City of Madison - File #: 13953

• File #: 13953
• Version: 1
• Name: Amending the Master List of Street Names and Designations and amending the City Engineer’s Street Numbering Map, referred to in Sections 10.34(1) and 10.35, Madison General Ordinances Changing the name of Grim Street to Grimm Street.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/9/2009
• In control: BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
• On agenda: 4/21/2009
• Final action: 4/21/2009
• Enactment date: 4/23/2009
• Enactment #: RES-09-00375
• Title: Amending the Master List of Street Names and Designations and amending the City Engineer’s Street Numbering Map, referred to in Sections 10.34(1) and 10.35, Madison General Ordinances changing the name of Grim Street to Grimm Street. (17th AD)
• Sponsors: Joseph R. Clausius

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/21/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
4/1/2009	1	BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
3/24/2009	1	PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLE/MOTOR VEHICLE COMMISSION (ended 6/2018)	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
3/23/2009	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
3/17/2009	1	BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS	Refer
3/17/2009	1	BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS	Refer
3/17/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
3/9/2009	1	Engineering Division	Referred for Introduction

Title

Amending the Master List of Street Names and Designations and amending the City Engineer's Street Numbering Map, referred to in Sections 10.34(1) and 10.35, Madison General Ordinances changing the name of Grim Street to Grimm Street.  (17th AD)

Body

WHEREAS, the Common Council, by Resolution No. 12,459, adopted March 9, 1967, has established a general policy on street names and approves a master list of existing street names and designations for all purposes; and

WHEREAS, a copy of Resolution No. 12,459 is made part of this resolution; and

WHEREAS, Secs. 10.34(1) and 10.35, Madison General Ordinances, require the City Engineer to maintain certain street numbering maps; and

WHEREAS, the City of Madison, a Wisconsin Municipal Corporation executed a Quit Claim Deed of Dedication to the City of Madison for various public streets located within the Airport lands recorded October 16, 1974 as Document No. 1412331 in Volume 538 of Records on Pages 333-352, Dane County Registry; and

WHEREAS, the City of Madison executed a Quit Claim Deed to Dane County, a Wisconsin Municipal Corporation, conveying the former Truax Air Base lands that now assembles the existing Dane County Regional Airport; and

WHEREAS, in 1945 street names were selected to honor 35 members of the U. S. Army Air Force who died during World War II; and

WHEREAS, only the following street names remain: Pankratz, Kinsman, Anderson, Swanson, Miller, Hoffman, Straubel, Shaw and Grimm (as well as Mitchell - for General Billy Mitchell, Wright - for Orville and Wilbur Wright and Pierstorff - for Duane Pierstorff, U. S. Airforce, who died of burns in 1958; and

WHEREAS, the Quit Claim Deed public street dedication incorrectly identified and named one of the public streets as Grim Street, which was intended to be named in honor of T/Sgt. Clarence "Bud" Grimm, Jr., son of Clarence & Loretta Grimm, who died on June 4, 1944; and

WHEREAS, it has been proposed that the City of Madison change the name of the street to reflect the correct spelling of the Grimm family name.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, all that part of the street formerly known as "Grim Street" from Anderson Street to Shaw Street, is hereby changed to "Grimm Street"; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Madison Traffic Engineering Division is hereby authorized to make necessary signing changes in the field as a result of this street name change.

Fiscal Note

No City Funds required.