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COMMON COUNCIL

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 · 9:00 AM AM · Common Council Chamber

TL;DR

The Milwaukee Common Council held its regular meeting, focusing on public works projects, infrastructure improvements, and city personnel matters. The council approved several resolutions related to highway projects, green infrastructure, and city service adjustments. The meeting also included a special recognition of Hispanic community representatives.

Key Decisions

  • Highway Improvement Projects Passed
  • Green Infrastructure Grant Funding Passed
  • City Personnel and Pay Rates for 2025 Passed
  • Sidewalk Replacement Cost Sharing with Deer District LLC Passed
  • Labor Department Grant Acceptance Passed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. PAGE BREAK
  2. COMMENDATORY AND CONDOLATORY RESOLUTIONS
  3. 1. Communication from the City Clerk relating to various commendatory/condolatory resolutions to be acknowledged and affirmed by the Common Council.
    Communication
    Action: PLACED ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. A. PRATT that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  4. THE LICENSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  5. 2. Motion relating to the recommendations of the Licenses Committee relating to licenses.
    Motion
    Action: APPROVED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Motion be APPROVED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  6. PAGE BREAK
  7. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  8. PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  9. 3. An ordinance relating to eligibility for deferred special assessments.
    Ordinance
    Action: PASSED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Ordinance be PASSED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  10. ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  11. 4. Substitute resolution to vacate a portion of the north-south alley in the block bounded by East Layton Avenue, East Bottsford Avenue, South Lennox Street, and South Pine Avenue, in the 13th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  12. 5. Substitute resolution to vacate an east-west alley in the block west of North Vel R. Phillips Avenue, north of West Vliet Street, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  13. 6. Resolution approving a Fifth Amendment to Lease Agreement with T-Mobile Central LLC relating to extending the term of the lease at the Hawley Road Water Tower at 5701 West McKinley Avenue.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  14. 7. Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a document titled “2nd Revision State/Municipal Agreement for a State-Let Highway Project” with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming, design, real estate acquisition, and construction of North Green Bay Road (STH 57) from West Capitol Drive to West Silver Spring Drive, and to set up additional funds for design engineering at an estimated total cost of $685,000 with an estimated City share of $171,250 and a grantor share of $513,750.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  15. 8. Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute change orders to Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District green infrastructure grant funding agreements for projects at various locations in the City of Milwaukee.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  16. 9. Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a document titled “6th Revision State/Municipal Agreement for a State-Let Highway Project” with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the programming, design, and real estate acquisition of West National Avenue from 39th Street to 1st Street with a total estimated cost increase for the project of $107,000, with an estimated increase of Grantor share of $2,564,800, and an estimated decrease of City share of $2,457,800.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  17. 10. Substitute resolution approving levying of assessments and construction of assessable public improvement projects at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City cost of these projects approved by this resolution is estimated to be $55,000 for a total estimated cost of $70,000.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  18. 11. Resolution determining it necessary to make various assessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $50,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $320,500.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  19. 12. Resolution determining it necessary to make various nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City engineering cost estimated to be $352,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,378,000.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  20. 13. Resolution approving construction of nonassessable public improvements at various locations and appropriating funds for these purposes with the City construction cost estimated to be $1,181,000 for a total estimated cost of these projects being $1,270,000.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  21. 14. Resolution directing the Commissioner of Public Works to submit a project application with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for funding for local street improvements under the Local Roads Improvement Program.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  22. 15. Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute a project agreement and appropriating funds for these purposes for the “Cost Sharing Memo of Understanding Between the City of Milwaukee and Deer District LLC” for the cost sharing of sidewalk replacement on N. Vel R. Phillips Ave. in the 4th Aldermanic District with a City share of $125,000.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  23. 16. Substitute resolution approving the execution of a maintenance license agreement with Nativity Jesuit Academy, setting forth the maintenance responsibilities of DPW and Nativity Jesuit for the Nativity Jesuit Pedestrian Mall in the 8th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  24. PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  25. 17. Motion relating to the recommendations of the Public Works Committee relating to licenses.
    Motion
    Action: PLACED ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Motion be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  26. 18. Communication relating to semi-annual reporting to the Common Council by the Milwaukee Water Works and the Department of Public Works regarding lead service line replacements.
    Communication
    Action: PLACED ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  27. 19. Communication from the Department of Public Works submitting its 2024 residential recycling annual report
    Communication
    Action: PLACED ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  28. 20. Communication from the Department of Public Works reviewing the feasibility of creating a third Drop Off Center location
    Communication
    Action: PLACED ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  29. PAGE BREAK
  30. THE FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  31. PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  32. 21. A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 rates of pay of offices and positions in the City Service.
    Ordinance
    Action: PASSED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Ordinance be PASSED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  33. 22. A substitute ordinance to further amend the 2025 offices and positions in the City Service.
    Ordinance
    Action: PASSED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Ordinance be PASSED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  34. 23. A substitute ordinance relating to the city’s accounting practices.
    Ordinance
    Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Ordinance be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  35. ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  36. 24. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a U.S. Department of Labor Growth Opportunities Program - Employ Milwaukee Growth Opportunities Milwaukee subrecipient grant.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  37. 25. Resolution relating to amendments to the City of Milwaukee Deferred Compensation Plan Master Agreement to allow for special disaster-related distributions and loans as permitted by SECURE 2.0.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  38. 26. Substitute resolution authorizing attendance at conventions, seminars and other travel.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Resolution be ADOPTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  39. PLACING ON FILE THE FOLLOWING:
  40. 27. Communication from the Comptroller's office relating to the audit of the 2024 financial statements of the City of Milwaukee.
    Communication
    Action: PLACED ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  41. Untitled item
  42. Meeting adjourned at 10:27 AM Joanna Urtiz Staff Assistant
  43. 250955 A substitute ordinance relating to the city’s accounting practices.
    Ordinance
    Action: PASSED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Ordinance be PASSED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  44. The meeting was called to order at 9:27 AM The Pledge of Allegiance was said followed by a moment of silent meditation. The question was put: Are there any corrections to the Common Council Journal of Proceedings for the regular meeting of September 23 and October 6, 2025? There being none, the minutes of the meeting stand approved. Ald. Zamarripa made remaks to recognized City Representatives of the HIspanic Community being honored in this meeting: Dan Maldonado brought by Ald. Pratt Tony Snell Rodriguez brought by Ald. Bauman Dr. Juan Baez brought by Ald. Westmoreland Brian Verdin brought by Ald. Coggs Jose Ramon Ramirez brought by Ald. Jackson Marcos Isisdoro Gamboa and Suzana Barba-Martin brought by Ald. Zamarripa Patricia Ruiz-Cantu brought by Ald. Taylor Jezamil Arroyo-Vega brought by Ald. Jackson