PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · June 4, 2020
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
ALD. MARINA DIMITRIJEVIC, CHAIR
Ald. Chantia Lewis, Vice-Chair
Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, Ald. Scott Spiker, and Ald. Khalif J.
Rainey
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via
the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel".
Meeting convened at 9:05 AM
Present 5 - Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker, Rainey
1. 200043 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department providing an
update on its efforts responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Appearing:
MHD Commissioner - Dr. Jeanette Kowalik
Dr. Griselle Torres
Dr. Sanjib Bhattacharyya
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Communication be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
2. 200053 Resolution amending Common Council File # 191247 relative to the
acceptance and funding of the 2020 Women, Infants and Children’s
(WIC) Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Appearing:
Mark Yatchak - MHD
Erica Olivier - MHD
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE .
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
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No 0
3. 200034 Resolution related to the acceptance and funding of the 2020 Family
Planning Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health
Services.
Appearing:
Mark Yatchak - MHD
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 6/11/2020. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
4. 200089 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of the Congenital
Disorders Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health
Services.
Appearing:
Mark Yatchak - MHD
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE .
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
5. 200090 Resolution related to the acceptance and funding of the Universal
Newborn Hearing Screening Program from the State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services.
Appearing:
Mark Yatchak - 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 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
6. 200148 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and the Fire and
Police Commission relating to the status of as well plans for the
recruitment and retention of Emergency Communications Operators.
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Communication be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
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No 0
7. 200200 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and the Fire and
Police Commission relating to police training in de-escalation and
preventing asphyxiation.
Appearing:
Ald. Coggs - Sponsor
MPD Staff:
NIck DeSiato - Chief of Staff
Insp. Terrence Gordon
Lt. Jim McGIllis
F&PC Director - Griselda Aldrete
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Communication be HELD TO CALL
OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
8. 200096 Resolution amending Common Council File # 191242 relative to
acceptance and funding of the Implementing Overdose Prevention
Strategies at the Local Level Grant from the National Association of
County and City Health Officials.
Appearing:
MFD - Michael Wright
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE .
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
9. 200051 An ordinance relating to enforcement of communicable disease orders.
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
10. 200094 Resolution amending Common Council Resolution File Number 181420
to extend the reporting deadline for the final findings and
recommendations of the City-County Carjacking and Reckless Driving
Task Force.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
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Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
11. 200144 Communication relating to the dramatic increase in homicides in the City
of Milwaukee.
Appearing:
Ald. Rainey - Sponsor
Inspector Terrence Gordon
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
12. 200003 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a 2020 Beat Patrol
Program Grant.
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Budget and Finance Manager MPD
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED. This motion PREVAILED by
the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
13. 200008 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of the 2020 High-Intensity
Drug Trafficking Area project awards.
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Budget and Finance Manager MPD
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE .
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
14. 200068 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a Milwaukee
Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Grant (Police Department).
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Budget and Finance Manager MPD
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE .
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
15. 200004 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a Homeland Security
WEM/STAC ALERT SWAT Video Equipment grant.
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Budget and Finance Manager MPD
Inspector Terrence Gordon
Sergeant Bradley Buddenhagen.
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Dimitrijevic, Lewis and Borkowski
No 1- Spiker
Excused 1- Rainey
16. 200009 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a 2019/20 Wisconsin
Internet Crimes Against Children Grant.
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Finance and Budget Manager MPD
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
17. 200092 Resolution related to acceptance, and funding of a Speed Enforcement
2020 grant.
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Finance and Budget Manager MPD
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
18. 200093 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a 2020 Homeland
Security ALERT Bomb Suit grant.
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Finance and Budget Manager MPD
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
Meeting adjourned at 1:10 pm
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 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.
City Hall and the Zeidler Municipal Building are accessible by "The Hop" City Hall
Stations, the MCTS Green Line, Gold Line, 14, 15, 19, 30, 33, and 57 bus routes. Visit
https://www.ridemcts.com/ for more information.
Bike racks are available on Water Street, Market Street, and Broadway, and a Bublr Bike
Share station is located on the northeast corner of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street.
Limited parking for persons attending meetings is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at
the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street.
Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.
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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. MARINA DIMITRIJEVIC, CHAIR
Ald. Chantia Lewis, Vice-Chair
Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, Ald. Scott Spiker, and Ald. Khalif J.
Rainey
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view the proceedings are able to do so via
the City Channel - Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable - or on the Internet at
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel".
1. 200043 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department providing an
update on its efforts responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
2. 200053 Resolution amending Common Council File # 191247 relative to the
acceptance and funding of the 2020 Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC)
Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
3. 200034 Resolution related to the acceptance and funding of the 2020 Family
Planning Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health
Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
4. 200089 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of the Congenital Disorders
Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
5. 200090 Resolution related to the acceptance and funding of the Universal Newborn
Hearing Screening Program from the State of Wisconsin Department of
Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
6. 200148 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and the Fire and
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Police Commission relating to the status of as well plans for the recruitment
and retention of Emergency Communications Operators.
Sponsors: Ald. Perez and Ald. Spiker
7. 200200 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and the Fire and
Police Commission relating to police training in de-escalation and
preventing asphyxiation.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
8. 200096 Resolution amending Common Council File # 191242 relative to
acceptance and funding of the Implementing Overdose Prevention
Strategies at the Local Level Grant from the National Association of County
and City Health Officials.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
9. 200051 An ordinance relating to enforcement of communicable disease orders.
Sponsors: Ald. Stamper
10. 200094 Resolution amending Common Council Resolution File Number 181420 to
extend the reporting deadline for the final findings and recommendations of
the City-County Carjacking and Reckless Driving Task Force.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
11. 200144 Communication relating to the dramatic increase in homicides in the City
of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Rainey
12. 200003 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a 2020 Beat Patrol
Program Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
13. 200008 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of the 2020 High-Intensity
Drug Trafficking Area project awards.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
14. 200068 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a Milwaukee Metropolitan
Drug Enforcement Grant (Police Department).
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
15. 200004 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a Homeland Security
WEM/STAC ALERT SWAT Video Equipment grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
16. 200009 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a 2019/20 Wisconsin
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Internet Crimes Against Children Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
17. 200092 Resolution related to acceptance, and funding of a Speed Enforcement
2020 grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
18. 200093 Resolution related to acceptance and funding of a 2020 Homeland
Security ALERT Bomb Suit grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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 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.
City Hall and the Zeidler Municipal Building are accessible by "The Hop" City Hall Stations, the
MCTS Green Line, Gold Line, 14, 15, 19, 30, 33, and 57 bus routes. Visit https://www.ridemcts.com/
for more information.
Bike racks are available on Water Street, Market Street, and Broadway, and a Bublr Bike Share
station is located on the northeast corner of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street.
Limited parking for persons attending meetings is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the
Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of Kilbourn Avenue and Water Street. Parking tickets
must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Agenda June 4, 2020
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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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