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 Sup. Marcelia Nicholson, Co-Chairs Pam Fendt, Linda Frank, Julie Kerksick, Ted Kraig, Janet Meissner Pritchard, Supreme Moore Omokunde, Pamela Ritger, Erick Shambarger, Rafael Smith, and Freida Webb 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 Monday, June 7, 2021 11:00 AM Virtual Land Use Work Group Zoom Link: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84916861324 Meeting ID: 849 1686 1324 One tap mobile +19292056099,,84916861324# US (New York) +13017158592,,84916861324# US (Washington DC) Working Group Members (13) Linda Frank, Chair George Martin, Janet Meissner Pritchard, Bruce Wiggins, David Weingrad, Dynasty Ceasar, Kelly Moore Brands, Sam Leichtling, Scott Baran, Kimberly Kujoth, Tracy Steadler, Benjamin Mscay, Katherine Riebe 1. Call to order and roll call; assign notetaker Call to order @ 11:05 am, assign notetaker, Linda Frank, and roll call Working Group Members (13) Linda Frank, Chair George Martin (resigning), Janet Meissner Pritchard, Bruce Wiggins, David Weingrod, Dynasty Ceasar, Kelly Moore Brands, Sam Leichtling, Scott Baran, Kimberly Kujoth, Tracy Staedter, Benjamin McKay, Katherine Riebe City of Milwaukee Page 1 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes June 7, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY Present: Linda Frank, Chair (10 members present) Janet Meissner Pritchard, Tracy Staedter, David Weingrod, Kimberly Kujoth, Bruce Wiggins, Benjamin McKay, Katherine Riebe, Dynasty Ceasar, Scott Baran, 11:10 Absent: Excused: George Martin, Sam Leichtling, Kelly Moore Brands Guests/Visitors: None 2. Note: Minutes for May 24, 2021 meeting will be submitted for approval at subsequent meeting, together with minutes from June 7, 2021 meeting 5/24/21 and 6/7/21 meetings to be taken up at a future meeting. 3. Announcements a. Items in Google Drive repository: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1aHuU64sJETOY75e3Gmr-FQTPpPJzgBbp b. Education and Outreach Working Group Update c. Timeline a. Google Drive; Frank reminded the group that there is a shared Google drive accessible to all members and the public. Link here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aHuU64sJETOY75e3Gmr-FQTPpPJzgBbp b. Update of the Education and Outreach working group from Bruce Wiggins. There will be a 6/24 Kickoff event with Mandela Barnes opening and Brenda Cooley closing; need to circulate details including time of event c. Timeline. General reminder of dates per project timeline 4. Discussion of “Big Idea” a. presentation. Discussion, and refinement of narrative in draft template a. Presentation, discussion and refinement of narrative in draft template prepared by Tracy Staedter. Background, Tree par. – address the importance of replacing ash trees Background, Natural areas par. – McKay will provide further detail in collaboration with Frank; insert proposed public land acquisition for preservation; insert proposed river overlays; Frank will send her recent land preservation memo to McKay; McKay will also address county grounds preservation Background, Impervious surfaces par. - check on the % figure cited; reference the MMSD green infrastructure plan Big Idea in one sentence - preserving existing wetlands …insert preserving heritage lands Wiggins suggested a stronger title for our chapter than Nature in the City some possibilities were offered – “Enhancing/Promoting//Fostering/Growing/Strengthening/Nurture Nature; add equity in the City”; Riebe chatted Collaborating/Partnering/Working with Nature Undesirable surfaces – change to excessive Preserving wetlands and soils – City of Milwaukee Page 2 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes June 7, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY expand to existing natural areas, biodiversity, etc.; consider moving the preservation to the beginning of the sentence Leading by Example – Branch Out: Pritchard will work on this section Side Bar #2 - Pritchard suggests historical references re environmental leaders be moved to background section Here, include ReFresh MKE, City Forestry efforts, GI Plan, etc. Description of the BIG IDEA must emphasize green space, i.e. biodiverse shrubs and perennials (landscaping) and green infrastructure, not just trees Kujoth – “native” should be used carefully; not always appropriate, i.e. for street trees, landscaping and GI; other factors are important and climate change has an impact; Pritchard suggested fleshing out the context for “native”, perhaps in a side bar; “right tree in the right place”; diversity should be emphasized; Baran chatted that “proper site specific species” could be good wording; Kujoth will draft this section add a bullet on city and county controlled lands and encouraging private landowners on replacing turf; (MMSD-like program) Quantitative Outputs – data from Branch Out looks good for baseline on tree canopy; Frank suggested adding a baseline column; Staedter suggests indicating where issues are located that would point to high priority areas; McKay suggested referring to tree canopy maps that were provided early on Pritchard would consider a pilot in a targeted area based on equity; Frank pointed out that this would require having the neighborhood on board Pritchard offered a general reminder that the main focus now is providing the general info to be shared with the public; more detail later Lead Agency – good starting description on jobs creation List of agencies and collaborators needed here Wiggins – expand to address funding, unions, private sector Weingrod – union jobs important; Frank – these must be living wage jobs; Pritchard – Jobs work group will create their own chapter that we should reference and be consistent with their approach Urban ag – where will that be inserted? Secondary Strategies section of template will be the location; Staedter suggests looking at other headers for insertion, such as Leading by Example; impervious surfaces area; Wiggins (and McKay?) will draft something on this; also add a background section on urban ag earlier 5. Making progress over the summer a. Tasks to be taken up by Work Group members b. Potential consultancy work to be precure over the summer months a. Tasks to be taken up by Work Group members b. Potential consultancy work to be procured over the summer months Everyone - by June 24, our task is to finalize the name, Big Idea-One Sentence, and Description of Big Idea with bullet points for release at public events; Wiggins chatted that no bullets or briefer bullets could be considered Tracy announced that she will be away and unavailable until the 18th By 6/15, submit comments to Staedter; by 6/17, Staedter will circulate a draft of our City of Milwaukee Page 3 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes June 7, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY public document; 6/21 Land Use meeting at 11:00 for one hour Pritchard chatted that additional financing will be needed for our pilot initiatives; in the fall, we should work on budget estimates and financing mechanisms 6. Determine future meeting schedule a. Is another work group meeting (June 14 or 21) needed prior to breaking for the summer? b. Resuming meetings in the Autumn a. Is another work group meeting (June 14 or 21) needed prior to breaking for the summer? b. Resuming meetings in the autumn At the meeting on 6/21, approve the Land Use public document, with Staedter and Frank to make any modifications decided upon at the meeting; discuss homework over summer and consultancies; set autumn start time Frank will circulate any additional assignments as they are identified Weingrod inquired about our role with respect to follow up on the request for ARPA funds; Pritchard will circulate a survey that has been generated; we will continue to monitor the process Adjournment. On motion of Pritchard, seconded by Wiggins and no objections, the meeting was adjourned at 12:49 pm Minutes provided by Linda Frank. City of Milwaukee Page 4