City of Milwaukee - File #: 211669

• File #: 211669
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/8/2022
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/1/2022
• Title: Resolution relative to the application, acceptance, and expenditure of a $30,000 grant from the Brico Fund to the Environmental Collaboration Office for the Climate and Equity Plan.
• Sponsors: ALD. KOVAC
• Indexes: ENVIRONMENTAL COLLABORATION OFFICE, GRANTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/8/2022	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/1/2022	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
2/17/2022	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Erick Shambarger said that for the better part of two years they have been working with the City County Task Force on climate and economic equity to develop a climate and equity plan and that last night the recommendations from the different groups were wrapped up by the task force wrapped up. Added that this funding will turn the recommendations into a nice plan document. Ald. Kovac said that it has been a lot of work and thanked the members for their collaboration and that the draft will be presented in a communication file to the common council.	Pass	4:0
2/8/2022	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
211669

Version
Original

Reference
190445, 191923, 201459

Sponsor
Ald. Kovac

Title
Resolution relative to the application, acceptance, and expenditure of a $30,000 grant from the Brico Fund to the Environmental Collaboration Office for the Climate and Equity Plan.

Analysis
The City of Milwaukee established a City-County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity to make recommendations on how to reduce community-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45% by the year 2030 and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, and mitigate racial and income inequity through green jobs. The Task Force is finalizing the recommendations from the Climate and Equity Plan working groups which included public feedback opportunities. This $30,000 grant will allow for the Task Force to work with a consultant to finalize the plan and develop communication materials.

Body
Whereas, the City of Milwaukee established a City-County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity to make recommendations on how to reduce community-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 45% by the year 2030 and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner, and mitigate racial and income inequity through green jobs; and
Whereas, the Task Force has been developing a Climate and Equity Plan for the City of Milwaukee; and
Whereas, the City of Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration Office is providing project management for the planning process, and applied for a grant to support the design and creation of the plan document with additional communication materials; and
Whereas, the Task Force will submit stakeholder recommendations for the plan; and
Whereas; the grant will fund the final plan document that highlights Milwaukee’s climate related vulnerabilities and recommendations for action; and communication materials related to the plan.
Whereas, the operation of this grant from 01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022 would cost $30,000 of which $30,000 (100%) w...