PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 · 9:00 AM AM · Room 301-B, CIty Hall

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Meeting Called to Order at 9:08 AM
241470 Substitute resolution determining it necessary to make various assessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $60,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,155,000.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
241471 Substitute resolution determining it necessary to make various nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $445,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,085,000.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
241472 Substitute resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City construction cost estimated to be $3,553,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $4,118,000.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
241270 Substitute resolution approving a parking agreement between the City of Milwaukee and The Edison SPE, LLC, at the 1000 North Water Street parking structure.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Meeting adjourned at 10:58 AM Joanna Urtiz Staff Assistant
241469 Substitute resolution approving levying of assessments and construction of assessable public improvement projects at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City cost of these projects approved by this resolution is estimated to be $1,059,490 for a total estimated cost of $1,350,000.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
1. Appointment of Sally Peltz to the Board of Harbor Commissioners by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Appointment
Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
2. Substitute resolution approving levying of assessments and construction of assessable public improvement projects at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City cost of these projects approved by this resolution is estimated to be $1,059,490 for a total estimated cost of $1,350,000.
Resolution
Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

A motion was made by ALD. A. PRATT that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
3. Substitute resolution determining it necessary to make various assessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $60,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,155,000.
Resolution
Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
4. Substitute resolution determining it necessary to make various nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $445,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,085,000.
Resolution
Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
5. Substitute resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City construction cost estimated to be $3,553,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $4,118,000.
Resolution
Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

A motion was made by ALD. A. PRATT that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
6. Substitute resolution awarding and granting the authority to enter into a Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contract with Johnson Controls, Inc. for energy conservation and facility improvement measures at various City-owned buildings.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED Passed

A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 2/5/2025. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
7. Substitute resolution approving the execution of a street light pole license with Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, regarding custom street light poles in the public right-of-way around the Northwestern Mutual downtown campus in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
8. Resolution approving an Operating Agreement with Ventures Endurance Events, LLC for staging of the 2025 Milwaukee Marathon in the City of Milwaukee
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. A. PRATT that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
9. A substitute ordinance establishing a pedestrian mall to be known as “Nativity Jesuit Pedestrian Mall” in South 29th Street from West Orchard Street to a point approximately 180 feet south of West Orchard Street, in the 8th Aldermanic District.
Ordinance
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
10. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name "Bishop Sedgwick Daniels" to North 32nd Street from West Hampton Avenue to West Hopkins Street in the 1st Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. A. PRATT that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
11. Resolution authorizing and granting permission to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to access and utilize a portion of two City-owned properties for the 16th Street Viaduct over the Menomonee River Bridge Rehabilitation Project, in the 4th and 8th Aldermanic Districts.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
12. Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a document titled “State/Municipal Agreement for a State-Let Highway Project” with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming, design, and construction of West Silver Spring Drive Intersection with North 64th Street, and to set up funds for design engineering at an estimated total cost of $250,000 with an estimated City share of $25,000 and a grantor share of $225,000.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. A. PRATT that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
13. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2024 Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles Environmental Protection Agency Grant regarding the “Greening Out Fleet” program.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
14. Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute State/Municipal Agreements for a State-Let Highway Project with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the construction of IH-94 East West, National Avenue from 70th Street to Miller Park Way, and to set up funds for construction at an estimated total cost of $2,939,500 with an estimated City share of $600 and a grantor share of $2,938,900.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. A. PRATT that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
15. An ordinance relating to special event permits.
Ordinance
Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
16. Substitute resolution approving a parking agreement between the City of Milwaukee and The Edison SPE, LLC, at the 1000 North Water Street parking structure.
Resolution
Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
17. Resolution supporting the proper City officials in applying for a Federal Highway Administration PROTECT grant, with a goal of strengthening surface transportation resiliency in the Sherman Park Neighborhood.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
18. Communication from the Department of Public Works and The Port of Milwaukee relating to the improvement and security of the Lakeshore State Park Access Road.
Communication
Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

A motion was made by ALD. A. PRATT that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
19. Communication from the Department of Public Works relating to the status of current and future operations.
Communication
Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
20. Communication from the Department of Public Works relating to the status of Traffic-Calming and Complete Streets projects to address reckless driving and to provide a safer infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Communication
Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
21. Communication from the Department of Public Works relating to a status update on the City’s dockless motorized scooter program and The Hop MKE Streetcar.
Communication
Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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22. Substitute resolution relating to the transfer of funds from the Concentrated Blight Elimination capital account to the Housing Infrastructure Preservation capital account.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
The Public Works Committee may convene into closed session on Monday, January 29, 2025, in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuant to s. 19.85 (1) (e), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session
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