Number
041449
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution approving Law Enforcement Services Grant Agreement with the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the entry into a Law Enforcement Services Grant Agreement with the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club Limited Partnership (the "Brewers"). Under the agreement, the City will provide specified levels of police officer staffing at Miller Park during the Brewers baseball season and at all other scheduled special events. The Brewers will compensate police officers and sergeants at their current overtime rate for top pay.
Body
Whereas, The Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club ("Brewers") has offered the Milwaukee Police Department ("MPD") a grant for assignment of on-premise Milwaukee Police Department officers and sergeants at the Miller Park baseball facility and surrounding areas; and
Whereas, The Police Chief has indicated a willingness to provide special assignment police officers and sergeants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grant agreement attached to this file; and
Whereas, The Common Council has adopted a Policy via Resolution File No. 011573 adopted March 5, 2002 (the "Policy") establishing the Policy under which the City would accept grants to provide additional police officer services to non-City entities; and
Whereas, The Policy was modified via Common Council Resolution File No. 021317 adopted December 20, 2002; and
Whereas, Consistent with the Policy as modified, the Common Council hereby finds that:
a. The Brewers operate a large sports venue known as Miller Park under a lease agreement with the Southeastern Wisconsin Baseball District ("District"), a local unit of government created under sub ch. III of ch. 229, Wis. Stats.
b. All real and personal property associated with Miller Park is exempt from general property taxation pursuant to s. 70.11(36)(a), Wis. Stats.
c. The ...
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