JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
TL;DR
The Judiciary & Legislation Committee met on July 6, 2026, to address multiple claims and legal settlements involving the city. The committee recommended adoption of settlements in two lawsuits (Metropolitan Associates and Layton Grove Apartments), approved code revisions for technical corrections, and took action on numerous individual claims ranging from denials to postponements pending further review.
Key Decisions
- Settlement authorization - Metropolitan Associates v. City of Milwaukee Recommended for Adoption
- Settlement authorization - Layton Grove Apartments LLC v. City of Milwaukee Recommended for Adoption
- Code revisions ordinance (correcting errors, clarifying language, eliminating obsolete provisions) Recommended for Passage
- Multiple individual claims (Sovaja Knox, Lawrence Howard, Lashawn Johnson, Ivan Kruslin) Recommended for Disallowance & Indefinite Postponement
- Three claims held for further review (Mayolo Arias, Keyauna Brumfield, Logan Heinrich/Thomas Ravert, Charlie Mikel) Held to Call of the Chair
Agenda
- 1. Resolution relating to the claim of Cooper Horn.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 2. Resolution relating to the appeal of Mayolo Arias for property damage.ResolutionAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 3. Resolution relating to the claim of Sovaja Knox.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 4. Resolution relating to the claim of Lawrence Howard.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 5. Resolution relating to the claim of Attorney Phillip Georges on behalf of Lashawn Johnson.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 6. Resolution relating to the appeal of Ivan Kruslin for bodily injuries sustained.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR DISALLOWANCE & INDEF. POSTPONEMENT. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 7. Resolution relating to the claim by Keyauna Brumfield.ResolutionAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 8. Resolution relating to the claim of Logan Heinrich and Thomas Ravert.ResolutionAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 9. Resolution relating to the claim by Charlie Mikel.ResolutionAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 10. Substitute resolution relating to the claim of Julie Kaufmann.ResolutionAction: SUBSTITUTED Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 11. A substitute ordinance relating to revisions of various provisions of the code for purposes of correcting errors, clarifying language, eliminating obsolete provisions, and updating references.OrdinanceAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 12. Resolution relating to the first amendment to agreement with outside counsel in the matter of Antoine D. Young v. City of Milwaukee.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 13. Resolution authorizing settlement of claims in the lawsuit entitled Metropolitan Associates, et al. v. City of Milwaukee.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 14. Resolution authorizing settlement of claims in the lawsuit entitled Layton Grove Apartments LLC v. City of Milwaukee.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- The Judiciary and Legislation Committee may convene into closed session on Monday, July 6, 2026, in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of conferring with the City Attorney who will render oral or written advice with respect to litigation in which the city is or is likely to become involved, and then may go into open session for the regular agenda.
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- Meeting adjourned at 11:35 AM Joanna Urtiz Staff Assistant
- 260203 Substitute resolution relating to the claim of Julie Kaufmann.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BAUMAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- Meeting convened at 9:10 AM