Number
181390
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
180635
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing expenditure of a $25,000 grant from the Fund for Cities of Service, Inc. for the Love Your Block Program.
Analysis
This resolution approves the City’s expenditure of a $25,000 grant as related to Common Council File No. 180635, which authorized acceptance of the grant from the Fund for Cities of Service, Inc. for the Love Your Block Program.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee (“City”) engages with residents and neighborhood organizations to support efforts essential to neighborhood stabilization and revitalization through the Department of City Development’s (“DCD”) Housing and Neighborhood Development section; and
Whereas, DCD works with residents and neighborhood organizations to support efforts to eliminate blight, increase the physical appearance of properties and engage residents using a variety of housing and neighborhood revitalization programs; and
Whereas, The Fund for Cities of Service, Inc. (“Cities of Service”) operates the Love Your Block Program, which is a service strategy that supports the connection of City staff with community residents to help revitalize neighborhoods; and
Whereas, Cities of Service accepted applications through a competitive process and it announced Milwaukee as one of ten cities nationwide to be awarded the grant and stated that Milwaukee was ideally suited to receive this grant because of its established programs supporting neighborhood-based revitalization efforts; and
Whereas, The operation of this grant program from July 3, 2018 to December 31, 2020 will cost $25,000 entirely provided by the Grantor; and
Whereas, The City will focus these grant funds to further efforts around blight elimination, homeownership promotion and resident engagement; and
Whereas, On July 31, 2018, the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee adopted File No. 180635 that authorized acceptance of the $25,000 grant from the Fund for Cities of Service, Inc. for the Love Your Block Program, with a requirement that a subsequent resolution authorizing the expenditure of the grant be presented to the Common Council for approval; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the Project/Grant Parent of the 2018 Special Revenue Grant and Aid Project fund, the following amount for the program titled, Love Your Block:
Project Grant - GR000180000000
Fund - 0150
Org - 9990
Program - 0001
Budget Year - 0000
Subclass - R999
Account - 000600
Project - Grantor Share
Amount - $25,000
2. Create the necessary Special Revenue Fund - Grant and Aid Project/Grant and Project/Grant Levels; budget against these Project/Grant values the amounts required under the grant agreement; and, be it
Further Resolved, That these funds are budgeted to DCD, which is authorized to:
1. Expend from the amount budgeted sums for specified purposes as indicated in the grant budget and incur costs consistent with the award date.
2. Expend from the 2018 grant budget for training and out-of-town travel for staff.
3. Expend from the 2018 grant budget for equipment as specified in the grant budget.
4. Enter into subcontracts as detailed in the grant budget.
Drafter
DCD:Larry.Kilmer:lk
12/18/18/A