City of Milwaukee - File #: 130786

• File #: 130786
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/24/2013
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/15/2013
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of up to $2 million in grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions for the demolition of blighted properties and approving a memorandum of understanding between the City of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions relating to this grant-funded blight elimination initiative.
• Sponsors: ALD. HINES JR., ALD. MURPHY, ALD. WADE
• Indexes: BLIGHT DECLARATION, GRANTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/21/2013	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/15/2013	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Thomas Mishefske, Department of Neighborhood Services Ald. Wade added as cosponsor. There was no objection.	Pass	5:0
10/15/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
10/8/2013	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/8/2013	1	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/4/2013	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/24/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
130786
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. HINES, MURPHY and WADE
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of up to $2 million in grant funding from the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions for the demolition of blighted properties and approving a memorandum of understanding between the City of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions relating to this grant-funded blight elimination initiative.
Analysis
This resolution approves a memorandum of understanding between the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions and the City relating to the Department’s commitment of up to $2 million to the City to offset costs incurred by the City in the demolition of vacant, abandoned homes. These grant funds will be disbursed to the City, on a reimbursable basis, through June 30, 2014. The resolution also authorizes the Commissioner of Neighborhood Services to accept and expend the grant funds in accordance with the terms and conditions of the memorandum of understanding.
Body
Whereas, The city of Milwaukee is currently plagued by the presence of hundreds of decaying, abandoned homes, many of which were left vacant as a result of the foreclosure crisis; and

Whereas, These homes, which are overwhelmingly single-family and 2-family structures concentrated on the North Side of the city, are havens for crime, are a visual blight on surrounding neighborhoods and have negative effects on the values of nearby properties; and

Whereas, Many of these homes are in such an advanced state of decay and dilapidation that they meet legal requirements for demolition and should be razed as soon as possible; and

Whereas, The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions has proposed to make available to the City of Milwaukee up to $2 million to be used for the demolition of vacant, abandoned homes; and

Whereas, This State funding would be made available to the City in accordance with the terms an...