PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · March 11, 2021
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, March 11, 2021 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/citychan
Meeting convened at 9:08AM
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:
Kirsten Johnson - MHD Commissioner
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
2. 201480 Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a Contract for Legal
Services between the City of Milwaukee and the Cade Law Group LLC
for representation regarding former Police Chief Alfonso Morales’s
claims against the City of Milwaukee.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be ASSIGNED
TO to the JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE due back on 3/18/2021. This
motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
3. 201504 Resolution urging the Fire and Police Commission to implement the
recommendations of the Inspector General’s Report of Investigation
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Disciplinary Action - Chief Alfonso Morales.
Appearing:
Ald. Coggs
Kaylin Kenney - Chief Staff for CC President Cavalier Johnson
FPC Director - Leon Todd
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
4. 201509 Substitute resolution approving an agreement between the Milwaukee
Police Department and Kirkstall Road Enterprises, Inc., regarding
participation in a television production.
Appearing:
Sponsor - Ald. Borkowski
Nick DeSiato - MPD Chief of Staff
Ms. Erin McCarthy - The First 48 Producer
Inspector Paul Formolo - MPD
Public Comments:
Ms. Camille Mays
Mr. Jonathan Brostoff - State Rep
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
201509 Resolution approving an agreement between the Milwaukee Police
Department and A&E’s The First 48 regarding participation in a
television production.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion FAILED by the following vote:
Aye 1- Borkowski
No 4- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Spiker and Rainey
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY 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
Recess at 11:30AM
Reconvened at 11:38AM
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5. 201460 Resolution authorizing acceptance and expenditure of an Operation
Legend Program 2020 grant.
Appearing:
Lt. Matt Palmer - MPD
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 3/18/2021. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
6. 201458 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2021 Beat Patrol
Program Grant.
Appearing:
Lt. Matt Palmer - MPD
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE &
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 3/18/2021. This motion PREVAILED by
the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
7. 201455 Resolution authorizing acceptance and expenditure of a Coronavirus
Emergency Response grant.
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 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
8. 201472 Resolution relating to the acceptance and funding of the 2021
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention Control and
Emerging Infectious Diseases - COVID 19 Grant from the State of
Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Appearing:
Mark Yatchak - MHD
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. 201481 An ordinance relating to parking controls.
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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
10. 201482 An ordinance relating to traffic 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
11. 201475 Reappointment of Caressa Givens to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task
Force by the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District)
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
12. 201476 Reappointment of Claude Krawczyk to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task
Force by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
13. 201477 Reappointment of Andrew Tillman to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task
Force by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
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
Place on file as no longer needed:
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14. 191567 Communication relating to the 2020 activities of the City-County Heroin,
Opioid and Cocaine Task Force.
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY 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
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
Meeting adjourned at 11:51 AM
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.
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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, March 11, 2021 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/citychan
1. 200043 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department providing an
update on its efforts responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
2. 201480 Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to enter into a Contract for Legal
Services between the City of Milwaukee and the Cade Law Group LLC for
representation regarding former Police Chief Alfonso Morales’s claims
against the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Hamilton
3. 201504 Resolution urging the Fire and Police Commission to implement the
recommendations of the Inspector General’s Report of Investigation
Disciplinary Action - Chief Alfonso Morales.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson and Ald. Coggs
4. 201509 Substitute resolution approving an agreement between the Milwaukee
Police Department and A&E’s The First 48 regarding participation in a
television production.
Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski
5. 201460 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2020
Operation Legend grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
6. 201458 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2021 Beat Patrol
Program Grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
7. 201455 Resolution authorizing acceptance and expenditure of a Coronavirus
Emergency Response grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 201472 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2021
Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) COVID19- Wisconsin State
Funding Opportunities for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious
Diseases (ELC) Cooperative Agreement.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
9. 201481 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 201482 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 201475 Reappointment of Caressa Givens to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task Force
by the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 201476 Reappointment of Claude Krawczyk to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task
Force by the Mayor. (4th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
13. 201477 Reappointment of Andrew Tillman to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task Force
by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Place on file as no longer needed:
14. 191567 Communication relating to the 2020 activities of the City-County Heroin,
Opioid and Cocaine Task Force.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Agenda March 11, 2021
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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