Committee on Transportation and Transit

Room 203-R and Microsoft Teams County Legislative Information Center

Agenda — 26 items

1. 1 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. 25-21 at the conclusion of each meeting.
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3. 3 Public Notice
4. 3 Supervisors Juan Miguel Martinez, Priscilla E. Coggs-Jones, Justin Bielinski, and Jack Eckblad appeared virtually for today's meeting.
5. 4 In accordance with Section 1.13(f) of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances, items may be taken out of order.
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7. 5 Call To Order
8. 6 Roll Call at 9:32 a.m. ▶ jump to 1:39
9. 7 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) / MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM (MCTS) - 3
10. 1 From the Interim Director, Department of Transportation, and the President and Chief Executive Officer, Milwaukee County Transit System, providing an informational report regarding the transit funding shortfall. (Considered by the Committees on Transportation and Transit; and Finance) (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE) 25-82 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 35:21
11. 2 From the Interim Director, Department of Transportation, the Transportation Engineering Director, Department of Transportation, and the President and CEO, Milwaukee County Transit System, requesting retroactive authorization to apply for funding under the Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ), the Surface Transportation Program (STP-U), and the Local Bridge Program. (Referred to the Committees on Transportation and Transit; and Finance) 25-748 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 46:30
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13. 3 From the Interim Director, Department of Transportation and the President & CEO, Milwaukee County Transit System, request approval for an update of the MCTS Agency Safety Plan (ASP). 25-751 RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Pass ▶ jump to 50:03
14. 11 DOT - 1
15. 4 From the Interim Director, Department of Transportation Providing a Project Status Update on the I-94 East-West Reconstruction Project and its Impact on Milwaukee County Departments. (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE) 25-749 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. ▶ jump to 2:11
16. 13 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC INCLUSION DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES - 1
17. 5 From the Director, Office of Economic Inclusion, Department of Administrative Services, providing an informational report regarding participation and departmental waivers of Milwaukee County’s Targeted Business Enterprise Program, and Federally-funded projects relative to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. (Considered by the Committees on Transportation and Transit; and Community, Environment, and Economic Development) (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE) 25-22 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 62:41
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19. 16 DOT / MCTS - 1
20. 6 2026 Adopted Budget Amendment 19: From the Interim Director, Department of Transportation and the President & CEO, Milwaukee County Transit System, providing an Action Item Report on MCTS’ Plan to maximize 2026 Transit and Paratransit service levels and minimize community disruption. (Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Transit for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY per Section 59.60(8), Wisconsin State Statutes; Referred to the Committee on Finance) 25-792 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 74:14
21. 18 E-COMMENTS - 1
22. 7 eComments submitted to the Committee on Transportation and Transit 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. 25-21 at the conclusion of each meeting. 25-21 DISCUSSED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN ▶ jump to 134:02
23. 19 The foregoing items were not considered in agenda order.
24. 20 Length of Meeting: 9:32 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Adjourned, Ethan T. Masarik Committee Coordinator Legislative Services, Office of the County Clerk Committee on Transportation and Transit ▶ jump to 135:12
25. 21 Deadline for the next meeting: The next regular meeting for the Committee on Transportation and Transit is Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Approval Tracking System review must be completed in Legistar on or before WEDNESDAY, December 31, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., for the January meeting cycle.
26. 22 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation requests: