CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY WORK GROUP
TL;DR
The City-County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity met to discuss community engagement around environmental and economic issues, focusing on strategies for green job opportunities and local sustainability efforts. The work group explored ways to inform Milwaukee residents about climate action and potential economic benefits through targeted outreach.
Key Decisions
- Community Outreach Meeting Plan In Development
- Green Jobs Identification Ongoing Research
- NAACP Community Power Toolkit Review Under Discussion
Agenda
- Develop a plan for hosting community outreach meetings.
- Discuss the NAACP’s Our Communities, Our Power action toolkit. (https://live-naacp-site.pantheonsite.io/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Our-Communities-Our-Power-TOOLKIT-FINAL.pdf)
- Discuss the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County’s recycling efforts.
- Identify green jobs that are available in the community.
- In the event that Common Council members who are not members of this committee attend this meeting, this meeting may also simultaneously constitute a meeting of the Common Council or any of the following committees: Community and Economic Development, Finance and Personnel, Judiciary and Legislation, Licenses, Public Safety and Health, Public Works, Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development, and/or Steering and Rules. Whether a simultaneous meeting is occurring depends on whether the presence of one or more of the Common Council member results in a quorum of the Common Council or any of the above committees, and, if there is a quorum of another committee, whether any agenda items listed above involve matters within that committee’s realm of authority. In the event that a simultaneous meeting is occurring, no action other than information gathering will be taken at the simultaneous meeting.
- Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities through sign language interpreters or auxiliary aids. For additional information or to request this service, contact the City Clerk's Office ADA Coordinator at 286-2998, (FAX)286-3456, (TDD)286-2025 or by writing to the Coordinator at Room 205, City Hall, 200 E. Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI 53202.
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