NUMB:
011115
VERS:
SUBSTITUTE 2
XXBY:
THE JUDICIARY AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
TITL:
Substitute resolution endorsing the proposed 2003-2004 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 011115, and were discussed by the Judiciary and Legislation Committee at its October 28, 2002 meeting; and
Whereas, Some proposals are best addressed as amendments to the 2003-2004 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 "2003-2004 Proposed City of Milwaukee Legislative Package" as the basis for the City's Legislation Program in the 2003-2004 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. Tax Exemptions
2. Assessment/Exemption Appeals
3. Property Assessments
4. Delinquent Taxes
5. Penalties for Failure to Self-Report
6. Timely Abatement of Nuisance Properties
7. Reintroduce 2001 Assembly Bill 208
8. Delinquent Property Taxes
9. Financing Options
10. Modify Development Zone Tax Credits
11. Brownfield Grant Fund Distribution
12. Extension for Environmental TIFs
13. Include Delinquent Taxes in TIF Costs
14. Expand Local Government Cause of Action
15. Modify Housing Authority Bid Limits
16. Removal of Parked Motor Vehicles without Current License Plates
17. Regulation of Underage Events at Establishments with Class B Licenses
18. Reintroduce 2001 Assembly Bill 62
19. Reintroduce 2001 Bill Draft regarding Composition of Board of Fire and Police Commission
20. Legislation Permitting Municipalities to Establish Minimum Number of Poll Workers
21. Legislation Requiring all Persons Performing Real Estate Appraisals be State Licensed or Certified and that they Report Recent Sales and Assessed Values
22. Legislation Requiring Colleges and Universities to Suspend Students Convicted of Certain Criminal Offenses
23. Filling Vacancies through Promotions
24. Statewide Trauma System
25. Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and Interlibrary Local Services Contracts
26. Library System Aids
27. Reintroduce 2001 Assembly Bill 534
28. Reintroduce 2001 Assembly Bill 747
29. Code Enforcement Inspectors
30. Closing of a Building Declared a Nuisance
31. Enabling Legislation to Address Cruising
32. Amend Statute 823 for Purposes of Additional Cruising Penalties
33. Patronizing Prostitutes
34. Duty Upon Striking Person or Attended Vehicle
35. Carrying Concealed Weapons
36. Harbor Assistance Program
37. Design/Build Project Authority
38. Outstanding Towing and Storage Fees
39. DPW/WISDOT Pilot Project
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Division of Intergovernmental Relations be and hereby is authorized and directed to seek the introduction of these proposals in the 2003-2004 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 Intergovernmental Relations 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 and Expenditure Restraint Program
School Aids
Transportation
DFTR:
Intergovernmental Relations
10/29/02