Number
241263
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
240001
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS, PRATT, STAMPER, CHAMBERS AND TAYLOR
Title
Resolution directing the Department of Administration to assess the provision of City resources to COP Houses and Community Hubs.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Department of Administration - Office of Community Wellness and Safety to determine what resources the City’s COP House and Community Hub programs need and how the City may help provide them.
Body
Whereas, The 2019 Adopted Budget provided $375,000 in capital funding to the Department of City Development for the COP House program; and
Whereas, The concept of the COP House is to renovate a City-owned foreclosed property in each of four Promise Zone neighborhoods, with the intention that the renovated space will be used as a “city hub,” a community gathering place at which Milwaukee police officers and other City staff could meet with citizens for the purpose of sharing information and reducing social barriers; and
Whereas, The Art and Resource Community Hub (ARCH) Loan Program was launched in 2017, allocating $100,000 to create a pilot loan program to encourage artists or organizations that operate community resource centers to purchase City-owned foreclosed properties; and
Whereas, The 2020 Adopted Budget allocated $200,000 for development of community resource hubs in City-owned properties in Promise Zones, to be used as resource houses where the City and community organizations can engage residents; and
Whereas, The Office of Community Wellness and Safety works to prevent violence through partnerships that strengthen youth, families, and neighborhoods; and
Whereas, The 2025 Budget was adopted by Common Council File Number 240001 on November 8, 2024; and
Whereas, Amendment 9 placed a footnote in the 2025 Budget directing the Department of Administration - Office of Community Wellness and Safety to determine what resources the City’s COP House and Community Hub programs n...
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