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| | | | THE FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS BE REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION: | | | |
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160001
| 0 | 1. | Budget | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2017 budget.
Minutes note: Amendment 2B.
Create a special fund in the Department of Administration funded at $750,000 to conduct a community disparity study. Offset by eliminating a Business and Development Liaison position in DCD and by shifting certain DCD and DOA capital projects from cash levy funding to general obligation borrowing.
Ald. Stamper moved substitution of Amendment 2B with Amendment 2D. | SUBSTITUTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | | Budget | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2017 budget.
Minutes note: Amendment 2D.
Create a special fund in the Department of Administration funded at $500,000 for a community disparity study and a special fund funded at $250,000 for small business capacity building. Offset this cost by eliminating funding, position authority and FTE for the Business and Development Liaison position in the Department of City Development. Further offset by shifting $300,000 for the DOA IT Upgrades and $400,000 for the DCD Centurty City Site Improvements capital projects from tax levy to general obligation borrowing.
Ald. Zielinski moved to suspend the rules. Motion was withdrawn.
This amendment was held to be considered later in the meeting.
This amendment was reconsidered after review of Amendment 9.
Ald. Stamper moved substitution of Amendment 2D with Amendment 2E. | SUBSTITUTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | | Budget | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2017 budget.
Minutes note: Amendment 2E.
Create a special fund in the Department of Administration funded at $500,000 for a community disparity study and a special fund funded at $191,538 for small business capacity building. Offset this cost by shifting $300,000 for the DOA IT Upgrades and $400,000 for the DCD Century City Site Improvements capital projects from tax levy to general obligation borrowing.
Ald. Rainey added as cosponsor. | AMENDED | Pass | 13:2 |
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| 0 | | Budget | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2017 budget.
Minutes note: Amendment 7A.
Add funding, position authority, an FTE, and 59,040 for a Diversity Recruiter in the Department of Employee Relations. Partially offset by reducing salary of a vacant position in the Department to the recruitment level. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 9.
Add $100,000 for recruitment advertising by the Fire and Police Commission. Offset by eliminating funding, position authority and FTEs for 3 Police Services Investigator positions in the Police Department. | AMENDED | Pass | 9:6 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 11.
Provide $150,000 in funding for the Health Department to distribute water filters to households with lead service lines and children 6 years old or younger. Also provide $14,000 to Health Department for a gun-safety program for households with children ages 3 to 10. Offset with additional Local Street Aids revenue recently recognized by the Comptroller. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 12.
Provide $50,000 to the Health Department for a sexually-transmitted infection clinic. Offset with additional Local Street Aids revenue recently recognized by the Comptroller. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 23A.
Create a new Police Department special fund titled "Neighborhood Block Watch" and funded at the level of $150,000 for cameras, signage and street lighting in 15 neighborhoods. Offset by reducing funding for Police Department patrol vehicles by $171,234.
Ald. Johnson and Hamilton added as cosponsors. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 25A.
Add footnote to various budget accounts stating that a resolution will be drafted to require projects related to water service replacment and foreclosure rehabilitation, demolition and deconstruction be implemented according to a workforce development plan. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 27.
Create a new Keeping the Promise Special Purpose Account funded at the level of $472,000. Reduce DPW-Operations Division's Other Operating Supplies account by $300,000 (i.e., reduce salt budget).
| AMENDED | Pass | 14:1 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 32A.
Create a new Midnight Basketball Special Purpose Account funded at the level of $10,000. The intent is to offset the tax levy impact with the additional Local Street Aids revenue recently recognized by the Comptroller.
Ald. Johnson and Stamper added as cosponsors. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 34A.
Use $200,000 in revenues from the extension of TID Nos. 17 (Curry Pierce), 27 (Clarke Square) and 18 (New Covenant) to increase funding for the Housing Trust Fund capital improvement account by $200,000. Offset by decreasing the in rem Property Management Program. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 36A.
Increase funding for the DCD Commercial Investment Program capital account by $500,000. Offset by corresponding reduction in DPW-Infrastructure Services Division's Street Lighting capital account.
Ald. Murphy moved substitution of Amendment 36A with Amendment 36B. | SUBSTITUTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 36B.
Shift $300,000 of borrowing authority from DPW-Infrastructure's Street Lighting Program to the Department of city Development's commercial Investment Program. Shift $200,000 of borrowing authority from the DPW-Infrastructure's Street Lighting Program to the Department of City Development's In Rem Property Maintenance program. | AMENDED | Pass | 11:4 |
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| 0 | | Budget | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2017 budget.
Minutes note: Amendment 38.
Increase funding for DPW-Infrastructure Services Division's Alley Reconstruction Program capital account by $200,000. Reduce funding for its Street Lighting capital account by the same amount.
This amendment was held for reconsideration later in the meeting, after consideration of Amendment 44.
Ald. Murphy moved substitution of Amendment 38 with Amendment 38A. | SUBSTITUTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 38A.
Increase Alley Reconstruction by $200,000 and decrease Street Lighting by $200,000. Add a footnote indicating the intent of the Common Council to adopt legislation to change the alley assessment rate from 30% to 50% effective in 2017. | AMENDED | Pass | 11:4 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 40.
Add $600,000 of special assessment borrowing authority to the DPW-Infrastructure Services Division's Lead Service Line Replacement Program capital account to fund the property owner portion of lead water service line replacements in 2017. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 41.
Correct a fund imbalance for the Parking Fund. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 43.
Increase funding for the MPS Driver's Education Special Purpose Account by $50,000. Offset by eliminating $50,000 in funding for the Children's Savings Accounts Special Purpose Account. | AMENDED | Pass | 9:6 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 44.
Increase the appropriation authority for potential new Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) to account for changes in operating plans of various BIDs and NIDs. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Meeting recessed at 12:01 p.m.
Meeting reconvened at 12:24 p.m.
All Council members present except Ald. Donovan and Witkowski who were absent.
Meeting recessed at 12:25 p.m.
Meeting reconvened at 1:18 p.m.
All Council members present.
Amendment 1A.
Transfer the Emergency Communications and Policy Director from the Department of Administration to the Fire and Police Commission. | AMENDED | Pass | 10:5 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 3C.
Create the Office of African American Affairs in the City Clerk's Office, with $160,000 in funding for 2 positions.
Ald. Stamper moved substitution of Amendment 3C with Amendment 3E. | SUBSTITUTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 3E.
Create the Office of African American Affairs (CC-OAAA) in the City Clerk's Office. Create position authority for a Community Plan Manager position in the CC-OAAA. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | | Budget | Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2017 budget.
Minutes note: Amendment 8.
Add position authority, funding and FTEs for 3 Investigators and one Grant Monitor in the Fire and Police Commission. Offset by reducing size of next Police Officer recruit class by 5 recruits.
Ald. Kovac moved substitution of Amendment 8 with Amendment 8B. | SUBSTITUTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 8B.
Add position authority, funding and FTEs for two Investigator positions in the Fire and Police Commission. Offset the cost by reducing position authority, funding and FTE for Police Services Investigators in the Police Department. | AMENDED | Fail | 5:10 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 8 is back before the committee.
Amendment 8.
Add position authority, funding and FTEs for 3 Investigators and one Grant Monitor in the Fire and Police Commission. Offset by reducing size of next Police Officer recruit class by 5 recruits. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 14.
Eliminate one of 3 branches of the Municipal Court. Reduce salary funding for one Municipal Court Judge and one Municipal Court Clerk I effective with the April, 2017 election. | AMENDED | Fail | 4:11 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 16A.
Create a new Special Purpose Account with funding of $50,000 to provide legal services to indigent defendants appearing in the Municpal Court. Offset by eliminating a vacant IT Support Specialist-Sr. position in the Municipal Court. Add footnot to require the development of an implementation plan.
Ald. Murphy moved substitution of Amendment 16A with Amendment 16C. | SUBSTITUTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 16C.
Create a Special Purpose Account (SPA) with funding of $45,000. The SPA will fund a contract to provide legal services to indigent defendants appearing in the Municipal Court. Add a footnote to the SPA requiring a resolution approving an implementation plan developed by the Presiding Judge, City Attorney and Chair of the Judiciary and Legislation Committee. Offset the cost by eliminating position authority, funding and FTE for the Community Outreach Liaison position in the City Clerk. | AMENDED | Fail | 7:8 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 16A back before the committee.
Amendment 16A.
Create a new Special Purpose Account with funding of $50,000 to provide legal services to indigent defendants appearing in the Municpal Court. Offset by eliminating a vacant IT Support Specialist-Sr. position in the Municipal Court. Add footnot to require the development of an implementation plan. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Ald. Witkowski moved reconsideration of Amendment 16C after consideration of Amendment 45. | RECONSIDERED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Ald. Witkowski moved substitution of Amendment 16C with Amendment 16D. | SUBSTITUTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 16D.
Create a new Special Purpose Account (SPA) with funding of $45,000. The SPA will fund a contract to provide legal services to indigent defendants appearing in the Municipal Court. Add a footnote to the SPA requiring a resolution approving an implementation plan developed by the Presiding Judge, City Attorney and Chair of the Judiciary and Legislation Committee. Also requiring that the counsel for indigent defendants will provide an annual report of activity to the Common Council. Offset the cost by eliminating funding for the Community Outreach Liaison position in the City Clerk. | AMENDED | Pass | 9:6 |
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Minutes note: Amendment 27A.
Reduce the salt budget by $300,000. Shift $172,000 in cash levy for the Century City Site Improvements capital project to general obligation borrowing. Increase the PCA in the DPW Operations Division by $1,720. Create a "Keeping the Promise" misc. special purpose account controlled by the Common Council City Clerk's Office for stabilization efforts in 7 neighborhoods. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Amendment 28.
Create a new Groundwork Milwaukee Special Purpose Account funded at the level of $95,713 to support organization of the same name. Reduce funding for DPW-Operations' In Rem/Vacant Lot Property Management special fund by $95,713. | AMENDED (WITHDRAWN) | | |
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Minutes note: Meeting recessed at 2:21 p.m.
Meeting reconvened at 2:35 p.m.
All Council members present.
Amendment 45 offered. All Council members voting "aye" to accept Amendment 45 being offered.
Amendment 45.
Reduce the Fire Department salary account by $151,000.
| AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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Minutes note: This file was held and reconsidered later in the meeting after item 23, CCFN 160971.
For the 2017 adopted budget the tax levy is $263,775,306, tax rate is 10.66, and $192,727 below the Expenditure Restraint Program. | ADOPTED | Pass | 13:2 |
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| 1 | 2. | Ordinance | A substitute ordinance determining the offices and positions in the various departments, bureaus, boards and commissions in the City Service, and the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (RACM) under control of the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee. | PASSED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | 3. | Ordinance | A substitute ordinance to make uniform the rates of pay of offices and positions in the City service and in the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee (RACM). | PASSED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 2 | 4. | Ordinance | A substitute ordinance increasing various fees and forfeitures. | PASSED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | 5. | Ordinance | A substitute ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2017 budget. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | 6. | Charter Ordinance | A substitute charter ordinance relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2017 budget. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | 7. | Resolution | Substitute resolution relating to the adoption of the proposed 2017 budget for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 2 | 8. | Resolution | Substitute resolution approving the 2017 monthly and quarterly solid waste collection charges for multi-unit dwellings with 5 or more units. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | 9. | Resolution | Substitute resolution authorizing general obligation direct loan program, related agreements, and refunding of outstanding debt.
Minutes note: Ald. Coggs moved substitution of the file with Proposed Substitute A. | SUBSTITUTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 2 | | Resolution | Substitute resolution authorizing general obligation direct loan program, related agreements, and refunding of outstanding debt. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 10. | Resolution | Resolution relative to establishing the rate of taxation for 2017 budget purposes as computed by the Commissioner of Assessments of the City of Milwaukee. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 11. | Resolution | Resolution authorizing a payment from the 2016 Parking Fund to the 2017 Debt Service Fund to pay principal and interest for various parking projects. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 12. | Resolution | Resolution directing and authorizing use of the Parking Fund and the Permanent Improvement Fund (Permanent Improvement Parking Account). | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 13. | Resolution | Resolution relating to implementation of various provisions of the 2017 Budget. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | 14. | Resolution | Resolution establishing the 2017 Snow and Ice Removal Cost Recovery Charge. | ADOPTED | Pass | 14:1 |
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| 1 | 15. | Resolution | Resolution establishing the 2017 Local Sewerage Charge. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | 16. | Resolution | Resolution establishing the 2017 Equivalent Residential Unit and 2017 Equivalent Residential Unit Rate used in calculation of the Storm Water Management Charge. | ADOPTED | Pass | 14:1 |
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| 1 | 17. | Resolution | Resolution establishing the 2017 Solid Waste Charge. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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160201
| 0 | 18. | Communication | Communication from the Milwaukee Public Schools relating to the tax levy for the City of Milwaukee. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 19. | Communication | Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to the Revised Estimated 2016 and the 2017 Shared Revenue and Expenditure Restraint. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 20. | Communication | Communication from the Wisconsin Department of Revenue relating to state aid payments due to exempted business computers from being subject to property taxes. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 21. | Communication | Communication from the Wisconsin Division of Transportation Investment Management relating to the 2017 General Transportation Aids and Connecting Highway Aids Estimates. | PLACED ON FILE | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 22. | Resolution | Resolution authorizing a further Tax Stabilization Fund withdrawal for 2017 as permitted by Sub-Section 4(c) and (d) of Section 304-29 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances. | ADOPTED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 0 | 23. | Motion-Immediate Adoption | Motion amending the schedule of regular meetings of the Common Council and its standing committees for the year 2016.
Minutes note: Ald. Stamper moved to amend the file by changing the currently scheduled date for the Community and Economic Development Committee meeting from November 9, 2016, to November 8, 2016. | AMENDED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| 1 | | Motion-Immediate Adoption | Motion amending the schedule of regular meetings of the Common Council and its standing committees for the year 2016. | APPROVED | Pass | 15:0 |
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| | | | Meeting reconvened at 3:20 p.m.
Item 1, CCFN 160001, was reconsidered. | | | |
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| | | | There being no further business to come before the Common Council, the meeing was adjourned at 3:36 p.m.
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