City of Milwaukee - File #: 231341

• File #: 231341
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/12/2023
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 1/17/2024
• Title: Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry Grant- Growing Milwaukee’s Tree Canopy and Community Resilience.
• Sponsors: ALD. BAUMAN, ALD. MURPHY, ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC, ALD. CHAMBERS JR., ALD. SPIKER, ALD. COGGS, ALD. ZAMARRIPA
• Indexes: FEDERAL GRANTS, FORESTS AND FORESTRY, TREES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/22/2024	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
1/17/2024	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED; Minutes note: Ald. Zamarripa added as a cosponsor.	Pass	15:0
1/10/2024	0	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Ald. Murphy, Dimitrijevic, Chambers, Spiker, and Coggs added as cosponsors.	Pass	5:0
1/4/2024	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	SUBSTITUTED; Minutes note: Randy Krouse, Peter Bratt (Milwaukee County Parks), Sean Kane (MPS), Jamie Ferschinger (MMSD) and Pamela Ritger (DOA-ECO) were present. Mr. Krouse said that the project will last from 2024 to 2028, that they are redefining the scope of work, that the letter to intend to the award has been received and that the award agreement is coming up in the spring of 2024. He also said that Forestry will be administering the grant and that the final informational piece will come out after the grant is awarded. Mr. Krouse thanked the ECO team who helped them to write the grant and to the government partners for providing the technical details.	Pass	4:0
1/4/2024	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	4:0
1/4/2024	1	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	REFERRED TO	Pass	4:0
12/12/2023	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

231341

Version

SUBSTITUTE 1

Reference

Sponsor

ALD. BAUMAN, MURPHY, DIMITRIJEVIC, CHAMBERS, SPIKER, COGGS AND ZAMARRIPA

Title

Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry Grant- Growing Milwaukee’s Tree Canopy and Community Resilience.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the Milwaukee Department of Public Works Forestry Service to accept and fund an Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry Grant from the USDA in the amount of $12,000,000 with a grantor share of $12,000,000 and a city share of $0.  The purpose of this grant is for the City of Milwaukee to coordinate four local government agencies and multiple community-based organizations on four activities, with 100% of the work conducted in disadvantaged areas: 1) Tree maintenance and hazardous tree removal; 2) Tree planting and asphalt de-paving; 3) Public outreach and education; 4) Workforce development.  Outcomes over the term of the grant include: a) 18,766 trees pruned; b) 500 ash trees removed and 2,015 stumps ground; c) 5,860 trees planted; d) 331,250 square feet of school yard and business property de-paving (as site prep) and greening; e) 47 new urban forestry jobs created; f) Increased community awareness of urban tree benefits and residential tree care; g) increased interest in urban forestry careers.

Body

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee appears to be eligible for grant funds from the USDA; and

Whereas, These efforts further the common councils’ codified implementation of Milwaukee Climate and Equity Plan and the Milwaukee Green Infrastructure Plan; and

Whereas, The operation of this grant from 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2028 would cost $12,000,000 of which $12,000,000 (100%) would be provided by the grantor and $0 (0%) would be provided by the city; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Milwaukee ...