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September 23, 2025 ·9:00 AM Final

Common Council Chamber

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Agenda — 118 items

  1. 1 COMMENDATORY AND CONDOLATORY RESOLUTIONS
  2. 1. Communication from the City Clerk relating to various commendatory/condolatory resolutions to be acknowledged and affirmed by the Common Council. 250806 PLACED ON FILE Pass ▶ jump to 17:46
  3. 4 THE LICENSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  4. 5 APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING:
  5. 2. Motion relating to the recommendations of the Licenses Committee relating to licenses. 250737 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 20:00
  6. 3. Motion relating to the revocation of the Class B Tavern license of Lourdes Jeronimo, agent for Escvzq Club 69 LLC, for the premises located at 1663 S 11th St doing business as “Club 69” in the 12th aldermanic district. 250709 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 33:05
  7. 4. Motion relating to the revocation of the Class B Tavern and Public Entertainment Premises licenses of Francisco Gomez-Ortiz, agent for Cantaritos Bar, LLC; for the premises located at 1566-1570 S Muskego Ave doing business as “Passion Nightclub” in the 12th aldermanic district. 250776 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 34:09
  8. 9 PAGE BREAK
  9. 10 THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  10. 11 APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING:
  11. 5. Motion relating to the recommendations of the Public Works Committee relating to licenses. 241224 APPROVED Pass ▶ jump to 35:33
  12. 13 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  13. 6. A substitute ordinance relating to use and occupancy of the city-owned conduit system. 250708 PASSED Pass
  14. 15 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  15. 7. Resolution granting approval of a driveway approach with a width greater than 30 feet for the premises at 432 East Kilbourn Avenue in the 4th Aldermanic District. 250625 ADOPTED Pass
  16. 8. Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute agreements with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the exchange of jurisdiction of two signalized intersections adjacent to IH 43/94 in the City of Milwaukee. 250630 ADOPTED Pass
  17. 9. Resolution relating to the display of a Veterans Mental Health and Suicide Awareness flag. 250663 ADOPTED Pass
  18. 10. Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works to install an official stop sign at the publicly traveled railroad grade crossing at East Jones Street near South Lincoln Memorial Drive for the planned National Highway Freight Program improvement of South Lincoln Memorial Drive from South Carferry Drive to Jones Street. 250749 ADOPTED Pass
  19. 11. 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 $15,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $300,000. 250755 ADOPTED Pass
  20. 12. Substitute 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 $225,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $696,000. 250756 ADOPTED Pass
  21. 13. Resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City construction cost estimated to be $295,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,316,000. 250757 ADOPTED Pass
  22. 14. Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute State/Municipal Agreements for a State-Let Highway Project with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the construction of STH 241 (South 27th Street); Bottsford Avenue to Howard Avenue, and to set up funds for construction at an estimated total cost of $1,799,850 with an estimated City share of $38,000 and a grantor share of $1,761,850. 250759 ADOPTED Pass
  23. 15. Resolution approving and adopting the Agency Safety Plan for The Hop MKE Streetcar dated March, 2025 (Version 7.1) and August, 2025 (Version 8). 250760 ADOPTED Pass
  24. 16. Resolution relating to the creation of the Milwaukee Area-Racine-Kenosha Passenger Rail Commission. 250773 ADOPTED Pass
  25. 17. Substitute resolution renaming Marketplace Triangle as George Gary Park. 250790 ADOPTED Pass
  26. 27 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  27. 18. Communication transmitting the rail transit system safety status report for calendar year 2024 to the Milwaukee Common Council. 250696 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  28. 29 PAGE BREAK
  29. 30 THE FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  30. 31 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  31. 19. An ordinance relating to city wage requirements for service contracts. 250475 PASSED Pass ▶ jump to 40:11
  32. 20. A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service. 250648 PASSED Pass
  33. 21. A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 offices and positions in the City Service. 250649 PASSED Pass
  34. 22. A substitute ordinance relating to exemptions from city charges and fees for projects related to accessible entrances. 250668 PASSED Pass
  35. 23. A substitute ordinance relating to the suspension of permit fees for projects related to the repair of flood damage. 250779 PASSED Pass
  36. 37 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  37. 24. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of 2025-2026 Family Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting grant from the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. 250575 ADOPTED Pass
  38. 25. Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel. 250650 ADOPTED Pass
  39. 26. Resolution reserving and appropriating up to $125,000.00 from the 2025 Common Council Contingent Fund to the 2025 Damages and Claims Fund Special Purpose Account and authorizing the settlement of the lawsuit entitled I.T., et al. v. City of Milwaukee, et al.; Milwaukee County Case No. 2024CV4614. 250655 ADOPTED Pass
  40. 27. Substitute resolution increasing 2025 capital grantor share appropriation authority. 250691 ADOPTED Pass
  41. 28. Resolution amending Common Council File Number 241773 relating to acceptance and funding of the 2022-27 Public Health Infrastructure grant from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. 250710 ADOPTED Pass
  42. 29. Resolution outlining the process and communication of 2026 health and dental insurance premium rates. 250763 ADOPTED Pass
  43. 30. Substitute resolution reserving and appropriating up to $1,000,000 from the 2025 Common Council Contingent Fund to the 2025 Damages and Claims Fund Special Purpose Account for resolutions related to settlements of lawsuits and/or claims. 250791 ADOPTED Pass
  44. 31. Substitute resolution relating to required cybersecurity training for City employees. 250815 ADOPTED Pass
  45. 32. Substitute resolution appropriating up to $750,000 for the Department of Neighborhood Services' Code Compliance Program. 250838 AMENDED Pass
  46. 47 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  47. 33. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for Fire and Police Commission action. 250645 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  48. 34. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action. 250646 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  49. 49 Substitute resolution appropriating up to $750,000 for the Department of Neighborhood Services' Code Compliance Program. 250838 ADOPTED Pass
  50. 35. Communication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary and Positions Ordinances relating to clerical or administrative corrections. 250647 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  51. 36. Communication from the Ethics Board regarding changes to the Y footnotes in the Positions Ordinance. 250770 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  52. 37. Communication from the Information Technology Management Division relating to policies and procedures governing the quarantining of e-mail. 250824 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  53. 53 PAGE BREAK
  54. 54 THE JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  55. 55 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  56. 38. Substitute resolution relating to the claim of LaSonia Stennis. ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 50:17
  57. 39. Resolution cancelling real estate taxes levied against certain parcels bearing tax key numbers on the 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2024 tax rolls, plus interest applicable to date of repayment, if appropriate. 250612 ADOPTED Pass
  58. 40. Substitute resolution relative to legislative bills. 250622 ADOPTED Pass
  59. 41. Substitute resolution amending the City of Milwaukee’s State Legislative Package to seek introduction and passage of State legislation to ensure that state transportation aids match City-generated transportation-related tax revenue. 250640 ADOPTED Pass
  60. 42. Resolution approving the revised Municipal Court Non-Traffic Deposit Schedule. 250657 ADOPTED Pass
  61. 43. Resolution authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled James McNutt, et al. v. Lauren Marowsky, et al., Milwaukee Circuit Court Case No. 22-CV-5218. 250687 ADOPTED Pass
  62. 44. Substitute resolution approving the settlement of the Complaint entitled Luciano Rogers v. City of Milwaukee, ERD Case No. CR2020022274. 250775 ADOPTED Pass
  63. 63 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  64. 45. Resolution authorizing payment of the claim of Charles Weathersby, Jr., C.I. File 1048-2025-685. 250385 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  65. 65 DISALLOWANCE AND INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING:
  66. 46. Resolution relating to the claim from Penn National Insurance on behalf of Dylan Good. 231842 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
  67. 47. Resolution relating to the claim of M & T Midnight Express Trucking, LLC. 240965 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
  68. 48. Resolution relating to the claim of Lawrence Scott Schneiderman. 250380 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
  69. 69 PAGE BREAK
  70. 70 THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  71. 71 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  72. 49. A substitute ordinance relating to street takeovers, stunt driving, and spectating at illegal racing events. 250301 PASSED Pass ▶ jump to 52:14
  73. 50. A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls. 250683 PASSED Pass
  74. 51. An ordinance relating to traffic controls. 250684 PASSED Pass
  75. 75 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  76. 52. Substitute resolution amending Common Council File Number 250136 relative to acceptance and funding of the 2025-2026 Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. 250493 ADOPTED Pass
  77. 53. Resolution authorizing the Health Department to accept donations of diapers, wipes, period supplies, and related items from the Milwaukee Diaper Mission throughout 2025. 250720 ADOPTED Pass
  78. 54. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2025 Milwaukee National Integrated Ballistic Information Network Enhanced Capacity Initiative Grant. 250762 ADOPTED Pass
  79. 79 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  80. 55. Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures. 250638 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  81. 81 PAGE BREAK
  82. 82 THE ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  83. 83 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  84. 56. A substitute ordinance relating to the sale of city real estate. 250406 PASSED Pass ▶ jump to 63:15
  85. 57. Substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Detailed Planned Development known as the Fifteens at Park East to Two-Family Residential, RT4, to restore the previous zoning designation for the properties located at 1524, 1540, and 1546 North Jefferson Street, on the east side of North Jefferson Street, south of East Pleasant Street, and allow the existing building to be reused as an office, in the 4th Aldermanic District. 250523 PASSED Pass
  86. 86 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  87. 58. Resolution approving a final Certified Survey Map for land located on the east side of North 13th Street, north of West Vliet Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District 240246 ADOPTED Pass
  88. 59. Substitute resolution directing the Department of City Development to develop a North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Corridor Plan that will amend the Northeast Side Area Comprehensive Plan, part of the City of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, in the 6th Aldermanic District, and authorizing a transfer of funds from the Capital Improvements Advance Planning Fund to a sub account for the King Drive Corridor Plan. 250727 ADOPTED Pass
  89. 60. Substitute resolution directing the Department of City Development to prepare a Corridor Plan for Lisbon Avenue that will amend both the Washington Park Area Plan and the Fond du Lac and North Area Plan, parts of the City of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, in the 15th Aldermanic District, and authorizing a transfer of funds from the Capital Improvements Advance Planning Fund to a subaccount for the Lisbon Avenue Design Charrette and Corridor Plan. 250728 ADOPTED Pass
  90. 61. Substitute resolution authorizing and directing a transfer of funds from the Capital Improvements-Advance Planning Fund to a subaccount(s) for comprehensive planning, land use and zoning analysis. 250729 ADOPTED Pass
  91. 62. Resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 126 (Field House Flats), in the 6th Aldermanic District. 250732 ADOPTED Pass
  92. 63. Resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 129 (Mitchell Building), in the 4th Aldermanic District. 250733 ADOPTED Pass
  93. 64. Substitute resolution approving Amendment No. 4 to the Project Plan for Tax Incremental District No. 53, (Menomonee Valley Shops), and authorizing additional expenditures in the 4th, 8th, 10th and 12th Aldermanic Districts. 250734 ADOPTED Pass
  94. 65. Resolution authorizing the approval of the Land Disposition Report and sale of the City-owned tax deed property at 3774 South 27th Street, in the 13th Aldermanic District. 250736 ADOPTED Pass
  95. 66. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a subaward of the Midwest Frontline Fund’s Great Lakes Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program through the Sherman Park Community Association in support of the Environmental Collaboration Office’s Healthy Homes & ECO Neighborhoods Project. 250761 ADOPTED Pass
  96. 96 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  97. 67. Communication from the Office of Equity and Inclusion relating to human resource requirements quarterly report for the Corcoran Street Extension and Harbor Drive Public Improvements project. 250329 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  98. 68. Resolution relating to the suspension of permit fees for projects related to the repair of flood damage. 250778 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  99. 99 PAGE BREAK
  100. 100 THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  101. 101 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  102. 69. Substitute resolution approving annexation of territory to Business Improvement District No. 20 (East North Avenue), in the 3rd Aldermanic District. 250414 SUBSTITUTED Pass ▶ jump to 67:27
  103. 70. Substitute resolution appropriating up to $1,500 from the Community and Economic Development Committee Fund to the Community Thanksgiving Lunch. 250823 ADOPTED Pass
  104. 104 CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  105. 71. Nomination of Mateo De La Cruz as the 13th District representative to the Milwaukee Youth Council. 250617 CONFIRMED Pass
  106. 72. Appointment of Apexa Patel to the Business Improvement District #48 by the Mayor. (9th Aldermanic District) 250627 CONFIRMED Pass
  107. 106 Substitute resolution approving annexation of territory to Business Improvement District No. 20 (East North Avenue), in the 3rd Aldermanic District. 250414 ADOPTED Pass ▶ jump to 67:27
  108. 73. Nomination of Corrine Caldwell as the 10th District representative to the Milwaukee Youth Council. 250639 CONFIRMED Pass
  109. 74. Appointment of Jason McNeal to the Business Improvement District #48 by the Mayor. (9th Aldermanic District) 250765 CONFIRMED Pass
  110. 75. Appointment of Frank Dekan to the Business Improvement District #15 by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District) 250802 CONFIRMED Pass
  111. 76. Reappointment of Ted Matkom to the Business Improvement District #37 by the Mayor. (7th Aldermanic District) 250803 CONFIRMED Pass
  112. 111 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  113. 77. Resolution relating to the use and allocation of HOME Investment Partnership 2025 reprogramming funds. 250505 PLACED ON FILE Pass
  114. 113 PAGE BREAK
  115. 114 MATTERS FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION:
  116. 78. Nomination of Adalyn Chavez as the 11th District representative to the Milwaukee Youth Council. 250829 CONFIRMED Pass ▶ jump to 71:08
  117. 79. Resolution conditionally approving a final certified survey map. 250887 ADOPTED Pass
  118. 80. Motion approving a schedule of regular meetings of the Common Council and its standing committees for the year 2026. 250891 APPROVED Pass