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 Wednesday, September 15, 2021 10:00 AM Virtual Green Buildings Work Group Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87156655349?pwd=Vi9tbStvL0ZqRGJGSFVrZUhIcXdEdz09 Meeting ID: 871 5665 5349 Passcode: 622331 One tap mobile +13126266799,,87156655349# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,87156655349# US (New York) Attendance (14 members): Pam Ritger, chair, Erick Shambarger , Linda Frank, Jennifer Evans, Kathleen Ellis, Jermaine Alexander - Sherman Park Community Association; Dan Kalkman, Ted Kraig left 11:15, Anne White, Kevin Kane, Renee Clair left 11:00, Rock Ridolfi left 11:00, Victor Nino, Absent: Freida Webb - NAACP (10:20) Glen Radford, Cara Walls, 1. Minute taker for this meeting. Following info to be recorded: • Call to order time. • Roll call • Actions (with votes) if appropriate (including approval of prior meeting minutes) • Appearances • Adjournment time Minute taker for this meeting, Linda Frank. Call to order time, 11:05. City of Milwaukee Page 1 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes September 15, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY 2. Approve minutes from 8.4.21 and 9.1.21 Green Buildings Work Group meeting. Tabled to next meeting. 3. Review next steps on Commercial Buildings recommendations Nino reported that Commercial Buildings group has been meeting and will determine how to implement a benchmarking ordinance; see the shared Drive; timeline is being developed with a target of April 2022; so, the first step is drafting the ordinance; IMT, Institute for Market Transformation, will be a good resource; economic equity will be addressed in terms of housing affordability and displacement risks; second step is outreach with the community; White will be the lead on this; Ritger requests that champions be identified and other power mapping be done; we should start with a meeting with the commercial community; funding for implementation was discussed and will likely not be available until 2022; IMT can work with us up to the point of passing an ordinance; typically City staff takes over at that point; Tara from IMT can lead the first session; White is preparing a spreadsheet of the real estate community and she will share that soon; Ellis asked about individual meetings with each stakeholder but 15 separate meetings are not feasible; Nino suggests gathering letters of support; when meeting with stakeholders, ask them to sign a letter of support; Nino has posted a detailed timeline; WG members are asked to review the proposal draft and give feedback; https://docs.google.com/document/d/19wmSWqG9ieH0-eGpPXCA2tuGLWPRbG4T/ed it Ritger floated the idea of focus group meetings of a small number of stakeholders. A sponsor for the ordinance will be needed; Shambarger has in mind to put forward an ordinance in mid-2022; this was proposed a few years ago in Madison and failed; Ritger will contact those who were involved for insights and Shambarger has talked to them previously – lesson learned is the importance of doing stakeholder meetings in advance of putting forward an ordinance; Ellis suggests including contacts from Indianapolis where an ordinance was recently passed with IMT’s help; Nino will pursue this; Shambarger notes that attorney opinion will be needed on establishing a performance standard 4. Review updates on Residential Retrofit recommendations Shambarger had two projects to present: The City Health Dept. is working on the lead abatement program; Green and Healthy Homes Initiative of Baltimore has been consulted about holistic housing solutions including lead; the idea is a braiding of many programs and funding sources, combining energy efficiency with other concerns; GHHI provided a slide show that Shambarger presented; the firm has an excellent record of success; Medicaid funding for home retrofits is one angle being pursued; asthma hazards, fall hazards are some of the concerns in housing that can be integrated; Health Dept. does temporary relocation of households when the work is being done; see the shared Drive for the slide show; Health, SDC, Revitalize MKE, Strong Neighborhoods, ME2 and more agencies and organizations are involved; lead paint is prioritized over lead pipes; MWW says $11k is the typical cost for lead service line replacement; mostly is done when repairs are in progress; ARPA funds will play in; Congress might fund lead service lines; funds for lead abatement will be going to Health Dept. in addition to the $5M proposed funds for weatherization; Common Council could be approached to City of Milwaukee Page 2 CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON Meeting Minutes September 15, 2021 CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY combine these but we should certainly advocate for the weatherization plan; it will take awhile to get the coordination worked out; WI needs more contractors for this lead abatement work so they will pay for training but not for equipment; Kane and his organization is exploring going in as a service provider; GHHI is already consulting with the state DHS; Ritger says that more detail is required for Common Council approval;, however it takes money to develop a detailed program so it’s best to get buy in for the general concept; Badger Care-eligible children with a high lead level will qualify for funding; Windows Plus program also addresses lead abatement; Shambarger recommends the approach he has just presented over the on bill financing approach; Kane endorses that idea at this time although on bill financing would be desirable as a long-term solution; Alexander also endorses the holistic whole house approach VOTE: Ellis moves and Nino seconds for endorsement of a holistic approach to healthy homes as presented by Green and Healthy Homes Initiative; with no objections, the motion is approved with 12 members present Education and Outreach report: Evans presented a sample of the survey questions that have been posted for several of the working groups; a survey for Green Buildings is being finalized; objective for feedback is twofold to get feedback and provide education – get people’s opinions, provide information, incorporating feedback into proposals; the feedback will also be utilized to demonstrate community support for the proposals; Ritger suggests that feedback should be gathered for what barriers people are facing for things such as achieving energy efficiency 5. Suggestions of future meeting agenda items. Updates on the 2 topics addressed today Property redevelopments, gut rehabs and getting to passive energy, City programs, Kathleen Ellis can present this, Kakoon Builders; costs and performance targets; electrification targets for buildings; residential stock is primarily single and small buildings City and County Leading the Way – addressing how benchmarking and other initiatives will be demonstrated in public buildings Template to be completed for the 3 different proposals Workforce update 6. Adjourn. Adjournment at 11:35 am. Minutes provided by Pam Ritger. City of Milwaukee Page 3