Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes the Board of Public Works to order property owners in the 5th Aldermanic District to repair or replace substandard and defective sidewalks at an estimated cost of $1,145,000. Of this cost, $435,000 is assessable. Funding is available in MUNIS accounts 13720-403-200 ($1,110,000) and 14008-403-200 ($35,000). No additional appropriation is required.
Title
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to Order Property Owners to Repair or Replace Substandard and Defective Sidewalks in the 5th Aldermanic District.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to City policy under the Sidewalk Repair and Rehabilitation Program, each year all of the sidewalks in designated Aldermanic Districts are inspected by City Engineering staff to determine if sidewalks are broken, offset, settled, cracked, damaged, or otherwise defective and need to be repaired or replaced. Defective sidewalks are then repaired or replaced to ensure that the sidewalk continues to function properly. Under this Program, each Aldermanic District is inspected once every 10 years; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sec. 66.0907, and MGO Secs. 4.09(12), upon learning of unsafe, defective or insufficient sidewalks, the City is authorized to order the adjoining property owner to repair or replace the sidewalk and perform the work if not done, charging the amount to the property owners as a special charge; and,
WHEREAS, in 2021 City Engineering staff inspected the sidewalks in the 5th Aldermanic District and detailed the sidewalks in need of repair or replacement, which work is to be done in 2022.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of Public Works, pursuant to its authority in Wis. Stat. Sec. 66.0907(3)(b), is authorized to order property owners in the 5th Aldermanic District adjacent to sidewalks in need of repair or replacement to replace and/or repair sidewalks, or parts thereof, in full compliance with the requirements of the Ordinances governing such constructi...
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