City of Milwaukee - File #: 180605

• File #: 180605
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/10/2018
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/31/2018
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the settlement and receipt of $15,000 in the matter of City of Milwaukee v. Kenneth Churchill, a nuisance abatement lawsuit;
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: BUILDING-REGULATION, NUISANCES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/9/2018	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/31/2018	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
7/23/2018	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
7/23/2018	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Kuddos to ACA Heather Hough on behalf of entire Public Safety and Health Committe.	Pass	4:0
7/10/2018	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
180605
Version
Subtitute 1
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the settlement and receipt of $15,000 in the matter of City of Milwaukee v. Kenneth Churchill, a nuisance abatement lawsuit;
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the settlement and receipt of $15,000 in the matter of City of Milwaukee v. Kenneth Churchill, a nuisance abatement lawsuit;
Body
Whereas, Mr. Churchill owned 12 properties in the City of Milwaukee which had a number of nuisance issues, and
Whereas, The City asserted the following cause of action: Wis Stat. §823.02 Nuisance - that the court deem Mr. Churchill’s mismanagement of the properties a nuisance, and
Whereas, The City asserted the following cause of action: Wis. Stat. §823.113 Drug House nuisance - that 6 of the 12 properties had 11 historic drug house nuisance designations and that the court find that the properties were drug house nuisance, forcing the sale of the properties with proceeds of the sale to benefit the City based on statute, and
Whereas, The City asserted the following cause of action: Wis. Stat. §823.09 Bawdy House nuisance - prostitution related activity was occurring at one property and the court deemed that property to be a bawdy house, and
Whereas, The City asserted the following cause of action: Wis. Stat. §823.02 Nuisance per se - that the substantial number of municipal citations issued at the properties and the number of outstanding code violations that existed at the properties deemed the properties nuisance per se, and
Whereas, When the City filed its suit, we also filed a motion for a temporary injunction for a receiver to be appointed to abate the nuisance activities at the properties, and
Whereas, after hearings were held on the injunction the court determined that Mr. Churchill’s mismanagement of the properties was a nuisance and appointed a receiver, and
Whereas, the nuisance activity has been abated at the properties, and
Whereas, Mr. Churchill’s attorney...