City of Milwaukee - File #: 241216

• File #: 241216
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: In Council-Adoption
• File created: 11/26/2024
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to the expansion of the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District.
• Sponsors: ALD. COGGS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/14/2025	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Coggs commented. This resolution expands the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District from West Walnut Street to West Burleigh Street and from North Dr. Martin Luther King Drive to North 7th Street. Appearing in support: LaShawndra Vernon, Chair of Bronzeville Advisory Committee Terrence Moore, Sr., DCD & Member of Bronzeville Advisory Committee Ald. Zamarripa moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute B. (Prevailed 5-0)	Pass	5:0
1/14/2025	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
11/26/2024	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

241216

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

82-2097-a, 010087, 041531, 180931, 201213

Sponsor

ALD. COGGS

Title

Substitute resolution relating to the expansion of the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District.

Analysis

This resolution expands the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District from West Walnut Street to West Burleigh Street and from North Dr. Martin Luther King Drive to North 7^th Street.

Body

Whereas, On May 17, 1983, The Common Council adopted File No. 82-2097-a, which adopted a Redevelopment Plan for the North 7^th Street - West Garfield Avenue Redevelopment area; and

Whereas, Common Council File Number 010087, adopted on May 30, 2001, amended the boundaries of the North 7^th Street - West Garfield Avenue Redevelopment area; and

Whereas, Common Council File Number 041531, adopted May 20, 2005, approved Amendment No. 2 to the North 7^th Street - West Garfield Avenue Redevelopment area; and

Whereas, Common Council File Number 050395, adopted September 27, 2005, created Tax Incremental District No. 59 (Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District) to help fund improvements in the North 7^th Street - West Garfield Avenue Redevelopment area; and

Whereas, The Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District - Redevelopment Plan was designed to market and brand the history of the area while also attracting and promoting African-American arts, entertainment and culture going forward; and

Whereas, On September 21, 2010, the Common Council created the 7-person Bronzeville Advisory Committee to review and make recommendations about future redevelopment proposals in the district; and

Whereas, Common Council File Number 180931, adopted November 27, 2018, approved the Equitable Growth Through Transit Oriented Development Plan and amended the Northeast Side Area Comprehensive Plan to include the Transit Oriented Development Plan for North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive that included recommendations for ongoing development of the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District; and

Whereas, Common Council File Number 201213 adopted May 4, 2021, expanded the area under the scope of the Bronzeville Advisory Committee to include the area bounded by West Burleigh Street, West Walnut Street, North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, and North 7th Street, and

Whereas, Redevelopment, promotional and marketing activities in the area have extended beyond the boundaries originally identified in the City’s legislation; and

Whereas, This resolution will expand the official boundaries of the Bronzeville District to include areas commonly believed to be included in the district; and

Whereas, The new boundaries will encompass more of the historic Bronzeville area; and

Whereas, Three strong neighborhoods, Harambee, Halyard Park and Brewers Hill, border on, and will be positively impacted by, the ongoing development of the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that for the purposes of branding, marketing, identification, and related purposes, the Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District is designated as the area bounded by West Walnut Street, North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, West Burleigh Street, North 7^th Street, and North Halyard Street. 

Requestor

Drafter

Kathleen Brengosz

1/13/2025

LRB 178000-3