City of Madison - File #: 67619

• File #: 67619
• Version: 1
• Name: Amending the 2021 Sustainability Improvements capital project budget to add $200,000 of grant funding, approving the City of Madison’s application to the U.S. EPA’s State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (SEJCA) grant program to Support Public
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/29/2021
• In control: Mayor's Office
• On agenda: 10/19/2021
• Final action: 10/19/2021
• Enactment date: 10/25/2021
• Enactment #: RES-21-00715
• Title: Amending the 2021 Sustainability Improvements capital project budget to add $200,000 of grant funding, approving the City of Madison’s application to the U.S. EPA’s State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (SEJCA) grant program to Support Public Education, Training, Emergency Planning, and Investigations on Impacts of COVID-19 on Underserved Communities and Vulnerable Populations in the City of Madison, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with U.S. EPA.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Syed Abbas, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Nasra Wehelie, Regina M. Vidaver, Tag Evers, Brian Benford

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/19/2021	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt - 15 Votes Required	Pass
10/11/2021	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT (15 VOTES REQUIRED) - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
10/5/2021	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
9/29/2021	1	Mayor's Office	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note

The proposed resolution amends the 2021 Sustainability Improvements capital project budget to add $200,000 from the U.S. EPA’s State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (SEJCA) grant program to support public education, training, emergency planning, and investigations on impacts of COVID-19 on underserved communities and vulnerable populations in the City of Madison. There is no local match and no impact on the city levy.

Title

Amending the 2021 Sustainability Improvements capital project budget to add $200,000 of grant funding, approving the City of Madison’s application to the U.S. EPA’s State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (SEJCA) grant program to Support Public Education, Training, Emergency Planning, and Investigations on Impacts of COVID-19 on Underserved Communities and Vulnerable Populations in the City of Madison, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with U.S. EPA.

Body

WHEREAS in 2020 the City of Madison applied for a grant through the U.S. EPA’s  State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (SEJCA) grant program, but was not awarded initially; and,

WHEREAS in 2021 additional funding was allocated and the U.S. EPA awarded the City of Madison a grant in the amount of $200,000 to implement a Citywide COVID-19 Education Program through it’s 2020 application; and

WHEREAS this grant will support Public Education, Training, Emergency Planning, and Investigations on Impacts of COVID-19 on Underserved Communities and Vulnerable Populations in the City of Madison and Dane County; and,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor’s office is authorized to execute and file an application for funding from the U.S. EPA’s State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (SEJCA) grant program on behalf of the City of Madison; that the 2021 Sustainability Improvements capital budget be amended to add $200,000 of awarded funding; and,

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute a grant agreement with the U.S. EPA for receipt and use of these funds.