City of Milwaukee - File #: 210861

• File #: 210861
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/21/2021
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• Final action: 10/12/2021
• Title: Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Environmental Protection Agency Grant in support of the Environmental Collaboration Office’s Net Zero Energy Home Financing Project.
• Sponsors: ALD. KOVAC
• Indexes: ENERGY ASSISTANCE, ENERGY CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL COLLABORATION OFFICE, GRANTS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/12/2021	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/12/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
9/27/2021	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Erick Shambarger - ECO	Pass	5:0
9/21/2021	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

210861

Version
ORIGINAL

Reference
190445, 191923

Sponsor
ALD. KOVAC

Title
Resolution relative to acceptance and funding of an Environmental Protection Agency Grant in support of the Environmental Collaboration Office’s Net Zero Energy Home Financing Project.

Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO) to accept and fund a federal Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $25,000 with a grantor of $15,000 in 2021 and $10,000 in 2022 and a city share of $14,600. This grant advances the US EPA’s goal to deliver a cleaner, safer, and healthier environment for all American’s and future generations. The City of Milwaukee is embarking on an ambitious plan to simultaneously address the issues of indoor air quality and safe home environments, local air quality, climate change, affordable housing, equity and environmental justice, and economic development. The City is working to develop a public-private partnership that will be build new affordable, durable, and net zero energy housing in a new factory in Milwaukee’s Century City business park. This EPA grant project, in particular, focuses on developing a demand-side financing plan that will allow low to moderate income Milwaukee residents to purchase these homes and support a steady “pipeline” of housing orders for the factory.

Body
Whereas, the Environmental Collaboration Office in partnership with the City County Task Force on Climate and Economic Equity has developed a preliminary plan to develop affordable, net zero energy homes through a manufacturing partnership; and

Whereas, this plan is consistent with Milwaukee’s Collective Affordable Housing Strategic Plan developed by the Community Development Alliance; and

Whereas, The City of Milwaukee appears to be eligible for grant funds from the Environmental Protection Agency; and

Whereas, the Environmental Collaboration Office will develop a demand-side Financing Plan to bring afforda...