PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
TL;DR
The Public Safety and Health Committee held a meeting to discuss various ordinances and resolutions related to tenant safety, city services, and grant funding. Several key items were passed or held for further review, including fire safety regulations for multi-family buildings and grant acceptance for public health and law enforcement programs.
Key Decisions
- Fire Safety Code for Multi-Family Buildings Passed
- Keenan STI Clinic Closure Placed on File
- Police Vehicle Pursuit Data Collection Recommended for Adoption
- Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant Held to Call of the Chair
- Milwaukee Fire Department Tax Refund Intercept Program Recommended for Adoption
Agenda
- Meeting convened at 9:11 a.m.
- Meeting adjourned at 11:59 AM Chris Lee/Joanna Urtiz, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
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- 4. A substitute ordinance relating to tenant acknowledgment of fire safety code noncompliance in certain multifamily residential buildings.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:
- 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. MOORE that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 3. Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department relating to its decision to close the Keenan STI Clinic.CommunicationAction: 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:
- 4. A substitute ordinance relating to tenant acknowledgment of fire safety code noncompliance in certain multifamily residential buildings.OrdinanceAction: SUBSTITUTED Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Ordinance be SUBSTITUTED. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 5. Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Milwaukee Police Department reorganizationCommunicationAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 6. 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. TAYLOR that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 7. Substitute resolution relating to the collection of police vehicle pursuit data by the Fire and Police Commission.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:
- 8. Substitute resolution amending Common Council File Number 250493 relative to acceptance and funding of the 2025-2026 Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.ResolutionAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 9. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of the 2025-2026 Preventive Health Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED Passed
A motion was made by ALD. TAYLOR that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 11/20/2025. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 10. Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2026 Family Planning Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.ResolutionAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 11. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2026 Carita B. Urban grant from the Greater Milwaukee Foundation.ResolutionAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 12. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2026 Wisconsin Department of Justice Beat Patrol Program grant.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED Passed
This Resolution was RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE due back on 11/20/2025
- 13. Resolution authorizing the Milwaukee Fire Department to extend access to the Tax Refund Intercept Program for private ambulance companies.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:
- 14. Communication from the Safety and Civic Commission relating to its operational and expenditure plan for 2026 and 2027.CommunicationAction: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed
A motion was made by ALD. BURGELIS that this Communication be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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