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Committee votes: towing permit, tavern licenses, park and CDBG allocations, housing study and a $19,875 market-study contract approved
Summary
At committee hearings the council approved a conditional-use permit for a towing business, two new Class B tavern licenses (one with amended hours), reallocations for Liberty Heights Park and CDBG, a $4,000 shift in police grant billing, and a $19,875 contract for a residential market study.
Multiple items requiring council approval were approved during committee hearings.
Conditional use permit for vehicle-service business approved A conditional use permit for NNS Towing, a light motor-vehicle service at 11139 West Beecher Street, was moved, seconded and approved during the Economic and Development Committee public hearing.
New Class B tavern licenses approved The committee approved a new Class B tavern license for an operator listed as Frintaj El Gase (agent Gabriela Morgan) at 5823 West Burnham Street. The committee amended the hours to allow Sunday through Saturday operation from 8 a.m. to 2 a.m.; members noted that adding 2 a.m. as an authorized hour does not require the licensee to remain open until that hour but provides flexibility. The applicant confirmed she has completed responsible-server training and that occupancy and inspection sign-offs remain pending.
The committee also approved a new Class B tavern license for RW 2 DBA Shelby's National Tap, 9000 West National Avenue, agent John Roots. Applicants described parking arrangements and business transition plans; the motion passed with no recorded opposition.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and park funding A resolution to reallocate $50,000 (from 2022 multifamily housing rehab funds) to complete the Liberty Heights Park pavilion was approved. Separately, the committee approved the annual CDBG plan for fiscal year 2025 totaling $1,430,732 and a five-year consolidated plan for 2025–2029 for program BM B25MC550011. Staff explained HUD funding arrived lower than estimated and program-income projections were down, requiring adjustments across the annual plan.
Police grant reallocation As part of the CDBG discussion, staff and a police representative described a $4,000 reallocation: the police department recommended moving $4,000 from a community-service-officer (CSO) line to the WISH program. The police chief said the shift would not reduce patrol officers and reflected billing and staffing alignment near Liberty Heights Park.
Residential market study contract approved A resolution awarding a $19,875 contract to Tracy Cross and Associates Inc. to perform a residential market study on the West Allis housing market was approved. Committee members moved and seconded the resolution with no additional discussion.
A full list of committee actions below summarizes motions and outcomes. Most motions passed with 'ayes have it' recorded in committee minutes; no roll-call tallies of named votes were read into the record for these items.
