10-815Couneil File # 10-815
Green Sheet # 3116048
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RESOLUTION
CITY
PAUL, MINNESOTA
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RESOLIITION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, NIINNESOTA
AUTHORIZING DISTRIBUTION OF EECBG FiJA'DS TO "ENERGY SMART HOMES"
AND "COLD CASH FOR COLD CLiINKERS" PROGRAMS
WI3EREAS, the Saint Paul City Council and Mayor Chris Coleman are committed to opportuniries to make
Saint Paui one of the most susta3nable ciues in the United States; and
WHEREA5, Congress passed and President Barack Obama si�ed the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2Q69 which made $1.8 billion available to city and county govemments in the form of
direct formula energy efficiency and conservarion grants, under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant
(EECBG) Program; and
4VHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul received $2,767,000 in one time funding &om the U.S. Deparhnent of
Energy's (DOE) EECBG Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has committed to utilizing EECBG funds far the following initiarives: 1)
Saint Paul Energy Smart Homes Program; 2) Saint Paul Port Authority's Trillion BTU Program; 3) Energy
Efficiency Lighting and Energy Improvements for Local Government Paciliries; 4) Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations; 5) Public Education and Climate Change Challenge Crranfs; and 6) Program Admuustration; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 20Q4, the Saint Pau1 City Council passed a resolution, Q9-646, authorizing
submission of the City's EECBG application and approving a spending plan for EECBG funds; and
WHEREAS, the spending plan authorized $600,000 to be spent on the "Saint Paul Energy Smart Homes
Pro�am" -$SSO,OQO of which was dedicated to providing loans to finance energy efficiency improvements to Saint
Paul homes and $SO,Q00 of which was dedicated to funding a pilot project to provide rebates for replacement of
inefficient appliances in mulri-family housing; and
WHEREAS, the program funding home energy improvements has come to be laiown as the "Energy Smart
Homes Program" and the appliance rebate program has come to be known as the "Cold Cash for Cold Clunkers
Program;" and
WHEREAS, Che Ciry of Saint Paul Department of Planning and Economic Developmant (PED) solicited
applicarions for both progzms, received numerous responses from qualified applicants, and has conducted a lottery
to detemune the programs' participants; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by tbe City Council of the Ciry of Saint Paul that Mayor Chris Coleman, as Chief Execurive
Officer of the City of Saint Paul, is hereby authorized and directed to distribute $5>0,000 from the Energy Efficiency
and Conservation Block Crrant Pro�am funds to participants in the Energy Smart Homes Program; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that Mayor Coleman is hereby authorized and directed to distribute S50,000 from the Energy
Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program funds to participants in the Cold Cash for Cold Clunkers
Program; and, be it finally
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46 RESQLVED, that the Ciry Council does hereby authorize the proper City officials to execuYS contracts,
47 rebate agreements, and loan agreements with participants in the Energy Smart Homes and Cold Cash for Cold
48 Clunkers Programs relative to the aforemenrioned spending plan.
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Action Requested:
Mayor Chris Coleman, as Chief Execnrive Officer of the Ciry of Saint Paul, is hereby authorized and directed to distribute $SSQ000
from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program funds tq participants in the Energy Smart Homes Program and
distribute $50,000 to participants in the Cold Cash for Clunkers Program; and that the City Council approve of these coniracts and
rebates
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Rejed (R):
Planning Commission
CIB Commiriee
Civil Service Commisswn
Personal Service Contrects Must Answer the Following Questions:
1. Has th�s personJFirm ever worked under a coMract for this tlepartment?
Yes No
2. Has this persoNfirm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Dces this personlfirtn possess a skill not normally possessed by any
current city empbyee?
Yes No
Exp�ain all yes answers on separete sheet and attach to green sheet.
lnitiating Problem, lssues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
AdvanWges If Approved:
Qisadvantages If Approved:
DisadvanWges If NotApprovetl:
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Financial lnformation:
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