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Resolution to Accept Grant Funds from the Michigan Public Service Commission's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs for Bryant Neighborhood Decarbonization Work and Appropriate Funds to the Office of Sustainability and Innovations ($3,115,600.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
Attached for review and consideration is a resolution to authorize acceptance and appropriation of grant funding from the Michigan Public Service Commission's Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs ("MPSC") under its Renewable Energy and Electrification Infrastructure Enhancement and Development grant program to support neighborhood decarbonization efforts in the Bryant neighborhood. Specifically, this grant will help the City make significant energy, electrification, health, safety, and comfort improvements in up to 50 income-qualified homes. Authorized grant uses include deep energy efficiency improvements, electric panel upgrades, beneficial electrification improvements, and the installation of solar panels and energy storage systems. Heating and cooling upgrades will not be covered by this grant award because the City is waiting on news regarding its district geothermal grant application submitted in October 2024 to the U.S. Department of Energy.
To demonstrate the impact of this MPSC grant award, the City will track the following:
* Number of nearly carbon neutral households in the Bryant neighborhood (goal is 50 by August 2026 that have reduced their energy spend and annual greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from baseline levels).
* Number of residents employed in high-road green jobs (goal is 4 FTE's; 2 residents job shadowing; and 3 residents interning on the project).
* Number of residents taking advantage of wealth-building strategies (goal is 20 residents by August 2026 have put 20% of project-based energy savings into wealth building techniques).
* Number of neighborhood ambassadors trained (goal is 5 residents).
* Resident input regarding the impact ...
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