City of Milwaukee - File #: 110190

• File #: 110190
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/24/2011
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 6/14/2011
• Title: Substitute resolution authorizing the execution of a Cooperation and Grant Administration Agreement with the City, the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership to promote sustainable manufacturing practices.
• Sponsors: ALD. MURPHY
• Indexes: AGREEMENTS, COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
6/23/2011	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/14/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
6/9/2011	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Matthew Howard, Director, Office of Environmental Sustainability	Pass	4:0
6/6/2011	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/24/2011	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
110190
Version
Substitute 1
Reference
091147
Sponsor
Ald. Murphy
Title
Substitute resolution authorizing the execution of a Cooperation and Grant Administration Agreement with the City, the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership to promote sustainable manufacturing practices.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes execution of a Cooperation and Grant Administration Agreement by and among the City, the Milwaukee Economic Development Corporation (“MEDC”) and the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (“WMEP”) to promote sustainable manufacturing practices through a project entitled the ME3 Sustainable Manufacturing Program (“Program”).

This agreement allocates funds totaling $420,999 to the Program, and stipulates in summary:

1. The City’s Office of Environmental Sustainability shall contribute $200,000 in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (“EECBG”) funding received from the U.S. Department of Energy to the ME3 Program.
2. The City and MEDC agree to reallocate $95,999 in EECBG funding previously designated for energy efficiency projects to the Program, and MEDC will contribute an additional $20,000 for a total of $115,999.
3. The WMEP will contribute up to $105,000 in Profitable Sustainability Initiative Grant funding to the Program.
4. The MEDC will use its best efforts to facilitate and manage the sustainable manufacturing grants funding the ME3 Program.
5. The City will ensure that EECBG funds it contributes to this Program are used and reported in compliance with federal standards, and MEDC will provide all relevant documents the City needs to fulfill grant monitoring and compliance obligations.
Body
Whereas, There is a national “E3” - “Economy, Energy and Environment” - model designed to cut manufacturing costs while promoting sustainable practices that minimize negative environmental impacts of manufacturing; and

Whereas, The City Office of Environmental Sust...