Common Council - Regular Meeting

These the clinic sees yearly are from Southeast Asia. Refugees are also here to escape the conflicts in Bosnia and Somalia. State grants provide much of the funding.

Often in our community, the refugees know when they arrive in Milwaukee that they need to come to the TB clinic for screening. They find this out through other people who have come into the country, their relatives, their friends, or sometimes from their sponsoring agencies like Lutheran Social Service, Catholic Social Service. So the families are directed to come here.

I'm just taking one chest x-ray and going to have you facing a little closer. Good.

Today we're going to do a couple blood tests. We're going to test for hepatitis, syphilis, and we're going to

do a liver function test on you, okay?

The first time the family comes here to the clinic, they receive a TB skin test to show if they have TB infection. They get a chest x-ray. They get blood work to determine if they might have hepatitis or other significant contagious diseases. We do a health survey and evaluation of their current health. We review the papers that they brought from the country.

We take the x-ray and compare it to the one that we have and we provide them any immunizations that are needed. At the second visit, we have some of the results ready for them and we can tell if they have active tuberculosis or if they would be a good candidate to take preventive medicine for tuberculosis because they have TB infection in their system.

Now this is not just a service that's provided here, you also go out into the home, into the community.

Yes, and that's a very important part of the refugee program. After all of the test results are back for the refugee family, a district nurse visits their home with an appointment accompanied by an interpreter and explains the screening results to to them. She gives them two copies, one for them to keep for their personal records and one to give to their medical care provider. To help locate a medical care provider that would be culturally sensitive and in a good location for the family so they can continue their medication, continue their immunizations, and often get a complete physical provided by a physician.

Public health interpreter aids assist refugee families in bridging the gaps between Asian and US culture. Now Tuchang was himself a refugee of the Vietnam War. He fought with US forces in Laos and came to Milwaukee in 1980.

And my people, they came to United States. They don't know how to see the doctor or see the clinic. So they hired me to working here because I try to help my people, and I try to help the nurse or the doctor to communicate how we can get together and to help in the refugee.

Nao Tou interprets several Asian languages helping the health provider understand the cultures while communicating the needs and fears of the refugee.

I understand. I can speak. I I can explain what my culture, and I can tell exactly what we need to do and what the doctor want to do.

And they're very appreciative to be in a country where there is not political strife, where they know they will have opportunities for good education for their children and where they received a good health screening with an interpreter that helps them understand exactly what's happening.

In addition to the clinic and home visits, the health department also participates in other related community programs including offering some food and clothing from what is called an incentive room at the Southside Clinic.

The food is purchased from Second Harvest through a grant from the American Lung Association that we really appreciate. TB patients and refugees also often have poor nutrition and low weight and they need nutritional food and supplements so that they can take those with their medication. It also helps promote adherence to the therapy that we want them to follow.

These health services are important not only for the refugees but also for the rest of the residents of the Milwaukee community.

Oh, this service is immensely important because it protects the citizens of Milwaukee and the surrounding community because the refugees are being screened for communicable disease soon after they arrive in the country. It also is protecting the refugee family because they may not have had appropriate medical services in their home country.

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city's office of youth initiatives pairs city employees with students from Cass Street School for ninety minutes of tutoring and mentoring each week. It's a partnership with the YMCA one on one program.

Mentoring is a very special relationship because oftentimes it's between a young person and and an adult who have never met each other before, and they develop a friendship.

They develop that relationship, and it's a lot about guidance and support and caring and sharing and having some fun together, but primarily being friends. Most studies will show that middle school students, particularly at this age, need that particular type of adult support.

Now remember last night how we wrote it in two different columns so that you could line up the decimal points? And we asked how many

The mentoring program stresses academics, and mentor Beverly Craig often helps sixth grader Sarah James with her math and other homework. It's her first exposure to being a mentor.

And I wanted to volunteer and I'd heard from somebody in the controller's office that they'd done a really great job, the student that they've been working with over two years, and that he'd improved leaps and bounds, and that really mentoring was more than just helping someone work on their math. It was also finding out lots of information about the person and just really caring a lot about them. So I thought it was a good program and it has a great track record, so I thought it'd be a good thing to spend my time on.

While stressing education and study habits, the program also includes group and individual social activities. And the two will talk about goal setting and other issues of interest to middle school students.

Some of it was just life skills kind of stuff, like how do you cope. Then some what else do we talk about? Jobs. Jobs. You keep changing your mind. Last year, wanted to be a nurse.

You get to share things that you like to share with your mentor and you do a lot of get a lot of experience from each other.

Well it benefits me in that I like to see Sarah grow and get better. Sometimes on certain things she has a little trouble at first but we've been getting better over time. I think over time her grades are improving too, and she's having better relationships with some of her teachers and with some of her other friends at school. And I like to be able to see that. It's very rewarding.

So this office handles birth certificates for all City Of Milwaukee occurrences. Our births go back to 1893 and our death certificates go back to 1869. So I'm going to show you how you go in here.

This is the third year that city employee Gloria Ward has been working with eighth grader Tiffany Brantley. The mentors work with the youngsters every Wednesday from three until 04:30PM. But the volunteer work is strictly on their own time.

I look at the youth of today as being our future and I found from working with Tiffany and the other students in the program that, I mean, it's like the future looks bright. You know, you hear about all this negative stuff on TV about the youth, but in working on the one on one with the one on one program, I found that the students are just they're just so positive and it's just a real privilege for me to work with with Tiffany and the and with the one on one program.

She helps me out, like, with my education. Like, sometimes my goals may be I wanna get better with my grades. So when I come here, she helps me out with my homework, and that helps me out on my report card.

The city's mentoring program is one of 20 sponsored by the YMCA. 25 schools are involved. 10 to 35 students meet with a mentor at each location. But with a lack of mentors, many young people who would like to be in the program don't have the opportunity.

Right now, we we we are really looking for mentors. We'd like to touch as many students as we possibly can, but with the program being called one on one, well, we we like to match a mentor with a student. So the more mentors we have, the more students we can involve, the more lives we can touch. If you really look at it and you're really concerned about youth, I know you figure an hour, hour and a half isn't a lot of time, especially when you're dealing with Milwaukee's future.

Well, really think that the entire community benefits because these young people, through this mentoring relationship, really make a commitment to their education. And education is the future for for these kids, for any young person in the community.

All you need to be a mentor is a genuine concern for youngsters and the ability to give a one year commitment. City employees can call the office of youth initiatives at 286-2034. All others can call the YMCA at 817-9622. While some mentors give more time than the minimum, you can make a difference in a young person's life without leaving your place of work.

I tell the mentors that they need to join because we need we need a lot of mentors to show kids the good way of life and to teach our young kids about life and education and everything. That's I was down.

I'd say just do it. And and I think that that says it all.

This meeting of the common council will come to order. Will the city clerk please call the roll?

Alderman Pratt. Present. Chambers. Here. Brower. Present. Baumann. Here. Westmoreland. Cox? Present. Jackson? Present. Zamripa?

Here. Taylor? Here. Moore?

Present.

Bergalis? Present. Spiker? Here. Dimitrijevich?

Here.

Stamper? Here. Mister president? Present. 15 members are present.

15 members present. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance to be followed by a moment of silent meditation.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of The United States Of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, liberty, justice for all.

Are there any corrections to the common counsel journal proceedings for the meeting of 01/20/2026?

There are no corrections to the journal.

There being no corrections, the minutes of this meeting stand approved. Alderman Cogs moves that the common council resolve itself into the committee of the whole for the purpose of making a pair of presentations. Hearing no objections, so ordered. Will Peter Fagan now come forward escorted by Alderman Robert Baumann, Lamont Westmoreland, and Alderman Malele a Cox? Between 2014 and 2026, mister Fagan helped lead the Bucks to the NBA title.

Yes. The first in fifty years. He played a key role in the development of the Pfizer Forum and Deer District and supported many community and philanthropic endeavors. He said he would do everything to bring a Larry O'Brien trophy back to Milwaukee, and he helped the franchise achieve that goal in glorious fashion. Please make your way forward escorted by our by my colleagues. You wanna come forward?

Well, good morning, everyone.

Good morning. It's my honor to give a few words of praise to Mr. Fagan on his departure from president of the Bucks organization. When I first met Peter Fagan, he came in with a bunch of billionaires. They're suspicious about what their intentions were, what their desires were in the city of Milwaukee. I remember I met with one of the original owners and I said, have you ever been to Milwaukee before? He said, nope. I said, well, what got you interested in Milwaukee? He said, it was the closest city that we could fly to in four hours in our private jets from New York City. I wanted to be in my office on Wall Street, go across the river to the Titoboro Air Airport in New Jersey where all the private planes congregate.

I wanna be able to fly in Milwaukee, leave leave New York at 05:30, get in Milwaukee by 06:30, get to the game, finish the game, get back to my plane, and get back to New York in time to go to bed in my own bed. I said I said, your problem is you needed a faster plane. Because they said there were four other options they were looking at. Seattle was looking for a team. Mexico City was looking for a team. Las Vegas was looking for a team. And then Milwaukee was in play. Correct? And Milwaukee was the closest. I said, oh, boy. We're in for a firestorm here. But then I met mister Fagan, and we struck up a relationship, and it turned out, he was really a regular guy. He was humble. He was gregarious. He was friendly.

He was direct. And it turned out he was very hard to say no to, which is a great skill. Perhaps the new guy, we could say no ease more easily to some of their requests as they come forward. Not Peter. So it's been my honor to know him and to for him to become a friend.

And I remember we had a little birthday gathering or Christmas gathering one time at a local restaurant, and he burst into the restaurant with none other than his brother, who was the headmaster of a private school in New York City, which is what the connection was with some of the Bucks owners originally and how he got into the loop, so to speak, of becoming the president of the organization. And I thought, boy, this is a truly regular guy kind of guy you'd be happy to have as a neighbor, as a friend, as a colleague. So Peter, good luck in your future endeavors, and thank you. Milwaukee is a better place for your being here.

Yes. Thank you. Peter, the floor yours, but we wanted to present you with our own Common Council Championship trophy for you.

Now I'm now I'm paralyzed. This is this is awesome. First of all, just the honor of my life to to to just kind of be welcome and and love this city as much as everybody in this room does. Getting an honor in this room is is really significant. This is where the sausage is made. This is where so much of what we did over the last twelve years really got to happen whether it was zoning, whether it was licensing, whether it was fighting, whether it was laughing. I mean, some incredible chapters that I might write about sometime, but I I just can't be more appreciative of of kind of how this group came together and really helped us build what we have and continue to build in such a way, such a great way. Thank you so much. And you will say yes to the new person, Bob. Come on.

Go Bucks.

Thank

you, everyone. Will mister Ruben Harpole please come forward escorted by Malele a Cox. Ruben Harpo is very is a very familiar face to most of us and legendary figure in the community. He's a local historian whose works ensure our stories are never forgotten, and he has worked in service of the community for decades. Many best know him for his work helping to preserve his history via America's Black Holocaust Museum located in the 6th Aldermanic District.

Alderman Cox, the floor is yours.

Good morning. Good morning. We

are celebrating a hundred years of Black History Month. So I know we have more energy than that. Let's say that again. Good

morning. Good morning. Alright.

I guess I've been given a task of speaking a little bit about our honoree today. Over a hundred years ago, Carter G. Wilson had the foresight to create Black History Week, which later became Black History Month. And as we think of all that is going on in this nation right now with the erasure of the contribution of African Americans to this nation and just our history and how the story is told, we are reminded of how important it is that story of people of African descent in America, the story of people of African descent in Milwaukee Mhmm. That those stories be kept alive, and we can no longer depend on schools and libraries and historical figures and museums.

But we but we have to become the storytellers. Amen. And as we celebrate this one hundred years, it as we think of who to celebrate in this moment, who has been one of the most prolific storytellers from Milwaukee's African American history, who has been one of the folks who, no matter what historian you talk to in this town, they all came under the tutelage of of him. So as we thought about who to honor here at this celebration here today on this one hundredth celebration of Black History Month, it was a no brainer for us in in in in choosing to honor mister Ruben Harpo. Mister Harpo, please come forward.

We just

Many of his attributes have already been read, but I'll just read the last part of the citation that we have here for you today. And it says, resolve that the common council of the city of Milwaukee here with congratulates Ruben Harpo for his decades of community involvement and lasting legacy that he has left on Milwaukee and the the com and commend him for his outstanding service and be it further resolved that a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Ruben Hapro introduced by all the common council members. Thank you. Thank you.

You very much. I've known our whole family. My father grew up with him in Kansas City. So I knew a lot of people we work with here. And when Mayor Miner was here, we named the street doctor King on King Drive, and I had met doctor King in Cleveland, Ohio while I was dating my my wife, former wife. So this is great honor for me to be here with all of you all. Thank you very much.

Okay. Alderwoman Prabh moves that the committee rise into committee of the whole or that the that the council rise hearing no objection so ordered. Will the city clerk please inform the common council of any commendations or condolences to be acknowledged at this time.

Item number one, communication from the city clerk relating to various commendatory and condolatory resolutions to be acknowledged and affirmed by the common council. One, resolution recognizing Ruben Harpole as an historian whose work ensures our stories are never forgotten. Two, resolution congratulating mayor Marvin Pratt on receiving the 2026 Living Legend Award during the city's Black History Month celebration. Three, resolution congratulating Zoe Chambers on receiving the twenty twenty six Emerging Leader Award during the city's Black History Month celebration. Four, resolution recognizing Peter Fagan for his accomplishments with the Milwaukee Bucks and his commitment to Milwaukee.

Five, resolution recognizing January 26 as Kawasaki disease awareness day. Six, resolution congratulating Jeffrey Kletchka on being named the Bayview person of the year. Seven, resolution recognizing Mariachi Mexico International Music Project for its positive impact on the community. Eight, resolution recognizing the youth empowered in the struggle at Riverside University High School. Nine, resolution welcoming and formally recognizing the contributions and talents of Shen Yun Performing Arts.

10, resolution recognizing Bunzl's old fashioned meat market on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Four 11, resolution recognizing the PowHerd network on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. 12, resolution expressing condolences to the family and friends of Cassandra Roberson. 13, resolution expressing condolences to the family and friends of Lisa Webb. 14, resolution congratulating Donna Sulphur on her retirement from the Milwaukee Public Library.

15, resolutions congratulating the following on their retirements from the Department of Public Works. Steven Beckner, David Davila, John Piotrowski, James Kinsirski. 16, resolutions congratulating the following on their retirements from the Milwaukee Police Department, Lynn Miller, Suzanne Warasenkovski. 17, resolutions congratulating the following of their retirements for the Milwaukee Public Schools, Lynn Smith, Sandra Sykes, Linda Greer.

Are there any objections to the foregoing commendations and condolences? If anyone wishes to be added as a sponsor to any of the commendations or condolences, please fill out your 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. Alderperson, Joe Costa Samaripo, will now present the report of the license committee.

The licenses Committee recommends passage of two, a substitute ordinance relating to certificate of occupancy requirements for license and permit applications. The License Committee recommends approval of three common cause of file number 251650, motion relating to the recommendations of the licenses committee relating to licenses. Included in the file are the following recommendations. Non renewal of a class d operator's license of Cassandra A. Barbosa based upon a second non appearance.

Non renewal of the class d operator's license of Scott M. Culka based upon a second non appearance. Non renewal of the food dealer and food peddler license of Citian M. Flores Mancinaris based upon a fourth nonappearance for the premise located at 1339 West Greenfield Avenue doing business as Antojitos Catrachos in the fort in the twelfth Aldermanic District. No and let the record reflect that no written objections have been filed to any of these items.

Have the member of the common council read the report and recommendations of the license committee as the objections filed in these matters? Roll call, please.

Alderman Pratt. Chambers. Aye. Brower. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Westmoreland. Aye. Cox. Jackson. Aye. Zamadipa. Taylor.

Aye. Bohr? Aye. Bergalis?

Aye. Spiker? Aye. Dmitryevich? Aye. Stamper? Aye. Mister president? Aye. 15 ayes.

Having no further discussion, are there any motions respect to those matters? Having no further no further discussion, I would ask for a vote of the common council members to adopt the recommendations of the license committee as contained in file number 251650. Will the clerk clerk please call the roll.

Alderman Pratt. Aye. Chambers. Aye. Brower. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Westmoreland. Aye. Cogs. Aye. Jackson. Aye. Zamadipa. Aye.

Taylor. Aye. Moore. Aye. Berg Ellis. Aye. Spiker.

Aye. Dmitryevich? Aye. Stamper? Aye. Mr. President? Aye. 15 ayes. 15 ayes.

Will the clerk please continue with the reading of the rest of the license agenda?

The license agenda has been concluded.

Okay. Alderman Samaripa now moves for the approval of the remainder of the report of the license coming. Will the clerk please call the

roll? Alderman Pratt? Aye.

Chambers? Broward. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Westmoreland. Aye. Cogs. Aye. Jackson. Aye. Zamoripa. Aye. Taylor.

Aye. Moore.

Aye. Bergalis. Aye. Biker. Aye. Dmitryevich. Aye. Stamper. Aye. Mister president? Aye. 50 nines.

50 nines. The committee report is adopted. Alderman Malele Akalif will now present the report of the public works committee.

The public works committee recommends adoption for substitute resolution authorizing the donation of certain impounded motorcycles. Five, resolution to vacate a portion of unimproved right of way in the block bound by West Birch Avenue, North 66th Street, North 67th Street in the 2nd Aldermanic District. Six, substitute resolution directing the Department of Public Works to develop plans for use of the city's urban wood. Seven, substitute resolution directing the Department of Public Works to coordinate its activities to minimize impacts on school drop off and pickup. Eight, substitute resolution directing the Department of Public Works to develop a plan for incentivizing its employees to report illegal dumping activity.

Nine, substitute resolution directing the Department of Public Works to create a user friendly way to find information about construction projects and public facing department activities. 10, substitute resolution directing the port director to report annually to the common council. 11, substitute resolution directing Milwaukee Water Works to coordinate with the health department when replacing lead water service laterals. 12, resolution directing the commissioner of public works to execute state municipal agreements for a state led highway project with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the construction of Interstate Highway 41 Zoo Freeway from Howard Avenue to the Union Pacific Railroad and to set up funds for construction at an estimated total cost of $802,000 with an estimated city share of $200 and this grantor share of $801,800. 13, resolution approving a fourth amendment to the lease agreement with Celico partnership doing business with Verizon Wireless for the placement of personal communication service antennas and ancillary equipment at 8814 West Lisbon Avenue.

14, resolution authorizing the commissioner of public works to execute a change order to a Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Green Solutions grant funding agreement for the installation of bioswales within North Jefferson Street between East Wells Avenue and East Erie Street in the 4th Aldermanic District. 15, resolution directing the commissioner of public works to execute a document entitled cost sharing memorandum of understanding between the city of Milwaukee and the city of Wauwatosa for nonparticipating real estate acquisition activities related to West Blument Road from North 106th Avenue to North 66th Avenue, which is being completed with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation State Highway Rehabilitation maintenance funding for the improvement of the roadway. 16, substitute resolution approving living of assessments and construction of accessible public improvements projects at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes. With the city cost of these projects approved by this resolution estimated to be $234,300 for a total estimated cost of $245,000. 17, substitute resolution determining it necessary to make various assessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes.

With a city engineering cost estimated to be $275,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $3,490,000. 18, resolution determining it necessary to make various non assessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes, with the city engineering cost estimated to be $310,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $5,977,000. 19, substitute resolution approving construction of non assessable improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the city construction cost estimated to be $3,875,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $12,372,000. The public works committee recommends confirmation of 20, appointment of Joseph Lamers to the public transportation utilities and waterways review board by the common council president. The public works committee recommends placing on file 21 communication from the department of public works providing an update on its pilot program for the installation of cameras on snowplow trucks and other fleet vehicles.

Chair recognizes Alderman Jackson.

Thank you, mister president. I would like to be added as a cosponsor of item number four, please.

Let the record reflect Alderman Jackson's cosponsorship by the item four. Chair recognizes Alderman Brett.

I'd like to be added as a cosponsor on items eight, ten, and 11.

Let the record reflect eight, ten, and 11 cosponsorship, Alderman Pratt. Any further discussion? Hearing none, Alderman Cox moves for approval of the remainder of the I'm sorry. Alderman Chambers. Same.

Eight, ten, 11.

Eight, ten, 11. Let the record reflect. Cosponsorship. Any further discussion? Hearing none, Alderman Cox moves for approval of the remainder of the report of the Public Works Committee. The clerk please call the roll.

Alderman Pryde? Aye. Chambers? Aye. Brower? Aye. Baumann? Aye. Westmoreland? Aye. Cox? Jackson. Aye. Samaripa. Aye. Taylor. Aye.

Moore. Aye.

Bergelas. Aye. Spiker. Aye. Dmitrievich.

Aye.

Stamper. Aye. Mister president. Aye. 15 ayes.

15 ayes. The committee report is adopted. Alderman Marina Dimitrevich will now present the report of the finance and personnel committee.

The finance and personnel committee recommends passage of 22, a substitute ordinance to further amend the twenty twenty six offices and positions in the city service. 23, a substitute ordinance to further amend the twenty twenty six rates of pay of offices and positions in the city service. The finance and personnel committee recommends adoption of 24, substitute resolution relating to the listing of city internship opportunities online and on appropriate mobile applications and on social media. 25, substitute resolution directing all city departments to notify the finance and personnel committee whenever an account balance of variance of $100,000 or more is projected to occur. 26, substitute resolution directing the controller's office to develop a fund balance policy.

27, substitute resolution relating to a master list of city controlled social media pages. 28, substitute resolution relating to an annual application usage report. 29, substitute resolution directing the Department of Administration to examine city and county purchasing opportunities for potential collaboration. 30, resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2025 through '26 resiliency in communities after stress and trauma grant. 31, resolution authorizing the department of employer relations to extend the contract with Froedtert Workforce Health for the city's wellness program, occupational health, and clinic services.

32, resolution relating to and funding for the 2026 Department of Administration, Information and Technology Management Division, Public Facility Communications Capital Improvement Program. 33, substitute resolution relating to the creation and maintenance of an inventory of all artificial intelligence projects in use by city agencies. The finance of personnel committee recommends placing on file the following. 34, communication from the office of the controller relating to the audit of the election commission payroll. 35, communication from the department of employer relations amending the salary and positions ordinances related to clerical or administrative corrections.

36, communication from the Department of Administration, Budget, and Management Division, amending the twenty twenty six positions ordinance relating authority for positions in the Department of Public Works operations division. 37, communication from the Department of Employee Relations, amending the salary ordinance to add a percentage increase for water repair worker two positions assigned to operate hydrovac equipment in the Department of Public Works Water Works.

Chair recognizes alderman Stamper.

Thank you, mister president. That me as cosponsors for '24, 25, '26, and '29.

'24, 25, 26, 29? Yes. Let the record reflect the old man's cosponsor. Thank you. Chair recognizes Alderman Chambers. Same. Same for Alderman Chambers. 24252629. That is a cosponsor. Chair recognizes Alderman Jackson.

Yes, mister chair. I would run the same support.

Okay. Is that the same for you, Alderman Taylor?

24.

24 for Alderman Taylor and the same for Alderman Jackson, '24, '25, '26, 29. Chair recognizes Alderman Lamont Westmoreland.

I'd like to be like Alderman Deandra Jackson, please.

Okay. 24, 26, 29 for Alderman Jackson. Alderman Moore?

Thank you.

No. Alderman Westmoreland. Oh, you're done. Alderman Moore. Chair recognizes Alderman Moore. Thank you, mister president.

Twenty five and twenty nine, please.

Let the record reflect co sponsorship of the one more '25 and '29. Alderman Brett.

'24, '25, and '29.

'24, '25, and '29. Cosponsorship of the moment Brett. Chair recognizes Alderman Peter.

Thank you, mister chair. Twenty four twenty nine, please.

Chair record let the record reflect co sponsorship Alderman Bergas for 2429. Any further discussion? Any further discussion? Hearing none, Alderman Demetrierech moves for adoption and recommendations of the Finance and Personnel Committee. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Alderman Pratt.

Aye.

Chambers. Aye. Brower. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Westmoreland. Aye. Cox? Aye. Jackson? Aye. Zamodipa?

Aye. Taylor? Aye. Moore? Aye.

Bergelis? Aye. Spiker? Aye. Dmitryevich? Aye. Stamper? Aye. Mister president? Aye. 50 nines.

50 nines. The committee report is adopted. Alderman DeAndre Jackson will now present the report of the judiciary and legislative committee.

The judiciary and legislation committee recommends adoption of 38, substitute resolution relating to the claim of Bruce Jones. 39, substitute resolution relating to legislative bills. 40, substitute resolution relating to the claim of Pat Van Alieh. 41, substitute resolution relating to the claims of Tyrone and Bridget Ferguson. Ferguson.

42, substitute resolution relating to the claim of Donna Spencer. 43, resolution authorizing payment of the claim of Bobby Jones Junior. 44, substitute resolution amending the city of Milwaukee's legislative package to seek introduction and passage of state legislation to incorporate Vision Zero into drivers' education curricula. 45, resolution authorizing the office of the city attorney to amend a contract for legal services to the city concerning issues and matters of labor law. 46, resolution authorizing payment of the claims of CTC Supplies LLC.

47, resolution authorizing payment to the claim of Deer District LLC. 48, resolution authorizing payment to the claim of Richard Blaha. 49, resolution authorizing payment to the claim of Nathan Smokuski. 50, resolution authorizing payment to the claim of Wallola Cornelius. 51, resolution authorizing payment of the claim of Nathan Smolcoskie.

52, substitute resolution to relating to the acceptance and funding acceptance and allocation of funds received as a result of the settlement of claims arising from multi district litigation number 2Colon18MM2873. And the judiciary and legislation committee recommends disallowance and a definite postponement of items 53 through 58, claims against the city.

I'd like to rec to reflect co my co sponsorship with item number 52 to, file five one six seven eight, I believe. I requested that in committee. So I just wanted to put that on the record to be added as a cosponsor. Chair recognizes Alderman Stamper.

Yeah. Thank you. Please add me as a cosponsor of 52 as well. And I had a question for 44.

Okay. Let the record reflect Alderman Stamper's cosponsor of '52. Your question on '44, Alderman?

Yeah. Thank you, mister president. With the state incorporation, are we l are we do we have the authority to mandate it at the NPS level? I think this is an excellent idea. I would like to start it at the NPS level, though.

Would any other church like to or sponsors like to respond? Mister president?

Yes. Alderman Cox. This resolution is directing this to become a part of our legislative package at the state level. My assumption would be that if it did become a part of that package and passed at the state level that it would have to become a part of the NPS, what they what they teach, what they're instructed to teach for driver's education short of the state mandating it to your point and the point I think you're trying to get to. I don't know if we could request NPS just to do it or if they're required to meet the state requirements for what's included in the in their in their education.

But I'm more than willing beyond this file to work with you to reach out to NPS to see if that's possible.

That's so he said me as a cosponsor. That's what I'm interested in. I think I think we need this, now at the driver education level. I don't even know if it's incorporated in NPS on a on a elective or or or mandates mandated basis. So, Alderman Moore, would you know?

Let the let the record reflect Alderman's Yeah.

Thank you, mister

president. Cosponsorship of 44, and I believe that's probably a future resolution. Yeah. Okay. Gotcha.

Thank you, sir.

Urging MPS to to to do so. Chair recognizes Alderman Moore.

Thank you, mister president.

Can I please be added as co sponsor for '44 '52, please?

Let the record reflect Alderman Alderman Moore's co sponsorship 4452. Chair recognizes Alderman Taylor.

Yes. Can I please be added as a co sponsor for '44, please?

Let the record reflect co sponsorship of Alderman Taylor for 44, item 44. Chair recognizes Alderman Chambers.

Thank you, mister president. Consistent with my vote, I'll be recorded as a no for item number 42.

Let the record reflect Alderman Mark Chambers, no vote of item number 42. Chair recognizes Alderman Brugellis.

Thank you, mister president. Please add me to 44.

Let the record reflect. Alderman Bregallis, cosponsorship of item 44. Alderman Westmoreland? I'm good. Okay. Chair recognizes Alderman Brower. I'd like to be added to 44 as well. Reflect Alderman Brower cosponsorship of item 44. Any further discussion? Any further discussion? Hearing none, Alderman Jackson moves for adoption on recommendations of the judiciary and legislation committee. Will the clerk please call the roll.

Alderman Pratt. Aye.

Chambers. Aye. Brower. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Westmoreland. Aye. Cogs.

Aye.

Jackson. Aye. Zamadipa.

Aye. Taylor. Aye. Moore. Aye. Bergalis.

Aye. Spiker. Aye. Dmitryevich. Aye. Stamper. Aye. Mr. President. Aye. Fifty nines.

50 nines. The committee report is adopted. Alderman Scott Spiker will now present the report of the Public Safety and Health Committee.

The Public Safety and Health Committee recommends passage of 59. Substitute ordinance relating to the ethical treatment and ownership of animals. 60. An ordinance relating to to parking controls. 61.

An ordinance relating to traffic controls. The committee recommends adoption of 62 substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the public health crisis response grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 63, resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a cops anti heroin grant. The committee recommends confirmation of 64 appointment of Raven Jones to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Mayor. 65, appointment of Kelsey Leopold to Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Mayor.

66, appointment of Alfonso Perez to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Mayor. 67, Reappointment of Antonio Drew Norton to Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Mayor 68. Appointment of Neil Thornton to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Mayor. 69 appointment of J O Hazel Hoff to the pedestrian and bicycle advisory committee by the mayor. 70, appointment of Debbie Lassiter to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Common Council President.

71, appointment of Christopher Allen to the Milwaukee Commission on domestic violence and sexual assault by the common council president. 72, appointment of Zin Zong to the Milwaukee Commission on domestic violence and sexual assault by the common council president. 73, appointment of Janine Najjad to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the common council president, 74. Appointment of Diana Lacaz to the Milwaukee Commission On Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault, 75, appointment of state representative Sequela Taylor to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the mayor. The committee recommends placing on file item 76, communication from the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Relating to its Recent, Current, and Future Activities, 77.

Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to standard operating procedures, and 78. Communication from the Department of Emergency Communication relating to the selection and implementation of the Comms Coach program.

Chair recognizes Alderman Spiker. Thank mister

chair. Regarding 76 communication from Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault relating to its recent, current, and future activities. I guess I'd move to return that to committee because that's an ongoing communication we'll be revisiting multiple times. Thanks.

Okay. Any objection to that motion? Hearing none. It's ordered. Chair recognizes Alderman Brugellis.

Thank you, mister chair. Consistent with my ask in committee, please add me as a co sponsor to 59.

Let the record reflect Alderman Brugellis' co sponsorship cosponsorship of 59. Any other or further discussion of the committee report? Hearing none, Alderman Spiker moves for adoption of the recommendations of the Public Safety and Health Committee. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Alderman Pratt. Aye. Chambers. Aye. Broward. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Westmoreland. Aye. Cox. Aye. Jackson. Aye. Zamarepa. Aye. Taylor. Aye. Moore. Aye. Bergilis. Aye. Spiker. Aye. Dmitryevich. Aye. Stamper. Aye. Mister president. Aye. 15 ayes.

15 ayes. The committee report is adopted. Zoning, neighborhoods, and development committee.

Zoning, neighborhood, and development committee recommends passage of 79. A substitute ordinance relating to the notification requirements for certain matters appearing before the zoning neighborhoods and development committee. 80, a substitute ordinance relating to the notification requirements for city plan commission public hearings on zoning map amendments. 81, a substitute ordinance relating to the change in zoning from a two family residential to local business for property located at 34 East Bay Street which will be combined with the commercial property to the West located on the North Side Of East Bay Street, East of South Hubert Street in the 14th Automatic District. 82, a substitute ordinance relating to the fourteenth amendment to the general plan development known as Park Place to add assembly hall and catering service as permitted uses for the property located at 11301 West Lake Park Drive, generally located on the South Side of West Park Lake Drive, West of North 107th Street in the 9th Automatic District.

The committee recommends adoption of 83, substitute resolution granting permanent historic designation to the Brady And Firewall Historic District on the eastern portion rather the eastern corner of East Brady Street and North Firewall Avenue in the 3rd Automatic District. 84, substitute resolution granting permanent historic designation to the second German Methodist Episcopal Church, part of Brewer's Hill National Register Historic District at 140 West Garfield Avenue in the 6th Automatic District. 85. Substitute resolution authorizing the sale back to former owners of the city owned tax deed property located at 2470 West Keefe Avenue in 6th Automatic District. 80 8six, substitute resolution relating to housing incentives for the Department of Community Wellness and Safety Employees and Contractors.

8seven, substitute resolution relating to the development and the fund development of the funding proposal for the affordable housing initiatives funded by the tax incremental district extension in the 2027 city budget. 88, substitute resolution directing the board of zoning appeals to provide annual reports to the common council. 89, Substitute resolution authorizing a sale back to former owners of the city owned taxi property located at 2052 South 5th Place in the 12th Automatic District. 90, substitute resolution approving the city of Milwaukee acquisition of the property at 3282 North 35th Street from United Realty LLC in 7th Automatic District. The committee recommends placing on file item number 91.

Resolution approving the land disposition report for the property at five four one North twentieth Street in the 4th Automatic District.

Is there any further discussion of the of the committee report? Any further discussion? Hearing none, Alderman Baumann moves for the adoption of the recommendations of the zoning, neighborhoods, development committee. Will the clerk please call the roll.

Aldo Woman Pratt. Aye. Chambers. Brower. Aye. Baldwin. Aye. Wissmoreland.

Aye.

Cox. Aye. Jackson. Aye. Zamarepa. Aye. Taylor. Aye. Moore. Aye. Bergelis. Aye. Spiker? Aye. Dmitryevich? Aye. Stamper? Aye. Mister president? Aye. 15 ayes.

15 ayes. The committee report is adopted. Alderman Russell Stamper the second will now present the report of the community and economic development committee.

The community and economic development committee recommends passage of 92. An ordinance relating to the project guidelines of the arts board. The committee recommends adoption of 93. Resolution authorizing the expenditures of up to $83,300 from the Milwaukee Community Excellence Fund Special Purposes Account for various events and initiatives in 2026. '94, resolution authorizing a 75, zero service contract between the state of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the City of Milwaukee, Environmental Collaboration Office through the Feed Milwaukee Program to provide non regulatory technical assistance to Wisconsin Food West generators generators and entities on projects to prevent and divert food waste from landfill.

95, resolution authorizing the city of Milwaukee, environmental collaboration office, its FEED Milwaukee program to receive 25, to receive a $25 zero grant from Share Our Strengths No Kids Hungry campaign as part of the Mayor's Alliance to the End Childhood Hunger. 96, substitute resolution appropriating up to $5,000 from the Community and Economic Development Fund for its twenty twenty six Milwaukee Business Now Interpre Entrepreneurship Summit. And the committee recommends placing a file item numbers 97. Resolution relating to the city support for the Walkers Point Youth and Family Center and appropriating funds for that purpose.

Is there any further discussion of the committee report? Hearing none, Alderman Stamper moves for adoption of the recommendations of the community and economic development committee. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Alder Wobin. Excuse

me. Chair recognizes all mister

Stanford.

Yeah. Thank you. I apologize. I'd like to hold 94251596. There's been a request from the department that the more time is needed for negotiation or something. But number 94, please, needs to be held.

Okay. The motion by Alderman Stampers to hold. Is it to hold it in council or send it back to committee? Hold in council.

Yes, please.

Okay. Is there any objection to that? Hearing none, so ordered. Now you can do the roll call. Madam Clerk.

Thank you. Alderman Pratt. Aye. Chambers. Aye. Brower.

Aye.

Baumann. Aye. Wissmoreland. Aye. Oggs. Aye. Jackson. Aye. Zamorepa. Aye. Taylor. Aye. Moore. Aye. Bergelis. Aye. Spiker. Aye. Mitrijevich? Aye. Stamper? Aye. Mister president? Aye. 15 ayes.

15 ayes. The committee report is adopted. We'll now take up communications from city officers.

File number 251672, communication related to the activities of the city county advisory board on climate and economic equity.

Order on file.

File number 251673, communication from the city clerk relating to service of papers. Order on file. File number 251674. Communication from the city clerk. Relating to various committatory condolatory resolutions to be acknowledged and affirmed by the common council. Order on file. File number 251675. Communication from the city clerk relating to official notices and reports.

Order file.

File number 251698. Communication from the emerging youth achievement advisory board transmitting the annual activity report for 2025.

Order file.

File number 251699. Appointment of Stephanie Evans to serve as a Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council's representative on the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board.

Order file.

File number 251750. Communication relating to the 2025 report of the Administrative Review Board of Appeals. Order on file. And file number 2517754. Communication from the Milwaukee Police Association related to the detachment from the Milwaukee Police Department and designation of Justin W. Decline as a police liaison officer.

Order on file. Is there, are there any others for immediate adoption?

There are two matters for immediate adoption. Item number 98, file number 251704. Resolution approving an agreement between the city of between the city, O'Neill, Cannon, Holman, Bijoung, and Lang SC, and Miller Shaw LLP for legal services and representation relating to the recovery of fire truck related damages. Item number 99, file number 251752, resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Communication to apply for Wisconsin Fast Forward grant with the grantor share 50% and the local share 50%.

Is there any discussion of these items? Hearing none, Alderman Westmoreland moves adoption. The clerk please call the roll.

Alderman Pratt. Aye. Chambers. Aye. Brower. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Westmoreland.

Aye.

Oggs. Aye. Jackson. Aye. Zamarepa. Aye. Taylor. Aye. Moore. Aye. Bergilis. Aye. Spiker. Aye. Dimitrijevic. Aye. Stamper.

Aye.

Mister president. Aye. 15 ayes.

15 ayes. Are there any announcements? Chair recognizes Alderman Demitravich.

Thank you so much. If you'll allow me mister president, I wanted to take a moment to recognize the DiMarini's family in Bayview. If you've been to Bayview, the chances are you likely have either known or heard of the DiMarini's family or perhaps even tasted their delicious Italian food and incredible pizzas. What you were left with on top of that amazing food was an incredible sense of community, customer service, and family. Mister Phil DeMarini's passed last week and left behind a beautiful and loving family.

He was 81 and he was born and raised in Bayview And just like myself and other fine members of this council and our mayor and many others, he was a proud Bayview High School Red Cat. He was also a car enthusiast and loved listening to music. I often shared many conversations with him in and outside of his restaurant. He would be so eager to share his views on anything in the world, but more importantly, in the Bayview neighborhood. His funeral service is February 16 from three to seven at Prosser Kletchka.

I've introduced a memorial citation and ask you to all think about his family and friends and this loss to our community. It's very

far

and few to find someone who just lives and breathes a neighborhood every day. And to his family, I wish you my sincere condolences. Thank you, mister president.

Thank you. Chair recognizes all the women in Pratt.

Thank you. I'm just getting a reminder to everyone watching and everyone here that today we are hosting our black history program in the City Hall Rotunda. We are selling writing a 100 of black history. Thanks to Carter g Woodson coming up with Negro History Week a hundred years ago. And now we are here.

So we are celebrating it in Milwaukee and all the great things that have happened in Milwaukee with black people and all the contributions to the city. Earlier today, we were able to honor one of our great historians of black history in Milwaukee, Ruben Harpole, and we'll also be honoring this afternoon a living legend, my father, Marvin Pratt, and we'll be honoring an emerging leader, Chambers. Zoe Chambers. I also we've also highlighted 28 people throughout the month, and they will a lot of them will be present, those who are able. So we just come together to celebrate and to uplift black history.

We know it's a a vital time in our country where a lot of history is being put to the side and and and hidden away. So we have to make sure that we are putting it in the forefront. In additional additionally, I like to say that for the month of February, there are quilts featured in the rotunda that were made by my mother and Diane Pratt. So I invite everyone to come throughout the month of February to see those quilts, all the work that went into them, and how they tell the story that is black history. Thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Alderman Chambers.

Thank you, mister president. To piggyback off Alderman Pratt with the Black History able the the

world.

Generation to

of History Month. So please come down network fellowship and enjoy a great time down at CDR Rotunda. Thank you, mister president.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Aldwoman Taylor. Thank you

so much, mister president. Oh, there we are. Just wanted to give a shout out to Jared Taylor. Jared Taylor is my youngest son. His birthday is tomorrow. So I wanna give a shout out to him, and he is still serving his country overseas, so I continuously ask for prayers for him and his family.

Thank you. Thank you for your service. Please let him know. Any other announcements? No other announcements. We look forward to celebrating later later later this morning at noon for the Black History Month. And for those of those that are watching that won't tune in, I wanna just thank all my colleagues and Deborah who put in a lot of work city clerk staff to make that happen today. There's a lot to be proud of and look forward to that celebration and there being no further business. This meeting is adjourned.