City of Milwaukee - File #: 110166

• File #: 110166
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/24/2011
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/14/2011
• Title: Substitute resolution declaring the Milwaukee Water Works property at 127 South 44th Street surplus to municipal needs and authorizing its conveyance to the State of Wisconsin, in exchange for the City’s receipt of certain State-owned land at 4400 West National Avenue, and authorizing the subsequent sale of the property at 110 South 44th Street to P&H Mining Equipment, Inc. for use in connection with its business operations, in the 8th and 10th Aldermanic Districts.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: CITY PROPERTY, PROPERTY SALES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/23/2011	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/14/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED; Minutes note: Marked as amendment 1. Ald. Murphy moved to amend the file as follows: By inserting the following after the sixth “whereas” clause: Whereas, the City, the Stadium District, and the Brewers are also actively working in good faith towards resolving several other outstanding issues pertaining to the Miller Park property, including the reworking of that certain "Reciprocal Operating and Easement Agreement" dated as of September 18, 1998 (the "1998 REO"), which provides for the access over and maintenance of the ring road system located at the Miller Park site; and Whereas, the 1998 REO will be reworked and resolved in the near future along with the other outstanding Miller Park related issues, with final terms reflecting the substance of this Resolution; and By inserting the following after the first “further resolved” clause: Further Resolved, That the City Attorney's office is directed to proceed with negotiations with the Stadium District and the Brewers to rework the 1998 REO with the understanding that public access to the ring road system will be preserved and the City's maintenance obligations with respect to the ring roads will be limited to performance of routine maintenance items such as sweeping, snowplowing, and crack filling.	Pass	15:0
6/14/2011	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	13:1
6/7/2011	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Rocky Marcoux, Commissioner, Department of City Development Danielle Bergner, City Attorney's Office Patrick Bartling, VP Operations of P&H Mining	Pass	4:0
6/3/2011	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/3/2011	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/2/2011	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: To Whom It May Concern: The attached file is being referred to you for: Report and reply, preparation of ordinance and fiscal note Further information relating to this file may be found via the Legistar system at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/Legislation.aspx. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Tobie Black at 286-2231.
5/24/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
110166
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution declaring the Milwaukee Water Works property at 127 South 44th Street surplus to municipal needs and authorizing its conveyance to the State of Wisconsin, in exchange for the City’s receipt of certain State-owned land at 4400 West National Avenue, and authorizing the subsequent sale of the property at 110 South 44th Street to P&H Mining Equipment, Inc. for use in connection with its business operations, in the 8th and 10th Aldermanic Districts.
Analysis
This substitute resolution declares a property surplus to municipal needs, permits the City of Milwaukee to exchange property with the State of Wisconsin and enter into an Access Easement Agreement necessary to the transaction, and authorizes conveyance of the new City-owned parcel to P&H Mining, an adjacent property owner, for expansion of its employee parking lot according to the terms and conditions of the Property Exchange and Disposition Report.
Body
Whereas, The Milwaukee Water Works owns a 3.64-acre parcel of land at 127 South 44th Street (“Water Works Property”), but has decommissioned the site after its facilities were irreparably damaged by flooding from the Menomonee River; and

Whereas, The Department of Public Works has notified the Department of City Development (“DCD”) that the Milwaukee Water Works has no further need for the Water Works Property and has requested that the Water Works Property be declared surplus to municipal needs and sold by DCD with the net proceeds to be returned to the Milwaukee Water Works; and

Whereas, Prior to marketing the Water Works Property, P&H Mining Equipment, Inc. (“P&H”) approached the City of Milwaukee (“City”) regarding its need to provide for employee parking on a 2.716-acre piece of State-owned land at 4400 West National Avenue and adjacent to its headquarters, referred to as “Area 10;” and

Whereas, The Area 10 land is currently owned by the State of Wiscons...