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ZONING, NEIGHBORHOODS & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Monday, July 28, 2025 · 1:30 PM AM · Room 301-B, City Hall

TL;DR

The Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee held a meeting focused on approving several city property sales and creating new Tax Incremental Districts (TIDs) to support urban development. The committee recommended multiple resolutions for city property sales and made key appointments to the Housing Authority.

Key Decisions

  • Creation of Tax Incremental District No. 123 (Northwoods) Passed
  • Sale of City-owned property at 3116 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Passed
  • Appointment of James Nelson to Housing Authority Recommended for Confirmation
  • Appointment of Howard Snyder to Housing Authority Recommended for Confirmation
  • Amendment to Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District Tax Incremental District No. 59 Passed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. Meeting convened at 1:31 p.m.
  2. Meeting adjourned at 3:58 p.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
  3. This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
  4. 250154 Substitute resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 123 (Northwoods), in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  5. 250529 Substitute resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned property at 3116 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  6. 1. Appointment of James Nelson to the Housing Authority by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
    Appointment
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  7. 2. Appointment of Howard Snyder to the Housing Authority by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
    Appointment
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  8. 3. Substitute resolution approving a Land Disposition Report and authorizing the sale of the City-owned tax deed property at 3608-10 West Villard Avenue, 3614-16 West Villard Avenue and 5219-25 North 36th Street, in the 1st Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  9. 4. Resolution approving a Land Disposition Report and authorizing the sale of the City-owned tax deed property at 4124 West Villard Avenue, in the 1st Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  10. 5. Resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned tax deed property at 3474-78 North 2nd Street and 135-37 West Keefe Avenue, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. JACKSON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  11. 6. Substitute resolution approving the Land Disposition Report and Due Diligence Checklist and authorizing assignment pursuant to 75.106 Wisconsin Statutes of 2621 West North Avenue and the sale of 2621 Adjacent West North Avenue, in the 15th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. STAMPER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  12. 7. Substitute resolution approving the Land Disposition Report and Due Diligence Checklist and authorizing assignment pursuant to 75.106, Wisconsin Statutes, of 312 West Keefe Avenue, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  13. 8. Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Project Plan for Tax Incremental District No. 59, Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District, and authorizing additional funding and expenditures, and approving grants, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  14. 9. Resolution authorizing the acceptance of unsolicited offers to purchase City owned vacant lots in the City of Milwaukee, for the construction of seven new single-family homes within a half-mile of Tax Incremental District No. 59, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  15. 10. Substitute resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 123 (Northwoods), in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

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

  16. 11. Resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 128 (Compass Lofts), in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  17. 12. Substitute resolution authorizing the sale of the City-owned property at 3116 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, in the 6th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

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

  18. 13. Resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 127 (100 East Wisconsin), in the 4th Aldermanic District.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. JACKSON that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

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