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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE

Thursday, September 29, 2016 · 9:00 AM AM · Room 301-B, City Hall

TL;DR

The Public Safety Committee held a meeting focused on various ordinances and resolutions related to public safety, traffic control, and community programs. Several key decisions were made regarding parking controls, traffic regulations, and grant acceptances that will impact city services and community safety.

Key Decisions

  • Parking and Traffic Control Ordinances Passed
  • Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Grant Passed
  • ShotSpotter Program Grant Passed
  • Emergency Medical Services Funding Assistance Program Grant Passed
  • Office of Violence Prevention Recast Milwaukee Project Grant Recommended for Adoption and Assigned to Finance Committee
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Agenda

  1. 1. A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
    Ordinance
    Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

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

  2. 2. 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:

  3. 3. A substitute ordinance relating to loitering or standing upon medians in designated roadways or highways.
    Ordinance
    Action: SUBSTITUTED Passed

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

  4. 4. Resolution authorizing acceptance of additional funding for an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force grant.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  5. 5. Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a 2015 ShotSpotter Program grant.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  6. 6. Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department Office of Community Outreach & Education relative to the department's outreach programs to engage and build trust in the community as well as the department's ability to host Community Listening Circles to improve community police relations.
    Communication
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE Passed

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

  7. 7. Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and the office of the District Attorney relating to the state of prostitution and other forms of human trafficking in the City of Milwaukee.
    Communication
    Action: HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR Passed

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

  8. 8. Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to efforts to keep pedestrian children safe as they return to school.
    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:

  9. 9. Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2016-2017 Wisconsin Emergency Medical Services Funding Assistance Program Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  10. 10. Substitute resolution relative to the acceptance and funding of the 2016 Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC) FIT Families Grant from the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
    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:

  11. 11. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the Office of Violence Prevention Recast Milwaukee Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services.
    Resolution
    Action: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED Passed

    A motion was made by ALD. PEREZ that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE . This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:

  12. 12. 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 Failed

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

  13. This meeting will be webcast live at www.milwaukee.gov/channel25.
  14. 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.
  15. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For assistance contact the Legislative Services ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 151498 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: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed

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

  19. Ald. Witkowski arrived
  20. Ald. Perez arrived
  21. 160627 A substitute ordinance relating to loitering or standing upon medians in designated roadways or highways.
    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:

  22. 160671 A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.
    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:

  23. Meeting adjourned at 12:40 noon Joanna Polanco Staff Assistant
  24. Meeting convened at 9:05 AM