NUMBER
201459
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
190445, 191923
Sponsors
ALD. KOVAC, JOHNSON, HAMILTON, BAUMAN, RAINEY, DIMITRIJEVIC, MURPHY, ZAMARRIPA, DODD, AND STAMPER
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 Community Engagement Strategy.
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 currently developing a Climate and Equity Plan through a public process to meet this charge, with project management provided by the City’s Environmental Collaboration Office. This $30,000 grant will allow for a more robust community engagement strategy to raise awareness about the planning process, solicit general citizen input, and fund a climate vulnerability document for Milwaukee.
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 is 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 community outreach; and
Whereas, the Task Force approved an outreach plan consistent with the grant; and
Whereas; the grant will fund an online platform for recording resident interviews on climate change; a document that highlights Milwaukee’s climate related vulnerabilities; and advertising about the planning process.
Whereas, the operation of this grant from 01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021 would cost $30,000 of which $30,000 (100%) would be provided by the grantor share; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the Environmental Collaboration Office shall accept this grant without further approval unless the terms of the grant change as indicated in Section 304-81, of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances; and, be it
Further Resolved, that the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the Project/Grant Parent of the 2021 Special Revenue-Grant and Aid Projects the following amount for the project titled: Climate and Equity Plan Outreach Grant:
Project/Grant GR0002100000
Fund 0150
Org 9990
Program 0001
Budget Year 0000
Sub Class R999
Account 000600
Project Grantor Share
Amount $30,000
2. Create the necessary Grant and Aid Project/Grant and Project/Grant levels; budget against these Project/Grant values the amount required under the grant agreement; and, be it
Further Resolved, that these funds are budgeted for the Department of Administration- Environmental Collaboration Office which is authorized to:
1. Expend from the amount budgeted for specified purposes as indicated in the grant budget and incur costs consistent with the award date.
Requestor
Environmental Collaboration Office
2/22/2021