PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 12, 2025 · 9:00 AM AM · City Hall, Room 301-B

TL;DR

The Public Works Committee held a meeting to approve various city infrastructure and improvement projects totaling nearly $5.3 million. Several key resolutions were passed, including sewer improvements, transportation agreements, and funding allocations for public works projects. The committee also approved multiple honorary street name designations throughout different city districts.

Key Decisions

Public Improvements Funding - Assessable Projects Passed
Sewer Improvements Cooperation Agreement with Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Passed
16th Street Viaduct Rehabilitation Project Amendment Passed
I-94 East/West Project Traffic Control Improvements Passed
Multiple Honorary Street Name Designations Passed

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Agenda

1. 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 $25,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $550,000.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
2. 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 $247,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $3,517,000.
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:
3. 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 $733,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,249,000.
Resolution
Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BROWER that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
4. Communication from the Department of Public Works, Infrastructure Services Division transmitting the 2026 Assessment Rates Report.
Communication
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
5. Resolution authorizing City execution of an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for the purposes of establishing maintenance responsibilities for the North 35th Street and West Roosevelt Drive Sewer Improvements.
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:
6. Resolution relating to the application, acceptance, and funding of a Private Property Inflow and Infiltration grant from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for a project at various locations throughout the City of Milwaukee.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BROWER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
7. Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a change to the connecting highway designation on East Michigan Street between North Milwaukee Street and North Lincoln Memorial Drive.
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:
8. Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Amendment to the existing Memorandum of Understanding by and between the Forest County Potawatomi Community and the City of Milwaukee for the 16th Street Viaduct Rehabilitation project in the 4th and 8th Aldermanic Districts.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BROWER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
9. Substitute resolution authorizing the City Comptroller to transfer funds to the previously established project for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the City of Milwaukee for cost participation for the construction of the 16th Street Bridge over the Menomonee River with a total estimated cost increase for the project of $3,059,779.55, with an estimated Grantor share of $11,097,209.78 and an estimated City share of $(8,037,430.23).
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:
10. Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works and Comptroller to enter into an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the development, implementation, and funding of traffic control improvements and other safety measures necessary to mitigate traffic diversion on City streets due to construction activity on the I-94 East/West Project in 2025 and 2026, with the total estimated cost being $576,984.83 of which 100% is grantor funded.
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:
11. Resolution authorizing an easement with Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District on City of Milwaukee property at 1225 South Carferry Drive, in the 14th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
12. Resolution authorizing an easement with Wisconsin Electric Power Company on City of Milwaukee property at 1225 South Carferry Drive, in the 14th Aldermanic District.
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:
13. Resolution authorizing the First Amendment to and Third Extension of the Lease Agreement with South Harbor Milwaukee LLC
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BROWER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
14. Resolution approving a lease agreement with Compass Minerals America Inc.
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:
15. Resolution approving a lease agreement with Cargill, Incorporated for Parcel A.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
16. Resolution approving a lease agreement with Cargill, Incorporated for Parcel B.
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:
17. Substitute resolution granting a special privilege to JT Wells Milwaukee LLC to install and maintain 14 gas plug deck boxes and one trench drain in the public right-of-way for the premises at 419 East Wells Street, in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
18. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Cecilia "The Queen" Gilbert to East Wells Street from North Jackson Street to North Jefferson Street in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
19. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Karl R. Kopp to North Jefferson Street from East Wells Street to East Kilbourn Avenue in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
20. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name George Heriott DeReef to North Hubbard Street from East Vine Street to East Brown Street in the 6th Aldermanic District.
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:
21. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name John J. Williams to North 14th Street from West Capitol Drive to West Olive Street in the 1st Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
22. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Everett “Boobie”" Moore to West Garfield Avenue from North Dr. William Finlayson Street to North 6th Street in the 6th Aldermanic District.
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:
23. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Bishop Betty Hayes to West Garfield Avenue from North 21st Street to North 23rd Street in the 15th Aldermanic District.
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:
24. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Rev. John W. McVicker, Sr. to West Port Avenue from North 60th Street to North Edgeworth Drive in the 9th Aldermanic District.
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:
25. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Ron Sadoff to North 36th Street from West Meinecke Avenue to West Wright Street in the 15th Aldermanic District.
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:
26. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Bishop JC Williams to North Teutonia Avenue from West Center Street to West Hadley Street in the 15th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BROWER that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
27. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Rabbi Michel Twerski to North 51st Boulevard from West Burleigh Street to West Keefe Avenue in the 7th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BROWER that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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28. Resolution assigning the honorary street name Cecilia "The Queen" Gilbert to North Jefferson Street from East Wells Street to East Kilbourn Avenue in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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250994 Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Bishop JC Williams to North Teutonia Avenue from West Center Street to West Hadley Street in the 15th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BROWER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Meeting adjourned at 11:24 AM Joanna Urtiz Staff Assistant
Meeting convened at 9:10 AM
251148 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 $733,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,249,000.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
241964 Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Karl R. Kopp to North Jefferson Street from East Wells Street to East Kilbourn Avenue in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Resolution
Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

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