PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · November 12, 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, November 12, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED 11/10/20
Files Number 200983 and 200984 have been added.
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
Meeting called to Order at 9:03 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 Marlaina Jackson
Ald. Perez
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI 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. 200983 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department and Chief of the
Milwaukee Fire Department relating to the process for distribution of
vaccines in the City and the use of fire department resources to increase
the availability of vaccinations.
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
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3. 200984 An ordinance relating to the penalty for violating certain orders of the
Milwaukee Health Department
Appearing:
Claire Everns - MHD
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
4. 200895 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:
Mark Yatchak - MHD
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 11/19/2020. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
5. 200925 Resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2020-2021
Family Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting Grant from the State
of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
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 11/19/2020. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
6. 200929 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2020 - 2023
Milwaukee Safer Communities for Youth Program Grant from the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women.
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
due back on 11/19/2020. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
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No 0
7. 200907 Communication from the Coalition for Safe Driving Milwaukee relating to
a city-wide traffic safety strategy, Vision Zero.
Appearing from Coalition from Safe Driving MKE
Caressa Givens
Celia Jackson
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS 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
8. 200853 Communication from the Fire and Police Commission and the Milwaukee
Fire Department relating to the civilianization of certain positions.
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
9. 200894 Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to its
current staffing levels and ability to provide core services.
Appearing:
Tammy Majewski - Chief of Staff FPC
Sponsor: Ald. Lewis
Kyle Mirehouse - Fire & Police Commission
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
10. 200908 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations and the
Milwaukee Health Department relating to the process for the recruitment
of a new Commissioner for the Milwaukee Health Department.
Appearing:
Sponsor: Ald. Lewis
Kristin Urban - Staffing Services DER
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
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11. 200959 An 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 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
12. 200960 An 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 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
--- The following file May be placed on file as no longer necessary.
13. 200857 Resolution amending Common Council File #191751 relative to the
acceptance and funding from the National Association of County & City
Health Officials; Using Health in All Policies Strategies to Address Lead
Poisoning Prevention Grant.
A motion was made by ALD. LEWIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR PLACING ON FILE. 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 11:04AM
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, November 12, 2020 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED 11/10/20
Files Number 200983 and 200984 have been added.
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
1. 200043 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department providing an
update on its efforts responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
2. 200983 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department and Chief of the
Milwaukee Fire Department relating to the process for distribution of
vaccines in the City and the use of fire department resources to increase
the availability of vaccinations.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
3. 200984 A substitute ordinance relating to the penalty for violating certain orders of
the health department.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
4. 200895 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.
5. 200925 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the
2020-2021 Family Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting Grant from
the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
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6. 200929 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2020 - 2023
Milwaukee Safer Communities for Youth Program Grant from the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
7. 200907 Communication from the Coalition for Safe Driving Milwaukee relating to a
city-wide traffic safety strategy, Vision Zero.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 200853 Communication from the Fire and Police Commission and the Milwaukee
Fire Department relating to the civilianization of certain positions.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs, Ald. Murphy and Ald. Zamarripa
9. 200894 Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to its current
staffing levels and ability to provide core services.
Sponsors: Ald. Lewis, Ald. Coggs, Ald. Rainey, Ald. Dodd, Ald. Stamper, Ald. Perez,
Ald. Spiker and Ald. Borkowski
10. 200908 Communication from the Department of Employee Relations and the
Milwaukee Health Department relating to the process for the recruitment of
a new Commissioner for the Milwaukee Health Department.
Sponsors: Ald. Lewis
11. 200959 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 200960 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- The following file May be placed on file as no longer necessary.
13. 200857 Resolution amending Common Council File #191751 relative to the
acceptance and funding from the National Association of County & City
Health Officials; Using Health in All Policies Strategies to Address Lead
Poisoning Prevention Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Agenda November 12, 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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