Marina Dimitrijevic
About
Marina Dimitrijevic ran for mayor of Milwaukee with a progressive platform focused on historic representation as the city's first female mayor and enacting a dedicated anti-racist policy agenda. Her campaign emphasized progressive values supported by organizations like People's Action.
Campaign promises (1)
- transparencyMarina Dimitrijevic pledged to enact an anti-racist agenda as part of her mayoral campaign.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 58
- Total speaking time
- 13:52:38
- Avg per meeting
- 14:21
- Segments
- 15718
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Top issues during term (20)(Development)
Healthy Food Establishment Fund / Feed the Change MKE
Speakers asked for $1 million in the 2027 budget for the fund.
Amani Homeownership Initiative — 95 new homes
Details not stated on the floor; the project is financed through TID No. 136.
Occupancy and vacant unit turnaround
Long-vacant units lose federal subsidy, and HACM spends about $100,000 a year maintaining vacant lots it owns.
Accessory dwelling unit design packages
No cost to the city; the Hoan Foundation pays licensing fees.
Homes MKE program concludes and seeks 2027 continuation funding
About $21.9 million in federal grant funding for 2027, slightly down from prior years.
Walker's Point Innovation District funding
Up to $75,000 in city funds would be authorized if the hold is lifted.
Zenith condo tower at Kilbourn and Van Buren
Roughly $150 million in new construction value on parcels currently assessed at about $2.1 million.
Metcalfe Park Liberation Hub
Private investment in a long-disinvested neighborhood; no direct city expenditure cited.
Neighborhood services and public housing investment
Testimony claimed public housing generates millions in annual revenue at one-third the cost.
Zenith residential development downtown
Recertification confusion and eviction risk for voucher families
HUD is funding only half an FSS coordinator position this year, and the shortfall blocks new voucher leasing.
Bank with drive-through ATM at Southgate Marketplace
New bank investment at a key commercial corner; the demolition removes an existing restaurant business.
BID #27 appointments and 2027 operating plan held
BIDs collected $12.5 million and NIDs $1.1 million in assessments in 2026; 2027 plans set next year's spending.
Municipal Services Building Replacement
$10 million in borrowing proposed for 2027; total project estimated at $44 million versus $73 million to stay put.
Homeownership and housing programs
Continuation of existing housing assistance programs under the Mayor's proposed budget.
2026-27 Youth Council Priorities
Bay View mixed-use revival at 2841 South Howell Avenue
Returns a vacant commercial building to productive use, adding business activity to the Howell Avenue corridor.
HUD failure-to-comply letter and October 31 corrective deadline
The cost of corrective actions, a forensic audit, and outside consulting is not fully quantified, but continued noncompliance could cost the agency control of its own operations.
Raze and Revive new-construction pilot
$2.8 million committed for roughly 25 Revive units, with TID funds potentially adding 4-8 more.
Board Self-Evaluation Survey
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while Dimitrijevic was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee report (Files 251924-260657)
Community and Economic Development Committee report (Files 260738-260655)
File 260001 — Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2027 budget (Port Milwaukee; Dept. of City Development)
File 260654 — Resolution relating to the adoption of the proposed 2027 budget for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee
Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development recommendations adopted (Files 260144-260679)
Community and Economic Development recommendations adopted (Files 260437-260691)
Substitute resolution approving a Project Plan and a Development Agreement, authorizing expenditures and creating Tax Incremental District No. 137 (310W East Tower), in the 4th Aldermanic District.
Recommend Adoption of Workforce Development Grant Resolution
Resolution relating to increasing the reimbursable expenditure authority for the Department of Public Works, Department of Administration, Department of City Development, and the Health Department in the Reimbursable Services Advance Fund.
Voting record (3)(Development)
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File 260001 — Communication from the Mayor relating to the proposed 2027 budget (Port Milwaukee; Dept. of City Development)
File 260654 — Resolution relating to the adoption of the proposed 2027 budget for the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee
Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development report adopted; TID 127 passes 12-2
She wanted a better return on the city's TIF investment and long-term funding for the housing trust fund.