Number
081439
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. HINES and COGGS
Title
Resolution approving the blight designation of the City-owned brownfields and adjoining City lots at 104 East Nash Street, 2055-63 North 30th Street and 31st and Galena Streets for acquisition and remediation by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, in the 6th and 15th Aldermanic Districts.
Analysis
Adoption of this resolution by at least two-thirds vote of the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee will approve the blight designation of City-owned properties for acquisition by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee pursuant to Section 66.1333, Wisconsin Statutes.
Body
Whereas, The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (“Authority”) applied for funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to assist in remediation of the brownfields at 104 East Nash Street, 2055-63 North 30th Street, 3048-50 West Galena Street, 3045 West Walnut Street and 1624, 1630 and 1605 North 31st Street that were acquired by the City of Milwaukee (“City”) through In-Rem foreclosure; and
Whereas, The EPA requires that the Authority be the owner of these brownfield properties as a condition of accepting and using the Brownfield Clean-Up Grant; and
Whereas, The City also owns five vacant lots at 1625-27, 1629-31, 1633-35, 1635-A and 1637-39 North 31st Street that adjoin the brownfield property 1605 North 31st Street and these lots should be assembled under common ownership of the Authority to facilitate future marketing and development; and
Whereas, Section 66.1333(5)(c), Wisconsin Statutes, enables the Authority of a first class city, with the approval of the local legislative body of that city, to acquire blighted properties without designating a boundary or adopting a Redevelopment Plan after providing proper notice to the property owner and conducting a public hearing on the proposed blight designation; and
Whereas, The City waived its right to receive the statutory notices and the Authority conducted a public hearing on February 19, 2009 pursuant to the provisions of Section 66.1333(5)(c)2, Wisconsin Statutes; and
Whereas, After the public hearing, the Authority determined the subject properties to be blighted within the meaning of Section 66.1333(2m)(bm), Wisconsin Statutes, as summarized in the Blight Designation Summary, a copy of which is attached to this Common Council File, and requested Common Council approval of the blight designation and acquisition by the Authority; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the City-owned properties at 104 East Nash Street, 2055-63 North 30th Street, 3048-50 West Galena Street, 3045 West Walnut Street and 1624, 1630, 1605, 1625-27, 1629-31, 1633-35, 1635-A and 1637-39 North 31st Street are found to be blighted pursuant to Section 66.1333, Wisconsin Statutes; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Department of City Development, or designee, is authorized to execute the deed to transfer the properties to the Authority without monetary consideration for remediation and marketing for development and to execute any documents necessary to provide clear title.
Drafter
DCD:EMM:bmm
02/10/09/A