FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 15, 2021
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
ALD. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR
Ald. Scott Spiker, Vice-Chair
Ald. Nik Kovac, Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, and Ald. Milele A.
Coggs
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Tea Norfolk , 286-8012,
tea.norfolk@milwaukee.gov
Friday, October 15, 2021 9:00 AM Room 301-B, Third Floor, City Hall
Special
This is also 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 at 9:24 a.m.
Present 5 - Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa, Coggs
Also present:
Dennis Yaccarino, Budget & Management Director
Joshua Benson, Deputy Comptroller
Keith Broadnax, LRB Manager
Tea Norfolk, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist
1. 210894 Substitute resolution relating to the appropriation of the remainder of the
first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
ARPA Proposal 58
This item was considered first out of order.
This allocation provides funding for lost revenue in the amount of $4,200,000, which is
allocated to the Library for construction of the new Martin Luther King, Jr., branch
library, and will be used to fill budget shortfalls and avoid cuts to services.
Appearing:
Joan Johnson, City Librarian
Ald. Chantia Lewis, 9th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, 14th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Khalif Rainey, 7th Ald. Dist.
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Ald. Russell Stamper, 11, 15th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Murphy, Kovac, Zamarripa, Hamilton, Lewis, Dimitrijevic, Dodd, Rainey, Stamper,
and Johnson added as cosponsors.
Ald. Coggs moved approval of ARPA Proposal 58. (Prevailed 5-0)
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be AMENDED. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa and Coggs
No 0
ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1
This item was considered after ARPA Proposal 58.
This allocation funds:
1. Affordable housing in the amount of $43,500,000 for the following: (1) Department of
City Development (DCD) rehabilitation of 150 in rem homes at $100,000 each, for a
total of $15,000,000, (2) $4,500,000 to support and expand current housing programs
administered by DCD, (3) targeted demolition by the Department of Neighborhood
Services (DNS) in the amount of $3,000,000, (4) $1,000,000 for compliance loan
funding in DNS, (5) $10,000,000 in the Housing Trust Fund, (6) modular housing in the
Department of Administration – Environmental Collaboration Office for $1,000,000, and
(7) Westlawn for $9,000,000.
2. Lead abatement in the Health Department for $26,050,477.
3. A combination of lead-abatement, housing, and jobs programming for: (1) lead
abatement workforce development in the Department of Administration for $3,000,000
and (2) Energy-efficiency upgrades to homes being remediated for lead in the
Department of Administration for $2,000,000.
4. Continued response to COVID for $15,000,000 in the following departments: (1)
Department of Administration – Office of African American Affairs for $400,000, (2)
Fire Department for $1,000,000, (3) Health Department for $13,300,000, and (4) the
Library for $300,000.
5. Jobs training with Earn and Learn for $1,300,000.
6. Early Childhood Education stipends for teachers for $7,000,000, managed by the
Mayor’s Office – Office of Early Childhood Initiatives.
7. Lost Revenue, as outlined by the Budget Management Division, for: (1) Translation
services for $300,000 in the Department of Administration – Information Technology
Management Division and $300,000 in the Common Council – City Clerk, (2) six engine
companies for the Fire Department for $14,783,529, (3) early childhood education
costs for the Office of Early Childhood Initiatives for $315,687, (4) payment to
MADACC for the City of Milwaukee’s share of operating costs for $1,867,000, (5) three
police recruit classes of 65 recruits each for $6,049,977, (6) street lighting circuit
reliability improvement for $10,000,000, (7) building energy account and construction
supplies account in the Department of Public Works – Infrastructure for $4,245,000,
(8) The Big Clean city cleanup for $2,310,000, and (9) operating costs not funded by
user fees in the Department of Public Works – Operations for $3,096,000.
8. Additional levy savings to fund Fire Department salaries in the amount of
$30,000,000.
Appearing:
Common Council President Cavalier
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Kailyn Kenney, 1st Ald. Dist.
Ald. Robert Bauman, 4th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Coggs moved substitution of ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1 with ARAP Omnibus
Proposal 1C. (Prevailed 5-0)
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED.
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa and Coggs
No 0
ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1C
This allocation funds:
1. Affordable housing in the amount of $43,500,000 for the following: (1) Department of
City Development (DCD) rehabilitation of 150 in rem homes at $100,000 each, for a
total of $15,000,000, (2) $4,500,000 to support and expand current housing programs
administered by DCD, (3) targeted demolition by the Department of Neighborhood
Services (DNS) in the amount of $3,000,000, (4) $1,000,000 for compliance loan
funding in DNS, (5) $10,000,000 in the Housing Trust Fund, (6) modular housing in the
Department of Administration - Environmental Collaboration Office for $1,000,000, and
(7) Westlawn for $9,000,000.
2. Lead abatement in the Health Department for $26,050,477.
3. A combination of lead-abatement, housing, and jobs programming for: (1) lead
abatement workforce development in the Department of Administration for $3,000,000
and (2) Energy-efficiency upgrades to homes being remediated for lead in the
Department of Administration for $2,000,000.
4. Continued response to COVID for $15,000,000 in the following departments: (1)
Department of Administration - Office of African American Affairs for $400,000, (2) Fire
Department for $1,000,000, (3) Health Department for $13,300,000, and (4) the Library
for $300,000.
5. Jobs training with Earn and Learn for $1,300,000.
6. Early Childhood Education initiatives in the amount of $7,000,000, managed by the
Office of Early Childhood Initiatives in the Mayor’s Office, as follows: (1) $5,102,500 in
stipends for teachers, (2) $309,000 for dual enrollment in MATC, (3) $1,059,000 for the
Literacy Lab’s Leading Men Follows, and (4) $529,000 for MKE Rising.
7. Lost Revenue, as outlined by the Budget Management Division, for: (1) Translation
services for $300,000 in the Department of Administration - Information Technology
Management Division and $300,000 in the Common Council - City Clerk, (2) six engine
companies for the Fire Department for $14,783,529, (3) early childhood education
costs for the Office of Early Childhood Initiatives for $315,687, (4) payment to
MADACC for the City of Milwaukee’s share of operating costs for $1,867,000, (5) street
lighting circuit reliability improvement for $10,000,000, (6) building energy account and
construction supplies account in the Department of Public Works - Infrastructure for
$4,245,000, (7) The Big Clean city cleanup for $2,310,000, and (8) operating costs not
funded by user fees in the Department of Public Works - Operations for $3,096,000.
8. Additional levy savings to fund Fire Department salaries in the amount of
$36,049,977. The intent of this allocation is to place $30,000,000 of levy savings from
the Fire Department’s 2022 Budget, and the remaining $6,049,977 from the Fire
Department’s 2022 Budget will be placed in the Police Department’s Budget to fund 3
recruit classes of 65 each for a total of 195 recruits.
9. Office of Violence prevention funding in the amount of $3,270,000 to fund the
departmental special funds unfunded in the 2022 budget and to support and expand
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414LIFE.
Also appearing:
Kirsten Johnson, Health Dept. Commissioner
Ald. Khalif Rainey, 7th Ald. Dist.
Steven Mahan, Community Development Grant Administration
Ald. Russell Stamper, II, 15th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Coggs moved substitution of ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1C with ARPA Omnibus
Proposal 1D. (Prevailed 5-0)
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED.
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa and Coggs
No 0
ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1D
The intent is the same as ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1C with language added to
"Description, 2. Description of activities:, i." as follows:
The Health Department, in conjunction with the Inspector General, shall report quarterly
to the Common Council on the status of the program.
Additionally, a portion of the funds designated for hotel vouchers to be used for the
rehabilitation of city-owned foreclosed properties to be used as temporary emergency
housing for families displaced by lead remediation. The Health Department shall work
with the Department of City Development to identify appropriate properties and potential
partnering agencies, similar to the existing emergency housing program.
Also appearing:
Tyler Weber, Health Dept.
Chytania Brown, Employ Milwaukee President & CEO
Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, 14th Ald. Dist.
Daria Hall, Milwaukee Succeeds
Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, 1st Ald. Dist.
Mr. Yaccarino said that the Early Childhood Education stipends should be under the
Department of Administration and not the Mayor's Office as an administrative change.
Also appearing:
Jerrel Kruschke, Dept. of Public Works
Arnitta Holliman, Office of Violence Prevention
Ald. Chantia Lewis, 9th Ald. Dist.
ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1G (ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1D with administrative
corrections)
Ald. Coggs moved to divide the question for:
Payment to MADACC for the City of Milwaukee’s share of operating costs for
$1,867,000.
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A roll call vote was taken separately to approve the payment to MADACC for the City
of Milwaukee’s share of operating costs for $1,867,000. (Prevailed 4-1) No - Coggs
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be AMENDED. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac and Zamarripa
No 1- Coggs
ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1G (ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1D with administrative
corrections)
Ald. Coggs moved to divide the question for:
Westlawn for $9,000,000.
A roll call vote was taken separately to approve to the allocation to Westlawn for
$9,000,000. (Prevailed 4-1) No - Coggs
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be AMENDED. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac and Zamarripa
No 1- Coggs
ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1G (ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1D with administrative
corrections)
A roll call vote was taken to approve the remainder of ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1G
(ARPA Omnibus Proposal 1D with administrative corrections). (Prevailed 5-0)
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be AMENDED. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa and Coggs
No 0
Meeting recessed at 12:55 p.m.
Meeting reconvened at 1:50 p.m.
ARPA Proposal 47
This request will provide retroactive hazard pay for front-facing, City workers who
worked from pay period 10 through pay period 26 of 2020. In total, this would apply to
1,456 workers.
Ald. Spiker moved to amend the allocation amount from $2,571,740.73 to $1,060,000.
(Prevailed 5-0)
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be AMENDED. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa and Coggs
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No 0
ARPA Proposal 47A
Ald. Spiker moved approval of ARPA Proposal 47A (ARPA Proposal 47, as amended).
(Prevailed 4-1) No - Kovac
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be AMENDED. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Spiker, Zamarripa and Coggs
No 1- Kovac
ARPA Proposal 45
This item was considered last. Remaining ARPA available funds were $15, 654.50.
This request will fund mailing the City of Milwaukee’s online American Rescue Plan Act
Public Survey to residents within the 6th, 7th and 15th Aldermanic with 53206 ZIP
codes.
ARPA Proposal 45A (ARPA Proposal 45 with administrative change to funding
sources)
The allocation amount of $18,151 to consist of the final $15,654.50 ARPA funds
remaining and the Common Council - City Clerk's office to fund the remaining amount
of $2,516.
Ald. Coggs moved approval of ARPA Proposal 45A (ARPA Proposal 45 with
administrative change to funding sources). (Prevailed 5-0)
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be AMENDED. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa and Coggs
No 0
Ald. Zamarripa moved to place on file all other remaining ARPA proposals. (Prevailed
5-0)
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be AMENDED.
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa and Coggs
No 0
A motion was made by ALD. KOVAC that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Spiker, Kovac, Zamarripa and Coggs
No 0
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Meeting adjourned at 2:06 p.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
Council Records Section
City Clerk's Office
Please note: CCFN 210894 may be referred for consideration before a Special Common
Council meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. in the Common
Council Chambers, Milwaukee City Hall.
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City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
ALD. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR
Ald. Scott Spiker, Vice-Chair
Ald. Nik Kovac, Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, and Ald. Milele A.
Coggs
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232; Fax: 286-3456,
clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Tea Norfolk , 286-8012,
tea.norfolk@milwaukee.gov
Friday, October 15, 2021 9:00 AM Room 301-B, Third Floor, City Hall
Special
This is also 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. 210894 Substitute resolution relating to the appropriation of the remainder of the
first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
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