CITY-COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY
Regular MeetingMilwaukee, WI · March 9, 2021
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 and
Marcelia Nicholson, Co-Chairs
Bialk Tha Hlawn, Pam Fendt, Linda Frank, Julie Kerksick, Ted
Kraig, George Martin, 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
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 3:30 PM Virtual
Finance Work Group
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1. Introductions, if new members or members of the public are present
2. Review Agenda
Clarify key goals and outputs desired for this meeting
3. Approve minutes from 02.22.21 meeting
4. Relevant state and federal funding developments and intergovernmental
communications/liaisons.
5. Recruitment of additional members / expert consultants to Work Group: updates
-- diverse membership
-- representation of key stakeholders
6. Using Google Drive to share documents and links relevant to our work:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1aHuU64sJETOY75e3Gmr-FQTPpPJzgBbp
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7. Review ideas brainstormed at prior meetings and define next steps to hone our ideas. See
CCTFCEE Finance Work Group Google Drive folder (accessible via above link) for 1-2
page write ups on the ‘big idea’ concepts that group has been considering so far.
Meeting Objective: To identify specific questions that we need to explore further in
relation to each of the ideas listed, and research/consultation that can help us answer these
questions to adequately assess the value/feasibility of each idea.
• Incubating Worker-Owned Social / Environmental Enterprises (Janet Pritchard)
o Report back from Milwaukee Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) on how this idea
could relate to and build upon MEDC’s past/current work (Erick Shambarger)
o Discussion with Ben LeFort on the existing business incubator ecosystem in Milwaukee
o Clarify key questions to explore; stakeholders/experts to consult
o Assign next steps to WG members
• On-bill financing through water bills for energy & water efficiency upgrades and
renewable energy installations (Janet Pritchard)
o Discuss legal/political issues to be considered
o Clarify key questions to explore; stakeholders/experts to consult
o Assign next steps to WG members
• Green Bonds (Ted Kraig)
o Clarify key questions to explore; stakeholders/experts to consult
o Assign next steps to WG members
• Crowd-sourcing to buy Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) (Ted Kraig)
o Clarify key questions to explore; stakeholders / experts to consult
o Assign next steps to WG members
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meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following
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the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees,
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that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than
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