PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
TL;DR
The Public Safety and Health Committee met to discuss and vote on several ordinances and resolutions related to city services, health initiatives, and public safety. Most agenda items were recommended for passage or placement on file, including parking controls, traffic regulations, and health department grants.
Key Decisions
- Vehicle Impounding for Reckless Driving Recommended for Placement on File
- Community Wellness and Safety Director Appointment Recommended for Passage
- 2025 STD Infertility Prevention Grant Recommended for Adoption
- COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant Recommended for Adoption and Assigned to Finance Committee
- COPS Anti-Heroin Grant Recommended for Adoption
Agenda
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- Meeting adjourned at 11:56 AM Joanna Urtiz & Linda Elmer Staff Assistant
- Meeting convened at 9:07 AM
- 1. An ordinance relating to parking controls.OrdinanceAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 2. An ordinance relating to traffic controls.OrdinanceAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 3. Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department relating to the exposure of children to lead at buildings within the Milwaukee Public Schools system.CommunicationAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 4. Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department, the Legislative Affairs Division and Intergovernmental Relations Division relating to the city’s impounding of vehicles whose operator was cited for reckless driving.CommunicationAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 5. A substitute ordinance relating to common council approval for any appointee to the position of office of community wellness and safety director.OrdinanceAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 6. Substitute resolution relating to the acceptance and funding of the 2025 STD Infertility Prevention Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 7. Substitute resolution amending Common Council File Number 210237 relative to acceptance and funding of the 2021-2026 National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities grant from Center for Disease Control (CDC).ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED Passed
A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 2/28/2025. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 8. Substitute resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Health to negotiate and enter into lease and license agreements for use of spaces at City of Milwaukee Health Centers.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 9. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a COPS Anti-Heroin grant.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 10. Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures.CommunicationAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 11. Communication from the Fire and Police Commission and the Milwaukee Police Department relating to the 2024 Milwaukee Police Satisfaction Survey.CommunicationAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- --- May be placed on file as no longer necessary.
- 12. Communication from the Milwaukee Department of Public Works - Parking Enforcement relating to a recent incident in which the body of a deceased individual was found in a towed vehicle.CommunicationAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 13. Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to its standard operating procedures for the handling of the remains of persons killed by police officers as well as requirements relating to the assistance of those shot by police officers.CommunicationAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 14. Resolution directing the Office of the Comptroller to conduct an independent audit of Health Department expenditures.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 15. Communication relating to the Fire and Police Commission's 2024 Audit Report on Milwaukee Police Department Policies, Procedures, and Practices to Lessen Overtime.CommunicationAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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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.
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