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Meeting Name: COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/11/2026 1:30 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Room 301-B
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
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     Meeting convened at 1:33 pm    Roll call Not available
251870 01.AppointmentAppointment of Marques Hogans as the Health Department Commissioner designee to the Emerging Youth Achievement Advisory Council.

Minutes note: Appeared Marques Hogans
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251874 02.AppointmentAppointment of Roy Suarez del Real, III to the Fourth of July Commission by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)

Minutes note: Appeared Roy Suarez
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251898 03.AppointmentAppointment of David Knutson to the Business Improvement District #20 by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)

Minutes note: Appeared David Knutson
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251914 04.AppointmentAppointment of Beth Handle to the Business Improvement District #51 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass4:0 Action details Video Video
251919 05.AppointmentAppointment of Brandon Strand to the Business Improvement District #51 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)

Minutes note: Appeared Brandon Strand
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251916 06.AppointmentReappointment of John Rossetto to the Business Improvement District #51 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass4:0 Action details Video Video
251917 07.AppointmentReappointment of David Stegeman to the Business Improvement District #51 by the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District)HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass4:0 Action details Video Video
251918 08.AppointmentReappointment of Colleen Cheney-Trawinski to the Business Improvement District #51 by the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District)HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass4:0 Action details Video Video
251933 09.OrdinanceAn ordinance relating to the appointment of emerging youth achievement advisory council members and designees.HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass4:0 Action details Video Video
251933 0 OrdinanceAn ordinance relating to the appointment of emerging youth achievement advisory council members and designees.RECONSIDEREDPass4:0 Action details Video Video
251933 0 OrdinanceAn ordinance relating to the appointment of emerging youth achievement advisory council members and designees.

Minutes note: Ald. Perez submitted a letter attached to the file. Appeared Gunnar Raasch
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251679 010.ResolutionResolution designating August 1-8, 2026, as Bronzeville Week in the city of Milwaukee.

Minutes note: Deborah Moore (Events and Outreach Coordinator for Common Council) was present she provided and overview of the upcoming event. This event is a week long family friendly celebration a short video footage from 2025 event was shared.
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251952 111.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to establishing the 5th District Movie Night Fund as an official City event and authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of contributions for this purpose.HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass4:0 Action details Video Video
251952 1 ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to establishing the 5th District Movie Night Fund as an official City event and authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of contributions for this purpose.RECONSIDEREDPass4:0 Action details Video Video
251952 1 ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to establishing the 5th District Movie Night Fund as an official City event and authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of contributions for this purpose.

Minutes note: Ald. Westmoreland was present and gave an overview of the event.
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251900 012.CommunicationCommunication from the Department of Administration - Community Development Grants Administration relating to current fund balance and the status of previous appropriations.

Minutes note: Mario Higgins Director of Community Development was present.
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251865 013.CommunicationCommunication from the Department of City Development relating to the 2025 annual report of neighborhood poster sales in accordance with a license agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Historic Milwaukee, Inc.

Minutes note: Appeared Luke Olson (DCD), Stacy Swadish,(Executive Director Historic Milwaukee) Luke Olson (Department of City Development) introduced the annual report on Historic Milwaukee Inc.’s sales of posters and other merchandise based on the Milwaukee City of Neighborhoods poster series. In early 2015, the City granted permission for the poster images to be used in the book Milwaukee City of Neighborhoods (written by John Curta and published by Historic Milwaukee). Stacy Swadish commissioned the original poster artist, Jan Kotowicz, to create 11 additional neighborhood posters for the book. The Common Council approved transferring most remaining inventory of the original posters to Historic Milwaukee and granted limited, nonexclusive rights to reprint designs for additional products. Proceeds support Historic Milwaukee educational programs in return, Historic Milwaukee provides a reasonable number of posters/products for City use. The partnership was framed as promoting neighborhood pride and highlighting the unique history of Milwaukee’s neighborhoods.
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