City of Milwaukee - File #: 100418

• File #: 100418
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution-Immediate Adoption
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/27/2010
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/27/2010
• Title: Resolution creating a Flooding Study Task Force to recommend remedies for storm water and sewage backup flooding of City residential and commercial properties, and flooding of streets and alleyways.
• Sponsors: ALD. BOHL, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. KOVAC, ALD. WADE, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. DUDZIK, ALD. WITKOWSKI, ALD. COGGS
• Indexes: COMMITTEES, FLOOD CONTROL, SEWERS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/5/2010	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/27/2010	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Ald. Witkowski asked to be added as a co-sponsor. Ald. Witkowski asked that all members of the Common Council be added as co-sponsors. There was no objection.	Pass	15:0

Number
100418

Version
Original

Reference

Sponsor
ALD. BOHL, Hamilton, Kovac, Wade, Murphy, Dudzik, WITKOWski AND COGGS

Title
Resolution creating a Flooding Study Task Force to recommend remedies for storm water and sewage backup flooding of City residential and commercial properties, and flooding of streets and alleyways.

Analysis
This resolution creates a Flooding Study Task Force to recommend remedies for storm water and sewage backup flooding of City residential and commercial properties, and flooding of streets and alleyways.

This resolution further directs the Flooding Study Task Force to include in its review an evaluation and analysis of the region’s storm water and sewage capacity, and shall include all relevant capacity recommendations with its findings.

The chair of this Flooding Study Task Force shall be designated by the Common Council President, and the task force shall be staffed by the City Clerk’s Office. The 7-member Flooding Study Task Force shall include:

1. 2 Council members appointed by the Common Council President.
2. The Commissioner of Public Works or the Commissioner’s designee.
3. The Executive Director of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District or the Executive Director’s designee.
4. The Executive Director of the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission or the Executive Director’s designee.
5. One member appointed by the Mayor.
6. One member appointed by the Common Council President.

The Flooding Study Task Force shall report its findings not later than February 1, 2011, and shall thereafter be dissolved.

Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has been beset by chronic storm water and sewage backup flooding of City residential and commercial properties, and flooding of streets and alleyways; and

Whereas, Storm water and sewage backup flooding of residential and commercial properties poses serious possible health risks, burdens residents and other property owners with expensive cleanup, appli...