Number
031173
Version
SUBSTITUTE 3
Sponsor
THE JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Title
Substitute resolution endorsing the proposed 2005-2006 City of Milwaukee Legislative Package.
Body
Whereas, There are a number of legislative proposals which are of importance to the City of Milwaukee; and
Whereas, These proposals originated in suggestions submitted by various City departments to the Judiciary and Legislation Committee and are included in Common Council File Number 031173, and were discussed by the Judiciary and Legislation Committee at its September 13, 2004 meeting; and
Whereas, Some proposals are best addressed as amendments to the 2005-2006 state budget, others will be introduced by individuals or groups outside the City of Milwaukee, and still others need to be further developed before being submitted in bill form; and
Whereas, These proposals have been reviewed and approved by the Judiciary and Legislation Committee and are recommended for adoption at this time as the nucleus of the City's Legislative Package; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that it hereby endorses and adopts the following list of proposals entitled "2005-2006 Proposed City of Milwaukee Legislative Package" as the basis for the City's Legislation Program in the 2005-2006 Session of the Wisconsin Legislature, with the understanding that said package may later be expanded by resolution of the Common Council as need arises:
1. Personal Property
2. Tax Exemptions
3. Assessment Appeals
4. Public Records for Commercial Purposes
5. Residential Brownfields
6. Tax Refund Intercept Program
7. Traffic Noise
8. Substitution Service on Corporations by Municipal Court
9. Municipal Cemetery Takeover
10. Emergency Response Exemption
11. State or Local Officials who become Candidates
12. Class "B" Fermented Malt Beverage License for Art Galleries
13. Parking ID Cards issued to Persons with Disabilities
14. Class "B" Liquor Licenses/Underage Events
15. Real Estate Appraisals/Sales/Assessed Values
16. Neighborhood Improvement District
17. Residential Parking Permits
18. Traffic Photo Enforcement System
19. Real Estate Transfer Fee for Municipalities
20. Programs that support Brownfield Redevelopment
21. Remediation & Redevelopment Division/DNR
22. Enterprise Development Zone Tax Credits
23. Alternative Energy Development
24. Brownfield Grant Fund Distribution
25. Certifying Candidates from Eligible Lists
26. Fire and Police Employees/Promotional Examinations
27. Civil Service/Outmoded or Illegal References
28. Tow a vehicle not displaying valid plates
29. Name on vehicle registration
30. Recycling Grant Funding
31. Urban Community Forestry Grant
32. Pre-qualify bidders (cities of the first class)
33. Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS)
34. Regional heavy urban rescue response initiative
35. Certification standards/emergency medical dispatchers
36. Funding Assistance Program (FAP)
37. Funding for Governor's Children Initiatives
38. Quarantine Costs/Intrastate Mutual Aid System (Act 186)
39. Federal Library Aids
40. Funding for contracts with the State
41. Library System Aids
42. Designate Central Library as Statewide Resource Library
43. MCFLS Governance & Reciprocal Borrowing
44. Increase in Municipal Court Fees
45. Sharing ID information between DOT and DOR
46. Court Order to kill a dog
47. Code Enforcement Inspectors
48. Unlawful Mob Action
49. Motor Scooters on Public Way
50. Patronizing Prostitutes
51. Emergency Detention
52. Duty Upon Striking Person or Attended Vehicle
53. Theft of Auto (Keeper of Chop Shop)
54. Hidden Compartments in Motor Vehicles
55. Cruising
56. Harbor Assistance Grants
57. Manage Invasive Species
58. Payment of property taxes by an escrow agent
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Budget and Policy be and hereby is authorized and directed to seek the introduction of these proposals in the 2005-2006 Session of the Wisconsin Legislature and to use its best efforts in support of said legislation; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Budget and Policy be and hereby is authorized and directed to propose and/or amend the state budget and other major bills proposed by individual groups outside the City in order to pursue the following major policy recommendations:
Shared Revenue
State Caps on Tax or Expenditure Growth
School Aids
Transportation Aids and Policy
Tax Exemptions
Residency Requirement for City and School Employees
Drafter
Budget and Policy Division
09/13/04