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Public Safety and Health Committee (Milwaukee) — January 8, 2026: parking/traffic ordinances advanced; multiple grants and appointments recommended
MilwaukeeJan 8, 20263 min read
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Committee met at 9:08 AM in Room 301-B, City Hall; five members present. Ordinances on parking controls and traffic controls were recommended for passage. A substitute ordinance prohibiting selling articles from parked vehicles was substituted and recommended for passage. A substitute ordinance on ethical treatment and ownership of animals and a substitute creating a Department of Community Wellness and Safety were held to the call of the chair. The committee recommended adoption of acceptance of 2026 FAP funding, recommended acceptance and referred the DOJ 2025 COPS Hiring Program grant to Finance & Personnel, and recommended adoption of a JAG Gunshot Location Technology Program Expansion grant. Two mayoral appointments to advisory bodies were recommended for confirmation; one reappointment to the Board of Health was recommended for confirmation. Communications from the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault and an FPC communication on certain SOPs were held or placed on file, with concerns raised about SOP 460 (Use of Force). Meeting adjourned at 10:08 AM.
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- 250028 (animal treatment/ownership substitute ordinance) HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR
- 251390 (parking controls) RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE
- 251391 (traffic controls) RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE
- 251532 (selling articles from parked vehicles) substituted with Proposed Substitute A (Substitute 1) and RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE
- 250953 (creation of a Department of Community Wellness and Safety) HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR
- 251497 (acceptance of 2026 Funding Assistance Program funding) RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION
- 251111 (U.S. DOJ 2025 COPS Hiring Program grant) RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED to the FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
- 251507 (JAG Gunshot Location Technology Program Expansion grant) RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION
- 251348 (reappointment of Caroline Gomez Tom to Board of Health) RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION
- 251352 (appointment of Claire Enders to Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee) RECOMMENDED FOR CONFIRMATION
- 251372 (Communication from Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault) HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR
- 251402 (FPC communication on SOPs including SOP 114) RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE
- 251550 (FPC communication on SOPs including SOP 460 - Use of Force) HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR due to member concerns
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Jan 8, 2026, 12:00 AMRoom 301-B, City Hallscheduled
Agenda
- A substitute ordinance relating to the ethical treatment and ownership of animals.
- An ordinance relating to parking controls.
- An ordinance relating to traffic controls.
- A substitute ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked vehicles is prohibited.
- A substitute ordinance relating to the creation of a department of community wellness and safety.
- Resolution authorizing the acceptance of 2026 Funding Assistance Program (FAP) funding.
- Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a U.S. Department of Justice 2025 COPS Hiring Program grant.
- Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a JAG Gunshot Location Technology Program Expansion grant.
- Reappointment of Caroline Gomez Tom to the Board of Health by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
- Appointment of Claire Enders to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
- Appointment of J.O. Haselhoef to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee by the Mayor. (11th Aldermanic District)
- Communication from the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault relating to its recent, current, and future activities.
- Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures.
- Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures.
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- Meeting convened at 9:08 a.m.
- Meeting adjourned at 10:08 a.m. Chris Lee, Staff Assistant Council Records Section City Clerk's Office
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- A substitute ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked vehicles is prohibited.
- A substitute ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked vehicles is prohibited.
- Reappointment of Caroline Gomez Tom to the Board of Health by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
- Reappointment of Caroline Gomez Tom to the Board of Health by the Mayor. (13th Aldermanic District)
- Appointment of Claire Enders to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
- Appointment of Claire Enders to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee by the Mayor. (3rd Aldermanic District)
- A substitute ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked vehicles is prohibited.
- A substitute ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked vehicles is prohibited.
- A substitute ordinance relating to locations where selling articles from parked vehicles is prohibited.
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