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Staff said the term sheet for the Mandel project requires the developer to award 25% of professional services and construction costs to disadvantaged businesses and to target 25% of new hire hours to workers from designated distressed ZIP codes in Milwaukee County. City staff described Prism's role as more than passive monitoring: the firm supports the developer in building relationships needed to meet inclusion goals and reports to the city.

Finance staff noted Prism has worked on three prior city projects and that Prism's fee is time-and-materials with a maximum cap; on a prior project the budgeted amount was $82,000 but final cost was $58,943. Staff said the current not-to-exceed amount assumes up to 30 months of construction but projects often complete in 20–24 months.

Committee discussion stressed the value of having the monitor under contract with the city rather than the developer, so the monitor reports directly to the city and can help the city expand supplier and contractor lists. Staff said those relationships have led to the city identifying minority-owned suppliers it did not previously know, and that using an independent monitor helps ensure compliance with the TIF-related developer commitments.

Alder Morgan moved approval and Alder Arnie seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote recorded as 6–2–1.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wauwatosa - FAC 4.16.25 - Apr 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Wauwatosa approved a contract, not to exceed $86,937, with Prism Technical to provide procurement inclusion and workforce monitoring for the Mandel Group's Harlow & Hamm multiunit residential proposal; the contract will be funded from TIF 11 as part of project conditions.","taxTitle","Wauwatosa City, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin","taxId",77269,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":44,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6596121,"Committee approves $151,245 amendment to RA Smith contract for Watertown Plank Road project; total contract now $501,245",568,1576000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3020395-d318e05d68957982ffd20d6a648fda2c&start=1576&end=2144","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3020395-d318e05d68957982ffd20d6a648fda2c/thumbnail_1576000.jpg","/articles/6596121/Wauwatosa-City/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Committee-approves-151245-amendment-to-RA-Smith-contract-for-Watertown-Plank-Road-project-total-contract-now-501245","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6596121-75278d13c8a41a3e765420368aa75d80/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436879&Signature=b8-~QQ34hhhTYAvUtM3gr1KnVst83gt-KpPmgd-Nqa9Sm1LnP7qsAeepX4METMu0EnNajy8XxT-zmhuqxBx~rj2rYjTTi3ND7tbYP3SuPbKGM1ENkKT90Iqvo3-GnNT1o7-aUvcYGlm-LpR-V4Kit3UZfDv8nrPxgKGUSRMSfhfLGubwphVBTgxv3tZ1-AFBX3fwheIj-I7UA1I-pT-Lt8WCxbLH7Pgd5K8mFbhhup30hTi3VVgSK-OFPf1FaC4ChH5hxS5wXl2jVuf0FGajOxBBhHKIIUjXxjOtr2619Vo~Uy7J2-peTkg9vbNZPEnsgCAUOyQXV3b1KRUIVANSoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Financial Affairs Committee approved a $151,245 amendment to RA Smith's professional services agreement, bringing the revised total contract amount to $501,245 for design work on the Watertown Plank Road and North 116th Street utilities and paving project (CIP 1025).

City staff explained the original RA Smith contract covered initial design but did not include more comprehensive stormwater modeling or design of an added multi-use path along N. 116th Street. Staff said the fast design schedule and the decision to fold a separate trail project into this contract prompted the change order. City staff confirmed the work covered by the amendment has already been completed and that sufficient funds exist within the CIP project to cover the amendment.

Committee members asked whether the amendment was approved after work was finished; staff said the work was completed on an expedited schedule to meet bidding and construction timelines and that the additional costs had been included in the CIP when the project was rescoped last fall. One committee member expressed concern about approving payments after the fact but staff and other council members said the scope and funding were discussed and approved during prior CIP rescoping.

Alder Gustafson moved approval; Alder Phillips seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote recorded as 6–2–1.","The committee approved a $151,245 amendment to the RA Smith professional services agreement for the Watertown Plank Road and N. 116th Street utilities and paving project (CIP 1025); staff said the additional scope covered stormwater modeling, a multi-use path and other design items already completed.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6596124,"Committee approves $400,000 amendment for continued Schoonmaker Creek watershed modeling and preliminary engineering",488,1085000,1573000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3020395-d318e05d68957982ffd20d6a648fda2c&start=1085&end=1573","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3020395-d318e05d68957982ffd20d6a648fda2c/thumbnail_1085000.jpg","/articles/6596124/Wauwatosa-City/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Committee-approves-400000-amendment-for-continued-Schoonmaker-Creek-watershed-modeling-and-preliminary-engineering","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6596124-537c1a159095e458c68e7a2836800d69/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436879&Signature=a4cNo1mCCHXltQOURkgG1fKqPHsck2~4IY2pDFijLtyi3TXnPKHeDfvwXl2gsNtnIrkv4-D7tTR1bmRyQ3S1amd1yb3n7Y40w2i5t9VEPsHpq2A8DJ5mzASlt73DqSzdWd6cDISf6j1BFZu-eCOKYV36wEwtV7yaSKMttxyvW~UODYhuB-V1XiIuxxNBBKlszpRVcM1LLWJUkkxGGdWvdiUuX5nR7Q5PY77E4dhF260N0GtBLWa9AcqD-suHGfTnPHZubELfCd8H6TETl7tdhXLUkN4eD2aViz--dHbdgDp-xSk2bJfwjxpDaymobxCSaVtJHco-2fKqYYDaw7TuJg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Financial Affairs Committee approved a $400,000 amendment to the city’s professional services agreement with MSA to continue stormwater modeling and preliminary engineering for the Schoonmaker Creek watershed (CIP project 3005).

Senior civil engineer Sanderson said the city entered an initial contract with MSA in 2023 to evaluate two alternatives — an open-cut storm sewer or a tunnel — and that the earlier work yielded a recommended alternative of an open-cut storm sewer. The additional funds will pay for more detailed modeling, including the reach from Lloyd to Center Street and interactions with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) facilities and the river.

Sanderson said MMSD has reviewed the scope and agreed in principle to cost share for the portions of the work that lie in MMSD’s jurisdiction; city staff are drafting an intergovernmental cooperation agreement to formalize the arrangement. Committee members asked about prior expenditures and budgets; staff reported $592,000 spent to date on the project with a total budget of $1,950,000 recorded in the project file.

Committee discussion emphasized that the effort is part of a larger East Tosa flood-relief capital program and that the added modeling is necessary to refine designs and alternatives. Committee members noted a 9-to-12-month timeframe for completion of the additional modeling and preliminary engineering.

Alder Gustafson moved approval; the committee voted to approve the amendment by voice vote recorded as 7–0.","The committee authorized a $400,000 amendment to continue detailed stormwater modeling and preliminary engineering for the Schoonmaker Creek watershed, with cost-sharing discussions underway with the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD).",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":90,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6596126,"Committee approves $51,000 contract to convert Hart Park tennis courts into six pickleball courts",867,218000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3020395-d318e05d68957982ffd20d6a648fda2c&start=218&end=1085","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3020395-d318e05d68957982ffd20d6a648fda2c/thumbnail_218000.jpg","/articles/6596126/Wauwatosa-City/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Committee-approves-51000-contract-to-convert-Hart-Park-tennis-courts-into-six-pickleball-courts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6596126-404bf68af9c1d2077770f5b240c7267f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436879&Signature=ZGMdTXUMa50IknLPHWB40PVg4tHGeSK0lPoVocmLS5seNWz8p5Ei1NzRPVRLPRfBm2s0xsfsTzurRddAu1DiqufALFhzs1hRHdyLXC3Q~UGTv4qEP7VgmKBfRqvvAXf2-Z6W1zr2TtQEq-rlrUTF1H2LKrsi1LHhOgsYqN0Qf~0lWalXj8PMIVTe5pb1Q2Z4ijc8s8APyJlhjAtUk0HS8uAIw11T~cQhmvhZBVDCkpfgqXGK3j0NJg8GgIupGDJP49I26HA9nbDCsAwtZHe~c4ji6f0gC0PoDQGrvcpZx7b19uF-gRIFSuzPgpd~Hn5kUYi3ugb2BV4KKscOXFELCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Financial Affairs Committee approved a $51,000 contract with Midwest Seal Coat LLC to convert two eastern tennis courts at Hart Park into six dedicated pickleball courts.

Public Works Director David Simpson told the committee the project is included in the city’s 2025 capital improvement program and that the two eastern courts are suitable for conversion because they are not currently dedicated to the school district or recreation department. The city received six proposals; after rejecting the lowest, nonresponsive bid, staff recommended Midwest Seal Coat based on a prior resurfacing job they completed about six years ago.

The $51,000 price includes resurfacing to create six courts, six pickleball nets, and fencing to separate the new pickleball courts from the remaining tennis courts and to place a short internal fence between pairs of pickleball courts. Staff said the project would be offset by approximately $3,000 in community donations raised by local pickleball supporters.

Alderman Lewis, who led council efforts to add courts, said the conversion was “a long time coming” and noted neighboring communities have many more dedicated courts. He asked about timing; staff said construction is expected in summer, likely late summer, with an exact date to be determined.

Committee members also discussed hours of use and potential noise. Staff said courts would follow park hours (noted in the meeting as 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and that the location is not immediately adjacent to residences, though apartment buildings are across the street. The city’s consolidated fee schedule offers a reservable option so courts can be reserved by users; otherwise they will be first-come, first-served during park hours.

Alder Lewis made the motion to approve; it was seconded and passed on a voice vote recorded as 7–2–0.","Wauwatosa approved a $51,000 contract with Midwest Seal Coat LLC to convert two underused tennis courts at Hart Park into six dedicated pickleball courts; donors contributed about $3,000 to offset the cost.",{"_33":110,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":111,"_41":112,"_43":113,"_45":102,"_47":114,"_49":115,"_51":116,"_53":117,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":118,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":119,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6596127,"Wauwatosa committee approves three-year contract with Rave Mobile Safety for mass notification system",201,17000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3020395-d318e05d68957982ffd20d6a648fda2c&start=17&end=218","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3020395-d318e05d68957982ffd20d6a648fda2c/thumbnail_17000.jpg","/articles/6596127/Wauwatosa-City/Milwaukee-County/Wisconsin/Wauwatosa-committee-approves-three-year-contract-with-Rave-Mobile-Safety-for-mass-notification-system","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6596127-2e85fe6c49ffeb8e49596da20730d78d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770436879&Signature=l8zynJxDvUtqgLCcNKbSdYiszHUbsepFU-zjYbr8sYfrEluXVt830FVC5SLptkUvv7m43UevbSWlQlHh~H-NeqevFWtzr6yCZp3l3WfLoMc2riXSxbiv~3~aqe06nK6fUb6XE3DFfAVYiPA69iXydX68Z8NXfoOj~Aeq91KhAY6oVjei-SgDySKs24-pWyggm-vsosIr8~cK9Gu2NTgNmcdk6pLHHqF~xUrNSaSs~vZHPDSTCDXWkmZPeu9OLl2bNH8UYw5sGrci0ngoGu8L0L6SGz10nfFP4xA-5huYYRsiLK9kpEmjqbTfOkehEMBHWLHZiLEViIYrlYbjwPyb5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Wauwatosa City’s Financial Affairs Committee on April 15 approved a three-year contract with Rave Mobile Safety for a citywide mass notification system at $13,770 per year, for a total of $41,310.

City staff told the committee that several departments already use Rave for emergency and operational alerts and described the system as capable of sending emails, text messages, phone calls and social posts “with one press of a button.” A staff member said the city has used the system since 2022 and logged 73 uses in 2024, most of them operational notices such as water-main breaks, storm events or police and fire incidents.

Committee members said the annual cost was modest relative to the system’s utility and familiarity among staff. Alder McClough moved approval; Alder Phillips seconded. The motion passed on a voice vote recorded as passing 7–2–0.

The city memo attached to the item said staff monitored Rave’s delivery reliability and found near-100% delivery rates. Staff recommended renewing Rave rather than conducting a new procurement because prior vendor comparisons in 2022 showed similar price and scope across providers.

No members of the public spoke on the item during the meeting. The committee did not attach additional conditions to the contract in the discussion recorded in the meeting minutes.

The contract will continue the city’s existing use of Rave for both emergency alerts and operational notifications.","The Financial Affairs Committee approved a three-year contract for a mass notification service with Rave Mobile Safety at $13,770 per year, citing existing citywide use and high delivery rates.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee approves contract with Prism Technical to monitor procurement and hiring commitments tied to Mandel Group housing project

Committee approves $151,245 amendment to RA Smith contract for Watertown Plank Road project; total contract now $501,245

Committee approves $400,000 amendment for continued Schoonmaker Creek watershed modeling and preliminary engineering

Committee approves $51,000 contract to convert Hart Park tennis courts into six pickleball courts

Wauwatosa committee approves three-year contract with Rave Mobile Safety for mass notification system