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ARPA FUNDING ALLOCATION TASK FORCE

Thursday, September 22, 2022 · 1:00 PM AM · Room 303, City Hall

TL;DR

This was the first organizational meeting of the ARPA Funding Allocation Task Force, which oversees how the city spends American Rescue Plan Act federal relief money. The task force reviewed its legal authority, discussed budget deadlines, and established meeting procedures. No substantive funding decisions were made at this meeting.

Key Decisions

  • Task force formation and member introduction Completed
  • Review of ARPA spending rules and city budget guidelines Reviewed
  • Discussion of project deadlines and request for additional time Discussed (no vote recorded)
  • Determination of meeting frequency Discussed (no vote recorded)
  • Schedule for future meetings To be determined (meeting date(s) to be set)
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. This is also a virtual meeting conducted via GoToMeeting. Should you wish to join this meeting from your phone, tablet, or computer you may go to https://meet.goto.com/649354077. You can also dial in using your phone United States: +1 (646) 749-3122 and Access Code: 649-354-077.
  2. Call to order.
  3. Roll call.
  4. Introduction of members and staff.
  5. Review of enabling legislation.
  6. Background information regarding ARPA purchasing and City budget.
  7. Consideration of deadlines and request for additional time.
  8. Discussion regarding frequency of meetings.
  9. Schedule next meeting date(s) and time(s).
  10. Items for future agenda.
  11. Adjournment.
  12. In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety and Health, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous meeting.
  13. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
  14. Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.
  15. Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. Registered lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying.
  16. 220789 Communication relating to the activities of the American Rescue Plan Act Funding Allocation Task Force.
    Communication
  17. Meeting materials for the task force can be found within the following file:
  18. Please note that virtual participation was impacted due to webinar audio issues.
  19. Also present: