STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · May 25, 2022
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. JOSE G. PEREZ, CHAIR
Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, Vice-Chair
Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Milele A.
Coggs, Ald. Russell W. Stamper, Ald. Michael J. Murphy, and
Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 414-286-2231; Fax: 414-286-3456,
lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
Special
Meeting convened: 1:39 P.M.
Present 8 - Perez, Dimitrijevic, Hamilton, Bauman, Coggs, Stamper, Murphy, Zamarripa
220058 Substitute resolution approving a framework agreement between the City
of Milwaukee and the Republican National Committee relating to the
hosting of the 2024 Republic National Convention.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals present:
Ald. Lewis, Ald. Dodd and Ald. Borkowski
Arlisia McHenry - Mayor's Office
Lafayette Crump - Dept. of City Development
Peggy Williams-Smith - Visit Milwaukee
Gerard Randall - RNC Coordinator and Vice Chair of the State Republican Party
Nick DeSiato - Milwaukee Police Dept.
Andrea Fowler - City Attorney's Office
Public testimony:
Gerard Randall - RNC Coordinator and Vice Chair of the State Republican Party
Peter Rickman - 3702 S. 20th St. - President of the Milwaukee Service Hospitality
Union - work force needs to be trained and community benefits need to be in writing.
Omar Saaney - 13825 James Ct, Brookfield - thinks a sales tax will happen, but won't
if we don't move on this convention.
Travis Cox - Milwaukee - does not support the convention.
Ald. Zamarripa moved to go into closed session. There were no objections.
A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 7- Perez, Dimitrijevic, Hamilton, Bauman, Coggs, Stamper, and Zamarripa
No 1- Murphy
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Meeting adjourned: 4:58 P.M.
Linda M. Elmer
Staff Assistant
This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research
Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
ALD. JOSE G. PEREZ, CHAIR
Ald. Marina Dimitrijevic, Vice-Chair
Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Milele A.
Coggs, Ald. Russell W. Stamper, Ald. Michael J. Murphy, and
Ald. JoCasta Zamarripa
Staff Assistant, Linda Elmer, 414-286-2231; Fax: 414-286-3456,
lelmer@milwaukee.gov
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 1:30 PM City Hall, Room 301-B
Special
1. 220058 Substitute resolution approving a framework agreement between the City
of Milwaukee and the Republican National Committee relating to the
hosting of the 2024 Republic National Convention.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
The Steering and Rules Committee may convene into closed session on Wednesday,
May, 25th 2022 in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(e) Deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public
properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business,
whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session and Wis. Stat.
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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 and then may 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 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.
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