Committee approves parking, traffic, appointments and festival extra‑duty funding; several items held for follow‑up

At the Feb. 20 meeting the committee disposed of a set of routine and procedural matters by unanimous consent while holding a few items for follow‑up.

Passed (by unanimous consent unless otherwise noted): • File 251716 — Ordinance relating to parking controls: passage recommended by DPW. • File 251719 — Ordinance relating to traffic controls (new stop signs and all‑way stops at multiple intersections): passage recommended by DPW. • File 251492 — Appointment of Elizabeth Mueller to the Milwaukee Commission on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: confirmed. • File 251302 — Appointment of Matthew Torbenson to the same commission: confirmed. • File 251298 — Appointment of Shireen Horn (Lopez): confirmed with name amendment. • File 251297 — Appointment of Carrie Scott Haney: confirmed. • File 251766 — Resolution authorizing receipt of funding for officer extra‑duty agreements for Summerfest (anticipated to exceed $176,834): adopted; aldermen requested follow‑up on whether overtime is pensionable under current retirement rules. • File 251735 — Resolution to amend private ambulance service subsidy agreements (annual renewal): adopted.

Held or otherwise continued for follow‑up: • File 251353 — Reappointment of Byron Marshall Jr. to the Safety Commission: held pending commission reports and review of commission activity. • File 251668 — Operation Safe Haven communication: held for presentation at a later meeting. • File 251407 — Substitute resolution on clinic closures and staffing: held.

Several items were advanced or referred: the substitute ordinance creating the Department of Community Wellness and Safety was recommended to the full council for final consideration (committee resolved initial referral confusion during the meeting).