City of Milwaukee - File #: 240407

• File #: 240407
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: In Committee
• File created: 7/2/2024
• In control: STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to the adoption of a new City flag.
• Sponsors: ALD. BURGELIS
• Indexes: FLAGS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/6/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO	Pass	14:0
10/15/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	HELD IN COUNCIL; Minutes note: Ald. Burgelis moved to acceptance of Proposed Substitute 1 (question put as a referendum on the April ballot). Ald. Coggs objects to the substitution, as did Ald. Stamper. Ald. Burgelis withdrew the substitute.	Pass	15:0
9/24/2024	0	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED	Fail	3:12
9/24/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Ald. Chambers, after Ald. Burgelis's motion, moved for acceptance of Substitute E. Ald. Chambers withdrew his motion.	Pass	8:7
9/24/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	REFERRED TO	Pass	8:7
9/24/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	HELD IN COUNCIL; Minutes note: Ald. Bauman moved to hold the file in Council.	Pass	7:8
9/9/2024	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Individuals present: Ald. Sharlen Moore and Ald. Mark Chambers Ald. Peter Burgelis - sponsor Steve Kodis - ran the contest years ago and encourages the change in the city flag. Out of 1448 responses, got 1296 verified city residents with 906 respondents supporting the change and 329 wanting to retain the current flag. John Gurda - supported the change via a recorded video Statement in support from Reggie Jackson was read by Mr. Codis. Ald. Mark Chambers, Jr. appeared and had fiscal, equity, design, and consensus concerns on the proposed city flag. A number of committee members shared the same sentiment. Ald. Sharlen Moore and a number of committee members want finality on this matter and do not want to spend more time or resources for further deliberation or to restart the process. Amber Danyus said that the Mayor did not have an official position on the matter.	Fail	3:5
9/9/2024	0	STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:3
7/2/2024	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
240407
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
54-715, 001699, 010631, 180339, 181772
Sponsor
ALD. BURGELIS
Title
Substitute resolution relating to the adoption of a new City flag.
Analysis
This resolution adopts the Robert Lenz flag design titled “Sunrise Over the Lake” as the official flag of the City and establishes the official adoption day of the new flag as January 31, 2025.
Body
Whereas, The current City flag was accepted by the Common Council on January 25, 1955; and

Whereas, In 2001, Common Council Files 001699 and 010631 established and amended a flag design competition which did not result in the selection of a winning design; and

Whereas, Common Council File 180339 adopted July 31, 2018, directed the Milwaukee Arts Board to develop a process to determine whether a new flag is necessary, establish and implement a process for the development and adoption or a new official flag, and develop an estimate of the cost of adopting a new official flag; and

Whereas, On September 25, 2018, the Milwaukee Arts Board determined that a new flag is necessary; and

Whereas, On November 13, 2018, the Milwaukee Arts Board determined that the process for considering, reviewing and recommending design for a new official City flag should be to issue a Request for Qualifications or a Request for Proposals; and

Whereas, Common Council File Number 181772, a resolution directing the City Clerk to issue a Request for Qualifications and Request for Proposals for designing and adopting a new official City flag, was adopted on May 7, 2019; and

Whereas, The City received no responses to the 2019 RFP; and

Whereas, In the nearly 5 years since the unsuccessful RFP, the Common Council has declined to take further action on the Milwaukee Arts Board’s recommendations; and

Whereas, The winning design from the People’s Flag competition, “Sunrise Over the Lake”, has been organically adopted and is widely used on homes, businesses and local products in every ZIP Code a...