PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE

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 Wednesday, November 28, 2018 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall SPECIAL Meeting convened at 9:11 AM Present 4 - Donovan, Witkowski, Perez, Borkowski Excused 1 - Lewis Roll taken at 9:14 AM Ald. Lewis arrived Present 5 - Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez, Borkowski 1. 181238 Communication from various agencies relating to the present state of and responses to the City of Milwaukee’s homeless population. Sponsors: Ald. Donovan Appearing: MPD - Inspector Timothy Heier MPD Captain 1st District - Diana Rowe MFD Asst Chief - John Schwengel Grant Director Administration Office - Steven Mahan Milwaukee County Housing Adminsitration - Jim Mathy Dept of City Development - Martha Brown Ald. Michael Murphy - Rep for the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board for the City of Milwaukee Impact 2-1-1 Inc - Emily Kenney Shelter and Transitional Housing Task Force and MIlwaukee CoC Warming Room Committee submitted a written statement to this hearing, Ald. Witkowski moved to make these documents part of the permanent record. There were no objections. A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the City of Milwaukee Page 1 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Minutes November 28, 2018 COMMITTEE following vote: Aye 5- Donovan, Witkowski, Lewis, Perez and Borkowski No 0 Recess taken at 10:45 AM Reconvened at 10:59 AM Appearing: Milwaukee County District Attorney - Kelly Hedge Sister MacCanon Brown - President/CEO MacConon Brown Homelss Santuary Sister MacConon Brown submitted written statement and proposed recommendation to address the homeless situation in the city. Ald. Witkowski moved to accept and make part of permanent record. There were no objections. Jenny VonHelms - Salvation Army Andrea Elliott - Community Advocates Wendy Weckler - Hope House, Inc., Jarvis West - Community Health Worker James West - Repairers of the Breach Sherri Tussler - Hunger Task Force Patrick H. Vanderburgh, President of MRM (Milw. Rescue Mission) Ald. Wirkowski moved to accept and make part of the permanent record, written statements submitted by Sherri Tussler, there were no objections. Shelly Sarasin & Eva Welch - Street Angels, Inc., Milwaukee Outreach Co-Directors Jan Wilbur - Board member of Street Angeles Arnitta Holliman - Sister Program - Benedict Center Mary Murry - volunteer with outreach agency - Street Lights Cindy Murry - volunteer with outreach agency - Street Lights & Street Angels Nancy Estevez - Institute for Alliance Jean Lo - volunteer Lee Weeding This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25. Meeting adjourned at 12:41 Joanna Polanco Staff Assistance City of Milwaukee Page 2 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Minutes November 28, 2018 COMMITTEE 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 and Health, 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. 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