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, Molly Kuether-Steele, 286-2775 Fax: 286-3456, molly.kuether-steele@milwaukee.gov Friday, December 15, 2017 9:00 AM Room 303, Third Floor, City Hall 1. Call to Order The meeting convened at 9:06 AM Ald. Coggs joining at 9:14 AM 2. Roll Call Individuals also present: Patrick Flaherty, The Concord Group Carolyn Gellings, DAAR Engineering Mike Ethier, Kiewit Project Manager Present 6 - Korban, Polenske, Coggs, Sirvanci, Marcoux and Boehm Excused 5 - Bauman, Hamilton, Barrett, Matson and Coleman 3. Project Status Patrick Flaherty gave a presentation on the following items: -Recent Activity Conducted Project Meetings Continued Utility Coordination System Naming announced as the “The Hop” System Sponsor announced as Potawatomi Hotel and Casino Fire and Life Safety and Security Committee meetings conducted Safety and Security Review Committee meetings conducted Rail Activation Working Group meetings conducted Planning of Rail Activation, Vehicle Acceptance Testing and System Integration activities ongoing -90 Day Look Ahead Continue Private and Public Utility Coordination Conducting Project Design, Utility and Vehicle Engineering Meetings Finalize Lakefront Design Drawings OMF Substantial Completion to occur prior to delivery of 1st vehicle Operations and Maintenance Contractor to begin training staff City of Milwaukee Page 1 JOINT COMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN Meeting Minutes December 15, 2017 STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Kiewit continues to coordinate with the City and WRTP Big Step and is on track to meet their 21% DBE and 40%RPP goals RPP hours worked through October 2017 was 44% percent of the total 180 RPP certified individuals have participated in the project to date -Operations and Maintenance Contractor Operations and Maintenance Contract has begun Phase 1 of their Contract obligations Transdev continues ongoing development and content creation of all documentation required for Streetcar Operations. This includes creating Training Materials Standard Operating Procedures Operations Plans Maintenance Plans Safety Plans -Budget $65.17 million spent-to-date 4. Construction Update Carolyn Gellings gave a presentation on the following items: Approximately 90% of Mainline guideway complete Of 213 OCS foundations, 1 foundation remains 10 of 17 Platforms have been completed OCS pole setting and wire placement began OMF building has been enclosed, interior finishing work underway (MEPs, drywall, painting) Majority of We Energies and utility relocations completed. Mike Ethier gave a presentation on the following items: Turnout at Broadway and St. Paul in the Third Ward completed. Turnouts at Milwaukee and Clybourn and Milwaukee and Michigan ongoing. Track and Guideway complete on Ogden OCS pole and wiring on Ogden ongoing. OMF building enclosed and heated Interior framing, MEPs ongoing OMF yard rail installation nearing completion OMF yard concrete preparation and placement ongoing Interior mezzanine steel nearly complete Railing, lift and crane installation to follow Carolyn Gellings gave a presentation on the following items: -Traffic Control Strategies At least one direction of traffic maintained in most areas The majority of pole and wire installation will be a moving operation working from the parking lane Pedestrian access maintained Construction team’s goal is to focus on safety, for stakeholders and workers Proactive coordination with major events and traffic generators Veterans Day Parade Al’s Run Holiday Parade Downtown and Third Ward holiday events Comprehensive look at business loading zones and driveway access City of Milwaukee Page 2 JOINT COMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN Meeting Minutes December 15, 2017 STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION Bike signage is in place educating bicyclists on how to properly cross the tracks Reminder to motorists that “It’s ok to drive on the track” 5. Public Involvement Carolyn Gellings gave a presentation on the following items: One-on-one meetings to coordinate with property owners along route Info Sessions held once a week at larger office buildings downtown to inform downtown employees on the Streetcar and construction activities. Website and social media kept up-to-date with construction information in weekly update 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 and map for the following week News about other cities’ streetcar systems Fun facts, interesting aspects of the project 4 Streetcar socials held to date to help distribute project updates and information and to allow local business along the route to connect with the public. The next one will be held at the Public Market with details to be released soon Weekly “Snack Along the Track” lunch events have been held, inviting the community to join us for lunch and to support local businesses. -System Marketing City issued an RFP for a Marketing and Public Relations firms to develop and implement marketing strategies to promote the Streetcar System. Responses are due January 5th, 2018. The selection of the consultant is anticipated in the First Quarter of 2018. 6. Vehicle Procurement Patrick Flaherty gave a presentation on the following items: Conducting Bi-weekly Vehicle Engineering Meetings Vehicle Production status: Vehicle 1 – 50% Vehicle 2 – 25% Vehicle 3 – 20% Anticipated delivery of 1st Vehicle First Quarter of 2018 -Stay informed Facebook: Facebook.com/TheMilwaukeeStreetcar Twitter: @MilwStreetcar Streetcar Construction Helpline: (414)-388-9418 Website: www.TheMilwaukeeStreetcar.com Construction News Sign-Up E-Newsletters City of Milwaukee Page 3 JOINT COMMITTEE ON DOWNTOWN Meeting Minutes December 15, 2017 STREETCAR IMPLEMENTATION The meeting adjourned at 9:27 AM Yashica Byrd 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 4