COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Minutes COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ALD. JOE DAVIS, SR., CHAIR Ald. Willie Wade, Vice-Chair Ald. Jose Perez, Ald. T. Anthony Zielinski, and Ald. Russell Stamper, II Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231 Fax: 286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Amy Hefter, 286-2290, ahefte@milwaukee.gov Monday, June 16, 2014 9:00 AM Room 301-B, 3rd Floor, City Hall Meeting convened: 9:14 A.M. Present 4 - Davis, Wade, Perez, Stamper Excused 1 - Zielinski 1. 140329 Appointment of John Creighton to the Business Improvement District #21 (Downtown Management District) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. WADE that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Davis, Wade, Perez and Stamper No 0 Excused 1- Zielinski 2. 140309 Reappointment of Michael Honkamp to the Business Improvement District #20 (East North Avenue) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR Appointee not present. A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Davis, Wade, Perez and Stamper No 0 Excused 1- Zielinski City of Milwaukee Page 1 COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC Meeting Minutes June 16, 2014 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Roll call taken at 9:17 A.M. Present 5 - Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski, Stamper 3. 140305 Appointment of Michael Vitucci to the Business Improvement District #20 (East North Avenue) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Russell Stamper that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 4. 140314 Appointment of Odean Taylor to the Business Improvement District #39 (Center Street) by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by Russell Stamper that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 5. 140317 Appointment of Wen-Tyan V. Soo to the Business Improvement District #41 (Downer Avenue) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. WADE that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 6. 140187 Appointment of Sam Ali to the Business Improvement District #39 (Center Street) by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. WADE that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 City of Milwaukee Page 2 COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC Meeting Minutes June 16, 2014 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 7. 140307 Reappointment of Daniel Gumm to the Business Improvement District #20 (East North Avenue) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 8. 140313 Appointment of Trevor Adams to the Business Improvement District #37 (30th Street Industrial Corridor) by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR Also present: Gloria Sterns with the Business Improvement District. A motion was made by ALD. WADE that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 9. 140306 Reappointment of Peggy Silvestrini to the Business Improvement District #20 (East North Avenue) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 10. 140308 Reappointment of Douglas Williams to the Business Improvement District #20 (East North Avenue) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR Mr. Williams not present. A motion was made by Russell Stamper that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 City of Milwaukee Page 3 COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC Meeting Minutes June 16, 2014 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 11. 140367 Resolution designating August 2-9, 2014, as Bronzeville Week in the City of Milwaukee. Sponsors: Ald. Coggs Individual present: Rhonda Manuel and Deshea Agee - Dept. of City Development Ald. Perez asked to be added as a co-sponsor. A motion was made by ALD. WADE that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 12. 140303 Resolution relative to acceptance and expenditure of a Wisconsin Arts Board 2014 Regranting Program Grant. Sponsors: Ald. Murphy Individual present - Sally Witte - Dept. of City Development A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 13. 140265 Communication from Lead2Change relating to leveraged funds and partnerships levered with community block grant funding. Sponsors: Ald. Davis Individuals present: Dionna Grayson - Executive Director of Lead2Change Natasha Perkins - Program Director of Lead2Change LaToya Sykes - Board Chair A motion was made by ALD. WADE that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 14. 140264 Resolution authorizing the acceptance and funding of the 2014 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency through the Community Development Grants Administration. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individual present: Steve Mahan - Community Block Grants Administration A motion was made by Russell Stamper that this Resolution be City of Milwaukee Page 4 COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC Meeting Minutes June 16, 2014 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 15. 140274 Communication from the Department of Administration-Office of Environmental Sustainability relating to a quarterly report of contributions and expenditures to the Common Council of the HOME GR/OWN program. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individual present: Tim McCollow - Office of Environmental Sustainability A motion was made by ALD. DAVIS that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Davis, Wade, Perez, Zielinski and Stamper No 0 16. 131676 Communication from VISIT Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Center District relating to their tourism and convention activities for 2013 and 2014. Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski Paul Upchurch - Visit Milwaukee Trace Goudreau, Director of Sales and Marketing - Wisconsin Center District Ald. Terry Witkowski Ald. Stamper excused from the rest of the meeting at 10:30 A.M. Ald. Ashanti Hamilton A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Davis, Wade, Perez and Zielinski No 0 Excused 1- Stamper 17. 140380 Communication from various City departments relating to a status report on the Milwaukee Jobs Act. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Linda Stewart - Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board Wilbur Holloway - Director of Youth Services for Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board Darryl Johnson - Executive Director of RiverWorks Ald. Ashanti Hamilton Martha Brown - Dept. of City Development Dan Thomas - Dept. of Public Works City of Milwaukee Page 5 COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC Meeting Minutes June 16, 2014 DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Ron Roberts - Dept. of Neighborhood Services Ald. Perez left the meeting at 11:50 a.m., resulting in a loss of quorum. Meeting adjourned: 11:50 A.M. Linda M. Elmer Staff Assistant This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar. City of Milwaukee Page 6