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Meeting Name: COMMON COUNCIL Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/11/2011 9:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Council Chambers, 3rd Fl., City Hall
Amended 10/10/11
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
Attachments: Report of Matters Introduced (New Business)
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     The meeting was called to order at 9:15 a.m.    Not available
     The roll was called.    Roll call Not available
     The question was put: Are there any corrections to the Common Council Journal of Proceedings for the regular meeting of September 20, 2011, or the special meeting of September 27? There being no corrections, the minutes of these meetings were approved without objection. Commendations and condolensces were read and approved without objection.    Not available
     Commendations and condolensces were read and approved without objection.

Minutes note: Ald. Davis requested unanimous consent for a commendation for Mr. Hugo Niemi. Granted.
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     THE LICENSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:    Not available
     PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110623 11.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to shooting gallery licenses.PASSEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110694 02.OrdinanceAn ordinance relating to grounds for denial, non-renewal, revocation or suspension of a home improvement contractor or salesperson license.PASSEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110532 03.MotionMotion relating to the revocation of the loading zone permit of Mei Lyn Nelson, Agent for Zak's Cafe, for the location at 231 S. 2nd Street.PLACED ON FILEPass15:0 Action details Not available
     The following item may be referred from the Special License Committee meeting held on Tuesday, October 11, at 8:30 A.M.    Not available
     PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110675 14.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to temporary food dealer’s license regulations, and exemption of children-operated lemonade and kool-aid stands from obtaining a food dealer’s license.PASSEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
081018 15.MotionSubstitute motion to approve the recommendation of the Licenses Committee relative to the revocation of the Dwelling Facility license of Damon Honegger for the premises at 1001 S. 4th St. in the 12th aldermanic district.

Minutes note: The question was put: Have the members of the Common Council read the Report and Recommendations of the Licenses Committee in this matter? All members present indicated they had done so.
APPROVEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110241 06.MotionMotion relating to the recommendations of the Licenses Committee relative to licenses.

Minutes note: The question was put: Have the members of the Common Council read the Report and Recommendations of the Licenses Committee in this matter? All members present indicated they had done so.
APPROVEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:    Not available
     APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110457 01.MotionMotion relating to the recommendations of the Public Safety Committee relative to licenses.

Minutes note: Have the members of the Common Council read the Report and Recommendations of the Public Safety Committee in these matters? All members present indicated they had done so.
APPROVEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110714 12.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.PASSEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110715 13.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.PASSEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110427 14.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to biannual reporting on officer-involved shootings and deaths of persons in police custody by the Fire and Police Commission.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110709 15.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relative to application, acceptance and funding of the End AIDS Milwaukee Grant from the MAC AIDS Fund through Diverse and Resilient.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110708 06.ResolutionResolution relative to application, acceptance and funding of the Breast Cancer Awareness - Milwaukee Foundation Grant.PLACED ON FILEPass15:0 Action details Not available
     THE FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:    Not available
     PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
100876 01.Charter OrdinanceA substitute charter ordinance relating to the annual service retirement allowance for elected officials.PASSEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
110452 12.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance to further amend the 2011 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.PASSEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
110724 13.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance to further amend the 2011 offices and positions in the City Service.PASSEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
110779 14.Charter OrdinanceA charter ordinance precluding an employes’ retirement system enrollment to persons already receiving an employes’ retirement system retirement allowance.PASSEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
     ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110518 15.ResolutionSubstitute resolution to ratify and confirm the final agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Police Supervisors’ Organization.ADOPTEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
110548 16.ResolutionSubstitute resolution to ratify and confirm the final agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Professional Firefighters’ Association.ADOPTEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
110697 17.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relative to application, acceptance and funding of the Refugee Health Screening Grant from the State of Wisconsin - Department of Workforce Development.ADOPTEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
110699 18.ResolutionSubstitute resolution amending Common Council File #110160 relative to the application, acceptance and funding of the Family Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.ADOPTEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
110700 19.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relative to application, acceptance and funding of the LAUNCH (Linking Actions for Unmet Needs in Children’s Health) Grant from the State of Wisconsin - Department of Health Services.ADOPTEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
110737 110.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to the accounting of revenues associated with the National League of Cities’ Service Line Warranty Program.ADOPTEDPass13:1 Action details Not available
     PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110455 011.CommunicationCommunication from the Department of Employee Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action.PLACED ON FILEPass14:0 Action details Not available
110667 012.CommunicationCommunication from the Office of the Comptroller transmitting the 2010 Inventory Reserve Report for the year ended December 31, 2010.PLACED ON FILEPass14:0 Action details Not available
110719 013.CommunicationCommunication from the Office of the Comptroller transmitting the 2010 Accounts Receivable Activity Report for the year ended December 31, 2010.PLACED ON FILEPass14:0 Action details Not available
110721 014.CommunicationCommunication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to the Estimate 2012 Shared Revenue and Expenditure Restraint.PLACED ON FILEPass14:0 Action details Not available
110729 015.CommunicationCommunication from the Police Department amending the Salary Ordinance.PLACED ON FILEPass14:0 Action details Not available
110748 016.CommunicationCommunication from the Department of Employee Relations amending the Salary Ordinance.PLACED ON FILEPass14:0 Action details Not available
110797 017.CommunicationCommunication from the Department of Administration relating to amending the Positions Ordinance.PLACED ON FILEPass14:0 Action details Not available
     THE FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE FURTHER RECOMMENDS:    Not available
     ---The following item may be referred from the SPECIAL Finance and Personnel Committee meeting held on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 8:30 A.M.    Not available
     ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110745 218.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to the information to be included with the tax bills provided to City property owners and appropriating funds for this purpose.ADOPTEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
     THE JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:    Not available
     PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110750 11.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to assignment of tax-key numbers created by certified survey maps.PASSEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110672 12.ResolutionSubstitute resolution authorizing the return of real estate located at 5602 W Roosevelt Dr, in the 10th Aldermanic District to Gray and Associates on behalf of Wells Fargo Financial. (Phia Thao Thoummavong)ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110741 03.ResolutionResolution supporting Wisconsin 2011 Senate Bill 165, an act relating to birth certificates for Milwaukee County residents.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110749 04.CommunicationCommunication from the City Attorney relative to expenditures from the Outside Counsel/Expert Witness Fund Special Purpose Account.PLACED ON FILEPass15:0 Action details Not available
     DISALLOWANCE AND INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING:     Not available
   5. Claims against the city:    Not available
110476 0a.ResolutionResolution relating to an appeal from Nathan Tusler and Stephanie La Haye for loss of property. (4th Aldermanic District)DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110522 0b.ResolutionResolution relating to an appeal from Marlon Townsend for property damage. (9th Aldermanic District)DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110665 0c.ResolutionResolution relating to the claim of Diane Milligan, agent for TransPac Solutions on behalf of Justine Stevens, for property damage.DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110680 0d.ResolutionResolution relating to an appeal from Sandra Wagner for property damage. (13th Aldermanic District)DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110681 0e.ResolutionResolution relating to an appeal from Jerry Garrett for the loss of his dog. (15th Aldermanic District)DISALLOWED AND INDEFINITELY POSTPONEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     THE ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:    Not available
     PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110587 11.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to the Second Amendment to the Detailed Planned Development known as Central Greens (f/k/a Story Hill Place), for construction of greenhouses, on land located on the south side of West Bluemound Road and east of North 51st Street, in the 10th Aldermanic District.PASSEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110627 12.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to the First Amendment to a Detailed Planned Development known as Bishop's Creek, to allow for Phase III development, on land located west of North 32nd Street and south of West Hampton Avenue, in the 1st Aldermanic District.PASSEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110602 03.ResolutionResolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Project Plan for Tax Incremental District No. 63, Rexnord Industries LLC/Falk Gear Group Project, and authorizing expenditures, in the 8th Aldermanic District.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110703 04.ResolutionResolution approving the Land Disposition Report for property in the Menomonee Valley Industrial Park for sale to J.F. Ahern Co. for development of its regional office and fabricating facility, in the 8th Aldermanic District.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110644 05.AppointmentAppointment of Jonathan Hackbarth to the Standards and Appeals Commission by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)CONFIRMEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110645 06.AppointmentReappointment of Mark Knapp to the Standards and Appeals Commission by the Mayor. (10th Aldermanic District)CONFIRMEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:    Not available
     PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110086 11.OrdinanceA substitute ordinance relating to the implementation of the recommendations of the city disparity study.

Minutes note: Add Alds. Murphy and Hines as co-sponsos.
PASSEDPass14:1 Action details Not available
110087 12.Charter OrdinanceA substitute charter ordinance relating to the implementation of the recommendations of the city disparity study.

Minutes note: Add Alds. Bauman, Coggs, Murphy and Hines as co-sponsors.
PASSEDPass14:1 Action details Not available
     ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110568 13.ResolutionSubstitute resolution relating to the use and allocation of Community Development Block Grant funds awarded to the City of Milwaukee Youth Council.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110706 14.ResolutionSubstitute resolution authorizing an additional expenditure of $30,000 from the 2011 Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative capital account for the Healthy Neighborhoods Foreclosure Outreach Counselor.ADOPTEDPass13:2 Action details Not available
     CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110639 05.AppointmentAppointment of Kelly Felder to the Business Improvement District Board #28 (North Avenue Gateway) by the Mayor. (15th Aldermanic District)CONFIRMEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110648 06.AppointmentReappointment of Diane Kosarzycki to the Arts Board by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)CONFIRMEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110652 07.AppointmentReappointment of William Robison to the Arts Board by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)CONFIRMEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110653 08.AppointmentReappointment of Ald. Nik Kovac to the Arts Board by the Mayor.CONFIRMEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
110654 09.AppointmentReappointment of Ald. Michael Murphy to the Arts Board by the Mayor.CONFIRMEDPass14:0 Action details Not available
     THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:    Not available
     ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
091537 11.ResolutionSubstitute resolution assigning the honorary street name “Mattiebelle Woods” to West Center Street between North 27th Street and West Fond du Lac Avenue in the 15th Aldermanic District.

Minutes note: Add Alds. Coggs and Murphy as a sponsor.
ADOPTEDPass14:1 Action details Not available
101516 12.ResolutionSubstitute resolution amending a special privilege to Downer Delaware LLC for addition of a bicycle corral, dumpsters, recycling carts and grease trap in the public right-of-way for the premises at 2608-50 North Downer Avenue, in the 3rd Aldermanic DistrictADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110416 03.ResolutionResolution regarding the Milwaukee Water Works tunnel between the Linnwood Water Treatment Plant and the Riverside Pumping Station.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110438 04.ResolutionResolution directing the Milwaukee Water Works, the Legislative Reference Bureau and the Department of City Development to prepare analyses relating to a proposed water service agreement and requesting submission of a report by the City of Waukesha.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110688 15.ResolutionSubstitute resolution determining it necessary to make various assessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $141,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,194,000.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110689 16.ResolutionSubstitute resolution approving levying of assessments and construction of assessable public improvement projects at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City cost of these projects approved by this resolution is estimated to be $128,000 for a total estimated cost of $135,200.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110690 17.ResolutionSubstitute resolution determining it necessary to make various nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $68,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $674,000.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110691 18.ResolutionSubstitute resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City construction cost estimated to be $1,691,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,808,000; and, rescinding authority for construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations with appropriated funds remaining for these purposes estimated to be $45,000.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110716 09.ResolutionResolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept a donation of materials for improving the 29th and Melvina play area located at 2835 W. Melvina St.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
110734 010.ResolutionResolution relative to application, acceptance and funding of a 2011 and 2012 Vehicle Miles of Travel Monitoring Grant.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110733 011.AppointmentReappointment of Stanley Gwiazdowski to the Citizens’ Advisory Committee on the Naming of Public Buildings, Facilities and Streets by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)CONFIRMEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
100140 012.ResolutionResolution to grant a special privilege to Sohi Corner, Inc. to construct and maintain covered walks and door swings for the premises at 2639 W. Wells Street, in the 4th Aldermanic District.PLACED ON FILEPass15:0 Action details Not available
     THE STEERING & RULES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:    Not available
     CONFIRMATION OF THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
110482 01.AppointmentAppointment of Sandra Robinson to the Charter School Review Committee by the Common Council President. (7th Aldermanic District)CONFIRMEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:    Not available
101027 02.AppointmentAppointment of the call center director by the Mayor.PLACED ON FILEPass15:0 Action details Not available
     Communications from City officers were read and ordered on file without objection.    Not available
     MATTERS FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION:    Not available
110765 01.Resolution-Immediate AdoptionResolution supporting the State of Wisconsin’s proclamation of September 2011 as Call to Character Month in Wisconsin.ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Not available
     Announcements were made.    Not available
     There being no further business to come before the Common Council, the meeting was adjourned a 10:19 a.m.    Not available
     -- Jim Owczarski, Deputy City Clerk    Not available