COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · January 6, 2021
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ALD. KHALIF J. RAINEY, CHAIR
Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, Vice-Chair
Ald. Nikiya Dodd, Ald. Chantia Lewis, and Ald. Russell W.
Stamper, II
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231
Fax: 286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via
the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel.
Meeting convened: 1:35 P.M.
Present 5 - Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis, Stamper
1. 201084 Reappointment of Rashaad Washington to the Black Male Achievement
Advisory Council by the Mayor. (7th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. DODD that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
2. 200952 Reappointment of Catina Harwell-Young to the Business Improvement
District #39 by the Mayor. (10th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
3. 201171 Appointment of Jennifer Lamb to the Business Improvement District #4
by the Mayor. (5th Aldermanic District)
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
4. 201172 Appointment of Mandeep Kler to the Business Improvement District #10
by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Keith Stanley - BID director
A motion was made by ALD. DODD that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
5. 201173 Appointment of Andre Rowe Richards to the Business Improvement
District #11 by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
6. 201174 Appointment of Timothy Sluga to the Business Improvement District #11
by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
7. 201175 Reappointment of Kevin Riordan to the Business Improvement District
#25 by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
8. 201176 Reappointment of Sandra Woycke to the Business Improvement District
#25 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
9. 201177 Appointment of Kyler Schmidt to the Business Improvement District #43
by the Mayor. (11th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
10. 201178 Reappointment of Christopher Rasch to the Business Improvement
District #43 by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
11. 201182 Appointment of Micaela Bomhack to the Business Improvement District
#49 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. DODD that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
12. 201183 Appointment of Gregory Spanos to the Business Improvement District
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#49 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
13. 201184 Reappointment of Peter Moede to the Business Improvement District
#49 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
14. 201089 Reappointment of Alejandro Rivera to the Business Improvement District
#38 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. DODD that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
15. 201088 Reappointment of Pablo Razo to the Business Improvement District #38
by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
16. 201087 Reappointment of Leonardo Gomez to the Business Improvement
District #38 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. DODD that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
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No 0
17. 201086 Appointment of Patricia Torres Najera to the Business Improvement
District #38 by the Mayor. (8th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
18. 201085 Appointment of Jesus Hernandez to the Business Improvement District
#38 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Appointment be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
19. 201134 Communication from the Department of City Development and Mayor’s
office relating to the 2020 Mayor’s Earn and Learn Summer Youth Intern
Program.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Myra Edwards - Mayor's Office
Vanessa Armstrong - Dept. of City Development
Ald. Milele Coggs
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Communication be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
20. 201209 Communication relating to the 2020 activities of the Office of Workforce
Development and DCMKE.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Bernadette Karanja - City Clerk's Office
Jason Thompson - City Clerk's Office
David Douglas and Samantha Skjodt - Yolobe, Inc.
Ald. Milele Coggs
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
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following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
21. 201218 Resolution designating January 30, 2021, as MKE Business Now
Entrepreneurship Summit Day in the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs, Ald. Rainey, Ald. Zamarripa, Ald. Dodd, Ald. Lewis and
Ald. Stamper
Ald. Milele Coggs
Deshae Agee - Historic King Dr. BID
Ald. Rainey would like to be added as co-sponsor.
Nikki Purvis - Office of Equity and Inclusion
All committee members were added as co-sponsors.
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
Meeting adjourned: 3:05 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. KHALIF J. RAINEY, CHAIR
Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, Vice-Chair
Ald. Nikiya Dodd, Ald. Chantia Lewis, and Ald. Russell W.
Stamper, II
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231
Fax: 286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via
the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel.
1. 201084 Reappointment of Rashaad Washington to the Black Male Achievement
Advisory Council by the Mayor. (7th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 200952 Reappointment of Catina Harwell-Young to the Business Improvement
District #39 by the Mayor. (10th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 201171 Appointment of Jennifer Lamb to the Business Improvement District #4 by
the Mayor. (5th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 201172 Appointment of Mandeep Kler to the Business Improvement District #10 by
the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 201173 Appointment of Andre Rowe Richards to the Business Improvement
District #11 by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 201174 Appointment of Timothy Sluga to the Business Improvement District #11 by
the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 201175 Reappointment of Kevin Riordan to the Business Improvement District #25
by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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8. 201176 Reappointment of Sandra Woycke to the Business Improvement District
#25 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
9. 201177 Appointment of Kyler Schmidt to the Business Improvement District #43 by
the Mayor. (11th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 201178 Reappointment of Christopher Rasch to the Business Improvement District
#43 by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 201182 Appointment of Micaela Bomhack to the Business Improvement District
#49 by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 201183 Appointment of Gregory Spanos to the Business Improvement District #49
by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
13. 201184 Reappointment of Peter Moede to the Business Improvement District #49
by the Mayor. (6th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
14. 201089 Reappointment of Alejandro Rivera to the Business Improvement District
#38 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
15. 201088 Reappointment of Pablo Razo to the Business Improvement District #38 by
the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
16. 201087 Reappointment of Leonardo Gomez to the Business Improvement District
#38 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
17. 201086 Appointment of Patricia Torres Najera to the Business Improvement
District #38 by the Mayor. (8th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
18. 201085 Appointment of Jesus Hernandez to the Business Improvement District
#38 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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19. 201134 Communication from the Department of City Development and Mayor’s
office relating to the 2020 Mayor’s Earn and Learn Summer Youth Intern
Program.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
20. 201209 Communication relating to the 2020 activities of the Office of Workforce
Development and DCMKE.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
21. 201218 Resolution designating January 30, 2021, as MKE Business Now
Entrepreneurship Summit Day in the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
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