City of Milwaukee - File #: 191565

• File #: 191565
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/21/2020
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 2/11/2020
• Title: Substitute resolution certifying that the Exposition Center expansion to be developed by the Wisconsin Center District meets the conditions set forth in Wis. Stat. 229.50(1)(a)(1)(a)-(e).
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: CONVENTIONS FACILITIES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/19/2020	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/11/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:1
1/29/2020	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Lori Lutzka - DCD Marty Brooks - WCD John Mehan - RW Baird	Pass	4:1
1/21/2020	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
191565
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference

Sponsor
ALD. BAUMAN
Title
Substitute resolution certifying that the Exposition Center expansion to be developed by the Wisconsin Center District meets the conditions set forth in Wis. Stat. 229.50(1)(a)(1)(a)-(e).
Analysis
This substitute resolution is a precondition which must be satisfied to enable the Wisconsin Center District to obtain the State of Wisconsin moral obligation pledge for bonds which may be sold to finance the exposition center expansion which the Wisconsin Center District intends to construct.
Body
Whereas, The Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, via Resolution File No. 932014 adopted April 26, 1994 (“Enabling Resolution”), enabled the creation of the Wisconsin Center District (“District”); and

Whereas, The District intends to construct an expansion (“Expansion Project”) to its exposition center (“Exposition Center”); and

Whereas, The intent of this resolution is to comply with the requirements of Wis. Stat. Sec. 229.50(1)(a)(1)(a)-(e), with respect to the financing of the Expansion Project; and

Whereas, The passage of this resolution is one of the preconditions which must be satisfied in order that the District can obtain the State of Wisconsin’s moral obligation pledge, which is intended to provide credit enhancement for the bonds that are sold to finance the Expansion Project which the District intends to construct (“Bonds”); and

Whereas, As detailed in the report of HVS (“HVS Report”) dated January 9, 2020 and attached to this Common Council file, the Expansion Project of the Exposition Center includes an exposition hall of at least 100,000 square feet; and

Whereas, As detailed in the HVS Report, the Exposition Center is reasonably projected to support at least 2,000 full time equivalent jobs; and

Whereas, As detailed in the HVS Report, the Exposition Center is reasonably projected to stimulate at least $6,500,000,000 in total spending in the state over the 30-year period ...