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PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

Regular Meeting

Milwaukee, WI · January 6, 2021

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City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Minutes PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ALD. ROBERT J. BAUMAN, CHAIR Ald. Mark A. Borkowski Vice-Chair Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, Ald. Jose G. Perez, and Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II Staff Assistant, Molly Kuether-Steele, 286-2775 Fax: 286-3456, molly.kuether-steele@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262, joster@milwaukee.gov Wednesday, January 6, 2021 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel. The meeting convened at 9:02 AM Present 5 - Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez, Stamper 1. 201137 Substitute resolution approving levying of assessments and construction of assessable public improvement projects at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City cost of these projects approved by this resolution is estimated to be $727,000 for a total estimated cost of $970,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mary Dziewiontkoski - DPW 10th Aldermanic District N. 60th St. – W. McKinley to W. Vliet St. (Sponsored by the City of Wauwatosa) (ST211190106) Asphalt pavement reconstruction, replace all curb and gutter, replace sidewalk and driveway approaches where necessary, sodding (8’ width of tree border area), and grading. Ald. Perez moved approval. (Prevailed 5-0) N. 60th St. – W. Wells St. to W. Valley Forge Dr. (Sponsored by the City of Wauwatosa) (ST211190101) Asphalt pavement reconstruction, replace all curb and gutter, replace sidewalk and driveway approaches where necessary, sodding (6’ width of tree border area), and grading. Ald. Stamper moved approval. (Prevailed 5-0) 11th Aldermanic District S. 45th St., S. 47th St., W. Crawford Ave., W. Tripoli Ave. (Sponsored by the City of Greenfield) (ST211180279) Asphalt pavement reconstruction, replace all curb and gutter, replace sidewalk and driveway approaches where necessary, sodding (18’ width of tree border area), and grading. City of Milwaukee Page 1 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes January 6, 2021 Ald. Borkowski moved approval. (Prevailed 5-0) A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 2. 201138 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 $2,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $25,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mary Dziewiontkoski - DPW A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 3. 201139 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 $76,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $522,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Proposed Substitute A A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 201139 Substitute 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 $2,604,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $20,882,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mary Dziewiontkoski - DPW A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: City of Milwaukee Page 2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes January 6, 2021 Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 4. 201140 Resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City construction cost estimated to be $9,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $15,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Proposed Substitute A A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 201140 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 $1,409,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,615,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mary Dziewiontkoski - DPW A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 5. 201187 Appointment of Jerrel Kruschke as the City Engineer by the Mayor. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Jerrel Kruschke - DPW A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 6. 201149 Resolution approving a Lease Agreement with Pearl Seas Management for use of Port Milwaukee’s Pier Wisconsin Cruise Dock. Sponsors: THE CHAIR City of Milwaukee Page 3 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes January 6, 2021 Adam Tindall-Schlicht - Port Jazmine Jurkiewicz - Port Paul Taiclet - Pearl Seas Cruises A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 7. 201186 Resolution relating to Port Milwaukee’s application for, and acceptance, funding and expenditure of, a U.S. Department of Transportation Port Infrastructure Development Program grant. Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski Adam Tindall-Schlicht - Port A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 8. 200583 Resolution to vacate South 3rd Street from West Florida north to a point, in the 12th Aldermanic District. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Kevin Kuschel - DCD A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 9. 200694 Resolution to vacate a portion of the north-south alley in the block bounded by North Bartlett Avenue, East North Avenue, North Oakland Avenue and East Windsor Place, in the 3rd Aldermanic District. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Kevin Kuschel - DCD Ald. Kovac A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 City of Milwaukee Page 4 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes January 6, 2021 10. 201150 Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to enter into a Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Non-Federal Sponsors Funding Contribution Agreement with the Wisconsin Gas LLC and Wisconsin Electric Power Company (doing business as We Energies), the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the County of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, and the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman Dave Misky - DCD Adam Tindall-Schlicht - Port Kevin Kuschel - DCD Ald. Kovac A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 0 11. 200991 Resolution relative to the 2021 Capital Improvements Program to provide funds for street lighting work at various locations. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Rollin Bertran - DPW Bill Christianson - Budget Office Jeff Polenske - DPW A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Bauman, Zamarripa, Perez and Stamper No 1- Borkowski 12. 201198 Resolution directing the Department of Public Works to collaborate with the City Clerk Public Information Division on an outreach campaign to educate Milwaukee residents about reporting street light outages. Sponsors: Ald. Coggs and Ald. Stamper Ald. Coggs Rollin Bertran - DPW Jeff Polenske - DPW Brian DeNeve - DPW A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa and Stamper No 0 City of Milwaukee Page 5 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes January 6, 2021 Excused 1- Perez 13. 201185 Resolution directing the Department of Public Works - Operations Division and the Department of Neighborhood Services to collaborate on establishing a special pick-up service for residents who report illegal dumping. Sponsors: Ald. Stamper Erica Roberts - DNS Don Schaewe - DNS Tom Mishefske - DNS Jeff Polenske - DPW A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa and Stamper No 0 Excused 1- Perez 14. 170719 Communication from the Department of Public Works, the Milwaukee Police Department, and the Department of Neighborhood Services relating to procedures for removing debris from city streets following automobile accidents. Sponsors: Ald. Rainey and Ald. Coggs Ald. Rainey Ald. Coggs Sgt. Greg Sousek - MPD Rick Meyers - DPW A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa and Stamper No 0 Excused 1- Perez 15. 201212 An ordinance relating to licensing parking lots or places. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman Ald. Kovac Jessica Celella - License Division A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa and Stamper City of Milwaukee Page 6 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes January 6, 2021 No 0 Excused 1- Perez 16. 201224 Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on the Status of I-94 East-West Corridor Study. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Brian Bliesner - WisDOT Jeff Polenske - DPW Bob Gutierrez - WisDOT A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Bauman, Borkowski, Zamarripa and Stamper No 0 Excused 1- Perez The meeting adjourned at 11:31 AM Molly Kuether-Steele Staff Assistant City of Milwaukee Page 7

Agenda

City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Agenda PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ALD. ROBERT J. BAUMAN, CHAIR Ald. Mark A. Borkowski Vice-Chair Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, Ald. Jose G. Perez, and Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II Staff Assistant, Molly Kuether-Steele, 286-2775 Fax: 286-3456, molly.kuether-steele@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262, joster@milwaukee.gov Wednesday, January 6, 2021 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel. 1. 201137 Resolution relative to approving the levying of assessments and construction of assessable public improvement projects at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 2. 201138 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 $2,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $25,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 3. 201139 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 $76,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $522,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 4. 201140 Resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City construction cost estimated to be $9,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $15,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 5. 201187 Appointment of Jerrel Kruschke as the City Engineer by the Mayor. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 6. 201149 Resolution approving a Lease Agreement with Pearl Seas Management for use of Port Milwaukee’s Pier Wisconsin Cruise Dock. City of Milwaukee Page 1 Printed on 1/6/2021 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Agenda January 6, 2021 Sponsors: THE CHAIR 7. 201186 Resolution relating to Port Milwaukee’s application for, and acceptance, funding and expenditure of, a U.S. Department of Transportation Port Infrastructure Development Program grant. Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski 8. 200583 Resolution to vacate South 3rd Street from West Florida north to a point, in the 12th Aldermanic District. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 9. 200694 Resolution to vacate a portion of the north-south alley in the block bounded by North Bartlett Avenue, East North Avenue, North Oakland Avenue and East Windsor Place, in the 3rd Aldermanic District. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 10. 201150 Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to enter into a Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Non-Federal Sponsors Funding Contribution Agreement with the Wisconsin Gas LLC and Wisconsin Electric Power Company (doing business as We Energies), the City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the County of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, and the State of Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman 11. 200991 Resolution relative to the 2021 Capital Improvements Program to provide funds for street lighting work at various locations. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 12. 201198 Resolution directing the Department of Public Works to collaborate with the City Clerk Public Information Division on an outreach campaign to educate Milwaukee residents about reporting street light outages. Sponsors: Ald. Coggs 13. 201185 Resolution directing the Department of Public Works - Operations Division and the Department of Neighborhood Services to collaborate on establishing a special pick-up service for residents who report illegal dumping. Sponsors: Ald. Stamper 14. 170719 Communication from the Department of Public Works, the Milwaukee Police Department, and the Department of Neighborhood Services relating to procedures for removing debris from city streets following automobile accidents. Sponsors: Ald. Rainey and Ald. Coggs 15. 201212 An ordinance relating to licensing parking lots or places. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman City of Milwaukee Page 2 Printed on 1/6/2021 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Agenda January 6, 2021 16. 201224 Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on the Status of I-94 East-West Corridor Study. Sponsors: THE CHAIR This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25. 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 and Health, 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. Times for specific agenda items are estimations. If items cannot be heard at their specified times, they will be heard as soon as practicable thereafter. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For assistance contact the Legislative Services ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. City Hall and the Zeidler Municipal Building are accessible by "The Hop" City Hall Stations, the MCTS Green Line, Gold Line, 14, 15, 19, 30, 33, and 57 bus routes. Visit https://www.ridemcts.com/ for more information. Bike racks are available on Water Street, Market Street, and Broadway, and a Bublr Bike Share station is located on the northeast corner of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street. Limited parking for persons attending meetings is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of Kilbourn Avenue and 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 are required to register with the City Clerk's License Division. 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 3 Printed on 1/6/2021