COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · April 25, 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, April 25, 2018 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
Meeting convened: 1:32 P.M.
Present 3 - Stamper, Perez, Rainey
Excused 2 - Zielinski, Johnson
1. 171897 Reappointment of Chez Ordonez to the Equal Rights Commission by the
Mayor. (13th 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 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
2. 171563 Appointment of Bill Scholl to the Business Improvement District #5 by the
Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ald. Zielinski asked to be noted as voting "aye" on this matter. 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:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
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3. 171894 Appointment of Peter Pacetti to the Business Improvement District #15
by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ald. Zielinski asked to be noted as voting "aye" on this matter. There were no
objections.
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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
4. 180056 Appointment of Robert Frizzell to the Business Improvement District #44
by the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ald. Zielinski asked to be noted as voting "aye" on this matter. 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:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
5. 180057 Appointment of Alpha Jalloh to the Business Improvement District #51 by
the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ald. Zielinski asked to be noted as voting "aye' on this matter. 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:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
6. 171895 Appointment of Mark Porreca to the Business Improvement District #25
by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ald. Zielinski asked to be noted as voting "aye" on this matter. There were no
objections.
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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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
7. 180055 Appointment of Meg Hopkins to the Business Improvement District #25
by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ald. Zielinski asked to be noted as voting "aye" on this matter. There were no
objections.
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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
8. 171837 Appointment of Antonio Felder to the Business Improvement District #28
by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ald. Zielinski asked to be noted as voting "aye" on this matter. There were no
objections.
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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
Roll call taken at 1:48 P.M.
Present 5 - Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Rainey, Johnson
9. 171838 Reappointment of Kelly Felder to the Business Improvement District #28
by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Roll call taken at 1:48 P.M.
Ald. Zielinski asked to be recorded as voting "aye" on items 2-8. There were no
objections.
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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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
10. 171836 Appointment of Pastor James Carrington to the Business Improvement
District #28 by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
11. 180079 Appointment of Brian Rott to the Business Improvement District #19 by
the Mayor. (1st Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Dorothy Johnson - aide to President Hamilton
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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
12. 180080 Appointment of Jeannette Wright-Claus to the Business Improvement
District #19 by the Mayor. (1st Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Dorothy Johnson - aide to President Hamilton.
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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
13. 180052 Appointment of Pat McQuillan to the Business Improvement District #10
by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
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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 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
14. 180053 Appointment of Thomas Straub to the Business Improvement District #10
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 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
15. 171704 Reappointment of Art Arnstein to the Business Improvement District #37
by the Mayor. (7th 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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
16. 180058 Reappointment of Summer Strand to the Business Improvement District
#51 by the Mayor. (12th 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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
17. 180060 Resolution relative to acceptance and expenditure of a Wisconsin Arts
Board 2018 Regranting Program Grant.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
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Ald. Michael Murphy
Sally Witte - Dept. of City Development
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
18. 180116 Resolution relating to the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Lubar
Executive MBA program’s development of a marketing and growth
strategy for MKE Plays.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
19. 180128 Communication from the office of Small Business Development relating
to the effect of and possible responses to the Sonag scandal.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
Ald. Michael Murphy
Nikki Purvis - Small Business Development
Bernadette Karanja - City Clerk's Office
Kathy Block - City Attorney's Office
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- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
20. 180051 Resolution relating to the change of funded agency from ASHA Family
Services to End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
Mario Higgins - Community Block Grants Administration
Antonia Drew Vann - ASHA Family Services CEO and founder
Patty Seeger - Executive Director of End Domestic Violence Wisconsin
Shawn Muhammad - ASHA Family Services
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
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FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
21. 180085 Resolution relating to the transfer of 2017 Emergency Solutions Grant
Entitlement funds between categories for Center for Veterans Issues.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
Mario Higgins - Communitiy Block Grants Administration
Robert Cocroft - President and CEO of Center for Veterans Issues
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
22. 171777 Communication from all agencies receiving Community Development
Block Grant Funds for public safety purposes.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper and Ald. Perez
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Communication be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
23. 180126 Resolution authorizing the acceptance of up to $100,000 in contributions
for “Hip-Hop Week MKE.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
3:21
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
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Meeting adjourned: 3:19 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, April 25, 2018 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
1. 171897 Reappointment of Chez Ordonez to the Equal Rights Commission by the
Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 171563 Appointment of Bill Scholl to the Business Improvement District #5 by the
Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 171894 Appointment of Peter Pacetti to the Business Improvement District #15 by
the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 180056 Appointment of Robert Frizzell to the Business Improvement District #44 by
the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 180057 Appointment of Alpha Jalloh to the Business Improvement District #51 by
the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 171895 Appointment of Mark Porreca to the Business Improvement District #25 by
the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 180055 Appointment of Meg Hopkins to the Business Improvement District #25 by
the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 171837 Appointment of Antonio Felder to the Business Improvement District #28
by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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9. 171838 Reappointment of Kelly Felder to the Business Improvement District #28
by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 171836 Appointment of Pastor James Carrington to the Business Improvement
District #28 by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 180079 Appointment of Brian Rott to the Business Improvement District #19 by the
Mayor. (1st Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 180080 Appointment of Jeannette Wright-Claus to the Business Improvement
District #19 by the Mayor. (1st Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
13. 180052 Appointment of Pat McQuillan to the Business Improvement District #10 by
the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
14. 180053 Appointment of Thomas Straub to the Business Improvement District #10
by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
15. 171704 Reappointment of Art Arnstein to the Business Improvement District #37 by
the Mayor. (7th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
16. 180058 Reappointment of Summer Strand to the Business Improvement District
#51 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
17. 180060 Resolution relative to acceptance and expenditure of a Wisconsin Arts
Board 2018 Regranting Program Grant.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
18. 180116 Substitute resolution relating to the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Lubar Executive MBA program’s development of a marketing and growth
strategy for MKE Plays.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
19. 180128 Communication from the office of Small Business Development relating to
the effect of and possible responses to the Sonag scandal.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
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20. 180051 Resolution relating to the change of funded agency from ASHA Family
Services to End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
21. 180085 Resolution relating to the transfer of 2017 Emergency Solutions Grant
Entitlement funds between categories for Center for Veterans Issues.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
22. 171777 Communication from all agencies receiving Community Development
Block Grant Funds for public safety purposes.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper and Ald. Perez
23. 180126 Substitute resolution relating to acceptance and expenditure of up to
$100,000 in contributions received by the Common Council-City Clerk for
the Hip Hop Week MKE event.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
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