PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · April 1, 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, April 1, 2021 9:00 AM City Hall, Room 301-B
Amended 3/29/21 - Item 4 (CCFN 201541) 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/citychannel.
Those wishing to speak on a particular item should contact the staff assistant listed above to
receive the log-in information. Please make this request no later than 24 hours prior to the
start of the meeting.
Meeting convened at 9:08 a.m.
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.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
Appearing:
Kirsten Johnson, Health Dept.
Bailey Murph, Health Dept.
Ald. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist.
Marlaina Jackson, Health Dept.
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. 201517 Communication from various City agencies and Milwaukee County’s
Department of Health and Human Services relating to the planning for
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and services available to emergency housing facilities.
Sponsors: Ald. Spiker and Ald. Perez
Appearing:
Ald. Jose Perez, 12th Ald. Dist.
Heather Hough, City Attorney's Office
James Mathy, Milwaukee County (Housing Division)
Steve Mahan, Community Development Grant Administration
Lt. Herb Glidewell, Police Dept.
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
3. 201525 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2020-21
Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children Grant (Police Department).
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Sgt. Steve Stelter, Police Dept.
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. 201541 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the
2020-2021 Preventive Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Mark Yatchak, Health Dept.
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
5. 201586 Appointment of Mitchell Henke to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task Force
by the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be
RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the
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following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
6. 201587 Appointment of Montavius Jones to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task Force
by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Montavius Jones
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
7. 201588 Appointment of Cinthia Tellez Silva to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task
Force by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Cinthia Tellez Silva
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED
FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Dimitrijevic, Lewis, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
8. 201527 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Scott Reinbacher, Dept. of Public Works
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
9. 201528 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Appearing:
Scott Reinbacher, Dept. of Public Works
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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
Meeting adjourned at 11:21 a.m.
Chris Lee, Staff Assistant
Council Records Section
City Clerk's Office
This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at
http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar.
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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, April 1, 2021 9:00 AM City Hall, Room 301-B
Amended 3/29/21 - Item 4 (CCFN 201541) 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/citychannel.
Those wishing to speak on a particular item should contact the staff assistant listed above to receive
the log-in information. Please make this request no later than 24 hours prior to the start of the
meeting.
1. 200043 Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department providing an
update on its efforts responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsors: Ald. Dimitrijevic
2. 201517 Communication from various City agencies and Milwaukee County’s
Department of Health and Human Services relating to the planning for and
services available to emergency housing facilities.
Sponsors: Ald. Spiker and Ald. Perez
3. 201525 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2020-21
Wisconsin Internet Crimes Against Children Grant (Police Department).
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 201541 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2020-2021
Preventive Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health
Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
-May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee
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5. 201586 Appointment of Mitchell Henke to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task Force by
the Mayor. (14th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 201587 Appointment of Montavius Jones to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task Force
by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 201588 Appointment of Cinthia Tellez Silva to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Task Force
by the Mayor. (12th Aldermanic District)
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 201527 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
9. 201528 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
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
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& Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends
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