City of Milwaukee - File #: 230317

• File #: 230317
• Version: 0
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/20/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/31/2023
• Effective date: 8/18/2023
• Title: An ordinance approving Connecting MKE: Downtown Plan 2040 (the Downtown Area Plan) as part of the City of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, in the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Aldermanic Districts.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. BROSTOFF
• Indexes: CITY PLANNING, REPORTS AND STUDIES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/17/2023	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
8/2/2023	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/31/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
7/25/2023	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Appearing: Sam Leichtling, Dept. of City Development Tanya Fonseca, Dept. of City Development Kyle Gast, Dept. of City Development Beth Weirick, Downtown BID A presentation was made. Public testimony in support: Taylor Korslin, Downtown Neighbors Association	Pass	4:0
7/17/2023	0	CITY PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE AND ASSIGNED; Minutes note: Appearing: Tanya Fonseca, DCD Planning Beth Weirick, Downtown BID Kyle Gast, DCD Planning A presentation was given. Member Crane moved approval, seconded by member Washington. (Prevailed 4-0-1) Abstained - Sas-Perez	Pass	4:0
6/23/2023	0	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
6/23/2023	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO
6/14/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

230317

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

100235, 100247, 161076, 201357

Sponsor

ALD. BAUMAN AND BROSTOFF

Title

An ordinance approving Connecting MKE: Downtown Plan 2040 (the Downtown Area Plan) as part of the City of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, in the 3rd, 4th, and 6th Aldermanic Districts.

Analysis

This ordinance approves Connecting MKE: Downtown Plan 2040 (The Downtown Area Plan) as part of the City of Milwaukee’s Overall Comprehensive Plan, and directs various City departments and agencies to work towards implementation of the plan.

Body

Whereas, Section 66.1001, Wisconsin Statutes, requires that all cities adopt a comprehensive plan and specifies that comprehensive plans shall be updated no less than once every 10 years; and

Whereas, On March 2, 2021 the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (“Common Council”) adopted Common Council File No. 201357 directing the Department of City Development (“DCD”) to prepare a strategic update to the Downtown Area Comprehensive Plan that, upon approval of the Common Council, will amend the existing Downtown Area Plan as part of the City of Milwaukee’s (“City”) Overall Comprehensive Plan; and

Whereas, An updated Downtown Area Plan has been prepared, titled Connecting MKE: Downtown Plan 2040, a copy of which is attached to this Common Council File; and

Whereas, The Downtown Comprehensive Planning Area is generally bound by West Walnut Street and East Lyon Street to the north, West Clybourn Street and the Menomonee River to the south, Interste-43 to the west, and Lincoln Memorial Drive to the east; and

Whereas, DCD partnered with The Downtown Business Improvement District to co-lead the planning process and create the Plan; and

Whereas, The Department of Public Works, the Historic King Drive BID, Westown Association, MKE United, and Milwaukee County served as core partners in developing the Downtown Plan Update; and

Whereas, Pursuant to the update and amendment pr...