City of Milwaukee - File #: 000874

• File #: 000874
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/10/2000
• In control: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/8/2000
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing expenditure from the Economic Development Committee's Special Purpose Account to support the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee's residential project in the Midtown Area with Ezekiel Community Development Corporation.
• Sponsors: ALD. HINES JR.
• Indexes: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/17/2000	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/8/2000	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	17:0
10/30/2000	1	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
10/27/2000	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
10/17/2000	0	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/10/2000	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

000874

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. HINES

Title

Substitute resolution authorizing expenditure from the Economic Development Committee's Special Purpose Account to support the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee's residential project in the Midtown Area with Ezekiel Community Development Corporation.

Analysis

This substitute resolution authorizes expenditures to clean up soil contamination for new residential development.

Body

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee have approved the sale of land to Ezekiel Community Development Corporation for construction of owner-occupied housing in the Midtown Area; and

Whereas, These homes will be affordable to low and moderate income families; and

Whereas, During the course of construction in the initial phase of the project, the site was found to contain non-native soils (fill) that had been adversely impacted by chemical solvents; and

Whereas, The Redevelopment Authority has spent over $75,000 for site investigation and partial clean-up; and

Whereas, To complete the clean up, the Redevelopment Authority seeks authorization to spend $25,000 from the Economic Development Committee's Special Purpose Account; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the expenditure of $25,000 from the Economic Development Committee's Special Purpose Account is approved for environmental clean-up related to the Ezekiel Community Development Corporation's housing development project in the Midtown Area.

Drafter

DCD:GS:lh

10/26/00