Number
001692
Version
SUBSTITUTE
Sponsor
THE JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Title
Substitute resolution relative to various legislative bills including the 2001-2003 Wisconsin State Budget- Senate Bill 55/Assembly Bill 144.
Body
Whereas, The Judiciary and Legislation Committee of the Common Council has recommended the following positions on the bills hereinafter listed and the Common Council being advised of said matters; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that it hereby opposes the following legislative bills and instructs the Division of Intergovernmental Relations to appear before the proper committees in opposition to said bills and use its best endeavors in opposition to the same viz.:
235-A, relating to Alcohol Beverage License
277-A, relating to Historic Buildings
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee takes the following positions on 2001-2003 Wisconsin State Budget - Senate Bill 55/Assembly Bill 144 and instructs the Division of Intergovernmental Relations to appear before the proper Committees and to use its best endeavors to transmit the following positions:
1) KETTL RECOMMENDATIONS
Support the inclusion of items 2, 3 and 4 in the budget
(2) State and Local Government Policy Coordination
(3) Special charges for municipal services
(4) State-Local Fringe Benefits Study Committee
2) SHARED REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE RESTRAINT PROGRAM
Shared Revenue: Freeze the current municipal Shared Revenue formula at the 2001 distribution level. Increase Shared Revenue payments to each municipality by 2.5% in each year of the biennium. This proposal would require an increase in the state's appropriation for Shared Revenue of $19.0 million in 2002 and $19.5 million in 2003. Under this proposal, the City of Milwaukee's payment would increase from $235.9 in 2001 to $241.8 (+$5.9) in 2002, and $247.8 (+$6.0 million) in 2003. State and local officials should continue to work together to develop an alternative equalization formula for distributing state aid for consideration in the 2003-05 biennial budget.
Support the regional growth sharing provision funded from a portion of the state sales tax which is included in the proposed 2001-03 budget. Implement the provision in 2004 along with an alternative equalization formula.
Expenditure Restraint Program: Support the $6 million increase (+10.5%) in the Expenditure Restraint Program in 2002 and 2003. The funding increase, however, should not be matched by a decrease in the appropriation for the aidable revenue/expenditures component of the shared revenue formula. Using 2001 data as the basis for estimation, the City's ERP payment would increase by an estimated $820,000 under this proposal.
3) LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AIDS AND TRANSIT AIDS
Increase funding for general transportation aids by the same percentage increase in funding for the Major Highway Development Program (all sources). Under the 2001-03 proposed budget, the Major Highway Development Program will increase by 2.9% in FY2002 and 4.5% in FY2003. These fiscal year percentages translate into calendar year percentages for GTA of 5.8% in CY2002 and 3.3% in CY2003. If this funding goal is met, GTA will increase from $348.5 million in 2001 to $368.7 million (+$20.2 million) in 2002 and $380.9 million (+$12.2 million) in 2003.
In addition, freeze the current municipal General Transportation Aid formula at the 2001 distribution level. Increase GTA payments to each municipality by 5.8% and 3.3% in each year of the biennium, respectively. Under this proposal the City of Milwaukee's payment would increase from $25.1 million in 2001 to $26.6 million (+$1.5 million) in 2002 and $27.4 million (+$900,000) in 2003.
4) PAYMENTS FOR COMPUTER AND RELATED EQUIPMENT TAX EXEMPTIONS
Support the state's continued full funding of the property tax exemption for computers and related equipment.
5) RECYCLING
At a minimum, support the current level ($24.5 million) of funding in each year of the biennium. Ensure that municipalities are held harmless for any increase in tipping fees or other user fees that may be implemented.
Support the DNR report on encouraging regional recycling but insist that the report not be tied to the distribution of grant funds in FY01-02.
6) LIBRARY SYSTEM AIDS
Support increasing library system aids so that the 11.25% threshold will be met.
7) PAYMENT FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Provide a sum sufficient appropriation so payments received by municipalities represent 100% of their entitlements. This would require additional funding of an estimated $2.8 million in 2002 and $3.6 million in 2003.
8) RECONSTRUCTION OF CANAL STREET
Support the Governor's proposal to use $5 million in Tribal Gaming Funds and $5 million in the state ICE funds for the purpose of reconstructing Canal Street.
Because the state has said that the Canal Street reconstruction is a mitigation project for the Marquette Interchange, oppose the City over-match provisions. Specifically, oppose the provision that calls for the use of $5 million in local ICE funds.
9) PARK EAST FREEWAY
Support.
10) BOSTON STORE BUILDING AT THE GRAND AVENUE
Support this budget provision.
11) BROWNFIELDS
Support the proposed grants for economic development in the Menomonee Valley and seek to amend the proposal to allow greater flexibility to spend the money in "pre-development" activities.
12) GRANT FOR LINCOLN PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
Support the M7 grant amount. Amend language that identifies the City of Milwaukee as sole provider of grant match funds so that matching funds could be provided by a variety of sources.
13) MIDWEST EXPRESS
Support.
14) TECH STAR INITIATIVE [DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE]
Support.
15) UW-MILWAUKEE'S "MILWAUKEE IDEA" (UW SYSTEM)
Support.
16) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONES TAX CREDIT
Watch and Report.
17) MILWAUKEE POLICE ASSOCIATION
Strongly oppose this provision as an intrusion on the city's local control and an inappropriate intervention in the city's collective bargaining process. The department points out, in some cases, interrogations of police officers accused of wrongdoing could be delayed more than 48 hours. That would compromise prompt and thorough investigations and diminish the public's confidence in internal police investigations.
18) THE PORT OF MILWAUKEE
Amend the budget so that ferry and cruise vessel facilities, when publicly owned, are to be interpreted under the Harbor Assistance Program as commercial transportation facilities.
19) LIQUOR LICENSING
Oppose this provision. This provision would penalize a new licensee and the city for someone else's debts.
20) ELECTIONS
Oppose changes in election law that would require additional identification in order to register to vote or to vote. And oppose penalties for election officials.
21) HAZARDOUS RESPONSE COST RECOVERY
Support.
DFTR:
Intergovernmental Relations
05/01/01