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Committee on Parks and Culture

May 26, 2026 ·9:00 AM Final ·This meeting was held in Room 203-R, and was live-streamed on the County Legislative Information Center: https://milwaukeecounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

Room 203-R and Microsoft Teams County Legislative Information Center

Agenda — 33 items

  1. 1 This meeting will be held in Room 203-R, and will be live-streamed on the County Legislative Information Center: https://milwaukeecounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
  2. 2 This meeting will occur in Room 203-R of the Milwaukee County Courthouse. For convenience, and in accordance with Section 1.01(d) of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances, this meeting will also be live-streamed via Microsoft Teams and may be accessed on the County Legislative Information Center: https://milwaukeecounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. If during this meeting, the live-stream becomes unavailable, please know that this meeting will continue in person through the conclusion of the Committee’s business as noticed in this agenda so long as a quorum of the Committee remains. A recording of the meeting will be posted after its conclusion. Any members of the public wishing to address the Committee may provide public comment by either: ○ Filling out a Public Comment Card in Room 203-R, or ○ Visiting: milwaukee.gov/PublicComment and following the instructions provided to participate via Microsoft Teams. Please know that your ability to participate in this meeting via Microsoft Teams may be limited should the live-stream become unavailable at any time during this meeting. To this end, members of the public are encouraged to attend and to participate in meetings of any Milwaukee County body in person whenever possible. Members of the public may also submit a written eComment via the County Legislative Information Center (CLIC) at: https://milwaukeecounty.legistar.com, upon publication of the Committee’s agenda. The Office of the County Clerk collects eComments via CLIC and will append these official public records to Reference File No. 26-45 at the conclusion of each meeting.
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  4. 3 Supervisors Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones, Juan Miguel Martinez, and Jack Eckblad appeared virtually for today's meeting.
  5. 4 Public Notice
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  7. 5 In accordance with Section 1.13(f) of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances, items may be taken out of order.
  8. 6 Call To Order ▶ jump to 12:49
  9. 7 Roll Call at 9:05 a.m. ▶ jump to 16:12
  10. 8 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES (DAS) / DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION, AND CULTURE (DPRC) - 1
  11. 1 Request to approve funding structure for CAMPAC allocations beginning in 2026 26-422 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 29:02
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  14. 11 DAS / DPRC - 1
  15. 2 The Milwaukee County Parks Department, in coordination with the Department of Administrative Services - Economic Development and Real Estate Services Division, is requesting approval authorizing Milwaukee County to enter into a long-term lease agreement with Two Weathervanes, LLC for the lease of Trimborn Farm, located at 8881 W. Grange Avenue, Greendale, Wisconsin. (Referred to the Committees on Finance; and Parks and Culture) 26-403 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 27:23
  16. 13 DAS / DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - 1
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  18. 3 An action report providing and update on the status of the McGovern Senior Center and requesting $100,000 from Org. Unit 194-1945 -Appropriate for Contingencies fund planning, design, and cost estimating expenses by the Department of Administrative Services Facilities Management Division as they work with the Department of Health and Human Services for a long-term senior center solution on the Northwest Side of Milwaukee (Referred to the Committees on Parks and Culture [P&C] and Health Equity, Human Needs, and Strategic Planning for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY per Section 59.60(8), Wisconsin State Statutes [State Statutes]; Referred to the Committee on Finance) (03/19/26 County Board [CB] Meeting: Laid Over for One Meeting) (04/20/26 CB Meeting: Referred to the Committees on P&C; and Finance) 26-328 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 51:38
  19. 15 DPRC - 4
  20. 4 From the Executive Director of Parks requesting authorization to grant an easement to American Transmission Company (ATC) on County-owned land adjacent to Silver Spring Drive and I-41. 26-386 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Fail ▶ jump to 59:22
  21. 16 From the Executive Director of Parks requesting authorization to grant an easement to American Transmission Company (ATC) on County-owned land adjacent to Silver Spring Drive and I-41. 26-386 RECONSIDERED Pass ▶ jump to 59:22
  22. 5 From the Executive Director of Parks requesting authorization to retroactively submit and accept a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant in the amount of $752,783 to support the redesign and construction of a splash pad at Washington Park Pool. (Referred to the Committees on Finance; and Parks and Culture) 26-387 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 84:28
  23. 17 From the Executive Director of Parks requesting authorization to grant an easement to American Transmission Company (ATC) on County-owned land adjacent to Silver Spring Drive and I-41. 26-386 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 59:22
  24. 6 From the Executive Director of Parks, providing an update the Milwaukee Parks Foundation. (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE) 26-388 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. ▶ jump to 87:47
  25. 7 From the County Executive, reappointing Guy Smith to Executive Director of the Milwaukee County Parks for a four-year term. 26-404 RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION Pass ▶ jump to 96:51
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  27. 21 RESOLUTION - 1
  28. 8 A resolution declaring June 6, 2026 “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Day” in Milwaukee County in recognition of its 50th anniversary 26-473 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 105:52
  29. 23 E-COMMENTS - 1
  30. 9 eComments submitted to the Committee on Parks and Culture via the County Legislative Information Center (CLIC). *The Office of the County Clerk collects eComments submitted via CLIC, and appends these official public records to Reference File No. 26-45 at the conclusion of each meeting. 26-45 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 112:57
  31. 25 Length of Meeting: 9:05 a.m. to 10:43 a.m. Adjourned, Kelsey A. Nyen Committee Coordinator Legislative Services, Office of the County Clerk Committee on Parks and Culture ▶ jump to 114:05
  32. 26 Deadline for the next meeting: The next regular meeting for the Committee on Parks and Culture is Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Approval Tracking System review must be completed in Legistar on or before THURSDAY, May 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., for the June meeting cycle.
  33. 27 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation requests: