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JOINT COMMITTEE ON REDEVELOPMENT OF ABANDONED AND FORECLOSED HOMES

Monday, July 29, 2019 · 10:00 AM AM · City Hall, Room 301-A

TL;DR

The Joint Committee on Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes met to discuss various housing programs aimed at improving neighborhood conditions and supporting homeowners. The meeting covered multiple initiatives from the Department of City Development and Neighborhood Services focused on housing rehabilitation, loan programs, and neighborhood revitalization.

Key Decisions

  • Lease-to-Own Program Review Discussed
  • Strong Home Loan Program Status Reviewed
  • Rehabilitation to Rent Program Discussed
  • Neighborhood Demolition and Deconstruction Under Evaluation
  • Strong Neighborhoods Plan Activities Reported
Agenda PDF

Agenda

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  3. Review and approval of the May 6th and June 17th meeting minutes.
  4. Communication from the Department of City Development on Housing Infrastructure Preservation Fund Activities.
  5. Communication from the Department of City Development on the Lease-to-Own Program.
  6. Communication from the Department of City Development relating to the Rehabilitation to Rent Program.
  7. Communication from the Department of City Development on the Strong Home Loan Program.
  8. Communication from the Mayor's Office, Department of City Development, and the City Attorney's Office relating to activities, revenue and expenditures of the Strong Neighborhoods Plan.
  9. Communication from the Department of Neighborhood Services relating to the Compliance Loan Program.
  10. Communication from the Department of Neighborhood Services relating to demolition and deconstruction.
  11. Communication from the City Attorney's Office regarding updates on neighborhood revitalization litigation.
  12. Public Comment
  13. Set next meeting date.
  14. 12. Communication relating to the 2019 activities of the Joint Committee on the Redevelopment of Abandoned and Foreclosed Homes.
    Communication
  15. This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
  16. Members of the Common Council and its standing committees who are not members of this committee may attend this meeting to participate or to gather information. Notice is given that this meeting may constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of its standing committees, although they will not take any formal action at this meeting. Times for specific agenda items are estimations. If items cannot be heard at their specified times, they will be heard as soon as practicable thereafter.
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