STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE

City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Minutes STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE ALD. WILLIE L. HINES, Jr., CHAIR Ald. Michael J. Murphy, Vice-Chair Ald. Joe Davis, Sr., Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. James Bohl, Ald. Robert Bauman, Ald. Terry Witkowski, and Ald. T. Anthony Zielinski Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 286-2231; Fax: 286-3456, lelmer@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Mary Turk, 286-8680, mturk@milwaukee.gov Tuesday, June 25, 2013 1:30 PM Room 301-B, 3rd Fl., City Hall Meeting convened at 1:37 p.m. Present 7 - Hines Jr., Murphy, Bohl, Bauman, Witkowski, Zielinski, Perez Excused 1 - Hamilton The STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE may convene into closed session, 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. The committee will then convene into open session for the regular agenda. Ald. Murphy moved that the STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE convene into closed session, 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. The committee will then convene into open session for the regular agenda. Roll call taken at 1:39 p.m. Aye: Zielinski, Witkowski, Bauman, Bohl, Hamilton, Perez, Murphy, Hines No: Excused: Hamilton Present: Zielinski, Witkowski, Bauman, Bohl, Hamilton, Perez, Murphy, Hines Excused: Hamilton Individuals also present at the table: Grant Langley, City Attorney Miriam Horwitz, City Attorney's Office Mark Nicolini, Department of Administration - Budget & Management Ghassan Korban, Department of Public Works Commissioner Ald. Nik Kovac, 3rd Aldermanic District Rudolph Konrad, Deputy City Attorney Ald. Murphy moved that the STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE convene into open session. Roll call taken at 2:59 p.m. Aye: Zielinski, Witkowski, Bauman, Bohl, Hamilton, Perez, Murphy, Hines City of Milwaukee Page 1 STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes June 25, 2013 No: Excused: Hamilton 1. 130163 Substitute resolution to approve settlement of the City of Milwaukee’s claims against J. P. Cullen & Sons, Inc. in the matter of City of Milwaukee v. Simpson, Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., et al, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Case No. 12 CV 004989. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Grant Langley, City Attorney Miriam Horwitz, City Attorney's Office Mark Nicolini, Department of Administration - Budget & Management Ghassan Korban, Department of Public Works Commissioner Ald. Nik Kovac, 3rd Aldermanic District Rudolph Konrad, Deputy City Attorney A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 7- Hines Jr., Murphy, Bohl, Bauman, Witkowski, Zielinski and Perez No 0 Excused 1- Hamilton 2. 130211 Substitute resolution reserving and appropriating up to $460,000 from the 2013 Common Council Contingent Fund to the Outside Counsel/ Expert Witness Fund Special Purpose Account for expenses relating to the City Hall restoration litigation. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Individuals appearing: Grant Langley, City Attorney Miriam Horwitz, City Attorney's Office Mark Nicolini, Department of Administration - Budget & Management Ald. Nik Kovac, 3rd Aldermanic District Rudolph Konrad, Deputy City Attorney A motion was made by ALD. MURPHY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED TO to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 7- Hines Jr., Murphy, Bohl, Bauman, Witkowski, Zielinski and Perez No 0 Excused 1- Hamilton 3. 130300 Substitute resolution appropriating and transferring $639,600 from the 2013 Contingent Fund for expenses of the Department of City Development and the Department of Public Works relating to preserving, managing, marketing and sale of City-owned foreclosed properties. City of Milwaukee Page 2 STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes June 25, 2013 Sponsors: Ald. Hines Jr., Ald. Bauman, Ald. Davis and Ald. Murphy Individuals appearing: Mark Nicolini, Department of Administration - Budget & Management Ald. Nik Kovac, 3rd Aldermanic District Art Dahlberg, Department of Neighborhood Services Commissioner Martha Brown, Department of City Development Deputy Commissioner Ald. Hines passed the gavel to Ald. Murphy. Ald. Hines moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A . (Prevailed 7-0) A motion was made by ALD. HINES JR. that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 7- Hines Jr., Murphy, Bohl, Bauman, Witkowski, Zielinski and Perez No 0 Excused 1- Hamilton 130300 Substitute resolution appropriating and transferring $639,600 from the 2013 Contingent Fund for expenses of the Department of City Development and the Department of Public Works relating to preserving, managing, marketing and sale of City-owned foreclosed properties. Sponsors: Ald. Hines Jr., Ald. Bauman, Ald. Davis and Ald. Murphy A motion was made by ALD. HINES JR. that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED TO to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 7- Hines Jr., Murphy, Bohl, Bauman, Witkowski, Zielinski and Perez No 0 Excused 1- Hamilton Meeting adjourned at 3:47 p.m. Chris Lee, 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 3