City of Milwaukee - File #: 151474

• File #: 151474
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/19/2016
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 6/14/2016
• Effective date: 1/1/2017
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the residents preference, small business enterprise and local business enterprise programs.
• Sponsors: ALD. STAMPER, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. BOHL, ALD. COGGS, ALD. RAINEY, ALD. JOHNSON, ALD. LEWIS, ALD. BORKOWSKI, ALD. ZIELINSKI, ALD. KOVAC, ALD. DONOVAN
• Indexes: CONTRACTS, MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/30/2016	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
6/22/2016	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/14/2016	1	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Murphy offered Proposed Sub A Ald. Murphy moved to hold the vote until later in the meeting to clear up some confusion regarding Substitute B, to be offered by Ald. Stamper. There were no objections. Ald. Murphy moved to reconsider. There were no objections.	Fail	2:11
6/14/2016	1	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Stamper offered proposed Sub B.	Pass	13:0
6/14/2016	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	13:0
6/7/2016	0	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Andrew VanNatta - License Division Ken Kraemer - Building Advantage Fred Royal - President of NAACP - Milwaukee Branch Pam Fendt - research director for the Wisconsin Laborer's Union Joan Zepecki - Hunzinger Construction Company Kathy Block - City Attorney's Office Dan Bukiewicz - President of the Milwaukee Building Construction and Trades Council Joe Peter Angelo - Public Policy Forum Ron Roberts - Vice Chair of WORC Sharon Robinson - Dept. of Administration Ald. Michael Murphy Ald. Lewis moved to accept the sub. There were no objections. Ald. Lewis moved to consider, rather than accept, the sub. There were no objections. Dan Thomas - Dept. of Public Works Lori Lutzka - Dept. of City Development There was no motion to accept Ald. Murphy's sub.	Pass	5:0
1/19/2016	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
151474
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
872263, 080218, 110086
Sponsor
ALD. STAMPER, HAMILTON, BOHL, COGGS, RAINEY, JOHNSON, LEWIS, BORKOWSKI, ZIELINSKI, KOVAC AND DONOVAN
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the residents preference, small business enterprise and local business enterprise programs.
Sections
309-38-2 rc
309-38-3-d cr
309-41-1-d am
309-41-1-f am
309-41-2-0 am
309-41-2-d cr
309-41-2-e cr
309-41-3-a-1 am
309-41-3-b-3 am
309-41-3-b-4 am
309-41-3-b-6 am
309-41-3-b-7 cr
309-41-3.5 cr
309-41-4 am
309-41-5-0 am
309-41-5-j cr
309-41-8 am
320-30 cr
355-1-1 am
355-1-3 am
355-7-2-a am
355-7-2-a-1 cr
355-7-2-a-2 cr
355-7-2-b am
355-7-2-c-2 am
355-7-2-c-4 cr
355-7-2.5 am
355-7-3-0 am
355-7-3-a am
355-7-3-b am
355-7-3-c am
355-7-3-d rc
355-7-3-e am
355-9-1-a am
355-9-1-a-1 cr
355-9-1-a-2 cr
355-9-1-b rn
355-9-1-b cr
355-9-2-b am
355-15 rp
355-17-4 cr
355-17-5 cr
355-17-6 cr
365-3-2-a am
365-3-2-b am
365-7-1-e am
365-7-1-f cr
365-7-2-c am
370-1-1 am
370-1-17 rn
370-1-17 cr
370-3-5 am
370-3-9 am
370-5-4-c am
370-5-4-c-1 am

Analysis
In 1991, the Common Council passed an ordinance (File Number 872263) establishing the Residents Preference Program (RPP) to increase employment opportunities for unemployed or underemployed individuals living in portions of the city eligible for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.

In 2009, the Council passed an ordinance (File Number 080218) expanding the RPP to include individuals residing anywhere within the city and to include private development projects receiving at least $1 million in direct financial assistance from the City. This ordinance also created the Local Business Enterprise (LBE) contracting program.

In 2011, the Council passed an ordinance (File Number 110086) establishing the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program.

Current code stipulates that:

1. A resident may qualify as unemployed or underemployed if he or she has no...