City of Milwaukee - File #: 230878

• File #: 230878
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/10/2023
• In control: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
• Final action: 10/31/2023
• Title: Resolution authorizing the continued implementation of the Anti-Displacement Neighborhood Preference Policy.
• Sponsors: ALD. COGGS, ALD. STAMPER, ALD. PEREZ, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. BROSTOFF, ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. ZAMARRIPA, ALD. CHAMBERS JR., ALD. TAYLOR
• Indexes: HOUSING, NEIGHBORHOODS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/9/2023	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/31/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Sponsors added: Chambers, Taylor	Pass	15:0
10/24/2023	0	ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Appearing: Sam Leichtling, Dept. of City Development Ald. Milele Coggs, 6th Ald. Dist. Pres. Jose Perez, Common Council/12th Ald. Dist. Mr. Leichtling presented. Ald. Perez, Murphy, Brostoff, Bauman and Zamarripa added as cosponsors. Ald. Coggs was in support.	Pass	5:0
10/10/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
230878
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
171755, 190401, 211079
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS, STAMPER, COGGS, PEREZ, MURPHY, BROSTOFF, BAUMAN, ZAMARRIPA, CHAMBERS AND TAYLOR
Title
Resolution authorizing the continued implementation of the Anti-Displacement Neighborhood Preference Policy.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the continued implementation of the Anti-Displacement Neighborhood Preference Policy to be applied to eligible affordable and mixed-income housing developments receiving financial assistance from the City of Milwaukee.
Body
Whereas, The Department of City Development (“DCD”) developed an Anti-Displacement Plan for Neighborhoods Surrounding Downtown Milwaukee and presented that Plan to the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee (“Common Council”) during March of 2018; and

Whereas, The Plan made a series of recommendations that should be pursued in neighborhoods identified as being at risk of displacement, with the goals of preserving choice for existing neighborhood residents and prioritizing equity for historically disadvantaged groups; and

Whereas, One major recommendation of the Plan was that the City of Milwaukee (“City”) should prioritize the use of city financial resources to create new affordable and mixed-income housing in neighborhoods at risk of displacement; and

Whereas, The Plan recommended developing a companion Anti-Displacement Neighborhood Preference Policy (“the Preference Policy”) that would provide a limited preference for existing low-income neighborhood residents to assist them in accessing newly created affordable housing units in developments receiving city assistance in their neighborhoods; and

Whereas, Common Council File No. 190401, adopted on July 30, 2019 created the Preference Policy and authorized its utilization in conjunction with affordable and mixed-income housing developments receiving financial assistance from the City; and

Whereas, The Preference Policy was reauthorized through December 31, 2023 via Co...