PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 26, 2017
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
ALD. ROBERT G. DONOVAN, CHAIR
Ald. Terry L. Witkowski, Vice-Chair
Ald. Chantia Lewis, Ald. Jose G. Perez, and Ald. Mark A.
Borkowski
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED 10-25-17
File Number 171043 has been removed.
Meeting convened at 9:03 AM
Present 4 - Donovan, Witkowski, Perez, Borkowski
Excused 1 - Lewis
1. 170983 An ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
2. 170984 An ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
3. 170819 An ordinance relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles on city
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streets.
Sponsors: Ald. Perez
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
4. 171048 An ordinance relating to penalties for illegal dumping and littering.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
5. 170963 Resolution approving a continuation of the Intergovernmental
Cooperation Agreement with the Milwaukee Board of School Directors
for Police Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Budget & Administration Manager MPD
Lt. douglas Marx - MPD
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
6. 170965 Resolution approving the 2017/18 Intergovernmental Agreement for
School Security Program between the City and the Milwaukee Board of
School Directors.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Budget & Administration Manager MPD
Lt. douglas Marx - MPD
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A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
7. 170966 Resolution authorizing the acceptance of additional funding for the
Milwaukee Police’s Department’s Law Enforcement Special Assignment
Grant Agreement with the Bradley Center.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Budget & Administration Manager MPD
PO Fortune - MPD
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
Roll taken at 9:14 AM
Present 5 - Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez, Borkowski
8. 170967 Resolution authorizing acceptance and funding of a Child Exploitation
Task Force Equipment grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Budget & Administration Manager MPD
Fortune - MPD
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
9. 170968 Resolution authorizing acceptance of additional funding for an Organized
Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
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Budget & Administration Manager MPD
Doyne MPD
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
10. 170969 Resolution authorizing acceptance of additional funding for an ATF
Milwaukee Firearms/Violent Crimes Impact Team Task Force grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Budget & Administration Manager MPD
Fortune - MPD
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
11. 170970 Resolution authorizing acceptance of additional funding for the
Milwaukee Police Departments Save Our Streets Task Force grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
170970 Substitute resolution authorizing acceptance and funding of a Save Our
Streets Task Force grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
12. 170972 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2017 Beat Patrol
Program Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
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Dan Rotar - Business and Administration Manager MPD
Captain Wurth - MPD
Brenda Wood - CC CC
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
170972
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE .
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
13. 170698 Communication from the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission
relating to its progress and activities, as well as the status of its annual
report.
Sponsors: Ald. Donovan
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
14. 170964 Resolution approving an Emergency Medical Services intergovernmental
agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County for
2019-20.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Yvette Rowe - Business and Finance Manager MFD
Steven Riegg - Deputy Chief EMS MFD
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
15. 171028 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department relating to a
proposed licensed food establishment grading system.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
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Appearing:
Claire Evers - MHD Director of Consumer Health
Ald. Michael Murphy - Sponsor
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
--- May be placed on file as no longer necessary.
16. 140386 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to the
operation of the 911 system.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
17. 150067 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and Fire and
Police Commission relating to the status of the current community service
officer class.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
18. 150669 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department regarding the
recruitment and retention of dispatch personnel.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
19. 160349 Communication relating to the status of the 911 Dispatch Manager
position, the 911 Telecommunicator and Dispatcher vacancies, the
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Safety Supervisor position within the Safety Commission, and
Community Service Officer positions.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
20. 160842 A substitute ordinance relating to illegally parked vehicles.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
21. 160974 Resolution establishing a Local Leadership for Violence Prevention in
Public Health Steering Committee.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton and Ald. Witkowski
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
22. 161767 Communication from the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Milwaukee
Police Department dispatch centers relating to the hiring of bi-lingual
emergency communicators.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Meeting adjourned at 10:05 AM
Joanna Polanco
Staff Assistant
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This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend
this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common
Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development,
Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety, Public Works,
Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a
simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the
Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above
committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed
above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a
simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken
at the simultaneous meeting.
Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with
disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For assistance contact the
Legislative Services ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by
writing to Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
Parking for persons attending City Hall meetings is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit)
at the Milwaukee Center (southwest corner of E. Kilbourn Ave. and N. Water St.) Parking
tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.
Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code are required
to register with the City Clerk's License Division. Lobbyists appearing before a Common
Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is
available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying.
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Agenda
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Agenda
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
ALD. ROBERT G. DONOVAN, CHAIR
Ald. Terry L. Witkowski, Vice-Chair
Ald. Chantia Lewis, Ald. Jose G. Perez, and Ald. Mark A.
Borkowski
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, October 26, 2017 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED 10-25-17
File Number 171043 has been removed.
1. 170983 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 170984 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 170819 A substitute ordinance relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles on city
streets.
Sponsors: Ald. Perez
4. 171048 An ordinance relating to penalties for illegal dumping and littering.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
5. 170963 Resolution approving a continuation of the Intergovernmental Cooperation
Agreement with the Milwaukee Board of School Directors for Police
Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 170965 Resolution approving the 2017/18 Intergovernmental Agreement for School
Security Program between the City and the Milwaukee Board of School
Directors.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 170966 Resolution authorizing the acceptance of additional funding for the
Milwaukee Police’s Department’s Law Enforcement Special Assignment
Grant Agreement with the Bradley Center.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 170967 Resolution authorizing acceptance and funding of a Child Exploitation Task
Force Equipment grant.
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
9. 170968 Resolution authorizing acceptance of additional funding for an Organized
Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 170969 Resolution authorizing acceptance of additional funding for an ATF
Milwaukee Firearms/Violent Crimes Impact Team Task Force grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 170970 Resolution authorizing acceptance of additional funding for the Milwaukee
Police Departments Save Our Streets Task Force grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 170972 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2017 Beat Patrol
Program Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
13. 170698 Communication from the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission
relating to its progress and activities, as well as the status of its annual
report.
Sponsors: Ald. Donovan
14. 170964 Resolution approving an Emergency Medical Services intergovernmental
agreement between the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County for
2019-20.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
15. 171028 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department relating to a
proposed licensed food establishment grading system.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
--- May be placed on file as no longer necessary.
16. 140386 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to the
operation of the 911 system.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
17. 150067 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and Fire and
Police Commission relating to the status of the current community service
officer class.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
18. 150669 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department regarding the
recruitment and retention of dispatch personnel.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
19. 160349 Communication relating to the status of the 911 Dispatch Manager
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position, the 911 Telecommunicator and Dispatcher vacancies, the Safety
Supervisor position within the Safety Commission, and Community Service
Officer positions.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
20. 160842 A substitute ordinance relating to illegally parked vehicles.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
21. 160974 Resolution establishing a Local Leadership for Violence Prevention in
Public Health Steering Committee.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton and Ald. Witkowski
22. 161767 Communication from the Milwaukee Fire Department and the Milwaukee
Police Department dispatch centers relating to the hiring of bi-lingual
emergency communicators.
Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this
meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any
of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel,
Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods &
Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on
whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the
Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee,
whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority.
In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will
be taken at the simultaneous meeting.
Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities
through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For assistance contact the Legislative Services
ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to Room 205, City
Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
Parking for persons attending City Hall meetings is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the
Milwaukee Center (southwest corner of E. Kilbourn Ave. and N. Water St.) Parking tickets must be
validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.
Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code are required to
register with the City Clerk's License Division. Lobbyists appearing before a Common Council
committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at
http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying.
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