City of Milwaukee - File #: 181772

• File #: 181772
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/26/2019
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 5/7/2019
• Title: Resolution directing the City Clerk to issue a Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals for designing and adopting a new official City flag.
• Sponsors: ALD. BORKOWSKI, ALD. KOVAC, ALD. RAINEY
• Indexes: FLAGS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/15/2019	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/7/2019	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Ald. Johnson added as a co-sponsor.	Pass	15:0
4/25/2019	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Jim Owczarski - City Clerk Robert Lenz - designer of the People's Flag of Milwaukee	Pass	7:0
2/26/2019	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
181772

Version
ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor
ALDS. BORKOWSKI, KOVAC, AND RAINEY

Title
Resolution directing the City Clerk to issue a Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals for designing and adopting a new official City flag.

Analysis
This resolution directs the City Clerk to issue a Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals for designing and adopting a new official City flag.

Body

Whereas, On July 31, 2018, the Common Council directed the Milwaukee Arts Board by Resolution File Number 180339 to establish and implement a process for the consideration, review, and possible recommendation of one or more designs for a new official City flag; and

Whereas, The Arts Board reported its findings and recommendations to the Steering and Rules Committee on February 14, 2019, by Common Council Communication File Number 181378; and

Whereas, The Arts Board determined that a new flag is necessary; and

Whereas, The Arts Board recommended that the process for considering, reviewing, and recommending design for a new official City flag should be to issue a joint Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals (RFQ/RFP) to be developed and overseen by the City Clerk’s Office; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the City Clerk is directed to issue an RFQ/RFP to solicit the interest of designers in designing a new official City flag; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the City Clerk is directed to present the RFQ/RFP to the Common Council for approval within 30 days of the adoption of this resolution; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the RFQ/RFP shall include the requirement that designers demonstrate evidence of the capability to conduct community outreach related to design and a plan for conducting such outreach for designing a flag, including subcontracting outreach services; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the RFQ/RFP shall include a cost estimate for conducting ou...