Common Council - Regular Meeting

This meeting of the common council will come to order with the city clerk. Please call the roll.

Alderman Pratt.

Present.

Chambers. Here. Brower. Here. Thelman. Here. Westmoreland. Here. Cox. Present. Jackson. Here. Zammaripa. Here. Taylor.

Here. Moore.

Here. Bergellis. Present. Spiker. Here. Dimitrijevich. Excused. Stamper. Here. Mister president. Present. 14 members are present. One is excused.

14 members present. One is excused. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance to be followed by a moment of silent meditation. Are there any corrections to the common counsel journal proceedings for the meeting of 03/24/2026?

There are no corrections to the journal.

There being no corrections, the meeting the minutes of this meeting stand approved. Alderman Taylor now moves that the common council resolve itself into committee of the whole for the purpose of making a number of presentations. Hearing no objections so ordered. For the second year, it is a great pleasure of the common consortia those we entrust with our next generation, our teachers. Always overworked and too often underappreciated, I want to thank Aldwoman Taylor for suggesting these presentations and for helping it make it happen today.

Aldo Woman Taylor will now begin the program by having each of the honorees and their respective council members and their sponsor come forward to be recognized. Alderman Pratt excuse me. Thank

you so much. I first just want to make a little bit of announcement of why this day is so important to me. As a teacher myself for more than twenty years, I spent unpaid summers preparing for the next school year, countless hours preparing for each class day. I spent hours after school providing extra help with schoolwork, making check-in calls just to keep parents aware of how their children were doing, and still spent more hours preparing folders for each student to share their work with their parents during the evening parent teacher conferences. Many times with all of these unpaid preparation hours and paid dedicated hours, as teachers, you may have at times felt like this was a thankless job.

But I am here to tell you to that today, for the city of Milwaukee, it is teacher appreciation day. You can start celebrating today and go right into teacher appreciation week, which is May 4 through May 8 this year. We, the Common Council, are recognizing the hard work of and honoring several teachers throughout the city. I thank all my colleagues who participated in honoring a teacher in their district. I know it was difficult to pick one out of the many wonderful teachers that we have in our city of Milwaukee.

We, members of the common council, extend our deepest appreciation to the dedicated teachers across the city of Milwaukee. Your unwavering commitment, your patience, your passion, and your dedication to education play a vital role in not only shaping the minds of our children, but the future of our entire communities. Every lesson taught, every student encouraged, and every challenge met with care helps build a stronger, brighter tomorrow. We are truly grateful for the impact you make each day, and we thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and your belief in the potential of every child. With that, I now bring up each teacher and their alder that they are recognizing.

I mean, I'm sorry, each alder and the teacher that they are recognizing. And so first up, I would like to start by introducing the first district alder woman, Andrea Pratt and Randy Owens. Randy teaches second grade at Marvin Pratt Elementary School. Today, as you see, we are presenting each teacher with a plaque from the common council with a bag from the city of Milwaukee with goodies and a gift card. From the 2nd District, we have Alderman Mark Chambers is joined by Troy Tyler, a music teacher with Milwaukee College Prep.

And for our third district, we have Alderman Alex Brower is here today with Christine Ricks, a substitute teacher with Milwaukee Public Schools. And for our from our 5th district, we have Alderman Westmoreland, Lamont Westmoreland with Emily is a sec I'm sorry. Emily Moore. She's a second grade teacher at Milwaukee German Immersion School. And in our sixth aldermanic district, alderwoman Malayle Hoggs Malayle Hoggs is here with Ingrid Walker Henry, a teacher for more than two decades who is currently serves as the vice president of the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association.

And from the 7th District, we have Alderman Deandre Jackson is joined by Sierra Rowe, a fifth grade teacher at Our Avenue. And I'm also excited to introduce my nomination for outstanding teacher from the 9th District, Trinette Page. Trinette is a high school English teacher at the Early View Academy. Alright. And next is our 10th District, older woman, Charlotte Moore, and wonderful stamps.

Wonderful is a special education teacher at Highland Community School. Awesome. And then we have 11th District Alderman Peter Bergelis has welcomed here today Dene Colemanan. Colemanan. Thank you.

Who is a special education teacher at Honey Creek Continuous Progress Progress School. We then have common council president Jose Perez has selected Alondra Garcia to represent the 12th District. Alondra is a second grade Bilingual teacher at Allen Field Elementary. And lastly, we have but not least, the 15th District, Alderman Russell W. Stamper II is joined by Alyssa Crowley.

Alyssa is a speech pathologist with Milwaukee College Prep. Again, thank you so much to everyone who participated in this year's Teacher Appreciation Day. Thank

you, teachers.

Okay. Yeah. This helps.

Now we gotta go in here and do geometry.

Alderwoman Pratt now moves that the common council rise. Hearing no objection, so order. Will the city clerk please inform the common council of any commendations or condolences to be acknowledged at this time?

Item one, communication from the city clerk relating to various commendatory and condolatory resolutions to be acknowledged and affirmed by the common council. One, resolutions recognizing the following on outs as outstanding teachers in the city of Milwaukee. Emily Moore, Jennifer Veteran Leduc, Randy Owens, Trinette Page, Ingrid Walker Henry, Alisa Crawley, Emily Reinholz, Danae Kolahemenen, wonderful Stamps, Sierra Rowe, Christine Ricks, Troy Tyler, Alondra Garcia. Two, resolutions congratulating the following on being honored during the United Community Center's fifty sixth anniversary celebration. Zern L.

K. Water Solutions, Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Mike and Margie Munson, Viviana Espinoza Ruiz, Madeleine Hernandez, Carolyn Isaias, Rafael Cervantes, Alunciaro Muro. Three, resolutions congratulating the following on being honored during the Wisconsin Latino Entrepreneurial Legacy Gala two point o. Juan Arvizu, Angelica Angel, Karina Castillo, Robert Montemayor, Marta Navajar, Rosetta Machisi, Gabriela Barra. Four, resolution congratulating the Wisconsin Lutheran High School varsity basketball team on winning the twenty twenty six WIAA Division one State Championship.

Five, resolution congratulating the Juneau High School boys varsity basketball team on winning the WIAA division four state championship. Six, resolution congratulating Nigel James junior of the Market University men's basketball team for earning the Big East freshman of the year award. Seventh, resolution recognizing the organization of Chinese Americans, Wisconsin chapter's historical marker dedication. Eight, resolution congratulating the historic Third Ward Association on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Nine, resolution congratulating Kochel Academy of Irish Dance on becoming the twenty twenty six under 11 mixed Kaylee dance world champions.

10, resolution recognizing the Palm Graduation Gala twenty twenty six held in cooperation with the Roberto Hernandez Center at UW Milwaukee. 11, resolution recognizing Lesbian Visibility Week in the city of Milwaukee. 12, resolution congratulating Teresa Christiansen on receiving the 2026 Herb Kohl principal leadership award. 13, resolution recognizing the scholarship awards banquet held by Prince Hall Masonic Foundation Incorporated. 14, resolution expressing condolences to the family and friends of Sharon Rudder.

15, resolution expressing condolences to the family and friends of Joanne Tatum. 16, resolution expressing condolences to the family and friends of Thomas Fergerbar. 17, resolution expressing condolences to the family and friends of Samuel Johnson. 18, resolution congratulating Edward Easley on his retirement from the Milwaukee Public Schools. 19, resolution congratulating William Kirby on his retirement from the Department of Neighborhood Services.

Are there any objections to the foregoing commendations and condolences? If anyone wishes to be added as a co sponsor to any of the commendations or condolences, please fill out the form on your desk and submit it to the city clerk for the close of day. We will now take up reports of standing committees. Alderperson, Jocasta Sambaripo, will now present the report of the License Committee.

The License Committee recommends two, file number 252108, motion relating to the recommendations of the License Committee relating to licenses. Included in the file are the following recommendations. Renewal with a twenty day suspension of the class a fermented malt license of Paraminder Carr based upon the preponderance of the evidence in the police report, the applicant, automatic, and neighborhood testimony that demonstrates that the operation results in a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the public. For the premise located at 418 East Center Street doing business as T2 Raymotte Food in the 6th Aldermanic District. Renewal with a ten day suspension of the food dealer and food peddler license of Lucio Antonio Perez based upon the preponderance of the evidence in the applicant, Milwaukee Health Department, and aldermanic testimony that demonstrates that the operation results in a threat to the health, safety, or welfare of the public for the failure to comply with the approved plan of operations for the premise located at 1039 West National Avenue doing business as Tacos Guadaluca LLC in the 12th Aldermanic District.

Let the record reflect that no objections have been filed to any matter in this report.

Have the members of the Common Council read the report and recommendations of the License Committee in these matters? Roll call, please.

Alderman Pratt? Aye. Chambers? Aye. Brower? Aye. Thaumann? Aye. Wissmoreland? Aye. Cogs? Alderwoman Cogs. Jackson. Aye. Zamorepa. Aye. Taylor.

I I actually have a a one that I'd like to pull back to committee.

There'll be a there'll be a Okay. An opportunity for motions in a minute. Okay.

Aye.

Bohr? Aye. Berglis? Aye. Spiker?

Aye.

Stamper? Aye. Mister president? Aye. 14 ayes. One is excused.

14 ayes. One is excused. Are there any motions with respect to these matters? Alderwoman Taylor?

Yeah. So there was one for kitchen eleven and there is some more evidence that needs to be presented and I'd like to pull that particular one back.

Send it back to committee? Yes. What's that? Is there a file number for that one?

I apologize that I didn't hear it.

Address, please? Do you have an address?

Yes. It's 6800 Brown Deer.

Okay. The motion by Alderman Taylor is to return to committee the license at 6800 West Brown Deer. Any objections to that? Hearing none, so ordered. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none, I would ask for a vote of the common counsel and the members to adopt the recommendations of the license committee contained in file number 252108. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Alderman Pratt. Aye. Chambers. Aye. Brower. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Westmoreland. Aye. Cox. Aye. Jackson. Aye. Samarita. Aye. Taylor. Aye. Bohr. Aye. Bergelis. Alderman Berglis? Aye. Spiker? Aye. Stamper? Aye. Mister president? Aye. 14 ayes, one excused.

14 ayes, one excused. Alderwoman Melele a Cogs will now present the report of the public works committee.

The public works committee recommends passage of three, a substitute ordinance renaming South Cesar Chavez Drive from West Mitchell Street to West Pierce Street, South 16th Street. The Public Works Committee recommends adoption of four, substitute resolution relating to the acceptance of the average cost of replacing the privately owned portion of a lead water service line. Five, resolution authorizing the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to convert, access, and utilize portions of one city owned property for the South Lincoln Memorial Drive project from Jones Street to Carr Ferry Drive in the 14th Aldermanic District. Six, substitute resolution authorizing the city controller to set up and fund the procurement and construction phase of the bike share expansion project for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in the city of Milwaukee with a total estimated cost of $2,074,695. Seven, resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works and the Controller to execute a state municipal agreement with Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the installation of traffic signal improvements and to fund preliminary engineering for the project at 62 intersections in various aldermanic districts with a total estimated cost of $2,150,400 with an estimated grantor share of $1,720,320 and an estimated city share of $430,080.08, substitute 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 $1,635,000 for total estimated cost of these projects being $18,400,000. Nine, substitute resolution approving construction of non assessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes. With the city construction cost estimated to be $1,333,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $2,043,000. 10, resolution authorizing a permanent limited easement at a temporary limited easement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation on the properties at 8505 West Appleton Avenue and 8520 ADJ West Appleton Avenue for the right to construct and maintain a sidewalk in the 2nd And 5th Aldermanic District. 11, resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a document entitled First Revision State Municipal Agreement for a State Lit Highway Project with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming, design, real estate, acquisition, and construction of Prospect Avenue from East Wells Street to East Bradford Avenue.

12, resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works and the Controller to execute a revised agreement and transfer funds for the previously established project for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the city of Milwaukee for cost participation for traffic control improvements with a total estimated cost increase for the project of $0. 13, resolution directing the commissioner of public works to execute a document entitled first revision state municipal agreement for a state led highway project with Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming, design, real estate, acquisition, real estate acquisition, and construction of North Farwell Avenue, East Bradford Avenue from North Prospect Avenue to North Lake Drive. The public works committee recommends confirmation of 14, appointment of Linda Elmer to the city advisory committee on the naming of public buildings, facilities, and streets by the mayor. 15, appointment of Esperanza Gutierrez to the citizen advisory committee on the naming of public buildings, facilities, and streets by the mayor. The public works committee recommends placing on file 16, resolution relating to the provision of support services for city events.

17, resolution relating to expenditure of funds to be reimbursed by greater than anticipated revenue for the purpose for the purchase of low emission vehicles. 18, communication relating to semiannual reporting by to the common council by the Milwaukee Waterworks and the Department of Public Works relating to lead service line replacements.

Is there any further discussion of the committee report? Hearing none, Alderman Cogs moves for approval of the remainder of the report of the Public Works Committee. Will the clerk please call the roll.

Alderman Pratchett. Aye. Chambers. Aye. Brower. Aye. Baumann. Alderman Baumann. Westmoreland. Aye. Cox. Aye. Jackson. Aye. Samarita. Aye. Taylor. Aye. Moore. Aye. Bergelis. Aye. Spiker.

Aye.

Stamper. Aye. Mister president. Aye. 14 ayes. One excused.

14 ayes. One excused. The committee report is adopted. Alderman. Sorry. Peter Bergelis will now present the report of the finance personnel code.

The finance personnel committee recommends passage of 19 in ordinance relating to optional holidays. 20, a substitute ordinance to further amend the twenty twenty six rates of pay and positions in the city service. 21, a substitute ordinance to further amend the twenty twenty six offices and positions in the city service. The finance and personnel committee recommends adoption of 22 resolution directing the controller's office to provide a quarterly expenditure report for all departmental accounts, including special funds and special purpose accounts to the common council. 23, substitute resolution authorizing the transfer of funds from the MPD federal forfeiture revenue contribution account to the police department's budget.

24, substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars, and other travel. 25, substitute resolution reserving and appropriating $1,600,000 from the twenty twenty '6 common council contingent fund to the twenty twenty six damages and damages and claims fund special purpose account and reserving and appropriating $250,000 from the twenty twenty '6 common council contingent fund to the twenty twenty six outside council expert witness fund special purpose account. The finance and personnel committee recommends placing on file 26, communication from the department of administration on the status of the enterprise resource planning system replacement. 27, communication from the Department of Employer Relations, amending the salary and positions ordinances relating to clerical or administrative corrections. 28, communication from the Department of Employer Relations relating to classification studies scheduled for City Service Commission action.

29, communication from the office of the controller relating to the report on the police department fleet procurement to disposal account for the city of Milwaukee. 13, communication from the Department of Employer Relations, amending the salary and positions ordinances relating to the Department of Compliance and Engagement and the classification of the director of the Department of Compliance and Engagement. 31, communication from the Department of Employer Relations, amending the salary ordinance to provide incentive pay for the positions of property management supervisor and property manager in the Department of City Development.

Chair recognizes alderman Stamper.

Thank you, mister president. Please add me as a cosponsor to two five one four four four, item number 22, please.

Let the record reflect cosponsorship of, item number 22, Balderman Stamper. Chair recognizes alderman Brower. Yeah. Thank you

so much. I'd like to be registered

in opposition to item 23. Let the record reflect opposition to item 23 by Alderman Brower. Chair recognizes Alderman Brower.

Yes. Thank you, mister chair. Permission to change my vote from affirmative to abstain on file number 252060.

Let the record reflect is there any objection? Okay. Hearing none so ordered. Chair recognizes alderman Stamper.

Yes. Does anyone know the I apologize for not knowing this. Does anybody know the amount of the forfeiture funds?

This year. Chair of the committee, do you remember the amount?

3 something. 3237. 3.7.

Lot. Excuse me?

Not not exactly. It's in the file.

Mister president, I didn't hear you. 1.13656521.

Was it was the allocation designated?

Yeah. It works.

Thank you, mister president. Let me see that.

Thank you, Alderman Chambers.

Any further discussion?

Mister president.

Chair recognizes Alderman Chambers.

I'm on the new news going to the urban stable as far as that. I'm gonna, oppose to item number 23 as well, two five one eight three four.

Let the record reflect no on file 23 by Alderman Chambers. Any further discussion? Hearing none, Alderman Member Gellis moves for adoption of the recommendations of the Finance and Personnel Committee. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Alderman Pratt. Aye. Chambers. Aye. Brower. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Wissmoreland. Aye. Cox. Aye. Jackson. Aye. Zamorripa. Aye. Taylor. Aye. Moore. Aye. Bergelis. Aye. Spiker. Aye. Stamper. Aye. Mister president. Aye. 14 ayes, one excused.

14 ayes, one excused. Alderman DeAndre Jackson will now present the report of the judiciary and legislation committee.

The judiciary and legislation committee recommends adoption of 32, substitute resolution relating to the appeal of James and Ayunara Lindsay for property damage. 33, resolution approving a contract between the city of Milwaukee and Greshka Laws Group for legal services relating to securing an employment based nonimmigrant visa for a prospective Department of Employee Communications employee. 34, resolution authorizing the office of the city attorney to contract for legal services relating to conducting and responding to an audit of software licensing agreements. 35, resolution authorizing settlement of the claims in the lawsuit entitled eight seven five East One LLC and others versus the city of Milwaukee. 36, resolution canceling real estate taxes levied against certain parcels bearing tax key numbers on the 2025 tax roll plus interest applicable to date of repayment if appropriate.

37, resolution authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled Stephen K. Wood versus the city of Milwaukee and others, United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. 38, resolution authorizing payment of the claim of Josephine Purpura. 39, resolution relating to a cross appeal by the commissioner of assessments of a determination of the state of Wisconsin board of assessors relating to tax key number three five five zero four three one one one seven. 40, resolution relating to a cross appeal commissioner of assessments of a determination of the state of Wisconsin board of assessors relating to tax key number 35503 12111.

The judiciary and legislation committee recommends placing on file 41 communication from the Equal Rights Commission relating to its 2025 annual report. And the judiciary and legislation committee recommends disallowance and a definite postponement of items 42 through 47 claims against the city.

Chair recognizes alderman Jackson.

Thank you, mister president. I'd like to push a simple amendment for file two five one eight eight three. I moved at the I moved to amend common council file two five eight eight three by eliminating the fourth whereas clause that reads, whereas the health department intends to fund the legal services, racial law group, and associates, visa fee with grant money from accounts RM151534000. And further move to add the new whereas clause that reads the Department of Emergency Communications intend to fund the legal services of Gratiot Law and all associated visa fees for the h one b visa petition with money from account 20013400R99634005. And further move for adoption resolution.

I admit it.

Okay. Any objection to the simple amendment? Hearing none so ordered. Is there any further discussion of the committee report? Hearing none, Alderman Jackson moves for adoption of the recommendations of judiciary and legislation committee. Will the clerk please call the roll.

Alderman Pratt.

Aye.

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

Aye.

Zamorripa? Aye. Taylor? Aye. Gore? Aye. Regulus? Aye. Spiker? Aye. Stamper? Aye. Mister president? Aye. 14 ayes.

14 ayes won't excuse. 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 pass FF 48, an ordinance relating to parking controls, 49. A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls, 50. A substitute ordinance relating to the time limited truck truck zones. The committee recommends adoption of 51, a substitute resolution authorizing the expenditure of opioid settlement funds. The committee recommends confirmation of 52.

Appointment of Karen Tyler as a community wellness and safety director by the mayor. The committee recommends placing on file item 53, resolution relating to the access to fire and police commission meetings by members of the common council. 54, communication by the from the fire and police Commission relating to standard operating procedures. And item 55, a substitute ordinance relating to law enforcement identification.

Mister president? Chair recognizes Alderman Spiker.

I'd like to be recorded as a no on 52 consistent with my vote in committee.

You. Let the record reflect no 52 for Alderman Spiker. Chair recognizes Alderman Cox.

Thank you, mister president. Please mark me as an abstention from item 52.

Let the record reflect the abstention on item 52. Chair recognizes Alderman Moore.

Thank you, mister president. I would like my vote to be consistent for item number 52 as

Let the record reflect. For item 52, Alderman Moore. Chair recognizes Alderman Brower.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. I have something I'd like to read. I'd like to make a motion here under the provisions of section four twenty one six a of the Milwaukee Charter. I move to take file number two five one seven nine seven from the public safety and health committee.

Okay.

And I have another motion after your once that passes. It does.

I nominate it. Okay. For the clerk, have the requirements of s four two one dash six of the Milwaukee City Charter been satisfied with respect to this file?

Yes. They have.

The motion is in order. Is there any discussion? Alderman Brower, the floor is yours.

Yes. Thank you so much. The first thing I'd like to do is make a procedural motion to substitute and then I would like to make remarks if that motion passes. I move to replace substitute two of common counsel file number 251797 with the attached proposed and everybody shout

out to desk. Alderman Bauer? Yes. We have to take it out of committee, get it on the floor, then you can talk about the actual thing.

Okay. So we can do a roll

call we can do a roll call to take it out of committee? Yep.

On item 55, the take it out of committee.

Alderwoman Pratt. Aye. Chambers. Aye. Broward? Aye. Baumann? Aye. Wissmoreland?

Aye. Cox? Aye. Jackson? Aye. Zamorepa? Aye. Taylor? Aye. Moore? Aye. Bergilis? Aye. Spiker? Aye. Stamper? Aye.

Mister president? Aye. 14 ayes, one excused.

14 ayes, one excused. Alderman Brown, we can talk about the motion now.

Thank you so much, mister president. I apologize. Code of

file, I mean.

Yep. I'd like to make a motion to, replace. I move to replace substitute two of common counsel, file number 251797 with, the attached proposed substitute b and further move passage of the ordinance as substitute.

Okay. Is there any objection to that motion? Alderman Baumann, your light was on. Was this visible this or something else? I'm going back to item 52. Okay. We'll go back to that. On Alderman Brower's motion, any objections? Okay. Hearing none, so ordered. Pardon me? Okay. Okay. Now now we're actually gonna vote on the file now that you we have the sub in. So, you make the motion to accept the file? Yeah. May I speak to it, mister president? Yes. You may. Yeah.

Thank you so much. Colleagues, I really appreciate you all bearing with me as we make some procedural motions here to move this file forward. This, for everybody's, edification here, this item was the item that was held at the last council meeting, and we had a series of productive conversations with the city's attorney city attorney's office that, I believe now this file has the best chance of withstanding a court challenge and allowing us to do something when it comes to the ICE agents that may be descending and actually are already descending on this city in force. What this ordinance does, first of all, it presents findings that declare, you know, that we that we oppose unmasked law or excuse me, masked law enforcement officers of any of any type of any agency throughout the city that we want people to know what agency is enforcing the law. And I can't even believe I have to say this right now in America today that this is what's going on, that we have to demand that our federal government identify themselves when they're supposedly enforcing the law here in this city and in other cities.

So it presents some findings. Additionally, it requires that law enforcement of any agency, including ICE, be identified when they're here. And if they do not have a badge or other identifying information on them, that they will answer the question of what agency and their badge number or their name when they are asked by a member of the public or a member of our law enforcement here. We are going to require ICE to identify themselves when they are here in the city of Milwaukee, and I want to use this and and this this ordinance right here as the best chance of standing a league of of withstanding a legal challenge. I want us to adopt this today so we can lay down some rules for when ICE is further present and continues to be present, in this city.

What's going on what's going on in this country right now is absolutely abhorrent. It is absolutely abhorrent, and we need to do every single thing that we can. We cannot take action by this council to stop, the Department of Homeland Security from doing what it's doing, but we can take steps to, prepare ourselves legally to bring a challenge against ICE and force ICE to operate in the best way it can. And additionally, we can mobilize and organize our constituents to be ready. I've been so proud of colleagues here.

I mean, I'm hearing left and right about colleagues who are helping to do trainings in their district, who are working with community organizations. In the 3rd District, people are getting trained as ICE verifiers. They're getting ready to stand up so that if and when this happens, we are prepared. And what's what's the most interesting about this as well is that, you know, it may not be right away that this happens. It may be that the Trump administration waits this out and tries to bring this back around later when they think everyone's, sleeping or not paying attention, right, and let everything from Minneapolis die down.

But here in Milwaukee, we are working to be ready and we are gonna be diligent. I am so proud of constituents of mine. We're not only here in the gallery today and from other organizations who are here in the gallery today but are taking action, getting themselves ready. We're not gonna be able to wave a magic wand here at the council to stop ICE, but we as local elected leaders can be the impetus to move our residents and our, and our constituents to action and build the wave that's gonna be necessary and the movement that'll be necessary to stop this administration and take this country back. Thank you.

Chair recognizes alderman Chambers.

Thank you, mister president. For obvious reasons, this this ordinance is a sore spot for me. Honestly, I want to start off by saying I fully support any and all efforts of making ensuring that the public is protected by this tyranny that is the federal government. But some of the language within this, ordinance perfectly displays the concerns that are just going on throughout the entire community in Milwaukee. I was called off for first the use of facial coverage being disguised by a law enforcement officer significantly affects the public perception of law enforcement officer community interaction and accountability.

We have in the inner city of Milwaukee, the North Side Of Milwaukee, the Northwest Side Of Milwaukee, we have young individuals, grown individuals since the pandemic, numerous of individuals walking around with face coverings, whether that is COVID masks or face gatherings known as Poosh Ices walking around causing harm and destruction in our communities. You know, I I've had, you know, legislation out that would kind of do justice citywide to give some of the residents who have those same concerns a peace of mind. However, here we are.

I

am I guess I'll just pose a question, and it's not to anyone. It's just what makes this more important than what the community want to protect their own community. I feel like we're taking the precedent because of what's going on with the federal government, and we're putting the waste out of those residents, those store owners. There are businesses that are closing because they're essentially getting robbed with those people wearing those face masks and can't protect themselves. But we're here jumping the gun and creating this ordinance which inheartedly I I I support, but just the way we got to it, I just can't support. So, mister president, with that, I'll be abstaining from this. Thank you.

Okay. Let the record reflect Alderman Chamber's abstention. Chair recognizes Alderman Bergelis.

Thank you, mister president. Thank you to

the authors and all the cosponsors on this item. This has been a contentious issue not just for people in our community but citizens throughout citizens and residents throughout the country. Remember where we were three weeks ago when this file was held by the city attorney who had concerns about its legality and enforceability. We've made some changes with the city attorney's direction. Some may be disappointed that this version of the resolution waters down what was passed in committee and what community supported.

But let us remember that this file is not the end of the road for this concern. This council's fight to protect our residents will continue because people throughout the country are ready to stand up to this administration. This is a small step forward, an important step forward, and it is not the end of our fight. Thank you, Mr. Koch.

Chair recognizes Aldepersen Samariba.

Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to thank Alderman Brower and our colleagues as as already been pointed out, this has been long road and to see this file now before us just about to get passed through this body. It's it is a tremendous source of pride and I I do want to thank city attorney Evan Goyke who he and his team worked very hard, very diligently. They were committed to getting to yes in my opinion And so I appreciate their work with Alderman Broward to make sure that we can make this file a reality for our constituency.

To make sure that we can now prohibit law enforcement officers at every level of government from wearing face coverings to conceal their identity is a huge boon for the city of Milwaukee and its people. I want to thank the Milwaukee Police Department too, mister president. I know that the work with them was on the SOP motion that we did to ensure that our Milwaukee police officers will not mask to conceal their identity and that they won't be clearly identified so we can tell our local officers from a federal agent. These are huge wins when I think of just a couple of months ago when we rolled out the ice out package here one morning with so many of our constituents. About a dozen files were introduced and we called them ice out MKE and today we have passed over half of them.

And so I want to thank this body. I want to thank the people of this city. And I am looking forward to voting yes in just a few moments now. Thank you so much, mister president.

Thank you. Okay. We'll take separate action. Do you wanna do a roll call on this file? On

item number 55, alderwoman Pratt. Aye.

Chambers. Abstain. Brower. Proudly aye.

Aye. Thank you.

Baumann. Aye. Wissmoreland. Aye.

Cogs. Aye. Jackson.

Aye.

Thank you.

Zammaripa? Aye. Taylor? Aye. Moore? Aye. Bergelis? Aye. Spiker? Aye. Stamper?

Aye. Mister president? Aye. 13 ayes, one excused, and one abstain.

13 ayes, one excused, one abstention. Thank you. Chair recognizes Alderman Baumann. Record me of the no vote on item 52, please. Let the record reflect no on item 52. We'll take separate action on that item. Any other discussion before we move into the roll call on item 52? Roll call, please.

On item 52.

Alderwoman Pratt. Aye. Chambers.

Aye.

Brower. Aye. Baumann. No. Wissmoreland. Aye.

Cox. Abstain. Jackson. Zamorepa? Aye. Taylor? Aye. Moore? No. Bergilis? Aye. Spiker? No. Stamper? Aye.

Mister president? Abstain. Nine ayes, three noes, one excused, and two abstain.

Nine ayes, three noes, two one excused, two abstentions. Thank you. Any further discussion on 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. Brower? Aye. Baumann? Aye. Wissmoreland?

Aye. Cox? Aye. Jackson? Aye. Zamorepa? Aye. Taylor? Aye. Moore? Aye. Bergilis? Aye. Spiker?

Aye.

Stamper?

Aye. Mister president? Aye. 14 ayes, one excused.

14 ayes, one excused. Alderman. Alderman Robert Baumann will now present the report of the zoning neighborhood and development committee.

The zoning neighborhoods and development committee recommends passage of 56, an ordinance relating to fees imposed for the posting of an emergency order on a premise. The committee recommends adoption of 57, resolution approving the amendment number five to the project plan for tax incremental District Number 68 known doing business as fifth ward first place and authorizing additional expenditures and approving a development agreement in the fourth in the fourth and twelfth automatic Districts. 58, resolution approving amendment number two to the project plan and authorizing expenditures for tax incremental District number 60 known as Milwaukee Intermodal Passenger Station project in the 4th Automatic District. 59, resolution authorizing the sale back to the estate of Robert J. Arch, former owners of the city owned tax deeded property located at 1330 West Euclid Avenue in the 14th Automatic District.

16, resolution authorizing a sale back to Millionaire Enterprise Group LLC, former owners of the city owned tax deeded property located at 2839 North 30 North 21st Street in the 15th Automatic District. 61, resolution authorizing the sale back to Global Estates LLC, former owners of the city owned tax deeded property located at 2845 To 47 North 27th Street in the 15th Automatic District. 62, resolution authorizing the sale backs to E and K Capital Holdings LLC, former owners of a city owned tax deeded property located at 4177 North 19th Place in the 1st Automatic District. 63, resolution authorizing the sale backs to E and K Capital Holdings LLC, former owners of the city owned tax deeded property located at 14 Rather 4516 To 18 West Keith Avenue in the 1st Automatic District. 64, resolution authorizing the sale back to Michael and Viviana Resnick, former owners of the city owned tax deeded property located at 56 Rather 5262 North 50 Street in the first automatic district.

65, a resolution authorizing the sale back to Globalist Dix LLC, former owners of the city owned tax deeded property located at 1408 West Concordia Avenue in 6th Automatic District. 66, resolution authorizing a sale back to Shanti S Haynes, former owner of the six rather city owned tax deeded property located at 3882 North Tytona Avenue in the 6th Automatic District. The committee recommends confirmation of 67. Reappointment of LaShonda Vernon to the Bronzeville Advisory Committee by Aldo Woman Cox. 68, reappointment of Brushyona Boyne to the advisory committee by Alderman Malili Cox.

The committee recommends placing on file item 69 resolution directing the commissioner of the department of city development to prepare documents necessary to establish Cesar E. Chivas Tax Incremental District and number 70. Resolution authorizing the sale of the city owned tax deeded property located at 401 A West

Silver Spring in the first Automatic District. Chair recognizes Alderman Moore.

Thank you, mister president. I'd like to present a simple amendment for item number 56. I move to amend common counsel file number 252103 by changing the amount of the posting in section 200, 3,343.5 E from 180 to 3.6

Okay. Simple amendment by the woman more. Any objections? Hearing none, so ordered. Is there any further discussion of the committee report? Hearing none, Alderman Baumann moves for adoption and recommendation zoning neighborhoods and development committee. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Aldo Woman Pratt?

Aye. Chambers? Aye. Brower? Aye. Baumann? Aye. Wissmoreland?

Aye. Cox? Aye. Jackson?

Aye.

Zamarepa? Aye. Taylor? Aye. Moore? Aye. Bergilis? Aye. Spiker? Aye. Stamper? Aye.

Mister president? Aye. 14 ayes, one excused.

14 ayes, one excused. Committee report is adopted. Alderman Russell Stamper the second will now present the report of the community and economic development committee. Yes, sir.

The community and economic development committee recommends adoption of 71. Substitute resolution directing the Department of City Development to work with the Milwaukee Health Department and other relevant agencies to create strategies for the retention and attraction of full service grocery stores and pharmacies. 72, substitute resolution relating to the allocation of funds from the large impact development fund. 73, resolution relating to the acceptance and expenditure of a Wisconsin Arts Board 2026 regranting program grant. 74, substitute resolution designated April 26 through 05/02/2026 as youth victory over violence week in the city of Milwaukee.

75, substitute resolution reallocating up to $1,000 in the community and economic development fund from the Milwaukee Business Now Entrepreneurship Summit to the twenty twenty six Girls Day at City Hall. 76, resolution rescinding Comic Con to file number 251658 relating to an official city event. 77, substitute resolution allocating up to $11.00 from the Milwaukee Community Excellence Fund for official city events. 78, substitute resolution relating to the expenditure of funds from the grocery store retention fund for the purpose of healthy foods access. 79, substitute resolution authorizing a partnership between the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee succeeds to improve collaborations between the city and youth serving organization.

The committee recommends confirmation of 80 appointment of Michael Barron's to the Business Improvement District Number 4 by the mayor. 81, reappointment of Thomas Ingram's to the Business Improvement District Number 21 by the mayor. 82, reappointment of Josh Rubber to the Business Improvement District Number 51 by the mayor. 83, appointment of Mary Reed to serve as the director of the Department of Compliance and Engagement by the mayor. The committee recommends placing a file on item 84, communication from the Department of Administration, Community Development Grants Administration related to the current fund balance and status of the previous appropriations.

Chair recognizes Alderman Chambers.

Thank you, mister president. Please add me as the cosponsor's item number seventy two two five one nine two five and seventy eight, two five two one one zero. Thank you.

Let the record reflect cosponsorship of the chamber for item seventy two and seventy eight. Chair recognizes alderman Stamper.

Thank you, mister president. And a major step towards strengthening food and supporting local businesses and addressing long standing inequities in our neighborhoods. The common council today is approving a comprehensive series of actions aimed at stabilizing, expanding grocery store, and pharmacy access across the city. A total of 2,800,000 will be invested in this effort and 71 item 71, 72, 78, and then when we reach steering the rules, items eighty five and eighty seven are all in this effort with a team effort by many of my colleagues that I'm sure will speak today. So, in that same spirit, colleagues, thank you, Community partners and members of the Food Justice Collective, thank you for coming together in this moment of tragedy.

Today represents more than policy. It represents progress. Together, we took meaningful action to address food apartheid, strengthen our neighborhoods, and support the businesses that serve our residents every day. Because of this collaboration, we now have the tools, the resources, and the framework to build a stronger, more equitable system, one that delivers fresh, healthy, and quality food alongside accessible pharmacy services to every corner of our city. This work was not done alone.

It was built through partnership, through persistence, and through a shared belief that our residents deserve better. So I'm proud of the work we've done today and we're doing today. I look forward to us bringing healthy access and farmers back to our community together with people who at heart who really want to who care about this community, really wanna provide. So thank you very much, mister president.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Aldia McHale. You.

Oh, I'd like to be added to number 78 as a cosponsor, please.

Let the record reflect cosponsorship of item number 78. Alderman Taylor, chair recognizes Alderman Moore.

Thank you, mister president. Please add me as a cosponsor as well to item number seventy four and seventy eight.

Cosponsorship by Alderman Moore of item seventy four and seventy eight. Chair recognizes Alderman Burgullis.

Thank you, mister president. Please add me

as a cosponsor to 71,

72, and 78. 71, 72, 78 cosponsorship by Alderman Berglis. Chair recognizes Alderman Westmoreland.

Please ask me as add me as a cosponsor to items 71, 85, 86, and 87.

We're not the 85 yet or 86. So it was

So do

I have to wait?

Yes. You do. 70 what? '71?

When do I have to wait until?

Until that until that committee's up.

Thank you.

'71, Alderman Westmoreland, which were the other ones?

'71. '71.

Cosponsorship by Alderman Westmoreland. Chair recognizes Alderman Brower.

Yeah, thank you so much. I would also like to be added as a cosponsor for items 71, 72, and 78. And I'd like to just further remark that I really appreciate the work of colleagues to do everything we can to remedy this situation with these grocery stores closing all across the district, all across the city, I mean, excuse me. And it is, we even had one right near the 3rd District. The and I just want to mention the River West Co op that closed as well

right near the 3rd District in the 6th Aldermanic District that served a lot

of my constituents and was a piece of that community. You know, this this effort today is really a great step forward to remedying some of the food disparities that we have in the food apartheid that we're going to

be declaring as well in

the next committee report. I just I really appreciate the work being done here. In the future, I think our efforts as well should look to what is going on in New York City. I'm really proud of my comrade, Zoran Mandani, the Mayor of New York who is opening the first city run grocery store in New York City as well. And I think in the future, we'll need to look towards that when private capital continues to fail the residents of Milwaukee. Thank you.

Thank you. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Chair recognizes all the person of Samaripa.

Thank you, mister president. Can you add me as a cosponsor to item number 74, file number 252087?

Alright. Let the record reflect alderperson Samaripa's sponsorship cosponsorship of 74. Chair recognizes Alderman Westmoreland.

Please add me as a cosponsor to item 72.

Let the record reflect cosponsorship by Alderman Westmore Alderman Westmoreland 72. Chair recognizes Alderman Chamber.

Thank you, Mr. President. Requesting unanimous consent for item 71, 72, and 78. And with that being said, I'd like to thank my colleagues, Alderman Pratt and Alderman Stamper for their hard work on accelerating the constant need in our community fresh food access and access to keep our grocery stores in our neighborhoods. Thank you to both of them.

Okay. Let the record reflect the the motion by Alderman Chambers as unanimous consent for seventy one seventy two seventy eight. Any objections to that? Hearing none, so ordered. Is there any further discussion of the committee report? Bless you. Hearing none, Alderman Stamper moves for adoption of the recommendations of the community and economic development committee.

Will the clerk please call the roll. Alderman Pratt. Aye. Chambers.

Aye.

Brower. Aye. Baumann. Aye. Wissmoreland.

Aye.

Cox.

Aye.

Jackson.

Aye.

Zammaripa. Aye. Taylor. Aye. Moore. Aye. Bergelis. Aye. Spiker. Aye. Stamper.

Aye. Mister president. Aye. 14 ayes when excused. 14 ayes when excused. The committee report is adopted. Alderman Robert Baumann will now present the report of the Steering and Rules Committee.

The Steering and Rules Committee recommends passage of 85, a substitute ordinance relating to a notice of closure for food establishments. The committee recommends adoption of 86, substitute resolution relating to the designation of Milwaukee as a certified sensory inclusive city. 87, resolution declaring food apartheid, a public health emergency, and directing coordinated city action. Me.

Alderman Westmoreland?

Yes, sir. Now's

time. Now's the time. Please add me as a cosponsor to items 85, 86, and 87.

Let the record reflect cosponsorship Alderman Westmoreland, 85, 86, 87. Chair recognizes Alderman Pratt.

Thank you. I just wanna talk about item 85 and just to say, food justice is not about charity. Yes. It's the

Oh, I'm sorry.

The only response there.

Food justice is not about charity. It's about the right of the community to grow, access, and control the food that sustains them. And that's what this ordinance is doing to make sure that people, our neighbors, and our residents don't wake up in a food desert. That's been the case all too often. I'm happy to learn that the Wisconsin Grocers Association wants to work with us. I look forward to working with them going forward as well as our residents throughout the city. Thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes alderman Jackson.

Thank you, mister president. I just wanna again you've heard me say this before, but I wanna thank my colleagues. Finding money is the hard part, but, putting ideas together and making the right recipe to get things done, that's a collective effort. I should thank my colleagues again for believing in me and, putting this work forward together. Thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Alderman Chambers.

Same. Act for unanimous consent for '85, '86, and 87.

The motion by Alderman Chambers is unanimous consent for item 85, 86, 87. Any objections to that? Hearing none so ordered. Alderman Cottage, have your light on?

Yeah. Thank you, miss president. Healthy food access is not a privilege. It's a right. And as we watch full service grocery stores close down in our communities as well as access to pharmacy, which for so many is access to lifesaving and prolonging medication.

I think it's incumbent upon us to at least attempt to do something to both retain and to attract grocery and pharmacy. So I appreciate the efforts of my colleagues to do that. I reserve and I continue to think of ideas of how to do it as well, but I reserve, I guess, cheers and kudos until we see the full impact. Because the truth is we can think of many things, but making sure that those things truly have the impact of making sure that there is access to fresh fruits and vegetables for our community and making sure that those who need pharmacy have access to it. The recommendations that come out of these files and those that we choose to fund and those that we choose to pursue and the impact that that then has on the community.

That's the outcomes that I'm waiting to see and want to hear and working with my colleagues to help ensure happens. And there are many community folks and residents and organizations already working on all of these issues, both the recommendations and proof of concept. And I look forward to continuing to work with them as well as we fight for what truly is the life of the community. But again, thank you for council members having concern and being willing to roll up their sleeves to think of solutions for it. But again, I think we all should keep our eye on the impact of this work that we're doing.

Thank you. Thank you. Is

there any further discussion? I I just wanna take a second, to item 86. I wanna express my gratitude, to Molly King for the Department of of Employee Relations, Tony Snell of VISTA Milwaukee, Clifton Crop, my policy and administration director for highlighting the importance of this next step moving forward for us as a city as we continue to push the envelope in making city at the city as accepting and accommodating and accessible as possible for both our residents and visitors. I want to thank all the co sponsors and the unanimous consent on item 86. So thank you.

Any further discussion? Hearing none, Alderman Baumann moves for adoption and the recommendations of the steering of rules committee.

Will the clerk please call the roll? Alderman Pratt? Aye.

Chambers? Aye. Brower? Aye. Baumann? Aye. Lismorelin?

Aye.

Cox?

Aye. Jackson? Zamorepa? Aye. Taylor? Aye. Moore? Aye. Bergilis? Aye. Spiker? Aye. Stamper?

Aye.

Mister president? Aye. 14 ayes, one excused.

14 ayes, one excused. The committee report is adopted. We will now take up communications from city officers.

Item number 252116, communication from the city clerk relating to service of papers. Order on file. Item number 252117, communication from the city clerk relating to various comminatory, condolatory resolutions to be acknowledged and affirmed by

the common council. Order on file.

File number two five two one one eight communication from the city clerk relating to official notices and reports.

Order file.

File number 252120 appointment of alder Alderman Deandre Jackson and Rafael Garcia to the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board by the Common Council President.

Order on file.

File number 252121. Appointment of Andrea Malman Elliott as a Milwaukee Continuum of Care Coalition representative to the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board.

Order on file. File number

252159. Appointment of Jim Bow to the City Information Management Committee by the mayor. Order on file. File number 252164. Reappointment of Matt Kowalski to the library board by the mayor. Order on file. And reappointment of Michael Morgan to the library board by the mayor. Order on file.

Are there any items for immediate adoption?

There are three matters for immediate adoption. Item number 88, file number 251179, resolution approving final certified survey maps. Item number 89, file number two five two two two five, resolution recognizing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and designating it as an annual official city event. And item number 90, file number two 52229, resolution relating to the arrest and detention of Salas Sazer.

Is there any discussion of these items? Chair recognizes Alderperson Samaripa. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

I just wanted to be added as a cosponsor to file number 252225 as well as file number 252229.

Okay. Let the record reflect cosponsorship of all the prisoners of Maripa for 02/2025 and 02/2029. Chair recognizes Alderman Brower. Yeah. Thank you so much, mister president.

I would also like to be added as a cosponsor for item number 89252225. And then I had remarks on item 90 when ready. Okay. Go ahead. Yeah. Thank you so much. I wanted to bring this item forward, colleagues. I appreciate you bearing with the urgency that I'm presenting today to bring forward this resolution relating to the arrest and detention of Salah Sarsour. Brother Salah is the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee. And on March 30, just a few weeks ago, he was detained by ICE and is currently being held in the Clay County Detention Center in, the town of Brazil, Indiana.

This is an absolute abomination. I really want to admonish, members of the media who suggested that we were that we were, being the boy who the the the people who cried wolf by worrying about ICE too much. Because, look, ICE is here right now in abducting our citizens, and they're targeting some of the most prominent people. Why are they doing that? Why have they done this specifically with Sala Sarsour?

I urge every colleague to vote. I I I would love a roll call on the immediate adoption item for this, and I urge colleagues to support this item, this resolution, a related to the intention of Salah Sarsour because we need to take a stand right now. What's going on specifically with Salah Sarsour is he is a leader in the movement for the liberation of Palestine, a cause which I resound in our It's worth it's worth noting right now, mister president. It's worth noting right now that that is the specific reason that he has been abducted because he has been such an out Mister president, if I may continue, thank you so much. I think it's important that we take action at every single level and call out what things when when call out injustice when we see it, and and the work that we're doing right now is important.

If I may continue, please. I appreciate it. Sir, I'd appreciate if I could continue. Me. I'd like to continue with my remarks

and move forward with resolution. Okay.

Thank you. So what I'd like to do is urge colleagues to support this right now. We need to raise our voices as a body and and demand that Salas Arsur be released here. Right? He's been mister president, is

there anything we can do? Sir? Okay. Let's go. Yeah.

Thank you so much, mister president. I I'd like I'd like to make some statements here, and I'd like to use my position on the common council. I I would I would acknowledge that we cannot, by passing this resolution, release the law from the Clay Detention Center, unfortunately. What we can do collectively is continue to raise up this situation. It is just we you know, we're uplifting this because we need this story to get out there. We need we need to be using every single tool we have. I wanna just acknowledge that the family of Celeste or Soar is here with us today too, and the bravery that they've exhibited in the face of all this is commendable. Thank you all so much. Thank you all so much. I'm I'm intending for what we're

doing here today to

uplift the work on their fight for the freedom of Palestine, but specifically to call for him to be released. He is being denied his rights, and I wanna specifically point out that in this resolution, we have we've acknowledged that the the the arrest is related to charges that were filed excuse me, related to an incident that occurred when he was living in the West Bank. And when he was arrested in the West Bank, I just wanna point this out here. I wanna point out that when he was living in the West Bank during his second detention, I'm gonna read directly from the writ of habeas corpus that was filed in the Southern District Of Indiana here. During the second detention, he was subject to nearly ninety days of solitary confinement and excruciating torture.

Was beaten every day. This is in Israeli custody. Beaten every day often until he fell unconscious. He was only allowed three hours of sleep every seventy two hours. He was also deprived of food for long periods of time, losing over 40 pounds. And so this is what ICE is alleging. You know, the the confession that was issued in this detention in the West Bank is part of the case that ICE is using to arrest and detain Sala Sar Sur, a confession that was extracted under torture. That is unconscionable for us to be upholding this kind of work in The United States. It is absolutely appalling, and we need to stand with sloser sword no matter what you think about this no matter no matter what you believe about what's going

on in Israel, you Mister president, of order. Point of

order. Yes.

Can we get that handled so I can listen? Let's get this handled.

Just just pause a second.

Hold on. Just pause. Let's get this handled. Yes.

And move it into recess? Yes. Yes.

Hello, Brian.

Are you done?

Yep. I just wanna conclude my remarks here. Thank you so much, mister president, and we are gonna do every single thing we can. This is a nation of laws, and I intend to change every single unjust law in this country to retort what the, that heckler was just saying there. But, anyway, I, you know, I stand with the family of slaughter sore. I stand with the Islamic community here that is that is a just appalling. And I stand with everyone, no matter your thoughts in Israel, who sees this as an injustice. Thank you so much, and I urge colleagues to vote to adopt this. Thank you.

K. Chair recognizes chair recognizes Alderman Chamber.

Thank you, mister president. Thank you, mister president, and, thank you to my colleague, Alderman Brower, for this motion. I'm not gonna go into full details. I'm just gonna speak about Salad, a person who I known as a young man, becoming a first time father back in 2008. And since I met him, Salad did own a furniture store on 12th And The League, best quality furniture.

As a young man, you know, getting the first place and and having a child who was now gonna be 18 on Friday and have a full ride to Howard University, he saw me with my newborn, with my child's mother, and little less than money far as trying to furnish a full house in Salah. As kind as he was, you know, did the best he can with what he have and provided me and my family with a full house, and he continued full house of furniture at a significantly discounted rate. But, you know, but, you know, the years I've known Salah and the years following that that active gesture, know he's helped hundreds and thousands of families alike. And I consider him a friend. I consider him a great man, and it's a travesty that is that he has endured.

I stand with everyone that urged to free him. I understand that tensions is high, and we should use our voices to up the platform, not only just for Salah, to anyone in ICE custody and anyone and anyone going through any injustice in this country, black, brown, white, Israel, Palestine, whoever, we really need to continue to uplift those that are wrongfully, just. So I'll be supporting this motion and thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Old Woman Taylor.

Yes, I agree with my colleagues and the sentiments. I share the same sentiments and I'd like to be added on as a co sponsor to number 90 as well.

Okay. Let the record reflect cosponsorship number 90. Chair recognizes Aldeperson Samaripa.

Thank you, mister president. I want to thank Alderman Brower and Alderman Moore for bringing this immediate adoption forward today. As many of you know, I've been an advocate for immigrants across the great state of Wisconsin my entire career. And if I could sum up the detention of Salazarron in one word, it would be outrageous. It is unbelievable that this legal permanent resident, this Wisconsinite, would be snatched off the streets of Milwaukee with no due process.

And I think about the statement that I put out with Alderman Brower when this first happened. I posted it on my Facebook and the the number of comments that were anti immigrant and xenophobic and Islamophobic of course was devastating to me and I was aghast. But what really came through is the misinformation and the ignorance that people have around immigrants our country and in our great state. Sala Sour may not have been a US citizen, but he is a legal permanent resident. Is lawfully present in our community, and he has due process rights as much as a fifth generation German American Wisconsinite has, so does Salah.

And so it is incredible that he would have been snatched off the streets of Milwaukee. And so every day we have to fight, we have to advocate, and we have to insist that he be released. This is I just cannot believe that this would happen in this day and age. And so I want to thank again my colleagues for putting this forward today, and I am proud to sign on and co sponsor this with you.

Chair recognizes Aldo Lemoore. Thank you so much,

mister president, and I'll be brief. And I just wanna, you know, thank my colleague, for his courage. When we do these sorts of things, it's not for show. It's like these are people's lives. I had a conversation with him yesterday and I said, you know what?

It could have been me. It's not that long ago that I received my citizenship and as elder person Zamarepa mentioned, we have residents here that are legal permanent residents or legal permanent residents. And to not have that due process in our community, in our country is abhorrent. And so I just I'm I'm grateful and thankful for those that have signed on and and that, you know, the testimony of Alderman Chambers, just his personal relationship. And I did not know mister Amsala personally, but there's so many individuals here in this city that are doing so many great things for our community.

Taking a stand shows our community and shows our residents that we care. We give a damn. And so thank

you. Thank you. Thank you, everyone.

Okay. Any further discussion? I'll add myself as a co sponsor. Any any further discussion? Hearing none, roll call, please. Oh, excuse me. Hearing no discussion, Alderman, Brauer moves adoption. Will the clerk please call the roll?

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

Excused.

Cox?

Aye.

Jackson?

Excused.

Zamorepa? Aye. Taylor? Aye. Moore? Aye. Bergilis? Aye. Spiker? Aye. Stamper? Aye.

Mister president? Aye.

12 ayes. Three

excused. 12 ayes. Three is a key three excused. Thank you all for being present. Now we'll move into there any announcements? Chair recognizes alderman Brugellis.

Thank you, mister president. This morning, we were we we got the news about the passing of Dan Bice. Dan Bice is a one of a kind journalist who never flinched, who never coasted, and never let powerful people get comfortable, including many of us here in this room. For decades at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, he asked questions that others wouldn't, chased facts that others missed, and held a bright, unrelenting light on public life in Wisconsin. Now, you didn't have to agree with him to respect him.

But if he was calling, you knew it was time to get your facts straight. His work made our institutions stronger, our politics sharper, and most importantly, our community more informed. That kind of fearless accountability doesn't come around often. It is exactly what is needed now more than ever in today's political hurricane. We express our condolences to his loved ones. Let us always remember his fighting spirit as we push forward for our residents every day.

The chair recognizes all of mister Stamper.

I have a important announcement to make, but I like it quiet. So I'm a wait a little bit. Come back to me, mister Perez. Okay. And mister president.

Any other announcements? Chair recognizes alderperson Samaripa.

I thank you, mister president. Although, alderman Bergalis already said it so eloquently, I would be remiss to not also say Dan Bice's name. It's hard to believe, even though I just found out a few moments ago about his passing, that we have lost him. And like Peter said, I was always nervous if Dan Bice was calling you. You just never knew what he was up to, but I think that spoke to his immense talent as a writer, as a journalist, as a reporter.

And I just can't. I still just can't believe it, and I wanna send my very best, all my thoughts and prayers to his wife, to his family, and to the workers, to the journalists at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Thank you.

That's a controversial thing.

Chair recognizes Alderman Cox.

Thank you, mister president. August 2 will be the, I believe, sixteenth annual Bronzeville Cultural and Arts Festival. Later today, the vending application for the festival will be available on the city's website at milwaukee.gov. Again, if you are interested in becoming a vendor for the Brasel Cultural and Arts Festival during Brasel Week, you can go to the city's website later today and the application will be available. Thank you.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Alder Woman Moore.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. Just wanted to thank my colleagues. We had a fantastic youth resource fair on April 2 at the Baird Center. Hundreds despite the weather, hundreds of young people and their families turned out.

And we're still gearing up for summer. Please, those young people that's in your lives, let them know there's still opportunity available for employment, summer camps, you name it. We have it out there. So I just wanted to just thank my colleagues and the many volunteers and our vendors that came out to make this event a huge, huge success as well as a huge shout out to Ms. Deborah Moore who supported the event as well.

I also want to share an event that's coming up this Friday. This is the third annual forty third plus elite event. It typically happens on the last Friday of every month. So we have, I think May might be last month. Actually it is.

May is the last month that we'll be doing it. But April 24 and May 29, forty third plus VOLIT is a combination of businesses in the neighborhood that come together for, it's a free neighborhood event series with the small businesses in the Milwaukee's near Westside. So we wanna invite out our community. If you're not doing anything on Friday, come on out to 43rd And Elite and participate in some really great neighborhood festivities. Thank you so much.

Thank you. Chair recognizes all of Ms. Biker.

Thank you, Mr. President. Just wanted to let folks know that on Saturday, May 9, we'll be having our semiannual perennial exchange. The spring perennial exchange and plant sale will take place from ten till noon on Saturday, May 9 over at 6th And Howard. This is a great opportunity to clean your stock, bring some extra plants you have and pick up some new ones to make your place look like the Garden District. So invite everybody to come on down. Thanks.

Chair recognizes Alderman Taylor.

Thank you so much, Mr. President. I just have two community meetings, one Thursday at Greentree Preparatory School at 05:30 to discuss traffic calming over there and then one at Good Hope Library on Friday at 05:30 to discuss a new development over there.

Chair recognizes Alderman Chambers.

Thank you, mister president. It's a couple of things. Today, we voted on a file in the immediate adoption, separate some partials to open a brand new Foot Locker in the Midtown Shopping Center. Is one of many things that are coming to store for the Midtown Shopping Center area. So I want to thank Department of City Development.

I want to thank in particular Dave Mitzky for his hard work and the future updates that will be coming within the next six weeks in regards to that property. I'm very excited for the new growth that is going to be happening in the 2nd District. So thank you for that. In addition to that, Havenwoods Neighborhood Partnership will be doing the community cleanup on Saturday, May 9. That will be from 8AM to 12PM.

We'll be meeting at the corner of 64th And Silver Spring. So, if you got your cleaning gloves and your gardening items, please come out and help us beautify the neighborhood. And for those that are looking forward, Alderman Stamper going to provide some more details very shortly. And this summer, we need to be a little bit more proactive, especially with the recent weather impacts

across

the city. Thank you, Mr. President. Yes, sir.

Thank you. Chair recognizes Alderman Pratt.

Thank you. First, I'd like to give a shout out to neighbors who were helping neighbors during the recent flood and also first responders who came out to help neighbors who were stuck in high water or had issues at home. I just want to highlight that we are doing a neighborhood cleanup in the Lincoln Park area with Lincoln Friends of Lincoln Park leading from Blast Pavilion on tomorrow, starts at 12:00 in combination with the big clean, which I'm sure we're about to hear about. And also another neighborhood cleanup in the Garden Homes neighborhood on the 4700 Block on North 29th Street with the Hand of Norville Block Club and that's going to be on May 2 also starting at 12:00. So asking people to come out and join us and then anyone who wants to organize cleanups in their neighborhood, please reach out to the office.

We'll help coordinate that with you as well as to let residents in the 1st District know that we are starting to schedule for neighborhood walks for the spring and summer. So to reach out to the office at (414) 286-2228 or email us and let us know if you're interested in a neighborhood walk. Thank you.

Chair recognizes all one more.

Thank you, Mr. President. I would be remiss to not remind my colleagues, city employees, as well as the community that the Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month is going to kick off with a celebratory event on May 1 right here in the rotunda at 11:30AM. So I hope to see colleagues and other staffers join us for that celebration on May 1.

Chair recognizes Alderman Stamper.

Thank you, and thank you to all the colleagues who are participating this year. Join us for Big Clean MKE citywide effort to clean and strengthen our neighborhoods. So this year is, pretty special. Big clean MKE is a citywide effort dedicated to beautifying our neighborhoods and strengthening our community pride. It goes back to 2017 when we lost a special enforcement inspector, Greg Zekavich Ziggy, who was tragically killed during during a carjacking in my district.

That birthed the big clean MKE. And ever since then, we've been cleaning the 15th District up all the way until all the way up until the first automatic district. So all 15 districts are welcome and have been participating. This year, we are proud to have over 60 organizations and neighborhoods already committed to participating. Some started Saturday, and some are going all the way until this Saturday, but it's actually the entire summer.

Anyone at any time, any organization can get access to an abundance of supplies and materials anytime they need to clean up their neighborhood and make it feel clean and safe. So this is a powerful demonstration of what we can accomplish when we come together with a shared purpose, keeping Milwaukee clean, safe, and vibrant. So tomorrow is the kickoff. It's Earth Day. I hope to see everyone there.

Homer Blow is DJing. We got food galore, and they're spread out throughout the community. So different places throughout the city will have barbecues and food. But tomorrow, where I'm gonna start off, it's gonna be at WestCare and Pete's. Thank you to all the women cogs for the partnership, in the 6th Automatic District with Pete's. We're gonna kick it off at Pete's tomorrow, at 11:00. All are welcome. Come get your T shirt. Come get your signs. Come get your supplies. Come get your picker uppers. Come get your bags. I think that's what they call. Whatever you need to clean, we have. Thank you to Keep Milwaukee Beautiful, and I love to see the neighborhoods clean.

I think it's the main focus on concept and how we how we stay positive in the community. So tomorrow, everyone is welcome, and we're gonna clean up throughout the the summer, but tomorrow's kickoff for Earth Day. So thank you very much for the time, president Perez. I'll be on the South Side. I'll be on the North Side. I'll be on the Northwest Side. On the South Side, every part of the city, I'm a be at tomorrow cleaning up. Thank you, mister president. Thank you to all who's participating.

I hope you have some veggie burgers on them in Stampin.

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I don't know. You may just Absolutely. Any other announcements?

Yeah. One more thing, mister president.

Yes. I'm

I'm proud of the work we've done today with the grocery store initiatives, but it was a lot of reading. It was a lot of writing. It was a lot of work done by LRB. So let me recognize Dave and Kathy for all the work that they did in getting us what we need to read. Thank you so much.

You're welcome. Any other announcements? I'll remind members that the mayor will be signing the certified century inclusive city legislation at noon today, and I welcome all of you to attend and do that. It will be a signing ceremony in the atrium at noon, And all members are encouraged to attend, especially since we there was unanimous consent. And hope to see you there. And there being no further business, this meeting is adjourned.