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Resolution to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Washtenaw 2030 District to Continue Program Development, Outreach, Engagement, and Support for Commercial Building Decarbonization ($300,000.00)
Memorandum
Washtenaw 2030 District has been a key collaborator to the City's Office of Sustainability and Innovations ("OSI") for the last three years, helping implement programs ranging from the City's Commercial Energy and Water Benchmarking Ordinance and the Commercial Solar program, to assisting in the design of Commercial Rebates and advising on the design of the Green Rental Housing Program. To support this programmatic work, in July 2023, City Council authorized a Professional Services Agreement with the 2030 District in the amount of $75,000.00 per year for a three-year period.
As this three-year period is drawing to a close, OSI has been evaluating the services and support provided by Washtenaw 2030 District and is requesting to continue and expand this collaboration. More explicitly, since its inception, the collaboration with Washtenaw 2030 District has delivered meaningful results, enhanced capacity, and helped demonstrably move climate action work forward, especially with the business community, houses of worship, and nonprofits. This work has been instrumental in moving climate action forward in these key market segments while also freeing up staff capacity to do the supporting work such as regulation creation, incentive design and implementation, stakeholder outreach, and new program development.
Given the success of the initial work with Washtenaw 2030 District plus the need for more support services, especially as it relates to commercial decarbonization efforts, OSI is seeking a new, 3-year Professional Services Agreement with Washtenaw 2030 District. In particular, OSI would like to update the working relationship with Washtenaw 2030 District so it is authorized to continue providing the critical services we've utilized the last t...
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