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JOINT COMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION

Regular Meeting

Milwaukee, WI · February 17, 2017

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200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes JOINT COMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Ghassan Korban, Chair Ald. Robert Bauman, Vice Chair Mayor Tom Barrett, Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Milele Coggs, Comptroller Martin Matson, Dan Boehme, Rocky Marcoux, and Jeff Polenske Staff Assistant: Molly Kuether 286-2775, Fax: 286-3456, Molly.Kuether@milwaukee.gov Friday, February 17, 2017 9:00 AM City Hall, Room 301-B 1. Call to Order The meeting convened at 9:03 AM 2. Roll Call Ald. Coggs joined the meeting at 9:11 AM Individuals also present: John Duggan, The Concord Group Mike Ethier, Kiewit Present 7 - Korban, Bauman, Polenske, Gonda, McHenry, Coggs and Sirvanci Excused 2 - Marcoux and Boehm 3. Project Status John Duggan gave a presentation on the following items: - Recent Activity Reached 100% design for OMF and Phase 1 and progressing 100% Final Design for Lakefront Project Meetings are being conducted and there is continued Utility Coordination CM/GC team continues to develop Ongoing Constructability reviews Pre-Construction coordination meetings ongoing - 90 Look Ahead CM/GC to complete Rail delivery to be scheduled, locations to be determined, goal is to minimize impacts CM/GC to begin track construction Footing and foundation work at OMF to begin Continue Private and Public Utility Coordination and Design Conducting Project Design, Utility and Vehicle Engineering Meetings Finalize Lakefront Design Drawings Kiewit engaged in meeting DBE/RPP goals and is coordinating with the City and WRTP Big Step to achieve those goals Operator RFP release imminent – to be published on DPW procurement Site and City of Milwaukee Page 1 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Minutes February 17, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Streetcar website - Tentative Phase 1 Project Schedule Final design to be complete in 1st quarter of 2017 Utility relocations be be complete by 3rd quarter of 2017 Construction to be complete by 2rd quarter of 2018 Testing to begin in 2018 Revenue service to begin 3rd quarter of 2018 Lakefront Line Final design to be complete in 2nd quarter of 2017 Utility relocations be be complete by 1st quarter of 2018 Construction to be complete by 4th quarter of 2018 Testing to begin in 2019 Revenue service to begin 3rd quarter of 2019 - Budget Status $66.22 million spent through January 2017 Mike Ethier gave a presentation on the following construction process: Advanced prep work that includes: Drainage and utility work Rail delivery scheduled for late March OCS pole foundations will be drilled and installed Guideway construction that includes: Street excavation for track slab for guideway Setting the track and pouring the concrete slab Systems and roadway finishing that includes: Installing poles and overhead wiring Finishing roadway elements such as pavement marking, sidewalk, and traffic signals The Maintenance Facility constructed in winter 2017/18 Track construction in April on St Paul and Broadway Traffic control strategies during construction: one lane of traffic will remain open in most areas pedestrian access will be maintained meeting with businesses and stakeholders along the construction routes 21% DBE using local contractors partnered with WRTP Big Step had a lot of interest at job fair MATC class visiting site to view welding of the rail 4. Utility Coordination Agreement legal language has been agreed to on behalf of all private telecoms. Scope, schedule and budget to be negotiated on an Individual basis. All streetcar related water work has been completed. We Energies Phase 1 relocation work is nearing completion. DPW has, and continues to, Employ a Support for Business Program for construction related work 5. Vehicle Procurement John Duggan continued to present stating City of Milwaukee Page 2 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Minutes February 17, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Bi-weekly Vehicle Engineering Meetings are being conducted Vehicle Final Design Review February 2017 Anticipated delivery of 1st Vehicle December 2017 Jeff Polenske stated he visited Brookeville last week to view vehicles and meeting with staff The meeting adjourned at 9:32 AM Molly Kuether-Steele Staff Assistant Items related to this meeting can be found in the following file: 141879 Communication relating to the activities and report of the Joint Committee on Downtown Streetcar Implementation. Sponsors: THE CHAIR City of Milwaukee Page 3

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200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Agenda JOINT COMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Ghassan Korban, Chair Ald. Robert Bauman, Vice Chair Mayor Tom Barrett, Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Milele Coggs, Comptroller Martin Matson, Dan Boehme, Rocky Marcoux, and Jeff Polenske Staff Assistant: Molly Kuether 286-2775, Fax: 286-3456, Molly.Kuether@milwaukee.gov Friday, February 17, 2017 9:00 AM City Hall, Room 301-B 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Project Status - Recent Activity - Ninety-Day Look Ahead - Tentative Phase 1 Project Schedule - Budget Status 4. Utility Coordination 5. Vehicle Procurement Items related to this meeting can be found in the following file: 141879 Communication relating to the activities and report of the Joint Committee on Downtown Streetcar Implementation. Sponsors: THE CHAIR In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous meeting. City of Milwaukee Page 1 Printed on 2/16/2017 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Agenda February 17, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall. Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. Registered lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying. City of Milwaukee Page 2 Printed on 2/16/2017
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