PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · October 21, 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
Vacant: 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, October 21, 2021 9:00 AM City Hall, Room 301-B
This is also 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.
Meeting convened at 9:13 AM
Present 4 - Dimitrijevic, Borkowski, Spiker, Rainey
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. 210926 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 3- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
2. 210927 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 3- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
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3. 210969 Communication relating to the agreement with the Wisconsin Department
of Transportation for the operation of a COVID-19 testing and vaccination
site at one of its closed facilities.
Appearing:
ACA - Andrea Fowler
MHD - Kirsten Johnson
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 3- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski and Spiker
No 0
Excused 1- Rainey
4. 210984 Resolution relating to the City’s participation in the Do Not Stand Idly By,
gun safety campaign.
Appearing:
on behalf of the Sponsor, Ald. Johnson - Chief of Staff Kailyn Kenney
Mayor's Office Policy Director - Aaron Szopinski
Rev Rob Aler
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
5. 210916 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Impaired Driving
Enforcement 2021-22 grant.
Appearing:
MPD Lt Matthew Palmer
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
6. 210917 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a Seat Belt Enforcement
2021-22 grant.
Appearing:
MPD Lt Matthew Palmer
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
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No 0
7. 210954 Resolution directing the Health Department and the Department of Public
Works to establish COVID-19 safety guidelines for City Hall and the
Zeidler Municipal Building.
Appearing:
Sponsors Ald. Coggs
DPW
MHD Kirsten Johnson
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF
THE CHAIR. This motion FAILED by the following vote:
Aye 2- Borkowski and Spiker
No 2- Dimitrijevic and Rainey
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
8. 210939 Resolution authorizing the Milwaukee Fire Department to enter into an
agreement with the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) for
Practicum Placement for Emergency Management Services (EMS)
Training.
Appearing:
MFD Asst Chief Joshua Parish
MFD Chief Aaron Lipski
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
---Note: If action is taken on CCFN 211007, it may be referred to the Common Council
for action at its Special meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2021.
9. 211007 Resolution authorizing the amendment of the ambulance service
contracts with Bell Ambulance, Inc. and Curtis-Universal, Inc. to include
subsidy payments.
Appearing:
Budget Manager Dennis Yaccarino
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
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Aye 4- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
---Note: If action is taken on CCFN 210936, it may be referred to the Common Council
for action at its Special meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2021
10. 210936 Resolution relating to cooperative staffing and vehicle agreements
between the Milwaukee Fire Department and private ambulance service
providers.
Appearing:
MFD Chief Aaron Lipski
ACA Andrea Fowler
Representatives of ambulance servcice providers:
Chris Anderson -
Wayne Jurecki -
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Dimitrijevic, Borkowski, Spiker and Rainey
No 0
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
Meting adjourned at 11:39 a.m.
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.
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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
Vacant: 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, October 21, 2021 9:00 AM City Hall, Room 301-B
This is also 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. 210926 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 210927 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 210969 Communication relating to the agreement with the Wisconsin Department
of Transportation for the operation of a COVID-19 testing and vaccination
site at one of its closed facilities.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
4. 210984 Resolution relating to the City’s participation in the Do Not Stand Idly By,
gun safety campaign.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
5. 210916 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Impaired Driving
Enforcement 2021-22 grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 210917 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a Seat Belt Enforcement
2021-22 grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 210954 Resolution directing the Health Department and the Department of Public
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Works to establish COVID-19 safety guidelines for City Hall and the Zeidler
Municipal Building.
Sponsors: Ald. Coggs and Ald. Lewis
8. 210939 Substitute resolution authorizing the Milwaukee Fire Department to enter
into an agreement with the Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) for
Practicum Placement for Emergency Management Services (EMS)
Training.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
---Note: If action is taken on CCFN 211007, it may be referred to the Common Council
for action at its Special meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2021.
9. 211007 Resolution authorizing the amendment of the ambulance service contracts
with Bell Ambulance, Inc. and Curtis-Universal, Inc. to include subsidy
payments.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
---Note: If action is taken on CCFN 210936, it may be referred to the Common Council
for action at its Special meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2021
10. 210936 Substitute resolution relating to cooperative staffing and vehicle
agreements between the Milwaukee Fire Department and private
ambulance service providers.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
The Public Safety and Health Committee may convene into closed session on Thursday,
October 21st, 2021 in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
pursuant to s. 19.85(1)(g), Wis. Stats., for the purpose of conferring with the City
Attorney who will render oral or written advice with respect to litigation in which the city is
or is likely to become involved. The committee may then return to open session for the
regular agenda.
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH Meeting Agenda October 21, 2021
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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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