COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · June 22, 2016
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ALD. RUSSELL W. STAMPER, II., CHAIR
Ald.
T. Anthony Zielinski, Vice-Chair Ald. Khalif J. Rainey, Ald.
Chantia Lewis, and Ald. Cavalier Johnson
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231
Fax: 286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
Meeting convened: 1:32 P.M.
Present 5 - Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis, Johnson
1. 160234 Appointment of Susan Johnson to the Business Improvement District
#21 (Downtown Management District) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic
District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
2. 151854 Reappointment of George Meyer to the Business Improvement District
#21 (Downtown Management District) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic
District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
3. 160233 Reappointment of Teresa Morton to the Business Improvement District
#11 (Brady Street) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
4. 160139 Reappointment of Jeffrey Steren to the Business Improvement District
#43 (South 27th Street) by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
5. 160079 Reappointment of Erica-Nicole Harris to the Business Improvement
District #5 (Westown Area) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
6. 160050 Reappointment of John Hennessy to the Business Improvement
District #10 (Avenues West) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
7. 160140 Appointment of Jason Tolleson to the Business Improvement District
#10 (Avenues West) by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
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8. 160293 Appointment of Aaron Martinez to the Business Improvement District
#10 (Avenues West) by the Mayor. (10th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
9. 160236 Appointment of Debra Jeske to the Business Improvement District #44
(KK Avenue) by the Mayor. (11th 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- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
10. 160235 Appointment of Darice Bealin to the Business Improvement District
#27 (West Burleigh Street) by the Mayor. (7th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
11. 160232 Reappointment of Julilly Kohler to the Business Improvement District
#11 (Brady Street) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Appointment be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
12. 160070 Reappointment of Michael DeMichele to the Architectural Review
Board by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
13. 160071 Reappointment of Mark Lawson to the Architectural Review Board by
the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
14. 160072 Reappointment of Nancy O’Keefe to the Architectural Review Board by
the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
15. 160073 Reappointment of Jim Piwoni to the Architectural Review Board by the
Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
16. 160051 Reappointment of Paul Ruby to the Business Improvement District #21
(Downtown Management District) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic
District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
This item was taken up after item #4.
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
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FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
17. 160290 Resolution relative to acceptance and expenditure of a Wisconsin Arts
Board 2016 Regranting Program Grant.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
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- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
18. 160153 Substitute resolution approving the “HaRUNbee” Walk/Run as part of
Bronzeville Week 2016.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
Akuwa Dantzler - aide to Ald. Coggs
Tonda Thompson - Milwaukee Health Families
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
19. 160269 Resolution relating to continued funding of an Urban Development
Economic Development Initiative-Special Projects Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Tory Kress - Dept. of City Development
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
20. 160313 Resolution approving the issuance of revenue bonds by the Public
Finance Authority for the benefit of Hyrule LLC and BHP, Inc. d/b/a
Global Power Components to finance the acquisition, expansion, and
equipping of an existing industrial facility located at 2300 South 51st
Street, in the 11th Aldermanic District.
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Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski
Individuals present:
Ald. Mark Borkowski
Jeremy McKenzie - Assistant City Attorney
Tom Gartner - Michael Best & Freidrich
Anthony McIntosh - CEO of Global Power Components
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
21. 160176 Substitute resolution establishing a sister city relationship between the
City of Milwaukee and Tarime District, Tanzania.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
Christine Thompson Mosoro - Mosorc International Academy (Tanzania)
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
2:15 P.M.
22. 160343 Resolution relating to the award of CDBG funding to Employ
Milwaukee, Inc. for the Earn and Learn Program.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
Steve Mahan - Community Block Grants Administration
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
23. 160308 Reappointment of Steven Mahan to serve as the Block Grant Director
by the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
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Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
24. 160067 Communication from the Departments of Administration, City
Development and Public Works relating to conclusions and
recommendations found in the Public Policy Forum’s May, 2016,
report, “Locally Sourced; Milwaukee’s Residents Preference Program
and Best Practices for Targeted Hiring.”
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Lori Lutzka - Dept. of City Development
Nikki Purvis - Dept. of Administration
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
3:00 P.M.
25. 160319 Resolution directing the Department of City Development to develop a
program of incentives to attract a new, large grocery store offering
fresh-food options to the 7th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
Martha Brown and Ken Little - Dept. of City Development
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
3:30 P.M.
26. 160227 Communication relating to the Community Schools model as
implemented by the Milwaukee Public Schools system.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
Held as the main presenter could not attend today's meeting.
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
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No 0
Meeting adjourned: 3:16 P.M.
Linda M. Elmer
Staff Assisstant
This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research
Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ALD. RUSSELL W. STAMPER, II., CHAIR
Ald.
T. Anthony Zielinski, Vice-Chair Ald. Khalif J. Rainey, Ald.
Chantia Lewis, and Ald. Cavalier Johnson
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231
Fax: 286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
1. 160234 Appointment of Susan Johnson to the Business Improvement District
#21 (Downtown Management District) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic
District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 151854 Reappointment of George Meyer to the Business Improvement District
#21 (Downtown Management District) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic
District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 160233 Reappointment of Teresa Morton to the Business Improvement District
#11 (Brady Street) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 160139 Reappointment of Jeffrey Steren to the Business Improvement District
#43 (South 27th Street) by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 160079 Reappointment of Erica-Nicole Harris to the Business Improvement
District #5 (Westown Area) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 160050 Reappointment of John Hennessy to the Business Improvement District
#10 (Avenues West) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 160140 Appointment of Jason Tolleson to the Business Improvement District
#10 (Avenues West) by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 160293 Appointment of Aaron Martinez to the Business Improvement District
#10 (Avenues West) by the Mayor. (10th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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9. 160236 Appointment of Debra Jeske to the Business Improvement District #44
(KK Avenue) by the Mayor. (11th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 160235 Appointment of Darice Bealin to the Business Improvement District #27
(West Burleigh Street) by the Mayor. (7th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 160232 Reappointment of Julilly Kohler to the Business Improvement District
#11 (Brady Street) by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 160070 Reappointment of Michael DeMichele to the Architectural Review Board
by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
13. 160071 Reappointment of Mark Lawson to the Architectural Review Board by
the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
14. 160072 Reappointment of Nancy O’Keefe to the Architectural Review Board by
the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
15. 160073 Reappointment of Jim Piwoni to the Architectural Review Board by the
Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
16. 160051 Reappointment of Paul Ruby to the Business Improvement District #21
(Downtown Management District) by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
17. 160290 Resolution relative to acceptance and expenditure of a Wisconsin Arts
Board 2016 Regranting Program Grant.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
18. 160153 Substitute resolution approving the “HaRUNbee” Walk/Run as part of
Bronzeville Week 2016.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
19. 160269 Resolution relating to continued funding of an Urban Development
Economic Development Initiative-Special Projects Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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20. 160313 Resolution approving the issuance of revenue bonds by the Public
Finance Authority for the benefit of Hyrule LLC and BHP, Inc. d/b/a
Global Power Components to finance the acquisition, expansion, and
equipping of an existing industrial facility located at 2300 South 51st
Street, in the 11th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski
21. 160176 Substitute resolution establishing a sister city relationship between the
City of Milwaukee and Tarime District, Tanzania.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
2:15 P.M.
22. 160343 Resolution relating to the award of CDBG funding to Employ Milwaukee,
Inc. for the Earn and Learn Program.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
23. 160308 Reappointment of Steven Mahan to serve as the Block Grant Director by
the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
24. 160067 Communication from the Departments of Administration, City
Development and Public Works relating to conclusions and
recommendations found in the Public Policy Forum’s May, 2016, report,
“Locally Sourced; Milwaukee’s Residents Preference Program and Best
Practices for Targeted Hiring.”
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3:00 P.M.
25. 160319 Resolution directing the Department of City Development to develop a
program of incentives to attract a new, large grocery store offering
fresh-food options to the 7th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
3:30 P.M.
26. 160227 Communication relating to the Community Schools model as
implemented by the Milwaukee Public Schools system.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
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