City of Milwaukee - File #: 081319

• File #: 081319
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/16/2009
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/14/2009
• Title: Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name, "Pastor Willie F. Brooks, Sr.," to West Brown Street from North 22nd to North 24th Streets in the 15th Aldermanic District.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: STREET NAMES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/23/2009	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/14/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	13:1
3/25/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	HELD IN COUNCIL	Pass	15:0
3/10/2009	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual present: Clark Wantoch, Dept. of Public Works	Pass	4:1
3/5/2009	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/4/2009	0	CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE NAMING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND STREETS	REFERRED TO; Minutes note: Individuals present: Marcia Lindholm, Dept. of Public Works Pastor T. La'shon Brooks-Kidd Morris Payne Ms. Lindholm said that three signs will be needed for this request and the cost for the City to fabricate each sign is $100.00. She said if the requestor wants the City to fabricate the signs, the requestor will need to submit a check in the amount of $300 to the Department of Public Works prior to the file being heard by the Public Works Committee. A motion was made by Mr. Gurda and seconded by Mr. Benson that this file be recommended for approval. There were no objections.	Pass	4:0
2/24/2009	0	CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE NAMING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND STREETS	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/23/2009	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
1/20/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
1/20/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
1/16/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
081319
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name, "Pastor Willie F. Brooks, Sr.," to West Brown Street from North 22nd to North 24th Streets in the 15th Aldermanic District.

Analysis
This resolution assigns the honorary street name, "Pastor Willie F. Brooks, Sr.," to the 2-block segment of West Brown Street from North 22nd Street to North 24th Street in the 15th Aldermanic District.

Body
Whereas, Pastor Brooks and his faithful wife, Jimmie, steadfastly and unselfishly served the congregants of the Guiding Light Baptist Church and the residents of the surrounding community for 35 years before the Pastor’s lamented passing on July 16, 2008; and

Whereas, Pastor Brooks hosted a prayer breakfast each morning for the men of the Guiding Light community and lovingly reached out to all who struggled to find gainful employment and to overcome addiction through the church’s Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program; and

Whereas, The resolve of women at Guiding Light was reinforced and their spirits uplifted through Pastor Brook’s weekly Moments of Inspiration Program designed to discover how to face and overcome life’s challenges through the Bible; and

Whereas, Pastor Brooks and Guiding Light provided much needed tutoring for neighborhood schoolchildren in the church’s After School Program; and

Whereas, Pastor Brooks and Guiding Light operated a Summer Youth Enrichment Program, facilitated by the Pastor’s wife of 53 years, Jimmie, which provided tutoring and enrichment courses crucial to the wellbeing and success of neighborhood children which included both breakfast and lunch for children who might otherwise go hungry; and

Whereas, Pastor Brooks operated the church’s food pantry which he made available to those in need anytime day or night and would even deliver if recipients who could not pickup the foodstuffs on their own; and

Whereas, Pastor and Mrs. Brooks were known a...