Number
051017
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY, MCGEE, HAMILTON, WADE, BAUMAN, AND D’AMATO
Title
Substitute resolution creating an affordable housing task force to study issues related to establishing a City of Milwaukee Housing Trust Fund.
Analysis
This resolution creates an affordable housing task force to study issues related to establishing a City of Milwaukee Housing Trust Fund. The task force shall identify and evaluate existing programs that benefit the homeless and economically disadvantaged to avoid duplication of services and identify their funding sources to assess the possibility of a City of Milwaukee Housing Trust Fund as a qualified program recipient. The task force shall participate in the RFP process to hire a consultant who will assist the task force in its work of defining the structure, goals, objectives, strategies, financial resources and programs for the City of Milwaukee Housing Trust Fund. The task force shall present its findings and recommendations to the Common Council within 180 days of adoption of this resolution, and shall thereafter be dissolved.
Body
Whereas, In wake of the various national disasters and global wars, the numbers of homeless and other economically disadvantaged persons are growing; and
Whereas, Private businesses, community-based organizations, city, county and state agencies administer and manage various programs dedicated to ensuring that children and families are provided clean and safe shelter at affordable rents; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee continues to support and develop programs that provide quality, safe, affordable housing as a stabilizing factor for those persons and families most in need; and
Whereas, The Common Council in 2000 supported federal legislation designed to create and fund a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, a bill that did not become law but would have leveraged funds against various publicly and privately run housing programs that serve thousands annually; and
Whereas, On October 18, 2005, the Common Council adopted Resolution File Number 050755, appropriating $25,000 in non-tax levy funds to hire a consultant, who along with an advisory task force, will help develop the City of Milwaukee Housing Trust Fund (HTF); and
Whereas, It is the Common Council’s intent that the advisory task force conduct various start up tasks including but not limited to, developing a formal structure for the administration of the Housing Trust Fund, recommending guidelines to select and develop worthy projects, and identifying on-going sources of revenue to support future Housing Trust Fund projects; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that a housing task force is created and shall consist of:
1. Two members appointed by the Common Council President, one to serve as chair and the other as vice-chair.
2. The Mayor or the Mayor’s designee.
3. The Commissioner of the Department of City Development or the Commissioner’s designee
4. The Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee or the Director’s designee.
5. Two members from the Interfaith Conference, appointed by the Common Council President.
6. One member from the business community, appointed by the Common Council President.
7. One member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, appointed by the Common Council President.
8. One member from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Corporation, appointed by the Common Council President.
9. One member from the Fair Housing Council, appointed by the Common Council President.
10. One member from Independence First, appointed by the Common Council President.
11. One member from Continuum of Care, appointed by the Common Council President.
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Common Council President may appoint others to the task force from the private and public sectors that can assist the task force in reaching its objectives; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the task force shall evaluate and make recommendations relating to the hiring of a consultant and the structure, goals, objectives, strategies, financial resources and programs for the City of Milwaukee HTF; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Clerk’s Office shall provide staff support to the task force; and, be it
Further Resolved, That all City departments are authorized and directed to cooperate with and assist the task force in carrying out its mission; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the task force may request assistance from non-City entities in carrying out its mission; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the task force shall submit its findings and recommendation to the Common Council within 180 days of adoption of this resolution, and shall thereafter be dissolved.
Requestor
Drafter
LRB05460-3
EJS
11/30/2005