JOINT COMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION

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, Yashica Hayes, 286-5596, Fax: 286-3456, yashicaH@milwaukee.gov Friday, May 19, 2017 9:00 AM City Hall, Room 303 1. Call to Order The meeting convened at 9:03 AM 2. Roll Call Individuals also present: Patrick Flaherty, The Concord Group Carolynn Gellings, DAAR Engineering Present 6 - Korban, Bauman, Polenske, Gonda, Sirvanci and Marcoux Excused 3 - Hamilton, Coggs and Boehm 3. Project Status Patrick Flaherty gave a presentation on the following items: - Recent Activity Reached 100% design for OMF and Phase 1 Reached 100% Final Design for Lakefront with exception of Couture and Michigan Street locations. Conducted Project Meetings Continued Utility Coordination All private telecom construction agreements have been executed as of May 1, 2017. Work is ongoing. Ongoing Constructability reviews Project Transitioning from Preconstruction to Construction phase Operator RFP issued February 2017. Proposals evaluated. Interviews conducted with multiple firms. - 90 Day Look Ahead CM/GC to complete preconstruction activities Continue Private and Public Utility Coordination Conducting Project Design, Utility and Vehicle Engineering Meetings City intends to complete contract negotiations with an operations and maintenance contractor by late summer. Finalize Lakefront Design Drawings City of Milwaukee Page 1 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Minutes May 19, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Kiewit continues to coordinate with the City and WRTP Big Step and is on track to meet their DBE/RPP goals - Budget $28.24 million spent-to-date - Schedule Overview Phase One: Utility Relocations expected through the 3rd Quarter of 2017 Construction expected through the 2nd Quarter of 2018 Testing expected the 1st through 3rd Quarter of 2018 Open for Service by the 4th Quarter of 2018 Lakefront Line: Final Design currently taking place. Utility Relocations expected through the 1st Quarter of 2018 Construction expected the 2nd through 4th Quarter of 2018 Testing expected the 1st through 2nd Quarter of 2019 Open for Service expected the 3rd through 4th Quarter of 2019 4. Construction Status Carolynn Gellings gave a presentation on the following construction process: St. Paul - West of Milwaukee River ongoing construction taking place. Broadway - St. Paul to Kilbourn construction will began next week. Jackson - Kilbourn to Ogden construction will began mid-June. Milwaukee and 3rd Ward construction will began later in the Summer into the Fall. Kilbourn construction will began in the Spring of 2018 and Lakefront construction will follow shortly after. Mr. Korban asked Ms. Gellings to explain the first pour of the 50 feet section on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Ms. Gellings explained that the project was a test run to bring together the workforce and take a look at the quality to make sure it was up to City standards. Construction Status: Utility construction relocations are ongoing We Energies Lakefront route relocations beginning OMF Footing/Foundation work ongoing OCS Pole Foundation work ongoing CM/GC track/guideway construction ongoing -St. Paul underway -Broadway to begin Underground conduit construction on Wells ongoing Drainage and manhole construction work ongoing Flashbutt welding of rail sections completed OMF foundation and footing excavation and formation ongoing OCS Pole foundation and footing excavation and construction ongoing Track and Guideway demolition/excavation and skeletonization ongoing First guideway section concrete pour completed Traffic Controls Strategies: At least one direction of traffic maintained in most areas Pedestrian access maintained Coordination with major events and traffic generators St. Paul to be opened to bi-directional traffic by Summerfest Comprehensive look at business loading zones and driveway access City of Milwaukee Page 2 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Minutes May 19, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Public Involvement: One-on-one meetings to prepare property owners along route Website and social media kept up-to-date with construction information Localized and broader e-blasts Construction team has standing weekly meetings to meet with local stakeholders Customized direction sheets, construction updates and business signing 5. Vehicle Procurement Patrick Flaherty gave a presentation on the following vehicle procurement: Conducting Bi-weekly Vehicle Engineering Meetings Vehicle Design is progressing Anticipated delivery of 1st Vehicle December 2017 Mr. Korban stated that Detroit recently entered the Street Car Community and sharing information on best practices. Mr. Polenske stated that there is going to be an educational learning curve. He stated that there will be meeting with cycling and pedestrian committees to build strategy and provide information about the route and coexisting with the street car. The meeting adjourned at 9:19 AM Yashica Hayes Staff Assistant Items related to this meeting can be found in the following file: Communication relating to the activities and report of the Joint Committee on Downtown Streetcar Implementation. Sponsors: THE CHAIR City of Milwaukee Page 3