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Public Safety and Health Committee — April 10, 2026 meeting minutes
MilwaukeeApr 10, 20262 min read
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Committee met April 10, 2026 (present: Spiker, Burgelis, Taylor, Moore, Chambers Jr.). The committee recommended passage of ordinances on parking controls, traffic controls, and time‑limited food truck zones; held communications from the Milwaukee Police Department on entertainment‑district safety and teen takeovers to call of the chair; recommended confirmation of Karin Tyler as Community Wellness and Safety Director; recommended adoption of a substitute resolution to authorize up to $1,679,792 in opioid settlement funds for the Milwaukee Fire Department’s Overdose Response Initiative; and held or placed on file several other items.
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- 251990 — Ordinance relating to parking controls: Recommended for passage (Vote: Aye 5, No 0).
- 251991 — Substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls: Recommended for passage (Vote: Aye 5, No 0).
- 252101 — Ordinance relating to time‑limited food truck zones: Recommended for passage (Vote: Aye 4, No 1 - Chambers Jr.).
- 252067 — Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department on public safety for King Drive and Water Street entertainment districts: Held to call of the chair (Vote: Aye 5, No 0).
- 252131 — Communication from MPD and Department of Community Wellness and Safety on response to teen takeovers: Held to call of the chair (Vote: Aye 5, No 0).
- 251778 — Appointment of Karin Tyler as Community Wellness and Safety Director: Recommended for confirmation (Vote: Aye 3, No 2).
- 250956 — Ordinance relating to noise variances: Held to call of the chair (Vote: Aye 5, No 0).
- 250874 — Substitute resolution authorizing expenditure of opioid settlement funds: Committee accepted SUB A (authorizing up to $1,679,792 for the Milwaukee Fire Department’s Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative) and recommended adoption (Final recommendation Vote: Aye 3, No 1, Excused 1).
- 251407 — Substitute resolution directing Health Dept. to work with Department of Employee Relations on clinic staffing/closures: Held to call of the chair (Vote: Aye 4, No 0, Excused 1).
- 251745 — Resolution relating to access to Fire and Police Commission meetings by Common Council members: Recommended for placing on file (Vote: Aye 4, No 0, Excused 1).
- 252056 — Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures: Recommended for placing on file (Vote: Aye 3, No 0, Excused 2).
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PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
Apr 10, 2026, 12:00 AMRoom 301-B, City Hallscheduled
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- Substitute resolution directing the Health Department to collaborate with the Department of Employee Relations to develop strategies to prevent clinic closures due to staffing shortages.
- Resolution relating to access to Fire and Police Commission meetings by members of the Common Council.
- An ordinance relating to noise variances.
- Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department relating to their plan to maintain public safety in the King Drive and Water Street entertainment districts during the spring and summer of 2026.
- Communication from the Fire and Police Commission relating to Standard Operating Procedures.
- A substitute ordinance relating to time-limited food truck zones.
- A substitute ordinance relating to traffic controls.
- An ordinance relating to parking controls.
- Substitute resolution authorizing the expenditure of opioid settlement funds.
- Appointment of Karin Tyler as the Community Wellness and Safety Director by the Mayor.
- Communication from the Milwaukee Police Department and the Department of Community Wellness and Safety relating to their response to teen takeovers.
- Meeting convened at 9:06 AM
- Meeting adjourned at 12:46 Joanna Urtiz Staff Assistant
- Substitute resolution authorizing the expenditure of opioid settlement funds.
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