Title
Resolution to Accept and Appropriate a HUD Grant, Approve a Program Contract with HUD, and Approve a Subrecipient Agreement with the Ann Arbor Housing Commission ($3,000,000.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
This resolution seeks Council approval for a grant agreement with the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, to fund the Ann Arbor Housing Commission’s sustainability initiative, and further seeks authorization to accept and appropriate these grant funds without regard to City Fiscal Year.
This HUD grant was secured by Representative Dingell’s office for the Ann Arbor Housing Commission to make renovations to its housing to increase energy efficiency with the goal of achieving as close to net zero as possible. The improvements include one or more of the following at 10 AAHC properties: lighting, mechanical systems, windows, insulation, doors, and solar installation.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: No matching funds are required for acceptance of this grant award. The AAHC will leverage other funding sources including DTE incentives and federal Inflation Reduction Act incentives with these grant funds to maximize the impact.
The City will execute a subrecipient grant agreement with the Ann Arbor Housing Commission for $2,950,000.00. The budget includes a 10% administrative fee that will be allocated between the City and the AAHC, in the amount of $50,000 to the City and $250,000 to the AAHC. All funds must be expended by August 31, 2030.
Staff
Prepared by: Jennifer Hall, Executive Director, Ann Arbor Housing Commission
Reviewed by: Marti Praschan, Chief Financial Officer
Approved by: Milton Dohoney Jr., City Administrator
Body
Whereas, The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the City of Ann Arbor a $3 million Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding grant for sustainability improvements to Ann Arbor Housing Commission properties;
RESOLVED, That City Council accepts a grant of $3,000,000.00 in HUD Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding and appropriates it to the Major Grants Program Fund, in a separate project budget, for expenditure without regard to fiscal year;
RESOLVED, That City Council approves a grant agreement with HUD for these funds;
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute the grant agreement following approval as to form by the City Attorney and as to substance by the City Administrator;
RESOLVED, That City Council approves a subrecipient agreement with the Ann Arbor Housing Commission to pass through $2,950,000 of these grant funds;
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute the subrecipient agreement following approval as to form by the City Attorney and as to substance by the City Administrator; and
RESOLVED, That the City Administrator is authorized to take all appropriate actions to implement this resolution.