CITY-COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD ON CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY

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, March 11, 2021 1:30 PM Virtual Adaptation and Climate Resilience Work Group Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85637283606?pwd=S0ZqMWlyaVZtQVJuMS9PcHF2YUU5Zz09 Meeting ID: 856 3728 3606 Passcode: 729304 One tap mobile +13017158592,,85637283606# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,85637283606# US (Chicago) Dial by your location: 1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 856 3728 3606 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keEXFRVURU 1. Call to order 1:36 p.m. 2. Roll call and introduction of new members John Gardner Jamie Ferschinger Meg McKenna Rebecca Gries Laura Herrick City of Milwaukee Page 1 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes March 11, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY Andrew (phone) Urbain Introduction of new members: - Cheryl Nenn – MKE Riverkeeper 3. Review and vote to approve meeting minutes from 2.25.2021 meeting John Gardner motioned to approve, Rebecca Gries seconded the motion. Meeting minutes were approved. 4. Discuss purpose and role of this Work Group in the Climate and Equity Action Plan Pam. Aim: Develop one big implementable project. Could include more. 5. Discussion of general principles for policy and project development Pam. Recommendation: look over project ideas in MMSD Resilience Plan and discuss whether any projects outlined in the plan would be projects for this group to move forward. Laura. Question: Is the focus on the region or City? Answer: City/County task force, so broader than the City of MKE and expand to MKE County. Laura Herrick will gather statistics for population projections for Milwaukee City and County. Meg. Question: How are projection statistics determined (assume passive vs. active strategies?) Laura answer: Mostly redevelopment. Perhaps a recommendation for this task force: market the City as being well situated for relocation for all income levels. Climate Migration - as a potential topic to pursue, specific to marketing. Madison, Duluth, Buffalo NY are positioning themselves as climate change relocation destinations. Cheryl. MKE has a better water supply Andrew. 2000 empty lots. Space for redevelopment Cheryl: Many vacant lots may be brownfields and will be a challenge and barrier for re-development. Policy and funding barriers. Meg. Potential recommendation: Grant $ for cleaning brownfields to promote development for high, middle, and affordable housing and climate change migration Urbain. What would success look like? Meg. Investment. Pam. Greater than 2% increase in city of MKE by 2050. Pam. What policies could we suggest that would help to increase population growth in the City of MKE Andrew. We would have to make the connection between growth and climate resilience. This will not be clear. Urbain. Developing a bridge to homeownership for marginalized. All level are taken into consideration. John. Equity needs to be considered, if migration into mke, pressures on low income populations. What lessons have been learned around the world? Pam. What protective policies exist to protect for gentrification, these should be included. Pam. Consider urban planning John. Change zoning codes along transit development oriented development Rebecca. Focus on affordable housing for brownfield redevelopment Urbain. Take people our of poverty, not the status code. City of Milwaukee Page 2 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes March 11, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY 6. Brainstorm and discuss policy and project ideas for this Adaptation and Climate Resilience Work Group focused around the following categories - Flooding and coastal planning - Planning for extreme weather - Managing extreme heat - Encouraging in-migration to Milwaukee - Resiliency of infrastructure Pam. Review the shared google drive workbook. Reminder to add ideas. Contact Pam if having trouble getting into the google drive. - Remember to add date and time of modification to comply with open meetings law Meg. As a group we should decide how to describe. - Relocate, immigrate, migrate Pam. Review the risks outlined in the MMSD Resilience plan. Risks most relevant to this group: - Social equity - Vulnerability of infrastructure - Climatic hazard For next meeting, review projects in the google drive related to the MMSD risks Jamie. If attracting people to the City, then also need to consider the risks that are outlined in MMSD’s plan. Pam. What are strategies could focus on both mitigation and resilience. E.g. planting trees, dense development, etc. 7. Call for future agenda items and discuss/prep for next meeting Pam. Is 1hr long enough for these meetings? Could potentially be 1.5hr if preferred. 8. Adjourn meeting 2:34pm Minutes recorded by Jamie Ferschinger City of Milwaukee Page 3