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File #: 170524    Version: 0
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/11/2017 In control: PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE
On agenda: Final action: 7/31/2017
Effective date:    
Title: Resolution directing the Health Department to provide semi-annual reports to the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city, and regarding the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels.
Sponsors: ALD. BOHL, ALD. JOHNSON, ALD. PEREZ
Indexes: HEALTH DEPARTMENT, LEAD POISONING
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
8/9/20170 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
7/31/20170 COMMON COUNCIL ADOPTEDPass15:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
7/20/20170 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION

Minutes note: Appearing: Sponsor by Ald. Bohl Sandra Rotar - Operations Administrator MHD Ald. Johnson and Perez added as Co-sponsors, there were no objections.		Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
7/11/20170 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

Number

170524

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

160438

Sponsor

ALD. BOHL, JOHNSON AND PEREZ

Title

Resolution directing the Health Department to provide semi-annual reports to the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city, and regarding the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels.

Analysis

This resolution directs the Health Department to provide semi-annual reports to the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city, and regarding the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels.

Body

Whereas, The Water Quality Task Force was established by resolution Common Council File Number 160438 on July 26, 2016; and

 

Whereas, The Task Force was charged with exploring the problem of lead in the City’s drinking-water infrastructure and with investigating and making recommendations regarding additional ways to ensure the long-term health and safety of Milwaukee’s drinking water; and 

 

Whereas, The Task Force recommended that the Health Department establish a semi-annual review process before the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city, and regarding the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels; now, therefore, be it

 

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Health Department shall provide semi-annual reports to the Common Council regarding blood lead testing of children in the city; and, be it

 

Further Resolved, That the reports shall include the policies and actions taken by the Health Department with respect to children found with elevated blood lead levels; and, be it

 

Further Resolved, That the Health Department, in conjunction with the Medical College of Wisconsin, shall include in the reports updates on both entities’ efforts to increase testing of blood lead levels of infants and toddlers annually to at least the age of three, including providing outreach to local healthcare providers emphasizing the need for this testing.

 

Requestor

 

Drafter

LRB168658-1

Tea Norfolk

5/30/2017