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CITY OF MARINETTE PUBLIC SAFETY & CODE ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES FROM 7 / 20 / 2 6 CC: Committee members; Common Council members; Mayor, City Attorney; City Building Code Inspector; Police Chief; Fire Chief; Code Enforcement Officer and Clerks file Public Safety and Code Enforcement Committee meeting minutes Page 1 of 2 1. 2 nd Ward Alderperson Jeffrey Skorik , City of Marinette Public Safety and Code Enforcement Committee Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 0 4 :44 PM in the Marinette City Hall Common Council Chambers, 1905 Hall Avenue, Marinette WI. 2. Upon a call of the roll it was determined a quorum of committee members were present and the following attendance was recorded: COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT : Alderpersons Skorik , Klegin , Lesperance and Karban . ABSENT : Alderperson Mikutowski OTHERS PRESENT : Ma yor Geniso t, Alderperson Demmith, Police Chief LaCombe & Fire Chief Heckel 3. Public Safety and Code Enforcement Committee Meeting minutes. Alderpersons K legin moved/ Lesperance seconded and all concurred, to approve, as submitted , the City of Marinette Public Safety and Code Enforcement Committe e regular meeting minutes from 6 /1 5 /26 . 4. Police Department activity report. Police Chief LaCombe prepared and included within today ’s packet the Marinette Police Department ’s activity/operations report showing 12-month comparative prior and current ye ar-to-date activity/call totals . Chief LaCombe was present to answer any questions the committee may h ave. Chief La C ombe informed the committee the Logging & Heritage Festival ran very smooth and recently his department has been awarded the Agency Trilogy Award which recognizes public safety agencies whose entire Command Staff have completed the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy Leadership series -the Supervisor Leadership Institute, the Command Leadership Institute, and the Executive Leadership Institute. Lacombe stated the FBI-LEEDA Trilogy is a premier, three-part leadership development program for law enforcement and public safety professionals. Earning the Trilogy Award requires completing three distinct 4.5-day courses . Chief LaCombe thanked Captain Nault for h is efforts to apply and receive all the grants to be able to fund the training. 5. Fire Department activity report. Fire Chief Heckel prepared and included within today ’s packet the Marinette Fire Departmen t ’s activity/operations report . Chief Heckel was present to answer any questions the committee may have. C hief Heckel informed the committee the Fire Department had no issues at the Logging and Heritage Festival and also the dates for the upcoming MDA Fill the Boot campaign which will be 7/22-7/24 on Hattie St and Hall Ave. The new Administrative Assistant has started and is doing well. The Department is currently planning a 9/11 - 25 th Anniversary Memorial event . Chief also stated grant writer AC Campbell has applied for 3 grants for equipment. 6. Building Inspect ion activity report s . B uilding in spector Demlow prepared and included in today ’s packet his building inspection office activity report showing current and prior year comparative year-to-date data through June 20 2 6 o f various permits and inspections completed by the Building Inspector ’s Office. Inspector Demlow was present to answer any questions the committee may have. 7. Animal Control Code Enforcement Offi cer ’s activity report. Animal Control Code Enforcement Officer Marquart prepared and included in today ’s packet her activity report showing comparative prior and current year-to-date (through June 20 2 6 ) detail of calls received for various stray animals and reports of animals biting humans . Officer Marquart also included reports of non-compliant property owners with property upkeep issues . Alderperson Skorik asked to amend the agenda and take action on item #9 next. Alderperson Klegin Moved/Lesperance seconded and all concurred to approve taking action on #9 next 8. Flock Cameras Presentation by Chief LaCombe. Included i n today ’s packet is an overview of the current Flock camera system the City of Marinette utilizes at the Police Department. Chief LaCombe sta ted the FLOCK is a Criminal Justice Information Service that is a secure, CJIS-cloud platform. T he Marinette Police department utilizes 4 stationary/fixed cameras that do not tilt, pan or zoom . C hief LaCombe also stated the system the police department uses does not sell data to a third-party company , have facial recognition or the capability to track people , these are merely myths. Included in the packet are Security Policies that are in place when using the FLOCK system . 9. Discussion and possible action regarding properties that are being monitored for code violations (see attached). Building Inspector Curt Demlow included in the packet the updated watch list properties being monitored for code violations. Public Safety and Code Enforcement Committee meeting minutes Page 2 of 2 10. City of Marinette CY 2025-2026 Weights and Measures annual local compliance report submitted by the City's certified contractor WM Inspections, LLC Robert Stobb (for information purposes only ). Information only, no action taken on agenda item. 1 1 . Adjournment. Alderpersons Lesperance moved / Karban seconded and all concurred, to adjourn at 0 5 :17 PM . Lana Bero , City Clerk (The next regularly scheduled Public Safety and Code Enforcement Committee meeting is Mon day August 1 7 , 20 2 6 @ 05 :0 0 PM , or immediately following the Civic Affairs, Cemetery, Traffic and Lights Committee meeting, whichever is later, with in the Marinette Council Chambers .)