On the agenda: Milwaukee PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE — data center (Jul 22)

City of Milwaukee

City Hall
200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Meeting Agenda
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
ALD. MILELE A. COGGS, CHAIR
Ald. Lamont Westmoreland, Vice-Chair
Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Larresa Taylor, and Ald. Alex
Brower
Staff Assistant, Carmen Roman, 414-286-2231
Fax: 414-286-3456, [email protected]
Legislative Liaison, Chris Hillard, 414-286-2170,
[email protected]
Wednesday, July 22, 2026

1.

260438

9:00 AM

City Hall Room 301-B

Resolution relating 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.

260439

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 $30,000 for a total
estimated cost of these projects being $470,000.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

3.

260440

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 $221,675 for a
total estimated cost of these projects being $1,800,000.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

4.

260441

Resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements
at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the
City construction cost estimated to be $4,915,000 for a total estimated
cost of these projects being $6,122,000.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

5.

260443

Substitute 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 Brady Street Business
Improvement District” for the cost sharing of installing traffic calming on E.
Brady St. - N. Farwell Ave. to N. Van Buren St. in the 3rd Aldermanic
District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

6.

260314

City of Milwaukee

Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a
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document titled “7th Revision State/Municipal Agreement for a State-Let
Highway Project” with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the
programming, design, and real estate acquisition of West National Avenue
from 39th Street to 1st Street with a total estimated cost decrease for the
project of $203,700, with an estimated decrease of Grantor share of
$2,678,850, and an estimated increase of City share of $2,475,150.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

7.

260418

Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a
document titled “2nd Revision State/Municipal Agreement for a State-Let
STP-Urban Project” with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for
the programming, design, and construction of West Lisbon Street - North
100th Street to West Burleigh Street.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

8.

251255

Substitute resolution denying the honorary street name F. M. Eason to
North Palmer Street from West Townsend Street to West Concordia
Avenue in the 7th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

9.

260170

Substitute resolution to vacate the eastern portion of 12th Lane between
West Cherry Street and the northern alley, in the 15th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

10.

250157

Substitute resolution to vacate the east-west alley, north of West Cherry
Street, between North 12th Street and North 12th Lane, in the 15th
Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

11.

260303

Resolution authorizing permanent and temporary limited easements with
the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the properties at 2237
North 7th Street and 3463 North 8th Street, to assist in the improvements
for the Interstate Highway-43 Project, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

12.

260399

Resolution authorizing execution of the Department of Natural Resources
Principal Forgiven Financial Assistance Agreement.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

13.

260227

An ordinance relating to native plants.
Sponsors: Ald. Brower

14.

260403

Resolution approving sites for federally funded electric vehicle charging
stations.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

15.

260425

City of Milwaukee

Resolution authorizing an exclusive right to negotiate with U.S. Venture, Inc.
for the City-owned parcel at 1776 South Harbor Drive - Parcel F at Port
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Milwaukee, in the 14th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Pratt

16.

260482

Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works
- Milwaukee Water Works and other City departments to execute a
participation agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the Board of
Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to participate in the Panther
Edge Internship Program.
Sponsors: Ald. Moore

17.

260415

Communication from the Department of Public Works-Infrastructure
Services Division relating to a Statement of Midyear Review of Financial
Condition of the Sewer Maintenance Fund.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

18.

260484

Communication from We Energies and other agencies relating to rate
cases current before the State of Wisconsin's Public Service Commission
as well as the impact of the recent proliferation of data centers.
Sponsors: Ald. Brower

19.

260491

Communication from the Department of Public Works relating to
developing and presenting uses for urban wood taken in by the Forestry
Services.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs

9:30 AM
20.

252235

Motion relating to the recommendations of the Public Works Committee
relating to licenses.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR

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