Committee on Community, Environment and Economic Development
Room 201-B and Microsoft Teams County Legislative Information Center
Agenda — 32 items
- 1 'This meeting will occur in Room 201-B 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 201-B, 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. 26-37 at the conclusion of each meeting.
- 2 page break
- 2 Roll Call at 9:32 a.m.
- 3 Public Notice
- 3 Supervisor Anne O'Connor appeared virtually for today's meeting.
- 4 In accordance with Section 1.13(f) of the Milwaukee County Code of General Ordinances, items may be taken out of order.
- 4 page break
- 5 Call To Order
- 6 Roll Call
- 7 PUBLIC HEARING - 1
- 1 Public Hearing Notice of 2027 Milwaukee County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME funds (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE)
- 9 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - 1
- 2 A report from the Executive Director, Department of Health and Human Services, requesting authorization to allocate $5 million of affordable housing funds for various projects (Referred to the Committees on Community, Environment, and Economic Development; and Finance)
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- 12 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DAS - 4
- 3 An informational report providing an update on the Milwaukee County Revolving Loan Fund managed by Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE)
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- 4 From the Director, Economic Development, Department of Administrative Services, providing an informational report regarding economic development/real estate services-related matters responsive to or within the 2026 Adopted Budget. (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE)
- 5 From the Economic Development Director, Department of Administrative Services requesting authorization to apply for, accept, and implement a Grant for a maximum amount of $250,000 from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation for Building Bridges Small Business Grant to help local small businesses activate vacant often blighted spaces in their communities. (Referred to the Committees on Community, Environment, and Economic Development; and Finance)
- 6 From the Director, Economic Development, Department of Administrative Services, providing an informational report regarding Milwaukee County property sales. (INFORMATIONAL ONLY UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE COMMITTEE)
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- 18 OFFICE OF ECONOMIC INCLUSION DAS - 1
- 7 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)
- 20 E-COMMENTS - 1
- 8 eComments submitted to the Committee on Community, Environment, and Economic Development 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. 26-37 at the conclusion of each meeting.
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- 22 Adjourned, Allyson R. Smith Committee Coordinator Legislative Services, Office of the County Clerk Committee on Community, Environment, and Economic Development
- 22 The foregoing items were not considered in agenda order.
- 23 PLEASE NOTE: A Special Joint Meeting with the Committee on Finance will convene on THURSDAY, September 24, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., to consider File No. 26-638, the Investing in Justice: Courthouse Complex Project.
- 23 Length of Meeting: 9:32 a.m. to 12:04 p.m.
- 24 Deadline for the next meeting: The next regular meeting for the Committee on Community, Environment, and Economic Development is Monday, December 7, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Approval Tracking System review must be completed in Legistar on or before MONDAY, November 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., for the December meeting cycle.
- 25 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation requests:
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