Meeting Details

Meeting Name: ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/5/2026 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Room 301-B, City Hall
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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     Meeting convened at 9:06 a.m.    Roll call Video Video
251773 11.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to Department of Neighborhood Services enforcement of code violations for multi-unit residential properties.

Minutes note: Appearing: Mike Mazmanian, DNS Gunnar Raasch, LRB Pres. Ald. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist. Ald. Larresa Taylor, 9th Ald. Dist. Ald. Perez, Stamper, Jackson, Spiker, and Taylor added as cosponsors. There was discussion on the intent of the file, Municipal Court handling of DNS outstanding orders, court action data in Accela, case judgements, current protocols, additional City Attorney review, and compilation of additional records. Atty. Kirsten Pezewski, legal counsel for Rental Property Association of Wisconsin, Inc., testified with concerns and requested for additional time to review the file. Ald. Stamper moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 5-0)
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251773 2 OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to Department of Neighborhood Services enforcement of code violations for multi-unit residential properties.

Minutes note: The file was substituted with Proposed Substitute A, relabeled as Substitute 2.
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252240 02.OrdinanceAn ordinance relating to penalties for code violations on multi-unit residential nuisance properties.

Minutes note: Appearing: Mike Mazmanian, DNS Gunnar Raasch, LRB Pres. Ald. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist. Ald. Larresa Taylor, 9th Ald. Dist. Ald. Perez, Stamper, Jackson, Spiker, and Taylor added as cosponsors. There was discussion on the intent of the file, Municipal Court handling of DNS outstanding orders, court action data in Accela, case judgements, current protocols, additional City Attorney review, and compilation of additional records. Atty. Kirsten Pezewski, legal counsel for Rental Property Association of Wisconsin, Inc., testified with concerns and requested for additional time to review the file. Ald. Stamper moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 5-0)
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252240 1 OrdinanceAn ordinance relating to penalties for code violations on multi-unit residential nuisance properties.

Minutes note: The file was substituted with Proposed Substitute A, relabeled as Substitute 1.
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252012 13.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to a Minor Modification to the Detailed Planned Development known as St. Rita Square to allow additional building signage on the existing building located at 728 East Pleasant Street, on the north side of East Pleasant Street, east of North Van Buren Street, in the 3rd Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: Appearing: Tanya Fonseca, DCD This minor modification was requested by Chiara Housing and Services Inc. to allow additional signage that will provide added visibility for the senior living facility on the subject site.
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251867 14.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Industrial Heavy, IH, to Industrial Mixed, IM, for the properties located at 2156 South 4th Street and 2166 South 4th Street, on the east side of South 4th Street, south of West Becher Street, in the 12th Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: Appearing: Tanya Fonseca, DCD Bill Sinsky, The Druml Company Pres. Ald. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist. This zoning change was requested by East Lincoln Avenue, LLC to allow a wider mix of uses within the existing building at 2156 South 4th Street and also includes the City-owned vacant site to the south at 2166 South 4th Street. Anticipated for the future at the site was a Riverwalk extension. Pres. Ald. Perez had no objections. No public testimony.
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251606 15.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from Single-Family Residential, RS2, to Multi-Family Residential, RM3, for the property located at 11919 West Bradley Road, to allow multi-family residential development on a portion of the site located on the south side of West Bradley Road, east of North 124th Street, in the 9th Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: Appearing: Tanya Fonseca, DCD Marques Morgan, Scott Crawford, Inc. Dr. Robert Randolph, Kingdom Faith Fellowship Church Tim Wolosz, Engberg Anderson Architects Ald. Larresa Taylor, 9th Ald. Dist. The subject site is currently occupied by Kingdom Faith Fellowship Church. With the owner’s permission, the applicant, Scott Crawford, Inc., is requesting rezoning of the site to RM3 to allow construction of 100 senior housing units in townhouse-style flat buildings adjacent to the church. Ald. Taylor was in support. No public testimony.
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252191 06.ResolutionResolution approving Amendment No. 8 to the Project Plan for Tax Incremental District No. 56 (Erie Jefferson), to allow donations to Tax Incremental District No. 89 (Garfield & North) and Tax Incremental District No. 106 (McKinley School), in the 4th Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: Appearing: Alyssa Remington, DCD This resolution approves Amendment No. 8 to TID No. 56, which approves donations to Tax Incremental District No. 89 (Garfield & North), in the 6th Aldermanic District, and to Tax Incremental District No. 106 (McKinley School), in the 15th Aldermanic District.
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252192 07.ResolutionResolution approving a Project Plan and Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures, and creating Tax Incremental District No. 133 (2711 West Wells), in the 4th Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: Appearing: Diana Kanter, DCD Pat O'Brien, Milwaukee Development Corporation Tax Incremental District No. 133 consists of three (3) parcels located at 2711 West Wells, 2805 West Wells and 763 North 28th Street in the Near West Side neighborhood. The District is being created to support the new construction of 124 affordable rental housing units offered to elderly households earning between 30 to 80 percent of area median income. Fourteen (14) units will be set aside for veterans and eighteen (18) units will be designated as supportive housing.
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252195 08.ResolutionResolution authorizing the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee to enter into a lease with ABM Industry Groups, LLC, for 634 North 5th Street, in the 4th Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: Appearing: David Misky, DCD This resolution authorizes the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee to enter into a lease with ABM Industry Groups, LLC for 634 North. 5th Street.
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252194 09.ResolutionResolution to facilitate expansion of Milwaukee Public Schools' Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Playfield by authorizing conveyance of two Redevelopment Authority of the City Milwaukee-owned vacant lots to the City of Milwaukee in trust for the Board of School Directors, in the 6th Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: Appearing: David Misky, DCD
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260026 010.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to the issuance of revenue bonds by the Public Finance Authority to finance the acquisition of two multi-family residential rental properties known as Arbor Ridge Apartments and St. James Place.

Minutes note: Appearing: Mary Schanning, Deputy City Attorney Ald. Larresa Taylor, 9th Ald. Dist. Ray Jones, bond counsel Troy Thomas Emily Zackon The Public Finance Authority is a public body corporate and politic created by the State of Wisconsin with the authority to issue conduit revenue bonds to finance a project with the approval of the political subdivision in which the project is located. This resolution constitutes City approval of the issuance of conduit revenue bonds by the Public Finance Authority for the multifamily housing facilities owned by Bedford Arbor Ridge, LLC and Bedford St James, LLC, and located at 7960-7972 N 107th Street and 10300 W Fountain Avenue, respectively. City approval of the project and the issuance of the bonds shall not give rise to a debt or pecuniary liability or a legal or moral obligation of the City for any reason whatsoever. Ald. Taylor was in opposition to the file and the proposed development project for affordable housing. A presentation was given on details of the proposed development project (St. James Place & Arbor Ridge) and its financing. Ald. Stamper moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 5-0)
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260026 1 ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to the issuance of revenue bonds by the Public Finance Authority to finance the acquisition of two multi-family residential rental properties known as Arbor Ridge Apartments and St. James Place.

Minutes note: The file was substituted with Proposed Substitute A, relabeled as Substitute 1.
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252059 011.ResolutionSubstitute resolution authorizing the sale-back to Michael J. Lowrey and Charlene Hinchliffe former owners of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 1847 North 2nd Street, in the 6th Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: Appearing: Kari Smith, DCD Cindy Wright-Smith, DCD Ald. Stamper moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. (Prevailed 5-0)
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252059 1 ResolutionSubstitute resolution authorizing the sale-back to Michael J. Lowrey and Charlene Hinchliffe former owners of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 1847 North 2nd Street, in the 6th Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: The file was substituted with Proposed Substitute A, relabeled as Substitute 1.
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252197 012.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to Maurice Mcrae, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3613 North 23rd Street, in the 6th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
252207 013.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to Ramon Tiburcio & Anselmo Garcia, former owners of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 1005-07 South 30th Street, in the 8th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
252198 014.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to Shalesha Bergeron, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 2247 North 41st Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
252199 015.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to Willie C. Robinson & Inez M. Robinson, former owners of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 2539 North 27th Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
252200 016.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to Rodrigo Castillo Luna, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 2329 North 15th Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
252201 017.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to Stephen L. Perkins, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 2436 North 25th Street, in the 15th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
252202 018.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to William W. Jackson, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3325 North 45th Street, in the 7th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
252203 019.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to Emily Knox, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3970 North 29th Street, in the 7th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
252204 020.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to Joseph Holman, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3245-47 North 23rd Street, in the 7th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
252206 021.ResolutionResolution authorizing the sale-back to Angelo Clark, former owner of the City-owned tax-deeded property located at 3038 North Dr. Lester Carter Drive, in the 7th Aldermanic District.RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTIONPass5:0 Action details Video Video
     Meeting adjourned at 10:47 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office    Not available
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