BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MAYOR TOM BARRETT, CO-CHAIR and ALD. ASHANTI HAMILTON, CO-CHAIR Chris Abele, Bevan Baker, Raymond Banks, Robert Cherry, Spencer Coggs, Clifton Crump, Ellen Gilligan, Sen. Nikiya Harris-Dodd, Torre Johnson, Leigh Kunde, Ald. Khalif Rainey, Robert Randolph, Shannon Reed, and Mark Sain Joanna Polanco, staff assistant, 286-2366; email: jpolan@milwaukee.gov Monday, January 23, 2017 10:00 AM Room 301-B, City Hall 1. Call to Order 10:09 AM 2. Roll Call Present: Johnson sr., Crump, Kunde, Reed, Randolph, Banks, Davidson, Rainey, Hamilton and Mayor, Barrett Excused: Coggs, Sain Absent: Cherry, Stamper, II, Gilligan Also present: Steven Mahan - Director, Community Development Grant Administration Michael Williams - Director of Community Engagement and Achievement Collaborative Victor Barnett – Running Rebels Meghan Holman – Nonprofit Center Deonte Lewis – Office of Violence Prevention Major Cooper – Milwaukee Area Technical College 3. Approval of Minutes from the previous meeting Mayor Barrett, seconded by Captain Banks, moved approval of October 3, 2016 minutes. There were no objections. 4. Report on the December White House MBK Summit Mr. Mahan and Mr. Crump attended the last My Brother's Keeper meet. There was a call to all entities that had submitted their MBK plan and accepted it. This was an opportunity to seat with the Great Lakes communities, made up of Minnesota, Illinois, City of Milwaukee Page 1 BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT Meeting Minutes January 23, 2017 ADVISORY COUNCIL Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Iowa; to look at their progress. One of the break out sessions identified issues that are common among all cities, one of them being youth engagement, as to how youth men are being recruited to being involved in the various priority areas; and getting influences involved to pull these young men into training and outreached efforts. Mr. Mahan also said that there is a need to find local celebrities and social media to celebrate what's being done through the MBK initiatives. MBK will be hosting a series of trainings geared on how to engage social enterprise outreach efforts, getting the chronic influencers involved, police, sworn individuals to convened with the philathropy groups in local regions. 5. Report on the MBK National phone call Approximately 41 MBK cities participated on the call. Purpose of tele-conference was to address MBK Municipal Leadership on methods/processes toward building “Sustainable Infrastructures”. Objectives: Local elected officials and senior staff from MBK cities will learn how peer communities and a national expert are building internal and external infrastructures to sustain MBK efforts beyond their administration (Milw. Info shared regarding infrastructure, council legislation, budget support, Action Plan, MOU’s with Partners) 6. Update on Dignity training for Lead Organizations & City Employees Dr. Irby conducted the Initial session on 11/2/16, at M.A.T.C. downtown campus. Staff from Employ Milwaukee, M.A.T.C., Running Rebels, Legacy Redevelopment Corporation, the Nonprofit Center, and the OVP were in attendance. Future sessions of Dignity training for select city employees being planned for 2017. 7. Update on MBK Priorities: #2 (MATC) - #5 (OVP) - #9 (Non Profit Center) - #10 (Running Rebels) a) Priority #2 – Accept, retain, and graduate boys and men of color from post-secondary education or job training programs. • (MATC launched its Men of Color program in January 2015 • Primary goal of increasing academic and career outcomes for men of color • Men of color represent 22% of MATC’s student body • To date Case Management to over 300 men • Substantial improvement in course completion and retention documented • Weekly growth sessions & health and wellness resources provided • Collaboration with community organizations have increased • Targeted academic programs at MATC have been identified along with goals for increasing outcomes • Mentoring, referral resources, and cultural competence assistance has been provided b) Priority #5 – Increase the capacities of boys and men of color to combat violence and victimization. (OVP is the lead organization – Violence Prevention Planning Launch – see website) c) Priority #9 – Increase the representation and participation in decision-making bodies and processes across all sector for boys and men of color. (Nonprofit Center is the lead organization- Review proposal) City of Milwaukee Page 2 BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT Meeting Minutes January 23, 2017 ADVISORY COUNCIL d) Priority #10 – Establish alternative community-based institutions to sustain males of color and their achievement efforts. (Running Rebels is the lead organization – Review Proposal) 8. Update on Work Plans for MBK Lead Organizations Mr. williams distributed a Project Work Plan Template to all members, that agencies are to report back to Mr. Williams. 9. Update on the Fatherhood Summit & Post Summit follow up event The 2016 Fatherhood summit was held in October 7 & 8th, attended by 731 individuals. 101 vendors supported the event. 8 job seekers offered employment with Shifgig Services provided included child support services saw 321 attendees, Driver's License Recovery (WI Community services) completed intake forms and provided advice to 123 attendees, Legal and Health services were also offered. Potawatomi is interested in being a "Presenting Sponsor" for the 2017 MFI summit. 10. Update on Implicit Bias training There were 2 sessions conducted with staff during August & October 2016 at Aurora Family Services also training at the Legal Aid Society back in December 2016. Mr. williams explained that he is offering these training to the different community agencies as they see fit as part of our way to indoctrinate throughout the community. 11. Public Comments Dr. Patricia McManus - Black Health Coalition of WI Mr. Willie Wade - Employ Milwaukee 12. Adjournment In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. 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