Number
191482
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON, DODD, LEWIS AND STAMPER
Title
Substitute resolution creating a ONE Milwaukee Task Force.
Analysis
This resolution creates a ONE Milwaukee Task Force consisting of:
1. The Common Council President or designee.
2. The Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent or designee.
3. The Milwaukee Public Schools Board President or designee.
4. The Chair of Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors or designee.
5. A Milwaukee County Supervisor appointed by the Chair of the County Board of Supervisors or designee.
6. A Common Council member appointed by the President of the Common Council or designee.
The Task Force shall:
1. Identify infrastructure coordination and resource-leveraging opportunities between the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County and Milwaukee Public Schools.
2. Propose cost-saving and cost-sharing agreements where resources can be aligned to create opportunities for bridging infrastructure gaps to create inclusive and sustainable service pathways to improve outcomes for Milwaukee communities.
3. Work to ensure that all proposals and agreements are comprehensive, place-based and data-driven.
4. Focus its efforts on Milwaukee communities identified as Promise Zones.
5. Work to advance the priorities identified in the Blueprint for Peace, Milwaukee County Racial Equity Plan and MKE Evaluate Plans.
6. Monitor and regularly report on the progress of any agreements.
7. Make recommendations regarding other possible opportunities for coordination and collaboration between Milwaukee County, the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools.
Body
Whereas, Milwaukee has the 4th highest poverty rate among major U.S. cities, and this is largely driven by the continued impact of historic discriminatory practices and disinvestment; and
Whereas, Data show that these persistent, negative conditions fall disproportionately on people of color, with high incidences of infant mortality, lead-based paint contamination, sexually-transmitted diseases, low educational attainment, crime, unemployment/underemployment and housing instability; and
Whereas, Disparate and parallel efforts over several decades have failed to address these problems in a sustained and meaningful way; and
Whereas, The City, County and Milwaukee Public Schools share a common interest to improve the lives and conditions of Milwaukee residents; and
Whereas, The City, County and Milwaukee Public Schools are under ever-mounting financial pressure from a combination of rising pension obligations, stagnant shared revenues and forced reliance on property taxes; and
Whereas, The City, County and Milwaukee Public Schools share many of the same administrative and service needs; and
Whereas, Non-partisan research by the Wisconsin Policy Forum has outlined a number of areas where services might be successfully shared; and
Whereas, Combined services and shared costs have been successfully implemented by a number of Wisconsin cities, towns, villages and counties; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the ONE Milwaukee Task Force, consisting of the following members, is created:
1. The Common Council President or designee.
2. The Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent or designee.
3. The Milwaukee Public Schools Board President or designee.
4. The Chair of Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors or designee.
5. A Milwaukee County Supervisor appointed by the Chair of the County Board of Supervisors or designee.
6. A Common Council member appointed by the President of the Common Council or designee.
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the ONE Milwaukee Task Force shall have the following duties:
1. Identify infrastructure coordination and resource-leveraging opportunities between the City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County and Milwaukee Public Schools.
2. Propose cost-saving and cost-sharing agreements where resources can be aligned to create opportunities for bridging infrastructure gaps to create inclusive and sustainable service pathways to improve outcomes for Milwaukee communities.
3. Work to ensure that all proposals and agreements are comprehensive, place-based and data-driven.
4. Focus its efforts on Milwaukee communities identified as Promise Zones.
5. Work to advance the priorities identified in the Blueprint for Peace, Milwaukee County Racial Equity Plan and MKE Evaluate Plans.
6. Monitor and regularly report on the progress of any agreements.
7. Make recommendations regarding other possible opportunities for coordination and collaboration between Milwaukee County, the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Public Schools.
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the members of the ONE Milwaukee Task Force shall select the chair of the Task Force; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the ONE Milwaukee Task Force shall be staffed by the City Clerk’s Office; and, be it
Further Resolved, That all City departments shall provide assistance to the Task Force as needed to accomplish the intent of this resolution; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the ONE Milwaukee Task Force shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Common Council within 6 months of adoption of this resolution.
Requestor
Drafter
LRB 175727-2
12/19/2019
Christopher H. Hillard