COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · July 12, 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
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 6:00 PM Mitchell Park Conservatory (Domes)
524 S. Layton Blvd.
Special Public Hearing
6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Meeting convened: 6:11 P.M.
Ald. Lewis arrived at 6:35 P.M.
Present 5 - Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis, Johnson
1. 160392 Resolution relative to the establishment of the Year 2017 Funding
Allocation Plan.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Mr. Steve Mahan gave his PowerPoint presentation.
Speakers:
1. Horeb Malave - he is in the Milwauke Christian Center's Youth Build program
2. Patrick Schrank - Mlwaukee Christian Center
3. Ben Wesson - Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office Community
Prosecution Unit
4. Gaby Musickart - student at First Stage (adult spoke prior to her on First Stage)
5. Dovonte Evans - President of the Youth Action Council of Westcare Wisconsin
6. lashonda Davis - Youth Action Council of Westcare Wisconsin
7. Linda Zinke - resident that supports the Southside Organizing Committee
8. Beth Rosenow - community organizer for NSP #19 and she supports the Nonprofit
Center
9. Karl Schaendorf - La Causa
10. Tim Balke - United Community Center (UCC)
11. Jose Rebelo - volunteer at the Southside Organizing Committee (SOC)
12. Nichole Todd - Center for Driver's License Recovery and
Employability/Wisconsin Community Services)
13. Regina Allen - went through the Center for Driver's License Recovery and
Employability
14. Donna Ewing - Cathedral Center and supports 211 and homeless services
15. Andi Elliot - Community Advocates and supports homeless services
16. Chad Wawrzyniak - Southside Organizing Committee
17. Joyce Ellwanger - MICAH and a community organizer who sees the need for
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more community organizing
18. Mayhoua Moua - Southeast Asian Developmetn, Inc. (SEAED) and Circles of
Colors; she supports the Nonprofit Center
19. Norma Duckworth - she works with Ms. Moua, refugges and various faith groups.
20. Cheri Fuqut - Executive Director of The Middle Ground in the Sherman Park area
and she support Safe and Sound
21. Melanie Washington Harvey - Mentoring a Touch from Above (her program she
wants to start here that she began in California)
22. Donna Ronghoff-Migan - not present
23. Travis Hope - supports SOC
24. Fernando Campos - director of the housing program at the United Community
Center
25. Charles Brown and Maria Acevedo - Journal House
26. Ruben Hopkins - Chair of the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce - working
on a gift certificate program with black-owned restaurants and responsible drivers
27. Dr. Jill Florence Lackey - Urban Anthropology (wants to create neighborhood
museums)
28. Gerry Harrison - United Methodist Children's Services
29. Brendon Culpepper - Pepp Nationa Sports/Leadership Camps
30. Tammy Rivera - SOC
31. Ngozie Omegbu - Legacy Redevelopment Corporation (loans to revitalize
commercial blight and it does developments as well)
32. Peter Rickman - Alliance for Good Jobs - not present
33. Jeannette Torres - resident that supports SOC
34. Richard Webb - not present
35. Susan Lund - staff attorney for the Center for Driver's License Recovery and
Employability
36. Tyron Tribes - former boxer who works with youth
Meeting adjourned: 8:02 P.M.
Linda M. Elmer
Staff Assistant
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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
Tuesday, July 12, 2016 6:00 PM Mitchell Park Conservatory (Domes)
524 S. Layton Blvd.
Special Public Hearing
6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
1. 160392 Resolution relative to the establishment of the Year 2017 Funding
Allocation Plan.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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