PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · January 26, 2023
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
ALD. JO CASTA ZAMARRIPA, CHAIR
Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, Vice-Chair
Ald. Scott Spiker, Ald. Milele A. Coggs, and
Ald. Khalif J. Rainey
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 414-286-2366
Fax: 414-286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 414-286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED
Files Numbered 221263 and 221364 have been added.
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
www.milwaukee.gov/channel25
Meeting convened at 9:18 AM
Present 5 - Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, Rainey
1. 221419 A substitute 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- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
2. 221420 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
3. 221170 Communication from the Milwaukee Circuit Court relating to its current
case backlog.
Appearing:
Ald. Michael Murphy - Sponsor
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Chief Judge Mary Triggiano
Judge Christopher Dee
Judge David Feiss
Judge Carl Ashley
Milwaukee County DA John T. Chisholm
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- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
4. 221534 Communication relating to the reduction of necessary medical services
by hospital systems within the City of Milwaukee.
Appearing:
Dr Heather Paradis
MHD Commissioner Kirstin Johnson
Ms. Connie Smith - Milwaukee Area Labor Council
Ms. Tracey Schwerdtfeger - RN St Francis/ Milwaukee Area Labor Council
Mr. Jamie Lucas - Executive Director
Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals
Mr. Mario Ramirez - Voces de la Frontera
Mr. Omar Flores Milwaukee Alliance
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- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
5. 221488 Resolution relating to the Third Amendment to the City’s Private
Ambulance Service Provider Agreements with Bell Ambulance, Inc.
and Curtis-Universal, Inc.
Appearing:
Sponsor - Ald. Borkowski
Chief Parish - MFD
Bell Ambulance Chris
Atty. Gimble
Wayne Jurecki
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
6. 221460 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Homeland
Security Program Southeast Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center
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(STAC) Intelligence and Infrastructure Protection Analyst grant.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE &
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 2/6/2023. This motion PREVAILED by
the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
7. 221263 Resolution establishing a Community Engagement fund and
authorizing contributions and expenditures from it.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
8. 221461 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Homeland
Security Program Southeast Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center
(STAC) Operations grant.
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
9. 221462 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023-2024 High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program grant.
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 2/6/2023. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
10. 221463 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Milwaukee
Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Group Program grant.
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 2/6/2023. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
11. 221464 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Wisconsin
Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety
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Impaired Driving Enforcement grant.
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
12. 221465 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Wisconsin
Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety Seat
Belt Enforcement grant.
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
Committee took a recess at 12:16
Committee reconvened at 12:33
10 a.m. Agenda
13. 221364 Resolution relating to Joint Public Safety Radio Upgrade capital
project.
Appearing:
Ald. Coggs
Ms. Rhonda Kelsey - Purchasing
A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
14. 221371 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2022-23
Wisconsin Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education
grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health services.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE &
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 2/2/2023. This motion PREVAILED by
the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
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15. 221401 Resolution relating to the acceptance and funding of the 2023 HIV
Partner Services Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of
Health Services.
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
16. 221402 Resolution relating to the acceptance and funding of the 2023 STD
Infertility Prevention Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of
Health Services.
A motion was made by ALD. RAINEY that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
due back on 2/2/2023. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
17. 221473 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Newborn
Hearing Screening & Intervention grant from the State of Wisconsin
Department of Health Services.
A motion was made by ALD. ZAMARRIPA that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE &
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 2/2/2023. This motion PREVAILED by
the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
18. 221474 Resolution amending Common Council File 220418 relating to
acceptance and funding of the 2022-23 Lab Response Network for
Biological Threats (LRN-B) grant.
A motion was made by ALD. SPIKER that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Zamarripa, Borkowski, Spiker, Coggs, and Rainey
No 0
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
Meeting adjourned at 12:45
Joanna Polanco
Staff Assistant
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NOTA: Para los clientes de cable de Spectrum que deseen ver subtítulos en español, ya
están disponibles en el Canal de la Ciudad. En su control remoto de cable Spectrum,
presione “MENÚ.” Seleccione “SUBTÍTULOS/CAPTIONS.” Use la flecha hacia abajo
hasta “ESTÁNDAR/STANDARD,” luego use la flecha hacia arriba y cambie a “CC3.”
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, 18, 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. JO CASTA ZAMARRIPA, CHAIR
Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, Vice-Chair
Ald. Scott Spiker, Ald. Milele A. Coggs, and
Ald. Khalif J. Rainey
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 414-286-2366
Fax: 414-286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 414-286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
AMENDED
Files Numbered 221263 and 221364 have been added.
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 www.milwaukee.gov/channel25
1. 221419 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 221420 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 221170 Communication from the Milwaukee Circuit Court relating to its current
case backlog.
Sponsors: Ald. Murphy
4. 221534 Communication relating to the reduction of necessary medical services by
hospital systems within the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Zamarripa
5. 221488 Resolution relating to the Third Amendment to the City’s Private
Ambulance Service Provider Agreements with Bell Ambulance, Inc. and
Curtis-Universal, Inc.
Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski
6. 221460 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Homeland
Security Program Southeast Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center (STAC)
Intelligence and Infrastructure Protection Analyst grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
7. 221263 Resolution establishing a Community Engagement fund and authorizing
contributions and expenditures from it.
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Sponsors: THE CHAIR
8. 221461 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Homeland
Security Program Southeast Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center (STAC)
Operations grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
9. 221462 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023-2024 High
Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 221463 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Milwaukee
Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Group Program grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
11. 221464 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Wisconsin
Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety Impaired
Driving Enforcement grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
12. 221465 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2023 Wisconsin
Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety Seat Belt
Enforcement grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10 a.m. Agenda
13. 221364 Resolution relating to Joint Public Safety Radio Upgrade capital project.
Sponsors: Ald. Zamarripa and Ald. Coggs
Please be advised that less-than-24-hours' notice was provided for this item as it was
impracticable to provide such notice.
14. 221371 Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2022-23 Wisconsin
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education grant from the
State of Wisconsin Department of Health services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
15. 221401 Substitute Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2023 HIV
Partner Services Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health
Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
16. 221402 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2023
STD Infertility Prevention Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of
Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
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--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
17. 221473 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2023
Newborn Hearing Screening & Intervention grant from the State of
Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
18. 221474 Substitute resolution amending Common Council File 220418 relative to
acceptance and funding of 2022-23 Lab Response Network for Biological
Threats (LRN-B) grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
NOTA: Para los clientes de cable de Spectrum que deseen ver subtítulos en español, ya están
disponibles en el Canal de la Ciudad. En su control remoto de cable Spectrum, presione “MENÚ.”
Seleccione “SUBTÍTULOS/CAPTIONS.” Use la flecha hacia abajo hasta
“ESTÁNDAR/STANDARD,” luego use la flecha hacia arriba y cambie a “CC3.”
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, 18, 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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