PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · July 16, 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 16, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED 7/14/20
File Number 200437 has been added.
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 9:05 AM
Present 5 - Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker, Rainey
1. 200419 Reappointment of Jeanette Kowalik as Commissioner of Health by the
Mayor.
Appearing:
Jeanette Kowalik - appointee
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
2. 200421 Reappointment of Kyle Mirehouse as Emergency Management &
Communications Director by the Mayor.
Appearing:
Mr. Kyle Mirehouse - appointee
Ald. Kovac
Ald. Coggs
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
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3. 200043 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department providing an
update on its efforts responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Appearing:
Dr. Kowalik
Ms. Heather Paradis
Dr. 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
4. 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.
Appearing:
Ald. Spiker and Perez - Sponsors
Ms. Griselda Aldrete - F&PC Director
Ms. Debbie Wilichowski - Consultant for F&PC
Ms. Andrea Knickerbocker - DER
Mr. DeSiato - MPD Chief of Staff
MPD Inspector Terrence Gordon
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
No 0
5. 200320 Resolution urging the Fire and Police Commission to adopt
de-escalation and restraint policies for the Police Department in
alignment with the “Eight Can’t Wait” campaign.
Appearing:
President Johnson - Sponsor
Following council members asked to be added to this file:
Rainey, Lewis, and Dimitrijevic
There were no objections.
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
6. 200430 Substitute resolution urging the Fire and Police Commission to
implement an emotional intelligence and cultural competency framework
and assessment criteria to be included alongside all Police Department
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training.
Appearing:
President Johnson - Sponsor
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
7. 200431 Substitute resolution urging the Fire and Police Commission to add
emotional intelligence and cultural competency assessments to the
aptitude tests for evaluating Police Department recruits and to add
applicant preference points based on certain score ranges in emotional
intelligence and cultural competency.
Appearing:
President Johnson - Sponsor
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
8. 200151 Substitute resolution urging the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
to adopt a policy under which any homicide involving an on- or off-duty
police officer requires investigation by the Fire and Police Commission.
Appearing:
Ald. Dodd - Sponsor
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
9. 200432 An ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked
vehicles is prohibited.
Appearing:
Ald. Kovac - Sponsor
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
10. 200437 Substitute resolution authorizing the Health Commissioner to execute a
Memorandum of Understanding with Trilogy Health Insurance.
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Appearing:
MHD Dr. Kowalik
Nick Bolden
Rhoda Seabern - MHD Program Assistant
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
11. 200238 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the Public
Health Preparedness (CDC) COVID-19 Grant from the State of
Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Appearing:
Nicholas Bolden - MHD
Dr. Kowalik
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
12. 200252 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the
Bioterrorism Grant - Focus CRI (Cities Readiness Initiative) from the
State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Appearing
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 7/23/2020. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
13. 200253 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the Public
Health Preparedness (CDC) Grant from the State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services.
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 7/23/2020. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
14. 200255 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the
2020-2021 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) COVID19-
Wisconsin State Funding Opportunities for Local and Tribal Health from
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the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
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
15. 200258 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Wisconsin
Well Woman Program Grant from the State of Wisconsin - Department of
Health Services.
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 7/23/2020. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
16. 200330 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2020-2021
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).
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 7/23/2020. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
17. 200352 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the Communicable
Disease Prevention grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health
Services, Division of Public Health.
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER 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. 200410 Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding entitled Use of
DHS Mobile Medical Unit Resources to Support Response to the
Democratic National Convention between the Wisconsin Department of
Health Services (DHS)-Division of Public Health Office of Preparedness
and Emergency Health Care and the City of Milwaukee Fire Department
(MFD).
Appearing:
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Ald. Borkowski
Asst Chief Josh Parish
Yvette Rowe - MFD
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
19. 200254 Resolution relating to the acceptance and funding of the CARES Act
Provide Relief Fund from the Department of Health & Human Services
(HHS).
Appearing:
Asst Chief Parish
YVette Rowe - MFD
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
20. 200349 An ordinance relating to parking controls.
Appearing:
Scott Reinbacher - DPW
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
21. 200350 An ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Appearing:
Scott Reinbacher - DPW
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
Meeting adjourned at 2:51PM
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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 16, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED 7/14/20
File Number 200437 has been added.
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. 200419 Reappointment of Jeanette Kowalik as Commissioner of Health by the
Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 200421 Reappointment of Kyle Mirehouse as Emergency Management &
Communications Director by the Mayor.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 200043 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department providing an
update on its efforts responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
4. 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.
Sponsors: Ald. Perez and Ald. Spiker
5. 200320 Resolution urging the Fire and Police Commission to adopt de-escalation
and restraint policies for the Police Department in alignment with the “Eight
Can’t Wait” campaign.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
6. 200430 Substitute resolution urging the Fire and Police Commission to implement
an emotional intelligence and cultural competency framework and
assessment criteria to be included alongside all Police Department
training.
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Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
7. 200431 Substitute resolution urging the Fire and Police Commission to add
emotional intelligence and cultural competency assessments to the
aptitude tests for evaluating Police Department recruits and to add
applicant preference points based on certain score ranges in emotional
intelligence and cultural competency.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
8. 200151 Substitute resolution urging the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
to adopt a policy under which any homicide involving an on- or off-duty
police officer requires investigation by the Fire and Police Commission.
Sponsors: Ald. Dodd
9. 200432 An ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked
vehicles is prohibited.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 200437 Substitute resolution authorizing the Health Commissioner to execute a
Memorandum of Understanding with Trilogy Health Insurance.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs
11. 200238 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the Public
Health Preparedness (CDC) COVID-19 Grant from the State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 200252 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Bioterrorism
Grant - Focus CRI (Cities Readiness Initiative) from the State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
13. 200253 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the Public
Health Preparedness (CDC) Grant from the State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
14. 200255 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the
2020-2021 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) COVID19-
Wisconsin State Funding Opportunities for Local and Tribal Health from the
State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
15. 200258 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Wisconsin
Well Woman Program Grant from the State of Wisconsin - Department of
Health Services.
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
16. 200330 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2020-2021
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.
17. 200352 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the Communicable
Disease Prevention grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health
Services, Division of Public Health.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
18. 200410 Substitute resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding entitled
Use of DHS Mobile Medical Unit Resources to Support Response to the
Democratic National Convention between the Wisconsin Department of
Health Services (DHS)-Division of Public Health Office of Preparedness
and Emergency Health Care and the City of Milwaukee Fire Department
(MFD).
Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski
19. 200254 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the CARES Act
Provider Relief Fund from the Department of Health & Human Services
(HHS).
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
20. 200349 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
21. 200350 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Agenda July 16, 2020
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.
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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