COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · April 7, 2022
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, and Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 414-286-2231
Fax: 414-286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 414-286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, April 7, 2022 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
Amended 3/25/22 -- item #7 (file 211493) was added.
Meeting convened: 1:33 p.m.
Present 4 - Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, Stamper
1. 211372 Reappointment of Jonathan Jackson to the Business Improvement
District #20 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 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, and Stamper
No 0
2. 211812 Reappointment of Becky Groth to the Business Improvement District #15
by the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, and Stamper
No 0
3. 211816 Appointment of David Stegeman to the Business Improvement District
#35 by the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, and Stamper
No 0
4. 211814 Reappointment of Brian Rott to the Business Improvement District #19
by the Mayor.
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 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, and Stamper
No 0
5. 211813 Appointment of Kamesha Lewis-Taylor to the Business Improvement
District #19 by the Mayor. (5th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Hold to the call of the chair, due to technical difficulties, by Ald. Stamper. Prevailed.
4-0
Reconsider, by Ald. Dodd. Prevailed. 4-0
A motion was made by ALD. DODD that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, and Stamper
No 0
6. 211815 Reappointment of Carlton Butts to the Business Improvement District
#27 by the Mayor. (7th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, and Stamper
No 0
7. 211493 A substitute resolution allocating funds from the Partnerships in
Affordable Ownership Housing and Alternatives to Home Ownership
Initiative capital program to the Milwaukee Community Land Trust.
Sponsors: Ald. Zamarripa
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL
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OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, and Stamper
No 0
8. 211915 Communication relating to meeting demand for CDL drivers by creating
a workforce pipeline.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
Appearing:
Lindsay Blumer, Jacob Walton and Toni White - WRTP/Big Step
Danielle Rodriguez, Chuck Schumacher and Brian Fields - Dept. of Public Works
Peter Jelen, Laura Breay and Dr. Mohammad Dakwar - Milwaukee Area Technical
College (MATC)
Princeton Epps, Epps Freights
Sharon Robinson - Dept. of Administration
Demtrius Nash - out of Chicago, their office of violence prevention believed the more
training folks have, then less likely for violence.
Van Rodgers - JH Alliance Trucking
May want to ask Wisconsin Community Services to attend in the future and RPP -
37th and Wisconsin as well as MPS, the Workforce Board, Milwaukee Urban League,
Milwaukee County Transit System as an employer, Nancy Hernandez - Hispanic
Coalition, Nolsen Soler - Latino Entrepreneurial Network and Lacy Coppins-Robbins
-African American women in training for CDL (she is on FB standing in front of her
truck).
There is a need to create a task force on this issue.
A motion was made by ALD. DODD that this Communication be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Rainey, Zamarripa, Dodd, and Stamper
No 0
Meeting adjourned: 3:20 P.M.
Linda M. Elmer
Staff Assistant
This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research
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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, and Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 414-286-2231
Fax: 414-286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 414-286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, April 7, 2022 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
Amended 3/25/22 -- item #7 (file 211493) was added.
1. 211372 Reappointment of Jonathan Jackson to the Business Improvement District
#20 by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 211812 Reappointment of Becky Groth to the Business Improvement District #15
by the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 211816 Appointment of David Stegeman to the Business Improvement District #35
by the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 211814 Reappointment of Brian Rott to the Business Improvement District #19 by
the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 211813 Appointment of Kamesha Lewis-Taylor to the Business Improvement
District #19 by the Mayor. (5th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 211815 Reappointment of Carlton Butts to the Business Improvement District #27
by the Mayor. (7th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 211493 A substitute resolution allocating funds from the Partnerships in Affordable
Ownership Housing and Alternatives to Home Ownership Initiative capital
program to the Milwaukee Community Land Trust.
Sponsors: Ald. Zamarripa
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8. 211915 Communication relating to meeting demand for CDL drivers by creating a
workforce pipeline.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
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