City of Milwaukee - File #: 241635

• File #: 241635
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: In Committee
• File created: 2/11/2025
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Title: Substitute resolution amending Common Council File Number 231757 relating to the acceptance and expenditure of a Cities Forward grant.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/30/2025	1	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Proposed Substitute A accepted as current text. Jennifer Meyer Sterns and Melissa Howard - Milwaukee Public Library	Pass	3:0
4/30/2025	1	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED	Pass	3:0
2/20/2025	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Held until next cycle at the request of the department.	Pass	5:0
2/11/2025	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
241635
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
231757

Sponsor
THE CHAIR

Title
Substitute resolution amending Common Council File Number 231757 relating to the acceptance and expenditure of a Cities Forward grant.

Analysis
This resolution amends Common Council File Number 231757 relating to the acceptance and expenditure of a Cities Forward grant. This resolution amends the original resolution to reflect an extension of the grant period to March 31, 2026, and additional funding of $225,000 granted by Cities Forward for establishing Civic Corners and quarterly programming in MPL branches, bringing the total grant amount to $475,000.

Body
Whereas, Cities Forward is a non-profit organization that works to prioritize participation in our democracy by supporting cities in the development of nonpartisan, city-driven projects to boost civic participation and by helping cities strengthen the infrastructure of civic engagement; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee is eligible for a Cities Forward grant to fund nonpartisan civic engagement; and

Whereas, This grant project would serve the public purpose of planning and implementing a citywide civic engagement campaign in the City of Milwaukee to increase civic literacy; and

Whereas, This grant project would work to increase civic literacy by funding the creation of a website where residents can access government programs and services by category of need and locate nonpartisan voter information, by funding a street outreach team to attend events and promote City programs, and by funding a communications campaign to engage residents in City of Milwaukee programs and services more effectively; and

Whereas, This grant project also created one full-time Community Relations and Engagement Director position and five part-time Temporary Community Education Assistant positions; and
Whereas, The additional funding provided for this grant project would establish Civic Corners in MPL branches with resources on voting, gov...