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JOINT COMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION

Regular Meeting

Milwaukee, WI · July 21, 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, Yashica Hayes, 286-5596, Fax: 286-3456, yashicaH@milwaukee.gov Friday, July 21, 2017 9:00 AM Room 303, City Hall 1. Call to Order The meeting convened at 9:04 AM Ald. Coggs joining at 9:15 AM 2. Roll Call Individuals also present: Patrick Flaherty, The Concord Group Peter Coffaro, Workforce Development Lafayette Crump, RPP/DBE Mike Ethier, Kiewit Project Manager Carolynn Gellings, DAAR Engineering Present 6 - Korban, Bauman, Polenske, Coggs, Sirvanci and Marcoux Excused 6 - Gonda, Hamilton, Barrett, Matson, Boehm and Coleman 3. Project Status Patrick Flaherty gave a presentation on the following items: - Recent Activity Reached 100% design for OMF and Phase 1 and Lakefront with exception of Couture and Michigan Street locations. Conducted Project Meetings Continued Utility Coordination All private telecom construction agreements have been executed. Work is ongoing. Project has entered Construction phase Operations and Maintenance Contract Negotiations being held. - 90 Day Look Ahead 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 Kiewit continues to coordinate with the City and WRTP Big Step and is on track to meet their DBE/RPP goals City of Milwaukee Page 1 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Minutes July 21, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Peter Coffaro gave a presentation on the following items: - Workforce Development Recruitment event held January 26 Next event scheduled for July 27 75 Attended Presentations provided by all partners Class content and participation provided by: Kiewit, Electrical Contractors, City representatives Coordinated site tours 15 enrolled 13 completed 11 RPP Certified 62% of class graduates in a Registered Apprenticeship 3 individuals are on waiting lists for an apprenticeship Apprenticeship types include: Carpenter Laborer Steamfitter Painter Lafayette Crump gave a presentation on the following items: - Resident Preference Participation Resident Preference Program – Project goal is 40% Hourly workforce breakdown Total hours worked by the RPP Certified Employees is 5668.1 This correlates to an RPP percentage of 43.0 Minority hours constitutes 36.7% of hours worked Female hours constitutes 0.6% of hours worked - DBE Participation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise - Construction Numbers The Streetcar projects construction DBE goal is 21% To date, Construction DBE participation totals 25% of the total contract value Kiewit’s full project projected DBE participation percentage is slightly above 21% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise - Construction Numbers The Streetcar projects construction DBE goal is 21% To date, Construction DBE participation totals 25% of the total contract value Kiewit’s full project projected DBE participation percentage is slightly above 21% Construction DBE Firms 3G Trucking LLC Arrow Crete Construction, LLC Choice Construction Community Traffic Control, LLC Con-Cor Construciton Inc. EFH Trucking, LLC Jaramillo Contractors Platt Construction South Star Trucking, LLC Spann & Associates, LLC Wisconsin Utility Exposure, Inc. Patrick Flaherty gave a presentation on the following items: - Budget Status $30.50 million spent-to-date City of Milwaukee Page 2 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Minutes July 21, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION 4. Construction Status Patrick Flaherty gave a presentation on the following items: Mainline revenue service to begin Fall 2018 Lakefront revenue service to coincide with the opening of the Couture Building Zone 1- West St. Paul Ave. Utilities/Drainage – 93% OCS Foundations – 50% Guideway demolition and removal – 90% Guideway construction – 66% OCS pole construction – 0% Platform construction – 35% Zone 2 – East St. Paul Ave. No work done to date Zone 3 – Milwaukee St. OCS Foundations – 5% Zone 4 – Broadway Utilities/Drainage – 83% OCS Foundations – 100% Guideway demolition and removal – 80% Guideway construction – 60% OCS pole construction – 0% Platform construction – 5% Zone 2 – East St. Paul Ave. No work done to date Zone 3 – Milwaukee St. OCS Foundations – 5% Zone 4 – Broadway Utilities/Drainage – 83% OCS Foundations – 100% Guideway demolition and removal – 80% Guideway construction – 60% OCS pole construction – 0% Platform construction – 5% Zone 7 – Ogden St. Utilities/Drainage – 75% OCS Foundations – 100% Guideway demolition and removal – 5% Guideway construction – 0% OCS pole construction – 0% Platform construction – 0% Lakefront Zone No work done to date OMF Construction Earthwork – 90% Footings and Foundations – 90% Steel – 0% MEPs – 5% OCS Foundations – N/A (Due to off wire propulsion of vehicle in yard) Track installation – 0% Mike Ethier gave a presentation on the following items: Utility construction relocations are ongoing We Energies Lakefront route relocations continuing City of Milwaukee Page 3 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Minutes July 21, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION OMF Footing/Foundation/Inspection Pit work ongoing OCS Pole Foundation work ongoing CM/GC track/guideway construction ongoing St. Paul, Broadway, Jackson and Ogden Underground conduit construction ongoing Drainage and manhole construction work ongoing Utility construction relocations are ongoing We Energies Lakefront route relocations continuing OMF Footing/Foundation/Inspection Pit work ongoing OCS Pole Foundation work ongoing CM/GC track/guideway construction ongoing St. Paul, Broadway, Jackson and Ogden Underground conduit construction ongoing Drainage and manhole construction work ongoing Finished and repaved portion of St. Paul Ave. guideway Guideway excavation on Jackson ongoing Track and Guideway demolition/excavation and skeletonization ongoing Guideway section concrete placement ongoing on Broadway OMF foundation and footing construction nearing completion. Vehicle inspection bay pit construction ongoing. OCS Pole foundation and footing excavation and construction ongoing Caroyln Gellings gave a presentation on the following items: At least one direction of traffic maintained in most areas Pedestrian access maintained Construction team’s goal is to focus on safety, for stakeholders and workers Proactive coordination with major events and traffic generators St. Paul was opened to bi-directional traffic before Summerfest Construction team coordinated with Bastille Days to ensure the Storm the Bastille run and festival went smoothly Comprehensive look at business loading zones and driveway access Bike signage in place educating bicyclists on how to properly cross the tracks Reminder to motorists that “It’s ok to drive on the track” One-on-one meetings to coordinate with property owners along route Website and social media kept up-to-date with construction information in weekly updates Construction team has standing weekly meetings to meet with local stakeholders at local businesses along the route Weekly e-newsletters featuring: Local workforce ‘Why ride’ – a section for members of the community to tell us why they’ll use the streetcar A construction forecast for the following week News about other cities’ streetcar systems Fun facts, interesting aspects of the project, etc… Started a Weekly “Snack Along the Track” lunch initiative to invite the community to join us for lunch and to support local businesses Streetcar socials being held to help distribute project updates and information and to allow local business along the route to connect with the public 5. Vehicle Procurement Patrick Flaherty gave a presentation on the following items: Conducting Bi-weekly Vehicle Engineering Meetings Vehicle Design is progressing City of Milwaukee Page 4 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Minutes July 21, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Production of 1st Vehicle has commenced Anticipated delivery of 1st Vehicle January 2018 Facebook: Facebook.com/TheMilwaukeeStreetcar Twitter: @MilwStreetcar Streetcar Construction Helpline: (414)-388-9418 Website: www.TheMilwaukeeStreetcar.com Construction News Sign-Up E-Newsletters The meeting adjourned at 9:50 AM Yashica Hayes 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 5

Agenda

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, Yashica Hayes, 286-5596, Fax: 286-3456, yashicaH@milwaukee.gov Friday, July 21, 2017 9:00 AM Room 303, City Hall 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Project Status - Recent Activity - 90 Day Look Ahead - Workforce Development - Resident Preference Participation - DBE Participation - Budget Status 4. Construction Status 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 City of Milwaukee Page 1 Printed on 7/19/2017 JOINT COMMITTEE ON Meeting Agenda July 21, 2017 DOWNTOWN STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION 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. 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 7/19/2017
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