated an Area of Concern (“AOC”) in 1987 by the International Joint Commission because of historical modifications and pollutant loads that contributed toxic contamination to the AOC and Lake Michigan; and

Whereas, The Milwaukee Estuary AOC includes the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan, portions of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, and a segment of Lincoln Creek; and

Whereas, The Department of City Development, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Port Milwaukee, Department of Public Works, and other City agencies (collectively known as “the City”) have been coordinating with the US Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”), the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”), Milwaukee County, We Energies, and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (“MMSD”) to develop a Focused Feasibility Study, Pre-Design Investigation, and Remedial Design of Remaining Impacted Sediments in the Milwaukee Estuary AOC; and

Whereas, The original Great Lakes Legacy Act(“GLLA”) Projec...

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