Number
230995
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
221233
Sponsor
ALD. DIMITRIJEVIC, SPIKER, COGGS, MURPHY, CHAMBERS, JR, AND PRATT
Title
Resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a $200,000 subrecipient agreement from the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission relating to development of a Milwaukee Metropolitan Climate Action Plan.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO) to accept and fund a $200,000 subrecipient agreement Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) relating to Milwaukee Metropolitan Climate Action Plan. This subrecipient agreement is part of a larger $1,000,000 Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) from the US Environmental Protection Agency that SEWRPC received to develop the Milwaukee Metropolitan Climate Action Plan for the four-county metropolitan area, including Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington counties. The Metropolitan Climate Action Plan will use Milwaukee’s adopted Climate and Equity Plan as the foundational document for the regional plan. A preliminary Metropolitan Climate Action Plan is a pre-requisite to apply for large-scale CPRG implementation grant due in April, 2023.
Body
Whereas, the Common Council adopted the Climate and Equity Plan and directed its implementation; and
Whereas, the Department of Administration-Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO) is leading implementation of the Climate and Equity Plan; and
Whereas, Section 60114 of the federal Inflation Reduction Act created the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program; and
Whereas, the US Environmental Protection Agency administers the CPRG program, which provides grants to states, local governments, tribes, and territories to develop and implement ambitious plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other harmful air pollution; and
Whereas, CPRG is a two-phase program provides that nationally provides $250 million for noncompetitive planning grants to states and metropolitan areas, and approximately $4.6 billion for competitive implementation grants; and
Whereas, the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) accepted a $1 million CPRG regional planning grant and will develop the preliminary climate action plan that is in a pre-requisite to apply for the competitive implementation grants; and
Whereas, the preliminary climate action plan will help the City, region, and other counties update or develop greenhouse gas inventories and other planning work and refine strategies for greenhouse gas reduction; and
Whereas, SEWRPC and other local governments in the region have agreed to use the City of Milwaukee’s Climate and Equity Plan as the foundational document for the regional plan;
Whereas, the Environmental Collaboration Office is assisting and advising SEWRPC on this work and climate policy and program options and SEWRPC has agreed to compensate the City for this time and expertise; and
Whereas, the City of Milwaukee, either alone or in partnership with other regional communities, intends to apply for a CPRG implementation grant; now therefore be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that Department of Administration shall accept a $200,000 subaward from the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission without further approval unless the terms of the grant change as indicated in Section 304-81, of the Milwaukee Code of Ordinances; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the Project/Grant Parent of the 2023 Special Revenue-Grant and Aid Projects the following amount for the project titled: Environmental Protection Agency Grant in support of the Environmental Collaboration Office’s Net Zero Energy Home Financing Project Grant:
Project/Grant GR0002300000
Fund 0150
Org 9990
Program 0001
Budget Year 0000
Sub Class R999
Account 000600
Project Grantor Share
Amount $200,000
2. Create the necessary Grant and Aid Project/Grant and Project/Grant levels; budget against these Project/Grant values the amount required under the grant agreement;
3. Establish the necessary City Share Project Values; and, be it
Further Resolved, That these funds are budgeted for the Environmental Collaboration Office which is authorized to:
1. Expend from the amount budgeted for specified purposes as indicated in the grant budget and incur costs consistent with the award date.
Requestor
Department of Administration - Environmental Collaboration Office
10/26/2023