City of Milwaukee - File #: 252047

• File #: 252047
• Version: 3
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Approval Review
• File created: 3/24/2026
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 5/12/2026
• Title: Substitute resolution relative to the reallocation and expenditure of up to $617,215 of American Rescue Plan Act funds.
• Sponsors: ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. ZAMARRIPA, ALD. BROWER, ALD. PEREZ

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/12/2026	2	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED; Minutes note: Ald. Dimitrijevic offered Proposed Substitute A. Ald. Coggs moved to separate the question. A roll call vote was taken on amending the file with Proposed Substitute A relating to the following: 1. Up to $300,000 for the Zilber Foundation’s The Bridge Project. (Prevailed 9-6)	Pass	9:6
5/12/2026	2	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED; Minutes note: A roll call vote was taken on amending the file with Proposed Substitute A relating to the following: 2. Up to $317,214.37 for the Legal Aid Society for Eviction Free MKE. (Prevailed 15-0)	Pass	15:0
5/12/2026	2	COMMON COUNCIL	AMENDED; Minutes note: Meeting recessed at 10:33 a.m. Meeting reconvened at 10:41 a.m. Ald. Dimitrijevic moved to amend the file by changing the amount of funding allocated to: Employ Milwaukee Earn & Learn Program from $200,000 to $0. Earn and Learn Summer Youth Intern Program (SYIP) from $55,000 to $0. Down Payment Assistance from $100,000 to $0. (Prevailed 10-5)	Pass	10:5
5/12/2026	3	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: The file reflecting Proposed Substitute A, as amended, and relabeled as Substitute 3. A roll call vote was taken on Substitute 3. (Prevailed 10-5)	Pass	10:5
5/12/2026	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Spiker offered Proposed Substitute A. A roll call vote was taken on substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Failed 2-3)	Fail	2:3
5/12/2026	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Moore offered Proposed Substitute H. Ald. Coggs moved separate action on the file. A roll call vote was taken on substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute H relating to the following: 1. Up to $190,000 for the Legal Aid Society for Eviction Free MKE. 2. Up to $200,000 for the Employ Milwaukee Earn & Learn Program. 3. Up to $55,000 for the Earn and Learn Summer Youth Intern Program (SYIP). 4. Up to $100,000 for Down Payment Assistance. (Prevailed 3-2)	Pass	3:2
5/12/2026	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: A roll call vote was taken on substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute H relating to the following: 5. Up to $67,214.37 for the Zilber Foundation’s The Bridge Project. (Failed 0-5)	Fail	0:5
5/12/2026	2	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: A roll call vote was taken on Proposed Substitute H, as amended. File was substituted with Proposed Substitute H, as amended, and relabeled to Substitute 2.	Pass	3:2
5/6/2026	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Providing testimony: Lianna Bishop, Zilber Family Foundation, in support of The Bridge Project Colleen Foley, Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, in support of Eviction Free MKE Rep. Ryan Clancy, Wisconsin State Assembly District 19, in support of Eviction Free MKE and Right to Counsel There was discussion on program details and expenditures for The Bridge Project and Eviction Free MKE and state legislation. Ald. Spiker moved to take separate action. A roll call vote was taken on substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A pertaining to up to $300,000 for the Zilber Foundation's The Bridge Project. (Failed 1-3-1)	Fail	1:3
5/6/2026	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: A roll call vote was taken on substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A pertaining to up to $317,214.37 for the Legal Aid Society for Eviction Free MKE. (Failed 2-2-1)	Fail	2:2
5/6/2026	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: The file reflecting Substitute 1. Ald. Burgelis moved to offer Proposed Substitute E. Appearing: Sam Leichtling, DCD Erick Shambarger, ECO There was discussion on program details and expenditures for the Earn and Learn Summer Youth Intern Program, Employ Milwaukee Earn & Learn Program, Down Payment Assistance, and ECO energy efficiency upgrades. There was request for more program details and expenditures for the Employ Milwaukee Earn & Learn Program. The file may be rescheduled for a special Finance and Personnel Committee meeting prior to the next Common Council meeting. Ald. Coggs moved to hold to the call of the chair.	Pass	4:1
3/24/2026	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

252047

Version

SUBSTITUTE 3

Reference

240863

Sponsor

ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC, BAUMAN, ZAMARRIPA, BROWER, AND PEREZ

Title

Substitute resolution relative to the reallocation and expenditure of up to $617,215 of American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Analysis

This resolution reallocates American Rescue Plan Act funds that were identified by the City’s ARPA Director as expected to be available for reprogramming for the following purposes:

1. Up to $300,000 for the Zilber Foundation’s The Bridge Project.

2. Up to $317,214.37 for the Legal Aid Society for Eviction Free MKE.

Body

Whereas, Common Council File Number 240863, adopted on October 15, 2024, allocated up to $350,000 for the Zilber Foundation’s The Bridge Project; and

Whereas, The City’s American Rescue Plan Act Director identified $617,215 of ARPA funding that is expected to be available for reprogramming, from projects that have remaining balances or have balances that would otherwise go unspent before the end of 2026; and

Whereas, ARPA funding must be fully spent by December 31, 2026; and

Whereas, The Department of Administration - Community Development Grants Administration has identified organizations that have requested reprogramming funds; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that $617,215 of American Rescue Plan Act allocations identified by the ARPA Director as available for reprogramming, are rescinded and reallocated to the Department of Administration - Community Development Grants Administration as described below:

1. Up to $300,000 for City participation in the Zilber Foundation’s The Bridge Project.

2. Up to $317,214.37 for the Legal Aid Society for Eviction Free MKE.

; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to establish and adjust the necessary accounts and accounting procedures to carry out the intent of this resolution; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Department of Administration - Community Development Grants Administration is authorized to enter into contracts, subcontracts, subawards and leases and to expend the allocated funds as required to effectuate this program, and, be it

Further Resolved, That the organizations receiving American Rescue Plan Act funding as part of this resolution shall report quarterly to the Common Council for 3 years following the adoption of this resolution.

Requester

Drafter

LRB181548-2

Kathleen M. Brengosz

5/11/2026