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The Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee of the Milwaukee Common Council convened on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 9:05 a.m. in Room 301-B of City Hall, chaired by Ald. Robert J. Bauman. All five members were present. The committee unanimously approved all ten agenda items, including reappointments, property conveyances, zoning amendments, a temporary pause on data centers, and a historic designation.
October 6, 2026 at 903 a.m. I'm Alderman Bauman, Chair of the Committee. To my right is Alderman Stamper, the vice chair to my far left is Alderman uh Spiker. Uh to his right is Alderman DeAndre Jackson. Our staff assistant is Chris Lee, and we're also joined by Common Council President Jose Perez. Alderman Cog who will be joining us shortly. Uh first item, file 260-824. Reappointment of Booney Tatum to the Bronzeville Advisory Committee by the Common Council President. Uh this is a reappointment. There's no need for an appearance or any question. Is there a motion on this item? Alderman Stamp recommends confirmation, hearing no objections to order. Moving on to item two. File 260825, reappointment of Anthony Smith to the Bronzeville Advisory Committee by the Common Council President. Again, a reappointment. There's no need for appearance. Uh Alderman DeAndre Jackson moves a recommend confirmation. Hearing no objection to that, so ordered. Moving on to item three, file 260740. Resolution authorizing the conveyance of the vacant lot at 2948A North 30th Street from the Anna Roman Rev Rev Revocable Trust to the City of Milwaukee and the Amani neighborhood within the 7th Aldermanic District. Oh, hello. Good morning. Tess Wynn, real estate specialist for the Department of City Development. Normally the files we submit to the Common Council authorized a sale of city-owned property to private owners. However, the file before you now would authorize the city of Milwaukee to acquire the property at 2948A North 30th Street in the 7th Aldermanic District through a donation from its private owner, the Anna Roman Revocable Trust. Miss Roman had owned the property at 2948 A North 30th Street for over 40 years, including through the demolition of the original house on the lot in the 1990s. Ms. Roman recently passed away, and the heir to the parcel has inquired if the city would receive the vacant lot as a donation. Well, DCD as a general policy does not accept property donations on behalf of the city of Milwaukee. In this particular case, there would be a significant assembly benefit. As the parcel in question is a small half-lot with only alley access, and the city already owns the land on all other three sides of the parcel. Once the city has acquired 2948 A North 30th Street and assembled with the adjacent lots, this will create a contiguous developable area of over 28,000 square feet. City real estate would then work together with DCD planning and Alderman Jackson's office to create a plan and timeline for the disposition of the assembled land. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have about this proposed vacant lot donation to the city. Alderman Jackson, any comments? Oh, yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh appreciate the donation to the city. I will happily accept it and uh makes a more developable lot. I mean the current lot is next to the alley. So on its own, stand on his own, it won't be a good investment, but together with the other lots, like I said, make it contiguous. It'd be a great investment. So thank you. Okay, sounds reasonable. Alderman Jackson moves the recommended option, hearing no objections so ordered. Item four, file two six zero seven four one. Substitute resolution authorizing the acceptance of unsolicited offers to purchase city-owned vacant lots in the city of Milwaukee for the construction of 95 new single family homes within tax incremental district number 136, the Amani Homeowner Initiative in the 6th, 7th, and 15th Aldermanic districts. Tess Wynn, Department of City Development.