Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a noncompetitive sole source contract with Sustain Dane to implement the Energy Efficiency Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (EE-NOAH) project. The contract will be funded through a $250,000 allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) that was previously approved for this purpose. Additionally, the contract would allocate up to $220,500 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. This funding is included in CDD’s 2023 adopted budget. No additional City appropriation is required to fund the proposed contract for purchased services.
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Approving the allocation of up to $220,500 of federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and up to $250,000 of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to Sustain Dane to extend the administration of the Energy Efficiency in Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing project, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into Purchase of Service Agreements with Sustain Dane to implement the project.
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WHEREAS, on July 6, 2021, the Madison Common Council adopted RES-21-00487 (Legistar File #69987), accepting and allocating a portion of the first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) awarded to the City of Madison to help address the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, within RES-21-00487, the Common Council allocated up to $250,000 for the Energy Efficiency in Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (EE-NOAH) project that provides grants for energy efficiency upgrades to housing units that have rents affordable to low-to-moderate income residents; and,
WHEREAS, the EE-NOAH project’s objectives are consistent with the goals and requirements set forth in the City of Madison's 2020-2024 Five-Year Consolidated Plan, formally adopted by the Common Council on February 25, 2020, which guides the use of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; and,
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2022, the Madison Common Council adopted RES-22-00510 (Legistar File #72115) to approve the 2022 Action Plan to HUD that directed the Community Development Division (CDD) to utilize federal funds to carry out the goals and objectives in the Action Plan which included rehabilitating rental and owner-occupied dwellings that house low-to-moderate income households; and,
WHEREAS, federal CDBG funds are available in CDD’s 2023 Adopted Operating Budget to support the EE-NOAH project and can be used in conjunction with ARPA resources to leverage grant opportunities for energy upgrades; and,
WHEREAS, on July 20, 2021, the Madison Common Council adopted RES-21-00519 (Legistar File #66226) to accept a pass-through Energy Grant from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (WI-PSC) in the amount of $246,595, and awarded the WI-PSC funds through a sole source contract to Sustain Dane to implement the EE-NOAH project; and,
WHEREAS, under MGO 4.26(4) a contract for purchase of services of more than $50,000 that was not competitively selected must be approved by the Common Council and, for the reasons given in the attached Noncompetitive Selection Form, this contract meets the exception in MGO 4.26(4)(a) 2 for a particular service that is available from only one firm (Sustain Dane).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council approves the allocation of up to $220,500 of federal Community Development Block Grant funds and up to $250,000 of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to Sustain Dane to implement the Energy Efficiency in Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (EE-NOAH) project; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Common Council authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk, on behalf of the City, to execute Purchase of Service Agreements, to accomplish the purposes set forth in this resolution.