City of Milwaukee - File #: 110539

• File #: 110539
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/1/2011
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 9/20/2011
• Title: Resolution relating to assessment by the U.S. Postal Service of continued postal services in the Milwaukee central city, and urging the Postmaster General and the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission to maintain affordable, secure and dependable postal services in the City.
• Sponsors: ALD. COGGS, ALD. WADE, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. DAVIS
• Indexes: FEDERAL LEGISLATION, SOCIAL CONCERNS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/29/2011	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/20/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:1
9/12/2011	0	CITY CLERK	Sponsor added
9/12/2011	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals present: Ald. Coggs and Wade Ald. Coggs presented a map of proposed post office closings, Ald. Davis made motion to make this document part of the record. There were no objections. Ald. Coggs presented a letter from Congresswoman Gwen Moore date August 8, 2011 address to United States Postal Services (USPS). Ald. Donovan moved to accept this document as part of the record. There were no objections. Ald. Wade, Davis and Hamilton requested to be added as co-sponsors. There were no objections.	Pass	5:0
9/8/2011	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/8/2011	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/8/2011	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/8/2011	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/1/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
110539
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
ALDs. COGGS, WADE, DAVIS AND HAMILTON
Title
Resolution relating to assessment by the U.S. Postal Service of continued postal services in the Milwaukee central city, and urging the Postmaster General and the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission to maintain affordable, secure and dependable postal services in the City.
Analysis
The U. S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced its intention to assess whether discontinuance or conversion of 5 post offices in the City of Milwaukee is appropriate given factors that include workloads, customer demand and availability of alternative services. These 5 post offices are identified as the Mid City, Parklawn, Teutonia, Hampton and Dr. Martin Luther King facilities, all located in primarily African-American neighborhoods serving approximately 160,000 City residents.

This resolution urges the Postmaster General and the U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission to maintain the full spectrum of affordable, dependable and secure USPS services now available to residents of the City, and particularly those residents of the inner-city who rely upon physically accessible services, timely mail delivery, and post office box services.
Body
Whereas, The U. S. Postal Service (USPS) has announced plans to study the potential closure or conversion of 41 post offices in the State of Wisconsin including 5 in the inner-city of Milwaukee known as the Mid City, Parklawn, Teutonia, Hampton and Dr. Martin Luther King Post Offices; and

Whereas, The 5 City post offices under consideration for closure serve neighborhoods with a population of approximately 160,000 residents, more than 80% of whom are African-American and where the median annual household income is less than $30,000; and

Whereas, The USPS was established under provisions of the U.S. Constitution, and is charged under the principles of universal service obligation (USO) to provide a range of products, access to services and facilities, de...