PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
TL;DR
The Public Safety Committee met briefly to discuss several ordinances and grants related to traffic, fire department services, and violence prevention programs. They recommended passage of multiple ordinances and accepted a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for family violence programs.
Key Decisions
- Parking Control Ordinance Recommended for Passage
- Fire Department Patient Service Charges Recommended for Passage
- Justice for Families Program Grant Held to Call of the Chair
- Safe Zone Initiative Grant Recommended for Adoption
- Medical College Opiate Reduction Program Held to Call of the Chair
Agenda
- Meeting convened at 9:08 M
- Meeting adjourned at 9:38 AM Joanna Polanco Staff Assistant
- 1. A substitute ordinance relating to parking controls.OrdinanceAction: 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:
- 2. A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.OrdinanceAction: 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:
- 3. Communication from the Medical College of Wisconsin relating to its programs to reduce opiate use and dependency.CommunicationAction: 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:
- 4. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2016 Justice for Families Program Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women.ResolutionAction: 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:
- 5. Substitute resolution relative to acceptance and funding of the 2016 Outreach - Safe Zone Initiative Grant from the Milwaukee County Department of Health and Human Services.ResolutionAction: RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Resolution be RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
- 6. An ordinance relating to charges for patient services provided by the Fire Department.OrdinanceAction: RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE Passed
A motion was made by ALD. WITKOWSKI that this Ordinance be RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE. This motion PREVAILED by the following vote:
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