PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · March 18, 2024
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
ALD. ROBERT J. BAUMAN, CHAIR
Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II, Vice-Chair
Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, Ald. Jonathan Brostoff and Ald.
Lamont Westmoreland
Staff Assistant, Yadira Melendez, 414-286-2775
Fax: 414-286-3456, Yadira.Melendez@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 414-286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Monday, March 18, 2024 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
SPECIAL - AMENDED with Closed Session.
The meeting was called to order at 9:07 am.
Present 5 - Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, Westmoreland
1. 231740 A substitute ordinance relating to the extraordinary event of the
Republican National Convention.
Sections
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Present: Kathy Block (OCA), Nick DeSiato and Andrea Fowler (Mayor's Office).
Omar Flores from Coalition to March on RNC 2024 offered his testimony.
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Ordinance be SUBSTITUTED.
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, Brostoff, and Westmoreland
No 0
Ald. Zamarripa moved to convene into closed session at 9:41 am. There were no
objections.
Ald. Brostoff moved to reconvene into open session at 10:18 am. There were no
objections.
231740 A substitute ordinance relating to the extraordinary event of the
Republican National Convention.
Sections
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman
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Ald. Stamper moved to amend the hours on 4.d. From 12pm - 7pm To 11am -7pm.
There were no objections.
Ald. Zamarripa moved to amend 9. a-2 by deleting the Police Chief and substituting
with Public Works Commissioner. There were no objections.
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Bauman, Stamper, Zamarripa, and Westmoreland
No 1- Brostoff
The meeting adjourned at 10.22 am
Yadira Melendez
Staff Assistant
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The Public Works Committee may convene into closed session on Monday, March 18, 2024,
in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E Wells St., MIlwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuant to 19.85(1)(g),
Wis. Stats., for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who
is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with
respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved.
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
ALD. ROBERT J. BAUMAN, CHAIR
Ald. Russell W. Stamper, II, Vice-Chair
Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa, Ald. Jonathan Brostoff and Ald.
Lamont Westmoreland
Staff Assistant, Yadira Melendez, 414-286-2775
Fax: 414-286-3456, Yadira.Melendez@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 414-286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Monday, March 18, 2024 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
SPECIAL - AMENDED with Closed Session.
1. 231740 An ordinance relating to the extraordinary event of the Republican National
Convention.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
The Public Works Committee may convene into closed session on Monday, March 18, 2024, in
Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E Wells St., MIlwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuant to 19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats.,
for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or
written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is
or is likely to become involved.
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