City of Milwaukee - File #: 090372

• File #: 090372
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/7/2009
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 7/28/2009
• Title: Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name, "Reuben K. Harpole, Jr.", to West North Avenue, from North 1st Street to North 2nd Street in the 6th Aldermanic District.
• Sponsors: ALD. COGGS
• Indexes: STREET NAMES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/5/2009	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/28/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:1
7/28/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual present: Marica Lindholm, Dept. of Public Works	Pass	4:0
7/27/2009	1	CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE NAMING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND STREETS	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: Individuals present: Barbara Velez on behalf of Reuben K. Harpole Tribute Committee James Hagen, Dept. of Public Works Mr. Hagan said that two signs will be needed for this request and the cost for the City to fabricate each sign is $100.00. She said if the requestor wants the City to fabricate the signs, the requestor will need to submit a check in the amount of $200 to the Department of Public Works prior to the file being heard by the Public Works Committee. A motion was made by Mr. Benson and seconded by Ms. Fix that this file be recommended for approval. There were no objections.	Pass	4:0
7/23/2009	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/21/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/21/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/21/2009	0	CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE NAMING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND STREETS	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/21/2009	0	CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE NAMING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND STREETS	HEARING NOTICES SENT
7/8/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/8/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
7/7/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
090372
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name, "Reuben K. Harpole, Jr.", to West North Avenue, from North 1st Street to North 2nd Street in the 6th Aldermanic District.

Analysis
This resolution assigns the honorary street name, "Reuben K. Harpole, Jr.", to West North Avenue, from North 1st Street to North 2nd Street in the 6th Aldermanic District.

Body
Whereas, Reuben K. Harpole, Jr. has been a tireless advocate for the needy and low-income throughout Milwaukee, but especially for the young in Milwaukee’s African-American community for more than 40 years; and

Whereas, Mr. Harpole combined his avocation with his vocation and worked for 31 years at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to enable disadvantaged young people to attend college and inspire these young people to expand their financial, cultural and social horizons through higher education, finally retiring in 1997 as Senior Outreach Specialist at UWM’s Center for Urban Community Development; and

Whereas, While at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Mr. Harpole was the inspiration and impetus for the Volunteer Reading Tutoring Program developed by the UWM Reading Clinic designed to train community volunteers to help young students improve their reading skills; and

Whereas, Mr. Harpole put the skills he gained through his career at UWM to work and continued his commitment to improving the quality of life for Milwaukee’s youth by accepting a position as Programming Director at the philanthropic Helen Bader Foundation, and now serves as Special Advisor to Foundation President Daniel Bader; and

Whereas, Mr. Harpole created the Helen Bader Foundation’s Sankofa-Youth Development program area which is dedicated to awarding grants to smaller, grassroots-oriented organizations, managed this program area for 10 years and oversaw more than $5.6 million in grants from the Foundation awarded to support programs t...