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 and ALD. ASHANTI HAMILTON, CO-CHAIRS Spencer Coggs, David C. Crowley, James Ferguson, Ellen Gilligan, Torre Johnson, Larry Miller, Inspector Willie Murphy, Shannon Reed, Ramona Sledge, Christopher Walton, Jr., Rashaad Washington, Jamaal Smith, Chytania Brown, and Kalan Haywood Joanna Polanco, staff assistant, 286-2366; email: jpolan@milwaukee.gov Legislative Liaison, Ted Medhin 286-8681, tmedhi@milwaukee.gov Thursday, October 15, 2020 10:00 AM Virtual Meeting Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/634731853 (872) 240-3412 Access Code: 634-731-853 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://globa 1. Call to Order The meeting convened at 10:09 AM 2. Roll Call Ray Banks Chytania Brown replacing Robert Cherry Rep Haywood replacing David Crowley Present 11 - Barrett, Coggs, Davidson, Reed, Gilligan, Olivier, Sledge, Walton, Ferguson II, Murphy and Hamilton Excused 5 - Crowley, Gant, Johnson, Miller and Washington 3. Review and approval of January 30th meeting minutes. Shannon Reed moved approval, seconded by Ray Banks. There were no objections. 4. Update on the City of Milwaukee Office of African American Affairs. City of Milwaukee Page 1 BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT Meeting Minutes October 15, 2020 ADVISORY COUNCIL Sharon Robinson, Director of Administration stated the facility is a one-stop shop service model that houses government agencies and nonprofits. She added that they are ready to launch the office and they will begin taking appointments. She stated there will be employment agencies, county child support division, Election Commission, Equal Rights Commission, and state Equal Rights Division. She stated that people who want to tour the facility should contact her. 5. Contract information from Steve Mahan. Steve Mahan stated MATC was awarded $150,000 for an enrollment hub, the ALMA Center was warded $75,000 for trauma related needs, the Youth Justice Mobile Resource Center operated by Urban Underground was awarded money, the Center for Self-Sufficiency was awarded $35,000 for data jamming of the BMAAC grantees, and the Office of African American Affairs was awarded $100,000 for operations. Darryl Davidson stated all of the agencies were affected by COVID-19 and are offering services virtually. 6. Boys and Men of Color Week (October 19th to October 24th) Announcement. Darryl Davidson stated previously this event was in-person and addressing inequities and promoting positive images. He stated this years theme is Black Lives Matter the Intersection of Injustices. He added there will be 2-4 hours of virtual activities on Zoom, Facebook, and YouTube daily. He stated the Milwaukee Film Festival Black Lens will participate in programming. He added that information will be available online. 7. Report from Mayor Tom Barrett's Budget and Racial Justice and Equity Stakeholders meeting. Sharon Robinson stated the City will now have an Equity Inclusion Officer running the Office of Equity and Inclusion. She added that there will be a Racial Equity Inclusion Team who will implement strategies and have trainings about inclusion, diversity, and unlearning racism. She stated the 3 focuses will be accountability, access, and alliances. 8. Public Comments. There was no public comment. 9. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 10:57 AM. Molly Kuether-Steele Staff Assistant City of Milwaukee Page 2 BLACK MALE ACHIEVEMENT Meeting Minutes October 15, 2020 ADVISORY COUNCIL 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 and Health, 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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Registered lobbyists appearing before a Common Council committee are required to identify themselves as such. More information is available at http://city.milwaukee.gov/Lobbying. City of Milwaukee Page 3