JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · July 6, 2017
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, Wi 53202
Meeting Minutes
JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
ALD. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR
Ald. Cavalier Johnson, Vice-Chair
Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, and Jose G.
Perez
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, July 6, 2017 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
Meeting convenend at 9:04 AM
Present 5 - Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski, Perez
1. 170431 Resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at 5277-5277A
N. 34th Street, in the 1st Aldermanic District, to former owner
Milwaukee Income Property LLC.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Karen Taylor
Emily Mckeown
Jim Klajbor
2014-2016 taxes if paid in july $8,476.41 if paid by August 10, 2017 $8,580.13
Other properties owened by applicant 1853-1855 N 39th Street 2017-4 INREM
201-2016 $7,008.02
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
2. 170430 Resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at 1569 S. 25th
Street, in the 8th Aldermanic District, to former owner Pedro Perez, Jr.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Karen Taylor
Emily Mckeown
Jim Klajbor - Treasurer's Office
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Mr. Pedro Perez
2014 & 2016 taxes if paid by July $1,879.51 if paid by August 10, 2017 $2,021.74
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
3. 161426 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at
4366 N. 67th Street, in the 2nd Aldermanic District to its former owner
Cheryl Hobbs.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
4. 161668 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at
7115 W. Capitol Drive, in the 10th Aldermanic District, to its former
owner Cheryl Hobbs.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
5. 161430 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at
3004 N. 30th Street, in the 7th Aldermanic District to its former owner
Jennifer Rhodes.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman and Borkowski
No 0
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Excused 1- Perez
6. 161665 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at
5113-5115 W. Lincoln Creek Drive, in the 7th Aldermanic District to its
former owner Aaron Stephens.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Karen Taylor
Emily Mckeown
Jim Klajbor
Aaron Stephen not present when called
2013-2016 taxes if paid by July $18,034.01 if paid by August 10, 2017 $18,222.76
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECONSIDERED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
7. 170383 Resolution relating to the appeal of Eric Mandel Johnson for property
damage. (9th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
8. 170350 Resolution relating to the appeal of Dayna Garrett for property
damage.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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Appearing:
Pat Fricker - ACA
Dayna Garrett not present when called
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECONSIDERED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
Appearing:
Pat Fricker - ACA
Tom Pechachek - DPW
Dayna Garrett
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
9. 170171 Resolution relating to the appeal of Kim Gentz for property damage.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Pat Fricker - ACA
Brian Fields - Field Trainer Instructor
Mr. Kim Gentz
Ald. Borkowksi moved to approve this appeal in the amount of $988.36
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 1- Murphy
170171 Substitute resolution relating to the appeal of Kim Gentz for property
damage.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
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vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
10. 170370 Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to, by amendment, extend the
collection contract for the receivables of the City of Milwaukee by one
year.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Andrea Fowler - ACA
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 3- Murphy, Johnson and Borkowski
No 2- Bauman and Perez
11. 170357 Resolution authorizing payment of the claim of Nancy Smith in the
amount of $14,575.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Pat Fricker - ACA
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
12. 161363 A substitute ordinance relating to deferred foreclosure on tax liens.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
Appearing
Sam Coleman - Representing Sponsor, President Hamilton
Jim Klajbor - Deputy City Treasurer
Spencer Coggs - City Treasurer
President Ashanti Hamilton - sponsor of this resolution
This Ordinance was RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
13. 170450 Resolution amending Common Council File Number 161221 relating to
the reporting deadline for the Joint Committee on Redevelopment of
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Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
14. 170446 Resolution directing the Department of Administration -
Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby for state legislation
allowing the transfer of the portion of sales tax revenue generated in
Milwaukee and currently appropriated to the Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball District to the City of Milwaukee for its protective
services.
Sponsors: Ald. Zielinski
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
15. 170423 Resolution relative to legislative bills.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
LaKeisha Buttler - IRD
Danielle Decker - IRD
Sgt. Groszczyk - MPD
Brenda Wood - CC CC
(LRB 3571/1)
Relating to: worker's compensation claims by certain public safety employees for
post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ald. Johnson moved committee takes the position to Oppose this legislation
4-1 (Borkowski)
(LRB 0310/2)
Relating to: training requirements for a license to carry a concealed weapon.
Ald. moved committee takes the position to support this legislation
5-0
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED.
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
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170423 Substitute resolution relative to legislative bills.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Murphy, Johnson, Bauman, Borkowski and Perez
No 0
The Judiciary and Legislation Committee may convene into closed session on Thursday,
July 6, 2017 in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuant
to s. 19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of conferring with the City Attorney who will
render oral or written advice with respect to litigation in which the city is or is likely to
become involved and then will go into open session for the regular agenda.
Ald. Bauman moved committee go into closed session.
Meeting adjourned at 10:38 AM
Joanna Polanco
Staff Assistant
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee
attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the
Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic
Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety,
Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules.
Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or
more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or
any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any
agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In
the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information
gathering will be taken at the simultaneous 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.
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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 http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying.
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, Wi 53202
Meeting Agenda
JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
ALD. MICHAEL J. MURPHY, CHAIR
Ald. Cavalier Johnson, Vice-Chair
Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, and Jose G.
Perez
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, July 6, 2017 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
1. 170431 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at
5277-5277 A N 34th Street, in the 1st Aldermanic District to its former
owner Milwaukee Income Property LLC.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 170430 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at 1569
S 25th Street, in the 8th Aldermanic District to its former owner Pedro
Perez, Jr..
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 161426 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at 4366
N. 67th Street, in the 2nd Aldermanic District to its former owner Cheryl
Hobbs.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 161668 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at 7115
W. Capitol Drive, in the 10th Aldermanic District, to its former owner
Cheryl Hobbs.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 161430 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at 3004
N. 30th Street, in the 7th Aldermanic District to its former owner Jennifer
Rhodes.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 161665 Substitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at
5113-5115 W. Lincoln Creek Drive, in the 7th Aldermanic District to its
former owner Aaron Stephens.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 170383 Resolution relating to the appeal of Eric Mandel Johnson for property
damage. (9th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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---$1,505.55
8. 170350 Resolution relating to the appeal of Dayna Garrett for property damage.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
---$4,239.95
9. 170171 Resolution relating to the appeal of Kim Gentz for property damage.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
---$988.36
10. 170370 Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to, by amendment, extend the
collection contract for the receivables of the City of Milwaukee by one
year.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 170357 Resolution authorizing payment of the claim of Nancy Smith in the
amount of $14,575.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 161363 A substitute ordinance relating to deferred foreclosure on tax liens.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
--- May be placed on file as no longer necessary.
13. 170450 Resolution amending Common Council File Number 161221 relating to
the reporting deadline for the Joint Committee on Redevelopment of
Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman
14. 170446 Resolution directing the Department of Administration -
Intergovernmental Relations Division to lobby for state legislation
allowing the transfer of the portion of sales tax revenue generated in
Milwaukee and currently appropriated to the Southeast Wisconsin
Professional Baseball District to the City of Milwaukee for its protective
services.
Sponsors: Ald. Zielinski
15. 170423 Resolution relative to legislative bills.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
(LRB 3571/1)
Relating to: worker's compensation claims by certain public safety employees for
post-traumatic stress disorder.
(LRB 0310/2)
Relating to: training requirements for a license to carry a concealed weapon.
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JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION Meeting Agenda July 6, 2017
COMMITTEE
The Judiciary and Legislation Committee may convene into closed session on Thursday, July 6,
2017 in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)
(g), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of conferring with the City Attorney who will render oral or
written advice with respect to litigation in which the city is or is likely to become involved and
then will go into open session for the regular agenda.
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this
meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or
any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and
Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety, Public Works, Zoning,
Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is
occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member
results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a
quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that
committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action
other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous 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
http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying.
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