This meeting of the common council come to order with a city clerk, please call the roll.
Auditwoman Pratt, chambers, rower, here, found in Westmoreland, Alderman Westmoreland, Alderman Westmoreland.
Alderman Westmoreland, here.
Conx.
Jackson.
Samaripa.
Taylor.
More.
Presence.
Forkelles.
Present.
Spiker.
The Metriavich.
Stamper.
Mr. President.
Present.
15 members are present.
15 members present.
Please rise for the pledge of allegiance to be followed by a moment of silent meditation.
A pledge of allegiance.
Flag.
Black.
United States of America.
The two of their public, which is justice.
One nation.
Under God.
Individuals.
Three.
Justice.
Are there any corrections to the common council journal proceedings for the meetings of July 14th,
2026?
There are no corrections to the journal.
There are no corrections to the journal, the minutes of this meeting stand approved.
All the women mourn on moves that the committee resolves up into the committee of the
Hall for the purpose of making a number of presentations, hearing no objection so ordered.
Will the departments, members of the Milwaukee Youth Council, please come forward, escorted by all the
woman, Charlie Moore.
Before we get to far in the business, we are pleased to recognize several members of the city of
Milwaukee Youth Council whose turn of service have concluded.
Each of these youth council members has brought their unique ideas, their creativity, their energy,
and their time to furthering the work of the body, especially on topics that are major interest
to Milwaukee's young people, and which significantly impact the city as a whole.
All the woman, Charlie Moore, has been serving as a diligent counselor for the youth council
and many of our youth interns, and we want to thank and applaud her for her efforts.
Thank you so much, Mr. President.
Thank you all so much for this opportunity.
Again, this is an opportunity for us to really highlight our youth council members.
When I tell you all these young people are dynamic, we have four young people that are here today that are graduating
high school and going on to greener pastors.
You'll hear a little bit about what they'll be doing from their representative on the council.
When I think about what we do for our young people, it is so important that we give them opportunities for leadership.
Opportunities to raise their voices.
And these young people have been talking about issues from food deserts to mental health to suicide prevention to youth homelessness.
They're talking about deep issues that are impacting their peers and impacting the city.
They're making recommendations and giving out funds to be able to address some of these issues.
So we wanted to take the opportunity to, at the end of, this is the end of their term.
We wanted to take the opportunity to acknowledge each of them.
So I will call up Alderman Spiker.
I'll have the Alderman Spiker. I'll have you go first.
Thank you. She meant the exclamation point rather than the question.
So wanted to thank Matteo Adela Cruz, the council member from the 13th from for his service.
We just had a meeting at Wilson Commons.
The senior independent living environments in the district and was police meet both as grandmas and as grandpa.
Very proud of his accomplishments as am I.
So Matteo Adela Cruz is the youth council members. I said for the 13th district and graduate from Ronald Reagan high school.
Go Huskies. Yes, served on the youth council and the district for one year advocating to help resolve food insecurity in the city as well as for anti nicotine initiatives targeting young people.
Matteo attended the National League of Cities conference.
I was saying he's only been here a year, but I've seen him everywhere.
To bring these issues to our federal legislators.
Outside the Milwaukee Youth Council Matteo is served as a student member of Milwaukee Public Schools Board of Directors during a senior year advocating and working towards better public education for the students Milwaukee.
He's now in turning with the superintendent of MPS to continue trying to improve public education for students in Milwaukee.
And after his internship concludes Matteo will be seeking higher education as a business management major with a minor in policy at UW Milwaukee.
As hopes of using his education to further lead changes to help his community in the city of Milwaukee.
I'm sure he'll be doing and this will not be the last we will be seeing a Mr. Matteo.
Congratulations and thank you for your service sir.
Thank you so much, Alderman Spiker and also congratulations Matteo.
Next up we'll have Alderman Jackson followed by Badious Hillard.
All right, thank you.
I'm here with Daddy's Hillard for one of the best districts in the city of Milwaukee to seven district 11.
So that is Hillard.
The council member of seven district.
The walk you've counsel at large.
Doing his best to passively advocate for youth, violence, opportunity, voice, negative necessary resolutions.
Unified Olympic program, superintendent, student advisory council.
Also the city wife, full will drive music showcase director.
Work on the cuts of snap benefits with 250 pounds of food.
Music Association contest winner, two placements, allocated saxophone, mentoring, youth boys at the boys and girls club.
Redmond walkie.
Daddy's will be attending market university study, political science and communications with a goal of getting elected to public office.
I kind of mentioned to him, you don't need political science, but you know, he should do it anyway.
The political science is your life experience and the things you do with the people.
The people kind of guy, what you work on and what you do and your experience help you get it for.
So congratulations to Daddy's and I hope you come back to the seven district after you've done with your service.
Congratulations again, Daddy's.
I will now call Alderman Chambers followed by police Williams.
That clap was kind of off right now.
I mean, I need you on a clap for my youth council member right here.
There we go.
Police Williams was, it's been a pleasure and honor to have Miss police Williams to be representing the second district as our youth council representative.
She has served two terms on the council and during her time on the council, she participated in community initiatives and volunteered through our community.
Police also serves as the advocate to represent a few voices in Milwaukee to inspire others to strengthen and build other opportunities in her community and her experience with the youth council as a given of new perspective into government and has shown up the importance of listening, showing up and not only advocating for herself, but those that are around her.
Fun fact about police, she was a proud recipient of a $10,000 scholarship and a Milwaukee bucks on the ace. We see you fun.
Yeah.
And she will be taking her talents after recently gradually graduating from Alexander Hamilton High School. She will be attending Jackson State in the fall.
Even Sunday, right.
All right, she's leaving Sunday.
What's crying now?
Where she would be mentoring business accounting and hopes to become an educator and entrepreneur.
So I really appreciate your time. You will be missed.
Now forget us. You are always welcome here and congratulations.
Congratulations again.
Colleagues and last but not least.
I have all of them in Taylor followed by Jacqueline.
Wallace Lucas.
Good morning.
So we have Jacqueline Wallace Lucas.
A youth representative for district nine has proudly served two terms on the Milwaukee youth council.
Speaking up about barriers within schools, she's attended and volunteered at following her
reason graduation from Riverside University High School.
She is currently participating in a summer internship with the Milwaukee Common Council,
where she is getting real life lessons into the government.
Through this experience, it has strengthened her.
Her interest in local government and has deepened her understanding of the importance of civic engagement in advocacy.
So when the fall Jacqueline will be attending Carroll University, where she will be double majoring in educational studies and business administration.
So in hopes of combining both passions for education and financial literacy to give voice to underrepresented underrepresented communities and help break cycles of educational and financial inequities.
So we can give congratulations to Jacqueline Wallace Lucas.
Congratulations again Jacqueline.
We had one final member that was not present here today as well.
She's also a graduating senior that attended the Mung American Peace Academy.
And she will be going on to college as well.
I didn't get a chance to connect with her to sort of see where she's going in the fall, but she was our chair of the youth council and did an amazing job leading her peers.
What we'll do now is take a quick photo so I would like to invite my colleagues.
I think David we're doing in the front, all right.
I'd like to invite my colleagues forward.
In addition to the rest of the youth council members that are here as well, come on up.
So if we can have the elders with their young people up front in the sort of in the center.
If you get all theirs with their young people up front and then we'll all youth council members come back here.
Come on back here.
You can come on back here too.
Yes.
All right.
You need to be seen as standing behind Taylor.
All right.
Thank you, Mayor.
I like it.
Okay, ready?
It's free of fun day.
I want to.
You can put your hands on the camera.
It's all we can breathe.
Around the two of us.
All the women, Malay Leigh Cogs, now moves at the committee of the whole rise.
Hearing no objection, so ordered.
Will the city clerk please inform the common council of any commendations or condolences to be acknowledged at this time.
Item 1, communication from the city clerk relating to various commendatory and condolatory resolutions.
To be acknowledged and affirmed by the council, one, resolution, congratulating and commanding the divine
state of your holy angel's high school soccer team on winning the WIA Division 1 state title.
Two, resolution, congratulating Tarennick Bride on her outstanding achievements in women's wrestling.
Three, resolution, recognizing the grand opening of a new high-it pharmacy in the Walker Square neighborhood.
Four, resolution, recognising Krisipack on its 25th anniversary.
Five, resolution, recognising fresh start learning incorporated on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.
Six, resolution, recognising migrant Thompson on the occasion of his 80th anniversary.
Seven, resolution, congratulating Savyash Matos Maldonado on his 50th anniversary and recognising her many contributions to the
birthday and recognising her many contributions to the community.
Eight, resolution, expressing condolences to the family and friends of Christopher Walton, senior.
Nine, resolution, congratulating Karen Higgins on her retirement from Milwaukee Community Crossroads.
Ten, resolution, expressing condolences to the family and friends of Kevin Camacho.
Eleven, resolution, expressing condolences to the family and friends of Ephraine Mansonette.
Twelve, resolution, congratulating Norma Avila on her retirement from the Milwaukee Health Department.
Thirteen, resolution, congratulating Bridget Epson, her retirement from the housing authority of the city of Milwaukee.
Fourteen, resolution, congratulating Greg Patton on his retirement from the Department of City Development.
Fifteen, resolution, congratulating Deborah Copeland on her retirement from the Milwaukee Police Department.
Sixteen, resolution, congratulating the following and their retirements from the Department of Public Works.
Jimmy Reyes, Margaret Davis, Melody Johnson, Grandville Holly, Standard Tate, Rapanda Greer.
Seventeen, resolution, congratulating the following and their retirements from the Milwaukee Fire Department.
Michael Stoller, audio Garcia, David Hensley.
Eighteen, resolution, congratulating the following and their retirements from the Milwaukee Public Schools.
Timothy Rush, Michael Nash, Maria Clancy, Maggie Mitchell, Sandra Griffin, Sharon Daniels, Geraldine Buye,
Bora Jennings, Angela Oglesby, Timothy Stewart, Annie Glass, Evelyn Reyes, Aisha Garcia Rosado, Julie Bast, Holly Demos, Cheryl Delion,
Katarina Williams, Raquel Mendoza, Beverly Townsile Sugs, Susan Johnson.
Are there any objections to the four glory and commendations and condolences?
Anyone wishes to be added as a sponsor to any of the commendations or condolences?
Please fill out the form at your desk and submitted to the city clerk before the close of work day.
We will not take up reports of standing committees, all the persons your cost to somebody, but we will not present the report of the License Committee.
The License Committee recommends passage of one, a substitute ordinance relating to the granting of a temporary change of plan permit.
The License Committee recommends placing on file four, communication from the License Division relating to a Class B Tavern Licenses issued by the City Clerk relating to License Quotas.
5, communication from the License Division relating to a list of Class B Special Licenses issued by the City Clerk in 2025.
And the Licenses Committee recommends approval of three, motion relating to the recommendations of the Licenses Committee relating to Licenses.
Members of the Common Council read the report on recommendations of the License Committee.
Roll call, please.
Alderman Pratt.
Aye.
Chambers.
Rower.
Aye.
Bowman.
Westmoreland.
Cogs.
Aye.
Jackson.
Zamadeepa.
Aye.
Taylor.
Aye.
Moor.
Aye.
Speiker.
Aye.
In the tree average.
Aye.
Stamper.
Aye.
15.
Aye.
Are there any motions with respect to any of the matters in the License?
Wow.
Any motions.
Okay.
Here we know further discussion.
I would ask for a vote of the Common Council members to adopt the recommendations of License Committee.
As contained in file number.
2, 6, 0, 4, 6, 2.
Will the clerk please call the roll.
Alderman Pratt.
Chambers.
Rower.
Aye.
Bowman.
Westmoreland.
Aye.
Jackson.
Samadeepa.
Aye.
Taylor.
Aye.
Boor.
Aye.
Speiker.
Aye.
Metriavich.
Stamper.
Aye.
15.
Is there any further discussion of the remainder of the committee report?
Hearing none.
Alderman Pratt.
Aye.
Chambers.
Rower.
Aye.
Bowman.
Westmoreland.
Aye.
Cogs.
Aye.
Jackson.
Samadeepa.
Aye.
Taylor.
Boor.
Aye.
Speiker.
Aye.
Metriavich.
Stamper.
Mr. President.
Aye.
15.
Is there any further discussion of the Public Works Committee?
The Public Works Committee recommends approval of six.
Motion relating to the recommendations of the Public Works Committee relating to Licenses.
The Public Works Committee recommends passage of seven.
A substitute ordinance relating to Native Plants.
The Public Works Committee recommends adoption of eight.
Substitute Resolution of A.K.
The East West Alley.
North of West Cherry Street.
Between North 12th Street and North 12th Lane.
In the 15th of Alderman District.
Nine.
Substitute Resolution of A.K.
The Eastern portion of 12th Lane.
Between West Cherry Street.
And the Northern Alley.
In the 15th of Alderman District.
Ten.
Substitute Resolution.
Authorizing fee title and temporary limited easements.
easements with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
For the properties at 2237 North 7th Street.
And 3463 North 8th Street.
To assist in the improvement for the Interstate 43 project in the 6th Alderman District.
11.
Resolution.
Directing Commissioner Public Works to execute a document titled 7th Revision.
State Municipal Agreement.
For a state that highway project.
With the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
For the programming design and real estate acquisition of West National Avenue.
From 39th Street to 1st Street.
With the total estimated cost.
Decrease for the project of 203,700 dollars.
With an estimated decrease of grant or share of 2,678,850 dollars.
And an estimated increase of city share of 2,475,150 dollars.
12.
Resolution improving sites for federally funded electric vehicle charging stations.
13.
Resolution directing the Commissioner Public Works to execute a document titled 2nd Revision
State Municipal Agreement.
First state let STP urban project.
With the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
For the programming design and construction of West Lisbon Street.
North 100th Street.
To West Berlin Street.
14.
Resolution.
Chair Rockinizer.
The owner is a speaker.
Regarding item 12.
I would move to amendment the attachment to the Commitments Council file number 260403.
By inserting the following rows.
They're contained in the material on your desk provided by the LRB.
These are two Monterey Market locations.
So this would add two locations to the list of sites eligible for federal electrical vehicle charging.
Network grant funding.
Echo Environmental Collaboration Office is indicated.
Echo.
Sorry.
As indicated, these sites fill gap in the proposed charging network.
So just adding two more locations.
Both involving Monterey Market.
Thank you.
Okay.
The simple amendment by all of us.
Biker.
Are there any objections to that?
Hearing not so ordered.
Would the clerk please continue.
Public Works Committee recommends adoption of 14.
Resolution authorizing exclusive rights and negotiate with US Venture and
Incorporated.
For the city parcel at 1776, South Harbor Drive.
Parsonal F at Port Milwaukee in the 14th of Dominic District.
Fifteen.
Substitute Resolution approving Leving of assessments and construction of accessible public improvements
Projects at various locations.
And appropriate funds for these purposes.
With the city cost of these projects approved by this resolution estimated to be $2,187,100.
For a total estimated cost of $2,547,100.
Fifteen thousand $2,075.
For a total list of the cost of these project.
Being 1,850,500.
167.
Substitute Resolution approving construction of not accessible public improvements at various
locations and appropriating funds for this for the city construction cost estimated to be $5,7000.
For a total list of made a cost of these projects being $7000,7000.
19.
Substitute Resolution authorizing the Commissioner Public Works to execute a
of strategic agreement titled cost sharing memo of understanding between the city of Milwaukee
and the Brady Street Business Improvement District, for the cost sharing of installing traffic
calming on East Brady Street to North Farwell Avenue to North Van Viren Street in the third
aldermanic district, 20 resolution authorizing the city of Milwaukee's Department of Public
Works, Milwaukee Water Works, and other city departments to execute a participation agreement
between the city of Milwaukee and the Board of Regents to the University of Wisconsin system
to participate in the Panther Edge Internship Program. The Public Works Committee recommends
placing on file 21, communication from the Department of Public Works Infrastructure Services
Division, relating to a statement of media review of financial condition of the sewer maintenance fund.
42, communication from we energies and other agencies relating to rate cases current before the
state of Wisconsin's Public Service Commission, as well as the impact of the recent proliferation
of data centers. 23, communication from the Department of Public Works,
relating to developing and presenting uses for urban wood taken in by the Forestry Service.
Placed their lawns with native plantings. This is currently being done by some people in Milwaukee,
but unfortunately there was a neighbor, a resident of Milwaukee, who the Forestry Division
completely cut down their native planting because it didn't comply with our tall grass and needs
ordinance. So in that, you know, an unfortunate situation that was following our current ordinances,
this ordinance allows for individual homeowners or renters to replace their lawns with native
plant landscaping. I'm as long as it's registered with this city. I wanted to speak to a
few other items as well. That's okay. Sure. Yeah. So I also wanted to urge also support for item number
19. That is the traffic calming for Brady Street, the reason it's before us in this matter today as a
cost sharing memo instead of the usual way is that the Brady Street Business Improvement District
is soldering the entire cost of the levee assessment for the traffic calming to be done on Brady
Street. I really do want to thank the folks at the Department of Public Works for all the engineering
work that went into this. But we know that, you know, making Brady Street the best place for
Milwaukeeens to enjoy themselves and have a good time is going to take a multi-pronged approach
and this piece of traffic calming, which we're hoping will be installed before the end of the
construction season. We'll be that opportunity one phase and one piece of that opportunity to make
Brady Street a safe and enjoyable for everybody. I'm so proud to be working with the Business
Improvement District and the Brady Street Area Association to we've launched our Safety Pilot
Program and now this and we're looking to do additional ways to make Brady Street safer as time goes
by and lastly I want to speak to item number 22 which is being placed on file today. It's a communication
file. I want to thank the chair of the public works.
Committee for holding hearing on that item. And I do also want to say that we asked for we energies
to show up. They did. We had a very lively conversation with some senior executives from
we energies. But unfortunately, what we received from we energies is the same dinner that we always
received from them, which is that nothing can stand in the way of their corporate profits,
including reliable service, including protecting farmland from data centers. I said at this
committee, the other day that this is America's dairy land, not America's data land. We need to
do everything we can to stop data centers. And we energies right now is actively working with
data centers. When they come here, I asked we energies point blank at this committee hearing and
during this item. If they would be willing to discourage data centers that approach them in their territory.
They obviously have a legal obligation to provide electricity to every entity that's out there so they can't
cut off electricity to a data center as much as we would like that to happen. But what they
can do within their control that they should exercise is the ability to say to a data center when
they show up or call we energies say, we want to build the largest data center on the face of the
earth here in South Eastern Wisconsin. The people of South Eastern Wisconsin don't want this. So while we
have a legal obligation to serve you, we don't want to. And the energy is representatives that
hearing did decline to make that commitment. Right, they were also challenged on why their rates are
so high. And I want to thank other elders who are here too. We've filed as intervener. We're
filed as intervener in the right case. We filed as an intervener in the data center case. But really
what's going on is nothing will stop the profit seeking of their owners which are Wall Street. We
energies is owned by WEC energy group which you can't actually buy stock in. It is traded on the stock
market. The prime objective of WEC energy group is profits. The providing of electricity and operating
utility infrastructure is secondary to the creation of profits for shareholders. I've been on the
spot, pulling of data from the public service commission. At the hearing where I looked at
we energies compared to every municipal utility in the state of Wisconsin, which is what we are
trying to form here with the power of the people campaign. And we energies is higher than every single
municipal utility. When we energies is compared to every utility, not just the publicly owned ones,
but when we energies is compared to every single utility, there is only one small investor own utility
up north. The charges more than we energies. Every single utility except one in the state of Wisconsin
charges less for electricity than we energies does. When I asked about this, they claimed that the
municipal utilities have a different business model. You bet the municipal utilities have a different
business model. It's providing service, not reaping profits for shareholders like what's going on with
energies. So I was really pleased that we had that conversation with them when we got out
me open and for public dialogue, their particular business model, which is profits over people and over
the planet. I think that out of that communication and others that we've had, I hope this
body and the rest of Milwaukee realizes that it's time for we energies to go and to be replaced with
a municipal utility. Thank you. Chair recognizes all the Mr. Speaker. Just wanted to thank
Alderman Grower for his work on item seven with the native plants in us to be out of this a co-sponsor.
Let the record reflect all the Mr. Speaker as being at as a co-sponsor, item seven. Is there any further
discussion of the committee report? Hearing none, all the woman cards, moves for approval, the remainder of
the report of public works committee with the clerk, please call the roll. Alderman Pratt.
Aye. Chambers. Brower. Aye. Bowman. Westmoreland. Aye. Cogs. Aye. Jackson. Samaripa. Aye. Taylor.
Aye. Moore. Aye. Bergellis. Aye. Speaker. Aye. Demitri village. Aye. Stamper. Aye. Mr. President. Aye.
Fifty Nines. Fifty Nines. The committee report is adopted. Alderman Marina Demitri village, which
will not present the report of the finance and personnel committee. The finalist personnel committee
recommends passage of twenty-four. The president. The meeting was chaired by myself.
Oh. Let me correct the record here.
Okay. Apparently you chaired it, but she was present. Oh, she was present. Thank you. Yes.
The finalist personnel committee recommends passage of the following, twenty-four.
A substitute ordinance to further amend the twenty-twenty-six offices and positions in the city service.
Twenty-five, a substitute ordinance to further amend the twenty-twenty-six rates of pay of offices
and positions in the city service. Twenty-six, a substitute ordinance relating to the deputy positions
in the department of community wellness and safety and compliance and engagement. The finalist personnel
committee recommends adoption of the following, twenty-seven. Substitute resolution authorizing
the Department of Employer Relations to execute a contract for administration of the city's
prescription drug benefits. Twenty-eight. Substitute resolution outlining the process and communication
of twenty-twenty-seven health and dental insurance premium rates. Twenty-nine. Substitute
resolution authorizing the Department of Employer Relations to extend its current contract with
a mirror flex for administration of the city's flexible spending and health reimbursement
arrangement benefits. Thirty-six. Substitute resolution authorizing the issuance of up to
two hundred and seventy-five million dollars of school revenue anticipation notes and a purpose
for direct loan notes and the purpose of financing for the purpose of financing the operating budget
of the Milwaukee Public Schools on an interim basis. Thirty-one. Substitute resolution relating
to acceptance and funding of the twenty-twenty-six through twenty-tw Twenty-seven. HIV partner services grant
from the state of Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Thirty-two. Resolution relating
to acceptance and funding of a twenty-twenty-twenty-six. Milwaukee Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Group
Program grant. Thirty-three. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a homeland security
WEM slash STAC, but now is analyst position. Twenty-twenty-twenty-four grant. Thirty-four. Substitute
resolution authorizing attendance at convention seminars and other travel. Thirty-five. Substitute
resolution relating to authorizing up to four million eight hundred thousand dollars of contingent
borrowing to cover costs related to an extension of the ERP system replacement project for a December
twenty-twenty-twenty-six to go live date. Mr. President? Sure. The Chair recognizes all member
Gellis. Thank you, Mr. President. I move to replace common council file number two six zero four nine
zero. Substitute resolution relating to authorizing up to four point eight million dollars and borrowing
to cover costs related to an extension of the ERP system replacement project for December twenty-twenty-six
to the live date with the attached proposed Substitute and B. This was discussed in committee. This
was expected distributed after input from the Comptroller. Everyone has it on their desk. It's been
in the legislature star file since yesterday. All the newspaper you want to be heard on the motion?
Yes, please. Okay, the floor is yours. I just wanted to thank Alderman Berghaus and Comptroller
Christians and for working together to get things tightened up from what was heard in committee.
Mr. Ford. Thank you. Thank you. Any objection to the Substitute Amendment?
Hearing not so order. Would the City Clerk please continue?
The Finance and Personal Committee recommends placing on file thirty-twenty-six
communication from the controller's office relating to a workday pre-implantation review report.
Thirty-seven communication relating to an audit of municipal court cash controls.
Thirty-eight communication from the Department of Employer Relations relating the
Classification Studies Schedule for Fire and Police Commission Action.
Thirty-nine communication from the Department of Employer Relations
relating to Classification Studies Schedule for City Service Commission Action.
Forty communication from the Department of Employer Relations.
Amending this salary and positions ordinances relating to clerical or administrative
Corrections, 41 communication from the Department of Employer Relations, and the Fire and Police Commission,
relating to policies and procedures in place to protect employees in the event of air quality incidents.
42 communication from the Fire Department, a men in the positions ordinance, to add positions relating to a youth
program. 43 communication from the Department of Employer Relations, relating to the
bilingual designation for one position of licensed specialists too in the Common Council City
Clerks Office License Division. 44 communication from the Department of Employer Relations,
amending the salary ordinance to provide an incentive rate for public health
nurses assigned to the sexual and reproductive health section in the health
department.
Is there any further discussion of the committee report?
Hearing none, all the women to be treated with moves for the adoption of the
recommendations of the Finance and Personnel Committee.
Will the clerk please call the roll?
Excuse me.
All the more.
Yeah, I'm sorry Mr. President.
Thank you.
Thank you for letting me to speak on item 41.
I want to show my appreciation to the chair of the committee and the
temperature of the committee for hearing that item, the communication from the
committee are in foreign police commission, related to policies and procedures
in place to protect employees in the event of air quality incidents.
I put that communication file in after our sisters and brothers in the three
general city employees unions, ask me local 47, 426 and 33 sent a letter
and press release to us, outlining major concerns that they had with how the air
quality event with the Canadian wildfire smoke a few weeks ago was handled by different
department heads.
I was really glad we got a chance to talk through some things.
We got some assurances.
I just want to relay here on the council floor for colleagues and members of the public
that out of that communication file, what we received was a strong commitment to continue
and enhance the meeting confer process, which is allowed under Act 10, with our
general city employees unions, those three locals, a commitment as well
to developing stronger plans for future air quality events.
They could be tighter and more assistance across the city's departments and
also a commitment to explore the acquisition of PPE, excuse me, for our
cities employees in the event of a future situation like this, with climate change and
the climate catastrophe moving over us, frankly, like a cloud of smoke.
We do need to do everything we can to be prepared.
I just want to say I really, there's a little bit of, I know that that letter and press release
might have caught some department leaders and some of our cities.
I operate, I off guard, but what's going on right now that is truly commendable is
those three union local 4733 and 426 are researching in this city.
They don't need a court to say that they have union rights and they're fighting and standing up.
I was really glad to see this letter be put out in this press release.
I stand in solidarity with those workers and I'm committed to every single agreement.
Out of that, I was glad to see department has made similar commitments.
I stand in solidarity with our unions and I look forward to setting our great
relationship with them and a collective bargaining agreements.
If and when our state Supreme Court overturns, act 10, thank you.
Okay.
There being no further discussion with the clerk, please call the roll.
All to women, perhaps.
Aye.
Chambers.
Rower.
Aye.
Bowman.
Westmoreland.
Aye.
Cogs.
Aye.
Jackson.
Aye.
Samadipa.
Aye.
Taylor.
Aye.
More.
Aye.
Bergellis.
Aye.
Speaker.
Please begin.
president.
Republican.
Speaker.
Comment.
plus interest applicable to date of repayment to appropriate.
Fifty resolution rescinding common council file number two five one nine nine six and authorizing
the settlement of claims in the lawsuits entitled to eight seventy five east one LLC and
others versus the city of Milwaukee.
Fifty one resolution authorizing settlement of the claims in the lawsuit entitled haven funds LLC versus
the city of Milwaukee and the judiciary and legislation committee recommends distal
allowance and a definite postponement of either fifty through through fifty nine claims
against the city.
Is there any further discussion of the committee report.
Hearing none all the mjacks and moves for adoption of the recommendations of the
judiciary and legislation committee with a clerk please call the roll.
Alderman Pratt Chambers.
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for Gellys I speaker I to meet your average.
Stamper Mr. President I 15 nice 15 nice the committee report is adopted all the
mccusbiker will now present the report of the public safety and health committee.
The public safety and health committee recommends passage of sixty.
And substitute ordinance relating to short-term rentals sixty one is substitute ordinance
to penalties for the sale of alcohol tobacco and can of benoid products to minors sixty
two in a service relating to parking controls sixty three chair recognizes all the men
Brugolis thank you very much Mr. President just so you know your likes flickers on and off
it doesn't stay on so I will.
We'll make note of that. Thank you very much. I wanted to speak briefly on item number 61. That resolution
passed committee unanimously has a number of co-sponsors already, but I think it's important
to highlight that it changes Milwaukee's forefritures to the maximum amount permitted under state
law for selling intoxicating substances to children. The strengthens enforcement against retail
pillars who violate child age restrictions. It builds upon our action last year for hibiting the sale
of intoxicating hemp derived THC products to anyone under the age of 21. I greatly appreciate the
council's willingness to consider this and to make Milwaukee be most expensive place to sell
harmful products to children, state of Wisconsin. Thank you. Okay. The chair recognizes all of them
with the matriarch. Oh, thank you, Mr. President. And thank you for your work on 61. Alderman
Bergellis, I totally support your vision there. When the times right, I certainly want to ask for
separate action on 60 and 66. When the times right, I'll speak on them. Okay. Chair recognizes all
loom and cards. Thank you, Mr. President. I would like to be added as a
customer to item 61 and I wanted to speak on item 60. Okay. Let the record reflect
cold sponsorship of item 61 of all loom and cards and please go ahead and speak on 60. Thank you.
I first want to thank all of the co-sponsors. This has been a long ride and it's not over yet.
Members know because across I think the city, we all have gotten complaints. I'll concern
for short-term rentals and for the last two maybe three years. Many of us have been needing
diligently with the city. Attorney's office, Department of Labor Services, and even Department of
City Development to attempt to create some level of regulation here at the city. We've waited
and looked at the level of legal challenges, and court decisions, and various other cities.
And we've taken the advice of departments as well as the city attorney.
We have made steps in hearing initially with communication files over the years from DNS and DCD
about their recommendations. We have a vote and support it. The acquisition of software that DNS now uses
that helps to track when there are folks registered for the various platforms and websites against
the state required registration for SDRs that DNS has the responsibility of maintaining.
So as we began to get a better hold on where SDRs are in the community,
it is additional regulation that we continue to work towards. I see I'm item 60 as a first step
with looking internally within our departments so far as what we are able to do in order to increase
the level of transparency and sharing of information with residents and neighborhoods that these
SDRs exist within. So doing things like making the registry be public facing when things like
notifying neighbors within 250 feet when a address is registered for as an SDR and things of that nature
I think helps to address one small component of some of the concerns that have been raised
by neighbors and that is just the knowledge of and notification of SDRs in their own
neighborhood. Many may know that initially there was a fourth component to this legislation to address
an additional concern that many of us have had and that neighbors have brought to many of us about
having a responsible owner and or manager or agent who is in the city of Milwaukee.
So that there is a line of communication and direct accountability and responsibility
that is here in the city of Milwaukee. I think we all know and think that that's a reasonable
standard. We have been told by the city attorney's office that there is more work that needs to be
done on that component of the legislation to ensure that we can are on good footing for any legal
challenges that could potentially come. While we respect that at committee and we're willing to amend
the legislation to take that out, it is our clear intention of moving forward in the near future
with the proper legal record and all of that to create that level of accountability with
there being some level of requirement for a Milwaukee residency for agency management or ownership
because I think that is a demand that any of us are hearing from residents who are in communities
in their lives that are inundated with STRs. What I will also say just in general,
we're all a team here, right? And the 15 of us are here fighting for the 40 or so thousand folks
that we each represent in the neighborhoods that they exist in, the stability, growth and prosperity
of those neighborhoods and sometimes there are areas that we legislate, there are a little shaky
because the courts haven't fully decided this or because certain legislation hasn't been tried before
and all of that. But just like when we write the legislation, we listen to the people and the people
back us up and we fight for it. I think that as a city on the various departments, including the
city attorney's office, sometimes has to be courageous. Sometimes has to think beyond the regular lines
and sometimes has to be willing to just fight on the basis of, this is just the right thing to do.
While yes, we must do our responsibility by creating the legal record that assists in building
the foundation for them to be able to argue convincingly in the courts for it, but there has to be a
little bit of courage out here. There has to be a little bit of let's just do what's right and let the
chips fall where they, where they may. And I think this legislation is just our first step towards doing that
and I think that we as members are willing to do that and we just got a house that is also willing to do that.
So I would hope that members will not support, but I will hope that residents watching this and
those that have been waiting for us to do something on the STR's, please know that this is just the beginning
recognize that more needs to be done and we are fighting to do that, just attempting to do it in the best way
possible and we're calling upon the department to be creative innovative and courageous as well.
Thank you. All right, Chair recognizes all of them in the mid-travitch. Be kind of 60.
Yes, thank you, Mr. President. I did speak with the author recently to express solidarity and support
in this regulation and it kind of reminded me of some of the work we're trying to do to regulate
data centers as well. It is becoming a constant theme that this council has been very progressive
and aggressive in trying to get ahead of corporations when our residents are demanding it, but there has
been this unfortunate pull to be much more risk adverse than I think we're ready to be and people are
demanding action. So I'm glad that this is out. We're talking about it. We're on the journey in the path.
And by no fault, of course, for the sponsors, it has been severely changed. I really like the original plan
that was before committee before the amendments, but due to that risk adversity, which is deferring to
threats of lawsuits that are constantly changing and rulings that are constantly changing.
It's also changing the way that we do business and we can't get out in front. There's already a proliferation
of these and we've seen it and I hope that's not the case on data centers, but I want the public to know
that the council hears you. We're in the community. We are the people. We are the ones that are closest to our
neighbors and they're demanding actions on items like this, like data centers, like vape shops,
like scooters, you name it, and the similarity there are corporations and these business interests.
And for some reason, it almost feels like an invisible veto. It's preempting us from doing the work
that people want to see. And so we're frustrated. We're of course we're going to keep in mind. Nobody wants
to be sued. In fact, most of the lawsuits that we've seen in the payouts we've had to do is actually
from the last lack of police accountability. I mean, that's where if you want to look where we're being sued
and where the money's going, a lot of it's being paid out there. It isn't when we're trying to advocate on the
half of our residents to have some regulation of these businesses. So it's not, no one is anti any of this.
We're actually just trying to project the public to have some transparency. So that's why my
name is not on and at this time. I will support what's going forward, but I want to make sure that I say on
the record. It's nowhere near as strong as I'd liked it to be, but I know that the author is working very
hard and I feel like I said solidarity in that quest because I'm in a similar quest myself. And I'll be
anxious to see the aggressive changes. Our constituents read the newspapers, they look at other places
and they can't understand why cities just like us throughout Wisconsin or across the nation aren't able
to have similar policies like this, similar regulations. Why are we the ones that are being told that we
can't move forward? So thank you to my colleagues for trying to solve these challenges and push up
really against this data as well. Thank you, Mr. President. Okay, thank you. All the
members borrowers this time item 60? Yes. Okay. Go ahead. Thank you. Unless we were going to wait until the
rest it was read. Well, I mean, if it's on 60, I have a list of people. I want to make sure it is on 60.
Okay. All the rejection was it on 60 also? No. Okay. Then if it's on 60, I'll take that. I'm going,
I got the order of everyone else. I'll get through the rest of the agenda and then come back to people
for anything other than 60. Thank you so much. I do want to clarify that we are going to take
a, but by separate action, that means our roll call on on 60 or what does that mean? I have a statement.
Well, that's one of the clarifies. No, there's not a separate action on 60.
Okay. She just wanted to be heard on 60. Okay. Thanks. Perfect. Well, I also would like to speak to
number item 60. And I want to request, I mean, first of all, I would echo, but both of the
holders have said about the need for this and that this unfortunately does not go as far as,
I think we would all collectively like. There's two pieces to that. I want to just say that in the section
three of this legislation that requires notice, I would like the department or whatever entity is
in charge of sending out those notices. It looks like it's DNS. We need to put in those notices.
We need to put some sort of language regarding the legal constraints that we face,
because there's a statute at the state level that lets these things happen. That law obviously needs to
be repealed. There should be no statutory right to, for every impede to come into our neighborhoods
if we don't want them. Because when we send out notices, sometimes I know that it might not be obvious
to people in this building, but for members of the public, if they receive a notice from the city,
they think that they have some say in something then. But if we don't have a statutory right to
ban this, but we're just going to notice neighbors, our offices are going to get a lot of calls from
people who are expecting action to be taken on this Airbnb that they just got noticed for right next
them. They're going to be calling us asking us to do something about it. And we're just going to have to
throw our hands up once again, which is the most frustrating action that we have to take in this building
sometimes, but just to throw our hands up and say, I'm sorry we can't do anything. So we're going to send
letters that will invite calls to our office of that nature by passing this ordinance. So in this
notice, there must be I'm demanding. And I guess like all of our news are repealed. This is the ordinance
if it doesn't happen because we feel a lot of calls. And like this, I don't want the public to be misled.
There needs to be in that notice some sort of on at least one sentence, please DNS, that says
that identifies the statute, that identifies that we are doing everything we can and that identifies
that there's legal constraints and court cases that prevent us from banning these things. So Mr.
Neighbor, this is only a notice to you. There's not an implication of a hearing in here. There's not,
this isn't coming before license division. Or the license is committee. This isn't,
there isn't going to be a boza hearing on this. Right. So I just want to really caution colleagues
that will me notice people they expect potentially expect that there could be action taken on this.
And I'm very concerned about that. That's why I think, thankfully, the department is probably
hearing me say this. I'm going to date with them. We want some language.
So I hope that that gets honored. If it doesn't, I will look to revise or alter this ordinance to require that.
So that we make sure the public is informed of this so that we don't have to be the bears of bad news.
And that can be that people can get the information ahead of time and hopefully contact their state representatives and state senators to amend the laws that allow for Airbnb's existence in this state.
And I do intend to support this. Thank you.
Thank you. All of them is stampers. Is this on item 60?
Yes, I'm standing in the post office.
Okay. Let the record flag call sponsorship of all of them is stamper and 60.
All of them are more. Is this on 60?
Correct. Please don't need as a call sponsor as well, please.
Let the record flag call sponsorship of all of them more.
I have several folks in the queue and we'll get to you as we go through the agenda.
I'm going to ask 61.
Okay. And call sponsorship is 61 for all of them is stamper.
Okay. All right.
Chair recognizes is this on 60?
60. Okay.
Let the record flag, 61.
Call sponsorship of all of them in chambers.
I will do the same. All of them in Taylor?
61. 61. Okay.
Call sponsorship also.
61.
And I'd also like to be at it.
Okay. We'll get through the rest of the agenda and I'll get back to everyone else.
All of them in private?
61. 61.
All of them in private?
Would the record please continue?
All of them in the meeting?
Would you just notify me when I can speak on 66?
Yeah. We're going to get through the agenda and I'll get right back to you.
Would the city clerk please continue with the rest of the file?
Public safety and health committee?
Item number 62.
And ordinance relating to parking controls.
63.
And ordinance relating to traffic controls.
The committee recommends adoption of 64.
Substitute resolution relating to the acceptance and funding.
Of a Wisconsin department of workforce development fast forward grant.
65.
Resolution relating to acceptance and funding.
The whole land security south eastern Wisconsin threat analysis center operations
2024 grant.
The committee recommends confirmation of 66 appointment of Jordan Morales to the board of fire and police commission by the mayor.
And the committee recommends placing on file.
Item 67.
Communication for Milwaukee police department.
Delayed into the school resource office program.
22526 school year.
And 68.
Communication from the fire department.
Relating to the feasibility of using light duty vehicles for medical runs.
Chair recognizes all of them in the meeting.
Thank you so much, Mr. President.
I wish to speak on item 66.
I would like to be recorded as a no vote.
I'm unable to support this confirmation at this time.
No reflection on the individual as a person.
I had a polite meeting with the gentleman.
However, I want to talk about this body as an organization and the incredible.
Incredibly important independent work that it must provide.
This is not the FPC of five or even 10 years ago.
We are in a moment in this country and the state weeks ago.
We had an officer involved shooting in Madison.
Obviously, that's not the per view of this FPC, but interestingly,
our colleagues there are talking about body cams and even a stronger type of FPC oversight.
And so it is with that in light of what we're seeing with ice rays,
possible collaboration.
We don't, you know, we have an SOP that defines that.
But there's things that we've seen.
We had, you know, a Milwaukee and taken into an actual police district.
So every time I think that we're moving forward in a way that I might feel comfortable with,
there's some issues that I need incredible independence and accountability on.
I'm looking, so I want to talk about what I didn't see,
what I'll tell you what I'm looking for.
I'm looking for an FPC that is not okay with the status quo.
That is going to ask extremely difficult questions, not just ask,
but demand answers on surveillance.
The flock mistakes that have been made from individuals within the organization
that are demonstrating that there are systemic flaws that have been used to harass women are unacceptable.
And I want to see not just questions, but action.
And I'm not seeing that.
And so that is something that is incredibly important to me and my district on one item.
In addition, there's been some shortcomings with emergency communications that we're seeing.
I need someone that is going to stick out, ask questions, ask the uncomfortable questions,
and pretty much rock the vote, because the status quo right now,
I don't think is working for the people, the city of Milwaukee,
and it's with that in mind, Mr. President, that I'll be casting a no vote.
Thank you.
Item 66 on the members.
I'll be abstaining.
We have an extension on 66.
Chair recognizes Alderman Brower.
Thank you so much, Mr. President.
I also, I would like to be reported as an objection to item 66 as well.
I had a very positive and productive meeting with the applicant
with Mr. Morales.
He is qualified to serve on this body, but involved in other pieces of civic engagement
here in the city of Milwaukee and serves in the historic preservation committee.
My objection here today comes not from a qualification standpoint,
but from an ideological standpoint, I don't believe that,
Mr. Morales shares my concerns with the surveillance state that I have.
I think that are use of flock in the city of Milwaukee,
should trouble every single resident, even the ones that,
frankly, even the ones that want to see more police and want to see more authoritarianism.
Right, and I do get calls from constituents that want the authoritarian approach.
I don't agree with that, but I think the flock and FRT prior to that,
although thankfully the police departments committed not to using that,
but we need foreign police commissioners who are going to advocate for constitutional rights,
for constitutional policing, and for an accountable police department.
And I don't believe, and well, I think we have made some strides with columns
and other things that the NPD is taking up.
I don't think we're there yet, with an accountable community-based police department
that is actually going to serve the safety and welfare of every single person.
And I think from an ideological perspective, not from a qualifications perspective,
from an ideological perspective.
Well, there are points of agreement that I have with Mr. Morales.
I don't think that he's going to be advocating as hard as I would like to see.
And so while this is a difficult decision, I want to give the executive branch latitude
to conduct their business.
At a permanent head, right, it is a policy making, more policy advocating body.
And so I think that I didn't raise the standard a little bit in my own mind as far as
appointment.
And so in this case, I just don't think I agree with the applicant enough and far as what
just for three voters and our office wants to see from the firm police commission.
So I have a post.
Thank you.
Chair Rockman.
Is all the one to meet your average?
Yes, Mr. President.
One point that is incredibly important.
Why I'm looking at these nominees with the different lens that I had historically, of course,
is the moment, like I mentioned that we're living in.
But let us remember, due to state,
meddling in local affairs when it comes to forcing us to create the largest police force that we've ever had
in a budgetary situation, which takes up many of our resources that
could be going in housing and health and libraries and all the wonderful services that we provide,
neighborhood services.
Due to that mandate and the largest and fastest growing budget item in our budget,
we need more oversight than ever.
And actually that hasn't grown in the same trajectory.
So again, I'm looking for extra oversight, extra diversity in thought.
And extra independence and accountability.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you.
I'm also, I couldn't agree more with my colleagues,
and I'm also going to be in now.
So that's three knows that we'll have a still a roll call vote on item 66.
Excuse me.
On item 66.
All the woman Pratt.
Chambers.
Rower.
Bill.
Bowman.
What's more, Lynn?
Bill.
Cox.
That's fine.
Jackson.
Zimmer Repa.
Abstain.
Taylor.
I.
More.
Bergelis.
I.
Speaker.
Hi.
Give me three evidence.
No.
Stamper.
All right.
Mr. President.
I'm a no.
Seven knows five, rather seven eyes.
Five knows and three abstain.
All right.
Doctor.
The file fails, correct?
Six.
Excuse me.
At six oppose.
The stentions count as an eight.
I made him a stake.
Oh yeah, right.
It should be for items.
Number 65 seven.
Six, six eyes, six nose, and three of stay.
Good fails.
Confirmation fails.
Okay.
Is there any further discussion of the committee?
Chair recognizes all the injection.
Thank you, Mr. President.
I just want to be adding the co-sponsor for 61 and 96.
Let the record for the co-sponsor ship of all the injection for 61.
Any further discussion?
No further discussion?
All the men's bliker?
Mr. Chair?
Chair recognizes all the more.
You're less and not on, just so you know.
Oh, thank you.
Right.
It wasn't.
Read through all of the, I thought we stopped, so I didn't, um,
did we read through all of the, um, the passages?
Yes, we did.
We read it all the way through number 68.
Got it.
Okay.
So do I have to wait for 69 to be right in?
No, it's not right in.
If you, if you want to make a motion to do so, to have it put into the, to discuss it,
to discuss it, then you have to put a motion in the discuss it.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Mr. President, can I put in a, um, please?
The four years.
Thank you so much.
Um, I moved to take common counsel file.
Number two, six, zero, two, two, five.
Emotion modifying Milwaukee Police Department.
Standard operating procedure.
Six, 60.
Vehicle pursuits.
Any emergency vehicle operations.
And five, 75.
Video release policy from, from the file.
I further moved substitution and approval of the attached proposed substitute A, which everyone should have received.
Okay.
So before we can go do anything else we have to take a roll call vote to be able to discuss it.
Okay.
Yes.
Chair recognizes Alderman Spiker on the motion.
Oh, there we are.
Sorry.
I touched my microphone.
So there are.
Two separate things we're looking to do here. One is to take the item from file.
And then, um, if that votes succeeds.
Eight votes needed to do that.
There's a motion to substitute and approve.
Which for that to mean anything to change the SOP relating to pursuits.
We need 10 votes.
First of all, is that a correct assessment?
Yes.
On the motion.
The first motion before us, which is to take something from file.
I do want to stress.
So folks who know me then here since 2019 in the Alder role know that I'm extremely
courteous and differential in terms of making sure my colleagues have an opportunity to speak.
I'll never vote for calling the question.
I'll always extend as a finance and personnel committee member.
Somebody's budget amendment, even if I think it's terrible.
So courtesy is just what this body should be about.
This is about more.
More than courtesy, this is a precedent. We would be setting. So, the way this body kills something is to put it on file.
Now, it's not truly dead for four years or until the term ends, but I was talking with the city clerk before this asking once the last time something got taken from file.
And one was a routine matter I guess four years ago that was a mistake, but on a substantive matter he couldn't remember the last time in his term, which is extensive, that this was done.
This is essentially taking an item that council has already voted on, so it was June 11th that we heard this file in public safety.
Had a very extensive discussion, the motion was made to place it on file, essentially recommend the council to kill it on a 401 vote.
That then went to the full council on the 23rd where nobody objected to placing it on file. So by that point thought it was done.
So now there's a motion to take it from file and discuss it again, and I just want to stress to people, that is a dangerous precedent because that means nothing that we as the council have voted down is truly done for a while.
If anybody wants a second kick at the cat, just be mindful of what we're doing, and why past councils have not done it.
So I would advocate for not doing it, not because I'm not courteous, not because I don't love another our long discussion of this important issue, but I do think it's that's a bad precedent that we as a body should not adhere to.
Thank you.
All in the bar, is this on the motion?
Sorry Mr President, yes it is, I do just urge colleagues to vote in favor of bringing this the floor.
I think that the public deserves to know our positions on this should we, should we vote yes on this to bring it to the floor to discuss and vote on.
Thank you.
Any further discussion before we do a roll call.
Mr Chair.
Chair recognize it all the person somebody.
And I'm sorry, I think I, all of my speaker may have mentioned it, but so this was heard in committee and it failed in committee.
Four one.
Four to one.
Thank you.
Chair recognizes all the woman more.
Thank you so much Mr President.
And I want to say I appreciate my colleague sentiments, but when I advise my colleagues that, I guess we are a governing body.
And there are things that we have to do that, you know, for me is attending to what our public is saying.
And so whether something was listened to a year ago and we want to bring back.
Should be our right to be able to do that as long as it's not anywhere codified and law or policies that we can't have the right to do that.
And I want us to be able to use that right and that opportunity whenever the moment.
You know, some seeks itself.
So this is an opportunity for us to do so our public would like to hear.
How we feel about this issue, there have been extensive conversations about this.
And I want to use this opportunity as a moment for us to be able to share our thoughts and make a decision on it.
Thank you.
On the motion, any further discussion.
Okay, well the clerk, please call the roll on the motion to hear this on the floor.
I.
Chambers.
Rower.
I.
Bowman.
Oh.
Whistmoreland.
Cox.
Jackson.
Zimmer Reepa.
Taylor.
Baker pardon.
No.
Spiker.
Help.
Image re-evig.
I.
Stamper.
Mr. President.
No.
I have six eyes.
Nine.
Six eyes.
Nine.
The motion calls.
Is there any further discussion of the remaining of the.
Committee report.
Hearing none.
Alderman Spiker moves for adoption of the recommendations of the public safety and health committee with a clerk.
Please call the roll.
All the women.
I.
Chambers.
Rower.
I.
Bowman.
I.
Whistmoreland.
Cox.
Jackson.
Zimmer Reepa.
Taylor.
I.
Spiker.
I.
Dimitri.
I.
Stamper.
Mr. President.
I.
15 eyes.
The committee report is adopted.
Alderman.
Rob Obama.
When I present the report of the zoning.
Your birds.
And development committee.
The zoning.
Neighborhoods and development committee.
Recommends passage of 70.
A substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning.
From two family residential.
And local business.
For the properties located at.
410 West Concordia Avenue.
3301 and 3307 Northville.
Our Phillips Avenue.
To detail plan development.
DPD.
And the first amendment to the DPD.
Known as.
Bader.
A lamp.
A lamp for peace.
To ask the subject sites.
To the DPD.
Currently.
Includes.
3304 North Bart Luther King.
Junior Drive.
On the north side of West Concordia.
Avenue.
He served north of Martin Luther King.
Junior Drive.
In the 6 month automatically.
71.
Sanctitude.
Ortonet.
Correcting the mixed.
in the eighth automatic district and assigning the zoning of local business LB2 to the
property.
The committee recommends adoption of 72 the resolution of proving a amendment number
four to the project plan for tax incremental district number 75 known as
Reed Street Yards and authorizing expenditure in the 12 automatic district.
73 resolution are proving a amendment number one to the project plan and authorizing
expenditure for tax incremental district number one to one known as
Brownsville Arts and Tech Hub in the sixth automatic district.
74 substitute resolution of proving a project plan and
a development agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating the
tax incremental district one three to known as midtown
commons in the second automatic district 75 substitute resolution
approved a project plan and a development
agreement authorizing expenditures and creating tax incremental
district number 136 known as a money on ownership initiative
in the sixth seventh and 15th automatic districts.
76 substitute resolution approved a project plan and a development
agreement authorizing expenditures and creating tax incremental
district number one three five known as one one zero one to one
one one one three was historic Mitchell street in the 12th automatic district.
77 resolution authorizing the sale back to former owners of the city
own tax data property located at 920 South 33rd street in the eighth automatic
district 78 resolution authorizing the sale back to former owners of the city
own tax data property located at 2 976 North 21st street in the sixth
automatic district 79 resolution authorizing the sale back to former
owners of the city own tax data property located at 3269 to 83 North 11th street
in the sixth automatic district 80 resolution authorizing the sale back to
former owners of the city own tax data property located at 2 859 North
22nd street in the 15th automatic district 81 resolution authorizing
the redevelopment authority of the city of Milwaukee to enter into an
amended ground lease with the board of regions of the University of Wisconsin
system operating as the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee for the
properties located at 2 185 North Prospect Avenue and 1 2 rather
225 East Kinnelworth Place and 3rd automatic district and 82
substitute resolution substitute resolution approving a term sheet authorizing
the city of Milwaukee to enter into a lease with AFS of Milwaukee LLC
for the portion of the property at 5 825 West Lake Avenue in the second automatic
district chair recognizes all of the Jackson thank you Mr. Chair
I want to speak out of 75 the T8 4 the amount of area tax improvement district
1 4 years 136 so I want to thank my colleague or woman Cogs and
Autumn Estamper for their help on this area definitely need is a
jolt of energy juice of life we have a that's the concentration of our
that's the concentration of 7 district I'm not sure the 15 district but
that's where most of the vacant lives lie in a 7 district in the area this
background will be taking the grouping of a portion of the vacant lots
together to build new housing with some tax incremental financing some city
portion of things like that and just looking forward to it this area is what you
call underserved I think I have I still have much this in committee I still have
curves in area that are just brief and on a brief deal and so just look
forward to the infusion of life into this area and look forward to things they
bring thank you any further discussion of the committee report.
Hearing none all the men bomb and moves for adoption of the recommendations
of zoning and neighborhood development committee with a
first please call the role.
All the women present I chambers rower.
All the men brower.
Thank you.
Thanks.
Hi.
Thanks.
Jackson.
Is that my report?
I.
Taylor.
I.
More.
I.
Bergellis.
I.
Speaker.
The image reevage.
I.
Stamper.
Mister president.
All right.
15.
What is adopted?
All the women in the Marine of the Metrivation are presented
in the report of the Community and Economic Development Committee.
The Community and Economic Development Committee recommends adoption of 83.
A substitute resolution relating to the use of public school,
identification cards, it's a library card.
84.
Resolution relating to the establishment of the year 2027 funding allocation plan.
85.
Subtitute resolution authorizing the expenditure of up to $2,500 from the Community and Economic
Development Committee fund for the 2026 Beach Street Fall Festival.
86.
Resolution relating to acceptance of funding of a prescription for literacy grant.
87.
Resolution relating to the use and allocation of the 2026 Community Development
block grant funds, awarded to the City of Milwaukee Youth Council.
88.
Subtitute resolution, appropriating up to 2,200, whether it were that.
Okay.
Appropriating up to 2,279 dollars and 44 cents from the Community and Economic Development
Fund for Bronzeville Week.
Is there any further discussion of the Community Report?
Hearing none, all the women in the Metrivation, we for adoption and recommendations
of the Community Economic Development Committee, the Clerk, please call the roll.
All the women, Pratt, High Chambers, Rower, All the Women, Brower, Bowman, Westmoreland, Cox,
Jackson, Zimmer Repa, Taylor, High, Moore, High, Burglis,
High, Speaker, Image Re-Evage, I, Stamper, Mr. President, 159s, 159s, the Community Report
is adopted.
We will not take up communications from City Officers.
Item number 2, 6, 0, 4, 8, 7, communication from the City Clerk, relating to service
of papers.
Order of law.
Item number 6, rather 2, 6, 0, 4, 8, 8, communication from the City Clerk relating to various
combinatorial condolatory resolutions to be acknowledged in a firm by the Common Council.
Order of law.
Item number 2, 6, 0, 4, 8, 9, communication from the City Clerk, relating to official notices and
reports.
Order of law.
Item number 2, 6, 0, 5, 1, 3, appointment of John Stolusky,
did Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District by the M.M.S.D. Executive Council.
Order of law.
Item number 2, 6, 0, 5, 1, 7, appointment of Mary or Bina McCarthy, to the Milwaukee Public Library
Board by the Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent.
Order of law.
Item number 2, 6, 0, 5, 2, 4, communication from the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District, relating
to which 2025 and your comprehensive financial report.
Order of law.
Are there any items for immediate adoption?
There are two items for immediate adoptions, item number 89, file number 260526, resolution approving final certified survey maps, and item number 90, file number 260547, resolution authorizing an easement, two menards, ink, and a city of Milwaukee's property at 9909, north-grantville station road, in the ninth automatic district.
Is there any discussion of these items?
Hearing none, all the women, Demetria, which moves approval with a clerk, please call the roll.
All the women, Pratt, aye, chambers.
All right.
Rower.
Bomin.
Aye.
What's more, Lynn?
Aye.
Cogs.
Jackson.
Tamara Reaper.
Aye.
Taylor, aye.
Ward.
A little more.
I'm sorry.
Aye.
Immediately adoptions.
Okay.
Thank you.
For Gellas?
She didn't hear you.
Thank you.
Spiker?
Aye.
Demetria, which?
Stamper?
Aye.
Mr. President.
Aye.
15.
Are there any announcements?
Any announcements?
Chair recognizes all the women, Cogs.
Thank you.
Mr. President.
We are celebrating the 16th annual, Brownsville Week, August 1st through the 8th.
And there is a huge schedule of 25 events going on.
The majority of them are free and open to the public.
If anyone is a copy of the tire schedule, they can go to them.
Walkie.gov.
Forward slash, Brownsville.
To receive it.
But we kick off, Brownsville Week, tomorrow.
With the Harambe.
5K Walk Run.
Where we meet up on King Drive in North Avenue and do the 5K.
That, if you registration, we get the 6am.
And the race begins at 7.30 a.m.
Sunday.
We have the largest event of the week, which is the Brownsville Cultural and Arts Festival.
So that Sunday, August 2nd.
10 a.m.
The 6pm will be on North Avenue between King Drive and 7 Street.
There will be three stages.
A gospel jazz and blue stage.
A main stage.
And a children's stage.
There will be over 130 vendors.
And there will be great food and great people.
This year, too, we are emerging with the King Advisory Board.
It normally does the King Backs of School of Festival.
They will be doing their bookback giveaway in our children's home.
So they will be given away a thousand bookbacks and supplies.
So if you know any families that may be in need.
Registration for the bookbacks.
Again, on 6 in North Avenue at 11 a.m.
And the giveaway will be at 3.30 p.m.
Only for those who have registered.
So that's just the first couple of days.
But again, please look at the schedule.
A five-in event.
Take a frame.
Come on down to Brownsville.
Thank you.
Chair recognizes Haller Wilming Taylor.
Thank you so much Mr. President.
I just want to say thank you to everybody who made the movie.
The Grandville Blues Festival, such a success.
We had a great time.
I think we had more than I know well over 10,000 patrons come through the festival in both weekends.
I think it was much more than that.
But it was a successful, very safe community oriented festival in the city on the far north west side.
So I would just ask everybody to look forward to the one for next year.
I'm hopefully we'll make it bigger and better.
But we had quite a large turnout just in the one day alone when we had Kelly Price come.
But the fact that we had a very safe, fun, field, festival on the far north west side.
I think it just speaks volumes for what the city can do and what they can expect from District 9.
So thank you again to everyone that was involved for the bid and all of the business owners, Mr. Bees,
exotic blends, all those business owners that came together to make that such a success.
Thank you.
Thank you Mr. President.
Early voting has started.
Early voting has started this past Tuesday and it goes through August 9th for the 26th partisan primary.
There are seven of six fantastic locations for everyone to go and exercise their right to vote.
I know this this cycle has been a bit chaotic to say the least.
But everyone does deserve the right to go exercise their right to vote.
So locations are located at Good Hope Library at 71715 West Good Hope Road.
On the Midtown Voting Center, 4170 North 56 Street.
Washington Park Senior Center at 4420 West Valley Street.
Ziler Municipal Building right here at 81 North Broadway.
Typically, New Library at 3912 South Hall.
And it's a blocky library at 3501 West Oklahoma Avenue.
The majority of the hours are open.
The only ones that are open on the weekends, well, open on Sundays are the Good Hope Library and Midtown Voting Center.
The Ziler and Tippie can new and they are open from 10 30 a.m. to 2 p.m. with the exception of Ziler, open that 11.
And it goes to Sunday August 9th.
So please if you have planned to go vote, please go and vote for those who are voting absentee ballots.
All the long public libraries have drop boxes and they are safe and secure.
And your morning will morning welcome to go and drop off your absentee ballot there.
Oakley, Ray Van and Clicks will be hosting free I exam and glasses for children five and August five and up with a theme on site.
Services will be available by appointment.
It will be held on Saturday August 8th.
Where the exams go and Sunday August 9th is the date where you will come and pick up your frames.
At the Syversbury Neighborhood Center at 5640 North 64th Street.
This is a great opportunity. Eric Shake James for those in the community to know.
A wonderful community leader partner with Oakley, a community leader from.
Or one, Prass district, shout out to our one, Pratt.
Has a thought of a fantastic idea to get children.
You know getting them proper.
I if proper classes to get them started for a school year.
I'm we're welcome and we're thankful that they selected the Syversbury Neighborhood Center to host this fantastic event.
So those who are looking to get glasses for their kids ages five and up.
Please come to Syversbury Neighborhood Center on Saturday August 8th.
And plans to return Sunday August 9th to retrieve your glasses free of charge.
And last, certainly not least, the second district in partnership with the seven district.
Please department is proud to announce it's fourth annual second district back to school festival.
It will be at the same place.
Indigenous people park on Sunday August 30th from 12pm to 4pm.
So I look forward to seeing community members out.
I'm having a fantastic time.
We have fantastic sponsors.
We have it's just a great day to get the kids ready to go and have a successful start to back to school.
So mark your calendar Sunday August 30th, 12pm to 4pm at a Indigenous people park on 74th and currently.
Thank you.
Sure recognizes all the member Gellis.
Thank you very much Mr. President.
I want to highlight for the community that district 11 office hours with fire chief Lipski will take place on Saturday August 8th at 10am at Milwaukee Fire.
Engine number 29 on South 84th Street that's 10am on August 8th.
Follow shortly thereafter by Milwaukee Police District 6 communities cook out at Lions Park at noon.
That's all on August 8th.
On August 22nd another office hours in the community at Milwaukee Fire.
Engine 10 which is 56th in Oklahoma along with the county supervisor Sky Capriolo also at 10am.
And then on the 27th of August I have a challenge for all electives in the community for the elected pickleball throw down challenge.
I'm talking to you with Alderman Spiker and Alderman woman the metri of it.
Pickleball from electives in a scramble at 5 o'clock on Thursday, August 27th during the Jackson Park farmers market.
This is on the brand new pickleball courts on 43rd and Cleveland Avenue.
Thank you.
Thank you Mr. President.
I'll try to control my quaking in the voice for that challenge on the 27th.
So I guess this is a busy month and the garden district tomorrow I turn 40 for the 15th time tomorrow.
And then on the 4th we have Carmen Southgate brand new building at 20th in Oklahoma with a ribbon cutting that'll be happening at 10am.
If folks are available I welcome you there Saturday the 8th.
We have the Saveland Park annual picnic and neighborhood association gathering on Thursday the 13th.
We have national night out MPD down on the KK Parkway.
On the 20th Thursday we have a sentient family health night at Holt Park at 5pm.
And then on Saturday the 29th we have a concert at the gazebo at 6th and Howard for playing music on the porch day.
So busy month please come down and enjoy what you can.
Thank you.
Chair recognizes all the room prep.
Remind neighbors that we had to reschedule a few neighborhood walks last week due to the smoke so that those are very rescheduled in the word is gone out to neighbors.
And various neighborhoods in the first district to remind everyone that haven't was has summer sounds.
Thursdays from 6 to 8 30 at 58 40 north 60 of streets going on August 6 and 13 so they're still time to make it.
Also there's also billet vibes on billet which is a family friendly music concert series that happens every Wednesday from 6 to 8 30 at 51 61 north 35 street and that's in conjunction with the billet bid.
Also in the first district we will be hosting a skate night on August 13 in the west basin which is at 43 50 north 35 street.
So we'll have free rentals for kids to skate. Also free food will be available. It's in partnership with northwest side CDC.
So I'm inviting everyone from the first district to come out and enjoy enjoying us.
It's always a good time.
And national night out for district 4 will be in at Eastbrook church on August.
So if I don't want to come out and enjoy that with us.
I have the honor of having three please districts in my district 4 or 5 and 7.
This is for district 4 5 and 7 are having other areas but just everyone to look out for the national night out for MPD.
Thank you.
I just want to take a second. Some of you in my colleagues and others may recall fond number 240 920.
Which I sponsored with many co-sponsors and which is approved on April 26 of this year.
Desigrating Milwaukee as a certified sensory inclusion city.
Visit Milwaukee another city partners involved in this initiative have begun their certification process already.
And now it's the city Milwaukee's turn as a large skill and forward to begin our journey.
Next week, all city employees with an email address where receive a communication guiding them through the culture city certification process.
Employees with out a city email address will also be given the opportunity to complete the training.
The certification process includes watching a 30 minute video followed by a short test.
I strongly encourage all city employees to take this training seriously and complete the certification.
The city employees we are in the business of serving our residents and many of our residents and rural divergent or have sensory needs related to autism.
PTSD dementia and other conditions.
This training will help all of us serve the city and further the position of Milwaukee as a community committed to accessibility, inclusion and creating welcoming environments for all.
We'll watch out for the email next week. Let's get a strong start and by achieving a high completion rate.
Write out the gate and want to just thank everyone for their close sponsorship and moving this process forward.
The chair recognizes all the woman more.
Thank you so much Mr. President and if you all can just give me a few minutes.
I have a few announcements as well, but I wanted to just really go back over one of our youth council members.
I didn't want to sort of pass over his accomplishments.
And I felt that not the appropriate information wasn't shared correctly.
So if you are all done.
I would just love to read his vial, but for that he is illored. That he is illid junior, the youth representative for district seven, has served two terms on the youth council, one of which being a member at large.
During his time he has passionately advocated for youth voice and equal opportunity to necessary resources.
Throughout his high school years, that he has volunteered his time with the Unified Olympics program,
superintendent and advisory council, serving as an at large member, presented at a seminar on environmental justice,
as it pertains to national health, and food deserts in Milwaukee, co-hosted Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra's first Milwaukee musician showcase,
directing a school wide, food drive, collecting over 250 pounds to combat the cut of SNAT benefits.
Qualified for Wisconsin School of Music Association State Contest twice playing the auto saxophone,
mentored at the, uh, mentored youth at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee,
facilitated conversations around self-learning, professionalism, and leading restorative justice circles,
as well as leading his football team as captain all while maintaining a GPA above a 3.6.
That, yes, will be attending market university to study political science and communication with goals of getting elected for public office,
making healthier lives more accessible, making us making schools a place to become rather than a place to be.
And I just wanted to just because he's a rising member of our community and I want my colleagues to watch out because we'll be seeing that, yes,
soon. Thank you for that. Really quick, I just wanted to few, um, quick announcements,
Martin Drive on August 2nd from 830 to 4 p.m. They're having their annual rummage sale.
It's a really huge event for the neighborhood and other folks from the city, you know,
and why to, to participate, you want to map go to www.Martinslat-drive.org.
Also on August 7th, um, right in my neighborhood, the Amani place is hosting their jazz jam session.
I always love live bands. So it's a great opportunity to, you know, stop in and check out a live band.
It's going to be at 5 p.m. Amani place is located at 401 north 35th street.
Um, on the fifth, I just have to do a shameless plug, mentored, greater Milwaukee.
There's still opportunities everybody for young people to participate in activities throughout the summer,
but mentored, greater Milwaukee will be hosting their fifth annual Youth Voice Summit
at the Italian Community Center from 930 to 230 p.m.
Go to their website, walkie mentored.com for more information.
And, you know, it was a little bit bummed because my bike ride was canceled, but you know, it was like, dude, what's going on?
It was a cancel for the second row in a year.
Uh, because of the weather, but we have the opportunity to reschedule.
So I'm really exciting weather cooperate with us.
Um, we're taking to this time August 12th.
It's going to be at 430 p.m. Same, same place, Washington Park.
Um, and it's going to be at the ban cell 4599 was Lloyd Street.
If you need a bike, you can reserve one in advance at tinyURWURL.com, backslash WPW ride.
Don't forget, um, and just parks still have their concert series on August 13th, 530 p.
Um, located at 72nd and Locus.
Washington Heights still has their night markets going on August 13th for the APM.
Um, located between on Washington Boulevard between 53rd and 54th Street.
Um, and a couple of things.
Um, MPD District 3 have their national night out at Johnson Park, which is going to be August 15th, 2 to 6 p.m.
Um, there's also going to be a kickball game at Whitfield.
Um, that day as well on August 15th at 2 p.m.
I'm hoping that still is going on.
That should be a good time as well.
Um, and, uh, last things, summer youth interns have their presentation,
so the young people that you've been seeing throughout the summer, um,
that have represented the city council well.
They've gone, oh, my goodness.
We still have a few more departments to hit and a few more districts to get into.
Uh, but they have been really enjoying their summer.
So they'll be doing a short presentation on August 13th.
Or excuse me.
Uh, yep, August 13th at 11 30 a.m.
Um, we'll send out invites to all council members.
Um, and that's going to be at 11 30 a.m.
In room, um, 303.
And lastly, I want to just, um, you know, let my colleagues know.
Um, I know our August recess is coming up.
Have a restful and peaceful time off.
And I'll get to see you all back here in September.
Thank you so much.
Good.
And I, I just wanted to put a early shout out to my colleagues that I do a, uh, September,
all star, self-ball games on recruiting members to plan the self-ball team.
Um, chair recognizes all the mistakes.
Yeah.
It's just to invite all to the national night out in the 15 district at Johnson Park.
A third from two to six.
Great turnout.
Have a lot of resources and activity.
Community is welcome.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Thank you.
Um, chair recognizes all the injection.
I thank you, Mr. President.
I would like to ask my colleagues for unanimous consent to change my vote on item 74 for I to abstention.
Okay.
You know, one objection will kill that, right?
But you're asking for unanimous consent.
Is there any objections to the unanimous consent?
Please.
Yeah.
Just.
Item 74.
Which one is that?
Uh.
We'll not change the outcome of the vote.
Uh.
You sure?
Chair recognize all of them the power?
Um, Mr. President, please clarify what we are.
What are we asking for objections on?
What are we?
No.
There's no objection.
I just.
He's asking for unanimous consent to change his vote on item 74.
But I wanted him to know that if someone objected to that, it just it ends there.
So number 74, he said.
Yes.
Thank you.
That's a key idea amendment.
There's nothing.
Yeah.
And does that change an outcome?
Yeah, it doesn't change an outcome.
So hearing no objections.
So order.
Thank you.
Chair recognizes all the person somebody.
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I apologize for this, guys.
I know where at the end here.
I did try to let the President know as soon as possible.
I've been waiting patiently.
But I do want to ask as well for permission to change my vote.
To a no one file number two six zero four five zero.
Pointment of Jordan Morales to the Board of Plan Police Commissioners by the mayor.
I did abstain.
And nothing good comes from an abstention.
It seems.
For me, and I wanted up please.
Ask for unanimous consent to change my vote.
Okay.
Are there any objections to the unanimous consent to change the vote?
Would that change the outcome?
It could.
We have the numbers.
Not technically.
That doesn't change the outcome.
Okay, so that's our final.
Yeah, I mean, she could put that on the record.
And then she could seek reconsideration.
Changing her vote.
What's she just said she's a no.
You want to go to no.
Which is the prevailing side.
What did I do here?
You didn't say that.
Oh.
What?
I didn't hear that.
Mr. Chair.
I asked her permission to change my vote.
To a no.
I explained that I have stained initially.
Okay.
I'm not changing the outcome of the vote.
And based on the dialogue we just had on the last.
Asked by Alderman Jackson.
Then I would think that permission will be granted to me like you just granted to our colleague.
Well, it doesn't change the outcome of the vote.
Who's talking about?
I don't understand why reconsideration got suggested.
What is that?
I asked for permission to change my vote.
You asked if it would have a outcome.
Then being a no vote.
She could also ask for reconsideration on that.
That's just a possibility.
Whether it changes the outcome or not.
So the the all the person which is to vote no on the confirmation.
Yes.
Okay.
Yeah, sorry.
It's not granted because of an objection.
Well, further records on Mr. Chair.
You just granted permission to our last colleague.
It didn't change the outcome of the vote.
My answer.
I didn't grant permission.
There's an opportunity for anyone to have objected to Alderman Jackson.
I didn't.
I didn't late.
I mean, I blame just on you, but the body.
Okay.
It's object the objection denies the ability to change about.
Any other further announcements?
Hearing none.
This meeting is adjourned.