docketcity.com
Home › Milwaukee › Meetings

COMMON COUNCIL

May 12, 2026 ·9:15 AM Final

Common Council Chamber

Agenda PDF Minutes PDF 📹 Watch video Official record ↗

Agenda — 140 items

  1. 1 The meeting was called to order at 9:24 am.
  2. 1. Communication from the City Clerk relating to various commendatory/condolatory resolutions to be acknowledged and affirmed by the Common Council. 260010 PLACED ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 57:27
  3. 2 The Pledge of Allegiance was said followed by silent meditation. The question was put: Are there any corrections to the Common Council Journal of Proceedings for the regular meeting of May 12, 2026? There being none, the minutes of the meetings were approved without objection.
  4. 3 THE LICENSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  5. 4 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  6. 2. An ordinance relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor by the glass for consumption away from the licensed premises. PLACED ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 61:09
  7. 6 APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING:
  8. 3. Motion relating to the recommendations of the Licenses Committee relating to licenses. 252234 APPROVED Pass
  9. 8 PAGE BREAK
  10. 9 THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS: ▶ jump to 63:40
  11. 10 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  12. 4. A substitute ordinance relating to sidewalk area dining permit fees. 251789 PASSED Pass
  13. 12 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  14. 5. Substitute resolution directing the Department of Public Works to examine the feasibility of creating a dedicated scattered-site walk replacements crew. 241250 ADOPTED Pass
  15. 6. Resolution approving a Sixth Amendment to lease agreement with Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless for the placement of personal communications services antennas and ancillary equipment at 5600 West Oklahoma Avenue. 252106 ADOPTED Pass
  16. 7. Resolution approving an amendment to lease agreement with T-Mobile Central, LLC for the placement of personal communications services antennas and ancillary equipment at the Southside Health Center at 1640 S. 24th Street. 252128 ADOPTED Pass
  17. 8. Substitute resolution approving levying of assessments and construction of assessable public improvement projects at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City cost of these projects approved by this resolution is estimated to be $84,200 for a total estimated cost of $84,200. 252182 ADOPTED Pass
  18. 9. Resolution determining it necessary to make various assessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $40,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,260,000. 252183 ADOPTED Pass
  19. 10. Resolution determining it necessary to make various nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $27,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $254,000. 252184 ADOPTED Pass
  20. 11. Resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City construction cost estimated to be $5,879,951.53 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $52,438,733.45. 252185 ADOPTED Pass
  21. 12. Resolution authorizing an easement with Wisconsin Electric Power Company on City of Milwaukee property at 5575 North 76th Street, in the 2nd Aldermanic District. 252231 ADOPTED Pass
  22. 13. Resolution authorizing the proper City Officers to accept various City-owned utility easements in vacated North 32nd Street and West Wright Street and to execute Quit Claim Deeds, QCD-2894 and QCD-2948 conveying combined and storm sewers to MALO WI, LLC, in the 15th Aldermanic District. 252232 ADOPTED Pass
  23. 14. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a Wisconsin Department of Transportation Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality-City of Milwaukee Route Optimization grant. 252238 ADOPTED Pass
  24. 15. Resolution relating to the development of a plan to create security zones on public rights-of way in areas designated as entertainment districts. 252239 REFERRED TO Pass
  25. 16. Resolution consenting to the termination of the common ownership requirement of the properties located at 1245-47 and 1233 North Water Street as it relates to an existing restrictive covenant, in the 4th Aldermanic District. 260012 ADOPTED Pass
  26. 25 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 66:35
  27. 17. A charter ordinance creating a department to be known as the Milwaukee Water Works. 250799 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  28. 18. Communication from the Department of Public Works relating to the possibility of directing City crews to conduct road repairs on weekends. 252223 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  29. 19. Resolution relating to the operation of dockless mobility systems. 252244 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  30. 20. An ordinance relating to dockless mobility systems. 252245 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  31. 21. Communication from the Department of Public Works regarding pothole patching requests and responses including location, timeframe and historical data. 260023 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  32. 31 PAGE BREAK
  33. 32 THE FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS: ▶ jump to 68:08
  34. 33 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  35. 22. A substitute ordinance relating to the membership, organization, and activities of the city information management committee. 251197 PASSED Pass
  36. 23. A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2026 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service. 252218 PASSED Pass
  37. 24. A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2026 offices and positions in the City Service. 252219 PASSED Pass
  38. 37 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  39. 25. Substitute resolution authorizing carryover of certain fund balances from 2025 to 2026 in accordance with Section 65.07(1)(p), Wisconsin Statutes. 251708 ADOPTED Pass
  40. 26. Substitute resolution rescinding reserved commitments and appropriating remaining funds from the 2025 Common Council Contingent Fund for the purpose of closing the 2025 financial books due to unanticipated shortfalls in current year operating expenses. 251710 ADOPTED Pass
  41. 27. Substitute resolution relative to the reallocation and expenditure of up to $617,215 of American Rescue Plan Act funds. 252047 AMENDED Pass
  42. 28. Substitute resolution relating to pension cost recovery associated with reimbursable overtime and extra-duty contracts. 252099 ADOPTED Pass
  43. 29. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2026-27 Wisconsin Congenital Disorder/Newborn Screening grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. 252126 ADOPTED Pass
  44. 42 Substitute resolution relative to the reallocation and expenditure of up to $617,215 of American Rescue Plan Act funds. 252047 AMENDED Pass
  45. 30. Substitute resolution relating to expenditure of funds to be reimbursed by greater than anticipated revenue(Fire Department). 252171 ADOPTED Pass
  46. 43 Substitute resolution relative to the reallocation and expenditure of up to $617,215 of American Rescue Plan Act funds. 252047 AMENDED Pass
  47. 31. Resolution relating to expenditure of funds to be reimbursed by greater than anticipated revenue (Police Department). 252172 ADOPTED Pass
  48. 44 Substitute resolution relative to the reallocation and expenditure of up to $617,215 of American Rescue Plan Act funds. 252047 ADOPTED Pass
  49. 32. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program - Milwaukee County Domestic Violence High Risk Team grant. 252174 ADOPTED Pass
  50. 33. Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel. 252217 ADOPTED Pass
  51. 34. Substitute resolution authorizing the sale and issuance of Sewerage System Revenue Refunding Bonds in one or more series. 252226 ADOPTED Pass
  52. 35. Substitute resolution authorizing the restructuring of paying agent, registrar, transfer agent, and depositary services for outstanding sewerage system revenue bonds. 252227 ADOPTED Pass
  53. 36. Substitute resolution authorizing amendments to Common Council File Number 991863 relating to the City’s Sewerage System Revenue Bonds. 252228 ADOPTED Pass
  54. 50 CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 70:19
  55. 37. Reappointment of Steve Mahan to the Deferred Compensation Plan Board by the Mayor. 252160 CONFIRMED Pass
  56. 38. Reappointment of Molly King to the Deferred Compensation Plan Board by the Mayor. 252161 CONFIRMED Pass
  57. 39. Appointment of Jerry Allen to the Employees’ Retirement System Annuity and Pension Board by the Common Council President. 260004 CONFIRMED Pass
  58. 40. Reappointment of Deborah Ford to the Employees’ Retirement System Annuity and Pension Board by the Common Council President. 260005 CONFIRMED Pass
  59. 55 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 70:46
  60. 41. Resolution relating to the American Rescue Plan Act Funding Allocation Task Force. 231624 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  61. 42. Communication from the Office of the Comptroller relating to the Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline Report for the Year Ended December 31, 2025 251950 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  62. 43. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action. 252215 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  63. 59 PAGE BREAK
  64. 60 THE JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS: ▶ jump to 147:45
  65. 61 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  66. 44. Resolution reserving and appropriating up to $150,000.00 in the 2026 Damages and Claims Fund Special Purpose Account and authorizing the settlement of the lawsuit entitled Berry Beverly v. City of Milwaukee. 252208 ADOPTED Pass
  67. 45. Substitute resolution amending the City of Milwaukee’s State Legislative Package to express support for legislation requiring the installation of speed-limiting devices on vehicles owned by those repeatedly convicted of reckless driving. 252220 ADOPTED Pass
  68. 46. Resolution approving the revised Municipal Court Non-Traffic Deposit Schedule. 252237 ADOPTED Pass
  69. 65 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 148:44
  70. 47. Communication from the Office of the Assessor relating to 2026 assessments. 251696 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  71. 67 DISALLOWANCE AND INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 148:54
  72. 48. Resolution relating to the claim of Megdalia Szczerbaty. 251384 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
  73. 49. Resolution relating to the claim of Shelton King, Jr. 251513 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
  74. 50. Resolution relating to the claim of Payton Rezner. 251629 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
  75. 71 PAGE BREAK
  76. 72 THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS: ▶ jump to 149:50
  77. 73 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  78. 51. An ordinance relating to parking controls. 252156 PASSED Pass
  79. 52. An ordinance relating to traffic controls. 252157 PASSED Pass
  80. 76 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 150:24
  81. 53. Substitute resolution directing the Health Department to collaborate with the Department of Employee Relations to develop strategies to prevent clinic closures due to staffing shortages. 251407 ADOPTED Pass
  82. 54. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2026 Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Enforcement grant. 252119 ADOPTED Pass
  83. 55. Resolution relating to application, acceptance and funding of a FY2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program - Local Solicitation grant. 252135 ADOPTED Pass
  84. 56. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2026 Beach Water Monitoring grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 252136 ADOPTED Pass
  85. 57. Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Health to enter into grant agreements to carry out the purposes of the Healthy Food Establishment Special Fund. 252158 ADOPTED Pass
  86. 58. Substitute resolution amending Common Council File Number 251240 relating to the acceptance and funding of the 2026 Women, Infants and Children Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. 252186 ADOPTED Pass
  87. 59. Resolution authorizing the Milwaukee Fire Department to enter into an agreement with Managed Health Services Insurance Corp. for community paramedic services. 252187 ADOPTED Pass
  88. 60. Substitute resolution approving an Emergency Medical Services intergovernmental agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2031. 252205 ADOPTED Pass
  89. 61. Substitute resolution authorizing the expenditure of opioid settlement funds. 260007 ADOPTED Pass
  90. 86 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 152:01
  91. 62. Resolution relating to trauma care and Fire and Police personnel. PLACED ON FILE Pass
  92. 63. Resolution relating to agreements between the Community Intervention Task Force and the Law Enforcement Action Partnership. PLACED ON FILE Pass
  93. 64. Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures. 252147 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  94. 90 PAGE BREAK
  95. 91 THE ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS: ▶ jump to 153:35
  96. 92 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  97. 65. A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Single-Family Residential, RS2, to Multi-Family Residential, RM3, for the property located at 11919 West Bradley Road, to allow multi-family residential development on a portion of the site located on the south side of West Bradley Road, east of North 124th Street, in the 9th Aldermanic District. 251606 PASSED Pass
  98. 66. A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Industrial Heavy, IH, to Industrial Mixed, IM, for the properties located at 2156 South 4th Street and 2166 South 4th Street, on the east side of South 4th Street, south of West Becher Street, in the 12th Aldermanic District. 251867 PASSED Pass
  99. 95 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 154:12
  100. 67. Substitute resolution relating to a Minor Modification to the Detailed Planned Development known as St. Rita Square to allow additional building signage on the existing building located at 728 East Pleasant Street, on the north side of East Pleasant Street, east of North Van Buren Street, in the 3rd Aldermanic District. 252012 ADOPTED Pass
  101. 68. Substitute resolution authorizing the sale-back to Michael J. Lowrey and Charlene Hinchliffe former owners of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 1847 North 2nd Street, in the 6th Aldermanic District. 252059 ADOPTED Pass
  102. 69. Resolution approving Amendment No. 8 to the Project Plan for Tax Incremental District No. 56 (Erie Jefferson), to allow donations to Tax Incremental District No. 89 (Garfield & North) and Tax Incremental District No. 106 (McKinley School), in the 4th Aldermanic District. 252191 ADOPTED Pass
  103. 70. Resolution approving a Project Plan and Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures, and creating Tax Incremental District No. 133 (2711 West Wells), in the 4th Aldermanic District. 252192 REFERRED TO Pass
  104. 71. Resolution to facilitate expansion of Milwaukee Public Schools' Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Playfield by authorizing conveyance of two Redevelopment Authority of the City Milwaukee-owned vacant lots to the City of Milwaukee in trust for the Board of School Directors, in the 6th Aldermanic District. 252194 ADOPTED Pass
  105. 72. Resolution authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee to enter into a lease with ABM Industry Groups, LLC, for 634 North 5th Street, in the 4th Aldermanic District. 252195 ADOPTED Pass
  106. 73. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to Maurice Mcrae, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3613 North 23rd Street, in the 6th Aldermanic District. 252197 ADOPTED Pass
  107. 74. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to Shalesha Bergeron, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 2247 North 41st Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District. 252198 ADOPTED Pass
  108. 75. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to Willie C. Robinson & Inez M. Robinson, former owners of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 2539 North 27th Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District. 252199 ADOPTED Pass
  109. 76. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to Rodrigo Castillo Luna, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 2329 North 15th Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District. 252200 ADOPTED Pass
  110. 77. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to Stephen L. Perkins, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 2436 North 25th Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District. 252201 ADOPTED Pass
  111. 78. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to William W. Jackson, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3325 North 45th Street, in the 7th Aldermanic District. 252202 ADOPTED Pass
  112. 79. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to Emily Knox, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3970 North 29th Street, in the 7th Aldermanic District. 252203 ADOPTED Pass
  113. 80. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to Joseph Holman, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3245-47 North 23rd Street, in the 7th Aldermanic District. 252204 ADOPTED Pass
  114. 81. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to Angelo Clark, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3038 North Dr. Lester Carter Drive, in the 7th Aldermanic District. 252206 ADOPTED Pass
  115. 82. Resolution authorizing the sale-back to Ramon Tiburcio & Anselmo Garcia, former owners of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 1005-07 South 30th Street, in the 8th Aldermanic District. 252207 ADOPTED Pass
  116. 113 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  117. 83. Substitute resolution relating to the issuance of revenue bonds by the Public Finance Authority to finance the acquisition of two multi-family residential rental properties known as Arbor Ridge Apartments and St. James Place. 260026 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  118. 115 PAGE BREAK
  119. 116 THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS: ▶ jump to 169:27
  120. 117 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  121. 84. A substitute ordinance relating to the membership of the Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council. 250659 AMENDED Pass
  122. 119 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  123. 85. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service Regional Food System Partnerships Program grant. 252209 ADOPTED Pass
  124. 121 CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  125. 86. Appointment of Beth Handle to the Business Improvement District #51 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District) 251914 CONFIRMED Pass
  126. 122 A substitute ordinance relating to the membership of the Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council. 250659 PASSED Pass
  127. 87. Reappointment of John Rossetto to the Business Improvement District #51 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District) 251916 CONFIRMED Pass
  128. 88. Reappointment of David Stegeman to the Business Improvement District #51 by the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District) 251917 CONFIRMED Pass
  129. 89. Reappointment of Colleen Cheney-Trawinski to the Business Improvement District #51 by the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District) 251918 CONFIRMED Pass
  130. 90. Appointment of Erin Fonseca to the Milwaukee Arts Board by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District) 252166 CONFIRMED Pass
  131. 91. Appointment of Melissa Muller to the Milwaukee Arts Board by the Mayor. (10th Aldermanic District) 252167 CONFIRMED Pass
  132. 92. Appointment of Maritza Ugarte to the Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council by the Mayor. 252169 CONFIRMED Pass
  133. 129 PAGE BREAK
  134. 130 MATTERS FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION: ▶ jump to 173:45
  135. 93. Resolution conditionally approving a final certified survey map. 260041 ADOPTED Pass
  136. 94. Resolution approving final certified survey maps. 260044 ADOPTED Pass
  137. 95. Motion amending the schedule of regular meetings of the Common Council and its standing committees for the year 2026. 260084 APPROVED Pass
  138. 96. Resolution expressing the City of Milwaukee's opposition to the recent ruling by the Supreme Court relating to the 1965 Voting Rights Act. 260104 ADOPTED Pass
  139. 97. Resolution opposing We Energies’ request to increase utility rates and authorizing the City Attorney to intervene in We Energies’ 2027-2028 rate case. 260106 ADOPTED Pass
  140. 140 Announcements were made. There being no further business to come before the Common Council, the meeting adjourned at 11:56 a.m. Carmen Roman, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.