Fiscal Note
No Fiscal Impact.
Title
Authorizing the City Engineer to sign Right of Entry agreements with the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System regarding the repair of existing stormwater box culvert system discharging to the Manitou Pond (aka Secret Pond). (District 13)
Body
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Stormwater Utility has an existing storm sewer box that dischages to Manitou Pond (aka Secret Pond) on the University of Wisconsin Arboretum lands; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison Engineering Division and the University of Wisconsin Arboretum have a long history of working together to limit the impacts of stormwater runoff on Arboretum lands, including the reconstruction of this pond; and
WHEREAS, the existing box culvert is in need of temporary interim repairs in advance of a planned upgrade and replacement project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Madison would like to proceed with these repairs with our forces later in the summer of 2024 when the area dries out sufficiently to allow equipment access with limited damage to the area; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System have worked with the City Risk Manager and Attorney to craft a Right of Entry to allow this repair and to allow survey of the area in advance of the reconstruction; and
WHEREAS, as part of the reconstruction project a full permanent easement is planned to be drafted to define rights and responsibilities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Engineer is authorized to sign Right of Entry agreements, as approved by the City Attorney’s office, to allow this work to proceed.