COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · February 14, 2018
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. Jose G. Perez, Vice-Chair Ald. T. Anthony Zielinski, Ald.
Khalif J. Rainey, 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, February 14, 2018 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
Meeting convened: 1:31 P.M.
Present 3 - Stamper, Perez, Johnson
Excused 2 - Zielinski, Rainey
1. 171565 Appointment of Craig Hill to the Business Improvement District #28 by
the Mayor. (15th 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 3- Stamper, Perez and Johnson
No 0
Excused 2- Zielinski and Rainey
2. 171564 Appointment of Matthew Bohlmann to the Business Improvement District
#28 by the Mayor. (10th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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 3- Stamper, Perez and Johnson
No 0
Excused 2- Zielinski and Rainey
3. 171563 Appointment of Bill Scholl to the Business Improvement District #5 by the
Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Appointment be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Stamper, Perez and Johnson
No 0
Excused 2- Zielinski and Rainey
Roll call taken at 1:35 P.M.
Present 4 - Stamper, Perez, Rainey, Johnson
Excused 1 - Zielinski
4. 171562 Appointment of Kevin Ehlert to the Business Improvement District #5 by
the Mayor. (4th 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 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
5. 171579 Reappointment of Francis Wasielewski to the Milwaukee Symphony
Orchestra Board by the Mayor. (3rd 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 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
6. 171578 Reappointment of Sachin Chheda to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Board by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ald. Rainey moved to hold to the call of the chair as the nominee not present. There
were no objections.
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
7. 171617 Appointment of Pam Fendt representing local labor on the Residents
Preference Program Review Commission by the Common Council
President.
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 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
8. 171550 Appointment of Shannon Metoxen representing local contractors on the
Residents Preference Program Review Commission by the Common
Council President.
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 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
9. 171620 Appointment of Michael Cockroft, representing private development on
the Residents Preference Program Review Commission by the Common
Council President.
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 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
10. 171619 Appointment of Mark Kessenich, representing workforce development on
the Residents Preference Program Review Commission by the Common
Council President.
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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 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
11. 171618 Appointment of Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II as Chair of the Residents
Preference Program Review Commission by the Common Council
President.
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 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
12. 171609 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of a National
Endowment for the Arts "Our Town” grant for the Gathering Art, Stories &
Place project.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ald. Johnson moved to hold until later in the meeting. There were no objections.
Ald. Perez moved to reconsider. There were no objections.
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
13. 171650 Communication from the Milwaukee Public Library Director relating to the
Library’s hours of operation and the feasibility of altering the hours of
operation to better serve the community.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
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Excused 1- Zielinski
14. 171635 Communication from the Department of City Development relating to a
2017 report on Kiva micro-lending activities.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals present:
Martha Brown - Dept. of City Development
Nicolel Kress - Milwaukee Lead for Kiva
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
15. 171627 Communication from the Department of City Development relating to the
2017 annual report of neighborhood poster sales in accordance with a
license agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Historic
Milwaukee Inc.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals present:
Sally Witte - Dept. of City Development
Stacy Swadish - Executive Director of Historic Milwaukee, Inc.
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 3- Stamper, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 2- Perez and Zielinski
16. 171289 Substitute resolution designating August 27-September 2, 2018 as
Hip-Hop Week MKE in the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey, Ald. Hamilton, Ald. Stamper, Ald. Coggs, Ald. Perez, Ald.
Johnson and Ald. Zielinski
Accept Proposed Substitute A.
Individuals present:
Andre Brown - hip-hop artist
Rahanial Boynes - hip-hop artist
Reggie Bonds - hip-hop artist
Andres Maya - hip-hop artist
Dameon - hip-hop artist
Joshua Jenkins - hip-hop artist
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Shawn Muhammed - hip-hop artist
Leon Tiger
Clarence Williams
Vincent Wally Haygrave
Mr. Wilson
Courtney Kelly
Mordecai Harris
Victory Burnett - Running Rebels
Kamimah Hickman - manages artists
Lexie Samir Brunson - Editor in chief of Copyright Magazine
Don Quarries
Brett Schmidt - videographer
Reggie Moore - City of Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention
Deshae Agee - Director of King Dr. BID
Dameon Ellzey - legislative aide to Ald. Stamper
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED.
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Zielinski
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Stamper, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Excused 2- Perez and Zielinski
Meeting adjourned: 4:08 P.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.
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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. Jose G. Perez, Vice-Chair Ald. T. Anthony Zielinski, Ald.
Khalif J. Rainey, 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, February 14, 2018 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
1. 171565 Appointment of Craig Hill to the Business Improvement District #28 by the
Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 171564 Appointment of Matthew Bohlmann to the Business Improvement District
#28 by the Mayor. (10th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 171563 Appointment of Bill Scholl to the Business Improvement District #5 by the
Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 171562 Appointment of Kevin Ehlert to the Business Improvement District #5 by the
Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 171579 Reappointment of Francis Wasielewski to the Milwaukee Symphony
Orchestra Board by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 171578 Reappointment of Sachin Chheda to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Board by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 171617 Appointment of Pam Fendt representing local labor on the Residents
Preference Program Review Commission by the Common Council
President.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 171550 Appointment of Shannon Metoxen representing local contractors on the
Residents Preference Program Review Commission by the Common
Council President.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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9. 171620 Appointment of Michael Cockroft, representing private development on the
Residents Preference Program Review Commission by the Common
Council President.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 171619 Appointment of Mark Kessenich, representing workforce development on
the Residents Preference Program Review Commission by the Common
Council President.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 171618 Appointment of Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II as Chair of the Residents
Preference Program Review Commission by the Common Council
President.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 171609 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of a National Endowment
for the Arts "Our Town” grant for the Gathering Art, Stories & Place project.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
13. 171650 Communication from the Milwaukee Public Library Director relating to the
Library’s hours of operation and the feasibility of altering the hours of
operation to better serve the community.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
14. 171635 Communication from the Department of City Development relating to a
2017 report on Kiva micro-lending activities.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
15. 171627 Communication from the Department of City Development relating to the
2017 annual report of neighborhood poster sales in accordance with a
license agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Historic Milwaukee
Inc.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
16. 171289 Substitute resolution designating August 20-26, 2018 as Hip-Hop Week
MKE in the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey, Ald. Hamilton, Ald. Stamper, Ald. Coggs, Ald. Perez, Ald.
Johnson and Ald. Zielinski
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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