CITY-COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY

Regular Meeting

Milwaukee, WI · February 18, 2021

Minutes

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Minutes CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY Ald. Nik Kovac and Marcelia Nicholson, Co-Chairs Pam Fendt, Linda Frank, Julie Kerksick, Ted Kraig, Janet Meissner Pritchard, Supreme Moore Omokunde, Pamela Ritger, Erick Shambarger, and Rafael Smith Staff Assistant: Linda Elmer, lelmer@milwaukee.gov, 414-286-2231 Legislative Liason: Luke Knapp, luke.knapp@milwaukee.gov, 414-286-8637 Google documents for this body can be found at : http://bit.ly/CCTFCEE Thursday, February 18, 2021 1:30 PM Virtual Green Buildings Work Group Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89414165669?pwd=SHR6anBJNEpia0t3V0lyeWN5b21KQT09 Meeting ID: 894 1416 5669 Passcode: 883124 One tap mobile +13126266799,,89414165669# US (Chicago) or dial 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 894 1416 5669 1. 1:30-1:35 p.m. Minute taker for this and future meetings. Following info to be recorded: 1. Call to order time. 2. Roll call 3. Actions (with votes) if appropriate (including approval of prior meeting minutes) 4. Appearances 5. Adjournment time Call to order at 1:37; Did roll call and Linda volunteered to be minute taker Pam Ritger, George Martin, Mark Keane, Anne White, Cara Walls, Celaneese Landon (Social Development Commission), Dan Kalkman, Elizabeth Hittman, Glen Radford (HACM, has done modular projects), Gordie Bennett, Jill McClellan, Joseph Peletis, Kathleen Ellis, Kevin Kane, Korinne Haeffel, Maithilee Kanthi, Mariela Paz, Michael Olen, Mo Zell (UWM), Nathan Jurowski (ED,Building Advantage), Amanda Schienebeck of MREA, Patricia Sumnicht (farmer, citizen), Rob Zimmerman (Wauwatosa Sustainability Committee, was sustainability director of Kohler), Rock Ridolfi, Victor Nino (ASHRAE volunteer, small business owner), Yvonne McCaskill, City of Milwaukee Page 1 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes February 18, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY Akira Mabon (Clean WI), Larry Hoffman (MECA, observer here) 2. 1:35-1:40 p.m. Approve meeting minutes from February 3rd meeting Linda, Dan – minutes approved 3. 1:40-1:50 p.m. - Overview of Plan for Green Buildings Work Group through the end of April 2021 and feedback from Work Group members: o Third meeting: Continue discussion of policy ideas; o Fourth and Fifth meetings: Discuss project ideas o Sixth meeting: Review ICLEI forecasts for policy recommendations (ideally) No concerns raised Google Doc spreadsheet was screen-shared; policy and project ideas Open meetings rules; keep your own notes for now, until we get clarification on rules for editing the document; we could copy and paste in our edits at the next meeting 4. 1:50-2:10 p.m. - Overview of ICLEI policy recommendations - Overview of relevant State of Wisconsin Climate Change Task Force Recommendations If you or anyone you know is an expert on updating building codes, please email me pritger@cleanwisconsin.org - Ask Work Group members to add their policy and project ideas to the Google spreadsheet. Please add policy ideas by March 15th, 2021, as we will coordinate with our ICLEI Consultant on running GHG-reducing forecasts related to those policy recommendations. Pam will send ICLEI inventory, planning scenarios and 30-minute video that combines both. Pam will send out survey asking whether our WG wants to have the ICLEI scenarios run Pam is thinking of having policy recommendations run for specific impact on the Milwaukee emissions; Jennifer has questioned whether this will be valuable or if that info is already available; Jill McClellan, structural engineer believes it will be very helpful; Jennifer asks about the timing; Linda asks if we will be able to have project impacts modeled after we have had policy modeling run 5. 2:10-2:20 p.m. - Discuss the issue of High Energy Burdens, reviewing data from the American Council on an Energy Efficient Economy, the Sierra Club, and how this issue affects Milwaukee. Energy burden map was generated by the City; Pam shared it on screen Above 10 is high burden Both residential subgroups could consider programs to address this Maithilee Kanthi asked about the numbering on the map; it is aldermanic districts; Pam will distribute this City of Milwaukee Page 2 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes February 18, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY Sierra Club analysis done of majority Black census tracts ACEEE has also done a good analysis Pam will send these analyses 6. 2:20-2:30 p.m. - Additional questions and items to prepare for our next meeting. Possible self-selection of Work Group members into Commercial Buildings, Residential Retrofit, and Residential New Housing sub-groups. Next steps – Pam will send a poll for a meeting time She will ask for our choice of subgroup Jill offers help with managing Google Sheets info Maitlee, Celanese move to adjourn at 2:29 Minutes taken by Linda Frank. City of Milwaukee Page 3

Agenda

200 E. Wells Street City of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Meeting Agenda CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY Ald. Nik Kovac, Chair August Ball, Bialk Tha Hlawn, Pam Fendt, Linda Frank, Julie Kerksick, Ted Kraig, George Martin, Janet Meissner Pritchard, Pamela Ritger, Erick Shambarger, and Rafael Smith Staff Assistant: Linda Elmer, lelmer@milwaukee.gov, 414-286-2231 Legislative Liason: Luke Knapp, luke.knapp@milwaukee.gov, 414-286-8637 Thursday, February 18, 2021 1:30 PM Virtual Green Buildings Work Group Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89414165669?pwd=SHR6anBJNEpia0t3V0lyeWN5b21KQT09 Meeting ID: 894 1416 5669 Passcode: 883124 One tap mobile +13126266799,,89414165669# US (Chicago) or dial 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 894 1416 5669 1. 1:30-1:35 p.m. Minute taker for this and future meetings. Following info to be recorded: 1. Call to order time. 2. Roll call 3. Actions (with votes) if appropriate (including approval of prior meeting minutes) 4. Appearances 5. Adjournment time 2. 1:35-1:40 p.m. Approve meeting minutes from February 3rd meeting City of Milwaukee Page 1 Printed on 2/17/2021 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Agenda February 18, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY 3. 1:40-1:50 p.m. - Overview of Plan for Green Buildings Work Group through the end of April 2021 and feedback from Work Group members: o Third meeting: Continue discussion of policy ideas; o Fourth and Fifth meetings: Discuss project ideas o Sixth meeting: Review ICLEI forecasts for policy recommendations (ideally) 4. 1:50-2:10 p.m. - Overview of ICLEI policy recommendations - Overview of relevant State of Wisconsin Climate Change Task Force Recommendations If you or anyone you know is an expert on updating building codes, please email me pritger@cleanwisconsin.org - Ask Work Group members to add their policy and project ideas to the Google spreadsheet. Please add policy ideas by March 15th, 2021, as we will coordinate with our ICLEI Consultant on running GHG-reducing forecasts related to those policy recommendations. 5. 2:10-2:20 p.m. - Discuss the issue of High Energy Burdens, reviewing data from the American Council on an Energy Efficient Economy, the Sierra Club, and how this issue affects Milwaukee. 6. 2:20-2:30 p.m. - Additional questions and items to prepare for our next meeting. Possible self-selection of Work Group members into Commercial Buildings, Residential Retrofit, and Residential New Housing sub-groups. 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. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous meeting. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202. City of Milwaukee Page 2 Printed on 2/17/2021 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Agenda February 18, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY Limited parking for persons attending meetings in City Hall is available at reduced rates (5 hour limit) at the Milwaukee Center on the southwest corner of East Kilbourn and North Water Street. Parking tickets must be validated in the first floor Information Booth in City Hall. Persons engaged in lobbying as defined in s. 305-43-4 of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances are required to register with the City Clerk's Office License Division. 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 Printed on 2/17/2021