ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · May 22, 2018
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ALD. JAMES BOHL, CHAIR
Ald. Khalif J. Rainey, Vice-Chair,
Ald. Nik Kovac, Ald. Milele A. Coggs and Ald. Russell W.
Stamper, II
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232
Fax: 286-3456, clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
Meeting convened at 9:17 a.m.
Present 3 - Bohl, Kovac, Coggs
Excused 2 - Rainey, Stamper
1. 180203 Resolution authorizing the sale of real estate located at 4260 South 4th
Street, in the 13th Aldermanic District, to its former owner, Melanie A.
(nee Groth) Walker.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
Individuals appearing:
Karen Taylor, Dept. of City Development
Ald. Terry Witkowski, 13th Ald. Dist.
Melanie Walker
A motion was made by ALD. KOVAC that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
2. 180214 Resolution approving a Land Disposition Report and authorizing the sale
of the City-owned tax deed property at 4473 North 76th Street, in the 5th
Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Bohl
Individuals appearing:
Dwayne Edwards, Dept. of City Development
Kari Turner, Refined Estates LLC
Ald. Coggs moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 3-0)
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED.
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
180214 Substitute resolution approving a Land Disposition Report and
authorizing the sale of the City-owned tax deed property at 4473 North
76th Street, in the 5th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Bohl
A motion was made by ALD. KOVAC that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
3. 180182 Resolution authorizing the Department of City Development to issue an
Exclusive Right to Negotiate to Riverwest Investment Cooperative for the
City-owned property located at 2917-23 North Holton Street, in the 6th
Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
Individuals appearing:
Rhonda Szallai, Dept. of City Development
Ruth Weill, Riverwest Artist Association
Tom Stocco, Riverwest Investment Cooperative
Kirk Thompson, consultant
Paul Szadziewski, Riverwest Investment Cooperative
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
4. 180212 Resolution authorizing the proper City officials to negotiate and execute a
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Milwaukee and the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation regarding the cooperative
disposition of the property at 431 North 5th Street, in the 4th Aldermanic
District.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman
Individual appearing:
David Misky, Dept. of City Development
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A motion was made by ALD. KOVAC that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
5. 180145 Substitute resolution increasing capital appropriation for 2018
developer-financed TID program.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individual appearing:
David Schroeder, Dept. of City Development
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
6. 180045 Resolution amending certain land use recommendations within the West
Side Area Comprehensive Plan, part of Milwaukee’s Overall
Comprehensive Plan, for the property at 5800 West Hope Avenue on the
east side of North 60th Street and south of West Fond du Lac Avenue, in
the 2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
Individuals appearing:
Vanessa Koster, Dept. of City Development
Kyle Gast, Dept. of City Development
John Peret, Phoenix Investors
Mark Vap, Phoenix Investors
A motion was made by ALD. KOVAC that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 2- Bohl and Kovac
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
Abstain 1- Coggs
7. 171904 Substitute resolution relating to a Minor Modification to the Detailed
Planned Development known as Block 4 - Arena Master Plan
(Entertainment Block) to approve the design of Building D, which will be
located at 1129-35 North Old World Third Street, on the west side of
North Old World Third Street, south of West Juneau Avenue, in the 4th
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Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman
Individuals appearing:
Vanessa Koster, Dept. of City Development
Alex Lasry, Milwaukee Bucks
Audry Grill, Rinka Chung Architecture Inc.
Atty. Bruce Block, Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C.
Jessica Timmer, Rinka Chung Architecture Inc.
Ald. Kovac requested a new, updated rendering of the facade of the building be
submitted to the file prior to the Common Council meeting on May 30, 3018.
A motion was made by ALD. KOVAC that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
8. 180202 Communication from the Office of Small Business Development relating
to the Fourth Quarter 2017 report regarding Small Business Enterprise
and Residence Preference Program participation for the Deer District
Arena Development.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Nikki Purvis, Office of Small Business Development
Carla Cross, Cross Management Services Inc.
Lafayette Crump, Prism Technical Management & Marketing Services, LLC
Alex Lasry, Milwaukee Bucks
Lynn Littlejohn, Mortenson Construction
Jose Galvan, Employ Milwaukee
Matt Waltz, WRTP/Big Step
Bernadette Karanja, City Clerk's Office
A motion was made by ALD. KOVAC that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
9. 180204 Communication from the Office of Small Business Development relating
to the Greater Arena Project Workforce Development Program.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Individuals appearing:
Nikki Purvis, Office of Small Business Development
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Carla Cross, Cross Management Services Inc.
Lafayette Crump, Prism Technical Management & Marketing Services, LLC
Alex Lasry, Milwaukee Bucks
Lynn Littlejohn, Mortenson Construction
Jose Galvan, Employ Milwaukee
Matt Waltz, WRTP/Big Step
Bernadette Karanja, City Clerk's Office
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
Meeting recessed at 11:06 a.m.
Meeting reconvened at 11:10 a.m.
10. 180234 Communication from the Department of City Development relating to
methods to bring affordable housing to the downtown and
near-downtown.
Sponsors: Ald. Bohl
Individual appearing:
Vanessa Koster, Dept. of City Development
A motion was made by ALD. KOVAC that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 3- Bohl, Kovac and Coggs
No 0
Excused 2- Rainey and Stamper
Meeting adjourned at 11:26 a.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
Council Records Section
City Clerk's Office
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http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
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Agenda
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Meeting Agenda
ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ALD. JAMES BOHL, CHAIR
Ald. Khalif J. Rainey, Vice-Chair,
Ald. Nik Kovac, Ald. Milele A. Coggs and Ald. Russell W.
Stamper, II
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232
Fax: 286-3456, clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
1. 180203 Resolution authorizing the sale of real estate located at 4260 South 4th
Street, in the 13th Aldermanic District, to its former owner, Melanie A. (nee
Groth) Walker.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
2. 180214 Resolution approving a Land Disposition Report and authorizing the sale
of the City-owned tax deed property at 4473 North 76th Street, in the 5th
Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Bohl
3. 180182 Resolution authorizing the Department of City Development to issue an
Exclusive Right to Negotiate to Riverwest Investment Cooperative for the
City-owned property located at 2917-23 North Holton Street, in the 6th
Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
4. 180212 Resolution authorizing the proper City officials to negotiate and execute a
Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Milwaukee and the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation regarding the cooperative
disposition of the property at 431 North 5th Street, in the 4th Aldermanic
District.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman
5. 180145 Substitute resolution increasing capital appropriation for 2018
developer-financed TID program.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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6. 180045 Resolution amending certain land use recommendations within the West
Side Area Comprehensive Plan, part of Milwaukee’s Overall
Comprehensive Plan, for the property at 5800 West Hope Avenue on the
east side of North 60th Street and south of West Fond du Lac Avenue, in
the 2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
7. 171904 Substitute resolution relating to a Minor Modification to the Detailed
Planned Development known as Block 4 - Arena Master Plan
(Entertainment Block) to approve the design of Building D, which will be
located at 1129-35 North Old World Third Street, on the west side of North
Old World Third Street, south of West Juneau Avenue, in the 4th
Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman
8. 180202 Communication from the Office of Small Business Development relating to
the Fourth Quarter 2017 report regarding Small Business Enterprise and
Residence Preference Program participation for the Deer District Arena
Development.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
9. 180204 Communication from the Office of Small Business Development relating to
the Greater Arena Project Workforce Development Program.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 180234 Communication from the Department of City Development relating to
methods to bring affordable housing to the downtown and near-downtown.
Sponsors: Ald. Bohl
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