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CITY-COUNTY TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE AND ECONOMIC EQUITY: EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY WORK GROUP

Friday, February 21, 2020 · 3:00 PM AM · Center Street Library Conference Room 2727 W. Fond du Lac Ave.

TL;DR

The City-County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity met to develop a community outreach strategy focusing on climate change and social equity. The work group discussed plans for engaging the community, creating informational modules, and preparing for an upcoming outreach event.

Key Decisions

  • NAACP Climate Plan Modules Under development
  • Community Outreach Survey Draft in progress
  • Emergency Climate Declaration Resources Researching options
  • Outreach Target Organizations List being compiled
  • Preliminary Report Template Work group template being created
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. Discuss modules of NAACP plan.
  2. Discuss breakout survey for the first outreach event.
  3. Discuss Purpose, Outcome, Process document.
  4. Discuss resources for an Emergency Climate Declaration.
  5. Discuss work group template for developing preliminary report.
  6. Discuss which groups and organizations to contact during outreach.
  7. Discuss balance of information and persuasion during outreach.
  8. Public comment.
  9. Schedule next meeting.
  10. Adjourn.
  11. 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.
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