City of Milwaukee - File #: 231740

• File #: 231740
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/27/2024
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 3/19/2024
• Effective date: 4/6/2024
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the extraordinary event of the Republican National Convention.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN
• Indexes: CONVENTIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/5/2024	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
3/20/2024	2	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/19/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	13:2
3/18/2024	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Present: Kathy Block (OCA), Nick DeSiato and Andrea Fowler (Mayor's Office). Omar Flores from Coalition to March on RNC 2024 offered his testimony.	Pass	5:0
3/18/2024	2	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE; Minutes note: Ald. Stamper moved to amend the hours on 4.d. From 12pm - 7pm To 11am -7pm. There were no objections. Ald. Zamarripa moved to amend 9. a-2 by deleting the Police Chief and substituting with Public Works Commissioner. There were no objections.	Pass	4:1
3/6/2024	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR; Minutes note: Present: Andrea Fowler, Nick DeSiato (Mayor's Office), Kathy Block (OCA) and Ald. Spiker appeared as Chair of Public Safety Health Committee. The file was held to work further on the ordinance language with the intention to hold a special meeting on March 18, 2024 at 9AM.	Pass	5:0
2/27/2024	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

...Number
231740
Version
SUBSTITUTE B
Reference

Sponsor
Ald. Bauman
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the extraordinary event of the Republican National Convention.
Sections
Analysis
This ordinance establishes regulations and registration-issuance procedures for the use of city streets and public property during the 2024 Republican National Convention scheduled to take place in Milwaukee in July, 2024.
Body
Whereas, Milwaukee was selected to host the 2024 Republican National Convention, which is currently scheduled to take place from July 15, 2024, to July 18, 2024; and

Whereas, Historical data from previous host cities indicates that the Convention is expected to attract approximately 50,000 visitors to the city, including delegates, media, and interested and patriotic persons; and

Whereas, Persons and groups have a First Amendment right to organize and participate in peaceful assemblies and parades on sidewalks and rights-of-way and in the parks within the city, and to engage in peaceful assemblies and parades near the Convention so they may be seen and heard, subject to reasonable, content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions designed to protect public safety, persons, and property; and

Whereas, It is expected that crowds of interested persons will stand or walk upon the streets to protest or demonstrate in the security footprint, but that law enforcement may need to order persons to remove themselves from the streets or sidewalks to allow for unimpeded vehicular traffic and access to buildings; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee recognizes the compelling need to facilitate safe and orderly movement of vehicular and pedestrian traffic during the Convention to accommodate convention-related activities, emergency services, and interests of persons not participating in the assemblies and parades to use the sidewalks and rights-of-way to travel to their intended destinations and use the parks within the city for recreatio...