City of Milwaukee - File #: 091147

• File #: 091147
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/22/2009
• In control: FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
• Final action: 1/20/2010
• Title: Substitute resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a formula grant to entitlement communities from the United States Department of Energy for the Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: ENERGY CONSERVATION, FEDERAL GRANTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/29/2010	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
1/20/2010	1	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
1/13/2010	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Erick Shambarger, Budget & Management Div. Approves changes to the positions ordinance.	Pass	5:0
1/11/2010	1	COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION AND ASSIGNED; Minutes note: Individual appearing: Erick Shambarger, Department of Administration Ald. Witkowski at the table at 9:21 a.m.	Pass	4:0
1/8/2010	1	FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/7/2010	1	CITY CLERK	DRAFT SUBMITTED
12/22/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
091147
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
071136, 080398
Sponsor
ALD. DAVIS
Title
Substitute resolution relating to acceptance and funding of a formula grant to entitlement communities from the United States Department of Energy for the Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Office of Environmental Sustainability to accept and fund an Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant from the United States Department of Energy in the amount of $5,839,100, with a grantor share of $5,839,100 and no City match. This grant funds one new position of Grant Monitor in the Department of Administration.

The purpose of this grant is to perform City building energy audits, fund City facilities energy efficiency retrofits, fund the City fleet retrofit program, establish a LED street light demonstration project, initiate the Milwaukee Energy Efficiency Residential Program (Me2) and fund the Business Retrofit Loan and Business Energy Retrofit Incentive programs. This grant is awarded through a formula process and is separate from the competitive Efficiency Conservation Block Grant for which the City has also submitted an application.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee has been awarded grant funds from the United States Department of Energy to perform City building energy audits, fund City facilities energy efficiency retrofits, fund the City fleet retrofit program, establish a LED street light demonstration project, initiate the Milwaukee Energy Efficiency Residential Program (Me2) and fund the Business Retrofit Loan and Business Energy Retrofit Incentive programs; and

Whereas, The Common Council, through adoption of Common Council Files 071136 and 080398, has expressed its commitment to promoting energy efficiency improvements in the City; and

Whereas, Focus on Energy incentives apply to most of the activities in the grant, including City building retrofits of HVAC and lighting, energy audits, street lights, commerci...