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Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting - May 20, 2026

City Plan Commission — Wednesday, May 20, 2026
BodyMilwaukee, Wisconsin
SessionCity Plan Commission
DateWednesday, May 20, 2026
StatusFILED
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Alderman DeAndre Jackson on the big board we have Alderman Mark Chambers.

0:05

Alder Women Moore should be joining us shortly.

0:08

Uh we're gonna get started.

0:09

It's May 20th, and item number one is 260121.

0:15

And this is a substitute resolution declaring the MKE Love Summer Kickoff to be an official city event and reallocating fund from the MKE Community Excellence Fund for that purpose.

0:28

Sponsored by the president.

0:30

President, you got some comments.

0:31

Uh yes, sir.

0:32

I appreciate the opportunity to hear this.

0:34

Um the emerging youth achievement committee.

0:38

Um Project Kindred not only came to present but um through their civic engagement program that they're doing.

0:45

Uh we want this to be uh kind of a long-term relationship with the organization as they're working on youth-led initiatives and issues and um in the future they'll be coming down the city hall for not only a scavenger hunt and getting the no city departments and working on the issues, but um the summer kickoff uh we want uh it's gonna happen at uh Casiesco Park and we wanted to make it an official city event in order to uh put our money where our mouth is and support young people.

1:15

Um this the entire kickoff is led by young people, for young people, about young people, and so we wanted that to be uh a safe space that we're invested in, and that's why we want to make it a citywide event for it to happen.

1:28

Not only happen every year, the kick off and um, but we wanted to support it best we can.

1:34

We know we have to raise the matching funds, that will happen, and just look forward to the support and the kickoff and invite everyone to participate on June 13th.

1:43

Excellent.

1:43

This is a awesome endeavor.

1:45

Please add me as a co-sponsor.

1:47

I have the pleasure of sitting on the emergency youth advisory council.

1:51

I'm very familiar with this group and uh they're doing wonderful things for young people.

1:56

Uh Alder Woman.

1:58

Um, thank you so much, Mr.

2:00

Chairman.

2:00

I'd also like to be as co-sponsor and I'd like to move adoption.

2:04

Also, so Alderman to the Avich moves for adoption.

2:08

Yes, sir.

2:08

Uh Mark, are you in on the co-sponsorship?

2:13

I know Alderman Moore may be.

2:14

That's fine.

2:15

Uh I know Alderman Moore will be uh you may want to ask her.

2:18

Otherwise we will not.

2:20

Oh, there she is.

2:20

Alderman Moore.

2:21

We are talking about your favorite subject.

2:24

We're talking about the favorite subject.

2:25

Yes.

2:26

Young people.

2:27

And we're gonna uh allocate some funds to the MKE Love Summer Kickback program so young people can come down here and experience uh politics and government.

2:37

And uh this is just the first of many.

2:39

We plan on funding in the board, but we're my point is we're doing a unanimous consent and sponsorship.

2:44

Would you like to be a um so thank you so much and so um um President Perez, what are you the or your group is the one that I had some questions about it, so I'm glad I um and forgive me for my tardiness.

2:56

Um I just had some questions about it because we were taking funds um from Lit Leaders Igniting Transformation, and so I don't know if it was something that previously um was a project that they put in and we were then transferring funds to this.

3:09

So I was just that was one of my biggest concerns that what was lit doing and why are we transferring the money into the this is in lit's transfer.

3:19

This is from uh remember the money we had put up for the Caesar Chavez event.

3:25

That money was not used because we canceled the event, so we're we allocate reallocated the funds.

3:30

And this is one of the allocations.

3:32

Gotcha, okay, yeah.

3:33

This is reconstituting what was already earmarked for these annual events.

3:38

Still a city event, but we just changed it.

3:40

It's becoming a city event, then we can pursue the thirty-six hundred dollars.

3:45

Yeah.

3:46

Okay, no, yeah, please.

3:48

Yeah, I I read up on about it, so yeah.

3:50

All right.

3:50

Well, you have to see me.

3:52

Yes.

3:52

Yes, uh all the woman all the woman Dimitrivich moved for adoption with unanimous consent here.

3:57

No objections, so ordered.

3:59

Thank you so much.

3:59

Thank you.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Arts And Culture█████████████████████████████████████████████57%
Economic Development████████████15%
Youth Programs███████████14%
Procurement and Contracts███████9%
Workforce Development████5%
Summary of Proceedings

Community & Economic Development Committee Meeting - May 20, 2026

The Community & Economic Development Committee met on May 20, 2026, at 1:30 PM in City Hall, Room 301-B. The committee unanimously recommended four agenda items for adoption, substitution, or placement on file, including a resolution to declare the MKELove Summer Kickback an official city event, a report on the Milwaukee Arts Board annual report, a substitute ordinance updating residential preference program requirements for construction contracts, and a file to place an ordinance on the emerging youth achievement advisory council as no longer needed.

Consent Calendar

  • None. All items were individually discussed and voted on.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments from non-committee members were recorded.

Discussion Items

  • Item 1 (260121): Substitute resolution declaring the MKELove Summer Kickback an official City event and reallocating funds from the MKE Community Excellence Fund.

    • President José G. Pérez presented the resolution, stating the event is led by young people and will take place at Casiesco Park on June 13, 2026. He noted the need to raise matching funds.
    • Ald. Stamper and Ald. Dimitrijevic expressed support and requested co-sponsorship. Ald. Moore initially raised a question about funds being transferred from Lit Leaders Igniting Transformation (LIT), but President Pérez clarified the funds were reallocated from a canceled Caesar Chavez event.
    • The committee unanimously recommended adoption.

  • Item 2 (260048): Communication from DCD relating to the Milwaukee Arts Board annual report.

    • Sally Svetic (DCD) presented a slideshow on the Arts Board's activities, including:
      • Sustaining Grant Program: $267,600 awarded to 49 organizations in 2026, supporting 3,100 artists and serving over 435,000 people through 7,800+ sessions (2024 data).
      • Public Art Conservation Fund: $10,000/year for conserving public art, with recent projects including restoration of murals and planters.
      • Public Artists in Residence (PAIR) Program: Second iteration partnering with the Fire Department to address safe housing, with an 18-month timeline starting July 1, 2026.
    • Ald. Moore asked about how residents can connect with arts funding; Svetic directed them to the Arts Board website and email.
    • The committee unanimously recommended placing the communication on file.

  • Item 3 (252102): Substitute ordinance relating to residential preference program (RPP) requirements for construction contracts.

    • Mary Reed (Director, Department of Compliance and Engagement) presented the substitute, which amends ordinances 309 and 355 to update the definition of Special Impact Areas (SIAs) for RPP bonus participation.
    • Background: Every three years, LRB reviews ZIP codes for high/extreme poverty (40%+ poverty rate). In 2026, ZIP 53215 (Ald. Moore's district) fell off the SIA list, reducing incentives for developers to hire from that area.
    • The substitute adds high poverty (20%+ poverty rate) and extreme poverty (40%+ poverty rate) ZIP codes to the SIA list, broadens the review period from 3 to 5 years, and makes the change retroactive to January 1, 2026, to capture hours already worked.
    • Ald. Moore expressed support, noting 53215 is a growing diverse area. Ald. Jackson also supported, highlighting benefits for developers.
    • The committee first substituted the ordinance (motion by Ald. Dimitrijevic), then recommended passage unanimously.

  • Item 4 (241929): Ordinance relating to the membership of the emerging youth achievement advisory council (placed on file as no longer needed).

    • Ald. Moore moved to place on file, noting the council is no longer active. Unanimously approved.

Key Outcomes

  • Item 1: Recommended for adoption (5-0). Resolution declares MKELove Summer Kickback an official city event and reallocates funds from the MKE Community Excellence Fund.
  • Item 2: Recommended for placing on file (5-0). Milwaukee Arts Board annual report accepted.
  • Item 3: First motion to substitute the ordinance prevailed (5-0). Second motion to recommend passage prevailed (5-0). The substitute ordinance updates RPP SIA definitions and extends review period to 5 years.
  • Item 4: Recommended for placing on file (5-0). Ordinance on emerging youth achievement advisory council membership no longer needed.
  • Meeting adjourned at 2:07 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Alderman DeAndre Jackson on the big board we have Alderman Mark Chambers. Alder Women Moore should be joining us shortly. Uh we're gonna get started. It's May 20th, and item number one is 260121. And this is a substitute resolution declaring the MKE Love Summer Kickoff to be an official city event and reallocating fund from the MKE Community Excellence Fund for that purpose. Sponsored by the president. President, you got some comments. Uh yes, sir. I appreciate the opportunity to hear this. Um the emerging youth achievement committee. Um Project Kindred not only came to present but um through their civic engagement program that they're doing. Uh we want this to be uh kind of a long-term relationship with the organization as they're working on youth-led initiatives and issues and um in the future they'll be coming down the city hall for not only a scavenger hunt and getting the no city departments and working on the issues, but um the summer kickoff uh we want uh it's gonna happen at uh Casiesco Park and we wanted to make it an official city event in order to uh put our money where our mouth is and support young people. Um this the entire kickoff is led by young people, for young people, about young people, and so we wanted that to be uh a safe space that we're invested in, and that's why we want to make it a citywide event for it to happen. Not only happen every year, the kick off and um, but we wanted to support it best we can. We know we have to raise the matching funds, that will happen, and just look forward to the support and the kickoff and invite everyone to participate on June 13th. Excellent. This is a awesome endeavor. Please add me as a co-sponsor. I have the pleasure of sitting on the emergency youth advisory council. I'm very familiar with this group and uh they're doing wonderful things for young people. Uh Alder Woman. Um, thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. I'd also like to be as co-sponsor and I'd like to move adoption. Also, so Alderman to the Avich moves for adoption. Yes, sir. Uh Mark, are you in on the co-sponsorship? I know Alderman Moore may be. That's fine. Uh I know Alderman Moore will be uh you may want to ask her. Otherwise we will not. Oh, there she is. Alderman Moore. We are talking about your favorite subject. We're talking about the favorite subject. Yes. Young people. And we're gonna uh allocate some funds to the MKE Love Summer Kickback program so young people can come down here and experience uh politics and government. And uh this is just the first of many. We plan on funding in the board, but we're my point is we're doing a unanimous consent and sponsorship. Would you like to be a um so thank you so much and so um um President Perez, what are you the or your group is the one that I had some questions about it, so I'm glad I um and forgive me for my tardiness. Um I just had some questions about it because we were taking funds um from Lit Leaders Igniting Transformation, and so I don't know if it was something that previously um was a project that they put in and we were then transferring funds to this. So I was just that was one of my biggest concerns that what was lit doing and why are we transferring the money into the this is in lit's transfer. This is from uh remember the money we had put up for the Caesar Chavez event. That money was not used because we canceled the event, so we're we allocate reallocated the funds. And this is one of the allocations. Gotcha, okay, yeah. This is reconstituting what was already earmarked for these annual events. Still a city event, but we just changed it. It's becoming a city event, then we can pursue the thirty-six hundred dollars.

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