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Community & Economic Development meeting summary
MilwaukeeJun 10, 20263 min read
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Committee confirmed several Business Improvement District appointments, approved multiple library grants, and recommended adoption of reprogrammed CDBG, HOME, and HOME-ARP funds focused on youth services and affordable housing; it also designated a fall festival as an official city event and approved a change to the Sister Cities Committee membership.
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The committee approved people to serve on local business improvement boards and accepted grants that will fund talking-book and interlibrary services at the public library. It reallocated roughly $3 million in Community Development Block Grant funds toward summer youth programs and services, and approved about $2.7 million in HOME reprogramming plus HOME-ARP shifts to smaller, neighborhood-friendly housing projects — including funding for supportive and senior housing. Residents can expect expanded youth employment and summer safety sites, more affordable housing projects in development, and an official city designation that lets organizers accept contributions for the Beet Street Fall Festival.
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- Confirmed reappointments of Jose Fernando Moreno and Russell Rossetto and confirmed new appointee Kurt Benzel to Business Improvement Districts.
- Recommended adoption of a Talking Book and Braille Library grant (over $1.2 million) and an Interlibrary Loan Services grant (~$271,000).
- Recommended adoption of CDBG 2026 reprogramming allocations (approximately $3 million) prioritizing youth employment, training, safe summer sites, and youth innovation programs.
- Recommended adoption of HOME 2026 reprogramming allocations (~$2.7 million) awarding funds to KG Development Group ($300,000), Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity ($500,000), North Star Companies ($500,000), and Milwaukee Development Corporation ($1.1 million).
- Recommended adoption of HOME-ARP funding changes to prioritize smaller, non-congregate affordable and supportive housing projects, including partial funding ($1.4 million allocated of $2 million requested) for the Hillview project and support for senior housing at 2711 West Wells (124 affordable units, 11 for unhoused residents).
- Declared Beet Street Fall Festival an official city event to allow acceptance and expenditure of contributions; held the Granville kids event resolution to call of the chair.
- Recommended passage of an ordinance adding a Visit Milwaukee representative to the Sister Cities Committee and placed the 2025 Sister Cities communication on file.
- Recommended rescinding Common Council File No. 250855 and designating certain city events and initiatives as eligible for contributions.
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COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Jun 10, 2026, 12:00 AMCity Hall, Room 301-Bscheduled
Agenda
- Reappointment of Jose Fernando Moreno to the Business Improvement District #4 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
- Reappointment of Russell Rossetto to the Business Improvement District #4 by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
- Appointment of Kurt Benzel to the Business Improvement District #41 by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
- Communication from the Department of City Development, Milwaukee Fire Department, and the Milwaukee Arts Board relating to the Public Artist in Residence Program.
- Resolution relating to a Youth Council anti-nicotine scholarship contest.
- Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a Talking Book and Braille Library Grant.
- Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of an Interlibrary Loan Services Grant.
- Substitute resolution relating to the use and allocation of Community Development Block Grant 2026 reprogramming funds.
- Substitute resolution relating to the use and allocation of Home Investment Partnership (HOME) 2026 reprogramming funds.
- Substitute resolution relative to the allocation of funding from the HOME ARP Funds, to fund Affordable Housing.
- Resolution declaring Beet Street Fall Festival to be an official city event and authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of contributions for this purpose.
- Substitute resolution relating to declaring the Granville Business Improvement District Kids Pop-Up Event an official city event.
- An ordinance relating to the membership of the Sister Cities Committee.
- Substitute resolution rescinding Common Council File Number 250855 and designating certain City of Milwaukee events and initiatives as eligible for contributions.
- Agenda Item
- The following file may be Placed on File as no longer needed:
- Communication relating to the 2025 activities of the Sister Cities Committee.
- Meeting adjourned at 3:39 pm Carmen O Roman Staff Assistant This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
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- Meeting convened at 1:39 pm
- Substitute resolution relating to declaring the Granville Business Improvement District Kids Pop-Up Event an official city event.
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