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Minutes note: Aycha Sawa, City Comptroller
Nik Kovac, Budget Director
Keith Broadnax, LRB Manager
Tea Norfolk, LRB Fiscal Planning Specialist
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Minutes note: Amendment 1 (Omnibus)
This amendment adds $76,000 and position authority for six 0.5 FTEs to the Common Council-City Clerk for a fill-in pool of Legislative Assistants. The amendment creates a new Special Fund in the Common Council-City Clerk to purchase cameras to record illegal dumping, and provides $50,000 to fund it. The amendment adds $10,000 to establish 2 dedicated early voting sites for the Election Commission. The amendment adds $750,000 to the Library to establish a 9-month pilot program of providing Sunday hours at Central and 2 branches, with the intention of requesting partial funding for the programming portion of this pilot program through the Friends of the Library. The amendment provides position authority for 5 and $118,444 in funding for 2 new Residential Code Enforcement Inspectors with the intention of dedicating their time to inspecting properties managed by the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee. This amendment adds $50,000 to the Police Department to establish 2 additional soft rooms, dedicated spaces for survivors of domestic violence to make a report, with one each on the North side and South side.
The amendment reduces Police Squad car purchases by 15 and reduces levy support by $1,000,000. The amendment reduces the Damages & Special Claims Special Purpose Account, administered by the City Attorney, by $1,100,000. The amendment reduces the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformation Fund Special Purpose Account by $2,600,000. The amendment creates a new Special Purpose Account for Lead Paint Abatement Loans, to be administered by the Department of Administration’s Community Development Grants Administration, and provides $750,000 to fund it. The amendment increases $500,000 in cash levy support to the Commercial Corridor Investment Program. The amendment increases bonding authority by $1,000,000 for the Police Department to purchase 15 squad cars.
The amendment increases $750,000 in cash levy support for High-Impact Paving. The amendment increases $250,000 in cash levy support for Street Improvements – Sidewalk, Driveway Curb and Gutter – Replacement. The amendment increases $500,000 of cash levy support for Multimodal Transportation to fund traffic calming infrastructure. The amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support for Bike Infrastructure. The amendment increases $100,000 ofcash levy support to the MKE Plays Initiative, intended to be dedicated to the Swing Park.
The amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support to Production & Planting Program-Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens – Paving Sidewalk Construction & Blvd Plantings, with the intention to dedicate $50,000 of this funding to a forestry apprenticeship program to be managed in consultation with Northcott Neighborhood Association with the expectation that there will be a $50,000 matching grant from the Community Development Block Grant. This amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support for the Stump Removal program. This amendment increases debt service by $25,000. This amendment will require $20,000 in intergovernmental revenue already recognized by the Comptroller. | | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Spiker offered Amendment 1A. There were no objections.
Amendment 1A
This amendment adds $76,000 and position authority for six 0.5 FTEs to the Common Council-City Clerk for a fill-in pool of Legislative Assistants. The amendment creates a new Special Fund in the Common Council-City Clerk to purchase cameras to record illegal dumping, and provides $50,000 to fund it. The amendment adds $10,000 to establish 2 dedicated early voting sites for the Election Commission. The amendment adds $750,000 to the Library to establish a pilot program providing Sunday hours. The intention is for Central to be open from January - December 2024 , 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. every Sunday. Two other branches will be open on Sundays from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. starting July 1.The amendment provides position authority for 5 positions and $118,444 in funding for 2 new Residential Code Enforcement Inspectors with the intention of dedicating their time to inspecting properties managed by the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee. This amendment adds $50,000 to the Police Department to establish 2 additional soft rooms, dedicated spaces for survivors of domestic violence to make a report, with one each on the North side and South side. The amendment reduces Police Squad car purchases by 15 and reduces levy support by $1,000,000. The amendment reduces the Damages & Special Claims Special Purpose Account, administered by the City Attorney, by $1,100,000. The amendment reduces the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformation Fund Special Purpose Account by $2,600,000. The amendment creates a new Special Purpose Account for Lead Paint Abatement Loans, to be administered by the Department of Administration’s Community Development Grants Administration, and provides $750,000 to fund it. The amendment increases $500,000 in cash levy support to the Commercial Corridor Investment Program. The amendment increases bonding authority by $1,000,000 for the Police Department to purchase 15 squad cars. The amendment increases $750,000 in cash levy support for High-Impact Paving. The amendment increases $250,000 in cash levy support for Street Improvements – Sidewalk, Driveway Curb and Gutter – Replacement. The amendment increases $500,000 of cash levy support for Multimodal Transportation to fund traffic calming infrastructure. The amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support for Bike Infrastructure. The amendment increases $100,000 of cash levy support to the MKE Plays Initiative, intended to be dedicated to the Swing Park. The amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support to Production & Planting Program Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens – Paving Sidewalk Construction & Blvd Plantings, with the intention to dedicate $50,000 of this funding to a forestry apprenticeship program to be managed in consultation with Northcott Neighborhood Association with the expectation that there will be a $50,000 matching grant from the Community Development Block Grant. This amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support for the Stump Removal program. This amendment increases debt service by $25,000. This amendment expends the $20,000 in increased revenue already recognized by the Comptroller.
Appearing:
Pres. Jose Perez, Common Council/12th Ald. Dist.
Erica Roberts, DNS Commissioner
Joan Johnson, Library Director
Paulina Gutierrez, Election Commission Deputy Director
Jerrell Krushke, DPW Commissioner
Kevin Muhs, DPW City Engineer
Chuck Schumacher, DPW Finance & Administrative Manager
Ald. Russell Stamper, 15th Ald. Dist.
Preston Cole, DOA Director
Steven Mahan, CDGA Director
Aaron Szopinsky, MHD Budget & Administration Manager
James Owczarski, City Clerk
Meeting recessed at 11:37 a.m.
Meeting reconvened at 12:28 p.m.
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 1C. There were no objections.
Amendment 1C
This amendment adds $76,000 and position authority for six 0.5 FTEs to the Common Council-City Clerk for a fill-in pool of Legislative Assistants. The amendment creates a new Special Fund in the Common Council-City Clerk to purchase cameras to record illegal dumping, and provides $50,000 to fund it. The amendment adds $10,000 to establish 2 dedicated early voting sites for the Election Commission. The amendment adds $750,000 to the Library to establish a pilot program providing Sunday hours. The intention is for Central to be open from January - December 2024 , 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. every Sunday. Two other branches will be open on Sundays from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. starting July 1.The amendment provides position authority for 5 positions and $118,444 in funding for 2 new Residential Code Enforcement Inspectors with the intention of dedicating their time to inspecting properties managed by the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee. This amendment adds $50,000 to the Police Department to establish 2 additional soft rooms, dedicated spaces for survivors of domestic violence to make a report, with one each on the North side and South side. The amendment
reduces Police Squad car purchases by 15 and reduces levy support by $1,000,000. The amendment reduces the Damages & Special Claims Special Purpose Account, administered by the City Attorney, by $1,100,000. The amendment reduces the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformation Fund Special Purpose Account by $2,600,000. The amendment creates a new Special Purpose Account for Lead Paint Abatement Loans, to be administered by the Department of Administration’s Community Development Grants Administration, and provides $750,000 to fund it. The amendment increases $500,000 in cash levy support to the Commercial Corridor Investment Program. The amendment increases bonding authority by $1,000,000 for the Police Department to purchase 15 squad cars. The amendment increases $750,000 in cash levy support for High-Impact Paving. The amendment increases $250,000 in cash levy support for Street Improvements - Sidewalk, Driveway Curb and Gutter - Replacement. The amendment increases $750,000 of cash levy support for Multimodal Transportation to fund traffic calming infrastructure. The amendment increases $100,000 of cash levy support to the MKE Plays Initiative, intended to be dedicated to the Swing Park. The amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support to Production & Planting Program-Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens - Paving Sidewalk Construction & Blvd Plantings, with the intention to dedicate $50,000 of this funding to a forestry apprenticeship program to be managed in consultation with Northcott Neighborhood Association with the expectation that there will be a $50,000 matching grant from the Community Development Block Grant. This amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support for the Stump Removal program. This amendment increases debt service by $25,000. This amendment expends the $20,000 in increased revenue already recognized by the Comptroller.
Ald. Chambers moved to withdraw Amendment 1C.
Amendment 1C was withdrawn. | | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Murphy offered Amendment 1D. There were no objections.
Amendment 1D
The amendment creates a new Special Fund in the Common Council-City Clerk to purchase cameras to record illegal dumping, and provides $50,000 to fund it. The amendment adds $10,000 to establish 2 dedicated early voting sites for the Election Commission. The amendment adds $750,000 to the
Library to establish a pilot program providing Sunday hours. The intention is for Central to be open from January - December 2024 , 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. every Sunday. Two other branches will be open on Sundays from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. starting July 1.The amendment provides position authority for 5 positions and $118,444 in funding for 2 new Residential Code Enforcement Inspectors with the intention of dedicating their time to inspecting properties managed by the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee. This amendment adds $50,000 to the Police Department to establish 2 additional soft rooms, dedicated spaces for survivors of domestic violence to make a report, with one each on the North side and South side. The amendment reduces Police Squad car purchases by 15 and reduces levy support by $1,000,000. The amendment reduces the Damages & Special Claims Special Purpose Account, administered by the City Attorney, by $724,000 . The amendment reduces the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformation Fund Special Purpose Account by $2,600,000. The amendment creates a new Special Purpose Account for Lead Paint Abatement Loans, to be administered by the Department of Administration’s Community Development Grants Administration, and provides $750,000 to fund it. The amendment increases $500,000 in cash levy support to the Commercial Corridor Investment Program. The amendment increases bonding authority by $1,000,000 for the Police Department to purchase 15 squad cars. The amendment increases $750,000 in cash levy support for High-Impact Paving. The amendment increases $500,000 of cash levy support for Multimodal Transportation to fund traffic calming infrastructure. The amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support for Bike Infrastructure. The amendment increases $50,000 of cash levy support to the MKE Plays Initiative, intended to be dedicated to the Swing Park. The amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support to Production & Planting Program Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens – Paving Sidewalk Construction & Blvd Plantings, with the intention to dedicate $50,000 of this funding to a forestry apprenticeship program to be managed in consultation with Northcott Neighborhood Association with the expectation that there will be a $50,000 matching grant from the Community Development Block Grant. This amendment increases $250,000 of cash levy support for the Stump Removal program. This amendment increases debt service by $25,000. This amendment expends the $20,000 in increased revenue already recognized by the Comptroller.
Ald. Murphy moved to hold to the call of the chair Amendment 1D. There was no objection.
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Minutes note: Ald. Coggs moved to divide the question and to take separate action on Amendment Intent 1 of Amendment 1A as follows:
1. The One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformation Fund Special Purpose Account. $2,000,000.
A separate roll call vote was taken on Amendment Intent 1 of Amendment 1A.
Ayes - Chambers, Coggs, Spiker, Dimitrijevic
No - Murphy
The committee determined that there was a defect in understanding the vote that was taken. The vote taken was determined defected and was voided without objection.
Ald. Coggs withdrew the motion to divide the question and for separate action on Amendment Intent 1. | | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 1A was before the committee.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 1A.
| AMENDED | Pass | 3:2 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 2
DOA - Add a footnote directing the Department of Administration to promote the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformational Fund Special Purpose Account to the philanthropic community for possible contributions.
Appearing:
Preston Cole, DOA Director
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 2. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 3
DOA, ASSESSOR, DCD, MAYOR - Add a footnote instructing the Department of City Development (DCD) and Assessor's Office to work with the Department of Administration, Mayor's Office, and other relevant parties to redesign the PILOT program. DCD and the Assessor's Office should present the finalized plan to the Common Council.
Appearing:
Preston Cole, DOA Director
Nicole Laren, Assessment Commissioner
Vanessa Koster, DCD Deputy Commissioner
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 3. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 4
DOA - Add a footnote directing the Office of African American Affairs and the Office of Early Childhood Initiatives to report to the Steering and Rules Committee twice per year.
Appearing:
Preston Cole, DOA Director
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 4. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 5
DOA - Add $500,000 to the Equity and Inclusion Special Fund in the Office of the Director in the Department of Administration. The intent of the amendment is to provide funding for Direct Connect MKE.
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Preston Cole, DOA Director
Bernadette Karanja, OEI Chief Equity Officer | | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Coggs offered Amendment 5A. There was no objections.
Amendment 5A
Add $150,000 to the Equity and Inclusion Special Fund in the Office of the Director in the Department of Administration. The intent of the amendment is to provide funding for Direct Connect MKE and to fund with revenue recognition by the Comptroller. If revenue is not recognized, levy will be impacted as stated.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 5A. | AMENDED | Pass | 3:2 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 6
DOA, DNS - Eliminate funding for one Neighborhood Services Operations Director in the Department of Neighborhood Services. Use funding to increase the Equity Inclusion special fund in the Department of Administration.
Appearing:
Preston Cole, DOA Director
Erica Roberts, DNS Commissioner | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 7
DOA - Add a footnote directing the Department of Administration Budget and Management Division to report to the Common Council on future funding sources and strategies for positions and programs funded by the American Rescue Plan Act in the 2024 budget.
Appearing:
Preston Cole, DOA Director
Bernadette Karanja, OEI Chief Equity Officer
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 7.
| AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 8
DOA - Add a footnote directing the Office of Community Wellness & Safety to coordinate with Direct Connect MKE for training of all relevant parties and to share Direct Connect MKE information with the public.
Appearing:
Preston Cole, DOA Director
Bernadette Karanja, OEI Chief Equity Officer
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 8. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 9
DOA, DNS - Delete position authority and funding for one Neighborhood Services Operations Directors in the Department of Neighborhood Services. Use funding to increase the Task Force for Domestic & Sexual Assault Special Fund in the Office of Community Wellness and Safety in the Department of Administration.
Appearing:
Preston Cole, DOA Director
Erica Roberts, DNS Commissioner
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Minutes note: Amendment 10
DCD - Add a footnote directing the Department of City Development to help the Healing Spaces program explore additional philanthropic partnerships for funding Healing Spaces maintenance, staffing, and creation.
Appearing:
Vanessa Koster, DCD Deputy Commissioner
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 10. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 11
DCD, DNS - Add a footnote to the Departments of City Development and Neighborhood Services to develop a plan for vacant lots.
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Erica Roberts, DNS Commissioner
Vanessa Koster, DCD Deputy Commissioner
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 11. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 12
DCD - Add a footnote directing the Department of City Development to promote HomesMKE on its website.
Appearing:
Vanessa Koster, DCD Deputy Commissioner
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 12.
| AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 13
DCD, DNS - Add a footnote directing the Departments of City Development and Neighborhood Services to study the potential commercial and residential uses of shipping containers.
Appearing:
Vanessa Koster, DCD Deputy Commissioner
Erica Roberts, DNS Commissioner
Jezamil Arroyo-Vega, DNS Building Construction Division Manager
Ald. Khalif Rainey, 7th Ald. Dist.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 13. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 14
DCD, CITY CLERK, DNS - Add footnotes directing the Department of City Development, Department of Neighborhood Services, and License Division of the Common Council-City Clerk to work with relevant parties to develop a plan to centralize approvals for businesses in a one-stop shop.
Appearing:
Vanessa Koster, DCD Deputy Commissioner
Erica Roberts, DNS Commissioner
Ald. Dimitrijevic added as a cosponsor.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 14. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 15
DCD - Add a footnote directing the Department of City Development to annually report on city investment by neighborhood.
Appearing:
Vanessa Koster, DCD Deputy Commissioner
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 15. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 16
DCD, DNS - Add $100,000 to the Healthy Food Establishment fund in the Department of City Development. Offset by reducing Department of Neighborhood Services salaries. Amendment assumes there will be salary savings from higher than anticipated vacancies. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 17
TREASURER, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, DEBT SERVICE - Eliminate ARPA funding in the City Treasurer. Offset by reducing cash levy for the Joint Public Safety Radio Upgrade and increase new borrowing by a corresponding amount. Intent is to increase the amount of ARPA available for citizen-led transformational grants and to provide the Fire Department with $275,000 to purchase class A uniforms. Allocation of ARPA funds will require a resolution to be adopted by the Common Council.
This amendment was held and taken up at a later point in the meeting. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 18
TREASURER, COMPTOLLER, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, DEBT SERVICE - Eliminate ARPA funding in the Comptroller and City Treasurer. Offset by reducing cash levy for the Joint Public Safety Radio Upgrade and increase new borrowing by a corresponding amount. Intent is to increase the amount of ARPA available for citizen led transformational grants and to provide the Fire Department with $275,000 to purchase class A uniforms. Allocation of ARPA funds will require a resolution to be adopted by the Common Council.
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 18A. There were no objections.
Amendment 18A
Add $275,000 to the Fire Department to purchase class A uniforms. Offset by reducing the Joint Public Safety Radio Upgrade capital project.
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 18B. There were no objections.
Amendment 18B
Eliminate ARPA funding in the Comptroller and City Treasurer. Offset by reducing cash levy for the Joint Public Safety Radio Upgrade. Intent is to increase the amount of ARPA available for citizen led transformational grants and to provide the Fire Department with $275,000 to purchase class A uniforms. Allocation of ARPA funds will require a resolution to be adopted by the Common Council.
Appearing:
Andrea Fowler, Budget ARPA Director
Laura Engan, MPD
Aaron Lipski, Fire Chief
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Minutes note: Amendment 19
TREASURER - Eliminate ARPA funding in the City Treasurer. Intent is to increase the amount of ARPA available for citizen led transformational grants. The Common Council must adopt a resolution to allocate the ARPA funds. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 20
CITY CLERK - Add a footnote to the City Clerk assigning unused or unencumbered remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds to the control of the Common Council for direction of utilization.
Appearing:
Andrea Fowler, Budget ARPA Director
Ald. Russell Stamper, 15th Ald. Dist.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 20. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Ald. Spiker offered Amendment 21. There were no objections.
Amendment 21
CITY CLERK - Add position authority and funding for one Administrative Services Coordinator position in the Central Administration Division. Increase operating expenditures by $8,000 to account for office and travel expenses.
Appearing:
Pres. Jose Perez, Common Council/12th Ald. Dist.
James Owczarski, City Clerk
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 21. | AMENDED | Pass | 3:2 |
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 22. There were no objections.
Amendment 22
CITY CLERK - Add $30,000 to the Hip-Hop Week MKE Fund in the Common Council-City Clerk budget.
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Ald. Khalif Rainey, 7th Ald. Dist.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 22. | AMENDED | Pass | 3:2 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 23
CITY CLERK - Create a Special Fund for Participatory Budgeting in the Common Council - City Clerk's office for $500,000. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 24
ELECTION COMMISSION, SPA MISC. - Add $30,000 to the Election Commission for two additional early voting sites (one at UWM and one at MATC). Offset these costs by reducing the Citizen-Led Transformational Fund by $30,000. The intent of this amendment is to provide two additional voting sites for all three primary elections in 2024.
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Claire Woodall, Election Commission Executive Director
Ald. Murphy moved to amend $30,000 to $14,000.
Amendment 24, as amended:
ELECTION COMMISSION, SPA MISC. - Add $14,000 to the Election Commission for two additional early voting sites (one at UWM and one at MATC). Offset these costs by reducing the Citizen-Led Transformational Fund by $14,000. The intent of this amendment is to provide two additional voting sites for all three primary elections in 2024.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 24, as amended. | AMENDED | Fail | 1:4 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 25
ELECTION COMMISSION - Add a footnote that directs the Election Commission to commit to finding a permanent early voting location on the Northwest side.
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Claire Woodall, Election Commission Executive Director
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 25. | AMENDED | Pass | 4:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 26
DER - Add a footnote directing the Department of Employee Relations to provide the Common Council, Direct Connection MKE, and all Community Development Block Grant funded Neighborhood Stabilization Programs with an inventory all city apprenticeship and internship programs.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 26. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 27
DER - Add a footnote directing the Department of Employee Relations to annually report exit survey results by department to the Common Council.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 27. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 28
HEALTH - Reduce $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds in the Health Department. Intent is to reallocate the funding to the Office of Equity and Inclusion in the Department of Administration. Allocation of ARPA funds will require a resolution to be adopted by the Common Council.
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 28B. There were no objections.
Amendment 28B
Reduce $500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds in the Health Department. Intent is to use funding for to the Office of Equity and Inclusion in the Office of the Director in the Department of Administration. Offset by reducing cash levy for Joint Public Safety Radio upgrade project. Allocation of ARPA funds will require a resolution to be adopted by the Common Council.
Appearing:
Andrea Fowler, Budget ARPA Director
Bernadette Karanja, OEI Chief Equity Officer
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Minutes note: Amendment 29
LIBRARY, POLICE, SPA HEALTH CARE BENEFITS, ERS - The amendment adds $750,000 to the Library to establish a 9-month pilot program of providing Sunday hours at Central and 2 branches. Offset by reducing funding for police squad replacements. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 30
LIBRARY, SPAs, ERS - Increase Library funding by $1,500,000 to add Sunday hours at Central Library and 3 branch libraries for half a year. Offset these costs by reducing the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformational Fund. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 31
POLICE - Add a footnote to the Police Department directing any unused funds from the three budgeted police recruit classes to be reallocated to the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformational Fund Special Purpose Account. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 32
POLICE, SPA-MISC. - Add $1 million to the Police Department to increase squad car replacements. Offset by reducting the the One Milwaukee Citizen-led Transformational Fund. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 33
DPW-OPERATIONS, SPA-MISC. - Increase the amount of time Neighborhood Boxes are left out from one day to three days. Offset by reducing One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformational Fund Special Purpose Account. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 34
DPW-OPERATIONS, SPAs, ERS - Increase the amount of material that can be left outside of carts from 1 yard to 2 yards. Offset by reducing One Milwaukee Citizen-led Transformational fund special purpose account. This amendment impacts budget lines that are currently recovered by a user fee. The Common Council must pass and the Comptroller must recognize these changes for them to take effect. Total revenue impact is estimated at approximately $75,000 ($50/$150 Curb Side Pickup) | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 35
DPW-OPERATIONS, SPAs, ERS - Allow one free special pick-up per month per household. Offset by reducing One Milwaukee Citizen-led Transformational fund special purpose account.This amendment impacts budget lines that are currently recovered by a user fee. The Common Council must pass and the Comptroller must recognize the fee changes for this amendment to take effect. Total revenue impact is estimated at approximately $150,000 (Bulky Curbside Pickup Program Revenue). Amendment as written adds twelve additional crews to complete one free pickup per household per month. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 36
DPW-OPERATIONS, SPA-MISC. - Eliminate resident fees at the Self-Help yards for one day each year. Offset increase cost by reducing One Milwaukee Citizen-led Transformational fund special purpose account. This amendment impacts budget lines that are currently recovered by a user fee. The Common Council must pass and the Comptroller must recognize the fee changes for this amendment to take effect. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 37. There were no objections.
Amendment 37
SPA-MISC. - Create a miscellaneous Special Purpose Account (SPA) to be administered by the Community Development Grant Administration in the Department of Administration for the purpose of Housing Authority Maintenance Support. This amendment repurposes $2,500,000 from the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformational Fund for this program.
Appearing:
Ald. Robert Bauman, 4th Ald. Dist.
Ald. Russell Stamper, 15th Ald. Dist.
Simple amendment was made to change $2,500,000 to $2,400,000.
Amendment 37, as amended:
SPA-MISC. - Create a miscellaneous Special Purpose Account (SPA) to be administered by the Community Development Grant Administration in the Department of Administration for the purpose of Housing Authority Maintenance Support. This amendment repurposes $2,400,000 from the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformational Fund for this program.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 37, as amended. | AMENDED | Fail | 0:5 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 38
SPA-MISC. - Add a $50,000 Special Purpose Account for Healing Spaces to the Department of City Development. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 39
SPA-MISC. - Add $20,000 to the MKE Community Excellence Fund Special Purpose account.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 39. | AMENDED | Pass | 3:2 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 40
SPA-MISC., CAPITAL - Add $500,000 to Capital Improvements Commercial Investment Program. Offset these of cost by reducing the Citizen-Led Transformational Fund by $500,000. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 41
SPA-MISC., CAPITAL - Add $250,0000 to Capital Improvements Multimodal Transportation Program. Offset cost by reducing the Citizen-Led Transformational Fund and add $250,000 in new borrowing. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 42
SPA-MISC. - Reduce the Citizen-Led Transformational Fund by $2 million. The intent is to reduce the street lighting fee to reduce street lighting revenue by $2 million. The Common Council will need to adopt separate legislation to implement the intent of the amendment. If legislation passes, the Comptroller will reduce street lighting revenue. If legislation fails to pass, the impact of the amendment will be as stated.
Appearing:
Jerrell Kruschke, DPW Commissioner
Kevin Muhs, DPW City Engineer
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 42. | AMENDED | Fail | 2:3 |
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 43. There were no objections.
Amendment 43
SPA MISC. - Create a miscellaneous Special Purpose Account (SPA) for a Columbia Savings and Loan Association (CSLA) Affordable Housing Revolving Loan Fund to be administered by the Common Council-City Clerk. CSLA commits to match $1.5 million in City funds for this program. This amendment reprograms $750,000 from the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformational Fund SPA and instructs the Community Development Grant Administration to repurpose $750,000 of Community Development Block Grant funds to this program.
Appearing:
Ald. Russell Stamper, 15th Ald. Dist.
Pres. Jose Perez, Common Council/12th Ald. Dist. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 44. There were no objections.
Amendment 44
SPA MISC - Create a miscellaneous Special Purpose Account (SPA), under the administration of the Common Council-City Clerk, to fund 10 Milwaukee Education Partnership internship scholarships for a professional educator pipeline with Historically Black Colleges and Universities. This amendment reallocates $150,000 from the One Milwaukee Citizen-Led Transformational Fund SPA to the new Milwaukee Education Partnership Internship SPA for this program.
Appearing:
Ald. Russell Stamper, 15th Ald. Dist. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 45. There were no objections.
Amendment 45
SPA MISC., CAPITAL - Add $6,000,000 to Capital Improvements High Impact Paving Program. Offset $3 million of cost by reducing the Citizen-Led Transformational Fund and add $3 million in new borrowing. The intent of this amendment is to provide a High Impact Paving Project in each Aldermanic District.
Appearing:
Ald. Lamont Westmoreland, 5th Ald. Dist.
Jerrell Kruschke, DPW Commissioner
Kevin Muhs, DPW City Engineer
A simple amendment was made to Amendment 45 to change $3 million to $2.4 million in the Citizen-Led Transformational Fund.
Amendment 45, as amended:
SPA MISC., CAPITAL - Add $6,000,000 to Capital Improvements High Impact Paving Program. Offset $2.4 million of cost by reducing the Citizen-Led Transformational Fund and add $3.6 million in new borrowing. The intent of this amendment is to provide a High Impact Paving Project in each Aldermanic District.
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Minutes note: Amendment 46
ERS, CAPITAL - Add $13 million of cash levy funding for alley construction in the Department of Public Works - Infrastructure Services Division. Intent is to provide funding to reconstruct 100 alleys. Offset increase by withdrawing $13 million from the pension reserve fund to reduce property tax levy needs in Employee Retirement budget. The amendment will require revenue recognition. The Common Council must introduce and pass any necessary legislation to fund the intent of this amendment. If the Common Council fails to pass said legislation, the tax levy impact of this amendment will be as stated.
Appearing:
Jerrell Kruschke, DPW Commissioner
Kevin Muhs, DPW City Engineer
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 46. | AMENDED | Fail | 1:4 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 47
CAPITAL - Add a footnote instructing the Department of City Development to direct unused Commercial Investment Program funds to Healing Spaces for staffing. | | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Coggs offered Amendment 47A. There were no objections.
Amendment 47A
Add a footnote instructing NIDC to direct any unused Community Improvement Funds to staffing and maintenance for Healing Spaces. Footnotes are informational onlyl. The Common Council must adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote.
Appearing:
Vanessa Koster, DCD Deputy Commissioner
David Schroeder, DCD | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 48
CAPITAL - Add $500,000 to Capital Improvements Commercial Investment Program. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 49. There were no objections.
Amendment 49
CAPITAL - Add $228,087 to the sidewalk replacement program and $228,087 to the Housing Preservation program. Offset 100% of these costs by reducing the Materials Recycling Facility Repair program by $456,174.
This amendment was taken out of order after Amendment 37.
Appearing:
Ald. Robert Bauman, 4th Ald. Dist.
Jerrell Kruschke, DPW Commissioner
Chuck Schumacher, DPW Finance & Administrative Manager
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 49. | AMENDED | Fail | 0:5 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 50
CAPITAL - Add a footnote to the Department of Neighborhood Services (DNS) Concentrated Blight Elimination capital project directing DNS to prioritize spending at least $600,000 on areas with concentrated blight.
Appearing:
Erica Roberts, DNS Commissioner
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 50. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 51
CAPITAL - Add $65,000 to Capital Improvements MKE Plays Initiative to be used for violence prevention and other improvements to the Swing Park. The intent of this amendment is to utilize funds seed money for a larger violence prevention and improvement effort at Swing Park. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Chambers offered Amendment 52. There were no objections.
Amendment 52
This amendment removes the Board of Zoning Appeals from the Department of Administration and replaces the position authority and funding within a Special Purpose Account set up for the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Appearing:
Pres. Jose Perez, Common Council/12th Ald. Dist.
Preston Cole, DOA Director
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 52. | AMENDED | Pass | 5:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 53
Add a footnote directing DPW-Transporation to make the Dockless Scooter program permanent. Footnotes are informational only. The Common Council must adopt legislation to implement the intent of the footnote.
A roll call vote was taken on Amendment 53. | AMENDED | Pass | 3:2 |
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Minutes note: Director Kovac stated the following changes to the 2024 proposed budget based on committee budget amendment actions today:
Total Budget - $1,919,638,715 proposed; $1,920,928,563 amended; $1,289,848 change
Levy Budget - $1,420,344,493 proposed; $1,421,634,341 amended; $1,289,848 change
Levy - $317,426,727 proposed; $317,696,575 amended; $269,848 change
Tax rate - $9.4665 proposed; $9.4746 amended; $0.008 change
Positions - 7,957 proposed; 7,989 amended; 32.00 change
O&M FTE's - 5,451.61 proposed; 5,467.61 amended; 16.00 change
Non-O&M FTE's - 1,988.69 proposed; 1,988.69 amended; 0.00 change
Total FTE's - 7,440.30 proposed; 7,456.30 amended; 16.00 change
| REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO | Pass | 5:0 |
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| 0 | 2. | Resolution | Resolution relating to the adoption of the proposed 2024 budget for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee. | REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO | Pass | 5:0 |
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| 0 | 3. | Charter Ordinance | A charter ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2024 budget. | REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO | Pass | 5:0 |
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| 0 | 4. | Ordinance | An ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2024 budget. | REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO | Pass | 5:0 |
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| 0 | 5. | Resolution | Resolution relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2024 budget. | REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO | Pass | 5:0 |
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