Jeremy Lucas

The committee held a meeting to discuss various informational reports and action items. Key discussion topics included fiscal projections for the county, rising fuel costs for the fleet, updates on the Investing in Justice Courthouse Complex project, and financial reports from the Milwaukee Public Museum and Domes Reimagined Project. The committee authorized budget reallocations for capital projects, such as bus lift replacement and trail access, and confirmed an appointment to the Office of Strategy, Budget, and Performance. Additionally, the committee approved long-term leases for health and human services facilities, authorized appropriation transfers for park improvements, and reviewed allocations for tenant-based rental assistance and opioid settlement funds.

The committee reviewed an informational report regarding the Sheridan Park Bluff Stability project and received a financial report from the Milwaukee Public Museum. A resolution to update the composition and quorum standards of the Milwaukee County Cultural, Artistic and Musical Programming Advisory Council was recommended for adoption. Additionally, the committee received information on the Charles Allis Art Museum annual report, approved a recommendation to execute long-term leases for the Wil-O-Way Grant and Underwood facilities, and discussed financial reports concerning the Domes Reimagined Project.

The committee held a public hearing regarding community block grant and HOME funds. Action reports were recommended for adoption concerning cooperation agreements for urban county designation to receive CDBG funds, the reallocation of HOME funds to increase tenant-based rental assistance for homeless individuals, and acknowledgment of the 2025 compliance maintenance annual report for the sanitary sewer system. Informational reports were discussed regarding the facilities management division project load in relation to the courthouse complex project, an update on the courthouse complex project, county property sales, departmental waivers of the targeted business enterprise program, and submitted eComments.

The committee held a session to address several administrative and operational items. Key actions included the confirmation of appointments for positions within the Office of Strategy, Budget, and Performance and the Aging and Disability Resource Center Governing Board. The committee also authorized the execution of long-term leases for the Wil-O-Way Grant and Underwood facilities. Additionally, the committee received and reviewed various annual reports, including updates from the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Register of Deeds, the Office of the Comptroller, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture, the Department of Administrative Services, the Community Reintegration Center, and the Office of Corporation Counsel.

The committee discussed an ordinance amendment to permit limited use of chalk on horizontal publicly owned surfaces. Other topics included an informational report on expanding the use of Opioid Settlement Funds, an executive summary concerning the evaluation of Computer Aided Dispatch systems, and a status report on corrective action plans for the county jail. Additionally, the committee reviewed informational reports on pending litigation and settlement payments, and received public eComments.