PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
TL;DR
The Public Safety and Health Committee met and approved several ordinances and resolutions related to public safety, health services, and community programs. The meeting included actions on parking and traffic controls, as well as grants for health and drug prevention initiatives.
Key Decisions
- Regional Hazardous Materials Response System Services Contract Passed
- WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Grant Acceptance Passed
- Opioid Settlement Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment Passed
- Hemp Derivatives Age Requirements Ordinance Passed
- Homeland Security Program Grant Acceptance Passed
Agenda
- Meeting convened at 9:07 AM
- meeting adjourned at 11:44 AM Joanna Urtiz Staff Assistant
- 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. BURGELIS that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 3. Resolution approving the Regional Hazardous Materials Response System Services contract between the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs-Division of Emergency Management and the City of Milwaukee for 2025-2027.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 4. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of 2025 Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Breast Feeding Peer Counseling Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.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:
- 5. Substitute resolution relative 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 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 7/10/2025. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 6. Substitute resolution relating to amending the Intergovernmental Agreement between Milwaukee County and the City of Milwaukee to include opportunities for Opioid Settlement funding.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 7. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2025-2026 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program grant.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 8. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2025 Homeland Security Program Southeast Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center Operations grant.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WESTMORELAND that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 9. Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures and Standard Operating InstructionsCommunicationAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 9:20 A.M.
- 10. A substitute ordinance relating to the ethical treatment and ownership of animals.OrdinanceAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 11. A substitute ordinance relating to age requirements for the sale of hemp derivatives containing tetrahydrocannibol.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:
- 12. A substitute ordinance relating to age requirements for the provision of hookah products.OrdinanceAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 14. Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department relating to its 2024 Annual Report.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:
- 15. Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department relating to the Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope's health disparity study.CommunicationAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. MOORE that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- The Public Safety and Health Committee may convene into closed session on Thursday, July 3, 2024, in Room 301-B, City Hall, 200 E Wells St., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pursuant to s.19.85(1)(d) to consider strategies for crime detection or prevention, and then may go into open session for the regular agenda.
- This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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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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