PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · September 12, 2019
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. Mark A. Borkowski, Vice-Chair
Ald. Chantia Lewis, Ald. Jose G. Perez, and Ald. Scott P.
Spiker
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, September 12, 2019 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
9/11/19 AMENDED
File Number 190620 has been removed.
Meeting convened at 9:04 AM
1. 190699 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 3- Donovan, Borkowski and Spiker
No 0
Excused 2- Lewis and Perez
2. 190700 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Donovan, Borkowski and Spiker
No 0
Excused 2- Lewis and Perez
3. 190608 Reappointment of Pastor Fred Crouther to the Board of Fire and Police
Commissioners by the Mayor. (1st Aldermanic District)
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 3- Donovan, Borkowski and Spiker
No 0
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Excused 2- Lewis and Perez
4. 190662 Reappointment of Commissioner Lee Whiting to the Milwaukee Safety
and Civic Commission by Ald. Borkowski.
Appearing:
Mr. Whiting
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 3- Donovan, Borkowski and Spiker
No 0
Excused 2- Lewis and Perez
Attendance taken at 9:08 AM
Present 4 - Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Spiker
Excused 1 - Lewis
5. 190722 Resolution relative to the acceptance of 2019-2024 sub-grantee funding
and an agreement with Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin DBA
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services.
Appearing:
Dr. Jeanette Kowalik - MHD Commissioner
Nick Bolden - MHD
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE &
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 9/23/2019. This motion PREVAILED by
the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
6. 190737 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2019-20
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).
Appearing:
Nick Bolden - MHD
Dr. Jeanette Kowalik - MHD Commissioner
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE &
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PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 9/19/2019. This motion PREVAILED by
the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
7. 190738 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2019-20 Family
Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting Grant from the State of
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
Appearing:
Nick Bolden - MHD
Dr. Jeanette Kowalik - MHD Commissioner
Rebecca Rowland - Director
Erica Olivier - Program Manager
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 9/19/2019. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
8. 190747 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Office of Violence
Prevention Recast Milwaukee Project Grant from the Department of
Health and Human Services.
Appearing:
Nick Bolden - MHD
Dr. Jeanette Kowalik - MHD Commissioner
Arnita Holliman - MHD ReCast Manager
Melissa McGaughley -
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 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
9. 190835 A substitute ordinance relating to exceptions to overnight parking
restrictions.
Appearing:
Ald. Perez - Sponsor
Tom Woznick - DPW Parking
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
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FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
10. 190840 A substitute ordinance relating to the membership of the safety and civic
commission.
Appearing:
Ald. Spiker - Sponsor
Lishunda Patterson - Safety Division MPD
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
11. 190729 An ordinance relating to the operating procedures of towing companies
performing tows within the city.
Appearing:
Ald. Kovac & Murphy - Sponsors
Tom Woznick - DPW Parking
Atty. Michael Maistelman -Maistelman and Associates, LLC - Representing Tow
Companies
Mr. Mike Tarantino - Always Towing
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
12. 190605 Resolution relating to a memorandum of understanding between the
Milwaukee Police Department and LexisNexis and authorizing the
Milwaukee Police Department to accept fees related to the sale of traffic
related reports.
Appearing
Ald. Murphy - Sponsor
Nick DeSiato - MPD Chief of Staff
MPD Lt. Erick Gulbrandson
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
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No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
13. 190717 An ordinance relating to the membership of the ambulance service
board.
Appearing:
Ald. Borkowski - Sponsor
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
14. 190822 An ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked
vehicles is prohibited
Appearing:
Ald. Perez - Sponsor
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
15. 190833 Communication from the executive director of the Fire and Police
Commission relating to the status of commission operations.
Appearing:
Executive Director- Fire & Police Commission - Griselda Aldrete
MPD Chief - Alfonso Morales
MFD Chief - Mark Rohlfing
MFD Asst Chief - Aaron Lipski
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Lewis
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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Meeting adjourned at 10:23 AM
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. In the event that a
simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken
at the simultaneous meeting.
Times for specific agenda items are estimations. If items cannot be heard at their specified
times, they will be heard as soon as practicable thereafter.
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. Mark A. Borkowski, Vice-Chair
Ald. Chantia Lewis, Ald. Jose G. Perez, and Ald. Scott P. Spiker
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, September 12, 2019 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
9/11/19 AMENDED
File Number 190620 has been removed.
1. 190699 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 190700 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 190608 Reappointment of Pastor Fred Crouther to the Board of Fire and Police
Commissioners by the Mayor. (1st Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 190662 Reappointment of Commissioner Lee Whiting to the Milwaukee Safety and
Civic Commission by Ald. Borkowski.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 190722 Resolution relative to the acceptance of 2019-2024 sub-grantee funding
and an agreement with Children’s Service Society of Wisconsin DBA
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Community Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 190737 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2019-20
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.
7. 190738 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2019-20
Family Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting Grant from the State of
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
8. 190747 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Office of
Violence Prevention Recast Milwaukee Project Grant from the Department
of Health and Human Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
9. 190835 A substitute ordinance relating to exceptions to overnight parking
restrictions.
Sponsors: Ald. Perez
10. 190840 A substitute ordinance relating to the membership of the safety and civic
commission.
Sponsors: Ald. Spiker
11. 190729 An ordinance relating to the operating procedures of towing companies
performing tows within the city.
Sponsors: Ald. Kovac and Ald. Murphy
12. 190605 Resolution relating to a memorandum of understanding between the
Milwaukee Police Department and LexisNexis and authorizing the
Milwaukee Police Department to accept fees related to the sale of traffic
related reports.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
13. 190717 An ordinance relating to the membership of the ambulance service board.
Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski
14. 190822 An ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked
vehicles is prohibited
Sponsors: Ald. Perez
15. 190833 Communication from the executive director of the Fire and Police
Commission relating to the status of commission operations.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Agenda September 12, 2019
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.
In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will
be taken at the simultaneous meeting.
Times for specific agenda items are estimations. If items cannot be heard at their specified times,
they will be heard as soon as practicable thereafter.
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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