COMMON COUNCIL

Common Council Chamber

Agenda — 104 items

1. 1 PAGE BREAK
2. 2 COMMENDATORY AND CONDOLATORY RESOLUTIONS
3. 1. Communication from the City Clerk relating to various commendatory/condolatory resolutions to be acknowledged and affirmed by the Common Council. 260823 PLACED ON FILE Pass
4. 4 THE LICENSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
5. 5 APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING:
6. 2. Motion relating to the recommendations of the Licenses Committee relating to licenses. 260737 APPROVED Pass
7. 7 PAGE BREAK
8. 8 THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
9. 9 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
10. 3. A substitute ordinance relating to the responsibility for removing litter in the tree border. 260810 NOT ACTED ON
11. 11 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
12. 4. Resolution accepting control of six gateway sign locations from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and authorizing related agreements. 260736 ADOPTED Pass
13. 5. Resolution approving a Permanent Distribution Underground Easement with the Wisconsin Electric Power Company for a portion of the City-owned property at 3921 West Lincoln Avenue, in the 8th Aldermanic District. 260742 ADOPTED Pass
14. 6. Resolution authorizing the proper City officials to execute a Subordination of Rights in Land agreement and Conveyance of Rights in Land agreement to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, in the 8th and 10th Aldermanic Districts. 260752 ADOPTED Pass
15. 7. 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 $8,100 for a total estimated cost of $8,100. 260756 ADOPTED Pass
16. 8. 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 $80,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,025,000.. 260757 ADOPTED Pass
17. 9. Substitute resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City construction cost estimated to be $7,769,319.36 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $13,382,478.70. 260758 ADOPTED Pass
18. 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 $204,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $3,185,000. 260759 ADOPTED Pass
19. 11. Substitute resolution directing the Department of Public Works to establish severe weather protocols to prevent flooding incidents in areas known to be prone to flooding. 260807 ADOPTED Pass
20. 20 APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING:
21. 12. Motion relating to the recommendations of the Public Works Committee relating to licenses. 260732 APPROVED Pass
22. 13. Substitute motion relating to the locations of various Milwaukee County Transit System bus stops. 260798 APPROVED Pass
23. 23 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
24. 14. Communication from various agencies relating to the manner in which infrastructure projects within the City of Milwaukee are chosen and how the likely impact of these projects is assessed. 260773 PLACED ON FILE Pass
25. 25 PAGE BREAK
26. 26 THE FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
27. 27 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
28. 15. Resolution relating to a CLTF special fund and the transfer and carryover of 2026 funds into 2027. 260751 ADOPTED Pass
29. 16. Substitute resolution relating to increasing reimbursable expenditure authority for various city departments. 260776 ADOPTED Pass
30. 17. Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel. 260789 ADOPTED Pass
31. 18. Substitute resolution reserving and appropriating up to $500,000 from the 2026 Common Council Contingent Fund to the 2026 Damages and Claims Fund Special Purpose Account for the purpose of settling claims. 260812 ADOPTED Pass
32. 32 PAGE BREAK
33. 33 THE JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
34. 34 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
35. 19. Substitute resolution urging the Chief Court Administrator to report program metrics to the Common Council. 251433 ADOPTED Pass
36. 20. Resolution authorizing settlement of claims in the lawsuit entitled Corday Alexander Linton v. City of Milwaukee et al., 2:26-cv-00258-SCD (Federal Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin). 260813 ADOPTED Pass
37. 37 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
38. 21. Resolution directing the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of legislation permitting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to use benefits for grocery pickup and delivery services. PLACED ON FILE Pass
39. 22. Resolution directing the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of State legislation to allow tax incremental district tax revenue increments to be deposited into a central city commercial and residential development fund and to provide property tax relief for central city property owners who have been affected by large property tax increases. PLACED ON FILE Pass
40. 23. Resolution urging the State Legislature to adopt legislation requiring a law enforcement officer to intervene to prevent the use of excessive force by another officer. PLACED ON FILE Pass
41. 24. A charter ordinance relating to removal from elected or appointed office. PLACED ON FILE Pass
42. 25. Resolution authorizing the office of the Common Council - City Clerk to retain outside counsel for the purpose of reviewing a recent opinion from the Office of the City Attorney regarding redistricting. PLACED ON FILE Pass
43. 26. Communication from the office of the City Attorney relating to alleged ex parte communications held in the matter of City of Milwaukee v. List of Tax Liens for 2021, Number 3, case number 2021-CV-00698. PLACED ON FILE Pass
44. 27. Communication from the Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division relating to a status update on the City’s efforts to increase state shared revenue, establish a City sales tax, and other fiscal initiatives. PLACED ON FILE Pass
45. 28. Resolution relating to the establishment of permanent early voting sites. PLACED ON FILE Pass
46. 29. Communication from the City Inspector General relating to the Report of Investigation Assessor’s Exemption of Property Taxes Processes Religious Organizations §70.11 PLACED ON FILE Pass
47. 47 DISALLOWANCE AND INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING:
48. 30. Resolution relating to the appeal of Anthony Braglia for property damage. 251913 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
49. 31. Resolution relating to the claim by Larhonda Faye Locke. 260267 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
50. 32. Resolution relating to the appeal of Sheron Johnson for property damage. 260283 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
51. 33. Resolution relating to the claim of Eric Thomas. 260565 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
52. 34. Resolution relating to the claim of Tanisha Tate. 260568 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
53. 35. Resolution relating to the claim by Danielle Dargatz. 260755 DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONED Pass
54. 54 PAGE BREAK
55. 55 THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
56. 56 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
57. 36. An ordinance relating to penalties and liability for illegal dumping. 260496
58. 36. A substitute ordinance relating to the unlawful possession and use of fireworks. 260551 PASSED Pass
59. 37. A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls. 260727 PASSED Pass
60. 38. A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls. 260728 PASSED Pass
61. 60 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
62. 39. Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Health to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with Milwaukee County to provide residential lead abatement referrals. 260531 ADOPTED Pass
63. 40. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a State of Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (DMA) Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) Homeland Security Grant Program Community Mass Notification & Public Safety Alert System (FY2025) grant. 260815 ADOPTED Pass
64. 63 CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
65. 41. Reappointment of Tahira Malik to the Board of Health by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District) 260785 CONFIRMED Pass
66. 65 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
67. 42. Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to its policies and procedures for responding to swatting incidents. 260793 PLACED ON FILE Pass
68. 67 PAGE BREAK
69. 68 THE ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
70. 69 PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
71. 43. A substitute ordinance relating to a temporary pause in the establishment and development of data centers. 251924 PASSED Pass
72. 44. A substitute ordinance relating to the 5th Amendment to the Detailed Planned Development known as Southgate Marketplace, Phase 1 to allow the construction of a bank with drive-through ATM at 3473 South 27th Street, on the west side of South 27th Street, north of West Morgan Avenue, in the 11th Aldermanic District. 260532 PASSED Pass
73. 45. A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Two-Family Residential, RT4, to Neighborhood Shopping, NS2, to allow a wider mix of commercial uses on the property located at 2841 South Howell Avenue, on the west side of South Howell Avenue, south of East Schiller Street, in the 14th Aldermanic District. 260534 PASSED Pass
74. 46. A substitute ordinance relating to zoning regulations for family day care homes. 260642 PASSED Pass
75. 74 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
76. 47. Substitute resolution granting permanent historic designation to the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Incarnation at 3509 N. 15th Street and excluding the parsonage at 1510 W. Keefe Avenue, in the 6th Aldermanic District. 260608 ADOPTED Pass
77. 48. Resolution authorizing the conveyance of the vacant lot at 2948-A North 30th Street from the Anna Rohmann Revocable Trust D12-15-2009 to the City of Milwaukee, in the Amani neighborhood, within the 7th Aldermanic District. 260740 ADOPTED Pass
78. 49. Substitute resolution authorizing the acceptance of unsolicited offers to purchase City owned vacant lots in the City of Milwaukee, for the construction of 95 new single-family homes within Tax Incremental District No. 136 (Amani Homeownership Initiative), in the 6th, 7th, and 15th Aldermanic Districts. 260741 ADOPTED Pass
79. 78 CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
80. 50. Reappointment of Baboonie Tatum to the Bronzeville Advisory Committee by the Common Council President. 260824 CONFIRMED Pass
81. 51. Reappointment of Anthony D. Smith to the Bronzeville Advisory Committee by the Common Council President. 260825 CONFIRMED Pass
82. 81 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
83. 52. Communication from the Department of City Development transmitting the 2025 Annual Report of Tax Incremental Districts. 260657 PLACED ON FILE Pass
84. 83 PAGE BREAK
85. 84 THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
86. 85 ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
87. 53. Resolution approving Year 2027 Operating Plans for various Business Improvement Districts and Neighborhood Improvement Districts, located in the City of Milwaukee. 260738 ADOPTED Pass
88. 54. Substitute resolution authorizing the City Clerk to expend up to $100,000 to support the activities of the MKE Community Impact Committee. 260808 ADOPTED Pass
89. 55. Resolution designating August 7-14, 2027, as Bronzeville Week in the city of Milwaukee. 260829 ADOPTED Pass
90. 89 CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
91. 56. Appointment of Dr. Richard Lagerman to the Business Improvement District #13 by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) 260593 CONFIRMED Pass
92. 57. Appointment of Aaron Berth to the Business Improvement District #11 by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) 260779 CONFIRMED Pass
93. 58. Appointment of Nia Brittain to the Business Improvement District #11 by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) 260780 CONFIRMED Pass
94. 59. Appointment of Stephanie Cash to the Business Improvement District #11 by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) 260781 CONFIRMED Pass
95. 60. Appointment of Ashley Pfaff to the Business Improvement District #11 by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) 260782 CONFIRMED Pass
96. 61. Reappointment of Darice Bealin to the Business Improvement District #27 by the Mayor. (7th Aldermanic District) 260783 CONFIRMED Pass
97. 96 PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
98. 62. Communication from the Department of City Development relating to the 2025 Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative accomplishments. 260655 PLACED ON FILE Pass
99. 98 PAGE BREAK
100. 99 MATTERS FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION:
101. 63. Resolution declaring the Fifth District Thanksgiving Giveaway an official city event and authorizing the acceptance of funds for this purpose. 260832 ADOPTED Pass
102. 64. Resolution approving final certified survey maps. 260863 ADOPTED Pass
103. 65. Resolution releasing certain deed restrictions related to the 1981-2001 conveyances of the properties at 2474 North 21st Street, 2566-68 North 21st Street, 2543-45 North 20th Street, 2634 North 21st Street, and 2635 North 21st Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District. 260870 ADOPTED Pass
104. 66. Resolution conditionally approving final certified survey maps. 260880 ADOPTED Pass

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