PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · July 9, 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, July 9, 2020 2:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view it should go to
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel or Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable.
Meeting convened at 2:33 PM
Present 5 - Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker, Rainey
1. 200409 Resolution directing the Commissioner of the Milwaukee Health
Department to establish a program under which all City residents may
receive a face mask without charge upon request.
Appearing:
MHD Commissioner - Jeanette Kowalik
MHD Health Budget Adm Manager - Mark Yatchak
A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
2. 200426 An ordinance relating to a requirement for face coverings in public
spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Appearing:
Sponsor - Ald. Dimitrijevic
ACA Gregory Kruse
MHD - Marlaina Jackson
MHD - Claire Evers
Ald. Dimitrijevic moved to amend File Number 200426 by amending section 62-8-4-f,
as follows:
f. Persons present in government facilities closed to the public, institutions of higher
education, public and private K through 12 schools, and childcare or youth facilities
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that have a mitigation strategy approved by the commissioner of health[[and the board
of health]].
A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Ordinance be AMENDED.
This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
Ald. Spiker seeked to have following motion approve: to amend File Number 200426
by amending section 62-8-1, as follows:
1. MASK REQUIRED INDOORS. For the duration of the ‘Moving Milwaukee Forward’
health and safety orders, any person 3 years old or older who is present in the city of
Milwaukee shall have possession of a face covering when the person leaves home or
other place of residence and shall wear the face covering whenever the person is in a
building open to the public >>unless that person is in an outdoor area and able to
remain at least six feet away from any person who is not a member of his or her family
or household<<.
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Ordinance be AMENDED. This
motion FAILED by the following vote:
Aye 2- Borkowski and Spiker
No 3- Dimitrijevic, Lewis and Rainey
200426 A substitute ordinance relating to a requirement for face coverings in
public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As amended.
A motion was made by ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 3- Dimitrijevic, Lewis and Spiker
No 1- Borkowski
Abstain 1- Rainey
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
Meeting adjourned at 4:21PM
Joanna Polanco
Staff Assistant
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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 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.
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, July 9, 2020 2:30 PM Room 301-B, City Hall
This is a virtual meeting. Those wishing to view it should go to
http://city.milwaukee.gov/citychannel or Channel 25 on Spectrum Cable.
1. 200409 Resolution directing the Commissioner of the Milwaukee Health
Department to establish a program under which all City residents may
receive a face mask without charge upon request.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
Those wishing to comment on this item are encouraged to use the City’s eComment
system available by accessing this agenda at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
2. 200426 An ordinance relating to a requirement for face coverings in public spaces
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic, Ald. Zamarripa, Ald. Johnson, Ald. Kovac, Ald. Hamilton
and Ald. Dodd
Those wishing to comment on this item are encouraged to use the City’s eComment
system available by accessing this agenda at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Agenda July 9, 2020
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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 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.
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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