ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 6, 2020
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ALD. JOSE G. PEREZ, CHAIR
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Vice-Chair
Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Marina
Dimitrijevic
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232
Fax: 286-3456, clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
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".
Meeting convened at 9:03 a.m.
Present 5 - Perez, Coggs, Bauman, Hamilton, Dimitrijevic
1. 200599 Resolution relating to the sale of the surplus Milwaukee Public Schools
property at 5372 North 37th Street, in the 1st Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
Appearing:
Rhonda Szallai, Dept. of City Development
Ted Matkom, Gorman & Company
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Perez, Coggs, Bauman, Hamilton and Dimitrijevic
No 0
2. 200462 A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Two-Family
Residential, RT3, to Multi-Family Residential, RM4, for redevelopment of
the former Edison Middle School located at 5372 North 37th Street, in
the block bounded by West Custer Avenue, North 36th Street, West Rohr
Avenue, and North 37th Street, in the 1st Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
Appearing:
Sam Leichtling, Dept. of City Development
No neighborhood testimony.
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A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Perez, Coggs, Bauman, Hamilton and Dimitrijevic
No 0
3. 200461 Substitute resolution relating to a Minor Modification to the Detailed
Planned Development known as Bader Philanthropies to allow a digital
monument sign with LED changeable messages at its headquarters
located at 3300 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the east side of
North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, north of West Concordia Avenue,
in the 6th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Sam Leichtling, Dept. of City Development
Frank Cumberbatch, Bader Philanthropies
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Perez, Coggs, Bauman, Hamilton and Dimitrijevic
No 0
4. 200463 A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Industrial
Light, IL1, to Detailed Planned Development, DPD, for the property
located at 6270 North 76th Street, and the Second Amendment to the
DPD known as 5XEN Marketplace (previously known as Milwaukee's
Asian Markets Phongsavan) for the properties located at 6270 and 6300
North 76th Street, on the east side of North 76th Street, south of West Mill
Road, in the 2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
Appearing:
Sam Leichtling, Dept. of City Development
Josh Davison, Oliver Construction Co.
Steve Van Lieshout, rep for 5XEN Inc.
No neighborhood testimony.
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Perez, Coggs, Bauman, Hamilton and Dimitrijevic
No 0
5. 200699 Resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned vacant lots at 1642
North 15th Street, 1646 North 15th Street and 1647 North 14th Lane to
Venus Consulting, LLC for urban agriculture, in the 15th Aldermanic
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District.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
Appearing:
Yves LaPierre, Dept. of City Development
Jacqueline Ward, Venus Consulting
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Perez, Coggs, Bauman, Hamilton and Dimitrijevic
No 0
6. 200748 A substitute ordinance relating to environmental assessments of real
estate prior to city acquisition.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
Appearing:
Matt Haessly, Dept. of City Development
Ald. Michael Murphy, 10th Ald. Dist.
A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Perez, Coggs, Bauman, Hamilton and Dimitrijevic
No 0
7. 200769 Communication from the Commissioner of the Department of City
Development relating to the use of Tax Increment Financing for housing
programs.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey, Ald. Stamper, Ald. Lewis, Ald. Perez, Ald. Kovac and Ald.
Coggs
Appearing:
Lafayette Crump, Dept. of City Development
Lori Lutzka, Dept. of City Development
Gregg Hagopian, City Attorney's Office
Ald. Russell Stamper, 15th Ald. Dist.
A motion was made by ALD. HAMILTON that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Perez, Coggs, Bauman, Hamilton and Dimitrijevic
No 0
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Meeting adjourned at 10:26 a.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
Council Records Section
City Clerk's Office
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
ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
ALD. JOSE G. PEREZ, CHAIR
Ald. Milele A. Coggs, Vice-Chair
Ald. Robert J. Bauman, Ald. Ashanti Hamilton, Ald. Marina
Dimitrijevic
Staff Assistant, Chris Lee, 286-2232
Fax: 286-3456, clee@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison, Jeffrey Osterman, 286-2262,
joster@milwaukee.gov
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
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".
1. 200599 Resolution relating to the sale of the surplus Milwaukee Public Schools
property at 5372 North 37th Street, in the 1st Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
2. 200462 A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Two-Family
Residential, RT3, to Multi-Family Residential, RM4, for redevelopment of
the former Edison Middle School located at 5372 North 37th Street, in the
block bounded by West Custer Avenue, North 36th Street, West Rohr
Avenue, and North 37th Street, in the 1st Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
This is a public hearing. Those wishing to view the proceeding are able to do so via the
City Channel – Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable – or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaulee.gov/citychannel. Those wishing to provide testimony relating to this
matter are encouraged to do so in writing by mail to Office of the Common Council – City
Clerk, 200 E. Wells St., Room 205, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, or by e mailing the staff
assistant of this committee at the address listed above. Those wishing to provide oral
testimony will be asked to do so by phone or internet and are asked to contact the staff
assistant listed above for necessary information. Please make such requests no later
than one business day prior to the start of the meeting.
3. 200461 Substitute resolution relating to a Minor Modification to the Detailed
Planned Development known as Bader Philanthropies to allow a digital
monument sign with LED changeable messages at its headquarters
located at 3300 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on the east side of
North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, north of West Concordia Avenue, in
the 6th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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4. 200463 A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Industrial Light,
IL1, to Detailed Planned Development, DPD, for the property located at
6270 North 76th Street, and the Second Amendment to the DPD known as
5XEN Marketplace (previously known as Milwaukee's Asian Markets
Phongsavan) for the properties located at 6270 and 6300 North 76th
Street, on the east side of North 76th Street, south of West Mill Road, in the
2nd Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
This is a public hearing. Those wishing to view the proceeding are able to do so via the
City Channel – Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable – or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaulee.gov/citychannel. Those wishing to provide testimony relating to this
matter are encouraged to do so in writing by mail to Office of the Common Council – City
Clerk, 200 E. Wells St., Room 205, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, or by e mailing the staff
assistant of this committee at the address listed above. Those wishing to provide oral
testimony will be asked to do so by phone or internet and are asked to contact the staff
assistant listed above for necessary information. Please make such requests no later
than one business day prior to the start of the meeting.
5. 200699 Resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned vacant lots at 1642 North
15th Street, 1646 North 15th Street and 1647 North 14th Lane to Venus
Consulting, LLC for urban agriculture, in the 15th Aldermanic District.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
6. 200748 A substitute ordinance relating to environmental assessments of real
estate prior to city acquisition.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
7. 200769 Communication from the Commissioner of the Department of City
Development relating to the use of Tax Increment Financing for housing
programs.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey, Ald. Stamper, Ald. Lewis, Ald. Perez, Ald. Kovac and Ald.
Coggs
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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