City of Milwaukee - File #: 130662

• File #: 130662
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/4/2013
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/14/2014
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to the procedure for determining City-owned school buildings surplus and authorizing their sale or lease, and directing the Department of Administration-Intergovernmental Relations Division and the Common Council’s Legislative Coordinator to seek changes in state law to eliminate certain provisions relating to the sale of City-owned property.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY, ALD. WITKOWSKI, ALD. BOHL, ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: CITY PROPERTY, SCHOOL BUILDINGS, STATE LEGISLATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/23/2014	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/14/2014	2	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
10/2/2014	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Murphy presented Proposed Sub. B. There were no objections. Individuals present: Darienne Driver - Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools Larry Miller - Board member (district 5) Gina Spang - Building Operations Chris Teal - Milwaukee Public Schools Michelle Nate - Chief Operations Officer Ald. Kovac moves to make MPS memo part of the record. There were no objections. Rocky Marcoux - Commissioner of the Dept of City Development	Pass	8:0
10/2/2014	2	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	8:0
9/26/2014	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/26/2014	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/26/2014	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/26/2014	1	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/21/2013	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
9/4/2013	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
130662
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. MURPHY, WITKOWSKI, BOHL AND BAUMAN
Title
Substitute resolution relating to the procedure for determining City-owned school buildings surplus and authorizing their sale or lease, and directing the Department of Administration-Intergovernmental Relations Division and the Common Council’s Legislative Coordinator to seek changes in state law to eliminate certain provisions relating to the sale of City-owned property.
Analysis
State law provides that, before the Common Council may adopt a resolution approving the sale or lease of underutilized City-owned property used for school purposes, the Common Council shall adopt by resolution a set of criteria under which the Common Council may or may not find that the City-owned property used for school purposes is underutilized. This resolution adopts criteria for the Common Council to use in determining if a City-owned school property is underutilized.

In addition, this resolution directs the Department of Administration-Intergovernmental Relations Division and the Common Council’s Legislative Coordinator to seek introduction and passage of state legislation that would eliminate the taxpayer share of the Parental Choice voucher for pupils moving into property sold or leased by the City.
...Body
Whereas, Section 119.60(2m)(a)2, Wis. Stats., provides that, before the Common Council may adopt a resolution approving the sale or lease of underutilized City-owned property used for school purposes, the Common Council shall adopt by resolution a set of criteria under which the Common Council may or may not find that the City-owned property used for school purposes is underutilized; and

Whereas, The Common Council finds it is essential that the Council have the ability to sell or lease City-owned school property that it finds to be underutilized, and that the Council only has that ability if it adopts a set of criteria described in s. 119.60(2m)(a)2, Wis. Stats...