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FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Regular Meeting

Milwaukee, WI · November 18, 2014

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City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Minutes FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ALD. NIK KOVAC, CHAIR Ald. Joe Dudzik, Vice-ChairAld. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Milele A. Coggs, and Ald. Terry L. Witkowski Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456, clee@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Jim Carroll;, 286-8679, jcarro@milwaukee.gov Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:00 AM Room 301-B, 3rd Fl., City Hall Meeting convened at 9:16 a.m. Present 5 - Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs, Witkowski Individuals also present: Martin Matson, Comptroller Mark Nicolini, Budget & Management Director Dennis Yaccarino, Budget & Management Office Jim Carroll, Legislative Reference Bureau 1. 141127 Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division regarding vacancy requests, fund transfers and equipment requests. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Communication to Finance be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton and Witkowski No 0 Excused 1- Coggs 2. 141129 Communication from the Department of Administration relating to approval of changes to certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Rhonda Kelsey, City Purchasing Director Toni Vanderboom, Fire and Police Commission Renee Keinert, Fire and Police Commission Ald. Coggs asked for specific details on what the Fire and Police Commission is City of Milwaukee Page 1 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Minutes November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE doing to make recruits more diverse and reflective of police recruitment list. Ald. Coggs asked for the amount that has been expended on the current police recruitment list and testing process. Ald. Kovac requested for a full cost breakdown of expenditures relative to the contract. A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication to Finance be HELD IN COMMITTEE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 3. 141128 Communication from the Department of Administration informing the Finance and Personnel Committee of waivers granted for certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individual appearing: Rhonda Kelsey, City Purchasing Director Charles Burki, Milwaukee Police Department A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Communication to Finance be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 4. 141094 Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division relating to technical corrections to the 2014 Positions Ordinance. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 5. 141218 Communication from the City Attorney’s Office relative to amendments to the titles of Nursery Crew Leader position and the Urban Forestry Technician in the Salary Ordinance pursuant to a settlement agreement. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski City of Milwaukee Page 2 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Minutes November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE No 0 6. 141169 Substitute resolution appropriating $675,000 from the 2014 Common Council Contingent Fund to be expended for costs, claims and other expenditures related to police litigation. Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton Individuals appearing: Miriam Horwitz, Deputy City Attorney Richard Withers, City Attorney's Office A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 7. 141056 A substitute ordinance relating to employee benefits for the position of city laborer. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individual appearing: Andrea Knickerbocker, Department of Employee Relations A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 8. 140873 A substitute ordinance relating to a periodic property inspection program to monitor properties for compliance with any variance, special use or limited use, any plan of operation, landscape plan or site plan approved by the board of zoning appeals, and any conditions set forth in the written decisions of the board of zoning appeals. Sponsors: Ald. Bohl Individuals appearing: Art Dahlberg, Department of Neighborhood Services Commissioner Thomas Mishefske, Department of Neighborhood Services A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 City of Milwaukee Page 3 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Minutes November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE 9. 140909 A substitute ordinance relating to the standards for residential rental certificates. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman Individuals appearing: Art Dahlberg, Department of Neighborhood Services Commissioner Thomas Mishefske, Department of Neighborhood Services Individual appearing in opposition: Heiner Giese, The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin Lobbyist Ald. Coggs said that the ordinance should be further amended to address a concern from Mr. Giese for when a change of residential property ownership involves an owner-occupied property with existing tenants becoming a rental property with those tenants intact. A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 10. 141099 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Maternal and Child Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Yvette Rowe, Health Department Jessica Gathirimu, Health Department A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 11. 141102 Substitute Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2015 Medical Assistance (MA) Outreach Forward Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Yvette Rowe, Health Department Jessica Gathirimu, Health Department A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 City of Milwaukee Page 4 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Minutes November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE 12. 141103 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Yvette Rowe, Health Department Jessica Gathirimu, Health Department A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 13. 141105 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Hepatitis B Immunization Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Yvette Rowe, Health Department Irmine Reitl, Health Department A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 14. 141109 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Immunization Action Plan Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Yvette Rowe, Health Department Irmine Reitl, Health Department A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 15. 141112 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Lead Detection Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR City of Milwaukee Page 5 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Minutes November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE Individuals appearing: Yvette Rowe, Health Department Irmine Reitl, Health Department A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 16. 141115 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Dual Protection Partnership Initiative from the State of Wisconsin Division of Public Health-Family Planning Program (DPH-FP) and the Family Planning Health Services, Inc. (FPHS, Inc.). Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Yvette Rowe, Health Department Irmine Reitl, Health Department A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 17. 141116 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Grant - HIV Prevention from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Yvette Rowe, Health Department Irmine Reitl, Health Department A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 18. 141117 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Grant - STD Infertility Prevention from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Yvette Rowe, Health Department Irmine Reitl, Health Department City of Milwaukee Page 6 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Minutes November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 19. 141091 Resolution authorizing the sale and issuance of General Obligation Refunding Notes and Bonds. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individual appearing: Richard Li, Comptroller's Office A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Kovac, Dudzik, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 Excused 1- Hamilton 20. 141092 Resolution authorizing the City to self-report under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Municipal Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Richard Li, Comptroller's Office Mary Schanning, City Attorney's Office A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 21. 141078 Communication from the Comptroller's office relating to a report entitled, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Milwaukee for the year ended December 31, 2013. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 22. 140956 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the Audit of City of Milwaukee Page 7 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Minutes November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE System Vulnerabilities of City Datacenters. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Aycha Sirvanci, Comptroller's Office Audit Manager Gregory Lotze, Comptroller's Office Audit Division A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 23. 141164 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the audit of Public Works Contract Administration. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Aycha Sirvanci, Comptroller's Office Audit Manager Dan Thomas, Department of Public Works A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 24. 141153 Appointment of Bernard Allen to the Public Debt Commission by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individual appearing: Bernard Allen, Employee Retirement System A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 25. 141131 A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2014 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski City of Milwaukee Page 8 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Minutes November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE No 0 26. 141132 A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2014 offices and positions in the City Service. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 27. 140856 A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2015 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 28. 140855 A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2015 offices and positions in the City Service. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. DUDZIK that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 29. 141133 Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel. Sponsors: THE CHAIR A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 5- Kovac, Dudzik, Hamilton, Coggs and Witkowski No 0 Meeting adjourned at 11:23 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant City of Milwaukee Page 9 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Minutes November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar. City of Milwaukee Page 10

Agenda

City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Agenda FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE ALD. NIK KOVAC, CHAIR Ald. Joe Dudzik, Vice-ChairAld. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Milele A. Coggs, and Ald. Terry L. Witkowski Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456, clee@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Jim Carroll;, 286-8679, jcarro@milwaukee.gov Tuesday, November 18, 2014 9:00 AM Room 301-B, 3rd Fl., City Hall 1. 141127 Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division regarding vacancy requests, fund transfers and equipment requests. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 2. 141129 Communication from the Department of Administration relating to approval of changes to certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 3. 141128 Communication from the Department of Administration informing the Finance and Personnel Committee of waivers granted for certain single or sole source contracts or contract amendments Sponsors: THE CHAIR 4. 141094 Communication from the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Analysis Division relating to technical corrections to the 2014 Positions Ordinance. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 5. 141218 Communication from the City Attorney’s Office relative to amendments to the titles of Nursery Crew Leader position and the Urban Forestry Technician in the Salary Ordinance pursuant to a settlement agreement. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 6. 141169 Resolution appropriating $675,000 from the 2014 Common Council Contingent Fund to be expended for costs, claims and other expenditures related to ongoing police litigation and authorizing up to $675,000 in contingent borrowing for these purposes. Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton 7. 141056 A substitute ordinance relating to employee benefits for the position of city laborer. Sponsors: THE CHAIR City of Milwaukee Page 1 Printed on 11/14/2014 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Agenda November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE 8. 140873 A substitute ordinance relating to a periodic property inspection program to monitor properties for compliance with any variance, special use or limited use, any plan of operation, landscape plan or site plan approved by the board of zoning appeals, and any conditions set forth in the written decisions of the board of zoning appeals. Sponsors: Ald. Bohl 9. 140909 A substitute ordinance relating to the standards for residential rental certificates. Sponsors: Ald. Bauman 10. 141099 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Maternal and Child Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 11. 141102 Substitute Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2015 Medical Assistance (MA) Outreach Forward Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 12. 141103 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 13. 141105 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Hepatitis B Immunization Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 14. 141109 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Immunization Action Plan Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 15. 141112 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Lead Detection Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 16. 141115 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Dual Protection Partnership Initiative from the State of Wisconsin Division of Public Health-Family Planning Program (DPH-FP) and the Family Planning Health Services, Inc. (FPHS, Inc.). Sponsors: THE CHAIR 17. 141116 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 City of Milwaukee Page 2 Printed on 11/14/2014 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Agenda November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE Sexually Transmitted Diseases Grant - HIV Prevention from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 18. 141117 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2015 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Grant - STD Infertility Prevention from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 19. 141091 Resolution authorizing the sale and issuance of General Obligation Refunding Notes and Bonds. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 20. 141092 Resolution authorizing the City to self-report under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Municipal Continuing Disclosure Cooperation Initiative. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 21. 141078 Communication from the Comptroller's office relating to a report entitled, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Milwaukee for the year ended December 31, 2013. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 22. 140956 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the Audit of System Vulnerabilities of City Datacenters. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 23. 141164 Communication from the City Comptroller relating to the audit of Public Works Contract Administration. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 24. 141153 Appointment of Bernard Allen to the Public Debt Commission by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District) Sponsors: THE CHAIR 25. 141131 An ordinance to further amend the 2014 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 26. 141132 An ordinance to further amend the 2014 offices and positions in the City Service. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 27. 140856 An ordinance to further amend the 2015 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service. Sponsors: THE CHAIR 28. 140855 An ordinance to further amend the 2015 offices and positions in the City Service. Sponsors: THE CHAIR City of Milwaukee Page 3 Printed on 11/14/2014 FINANCE & PERSONNEL Meeting Agenda November 18, 2014 COMMITTEE 29. 141133 Resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel. Sponsors: THE CHAIR This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25. Common Council members who are not members of this committee may attend this meeting to participate or to gather information. This meeting may constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of its standing committees although no formal action will be taken at this meeting. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For assistance contact the Legislative Services ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. Parking for persons attending City Hall meetings is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center (southwest corner of E. Kilbourn Ave. and N. Water St.) Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall. Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code are required to register with the City Clerk's License Division. Lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at www.milwaukee.gov/lobby. City of Milwaukee Page 4 Printed on 11/14/2014

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