PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · July 19, 2018
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, July 19, 2018 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
Meeting convened at 9:18 AM
Present 5 - Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez, Borkowski
1. 180505 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, Lewis and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
2. 180506 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, Lewis and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
3. 180488 A substitute ordinance relating to parking regulations and metered
parking spaces.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman and Ald. Kovac
Appearing:
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Ald. Kovac - Sponsor
Tom Woznick - DPW Parking
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, Lewis and Borkowski
No 1- Perez
4. 180346 A substitute ordinance relating to parking meter rates.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman and Ald. Kovac
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, Lewis and Borkowski
No 1- Perez
5. 180298 Appointment of Samantha Collier to the Milwaukee Commission on
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Mayor. (1st Aldermanic
District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Samantha Collier - nominee
Reggie Moore - Director for Office of Violence Prevention
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
6. 171648 Appointment of William Gielow to the Board of Fire and Police
Commissioners by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
William Gielow
La Keisha Butler - Director for F&PC
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Appointment be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion FAILED by the following vote:
Aye 2- Lewis and Perez
No 3- Donovan, Witkowski and Borkowski
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
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Aye 3- Donovan, Witkowski and Borkowski
No 1- Perez
Abstain 1- Lewis
7. 180487 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2018/19 Homeland
Security/Southeast Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center Intelligence and
Infrastructure grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Apearing:
Dan Rotar
Daniel Thompson
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
8. 180500 Resolution relative to acceptance, and funding of a Speed Enforcement
2018 grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Dan Rotar
Stg Joseph Honselka
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 3- Donovan, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 2- Witkowski and Lewis
9. 180598 Resolution urging the Chief of Police to reinstate the Building Community
and Neighborhood Trust Policing Initiative.
Sponsors: Ald. Donovan
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 3- Donovan, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
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Excused 2- Witkowski and Lewis
10. 180470 Communication from the Health Department relating to the reporting
requirements mandated by Common Council File Number 161215.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Hold to the call of the chair, per department's request.
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 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
11. 180514 Communication from the City of Milwaukee Health Department related to
the 2017 Health Department Annual Report.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Hold to the call of the chair, per department's request.
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 4- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
12. 180525 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2018-19
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity - Building and Strengthening
Epidemiology, Laboratory and Health Information Systems Capacity
Grant from the Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
John Murphy - MHD Business Operations MAnager
Dr. Sanjib Bhattacharayya - MHD
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE .
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Witkowski, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 2- Donovan and Lewis
13. 180526 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2018-19 Preventive
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Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
John Murphy - MHD Business Operations Manager
Michael Stevenson - MHD
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE &
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Witkowski, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
Excused 2- Donovan and Lewis
14. 180582 Resolution amending File #160374 regarding the Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration Grant from the Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
Appearing:
John Murphy - MHD Business Operations Manager
Ron Green - MHD Program Manager and Environmental Health Field Supervisor
Tiffany Barta - MHD Director of Nursing
President Hamilton
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
180582 Substitute resolution amending File #160374 regarding the Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration Grant from the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD).
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
Ald. Witkowski moved to AMEND this file by ADDING:
"Further Resolved, That the Health Department shall provide a report on the progress
of this grant to the Common Council within 6 months of receipts of the grant funds.
There were no objections.
Subsequently given result of SUB 2
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be AMENDED.
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
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180582 Substitute resolution amending File #160374 regarding the Lead Hazard
Reduction Demonstration Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE &
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 7/26/2018. This motion PREVAILED by
the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
15. 180343 Substitute resolution relating to services for residents in areas where high
concentrations of households with lead-poisoned children have been
reported.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper, Ald. Perez and Ald. Hamilton
Appearing:
Sponsors
President Hamilton
Ald. Stamper, II
MHD Commissioner McManus
Aaron Cadle - LRB
Representatives from the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
Chris Rasch - Government and Community Relationships
Kevin Engstrom - Environmental Health and Safety
George Hinton - CEO Social Development Commission
Ofelia Mondragon - Quality Assurance Manager SDC
Ald. Witkowski moved to AMEND this file by ADDING:,
"Further Resolved, That the Health Department shall provide a report on the progress
of this grant to the Common Council within 6 months of receipts of the grant funds.
There were no objections.
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski
No 0
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
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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Meeting adjourned at 11:29 AM
Joanna Polanco
Staff Assistant
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, July 19, 2018 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
1. 180505 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 180506 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 180488 A substitute ordinance relating to parking regulations and metered parking
spaces.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman and Ald. Kovac
4. 180346 A substitute ordinance relating to parking meter rates.
Sponsors: Ald. Bauman and Ald. Kovac
5. 180298 Appointment of Samantha Collier to the Milwaukee Commission on
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Mayor. (1st Aldermanic
District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 171648 Appointment of William Gielow to the Board of Fire and Police
Commissioners by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 180487 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2018/19 Homeland
Security/Southeast Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center Intelligence and
Infrastructure grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 180500 Resolution relative to acceptance, and funding of a Speed Enforcement
2018 grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
9. 180598 Substitute resolution urging the Chief of Police to reinstate the Building
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Community and Neighborhood Trust Policing Initiative.
Sponsors: Ald. Donovan
10. 180470 Communication from the Health Department relating to the reporting
requirements mandated by Common Council File Number 161215.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 180514 Communication from the City of Milwaukee Health Department related to
the 2017 Health Department Annual Report.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 180525 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2018-19
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) - Building and
Strengthening Epidemiology, Laboratory and Health Information Systems
Capacity grant from the Department of Health Services, Division of Public
Health(DHS/DPH).
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
13. 180526 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2018-19 Preventive
Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
14. 180582 Resolution amending File #160374 regarding the Lead Hazard Reduction
Demonstration Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban
Development.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
15. 180343 Substitute resolution relating to services for residents in areas where high
concentrations of households with lead-poisoned children have been
reported.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper, Ald. Perez and Ald. Hamilton
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Agenda July 19, 2018
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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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