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COMMON COUNCIL

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 · 9:00 AM AM · Common Council Chamber

TL;DR

The Milwaukee Common Council held its regular meeting, primarily focusing on the 2026 city budget, which was ultimately passed after overriding the mayor's veto. The council also approved several resolutions, including street name dedications and infrastructure agreements, and recognized community leaders.

Key Decisions

  • 2026 City Budget Passed (Veto Overridden)
  • Public Entertainment Premises Regulation Ordinance Passed
  • 16th Street Viaduct Rehabilitation Project Agreement Approved
  • Multiple Honorary Street Name Assignments Adopted
  • Wisconsin DOT Traffic Control Improvements Agreement Approved
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. PAGE BREAK
  2. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  3. 1. Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.
    Budget
  4. 2. Communication from the Milwaukee Public Schools relating to the tax levy for 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:

  5. COMMENDATORY AND CONDOLATORY RESOLUTIONS
  6. 3. 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. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Communication be PLACED ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  7. THE LICENSES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  8. PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING:
  9. 4. A substitute ordinance relating to public entertainment premises regulation.
    Ordinance
    Action: PASSED Passed

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

  10. APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING:
  11. 5. Motion relating to the recommendations of the Licenses Committee relating to licenses.
    Motion
    Action: AMENDED Passed

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

  12. PAGE BREAK
  13. THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:
  14. ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:
  15. 6. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Cecilia "The Queen" Gilbert to East Wells Street from North Jackson Street to North Jefferson Street in the 4th 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:

  16. 7. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Karl R. Kopp to North Jefferson Street from East Wells Street to East Kilbourn Avenue in the 4th 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:

  17. 8. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name George Heriott DeReef to North Hubbard Street from East Vine Street to East Brown 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:

  18. 9. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Everett “Boobie”" Moore to West Garfield Avenue from North Dr. William Finlayson Street to North 6th 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:

  19. 10. Substitute resolution granting a special privilege to JT Wells Milwaukee LLC to install and maintain 14 gas plug deck boxes and one trench drain in the public right-of-way for the premises at 419 East Wells Street, in the 4th 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:

  20. 11. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Bishop Betty Hayes to West Garfield Avenue from North 21st Street to North 23rd Street in the 15th 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:

  21. 12. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Rev. John W. McVicker, Sr. to West Port Avenue from North 60th Street to North Edgeworth Drive in the 9th 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:

  22. 13. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Ron Sadoff to North 36th Street from West Meinecke Avenue to West Wright Street in the 15th 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:

  23. 14. Substitute resolution assigning the honorary street name Bishop JC Williams to North Teutonia Avenue from West Center Street to West Hadley Street in the 15th 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. 15. Resolution authorizing City execution of an Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement between the City of Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for the purposes of establishing maintenance responsibilities for the North 35th Street and West Roosevelt Drive Sewer Improvements.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

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

  25. 16. Resolution authorizing execution of an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for a change to the connecting highway designation on East Michigan Street between North Milwaukee Street and North Lincoln Memorial Drive.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

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

  26. 17. Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works to execute an Amendment to the existing Memorandum of Understanding by and between the Forest County Potawatomi Community and the City of Milwaukee for the 16th Street Viaduct Rehabilitation project in the 4th and 8th Aldermanic Districts.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

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

  27. 18. Substitute resolution authorizing the City Comptroller to transfer funds to the previously established project for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and the City of Milwaukee for cost participation for the construction of the 16th Street Bridge over the Menomonee River with a total estimated cost increase for the project of $3,059,779.55, with an estimated Grantor share of $11,097,209.78 and an estimated City share of $(8,037,430.23).
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

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

  28. 19. Resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Public Works and Comptroller to enter into an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the development, implementation, and funding of traffic control improvements and other safety measures necessary to mitigate traffic diversion on City streets due to construction activity on the I-94 East/West Project in 2025 and 2026, with the total estimated cost being $576,984.83 of which 100% is grantor funded.
    Resolution
    Action: ADOPTED Passed

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

  29. 250001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.
    Budget
    Action: VETO OVERRIDDEN Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Budget be VETO OVERRIDDEN. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  30. 250001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.
    Budget
    Action: VETO OVERRIDDEN Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Budget be VETO OVERRIDDEN. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  31. Ald. Stamper moved that the Common Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole for the purposes of hearing presentations. There was no objection. Ald. Stamper recognized Richard Clark, veteran of the United States Armed Forces, and Derick Jenkins, educator and principal at Hi-Mount Community School, for their positive impact on the community within the 15th aldermanic district. Ald. Taylor moved that the Common Council rise from Committee of the Whole. There was no objection.
  32. 250001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.
    Budget
  33. The Pledge of Allegiance was said followed by silent meditation.
  34. 250001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.
    Budget
    Action: VETO OVERRIDDEN Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Budget be VETO OVERRIDDEN. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  35. 250001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.
    Budget
    Action: VETO OVERRIDDEN Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Budget be VETO OVERRIDDEN. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  36. Announcements were made.
  37. PAGE BREAK
  38. The meeting was called to order at 9:17 a.m.
  39. 250001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.
    Budget
    Action: VETO OVERRIDDEN Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Budget be VETO OVERRIDDEN. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  40. 5. 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:

  41. There being no further business to come before the Common Council, the meeting adjourned at 11:19 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
  42. 250001 Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2026 budget.
    Budget
    Action: VETO OVERRIDDEN Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Budget be VETO OVERRIDDEN. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  43. This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
  44. The question was put: Are there any corrections to the Common Council Journal of Proceedings for the regular meeting of November 4, 2025 and budget adoption meeting of November 7, 2025? There being none, the minutes of the meetings were approved without objection.