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%) 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 2022 Special Revenue-Grant and Aid Projects the following amount for the project titled: Development of Climate and Equity Plan Grant:
Project/Grant:
Fund 0150
Org 9990
Program 0001
Budget Year 0000
Sub Class R999
Account 000600
Project Grantor Share
Amount $30,000
Requestor
Department of Administration - Environmental Collaboration Office
Drafter
Erick Shambarger
2/08/2022