City of Milwaukee - File #: 150379

• File #: 150379
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/23/2015
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/21/2015
• Title: Resolution expanding the Pilot Program for sale of vacant, City-owned residential lots for $1.
• Sponsors: ALD. STAMPER, ALD. BOHL, ALD. WADE, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. KOVAC, ALD. PEREZ

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/30/2015	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/21/2015	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	12:0
7/16/2015	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals appearing: Yves LaPierre, Department of City Development Mario Higgins, Mayor's Office Gregg Hagopian, City Attorney's Office Ald. Bohl, Wade, Bauman, Kovac and Perez added as cosponsors.	Pass	3:0
7/10/2015	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/23/2015	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
150379
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
140326, 141276
Sponsor
ALD. STAMPER, BOHL, WADE, BAUMAN, KOVAC AND PEREZ
Title
Resolution expanding the Pilot Program for sale of vacant, City-owned residential lots for $1.
Analysis
This resolution expands the Pilot Program to sell vacant, City-owned residential lots that lack development potential for $1.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee (“City”) owns approximately 2,700 vacant lots; and

Whereas, The City annually spends significant sums to maintain these lots; and

Whereas, Many vacant lots that lack development potential are desirable assets as additional green space for adjacent property owners; and

Whereas, The Common Council by File No. 140326 created a Pilot Program, as modified by File No. 141276 adopted on December 16, 2014, to sell for $1, vacant, City-owned residential lots that lack development potential in the 15th Aldermanic District to property owners who are City residents, who meet the MCO 304-49-9 general buyer policies and who own and occupy an adjacent home, understanding that the parcels sold will then be returned to the property-tax rolls and be removed from City inventory and City maintenance responsibility; and

Whereas, The Pilot Program has resulted in significantly increased vacant lot sales within the 15th Aldermanic District; and

Whereas, The Common Council wishes to move the program from pilot status in the 15th Aldermanic District to regular implementation status; and

Whereas, MCO 304-49-4-c and 304-49-8 recognize that sales of City parcels for adequate consideration should respect monetary aspects and non-monetary aspects of consideration, with the non-monetary aspects, including such things as neighborhood stabilization, blight reduction, returning parcels to the tax rolls and saving the City maintenance, supervision responsibility and expense; and, the Council recognizes that these non-monetary aspects of consideration are very important to the City, especially with resp...