COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 22, 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
Monday, October 22, 2018 9:00 AM Committee Room, Room 301-B, City Hall
Amended 10/18/18 - File 180942 was removed.
Meeting convened: 9:39 A.M.
Ald. Borkowski present for Ald. Rainey
Present 4 - Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Borkowski
Excused 2 - Rainey, Johnson
1. 180941 Appointment of Thomas Bernacchi to the Business Improvement District
#15 by the Mayor. (4th 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 3- Stamper, Perez and Zielinski
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Johnson
2. 181051 Appointment of Pegge Sytkowski to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Board by the Mayor. (14th 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 3- Stamper, Perez and Zielinski
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Johnson
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3. 180988 Reappointment of John Hennessy to the Business Improvement District
#5 by the Mayor. (4th 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 3- Stamper, Perez and Zielinski
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Johnson
4. 181035 Reappointment of Paul Rubitsky to the Business Improvement District
#27 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 Zielinski
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Johnson
5. 180843 Reappointment of Alderman Nik Kovac to the Milwaukee Arts Board by
the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Amanda Cervantes, Ald. Kovac's aide, present on this matter.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
Roll call taken at 9:50 A.M.
Present 4 - Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson
Excused 1 - Rainey
6. 180838 Reappointment of David Flores to the Milwaukee Arts Board by the
Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
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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 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
7. 180866 Reappointment of Diane Kosarzycki to the Milwaukee Arts Board 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 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
8. 180842 Reappointment of Vedale Hill to the Milwaukee Arts Board by the Mayor.
(6th 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, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
9. 180846 Reappointment of Sam Denny to the Business Improvement District #42
by the Mayor. (6th 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, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
10. 180938 Reappointment of Sam Denny to the Business Improvement District #8
by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
11. 180940 Reappointment of LaMar Franklin to the Business Improvement District
#8 by the Mayor.
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, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
12. 180939 Reappointment of Robert Ferriday, III to the Business Improvement
District #8 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
13. 180936 Reappointment of Michael Coakley to the Business Improvement District
#8 by the Mayor. (6th 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 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
14. 180935 Reappointment of Ashley Booth to the Business Improvement District #8
by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
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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, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
15. 180937 Reappointment of Fletcher Crawford, Jr. to the Business Improvement
District #8 by the Mayor. (6th 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 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
16. 180953 Resolution designating August 3-10, 2019, as Bronzeville Week in the
City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
Ald. Coggs present on this matter.
Deshae Agee also at the table with a PowerPoint presentation.
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
17. 180982 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Interlibrary Services
Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Rachel Arndt - Public Services Area Manager
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
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Excused 1- Rainey
18. 180978 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a Talking Book and
Braille Library Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Rachel Arndt - Public Services Area Manager
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
19. 181062 Resolution establishing Harvest Fest as an official City event and
authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of contributions.
Sponsors: Ald. Lewis
Held at the request of the sponsor.
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Johnson and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
20. 181023 Resolution appropriating up to $3,550 from the 2018 Community and
Economic Development Committee Fund for Hip-Hop Week MKE.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
Ald. Perez moved to hold this until later in the meeting. There were no objections.
Ald. Perez moved to reconsider. There were no objections.
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Johnson
Roll call taken at approximately 10:15 A.M.
Present 4 - Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Borkowski
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Excused 2 - Rainey, Johnson
21. 181017 Substitute resolution approving Year 2019 Operating Plans for various
Business Improvement Districts and Neighborhood Improvement
Districts, located in the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Ken Little - Dept. of Cty Development
Ald. Johnson excused from the rest of the meeting at 10:27 A.M.
NID #3 - Lamont Davis and Phoua Vang
NID #4 - Sherman Park - Nathan Stark
NID #7 - Harambee - Darryl Johnson
NID #9 - Havenwoods - Jessica Noth and Rose Sandroni
BID #2 - Historic Third Ward Assocation - Jim Plasted and Paul Schwartz
BID #4 - Nancy Bush
BID #5 - Westown - Stacy Calais
BID #15 - Riverwalk - Stacy Calais
BID #8 - Historic King Drive - Deshae Agee
BID #10 - Near West Side - Keith Stanley
BID #13 - Oakland Ave. - Mike D'Amato
BID #16 - Uptown Daniel Marusic
BID #19 - Villard Ave. - Stephane Harling and Angelique Sharp
BID #31 - Havenwoods - Stephanie Harling
BID #20 - East North Ave. - Elizabeth Brodek
BID #25 - Riverworks - Darryl Johnson
BID #28 - held at the call of the chair
BID #37 - 30th St. Corridor - Cheryl Blue
BID #40 - Gateway - Leif Otteson
BID #50 - Crisol Corridor - Leif Otteson
BID #42 - Schlitz River Center - Ken Little (Riverwalk BID)
BId #48 - Granville - Mary Hoehne
BID #51 - Harbor District - Dan Adams and Eric Leiff
A motion was made by that this Resolution be AMENDED. This motion
PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Johnson
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 Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
Meeting adjourned: 12:30 P.M.
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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
Monday, October 22, 2018 9:00 AM Committee Room, Room 301-B, City Hall
Amended 10/18/18 - File 180942 was removed.
1. 180941 Appointment of Thomas Bernacchi to the Business Improvement District
#15 by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 181051 Appointment of Pegge Sytkowski to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Board by the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 180988 Reappointment of John Hennessy to the Business Improvement District #5
by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 181035 Reappointment of Paul Rubitsky to the Business Improvement District #27
by the Mayor. (10th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 180843 Reappointment of Alderman Nik Kovac to the Milwaukee Arts Board by the
Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 180838 Reappointment of David Flores to the Milwaukee Arts Board by the Mayor.
(3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 180866 Reappointment of Diane Kosarzycki to the Milwaukee Arts Board by the
Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 180842 Reappointment of Vedale Hill to the Milwaukee Arts Board by the Mayor.
(6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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9. 180846 Reappointment of Sam Denny to the Business Improvement District #42 by
the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 180938 Reappointment of Sam Denny to the Business Improvement District #8 by
the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 180940 Reappointment of LaMar Franklin to the Business Improvement District #8
by the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 180939 Reappointment of Robert Ferriday, III to the Business Improvement District
#8 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
13. 180936 Reappointment of Michael Coakley to the Business Improvement District
#8 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
14. 180935 Reappointment of Ashley Booth to the Business Improvement District #8
by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
15. 180937 Reappointment of Fletcher Crawford, Jr. to the Business Improvement
District #8 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
16. 180953 Resolution designating August 3-10, 2019, as Bronzeville Week in the City
of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
17. 180982 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Interlibrary Services
Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
18. 180978 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a Talking Book and
Braille Library Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
19. 181062 Resolution establishing Harvest Fest as an official City event and
authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of contributions.
Sponsors: Ald. Lewis
20. 181023 Resolution appropriating up to $3,550 from the 2018 Community and
Economic Development Committee Fund for Hip-Hop Week MKE.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
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21. 181017 Resolution approving Year 2019 Operating Plans for various Business
Improvement Districts and Neighborhood Improvement Districts, located in
the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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