City of Milwaukee - File #: 200176

• File #: 200176
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/27/2020
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 7/28/2020
• Effective date: 8/15/2020
• Title: A substitute ordinance relating to the regulation of extraordinary events.
• Sponsors: ALD. JOHNSON
• Indexes: CONVENTIONS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
8/14/2020	1	CITY CLERK	PUBLISHED
8/5/2020	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
7/28/2020	1	COMMON COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
7/24/2020	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Deputy City Atty. Adam Stephens Ald. Kovac Ald. Coggs Ald. Rainey Ald. Spiker Capt. Derrick Harris - MPD Ald. Stamper moved to delete subsection A 16. (Prevailed 5-0)	Pass	5:0
7/24/2020	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	AMENDED; Minutes note: Ald. Perez moved to delete section 13-a-3. (Prevailed 5-0)	Pass	5:0
7/24/2020	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE	Pass	4:1
5/27/2020	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
200176
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
200310
Sponsor
ALD. JOHNSON
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to the regulation of extraordinary events.
Sections

Analysis
This ordinance amends Common Council File Number 200310, the ordinance establishing regulations and permit-issuance procedures for the use of city streets and public property during the extraordinary event of the 2020 Democratic National Convention scheduled to take place in Milwaukee in August, 2020. The amendments include:

1. An enumeration of items that are prohibited within the security footprint during the convention period.

2. Prohibitions on obstruction of public right-of-way, abandonment of certain items, and camping within the security footprint during the convention period.

Body
Whereas, On July 7, 2020, the Common Council passed File Number 200310, an ordinance relating to the extraordinary event of the Democratic National Convention; and

Whereas, The Common Council finds that, in order to protect the public health, safety and general welfare during this extraordinary event, it is necessary to prohibit the possession of certain items, the obstruction of public right-of-way, the abandonment of certain items, and camping within the security footprint during the convention period; now, therefore

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

Part 1. Section 1 of File Number 200310 is amended by adding the following:

u. “Public access areas” means any spaces in the security footprint that are open to access by the general public, including streets, sidewalks and public grounds.

Part 2. File Number 200310 is amended by adding the following sections:

13. Prohibition of Possession of Certain Items in the Security Footprint during the Convention Period. a. Within all public access areas, the following items are prohibited during the convention period:

a-1. Lumber larger than 2 inches in width and 0.25 inches thick, including sup...