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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 9:00 AM AM · Room 301-B, City Hall

TL;DR

This meeting agenda covers public safety, health, and emergency services initiatives. Key topics include addressing food access as a public health emergency, police department procedure updates on uniforms and use of force, appointments to health and safety boards, and acceptance of multiple state and federal grants for traffic safety, impaired driving enforcement, and crime prevention programs.

Key Decisions

  • Food Apartheid Public Health Emergency Declaration On agenda for consideration
  • Milwaukee Police Department Use of Force Procedure Modification On agenda for consideration
  • Board and Commission Appointments On agenda for consideration - includes Alderwoman Larresa Taylor to Board of Health, Stephanie Fierro-Padilla to Domestic Violence Commission, and Karin Tyler as Community Wellness and Safety Director
  • Multiple State/Federal Grant Acceptances On agenda for consideration - includes grants for seatbelt enforcement, impaired driving enforcement, drug recognition training, speed enforcement, and internet crimes against children task force
  • Law Enforcement Camera Policies and FirstNet Platform Deployment On agenda for discussion and consideration
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. 1. Communication from the Milwaukee Health Department and the Department of City Development regarding access to fresh food.
    Communication
  2. 2. Resolution declaring food apartheid a public health emergency and directing coordinated city action.
    Resolution
  3. 3. A substitute ordinance relating to notice of closure for food establishments.
    Ordinance
  4. 4. An ordinance relating to parking controls.
    Ordinance
  5. 5. An ordinance relating to traffic controls.
    Ordinance
  6. 9:10 A.M.
  7. 6. Substitute motion modifying Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure 340 - Uniforms / Equipment / Appearance.
    Motion
  8. 7. Substitute motion modifying Milwaukee Police Department Standard Operating Procedure 460 - Use of Force.
    Motion
  9. 8. Substitute resolution relating to the rendering of first aid by Milwaukee’s protective services.
    Resolution
  10. 9. Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to its use of cameras including, but not limited to, body cameras, automated license plate readers, and point-tilt-zoom cameras, as well as those provided by Flock Safety.
    Communication
  11. 10. A substitute ordinance relating to law enforcement identification.
    Ordinance
  12. 11. Appointment of Alderwoman Larresa Taylor to the Board of Health by the Mayor.
    Appointment
  13. 12. Appointment of Stephanie Fierro-Padilla to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Common Council President.
    Appointment
  14. 13. Appointment of Karin Tyler as the Community Wellness and Safety Director by the Mayor.
    Appointment
  15. 14. Communication from the Milwaukee Fire Department and AT&T relating to the deployment and use of the FirstNet platform.
    Communication
  16. 15. Communication relating to Operation: Safe Haven and its work supporting veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
    Communication
  17. 16. Communication from the Safety and Civic Commission relating to a report of its recent activities.
    Communication
  18. 17. Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2026 STD Infertility Prevention Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
    Resolution
  19. 18. Resolution authorizing the Health Department to enter into an agreement with Milwaukee Public Schools for emergency mass care and sheltering sites.
    Resolution
  20. 19. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2026 Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety Seat Belt Enforcement grant.
    Resolution
  21. 20. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2026 Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety Impaired Driving Enforcement grant.
    Resolution
  22. 21. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2026 Wisconsin State Patrol Division Spring Drug Recognition Expert Field Certification Training grant.
    Resolution
  23. 22. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2026 Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Safety Speed Enforcement grant.
    Resolution
  24. 23. Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a 2026-2027 Wisconsin Internet Crime Against Children Task Force Program grant.
    Resolution
  25. 24. Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures.
    Communication
  26. This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
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  28. 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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