PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · September 29, 2016
Minutes
City Hall
City of Milwaukee 200 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Meeting Minutes
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
ALD. ROBERT G. DONOVAN, CHAIR
Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, Vice-Chair
Ald. Jose G. Perez, Ald. Terry L. Witkowski, and Ald. Cavalier
Johnson
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
Meeting convened at 9:05 AM
Present 3 - Donovan, Borkowski, Johnson
Excused 2 - Perez, Witkowski
1. 160671 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 3- Donovan, Borkowski and Johnson
No 0
Excused 2- Perez and Witkowski
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 3- Donovan, Borkowski and Johnson
No 0
Excused 2- Perez and Witkowski
Ald. Perez arrived
Present 4 - Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Johnson
Excused 1 - Witkowski
2. 160672 An ordinance relating to traffic controls.
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Ordinance be
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
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Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Witkowski
Ald. Witkowski arrived
Present 5 - Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Johnson, Witkowski
3. 160627 A substitute ordinance relating to loitering or standing upon street
medians in designated roadways or highways.
Apearing:
Adam Stephens - Deputy CA
Joseph Blakeman - DPW Infrastructure
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Ordinance be
SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Witkowski
160627 A substitute ordinance relating to loitering or standing upon medians in
designated roadways or highways.
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Witkowski and Johnson
No 0
4. 160659 Resolution authorizing acceptance of additional funding for an
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force grant.
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Budget & Finance Manager MPD
Lt. Alex Ramirez - MPD
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Witkowski and Johnson
No 0
5. 160669 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2015 ShotSpotter
Program grant.
Appearing:
Dan Rotar - Business and Finance Manager MPD
Lt Alex Salazar MPD
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Sarah Zarate - IRD
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Witkowski and Johnson
No 0
6. 160426 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department Office of
Community Outreach & Education relative to the department's
outreach programs to engage and build trust in the community as well
as the department's ability to host Community Listening Circles to
improve community police relations.
Appearing:
Ald. Johnson - Sponsor
Captain Banks
A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Witkowski and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Perez
7. 160546 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and the office
of the District Attorney relating to the state of prostitution and other
forms of human trafficking in the City of Milwaukee.
Appearing:
Community stakeholders testimony:
Pastor Joel Jaeger - Christ Evangleical Lutheran Church
Omar Bravo - Community Liaison
Emilia Melendez - Notre Dame School of Milwaukee
Paul Berger - Christ Center Lutheran School
Tammy Rivera - resident (South Side Organizing Committee)
Lee Valentine - Clark Square Neighborhood Initiative
Demion Ellzey - Legislative Assitant to Ald. Stamper, III
Deanne Lawson - Inner Beauty Center
Jeanne Geraci - Executive Director of Benedict Center
Martha Love - founder Human Trafficking Task Force
Dana Patterson - Human Trafficking Task Force
Mr. Luckett - Exploit no more
Cindy - 26th and Mitchell resident
Srgt. Kieran Sawyer - Operational Manager at District 2 MPD
ADA Ben Wesson - DA's Office Community Prosecution Unit
Dawn Jone - Detective MPD
MPD Det. Linda Stott - Human Trafficking Task Force Workgroup
Adam Stephens - Deputy CA
Ald. Perez moved The Sisters Program and The South Sisters Program South
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Collaborative documents, submitted by Executive director of Benedict Center Jeanne
Geraci, be made part of permanent record.
There were no objections.
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- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Witkowski and Johnson
No 0
8. 160708 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to
efforts to keep pedestrian children safe as they return to school.
Appearing:
Lishunda Patterson - Safety Division MPD
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Communication be
RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the
following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Witkowski and Johnson
No 0
9. 160674 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2016-2017
Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services Funding Assistance Program
Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Appearing:
Yvette Rowe 0 Business Operation Manager MFD
Steve Riegg - MFD
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Witkowski and Johnson
No 0
10. 160697 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the
2016 Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) FIT Families Grant from
the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
David Piedt - Business Operation Manager MHD
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 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Johnson
No 0
Excused 1- Witkowski
11. 160698 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Office
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of Violence Prevention Recast Milwaukee Project Grant from the
Department of Health and Human Services.
Appearing:
David Pied - Business Operations Manager MHD
Reggie Moore - Director of Office of Viiolence Prevention
A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED
FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
Aye 5- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez, Witkowski and Johnson
No 0
12. 151498 Substitute resolution authorizing the appropriate City offices to create
Wisconsin Department of Revenue Tax Refund Intercept Program
accounts on behalf of City-certified third-party ambulance service
providers.
Appearing:
La Keisha Butler - ACA
Ald Michael Murphy
Martin Matson - Comptroller
Steve Riegg - Deputy Chief MFD
Atty. Franklyn Gimbel- Rep for Bell Ambulance
Brian Randall - Rep for Paratech Ambulance
Mr. James Baker president of Curtis Ambulance
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be HELD TO
CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion FAILED by the following vote:
Aye 1- Witkowski
No 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Johnson
A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be
RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following
vote:
Aye 4- Donovan, Borkowski, Perez and Johnson
No 1- Witkowski
Meeting adjourned at 12:40 noon
Joanna Polanco
Staff Assistant
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
Common Council members who are not members of this committee may attend this
meeting to participate or to gather information. This meeting may constitute a meeting of
the Common Council or any of its standing committees although no formal action will be
taken at this meeting.
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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.
Parking for persons attending City Hall meetings is available at reduced rates (5 hour
limit) at the Milwaukee Center (southwest corner of E. Kilbourn Ave. and N. Water St.)
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 COMMITTEE
ALD. ROBERT G. DONOVAN, CHAIR
Ald. Mark A. Borkowski, Vice-Chair
Ald. Jose G. Perez, Ald. Terry L. Witkowski, and Ald. Cavalier
Johnson
Staff Assistant, Joanna Polanco, 286-2366
Fax: 286-3456, jpolan@milwaukee.gov
Legislative Liaison,Ted Medhin, 286-8681,
tmedhi@milwaukee.gov
Thursday, September 29, 2016 9:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall
Amended 9/26/16 - Item 12 File 151498 has been added to the agenda.
1. 160671 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
2. 160672 A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
3. 160627 A substitute ordinance relating to loitering or standing upon street
medians in designated roadways or highways.
Sponsors: Ald. Donovan
4. 160659 Resolution authorizing acceptance of additional funding for an
Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
5. 160669 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2015 ShotSpotter
Program grant.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
6. 160426 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department Office of
Community Outreach & Education relative to the department's outreach
programs to engage and build trust in the community as well as the
department's ability to host Community Listening Circles to improve
community police relations.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
7. 160546 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and the office of
the District Attorney relating to the state of prostitution and other forms
of human trafficking in the City of Milwaukee.
Sponsors: Ald. Donovan
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8. 160708 Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to
efforts to keep pedestrian children safe as they return to school.
Sponsors: Ald. Johnson
9. 160674 Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2016-2017
Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services Funding Assistance Program
Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
10. 160697 Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2016
Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) FIT Families Grant from the State
of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
11. 160698 Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Office of
Violence Prevention Recast Milwaukee Project Grant from the
Department of Health and Human Services.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
--- May be referred to the Finance and Personnel Committee.
12. 151498 Substitute resolution authorizing the 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
This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
Common Council members who are not members of this committee may attend this meeting to
participate or to gather information. This meeting may constitute a meeting of the Common
Council or any of its standing committees although no formal action will be taken at this meeting.
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.
Parking for persons attending City Hall meetings is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at
the Milwaukee Center (southwest corner of E. Kilbourn Ave. and N. Water St.) 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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