Number
150276
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Resolution creating an Arena Land Use Planning Task Force.
Analysis
This resolution creates an Arena Land Use Planning Task Force to provide expertise and recommendations to the Common Council relating to the Milwaukee Bucks' proposed planned development and the proposed development agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Bucks and/or affiliated entities. The Task Force shall consist of five members appointed by the Common Council President who shall represent various disciplines, including architecture, civil engineering, land use planning, real estate finance and economics. The Common Council President shall also designate the chair of the Task Force.
The Arena Land Use Planning Task Force shall present its observations, findings and recommendations on the proposed planned development and proposed development agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Bucks and/or affiliated entities to the Common Council within 30 days of adoption of this resolution, and upon submission of the report, be automatically dissolved.
Body
Whereas, The Milwaukee Bucks have proposed a master plan for a real estate development that will include a new NBA arena and be located on approximately 24 acres of largely public lands in the Westown area of Downtown Milwaukee; and
Whereas, The master plan for this development calls for a new basketball arena as well as bars, restaurants, entertainment venues, retail businesses, hotels, office buildings, residential buildings, plazas, parking structures and surface parking lots, and will most likely involve street vacations, new streets, street reconstruction, landscaping, pedestrian amenities, public transit infrastructure and utility relocations; and
Whereas, This master plan represents one of the largest planned developments in the history of Downtown Milwaukee - one for which the scale, scope and complexity of the project offer many potential economic benefits as well as potential costs for the city in terms of financial costs and adverse impacts on other areas of Downtown and existing Downtown businesses; and
Whereas, In order to maximize benefits and minimize costs and adverse impacts associated with implementation of this master plan, the Common Council needs input from independent experts in architecture, engineering, land use planning, real estate finance and economics to assist the Council in making an informed decision on the terms and conditions of a proposed planned development and development agreement between the City and the Milwaukee Bucks and/or affiliated entities; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that an Arena Land Use Planning Task Force is created to provide expertise and recommendations to the Common Council relating to the proposed planned development and proposed development agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Bucks and/or affiliated entities; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Arena Land Use Planning Task Force shall consist of five members appointed by the Common Council President who shall represent various disciplines, including architecture, civil engineering, land use planning, real estate finance and economics; and, be it
Further Resolved, That no member of the Arena Land Use Planning Task Force shall be a current employee of any governmental entity in the state of Wisconsin or have any current affiliation, direct or indirect, with the Milwaukee Bucks, Wisconsin Center District or Bradley Center District; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Common Council President shall designate the chair of the Arena Land Use Planning Task Force; and, be it
Further Resolved, That Arena Land Use Planning Task Force members shall serve without compensation except for reimbursement for ordinary and necessary expenses including, but not limited to, travel and lodging, with any necessary funds coming from the Department of City Development's Advanced Planning Fund; and, be it
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Further Resolved, That staff support for the Arena Land Use Planning Task Force shall be provided by the Legislative Reference Bureau in cooperation with the Department of City Development; and, be it
Further Resolved, That all City departments and officers shall cooperate with and assist as necessary in the work of the Arena Land Use Planning Task Force; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Arena Land Use Planning Task Force shall present its observations, findings and recommendations on the proposed planned development and proposed development agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Bucks and/or affiliated entities to the Common Council within 30 days of adoption of this resolution, and upon submission of the report, be automatically dissolved.
Requestor
Drafter
LRB158648-1
Jeff Osterman
06/02/2015