Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution amends the sole source contract with Sustain Dane to administer the Energy Efficiency in Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing project to include additional grant funding. The original amount was $246,595. The city has subsequently received $71,786 additional funding bringing the total contract to $318,381. No city appropriation is required.
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Resolution to amend the sole source contract with Sustain Dane to administer the Energy Efficiency in Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing project to include additional grant funding of $10,000 from Healthy Babies Bright Futures and $61,786 from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN).
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WHEREAS the Wisconsin Public Service Commission recently awarded the City of Madison a grant in the amount of $246,595 for the project “Energy Efficiency in Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing: Implementing Efficient Building Technologies and Preserving Affordable Housing”; and,
WHEREAS the City of Madison leveraged the WI-PSC award to apply to the Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) grant program which empowers city leaders to improve children’s health and reduce health disparities in communities by supporting efforts that decrease neurotoxic exposures; and,
WHEREAS in May 2021, HBBF awarded $10,000 to the City of Madison to support the research, engagement, and implementation planning steps necessary to incorporate mold and lead abatement into an existing energy efficiency retrofit program for nonsubsidized affordable housing; and
WHEREAS the City of Madison leveraged the WI-PSC award to apply to the Energy Innovation grant as a qualifying mid-sized city through the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN); and,
WHEREAS in June 2021, USDN awarded $61,786 to the City of Madison to establish and complete proof of concept of a rooftop solar installation model that will directly reduce utility bills for residents of unsubsidized affordable housing; and,
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