COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · July 17, 2017
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
Monday, July 17, 2017 6:00 PM Washington Park Senior Center
4420 W. Vliet St.
Special Public Hearing
6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Meeting convened: 6:06 P.M. (Ald. Lewis arrived at 6:35 A.M.)
Present 5 - Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis, Johnson
1. 170443 Substitute resolution relative to the establishment of the Year 2018
Funding Allocation Plan.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
Danielle Decker - city lobbyist spoke on the need to be active in retaining federal
CDBG funding.
The vast majority of attendees heard about this meting either through E-Notify or
from the Nonprofit Center.
Steve Mahan - Community Block Grants Administration gave a PowerPoint
presentation
Speakers:
1. Tim Baack - Pathfinders and Andi Elliot - Communty Advocates - both groups are
working on the homeless issue and are seeing definite improvement.
2. Daunttae Woods - Milwaukee Christian Center Youthbuilds participant
3. Amber Miller and Darian Luckett -- Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative
Corporation (WWBIC)
4. Felita Daniels Ashley - Milwaukee Fair Housing Council
5. Jay Tucker and Susan Lund - Wisconsin Community Services and Center for
Driver's License Recovery and Employability
6. Annie Travis - resident - supports Safe and Sound
7. Katie Sanders - staff for Safe and Sound
8. Mary Fullilov - supports Safe and Sound
9. Nouchee Thor - United Methodist Chidren's Services and Washington Park
Partners
10. Dynasty Ceasar - Running Rebels
11. Pastor Dan Czeplewski - Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
12. Annette Veasly and Myron - Services to Maintain Independence and Life Equity
(S.M.I.L.E.) and Myron (Black is Beautiful campaign) - run a re-entry program for
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young men coming out of prison.
13. Virginia Pratt and Messmer graduate student -- Prosper Faith Base Outreach -
wants to offer temporary shelters witih childcare and also unlimited hours that don't
impact people's jobs. She needs space.
14. Sally Callan - Friends of Lincoln
15. Andrew Ward - teacher for over 50 years at CYD and Northcott. He wants to
see collaboration among organizations; the city should expeditiously rehab or raze
foreclosed properties and give residents the first chance to buy; paving of city streets
doesn't hold up well; the city should pay students to shadow tradespeople and
residents need financial literacy.
16. Mahyara Moua - staff for Southeast Asia Economic Development (SEAED)
17. Betty Pryor - supports Northwest Side Community Development Corp.
18. Camille Mays - community organizer for the Sherman Park Community
Association
19. Betty Gaines - resident. - block watch captain
20. Jennifer Potts - Executive Director of BID #39 and Joyce Mallory, Nonprofit
Center, also came up immediately following her.
21. Vaun Mays - Program the Parks - represents grass roots organizations that fill
the gaps of traditional programs; supports kids that fall out of these programs or don't
have programs offered for them. They do funnel folks into existing programs; also
work on crime prevention and reduction, pro-active policing, suicide prevention,
commity-youth relations, homelessness and runaways, trying to develop open
housing for teens and they specialize in community organizing.
22. Elizabeth Coggs - West Care Wisconsin - only program in the state that works on
assisting veterans to become homeowners.
23. James Buske - Lighthouse Youth Center (after-school center)
24. Ken Brown - West Care Wisconsin - community organizer for NSP 16.
25. Patricia Rogers - Dominican Center
26. Yvonne McCaskill - coordinator for the Century City Tri-Angle Neighborhood
Association - supports Safe and Sound
27. Mac Weddle - Northcott Neighborhood House
28. Joyce Mallory - Nonprofit Center - chose not to speak due to time
29. Rafael Garcia - Executive Director of Community First
30. Ezzard Charles White - One Hope Made Strong (OHMS) - construction trades
program - 126 men and women have gone through the program
31. Nasheka Bryant - The Freedom Fighters Organization - conceeded her time
based upon the lateness of the meeting.
32. Raymonde Rogers - 1509 N. 39th St. - organizing for the past 5 years and
working with the kids
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Zielinski, Rainey, Lewis and Johnson
No 0
Meeting adjourned; 8:30 P.M.
Linda M. Elmer
Staff Assistant
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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
Monday, July 17, 2017 6:00 PM Washington Park Senior Center
4420 W. Vliet St.
Special Public Hearing
6:00 - 8:00 P.M.
1. 170443 Substitute resolution relative to the establishment of the Year 2018
Funding Allocation Plan.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
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