PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

City Hall City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53202 Meeting Minutes PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ALD. TERRY WITKOWSKI, CHAIR Ald. Robert Puente, Vice-Chair Ald. Milele Coggs, Ald. Robert Donovan, and Ald. Joe Davis, Sr. Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366 Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Adam Wickersham, 286-2170, adam.wickersham@milwaukee.gov Thursday, February 18, 2016 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall Meeting convened at 9:08 a.m. Present 4 - Witkowski, Puente, Coggs, Donovan Excused 1 - Davis 1. 151488 An ordinance relating to parking controls. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Appearing: Joseph Blakeman - DPW A motion was made by ALD. PUENTE that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Donovan No 0 Excused 2- Coggs and Davis 2. 151489 An ordinance relating to traffic controls. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Appearing: Joseph Blakeman - DP W A motion was made by ALD. PUENTE that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Donovan No 0 Excused 2- Coggs and Davis 3. 151481 An ordinance relating to traffic controls at the intersection of East City of Milwaukee Page 1 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes February 18, 2016 Saveland Avenue and South Kansas Avenue. Sponsors: Ald. Zielinski Appearing: Joseph Blakeman - DPW Infrastructure Department does not considered this requeste warrant. Therefore, does not support the request. A motion was made by ALD. PUENTE that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 2- Witkowski and Puente No 0 Excused 2- Coggs and Davis Abstain 1- Donovan A motion was made by ALD. DONOVAN that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Donovan No 0 Excused 2- Coggs and Davis 4. 151208 Substitute resolution establishing a “Keep the Change” program within the City of Milwaukee to discourage panhandling. Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski Appearing: Sponsor Ald. Witkowski Ald. Puente moved to accept proposed sub A. There were no objections. A motion was made by ALD. PUENTE that this Resolution be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Donovan No 0 Excused 2- Coggs and Davis 151208 Substitute resolution establishing a “Keep the Change” program within the City of Milwaukee to discourage panhandling and encourage donations to charitable agencies that provide food, shelter and support services to the homeless. Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski A motion was made by ALD. DONOVAN that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: City of Milwaukee Page 2 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes February 18, 2016 Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Donovan No 0 Excused 2- Coggs and Davis 5. 140386 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to the operation of the 911 system. Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski Appearing: Maria Monteagudo - Director Department of Employee Relations MaryNell Regan - Director Fire Police Commission Joel Plant - Chief of Staff Milwaukee Police Department Carianne Yerkes - Assistant Chief Inspector Milwaukee Police Department A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Witkowski, Puente, Coggs and Donovan No 0 Excused 1- Davis Ald. Coggs arrived at 9:24 a.m. 6. 151589 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to auto theft trends. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Appearing: Joel Plant - Chief of Staff MPD MPD Asst Chief William Jessup MPD Officer Heather Coss A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Coggs No 0 Excused 2- Donovan and Davis 7. 151490 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to its “2015 Homicide and Non-Fatal Shooting Report”. Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski Appearing: Joel Plant chief of Staff MPD Asst Chief William Jessup PO Heather Coss City of Milwaukee Page 3 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes February 18, 2016 A motion was made by ALD. PUENTE that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Witkowski, Puente, Coggs and Donovan No 0 Excused 1- Davis 8. 151556 Communication relating to multijurisdictional efforts to improve safety on Milwaukee County Transit System buses. Sponsors: Ald. Borkowski Appearing: Sponsor Ald. Borkowski Joel Plant - Chief of Staff for MPD Herbert Forbe - Local 998 James Macon - Local 998 Michael Bautch Timothy Folski - Milwaukee County Bus Operator Captain Leslie Thiele - MPD A motion was made by ALD. DONOVAN that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Witkowski, Puente, Coggs and Donovan No 0 Excused 1- Davis 9. 151498 Resolution authorizing appropriate City offices to create Wisconsin Department of Revenue Tax Refund Intercept Program accounts on behalf of City-certified third-party ambulance service providers. Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski Appearing: Sponsor Ald. Witkowski ACA La Keisha Butler Martin Matson - City Comptroller Adam Wickersham - Legislative Reference Bureau Josh Gimble Rep for Bell Ambulance Wayne Jurecki Brian Randall Rep for Curtis Ambulance A motion was made by ALD. PUENTE that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Coggs No 0 Excused 2- Donovan and Davis 10. 151540 An ordinance relating to battery-operated smoke alarm testing. City of Milwaukee Page 4 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes February 18, 2016 Sponsors: Ald. Witkowski Appearing: DNS - David Krey A motion was made by ALD. PUENTE that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Witkowski, Puente, Coggs and Donovan No 0 Excused 1- Davis 11. 151509 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2016-2017 Zoo Interchange Project Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Appearing: Yvette Rowe - Business Finance Battalion Chief John Schwengel A motion was made by ALD. PUENTE that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Coggs No 0 Excused 2- Donovan and Davis 12. 151510 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2015-2016 Community Paramedics Wisconsin Asthma Coalition Grant from the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Appearing: Yvette Rowe - Business and Finance MFD Asst Batallion Chief Steven Riegg MFD Captain Michael Wright MFD A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Coggs No 0 Excused 2- Donovan and Davis 13. 151507 Resolution relative to continued funding of a Safe Havens Supervised Visitation and Exchange Project in Milwaukee County grant from the Office on Violence Against Women. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Appearing: City of Milwaukee Page 5 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Meeting Minutes February 18, 2016 Erin Perkins - Coordinator, Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault David Piedt - Business Operations Manager MHD A motion was made by ALD. COGGS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 4- Witkowski, Puente, Coggs and Donovan No 0 Excused 1- Davis 14. 151499 Resolution relative to continued funding of a Milwaukee Intensive Nurse Home Visiting Program from Columbia St. Mary’s. Sponsors: THE CHAIR Appearing: Dave Piedt - Business Operations Manager Dr. Geoffrey Swain - Medical Director MHD A motion was made by ALD. PUENTE that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote: Aye 3- Witkowski, Puente and Coggs No 0 Excused 2- Donovan and Davis Meeting adjourned at 11:33 a.m. Joanna Polanco Staff Assistant This meeting can be viewed in its entirety through the City's Legislative Research Center at http://milwaukee.legistar.com/calendar. City of Milwaukee Page 6