City of Milwaukee - File #: 170463

• File #: 170463
• Version: 2
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/20/2017
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/31/2017
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to the establishment of a Pioneering Innovations Commission to keep abreast of developments in academic research and a broad range of emerging strategies for dealing with societal issues.
• Sponsors: ALD. RAINEY, ALD. COGGS, ALD. STAMPER, ALD. ZIELINSKI, ALD. JOHNSON, ALD. LEWIS, ALD. HAMILTON, ALD. BORKOWSKI
• Indexes: PIONEERING INNOVATIONS COMMISSION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/9/2017	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/31/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED	Pass	15:0
7/31/2017	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
7/19/2017	1	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Ald. Coggs present on this item. Co-sponsors of Ald. Coggs, Stamper, Lewis, Johnson, Zielinski were added during the committee.	Pass	5:0
6/20/2017	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
170463
Version
Substitute 2
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. RAINEY, COGGS, STAMPER, ZIELINSKI, JOHNSON, LEWIS, HAMILTON AND BORKOWSKI
Title
Substitute resolution relating to the establishment of a Pioneering Innovations Commission to keep abreast of developments in academic research and a broad range of emerging strategies for dealing with societal issues.
Analysis
This resolution establishes a Pioneering Innovations Commission to keep abreast of developments in academic research and a broad range of emerging strategies for dealing with societal issues. This Commission shall report regularly to the Common Council.
Body
Whereas, Keeping abreast of developments in academic research and a broad range of emerging strategies for dealing with societal issues has the potential to position the City to take advantage of the latest technological innovation and policy initiatives to operative more effectively and best serve City residents; and

Whereas, The pace of modern change can be so frenetic that keeping abreast of developments in academic research and a broad range of emerging strategies for dealing with societal issues requires consistent and diligent effort; and

Whereas, Establishing a Pioneering Innovations Commission to formally keep abreast of developments in academic research and a broad range of emerging strategies for dealing with societal issues will ensure the City is positioned to take advantage of the latest technological innovation and policy initiatives to operative more effectively and best serve City residents; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that a Pioneering Innovations Commission is created and shall consist of:

1. Seven appointees by the Common Council President as follows:
a) Two members of the Common Council.
b) A representative from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
c) A representative from Marquette University.
d) A representative from the Milwaukee School of Engineering....