Number
250278
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
241415
Sponsor
ALD. COGGS
Title
Substitute Resolution amending the City of Milwaukee’s legislative package to include a provision urging the State of Wisconsin and the federal government to establish and fund a grant program to encourage owners of multi-family properties to retrofit fire suppression systems.
Analysis
This resolution directs the Legislative Affairs Division and Department of Administration - Intergovernmental Relations Division to seek introduction and passage of State and federal legislation to establish and fund a grant program to encourage owners of multi-family properties to retrofit fire suppression systems.
Body
Whereas, A devastating fire in a multi-family building located at N. 27th Street and W. Highland Boulevard tragically claimed the lives of 5 victims on Mother’s Day this year; and
Whereas, The Milwaukee Fire Department indicated that lives would likely have been saved if the building had an automatic sprinkler system; and
Whereas, Passage of new legislation to encourage owners of multi-family buildings to install new fire suppression systems could minimize the risk of similar tragedies occurring in the future; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Department of Administration-Intergovernmental Relations Division is directed to seek introduction and passage of state and federal legislation to establish and fund a grant program to encourage owners of multi-family properties to retrofit fire suppression systems; and, be it
Further Resolved, That Common Council Resolution File Number 241415 is amended by inserting the following item in the document attached to the file as “Amended State Legislative Packet”:
Public Safety: Fire Suppression Introduce legislation to establish a grant program to encourage owners of multi-family properties to retrofit fire suppression systems. Common Council
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That th...
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