COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · June 3, 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
Thursday, June 3, 2021 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view it should go to
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel or Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable.
Amended 5/28/21 -- Items #7 and 8 were added (files 210230 and 210238)
Meeting convened at 1:31 PM
Present 3 - Rainey, Zamarripa, Stamper
Excused 2 - Dodd, Lewis
1. 210063 Appointment of Inspector Willie Murphy as the Milwaukee Police
Department's representative to the Black Male Achievement Advisory
Council by the Common Council President.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Inspector Willie Murphy
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 3- Rainey, Zamarripa and Stamper
No 0
Excused 2- Dodd and Lewis
2. 210158 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Interlibrary Services
Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
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Jennifer Meyer - Director Public Library
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 3- Rainey, Zamarripa and Stamper
No 0
Excused 2- Dodd and Lewis
3. 210159 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a Talking Book and
Braille Library Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Jennifer Meyer - Director Public Library
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 3- Rainey, Zamarripa and Stamper
No 0
Excused 2- Dodd and Lewis
4. 210225 Resolution directing the Environmental Collaboration Office to estimate
the costs of financing residential energy-efficiency upgrades for
high-energy-burden households.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Rainey, Zamarripa and Stamper
No 0
Excused 2- Dodd and Lewis
5. 191649 Communication relating to findings, recommendations and activities of
the Millennial Task Force.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
Appearing:
Ald. Cavalier Johnson - Sponsor
Bernadette Karanja - Workforce Development Coordinator CC CC
Marquayla Ellison - Chair of the Millennial Task Force
Noel Kegel - member of task force
Ald. Coggs
Tiffany Henry - member of task force
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Jeremy Fogit - member of task force
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
Excused 1- Dodd
Attendance taken at 2:14 PM
Present 4 - Rainey, Zamarripa, Lewis, Stamper
Excused 1 - Dodd
6. 210211 Communication from various agencies relating to programs intended to
engage Milwaukee youth during the Summer months.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson, Ald. Rainey, Ald. Lewis, Ald. Stamper and Ald.
Zamarripa
Appearing:
Ald. Cavallier Johnson - Sponsor
Chytania Brown - Earn and Learn
Brian Litzsey - MPS Recreation Operation Manager
John L. Rakowski - Beyond the Bell and Running Rebels
Patrick Schrank - Milwaukee Christian Center
Cecilia Masai-Gencuski - The Kellogg PEAK Initiative
Ald. Rainey, Ald. Lewis, Ald. Stamper and Ald. Zamarripa added as co-sponsors.
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
Excused 1- Dodd
7. 210230 Nomination of Kayla Hartman as 11th District representative to the
Milwaukee Youth Council.
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 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
Excused 1- Dodd
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8. 210238 Substitute resolution declaring a portion of West State Street to be the
“Champagne of Beers Region.”
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
Appearing:
Atty. Brian Randall - for Miller Coors
Matt Swentkoske - Miller Coors
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Lewis and Stamper
No 0
Excused 1- Dodd
Meeting adjourned at
4:02 P.M.
Joanna Polanco and Linda Elmer, Staff Assistants
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
Thursday, June 3, 2021 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view it should go to
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel or Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable.
Amended 5/28/21 -- Items #7 and 8 were added (files 210230 and 210238)
1. 210063 Appointment of Inspector Willie Murphy as the Milwaukee Police
Department's representative to the Black Male Achievement Advisory
Council by the Common Council President.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 210158 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Interlibrary Services
Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 210159 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a Talking Book and
Braille Library Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 210225 Resolution directing the Environmental Collaboration Office to estimate the
costs of financing residential energy-efficiency upgrades for
high-energy-burden households.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
5. 191649 Communication relating to findings, recommendations and activities of the
Millennial Task Force.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
6. 210211 Communication from various agencies relating to programs intended to
engage Milwaukee youth during the Summer months.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
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7. 210230 Nomination of Kayla Hartman as 11th District representative to the
Milwaukee Youth Council.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 210238 Resolution declaring a portion of West State Street to be the “Champagne
of Beers Region."
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
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