Number
R_12799
Version
Original
Reference
Sponsor
The Chair
Title
Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Westlawn Relocation Plan
Analysis
Body
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM) received a Choice Neighborhood Implementation grant to assist in the redevelopment of the Westlawn neighborhood; and,
WHEREAS, the redevelopment will includes the demolition of the buildings on the west side of the Westlawn Housing Development, which will require the relocation of existing residents; and,
WHEREAS, the Westlawn Relocation Plan (the Plan) incorporates guidelines from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to HACM on how to undertake the relocation efforts; and,
WHEREAS, the Plan informs residents and the public on how HACM plans to undertake the relocation efforts and includes eligibility for assistance and the process for appeals; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority Board approved the Relocation Plan on August 10, 2016; and
WHEREAS, staff are recommending an administrative change to the relocation plan that would change the gap payments to eligible residents from quarterly to monthly; and
WHEREAS staff are recommending that these types of administrative changes and any revisions needed to comply with regulatory changes be approved by the Secretary-Executive Director; now; therefore be it
RESOLVED, by the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee that the Westlawn Relocation Plan will be revised to reflect monthly gap payments; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that any administrative changes to the plan that are not policy changes or changes to the plan that result from changes in regulatory requirements be approved by the Secretary-Executive Director; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that all acts previously performed, relative to this matter, by the Commissioners and the Secretary-Executive Director of the Authority, be and hereby are approved, ratified, and confirmed in all respects.
Requestor
Drafter
Bobbi Marsells
08/03/2016