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Transferring Housing & Redevelopment Authority funds to the Department of Safety and Ispections for energy benchmarking work.
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WHEREAS, the City Council adopted an energy benchmarking ordinance in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) budget allocated $75,000 for consultant contracts required to implement the energy benchmarking ordinance; and
WHEREAS, grant funds have been identified to cover a portion of the consulting work required for benchmarking implementation; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) has a need for funds to pay for staffing to oversee the required reporting in the City on energy benchmarking; and
WHEREAS, HRA AO 21-19, to amend the HRA budget and allocate $44,000 towards the part-time DSI Plan Examiner was approved by the HRA Board and the HRA Board was informed of this amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.4 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for transfer unencumbered appropriation funds in the amount of $44,000 from the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Loan Enterprise Fund as shown in the attached financial analysis; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council, upon recommendation of the Mayor, authorizes this transfer of funds from the HRA budget to the General Fund budget, specifically to the Department of Safety and Inspections, as shown in the attached financial analysis.
Financial Analysis
Please see Attachment A for additional details.