PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · November 20, 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
Monday, November 20, 2017 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED 11/13/17
File Number 171086 has been added.
Meeting convened at 9:12 AM
Present 5 - Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez, Borkowski
1. 171072 An ordinance relating to parking controls.
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
2. 171073 An ordinance relating to traffic controls.
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
171073 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
3. 170131 Substitute resolution relating to Health Department recommendations for
avoiding lead exposure.
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Appearing:
Bevan Baker - MHD Commissioner
Ald. Zielinski - sponsor
Ald Lewis requested to be added as a co-sponsor. There were no objections.
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
170131 Substitute resolution relating to Health Department recommendations for
avoiding lead exposure.
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
4. 171051 Resolution relating to certification of ambulance service providers for the
citywide emergency medical service system.
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
5. 170698 Communication from the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission
relating to its progress and activities, as well as the status of its annual
report.
Appearing:
Mallory O'Brien - Milwaukee Homicide Commission
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI 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
8. 171147 Communication file from the City of Milwaukee Health Department Office
of Violence Prevention related to the Blueprint for Peace Report.
Appearing:
Bevan Baker - MHD Commissioner
Reggie Moore - Director of Office of Violence Prevention
David Muhammad - MHD OVP
President Ashanti Hamilton - CC
Nicole Angresano - United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County
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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
6. 171082 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Alcohol Enforcement
2017-18 grant.
Appearing:
Daniel F. Rotar
Budget & Administration Manager
Milwaukee Police Department
Greg Sousek - 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, Lewis and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
7. 171081 Resolution relative to acceptance, and funding of a Seat Belt 2017/18
Enforcement grant.
Appearing:
Daniel F. Rotar
Budget & Administration Manager
Milwaukee Police Department
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, Lewis and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
13. 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.
Appearing:
Daniel F. Rotar
Budget & Administration Manager
Milwaukee Police Department
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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Aye 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
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
9. 171135 Resolution authorizing the Police Department and Fire Department to
accept and expend donations for funding police officer and firefighter
salaries.
Appearing:
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
10. 171124 Resolution directing the Department of Administration - Community
Development Grants Administration to prepare a request for proposals
for a program to abate sex trafficking.
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
11. 170927 A substitute ordinance relating to the abandonment of shopping carts.
Appearing:
Ald. Lewis - Sponsor
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
12. 171086 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to the
Department’s role in the creation of the British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC) documentary Dark States: Murder in Milwaukee.
Appearing:
Sponsor - Ald. Rainey
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MPD Chief Flynn
Asst Chief Terrence Gordon
Ald. Coggs
MaryNell Regan - Director of FPC
Ald. Stamper, II
Ms. Marisabel Cabrera member of the FPC Board
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 12:45 Joanna Polanco Staff Assistant
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
Monday, November 20, 2017 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED 11/13/17
File Number 171086 has been added.
1. 171072 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 171073 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 170131 Substitute resolution relating to Health Department recommendations for
avoiding lead exposure.
Sponsors: Ald. Zielinski
4. 171051 Resolution relating to certification of ambulance service providers for the
citywide emergency medical service system.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 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
6. 171082 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Alcohol Enforcement
2017-18 grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 171081 Resolution relative to acceptance, and funding of a Seat Belt 2017/18
Enforcement grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 171147 Communication file from the City of Milwaukee Health Department Office of
Violence Prevention related to the Blueprint for Peace Report.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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9. 171135 Resolution authorizing the Police Department and Fire Department to
accept and expend donations for funding police officer and firefighter
salaries.
Sponsors: Ald. Zielinski
10. 171124 Resolution directing the Department of Administration - Community
Development Grants Administration to prepare a request for proposals for
a program to abate sex trafficking.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
11. 170927 A substitute ordinance relating to the abandonment of shopping carts.
Sponsors: Ald. Lewis
12. 171086 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to the
Department’s role in the creation of the British Broadcasting Corporation
(BBC) documentary Dark States: Murder in Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
13. 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
--- May be placed on file as no longer necessary.
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.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Agenda November 20, 2017
COMMITTEE
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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