PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Minutes PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE ALD. ROBERT J. BAUMAN, CHAIR Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II, Vice-Chair Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, Ald. Jonathan Brostoff and Ald. Lamont Westmoreland Staff Assistant, Yadira Melendez, 414-286-2775 Fax: 414-286-3456, Yadira.Melendez@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 414-286-2262, joster@milwaukee.gov Wednesday, March 6, 2024 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall The meeting was called to order at 9:07 a.m. 1. 231720 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 $15,135 for a total estimated cost of $45,500. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Holly Rutenbeck - DPW 3rd Aldermanic District N. Maryland Ave. at E. Linnwood Ave. (ST211230149) Install traffic calming traffic circle. Neighbors present: Jennifer - 3000 N Maryland - thanked all the groups involved to make it happen. She added that there has been accidents over the years at their front yard. Jane - 3025 N Farwell - said that it is very difficult to turn left from Lynwood to Maryland; that she has witnessed many car accidents and wants a safe street for drivers and pedestrians. Individuals also present: Ald. Brostoff said that this is a major improvement and that there are others that will be done as well. Ald. Brostoff moved approval. There were no objections. (Prevailed 5-0) 6th Aldermanic District E. North Ave. — N. Bremen St. to N. Booth St. (ST211230141) Install concrete traffic calming speed table. Ms. Rutenbeck said that 17 properties were surveyed with 3 in favor and 1 opposed but that Ald. Coggs supports the project. Ald. Stamper moved approval. There were no objections. (Prevailed 5-0) A motion was made by ALD. BROSTOFF that this Resolution be City of Milwaukee Page 1 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5 - Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 No 0 2. 231721 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 $20,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $500,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Holly Rutenbeck - DPW A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 3. 231722 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 $75,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,450,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Holly Rutenbeck - DPW A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 231722 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 $75,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,450,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. BROSTOFF that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: City of Milwaukee Page 2 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 4. 231723 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 $8,111,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $8,773,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Holly Rutenbeck - DPW A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 231723 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 $8,111,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $8,773,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 5. 231724 Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a project agreement titled “Cost Sharing Memo of Understanding Between the City of Milwaukee and the City of West Allis” for the cost sharing of reconstructing W. Pierce St. in the 10th Aldermanic District with a City of Milwaukee share of $155,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Holly Rutenbeck - DPW A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 6. 231571 Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a City of Milwaukee Page 3 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 project agreement titled “Cost Sharing Memo of Understanding Between the City of Milwaukee and the Village of West Milwaukee” for the cost sharing of construction for traffic calming on S. 38th St. in the 8th Aldermanic District with a City of Milwaukee share of $35,000. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Holly Rutenbeck - DPW Ald. Zamarripa said that she made a postcard survey with great support for the project. A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 7. 231608 Substitute resolution relating to a lease and service agreements for the construction and operation of an additional solar photovoltaic system on a City-owned closed landfill at 1600 E College Ave and an additional site in Racine County that will allow the City to source an estimated 25% of its electric power needs for general city operations from renewable energy. Sponsors: Ald. Spiker, Ald. Bauman, Ald. Brostoff and Ald. Zamarripa Present: Erick Shambarger, Bernadette Karanja, Mary Reed (Department of Administration) and Lindsay Blumer from WRTP. A motion was made by ALD. BROSTOFF that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 8. 231652 Resolution authorizing the proper City officials to execute an agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the Village of Shorewood for the continued sale of water at wholesale. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Present: Jane Islo and Patrick Pauly - Water Works Item 10. File 231700 were heard right after. A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 9. 231663 Resolution approving Port Milwaukee’s 2024 Statement of Intentions for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Harbor Assistance City of Milwaukee Page 4 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 Program. Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski Bryan Kasprzyk - Port of Milwaukee A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 10. 231700 Resolution relating to the acceptance of the average cost of replacing the privately-owned portion of a lead water service line. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Patrick Pauly - Water Works A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 11. 231702 Resolution extending the Active Streets for Businesses Program. Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic James Washington - DPW A motion was made by ALD. BROSTOFF that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 12. 231705 Substitute resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a document titled “Cost Sharing Memo of Understanding Between the City of Milwaukee and the Cities of Greenfield, St. Francis, and West Allis” for the planning of the South Powerline Trail Planning Study project. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mike Amsden - DPW A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland City of Milwaukee Page 5 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 No 0 13. 231729 Substitute resolution approving the execution of an access easement with Milwaukee County regarding vehicular access at 1230 W. Cherry Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District. Sponsors: THE CHAIR James Washington - DPW A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 14. 231740 An ordinance relating to the extraordinary event of the Republican National Convention. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Present: Andrea Fowler, Nick DeSiato (Mayor's Office), Kathy Block (OCA) and Ald. Spiker appeared as Chair of Public Safety Health Committee. The file was held to work further on the ordinance language with the intention to hold a special meeting on March 18, 2024 at 9AM. A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 15. 231742 Resolution approving a Third Amendment to Lease Agreement between the City and United States Cellular Operating Company LLC for placement of telecommunication equipment at the City’s fire station at 5600 W. Oklahoma Ave. Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski Jordan Schettle (OCA) A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 16. 231484 Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name "William R. Stark" to West Atkinson Avenue from North 16th Street to North 17th Street in the 6th Aldermanic District. Sponsors: THE CHAIR City of Milwaukee Page 6 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 Present: Yance Marti (Central Drafting & Records Manager), Joseph Wilson (petitioner) and Ruth Jordan (Mr. Stark's daughter). A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 17. 231698 Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name "Alderman Terry L. Witkowski" to West Norwich Street from South 6th Street to South 5th Place in the 13th Aldermanic District. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Present: Yance Marti (Central Drafting & Records Manager), and Ald. Spiker (petitioner). A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 18. 231648 Resolution directing the Department of Public Works to establish a dockless mobility system program. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman Jerrel Kruschke and Mike Amsden - DPW Reported that the new pilot program will have 2 operators instead of 3. There was a $400K revenue for the City that goes to the transportation fund for protecting bike lanes. There will be a $100 fee per scooter upfront instead of the $50 and .25 cents per ride. Ald. Bauman suggested to include a clause that the operator have an office in the City of Milwaukee. A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 19. 231649 An ordinance relating to regulations for dockless mobility systems. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman Jerrel Kruschke and Mike Amsden - DPW A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following City of Milwaukee Page 7 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 20. 231545 An ordinance relating to snow removal requirements. Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic Ald. Dimitrijevic requested that the file be held. A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 21. 231744 An ordinance relating to the amendment of the official map of the city of Milwaukee. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Yance Marti - Central Drafting & Records Manager A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 22. 231362 Motion relating to the recommendations of the Public Works Committee relating to licenses. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Cooney will include the list of the alarm businesses to be approved by agenda only. A motion was made by ALD. BROSTOFF that this Motion be RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 23. 231741 Communication from the Department of Administration - Information Technology Management Division relating to private sector use of the City of Milwaukee’s website. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman A motion was made by ALD. BROSTOFF that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: City of Milwaukee Page 8 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 24. 191930 Communication from the Department of Public Works relating to the status of current and future operations. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman Jerrel Kruschke and Kevin Muhs - DPW Mr. Kruschke said that the lack of snow has shifted operations: -Street Sweeping (main arterials) and pick up garbage have started. -Street sweeping will start on March 17th. -Defreeze started a little earlier. -About 4,700 Christmas trees were picked up. He added that is a low number probably because residents helped themselves dropping them at the collection centers. He also said that a separate operation will be conducted for next year and the information will be released before Thanksgiving. -Staffing numbers continue to increase and that they are at the lowest that they have seen in 5 years. Mr. Muhs said we have had an unusual month of February with 2,200 requests to fill potholes (more than any year). He added that he checked the queue this morning with 137 outstanding requests. He also talked about the pavement marking which will start when the weather is consistent 40-50 degrees so the paint sticks to the pavement. A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 25. 211119 Communication from the Department of Public Works relating to the status of Traffic-Calming and Complete Streets projects to address reckless driving and to provide a safer infrastructure for bicyclists and pedestrians. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman Kevin Muhs - City Engineer He said that Van Buren and Walnut projects have a contract on the way. A motion was made by ALD. BROSTOFF that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland No 0 With no further business the meeting was adjourned at 11:34 a.m. City of Milwaukee Page 9 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes March 6, 2024 Yadira Melendez Staff Assistant This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar. City of Milwaukee Page 10