LICENSES COMMITTEE

Regular Meeting

Milwaukee, WI · January 10, 2022

Minutes

City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Minutes LICENSES COMMITTEE ALD. MILELE A. COGGS, CHAIR Ald. Nik Kovac, VICE-CHAIR Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, and Ald. Nikiya Dodd Staff Assistant, Yadira Melendez-Hagedorn, 286-2775 Fax: 286-3456, Y.Melendez-Hagedorn@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262, joster@milwaukee.gov Monday, January 10, 2022 9:00 AM Committee Room City Hall The meeting convened at 9:08 am 211360 Motion relating to the recommendations of the Licenses Committee relating to licenses. 07 RAY, SR, Michael, Agent for "Michael Ray Gents Plus LLC", Class B Tavern and Public Entertainment Premises License Renewal Applications for "Gold Diggers Milw" at 4750 N HOPKINS St. (Expired 11/23/2021) Mr. Ray was present in the room along with Atty. Maistelman who appeared virtually and said that his client was fully cooperative with the police regarding the robbery item on the police report. Individuals also present: Ald. Coggs said that the reason to have this special meeting was to have the neighbor to provide a context of the videos available. Atty. Maistelman said that he objected to watch the videos without the neighbor being present and providing the narrative and that under the rules of evidence, technically the person who took the video must be here to provide the narrative. Atty. McNally said that this was an opportunity for Ms.Cleveland to appear and authenticate those videos herself and that the alderman who also have sent the same videos as apart of the objection has had an opportunity to review them so it is safe to play the videos for the sake of the community and to understand this license application. Ald. Coggs wanted to clarify that for years we have seen videos without the person who took it being present and that it has not been an issue in the past. Also asked Ald. Rainey how does he want to proceed. Ald. Rainey said that he wants to watch the videos do they can speak by themselves. Mr. Ray said that those cars on the video do not come from his establishment and that there are two apartment buildings next to it. Ald. Coggs asked Mr. Ray if he has cameras on the rear. Mr. Ray said that he does but they are pointing at the rear door. Ald. Coggs asked if we have the video that the neighbor mentioned about the gun fire. Mr. Ray said that it is an open field next to his place and that there were people shooting fireworks but that it was not him and that the police have access to the surveillance videos without him being present. Added that if there were complaints the City of Milwaukee Page 1 LICENSES COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes January 10, 2022 police could have come and watch the cameras and that anyone that he knows would not be comfortable shooting a gun in front of a camera and said that the police can come to check his cameras to see if the person shooting is related to his business. Ald. Rainey said that it is hard to come up with a decision without the narrative or the feeling of what was going at the moment because we do not know where this people come from but that there is an issue with a neighbor and said that he will work along with the applicant to see what they can do with city vacant lot and to move forward with this application. Ald. Perez and Ald. Borkowski agreed that no more videos are necessary. Ald. Coggs said to the applicant that it is true that we cannot determinate if that people came out or not from his business but that there is a neighbor with an issue and that he has to work on those issues to run a successful business and that he must take these concerns seriously so we are not back here next year with a hundred videos and the neighbor. Atty. Maistelman said that his client has been open and cooperative and that he was here to address the issues and that we cannot tie what we see on the videos with the business. Ald. Perez moved renewal with a warning letter and said that it is very important that neighbors come forward and take the time to get involved. (Prevailed 4-0) AMENDED Aye 4- Coggs, Borkowski, Dodd, and Perez No 0 Excused 1- Kovac Ald. Dodd moved approval of the file #211360 as amended. (Prevailed 4-0) AMENDED Aye 4- Coggs, Borkowski, Dodd, and Perez No 0 Excused 1- Kovac The meeting adjourned at 9:40 am Yadira Melendez-H Staff Assistant 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 2

Agenda

City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Agenda LICENSES COMMITTEE ALD. MILELE A. COGGS, CHAIR Ald. Nik Kovac, VICE-CHAIR Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, and Ald. Nikiya Dodd Staff Assistant, Yadira Melendez-Hagedorn, 286-2775 Fax: 286-3456, Y.Melendez-Hagedorn@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262, joster@milwaukee.gov Monday, January 10, 2022 9:00 AM Committee Room City Hall Special - This is 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. 211360 Motion relating to the recommendations of the Licenses Committee relating to licenses. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Detailed information relating to the contents of this file may be found by searching under this number at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/legislation. Alternatively, the complete file including detailed information identifying the specific subject matters to be discussed at the meeting may be inspected at the office of the License Division, Room 105, City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, 53202, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 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 and Health, 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. Times for specific agenda items are estimations. If items cannot be heard at their specified times, they will be heard as soon as practicable thereafter. City of Milwaukee Page 1 Printed on 1/7/2022 LICENSES COMMITTEE Meeting Agenda January 10, 2022 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. City Hall and the Zeidler Municipal Building are accessible by "The Hop" City Hall Stations, the MCTS Green Line, Gold Line, 14, 15, 19, 30, 33, and 57 bus routes. Visit https://www.ridemcts.com/ for more information. Bike racks are available on Water Street, Market Street, and Broadway, and a Bublr Bike Share station is located on the northeast corner of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street. Limited parking for persons attending meetings is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street. 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. City of Milwaukee Page 2 Printed on 1/7/2022