COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · June 5, 2019
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, June 5, 2019 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
Meeting convened: 1:33 P.M.
Present 4 - Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Rainey
Excused 1 - Johnson
1. 181922 Reappointment of Ellen Gilligan to the Black Male Achievement Advisory
Council 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, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
2. 181546 Reappointment of Raul Gutierrez to the Business Improvement District #4
by the Mayor. (12th 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 4- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski and Rainey
No 0
Excused 1- Johnson
Roll call taken at 1:37 P.M.
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Present 5 - Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Rainey, Johnson
3. 190264 Reappointment of Mahesh Reddy 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 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
4. 190263 Appointment of Jeff Sherman to the Business Improvement District #5 by
the Mayor. (4th 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 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
5. 190240 Appointment of Dan Katt to the East Side Architectural Review 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 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
6. 190256 Appointment of Jayne Kilander as representative of the 10th Aldermanic
District to the Youth Council.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Jim Owczarski - City Clerk
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, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
7. 190260 Resolution relative to changes in the 2019 HUD funding for Emergency
Solutions Grant and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS.
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Steve Mahan - Community Block Grants Administration
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, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
8. 190278 Resolution relating to the reallocation of funding from the NIP Housing
Pool, to fund affordable housing projects.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Steve Mahan - Community Block Grants Administration
Joe'Mar Hooper - CommonBond Communities
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
9. 190339 Resolution authorizing the expenditure of up to $20,000 from the MKE
Community Excellence Fund Special Purpose Account for the 2019
Hip-Hop Week MKE event.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
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, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
10. 181806 Communication from the Department of Public Works and Dept. of
Administration - Office of Small Business relating to residents preference
program goals and failure of contractors to meet these goals, analysis of
the reasons these contractors are failing to meet these goals and actions
the departments are taking to address these deficiencies in 2019.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals present:
Dan Thomas and Celesta Janz - Dept. of Public Works
Nikki Purvis - Small Business Enterprises
Reginald Reed - founder Michaels Staffing - a staffing agency that trains workers and
assists them in finding jobs in exchange for percentage of their paychecks
A motion was made by ALD. ZIELINSKI that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Rainey and Johnson
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11. 190346 Communication from the Department of Administration, Department of
Public Works, Department of Neighborhood Services and the
Department of City Development regarding the 2017 Residents
Preference Program Annual Report.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Dan Thomas and Celesta Janz - Dept. of Public Works
Nikki Purvis - Small Business Enterprises
Dave Schroeder and Scott Stange - Dept. of City Development
Dan Casanova - Dept. of City Development
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Stamper, Perez, Zielinski, Rainey and Johnson
No 0
Meeting adjourned: 2:35 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, June 5, 2019 1:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
1. 181922 Reappointment of Ellen Gilligan to the Black Male Achievement Advisory
Council by the Common Council President.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 181546 Reappointment of Raul Gutierrez to the Business Improvement District #4
by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 190264 Reappointment of Mahesh Reddy to the Business Improvement District #5
by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 190263 Appointment of Jeff Sherman to the Business Improvement District #5 by
the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 190240 Appointment of Dan Katt to the East Side Architectural Review Board by
the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 190256 Appointment of Jayne Kilander as representative of the 10th Aldermanic
District to the Youth Council.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 190260 Resolution relative to changes in the 2019 HUD funding for Emergency
Solutions Grant and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 190278 Resolution relating to the reallocation of funding from the NIP Housing Pool,
to fund affordable housing projects.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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9. 190339 Resolution authorizing the expenditure of up to $20,000 from the MKE
Community Excellence Fund Special Purpose Account for the 2019
Hip-Hop Week MKE event.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
10. 181806 Communication from the Department of Public Works and Dept. of
Administration - Office of Small Business relating to residents preference
program goals and failure of contractors to meet these goals, analysis of
the reasons these contractors are failing to meet these goals and actions
the departments are taking to address these deficiencies in 2019.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 190346 Communication from the Department of Administration, Department of
Public Works, Department of Neighborhood Services and the Department
of City Development regarding the 2017 Residents Preference Program
Annual Report.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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