2026-10-13 - Common Council

>> I mean, you know, the coming

counsel come to order with the

city clerk. Please call the

Roll Alderwoman Press president

Chambers

excuse for our president.

Common excuse Westmoreland

Alderman Westmoreland,

President

FOX President Jackson,

some of the fun

excused Taylor Air

present for Dallas Brewers

present

Spyker here it ravaged here,

Mr. President present 12

members are present. 3 are

excused.

12 members present 3 excused.

Please rise for the Pledge of

Allegiance to be followed.

The moment of silent

meditation.

I pledge allegiance to the

flag.

>> And to the Republic for

which data is a nation under

God

individuals.

>> Were there any corrections

to the Common Council journal

Proceedings for the regular

meeting of September 22nd 2026

for the Joint Public hearing on

10/5/2026. There are no

corrections to the Journal.

The Reno corrections, the

minutes of these meetings stand

approved

all the the meter. It was that

the committee results of into

Committee of the whole for the

purpose of receiving a

presentation

hearing. No objection. So

ordered

for our first presentation,

Mr. Jason Rae of the Wisconsin

LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

Please come forward us escorted

by Peter Bergen. Us

October is LGBTQ History Month

in an annual observance of the

history of lesbian, gay,

bisexual, transgender and queer

people and of the history of

the intersection of the gay

rights and civil rights

movement.

All the member goes to the

floor is yours.

Thank you very much, Mister

President.

>> There are a lot of great

things to celebrate in October,

not just the Brewers, but also

it is LGBT History Month.

And one of our organization is

your local Milwaukee that

covers the entire state of

Wisconsin state history get

again in this year and they

deserve recognition.

The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of

Commerce was awarded the 2026

and Glc affiliate Chamber of

the Year. It's on I in August

during the and Dlcc

International Business

Leadership Conference in San

Diego that demonstrates

vitality and relevance in the

community while fighting a

strong and unified voice for

the businesses it serves.

It's not just in Milwaukee,

but throughout Wisconsin marks

the second time the Wisconsin

LGBT Chamber of Commerce has

been recognized against over 50

affiliate chambers across the

United States honored for its

excellence in community impact.

Programming and communications.

Thank you very much for your

leadership in the community and

the entire state. This is

presented to Jason Rate,

their president and Chief

executive officer.

Thank you. Congratulations,

Jason.

>> For Dallas for this

recognition of the Common

Council at the Scottsdale Duty

Chamber which we founded here

in Milwaukee 14 years ago.

We are working each every day

to make sure that LGBTQ out

allied businesses across our

community have the tools,

the resources and support they

need to succeed our goal each

every day to help our small

businesses be a successful.

They can be to make a

difference and build a more

welcoming and inclusive

Wisconsin and we so appreciate

this recognition. Thank you so

much yet.

>> Next, Will Brian Coffman

please come forward escorted by

Alderwoman Marina Dimitrijevic

briefly let the record reflect.

We've been joined by Alderman

Chambers.

>> Clever.

>> Thank you, Mister President.

Hear this.

What an exciting time too.

Bring a constituent of mine up

Mr. Brian Kaufman

and his wife Julie cracked.

Right? Okay. Just met the wife.

So first and foremost, let's

recognize that today is Brian.

In Julie's 40 seconds. Wedding

anniversary,

2 wonderful city of Milwaukee

residents in District 14 and

Fulton, not far from where I

live. And what I want to do

today is please join me in

congratulating Brian on 39

years of working with the city

of Milwaukee. Thank you so

much.

You can see from this

colleagues here, people take

such pride in being public

employees and serving the city

that they love and call home.

Brian worked for many years and

Department of Neighborhood

Services as well as Department

of Public Works specifically in

the NIT program. This is an

area that we know allows and

and helps invest in our

neighborhoods to make them a

strong as possible. So 39

years, what a wonderful thing

to celebrate, especially with

the year life partner because

we know that nobody does this

alone. I think it's really a

unique time as we're in our

budget deliberations to just

recognize how city of

Milwaukee's plate city of

Milwaukee employees play such a

role in the future and strength

of the city. So we thank you.

You're an example of that.

And I heard, of course, the

first thing I said, it's it's

kind of like what do you do now

that you won the World Series?

For example, we all have that

undermines. What are you going

to do now, Brian and Julie?

And they said they are getting

ready to travel to wonderful

Ireland. So we wish you well.

We wish you great health.

We wish you a lot of fun

because you deserve it. And on

behalf of the city of Milwaukee

in the Common Council here,

we want to congratulate you and

thank you for your service to

the city. So join me in

recognizing Brian. Thank you.

Ok, Brian, just safe. But for

the vote, tell us a little bit.

But your services city market.

>> I began working for the city

of Milwaukee back in August of

1987, and DPW. And I served

several different positions and

there, but it came to the

Department of Neighborhood

Services back in 1999. And for

the last 27 years, I've been

working serving the city of

Milwaukee and different aspects

is a construction inspector

code enforcement supervisor.

And now most recently for the

past 20 years as the manager of

the Neighborhood Improvement

Project program. So it's been

my honor to help meet

Milwaukee, a better place to

live.

And I enjoyed everybody's help.

You can't do anything like this

along to have just an amazing

team behind me the whole time.

Thank you so much.

>> I'd like to join us for a

picture. I see a lot of city of

Milwaukee employees. If you

want to join real quick and I

understand will be taking

another picture after that.

If that's okay, Mister

President, thank you. Okay.

So that's first

council do

the council one of all.

>> I want them to come out.

I want them to come out here

with a win the world around

them.

>> All them are for Dallas.

Now moves the committee rise

of the whole rise hearing.

No objection so ordered.

Well, the city clerk, Lisa from

the Common Council, many

combinations or condolences to

the knowledge at this time.

>> Fowler won't be the case

from the city clerk relating to

various committed torrington

military resolutions to be

acknowledged and affirmed by

the Common Council. One

resolutions recognizing the

following for being honored

during the Ovens and Hispanic

Heritage Month celebration.

Benjamin Sanchez, United

Community Center Acts Housing

Housing Resources, Incorporated

resolution recognizing week

without driving in the city of

Milwaukee

resolution recognizing the

public dedication of a

Wisconsin state historical

marker for Lloyd. The Barbie

resolution recognizing White

Cane Safety Day.

A resolution recognizing Divine

Destiny School on the occasion

of its 2026 legacy, Gallup,

6 resolution recognizing the

career and influence of Dulce

Sloan

resolution recognizing Housing

Resources Incorporated on the

occasion of its 35th

anniversary

resolution recognizing Hispanic

professionals of greater

Milwaukee. The occasion of its

25th anniversary

resolution recognizing Marielle

Lyles for 25 years of service

as a dedicated public servant

for the City of Milwaukee

resolution recognizing laughing

liberally on the occasion of

its 10th anniversary

resolution recognizing

congratulating reference rate

you Murphy on the occasion of

his anniversary as pastor of

the Mount Olive Missionary

Baptist Church,

12 resolution expressing

condolences to the family and

friends of Robert RC Schmidt

Jr,

13 resolution recognizing of

them that into another.

Remember survey, though,

on the occasion of her 80th

birthday,

14 resolution congratulating

Pamela l Bolden on her

retirement from the Milwaukee

School of Languages.

15 resolution recognizing

Lafayette to determine on his

retirement from Milwaukee

Police Department.

16 resolution congratulating

Brian Kaufman and his

retirement from the Department

of Neighborhood Services.

17 resolution congratulating

Peggy Grande. So Hanley on her

retirement from the Department

of Emergency Communications,

18 resolution congratulating

Jocelyn Wilder on her

retirement from Milwaukee,

Public Schools,

19 resolutions congratulating

the following and their

retirements from the Department

of Public Works.

Tracy Pfahler

Matthew Fisher

resolutions congratulating the

following of their retirement

from the Housing Authority of

the City of Milwaukee

and also

Lisa Parks.

>> Are there any objections to

the former and commendations or

condolences

if anyone wishes to be added as

a co-sponsor to any of

accommodations or condolences,

please fill out the form on

your desk and submit it to the

city clerk. Before the close of

workday.

We will now take up reports of

Standing committees,

all the woman, Andrea Pratt not

present a report of the license

committee.

>> Item to Common Council phone

number to 6, 0, 7, 3, 7,

is recommended for approval.

It is a motion relating to the

recommendations of licenses

committee relating to licenses

included in the file with the

following recommendations

Non-renewal of the Class,

the operator's License of Pablo

Peace. It probably based upon

the second an appearance

Non-renewal and Noah Britain

objections have been filed

Non-renewal of the home

improvement contractor license

of Lamont Whitehead. Senior

based upon a second not

appearance for Construction and

Development Group LLC. No

objections have been filed.

We know that one of a

suspension of the food peddler

lysis of Jennifer

Tune as Martinez and Miguel

Antunez Martinez for Jimenez.

Based upon the preponderance of

the evidence of the automatic

and up app, looking to

testimony that demonstrates the

operation resulted in a threat

to health safety or welfare of

the public for the failure to

comply with the approved plan

of operation with the base

kitchen located 4, 1, 0,

1, West Greenfield Avenue doing

business as

help us to see throw makes in

the 8th Aldermanic district

written objections have been

filed

renewal with a 10 day

suspension of the Class B

Tavern, public entertainment

premise and food to licenses of

old an age Taylor based upon

the preponderance of the

evidence to the police report

that demonstrates the operation

results in a threat to health

safety or welfare of the

public. For the premise located

at 72 5 North 76 Street doing

business as Prime social

restaurant and bar in the 9th

Aldermanic district. No written

objections have been filed.

Non-renewal of the rooming

house slices of Sean Bell

based upon a 3rd not appearance

for the premise located at 8,

3, 7, South 19th Street doing

business as Devoe rentals

rooming Houses LLC in the 12

Aldermanic district.

No written objections have been

filed.

>> Have the members of the

Common Council read the report

and recommendations of the

license committee as well as

the objection Fall. These

Matters

Roll. Call, please.

>> Alderman Pratt High chambers

for our Eye

Westmoreland. I Cox. I Jackson

regardless I Speicher I the

tree damage,

Mr. President I 13 eyes to

excused 13 ice to excuse

are any of the following for

their council's president.

>> And if so, do they wish to

address the Common Council?

Jennifer opinions month.

Enos order to get a don't use

my a few minutes.

All the rumor. Pratt numbers of

the Common Council convene

itself into a committee of the

whole for the purpose of taking

testimony in these matters

hearing. No objection. So

ordered. Both sides are limited

to 5 minutes and must confine

their march to the report and

recommendations of the

committee.

>> Good afternoon. I Am

Jennifer Act on this and I am

I'm not here to object my

suspension but to request a a

lowering of the suspension.

And I had mention also in the

license committee meeting.

I did close just not on the

correct days. I do have a proof

that I did not have the truck

in my position during that

period, which is also the same

time period. I

a shutdown on September 29th

immediately after the license

committee hearing. I also did

receive in a report from the

health department. I I'm it not

as 13 but instead has 3

citations. I don't have the

printout with me, but I have in

my email 3 citations during the

period of 2024,

what I saw on the report was 13

I was in.

I was a project that it was not

the correct number based on

what the health department gave

me.

And like I said, I that closed

down. Just not in the correct

date. That was and I was a

misunderstanding for my and I

shut down my 10 days. But right

away after the license hearing,

rather them in the later today

that was notified.

So I had to check the actual

suspension. But I just if

there's a possibility of it to

be low wage because as of now

the human 20 day suspension

and so I guess hit a sharp

object. The actual a

suspension.

Thank you. Any questions by

Common Council members,

OK, thank you. Was resident all

all of this temperature.

Thank you. Just so I'm clear.

>> She received a 20 day and

and she's asking for that.

Went today to be lower because

she's served 10.

But what I do.

>> Yes, I last year to serve,

tend to have a document.

I took advantage of that time

to do repairs on my truck.

So the child wasn't even in my

position

at that time. I think it's in a

completely misunderstood.

Want to lead licensing. I call

my employees to shut down the

truck immediately

and the end there my 10 days

without working at all on 35th

and for now.

>> What was the address again?

>> 35 them Burnham Burnham Park

is where the truck is located.

I think it's all going to cost.

Yes, she's my although fishy

here. No, I think it was first.

>> Any other questions? Chair

ready chair recognizes all the

woman Mark.

>> Thank you so much, Mr.

Chair. What would the

additional time? How would it

impact your business?

>> At this point impacting it

is it's it's 20 days. That's

really a month. I currently

have

5 employees. So that would be

be going without working and

then impact the my employees as

well and their families.

So this is not just thinking

about me, but I'm it's I'm

really concerned about them.

And at this point, it mentioned

that to them. But they're also

very would like a really going

to be offered 20 days and

that it's not so much about me.

But I'm just really concerned

about that because that would

beat them 20 days without

working at all. Like I said,

I'm not objecting suspension of

self, but just the possibility

of it just being to be lowered.

>> And the other quick question

is, when does the suspensions

began? Where did already start?

It starts tomorrow.

Thank you. Thank you.

>> Chair recognizes other

Riverdale us.

>> Thank you, Mr. President for

clarification for the Committee

for the committee's come okay.

Shun the 10 day suspension was

issued last year

and applicants but down prior

to council action prematurely

before the 10 days officially

started

progressive discipline that the

committee recommended

this year, this for 20 days,

which is a result of frequent

violations, not just being open

during that previous

suspension, but there are a

dozen other reports from the

health department and the

operator should not have been

doing something or did

something. They should not have

been doing

any other questions.

Ok? Thank you very much.

>> Now I a

that the opportunity for

Assistant City attorney

question, any comments?

>> No assistant city Attorney

Travis question appearing on

behalf of the city attorney's

office. You have a 4 year.

The findings of fact and

conclusions of law related to

this matter with the

recommendations of the ICE and

committee have an answer.

Any questions.

>> Okay. Hearing no further

questions or

comments. All the Pratt moves

that the committee of the whole

rise hearing. No objection so

ordered.

Are there any motions with

respect to these matters?

Any motions

seeing no lights on during no

further discussion. I would ask

for a vote of the Common

Council members to adopt the

recommendations of the license

committee has contained in file

number 2, 6, 0, 7, 3, 7,

with the clerk. Please call the

roll.

>> Alderwoman Pratt. I chambers

5.

There are high

Westmoreland. I Cox. I Jackson,

I

Taylor I-4 I for Dallas.

I Speicher

Dimitri average.

Mr. President I-39 Stu excused

13 ice to excuse

all the women Malay late cots

were not present. A report of

the public works committee

but the coach to be informed

that item number 3 is not

before you today to meet all

the men Westmoreland you have

your light on.

>> Yes, a move to send. File

2, 6, 0, 8, 1, 0, substitute

ordinance relating to the

responsibility for removing

litter in the tree border.

Back to committee.

What we'll get to that. I

thought it was something

related to the last 5 senators

read into the record. You can

make that motion.

>> Mr. President. Unfortunately

that motion is not in order.

That file is not before the

council. It has. A city

attorney has requested more

time to review it. Ok, thank

you.

The Public Works Committee

recommends adoption of for

resolution except in control of

6 Gateway sign locations and

walking Metropolitan Sewerage

District and authorizing

related agreements. 5

resolution approving a

permanent distribution

underground easement with

Wisconsin Electric power

company for a portion of the

city on property. At 3, 9,

2, 1, West Lincoln Avenue in

the 8th Aldermanic District.

6 resolution authorizing the

proper city officials to

execute a subordination of

rights and land agreement and

conveyance of rights and land

agreement to the Wisconsin

Department of Transportation in

the ace intense Aldermanic

districts. 7 substitute

resolution approving loving

assessments, construction of

acessible public improvements

projects at various locations

and appropriating funds for

these purposes. With the city

custody projects approved by

this resolution estimated to be

$8,100 for a total estimated

cost of $8,100. 8 resolution

determining it necessary to

make very sucessful public

improvements in various

locations and appropriating

funds for these purposes with a

city engineering cost estimated

to be $80,000 for a total

estimated cost of these

projects being

1 million 25 thousand dollars,

9 substitute resolution

approving construction of not

accessible public improvements

at various locations and

appropriating funds for these

purposes. With the city

construction cost estimated to

be 7 million, 769,319 dollars.

And $0.36

for a total estimated cost of

these projects being

13 million, 382,478 dollars and

$0.70, 10 resolution

determining a necessary to make

various non-essential public

improvements in various

locations and appropriating

funds for these purposes.

With the city engineering cost

estimated to be $204,000 for a

total estimated cost of these

projects being 3 million,

185,000 dollars, 11 substitute

resolution directing the

Department of Public Works to

establish severe weather

protocols to prevent flooding

incidents in areas known to be

prone to flooding.

The Public Works Committee

recommends approval of 12

motion relating to the

recommendations of the Public

Works Committee relating to

license as 13 substitute motion

related to the locations of

various Milwaukee County

Transit System. Bus stops.

The Public Works. Committee

recommends placing on file 14

communication from various

agencies related to the manner

which infrastructure projects

within the city of Milwaukee

are chosen and how the likely

impact of these projects is

assessed.

>> Is there any further

discussion of the committee

report chair recognizes all the

men Westmoreland.

>> A move to send filed 2,

6, 0, 8, 1, 0, a substitue

ordinance relating to the

responsibility for removing

litter in the tree border back

to committee.

>> Alderman Westmoreland that

files not before a snap in

order to

so the most is not an order.

Chair recognizes all the

uproar.

Thank you so much, Mr.

President. I just wanted to

director's attention to item

number 5.

>> Which is approving this

easement with we energies on

that are believe it or tow.

Lot of 39. 21 West Lincoln

Avenue. I we had a really good

discussion committee about this

and about the nature of these

things. I'm advocating for

passage today of this easement.

I confirmed, you know, that the

document, the agreement that's

before us, we energies ready to

sign,

which indicates and which shows

in this agreement that we

energies will be paying $0 for

this easement.

And at this point, I'm fine

with that.

I'm fine with

for green with we energies will

hardly hear me say that.

But I'm fine with agreeing with

we energies that they're

easements have absolutely 0

value.

But the record reflect that

their proposal is that their

own easements have 0 value.

And when we come to litigation

over the value of their assets,

when we acquired them as the

city of Milwaukee,

let's make sure that we bring

that to court, the easements

that they have and a lot of

their property have absolutely

0 value. And so we should build

acquire it relatively easily.

Thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes

Almond Jackson.

Thank you, Mr. President elect

to be out as a co-sponsor fight

11

every time this flood 20th in

capital, it's wash your border

wall meant credit on the cards.

And I always take a picture of

the flooded windies and every

time I look at McDonald's

elected to point his 27,

the capital Sunday flooding

since I've been a high school.

Thank

thank you. Chair recognizes all

the men staff or yes. I agree

with good alderman, please.

That means a cold spots up to

number 11 but there and just

for that. Thus the original

sponsors

Sherman and right instrument

and Meinecke

included in this

this project and this

awareness,

the repercussions on the home

front.

>> So in committee, they were

saying that they have a map

where they are where the hot

spots are, could include many

of the ones we already know.

But

>> I'm also

highlighting some that they

were not so making sure that

those are also showing up on

the maps. The maps show low

lying areas, so under

underpasses, but we know it

happens and several other

places. So we need to make sure

that

places like a right and Fond du

Lac and Locust and other places

like that that we also have

those.

>> Welcome on the list. Yes,

thank you, please. And as a

co-sponsor, OK, let the record

reflect co-sponsorship us that

all the misstep or and all the

men. Jackson of item number 11

chair recognizes chambers food.

Let the record reflect

co-sponsorship of them in

chambers of 11 chair recognizes

all the women to meet Ray

Beach.

>> Yes, good morning. Thank you

so much. All the rim and women,

Pratt and colleagues. I'd like

to be added as a co-sponsor.

And I do want to demonstrate by

our geographical distance that

this knows no borders. And I

really want to be on this

recently. My assistant and I

went into Acela and you'd be

interested to know that there

are so many reports on their of

like basement flooding, what

baseman's that may or may not

have been reported to and SD

nor my office.

And so it's really important

that are different systems are

speaking.

And so even when the nasty one

working with on the situation

did their evaluation, people

were not quick to first call

and honesty. In fact, they were

quick to call 2, 8, 6, city.

So as we move forward, I would

like to work with you all.

And it's just in the end,

Mr. President, you know,

our constituents, at least mine

in particular have really felt

that they're kind of getting

the run around. And it's just a

lot of people saying it's not

our fault. It's not our fault

because people know that once

here considered liable, then

their main mean that there may

be some damages and claims.

So we have to figure this out

as a city. We can't just keep

saying that these are random

events. I mean, we're going to

take it was 87 degrees

yesterday. I know we as

milwaukeeans like that and want

to cook out and celebrate the

Brewers. But for me who someone

is concerned about the climate

was actually very unsettling

and things are changing and we

must change accordingly.

So I really think all the

women, Pratt and cars and I'd

like to work work closely with

you on this. Thank you.

>> Chair recognizes all of them

are.

>> He's at me as a co-sponsor

as well and definitely want to

thank the leadership of the

>> co-sponsors on this. Let the

record reflect co-sponsorship

by Alderwoman Dimitrijevic

Alderwoman more chair

recognizes all the men. Much

more with these me as well.

Thanks.

Police said let the record

reflect co-sponsor, polymer,

Westmoreland chair, recognize

all remember our.

>> But you can guess what I'm

about to say the Alice Lee's

also at me and and I would also

I additionally like to think up

rent cars for the aldermen for

bringing this forward and

having this conversation.

And this is one of a series of

files that at least that I'm

aware of that on little older

and proudly says brought up

about situations in her

district. But it's not unique

just to the first aldermanic

district, although it's hitting

that district, particularly

hard. The question all of our

infrastructure here in the city

of Milwaukee and its

resiliency. And I really

appreciate the comments from

alderman to be treated as well.

The climate crisis has so much

to do with this. We're going to

be seeing this more and more

and yes, all say on the record

right now that yes, human

activity is causing the Earth's

climate to change. It's being

caused by carbon pollution and

it is undisputed pull the

scientific evidence that is

showing that and in the face,

we like to pretend in the

western world that we base our

decisions on facts and science

and the reason and aren't we

all high and mighty over every

other culture of doing that.

But yet the facts are in our

face

right now saying that climate

change is going to dramatically

alter what we're doing and harm

us. But these floods and we

have not taken significant

action.

Shame on us. Shame on our

society for letting the

millionaires and billionaires

continue to profit off of coal

oil, natural gas and other

fossil fuels that we know

should.

>> And immediately and will be

and that's up goes down right

to the heart of the matter here

goes right to the heart of the

matter that the profiteers,

it cannot be stopped with

regulation. The only thing

that's going to stop them is

ending private property and

ending the private profit

motive and ending capitalism.

That's the way that we can get

out of this crisis that we're

in. But having logic reason and

Democratic decision-making

govern our economy and this

world and we can start right

here to ameliorate the climate

crisis by seeking and gaining

significant investment in our

infrastructure to handle these

kinds of of of of floods that

were of these these huge rain

storms and this flooding that

we're having. We need massive

an investment in our

infrastructure. But the people

of Milwaukee should not just

bear that cost with their

property taxes. We need to be

demanding from state

government. Our fair share here

in Milwaukee and that's going

clean millions and hundreds of

millions of dollars and not

billions investment in

Wisconsin nights. And yes in

Milwaukee, we are Wisconsinites

to. We are not just the as I

said at the public

transportation meeting. We

cannot be treated anymore as

the redheaded stepchildren of

the state of Wisconsin. We need

our fair share. So I'm glad to

be, you know, announcing and I

know college will be joining me

in Madison. Once the new

legislature receded and the new

governor see its demand.

Our fair share. Additionally,

we can take steps right here.

One of the biggest carbon

polluters in the city of

Milwaukee is our very own

utility. We energies. We have

an opportunity under chapter

one 97 to acquire them and

bring them under public

ownership so we can ameliorate

the climate crisis. Thank you.

Thank you. Chair. Recognize on

chambers and discuss it.

Please.

>> Motion by Alderman Chambers

as unanimous consent of my

item. 11 hearing. No objections

during none. So ordered chair

recognizes all member goes.

>> Thank you of my light was

working. I just wanted to ask

for unanimous consent. The

other is sponsored 11. Ok,

thank. You know, I look forward

to that.

>> And I also look forward to

when these protocols are put

out there that the public,

he's aware of that man, but to

be expecting for our city

services. Thank you.

Any other

discussion of the committee

report

hearing none of them Congress

for approval of the remainder

of the report of the Public

Works Committee where clerk

please call the roll.

>> Alderman Pratt, I chambers

not for our eye

Westmoreland

Cox.

I forgot Ellis. I Speicher

Dimitri average.

Stanford out

Mr. President I 13 eyes to

excuse 13 ice tools, tools.

>> Alderwoman Medina, the chair

which were not present a report

of the Finance Personnel

Committee.

>> The fight is personal

committee recommends adoption

of the following 15 resolution

relating to a community led

transformation Fund special

fund and the transfer of

carryover of 2026 funds into

2027 16 substitute resolution

relating to

increasing in reimbursable

expenditure authority for

various city departments.

17 present substitute

resolution authorizing a

tentative convention seminars

and other travel 18. The

substitute resolution reserving

and appropriating up to

$500,000 from the 2026 Common

Council contention fund to the

2026 temperatures in claims

Special-purpose account

for the purpose of settling

claims.

>> Is there any further

discussion of the committee

report

hearing none. All the women to

be true which was for the

adoption, the personnel of the

recommendations of the finance

and personnel committee with a

car. Please call the roll

Alderwoman Pratt.

>> A chambers for our eye

Westmoreland. I cars

Jackson

I forgot was signed in Spyker.

I met Rich stamp or not

Mr. President I-39 to excused

13 ice through scares. Alderman

Jackson were not present

the report of the Judiciary

Legislation Committee.

>> The Judiciary and

Legislation Committee

recommends adoption of 19

substitute resolution urging

the chief court administrator

to report program metrics to

the Common Council. 20

resolution authorizing

settlement of claims in the

lawsuit entitled Corday Ag.

Alexander Linton First is the

city of Milwaukee and others.

The Judiciary Legislation

Committee recommends placing on

file 21 resolution directing

the Department of

Administration

Intergovernmental Relations

Division to seek introduction

passage of legislation

permitting Supplemental

Nutrition Assistance Program

recipients to use benefits for

grocery pickup and delivery

services.

22 resolution directing the

Department of Administration

Intergovernmental Relations

Division to seek introduction

passages state legislation to

allow tax incremental district

tax revenue improvements to be

deposited into a central city

commercial and residential

development fund and to provide

property tax relief for central

City property owners. We've

been affected by large property

tax increases. 23 resolution

urging the state legislature to

adopt legislation requiring a

law enforcement officer to

intervene to prevent the use of

excessive force by another

officer. Well, before a charter

ordinance relating to removal

from elected or appointed

office. 25 resolution

authorizing the office of the

Chemical City clerk to retain

outside counsel for the purpose

of reviewing a recent opinion

for the office of the City

attorney relating to

redistricting for the 6

communication from the office

of the city attorney really

relating to alleged ex parte

communications held in a matter

of city of Milwaukee versus

list of tax liens for 2021.

Number 3 case. Number 2,

a 2, 1, Cvs, 0, 0, 6, 9,

8, 27 communication from the

Department of Administration.

Intergovernmental Relations

Division related to a status

update on the city's for the

city's efforts to increase

state shared revenue, establish

a city sales tax and other

fiscal initiatives. 28

resolution relating to the

establishment of a permanent or

leave of permanent early voting

sites. 29 communication from

the city inspector general

relating to the port. The

report of investigation,

assessors exemption of property

taxes, processes religious

organizations and the Judiciary

Legislation Committee

recommends to slow its an

indefinite postponement of

items 30 through. 35 claims

against the city.

>> Let the record reflect that.

I like to be at as a co-sponsor

for item. 23 filed 2, 1,

0, 1, 0, 3,

Is there any further discussion

hearing? None Alderman Jackson

moves for adoption of the

recommendations of the

Judiciary Legislation Committee

with the clerk. Please call the

Roll.

>> Alderwoman track. I chambers

and I was Moreland. I cause I'm

Jackson.

I guess I Speicher eye to make

sure much

Stamper

Mr. President I.

>> 13 eyes to excuse 13.

Nice to excuse. The committee

report is adopted. Alderman

Scott Spiker will not present

the report of the Public Safety

and Health Committee.

>> The Public Safety and Health

Committee recommends passage of

36 a substitute ordinance

relating to the unlawful

possession and use of

fireworks. 37 substitute

ordinance relating to parking

controls. 38. A substitute

ordinance relating to

trafficking chose the Public

Safety and Health Committee

recommends adoption of 39

substitute resolution

authorizing the commissioner of

health to enter into into

government governmental

agreement with Milwaukee County

to provide residential lead

abatement referrals. 40

resolution relating to the

acceptance of funding of the

State of Wisconsin Department

of Military Affairs, Wisconsin

Emergency Management, Homeland

Security Grant community mass

notification and public safety

alert system for the fiscal

year 2025. Grant the committee

recommend confirmation of 41

reappointment of to fire him a

leak to the Board of Health by

the mayor and the committee

recommends placing on file

item. 42

communication from the

Milwaukee Police Department

relating to its policies and

procedures for responding to

swatting incidents.

>> Is there any further

discussion of the committee

report

hearing? None of them is

quicker moves for the adoption

of the recommendations of the

public safety and Health

Committee for the clerk.

Please call the roll.

>> All the woman Pratt I

chambers are for our eye us for

lunch. I Cox

Jackson

for Dallas Speicher. I uh,

we have it. Stand for Mr.

President caught.

>> 13 eyes to excused 13 ice to

excuse

committee report is adopted

Alderman Russell Stamper.

The second one present the

report of the zoning

Neighborhoods and Development

Committee.

>> The zoning neighborhoods and

even with the committee

recommends passage of 43 a

substitute ordinance related to

the temporary pause in the

establishment and development

of data centers. 44, a

substitute ordinance relating

to the 5th Amendment to the

detailed plan development known

as South Cape Marketplace,

Phase one to allow the

construction of a bank with

drive-thru ATM at 3, 4, 7,

3, South 27th Street on the

west side of South 27th Street

northwest Florida Avenue and

the 11th automatic district.

45 a substitute ordinance

relating to the change in

zoning from a Two-family

residential neighborhood.

Shopping to allow for wider mix

of commercial uses on the

property located at 2, 8,

4, 1, South Howard Avenue on

the West side of South Howard

Avenue, south of a Shaler

Street in the 14th Automatic

District. 46, a substitute

ordinance relating to the

zoning regulations for Family

Daycare homes. The committee

recommends adoption of 47

substitute resolution granting

permanent historic designation

to the English event, too.

Eventually

the English of Angelica

Lutheran Church

of the Incarnation is 3,

5, 0, 9, North 15th Street and

excluding the parsonage at 1,

5, 1, Sarah was Keith Avenue in

the 6th Automatic District.

48 resolution authorizing the

conveyance of the vacant lot at

2, 9, 4, 8, 8, for 38 street

from the enrollment. Vo couple

trust to the city of Milwaukee

in the Amani neighborhood with

his 7th automatic district.

49 substitute resolution

authorizing the acceptance of

unsolicited or offers to

purchase city-owned vacant.

Lots in the city of Milwaukee

for the construction of 95.

New single-family homes within

the tax incremental districts.

One 96 known as a money home

owner initiative in the 6th,

7006th and 15th Aldermanic

districts. The committee

recommends confirmation of 50

reappointment of but Billy

Tatum to the Bronzeville

advisory Committee by the

Common Council President.

51 reappointment of Anthony D

Smith to Brownsville advisory

committee

by the Common Council president

and the committee recommends

using a file item. 52

communication from the

Department of City Development

transmitting the 2025 and a

report.

>> To the tax incremental

districts to recognize alone

and then the meat. Rich,

thank you so much, Mr.

President.

>> I rise to sorry about that.

Have the number. Oh, there we

go. Item. 43.

If it is the will of the body

is going to look for unanimous

consent.

43 is 2, 5, 1, 9, to 4. Thank

you to my co-sponsors already

which are Alder aldermen,

Burr Brower, Alderman Stamper

Baum and more Jacksonburg

Ellis.

And this is relating to the

one-year temporary because the

construction of data centers in

the city of Milwaukee.

We have been working on this

and leading the way as the

council for months. I just want

to point out as I did in

committee that it's this coming

council that when we hear from

our constituents, we hear their

concerns being the entity

closest to the people. We are

able to act. And that's what

we're doing today. Mister

President,

we're committed to finding the

right regulatory.

>> The rules.

>> But it's really hard to keep

up with this fast paced

economy, especially when it's

pushed completely at lightning

speed by corporate interests.

I just want to take a second

here

to think

few people, Dave, from the

legislative reference bureau,

we have spent

so many hours together. He made

himself an expert on this issue

as are LR be always does and

spent a great deal of time with

me and I learned so much.

So. Thank you so much.

Thank you, my colleagues and

thank you for to Mayor Johnson

as well for being supportive

here. And I want to mention

just this. We all received a

letter. And if you know me,

I like a good memo and I like

to share with you all for your

reading enjoyment, if I could.

By city of Milwaukee residents,

Dr Michael Rosen, economics

instructor and Dr. Dr Summer

Professor political economy and

public policy. These are

milwaukeeans

and they say in short economic

indicators, hint that data

center construction harming the

economy, the environment and

displacing up to 10 million

jobs. Once these are built or

overbuilt, the land where data

centers are constructed cannot

be readily used for future

projects, such as constructing

affordable housing with

sustained employment and tax

revenue. A moratorium on data

center construction is the

sensible way forward,

particularly in light of the

vast majority of citizens

opposed to new data centers.

The Milwaukee Common Council is

wise to wait out the bubble

while that crafts, the careful

regulatory frameworks that are

needed to protect the public

interest. If data center

construction is to resume,

it's the right policy and

economics and an expression of

democracy through the will of

our elected representatives.

I want to read this into the

file because I appreciate that

these wonderful professors and

Milwaukee in shared this with

us. And I think they're right.

I think this is a bubble that

will bust soon. I think it's

led by corporate interests and

I think we're doing the right

thing to pause. Take some time

and see what happens here.

Thank you, Mr. President

on the motion on the room.

Cox

actually had personal loss

about again.

>> We're okay. All right.

All the raw.

>> Thank you so much as

president. It's really not too

often amongst the mill you of

resolutions and placing on

files and all the different

things that we have before us

in our agenda is that we it's a

full on something so impactful

as what we're considering right

now before us, which is this

data center pause

I sincerely want to thank

alderman to beat revenge for

her hard work and leadership on

assuring this through and bring

it to the council floor for all

the committees in reviews and

looks at Henry reviews and

every single thing that we've

done on here so old to be true.

But I sincerely thank you.

And and all the community

organizations as well who have

other the of the PSL and in

different different

organizations have come out in

the Milwaukee DSA and others

have come out in support of

this. I hope that this is

unanimously adopted this

morning so that we can send a

message to the tech Aaron's

that computers should serve

humanity not the other way

around.

And that capital should be of

service to the greater public

rather than the public serving

corporate profiteers. And

that's what this data center

boom is becoming where we are

basically destroying this once

again, continuing to destroy

this planet for the service of

AI slop. That's on Facebook and

other social media platforms.

It's not a good use of

resource. And when we

eventually have a plan to

Democratic economy, we will

decide in those kind of

planning conversations that for

the best use is and this is

obviously not this. Their data

centers are not that what we're

doing right now in Milwaukee

and what we're voting on.

And I urge the public to

support this as well. And I

know there's a lot of public

support for this. We are

putting a pause on the

construction of these data

centers here, Milwaukee,

just like a bunch of other

communities have done. And I

know the other thing, the old

and to be treated just

committed to and I am committed

to as well as for us to take

the next step after that

because pauses or moratoriums

only last so long,

we need to put regulations in

place as well. And I want to

commit right now on the floor

here that those regulations

that we adopt should be some of

the most stringent on in the

country because the only way a

data center ship pass here in

Milwaukee is if the community

supports it and if it actually

is necessary and needed to

further the human experience,

not just I slop that's out

there. So if you over the

listening audience and for the

colleagues here, if you are

sick of what's going on,

this is the vote to cast today

to support this and make this

happen. We the the revolt

against AI is happening right

now. The revolt against big

Tech is happening. I'm so proud

to work. We're helping to lead

the way of major cities in

Wisconsin.

You know, we're tired of being

surveilled by AI, not just not

just for profiteering, not just

for the creation of no silly

videos out there, but also in

the form of mass surveillance

as well. That's the thing that

could be coming down the pike

as well. That's that's that's

being pushed by AI as well as

the mass surveillance and

protection of every single

action. Putting everybody in a

box of a customer category.

People are really sick of all

of that. And this is the first

step today where the people are

able to fight back. So I urge

adoption and I really

appreciate this opportunity.

I'm so glad to support this.

Thank you.

>> Okay. Any other comment on

the motion? The motion Forces

unanimous consent or that any

objections to United unanimous

consent for

item? 43, 5, 2, 5, 1, 9,

to 4 hearing. None so ordered.

Is there any further discussion

of the committee report

hearing? None Alderman Stamper

moves for adoption of the

recommendations of the zoning,

a neighborhood and development

committee with the clerk.

Please call the roll.

>> All the women prep time

Chambers. I'm right where I was

more like I

Cox. I

Jackson.

We're get was a spike or I mean

tree of it. I stand for I Mr.

President I

13 eyes to excuse for tonight's

to excuse.

>> Alderman Russell Stamper,

the second one out present the

report of the Community and

Economic Development Committee.

>> The Community and Economic

Development Committee

recommends adoption of 53

resolution approving the year.

2027 are creating plans for

various business improvement

districts in neighborhood

improvement districts located

in the city of Milwaukee.

54 substitute resolution

authorizing the city clerk to

expend up to $100,000 to

support the activities of the

Milwaukee Community Impact

Committee. 55

resolution designating August

7, 2, 7, August 7th through

14th 2027 as Grantsville Week

in the city of Milwaukee.

The committee recommends

confirmation of 56 appointment

of Doctor Richard, like Garmin

to the business improvement

district number 13 by the

mayor. 57 appointment of Aaron

birth to the business

improvement district number 11

by the mayor. 58 appointment of

Nia Britain to the business

improvement district number 11

by the mayor. 59 appointment of

Stephanie Cash to the business

improvement district number 11

by the mayor's 60 appointment

of Ashley Path to the business

improvement district number 11.

But the mayor, 61 reappointment

of do re spell. And to the

business improvement. District

number 27. But

the committee recommends

placing file item 62

communication from the

Department of City Development

relating to the 2025 Healthy

Neighborhoods Initiative

accomplishments.

Is there any further discussion

of the committee report?

>> Hearing none. All the midst

for most for adoption of the

recommendations. The community

and Economic Development

Committee with the clerk.

Please call the roll.

>> The woman Pratt

Chambers on route where I was

more. Lynn, I caught I Jackson

Taylor and I or I

for Hail is a spike or I

Dimitri image on Stanford.

Not Mr. President I.

>> 13 eyes to excuse 13 eyes to

excuse. The committee report is

adopted. We will not take of

communication from city

officers.

>> File number 2, 6, 0, 8,

0, to appointment of Steve

Recchi to the Wisconsin Center

district by the mayor or a fall

file. Number 2, 6, 0, 8,

2, 2, communication from the

city clerk relating to service

of papers. We're a fall while

numbers, 2, 6, 0, 8, 2, 3,

communication from the city

clerk related to various

committed to work and dilatory

risen just to be acknowledged

and affirmed by the Common

Council. Florida fall phone

number 2, 6, 0, 8, 4, 2,

communication from the city

clerk related to official

notices say reports we're a fi

fo number 2, 6, 0, 8, 9,

8, appointment of what Robert

Walker as the health Department

commissioner or designee to the

Emerging Youth Achievement

Advisory Council

for a fall.

Are there any matters to be

considered for immediate

adoption?

There are 4 matters for

immediate adoption item.

Number 63, final number 2,

6, 0, a 3 to resolution

declaring the 5th District

Thanksgiving giveaway to be an

official city even to

authorizing the acceptance of

funds for this purpose.

Item number. 64, final number

2, 6, 0, 8, 6, 3, resolution

approving the final certified

survey maps.

Item number 60 file 65 5.

I don't. Number 2, 6, 0,

8, 7, 0, resolution releasing

certain the restrictions

related

to the 1981 to 2001 call to the

UN says other properties it 2,

4, 7, 4, north, 21st Street,

256-6268, North, 21st Street,

2, 5, 4, 3, 2, 45 North,

20th Street, 2, 6, 3, 4,

North, 20th Street and 2,

6, 3, 4, north, 21st Street and

15th automatic district and

item number. 66, final number

2, 6, 0, 8, 8, 0, resolution.

Conditionally approving final

certified. Certainly matters.

Were there any discussion of

these matters for me to

adoption

hearing none.

>> Alderman Chambers moves

adoption of the clerk. Please

call the roll.

>> Alderwoman Pratt High

chambers. Time for our eye.

This moral. In fact, it's I

Jackson

for Gallus Speicher. I mean to

the average I stand for

Mr. President

13 eyes to excuse or too nice

to excuse. Are there any

announcements?

Chair recognizes the macaques.

>> Thank you, Mr. President.

We are counties so doing this

6th district landscape before

the deadline is fast

approaching October 15th,

I believe and residents on the

6th district home believe that

there on landscaping, gardening

is pitiful should take a

picture and send it to 8,

6, Milwaukee dot com. Or if you

have a neighbor that you would

like to recommend for the

award. We select to residents

have beautiful landscaping so I

can. The damage is October.

15th in digital picture should

be sent to 6 Milwaukee Dhaka

along with the entrance.

>> Thank you. Thank you.

Chair recognizes all. Remember

our

thank you so much, Mister

President. I would like to

announce that on the 20th of

October a week from today,

our office is holding Brady

Street town hall at the plate.

Very come on out for

constituents and anyone who

enjoys Brady Street to come on

out and discuss the traffic

calming the safety pilot

program and everything else

related to Brady Street.

That's Tuesday, October 20th

06:30PM, at the VI very at 4.

Well in Royal. Thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes on

them in Jackson.

Thank you, Mr. President.

>> That's not announcement just

to set up. So the DeAndre

Jackson, the second

as of last Thursday at 10:00AM

he completed his apprenticeship

of 6,000 hours? Couldn't it in

here early?

So 22 years full on during the

heavy equipment operator.

Now he's learning the cranes,

but it would be possible

without Damble cave its game,

his first job as electrician.

If a week was laid off, they

just won Labor's put them on

the Bears Center for 2 years.

Weiss drop them off. It was

just a parking lot and now it

is what it is today.

He finished apprenticeship.

They can. So

Tom is more of the operating

engineers. Local one 13.

Well, not a strong 107,

without him stand on his heels,

keeping keeping up on him to

like it was his own shot,

you know,

sometimes in a little more push

and the more things to get

things done. So 6,000 hours in

3 years. Congratulates that

way. Thank you all. So it takes

a village.

>> Chair recognizes all of the

meat rich.

>> Thank you so much, Mr.

President. I want to think.

>> All the members that have

come and joined us at our

finance and personnel committee

meetings on the budget we're

about halfway through. You can

join us at 01:00PM today,

too. All are welcome all the

time. We're getting into

amendment mode next week or so.

And I'd like to ask you to not

only join us, but please

circulate the graphic to invite

your own constituents. Part of

me on Saturday, October 17th,

the Common Council is heading

on the road. Once again.

We want to meet our neighbors

and residents where they're at

last year was at the beautiful

Martin Luther King Junior

Library this year on Saturday,

October 17th at 09:30AM,

until 11:00AM in person or

virtually. We want to be open

to everybody. We will be at the

Mitchell Street Library 906,

West Historic Mitchell Street

in president. That is district

will be a great morning to see

you there. Hopefully we've got

great weather and I know many

may be on their way to double

exercise their voices. They

possibly had to the streets on

the No Kings March. So it's a

great day for democracy and we

hope to see you there.

>> Chair recognizes Alderman

Speicher.

>> Thank you, Mr. President

like to invite residents,

the district 2 one or both of

my budget town halls next week

starting on Monday, the 19th at

the water tower at 4,001 South

6th Street. We'll have a town

hall with director call back or

someone from the budget office.

Plenty of questions. Learn all

about your budget. Following up

on the south side of the

districts and at victory School

on Thursday, October 22nd,

you'll have an opportunity if

you missed the first one to

come on by for that one for the

Brewers getting your way on

Monday reps they want on

Thursday, the Reston

and then on Sunday, the October

25th

bring the kids 5 for a ghostly

gardenwalk can trick or treat

from 5.30, to 07:00PM. The

opportunity to see some not so

scary decorations and to get

some goodies there. And then

finally on November, 1st,

a week later on Sunday from

noon to 2 will be the fall

Garden cleanup where you can

help pitch in at the community

gardens and get those all

cleaned up for the year.

Thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes on

them, fret.

>> Thank you. I'll be hosting

office hours on Saturday this

Saturday, the 17th at Salvation

Army. 41 29 West Villard

Avenue. So it is inviting

residents come out. Talk with

me. Have a chat. And then at

the end of the month we'll be

celebrating a R harvest season.

So in garden homes, there will

be a garden homes, neighborhood

associations having an event

with horse rise. It will be at

Garden Homes Park

and it is starting.

It's starting as a garden hose

park on the 31st. Starting at

12 o'clock to 4 o'clock.

The horseback rides wagon rides

face painting and pumping in

pumpkin decorating. And

additionally on Miller, there

will be trick or treat on

villard at 35th the Mueller

that starts on the 31st as well

at 1 o'clock. So just invite

everyone to come out and join

us in the first District

Century Harvest season. Thank

you. Thank you.

>> Any other announcements

chair recognizes a little more.

>> Thank you so much, Mr.

President calling all cat

lovers. We have a grand opening

of the Urban Cat Coalition

which is a nonprofit

organization dedicated to trap

neuter and release. They do.

They support that by helping

mainly control our cat

population. So the grand

opening will be on October,

17th 10, 30 to 2.30, with a lot

of they have adoptable cats,

crafts face painting photo

booth, food trucks, lots of

prizes ribbon cutting at

Eleven-thirty addresses 28,

12 West. I Born Street

District. 10 is excited to have

them in the neighborhood.

I'm really quick. Our crime and

safety meeting. Several of my

colleagues share District 7

which will be on October 19th

at 05:00PM that Divine Savior.

Holy Angels. It's trick or

treat time. So I'm excited

about that. 33rd annual

nighttime trick-or-treating and

Martin Drive will take place on

October 20 4th, all confirmed

that its October 24th

as well as near West Side

partners have their annual

trunk or treat community event

on October 24th one to 03:00PM

at Concordia. 27 81 North 27th

Street.

Milwaukee has their official

trick-or-treating on October

3rd 31003th from 05:00PM to

07:00PM and finally District 3

crime and safety meeting on

October. 29th 5.30, to 06:30PM,

at District 3 station. 23,

33 North 49th Street,

thank you so much. Thank you.

>> There being no further

lights on. I just want to

remind folks if we can hang out

for a quick a group picture to

show some

for pride before we go in there

being no further business,

this meeting stands adjourned