PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Thursday, September 8, 2016 · 9:00 AM AM · Room 301-B, City Hall

TL;DR

The Public Safety Committee met and addressed several ordinances related to traffic, parking, and public safety. They recommended appointments to domestic violence commissions, discussed ambulance service programs, and accepted various state and foundation grants for public health and youth engagement initiatives.

Key Decisions

  • Parking and Traffic Control Ordinances Passed
  • Appointment to Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence Recommended for Confirmation
  • ShotSpotter Program Funding Acceptance Recommended for Placing on File
  • Youth Engagement Grant from Tides Foundation Recommended for Adoption
  • Family Home Visiting Grant Recommended for Adoption and Assigned to Finance Committee
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Agenda

  1. 1. Appointment of Elisabeth Mueller to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault by the Milwaukee County District Attorney.
    Appointment
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Appointment be RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION. This motion FAILED by the following vote:

  2. 2. A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
    Ordinance
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  3. 3. A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
    Ordinance
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. JOHNSON that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  4. 4. A substitute ordinance relating to loitering or standing upon medians in designated roadways or highways.
    Ordinance
    Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  5. 5. A substitute ordinance relating to the responsibilities and duties of the Milwaukee commission on domestic violence and sexual assault.
    Ordinance
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

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  7. 6. 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.
    Resolution
    Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  8. 7. An ordinance relating to a private ambulance tax refund intercept program fee.
    Ordinance
    Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  9. 8. Resolution relating to the acceptance of funds from State of Wisconsin for the City’s ShotSpotter Program and the expenditure of funds to be reimbursed by greater than anticipated revenue.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  10. 9. Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners relating to future plans for the positions of chief of staff and head of the office of management, planning, and analysis.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  11. 10. Communication from the Frank Zeidler Center for Public Discussion relating to the outcome and results of previously-hosted police/community listening circles.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  12. 11. Communication from the Fire Department relating to its 2015 Annual Report.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Communication be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  13. 12. Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the Tides Foundation grant from the Center for Youth Engagement Inc.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  14. 13. Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2016 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) - Building and Strengthening Epidemiology, Laboratory and Health Information Systems Capacity grant from the Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health(DHS/DPH).
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED Passed

    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:

  15. 14. Substitute resolution amending Common Council File #150993 relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2016 Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. BORKOWSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  16. 15. Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2016-17 Family Foundations Comprehensive Home Visiting Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED Passed

    This Resolution was RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

  17. This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
  18. 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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  20. 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.
  21. 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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  23. Meeting adjourned at 10:28 AM Joanna Polanco Staff Assistant
  24. Meeting convened at 9:06 AM