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| | | | Linda Frank, Chair
George Martin, Janet Meissner Pritchard, Bruce Wiggins, Shannon Sloan-Spice, David Weingrod, Dynasty Ceasar, Kelly Moore Brands, Monica Wauk Smith, Sam Leichtling, Scott Baran, Kimberly Kujoth, Tracy Staedter, Benjamin McKay, Kathy Riebe, Antonio Butts (16 members)
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| | 1. | | Call to order and roll call.
Minutes note: Working Group Members (16)
Present
xLinda Frank, Chair
xGeorge Martin, xShannon Sloan-Spice, xDavid Weingrod, xDynasty Cesar, xKelly Moore Brands, xMonica Wauk Smith, xSam Leichtling, , xKimberly Kujoth, xTracy Staedter, xBenjamin McKay, xKatherine Riebe, xJanet Meissner Pritchard xBruce Wiggins
Absent
Antonio Butts 11:30
Scott Baran 11:13
Guests
xVenice Williams, Alice’s Garden urban farm; xEnrique Figueroa, UWM urban planning retired
Erick Shambarger
Ashley Norris, listening in
Meeting convened: 11:05 A.M.
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| | 2. | | Approve minutes of 1/29/21 meeting.
Minutes note: George, approved
New – propose regular meeting day of Monday, alternating 11 and 1 start time
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| | 3. | | Definitions of GHG emissions reductions and net zero emissions and how they relate to the work of the Land Use group.
Minutes note: a. GHG emissions
i. As identified in GHG inventory
ii. Primarily from burning fossil fuels – buildings, electricity, transportation sectors, plus waste and wastewater
b. Net zero emissions
i. Does not equal zero emissions
ii. Requires drawdown of carbon from the atmosphere to offset continued emissions
iii. Natural climate solutions – carbon sequestration above and below ground, in plants, roots and soil
iv. Why 2050 and how do we measure this? Some experts say that with 45-60% emissions reduction, carbon sequestration can bring carbon levels to net zero
c. Drawdown by Paul Hawken, per Bruce
d. Other measures beyond the iclei REPORT, such as reducing food miles
e. ICLEI report is now on video per Erick; keep in mind the sequestration; massive reforestation and such suggested by Drawdown; land use planning such as transit oriented development should also be looked at; Dave suggests looking outside the county for trees but we need to be limited here
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| | 4. | | Sharing of background information on initial identified project topics, with a focus on key existing projects, programs and resources
Tree Canopy –
Branch Out Milwaukee Plan (Milwaukee Water Commons)
Vacant Lots –
City’s HOME GR/OWN program; Neighborhood Improvement Development Corp; Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
Forest/Woodland Preservation and Restoration –
City’s landscape zoning code; Municipal Flood Control (MFC) grant program
Food / Access to Healthy Food / urban agriculture / reducing food miles –
City’s HOME-GROWN program Healthy Food Access; Cream City Farms brownfield development
Minutes note: Tree Canopy –
Branch Out Milwaukee Plan (Milwaukee Water Commons)
Janet, new director of programs at Mil Water Commons; asked everyone to read the plan; Water Centric City theme was being developed; esp. historically underserved communities; urban tree canopy was a focus due to co-benefits like better air, asthma reduction, heat island impacts, energy costs, emphasizes co-benefits of addressing urban tree canopy; workforce issues and maintenance; recruit for maintenance
Enrique – private vs. public property tree location
26% tree canopy in Milwaukee, per Janet; Refresh 40% goal; must be distributed equitably;
Ben points to SEWRPC info on parks, open space, etc. and could compile this if desired
George – tree canopy plus urban forest plus urban agriculture; weave it all together
Bruce – we are getting ahead of things by doing detail on project ideas now
Enrique, sees 8 street trees; brings up the private land aspect for trees
Vacant Lots –
City’s HOME GR/OWN program; Neighborhood Improvement Development Corp; Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
Dynasty, HOME GR/OWN coordinator; vacant lots, not all within their program; Leasing for Gardens through DCD and community garden permitting process; brownfield assessment; neighborhood input
Farms installed through a business
Partnerships with Walnut Way, Fondy, etc., some parks, orchards
25 private parks or orchards to date
Cream City Farms – needs human power
Pete’s Fruit Market partnering for pumpkins; working with neighborhood
Comprehensive Plan is in planning for their portion
Barrier – human power for maintenance is a main one
MKE Black community grocery store in the works for locally grown food, coop model, Richard Diaz
Erick – fresh food access was the genesis of HOME GR/OWN
Groundwork does the most in community gardens
Has become placemaking; pocket parks like Fondy Park; North Avenue beautification
Not so much urban agriculture now
Not solving food insecurity
Green Infrastructure Plan, 2019 – this is a sea change for streets, mitigation, parking lots, jobs, schools; award winning
Milwaukee.gov/GI
45% of Milwaukee is impervious
DCD Housing affordability report, 2020
DNR Maps of Contaminated Sites; where tree planting is not realistic
Cream City – food production must be bumped up significantly
Comprehensive outdoor recreation plan; our project could be incorporated; state and federal funds can be attracted for projects outlined in those plans
Networks of trails, etc. vs. individual lots
This summer for getting involved
Landscape design guide
Tree line buffer incorporated now
Green corridor, model from Witkowski on south side
Sam, transit-oriented development and grants for beautification projects, Development Corp
Challenges re sustainability
Streetcar line; SEWRPC is looking at transportation, as well as city’s Bus Rapid Transit; reduces transportation emissions
Ben, EW Rapid Transit BRT; NS corridor at 27th is under study; can share;
George questions what communities and destinations are being connected; Purple line is very busy and would be improve, people of color mostly
Land use and transportation planning go hand in hand per Ben
Big project –
Venice – strong agricultural connections; shift language and implementation; socioeconomic layers; barriers to creating farms; regenerative agriculture is key; regenerate soil, air, communities; feeding the population; much land available
Katherine – Wauwatosa; moratorium on clearing any more land was mentioned
Janet – tree clearing
Forest/Woodland Preservation and Restoration –
City’s landscape zoning code; Municipal Flood Control (MFC) grant program
George – points to upriver impacts and the county partners
Kelly, 16th Street – MMSD partner w/KK River projects; fish habitat; leveraging the MMSD investment; could be leveraged; MMSD has 5-year maintenance
Katherine, Green Tier Legacy recent meeting; flood resilience score card was presented; looking for participants; Tosa is considering; 3 lenses for evaluation
Food / Access to Healthy Food / urban agriculture / reducing food miles –
City’s HOME-GROWN program Healthy Food Access; Cream City Farms brownfield development
Dynasty – from HOME GR/OWN, this was a focus but has now shifted; she has this as a personal goal; COVID impacts; current reliance on food from the outside;
Cream City Farms – David Johnson, farmer; has resigned; Venice can speak on successful farming
Bruce – reducing food miles as a measure; also, ICLEI report does not reflect the potential for our group
Tracy – co2 and jobs; criteria to consider
Erick – carbon into the ground; get an expert; apply criteria
George - #1 project idea, March
Project idea, barriers, initiatives to build on; convenor for each one, to happen before next meeting
Do breakout rooms next time
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| | 5. | | Brainstorming additional project topics.
Minutes note: a. Soil carbon / 4 Per 1000 Initiative
b. Biochar
c. Enrique – race and ethnicity study available on the 4 topic areas; getting the input from underserved communities
i. Organizations and institutions to be identified
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| | 7. | | Adjournment.
Minutes note: Dave, 1:06 pm
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