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Amending the 2011 Budget for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council and Mayor Chris Coleman are committed to opportunities to make Saint Paul one of the most sustainable cities in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 which allocated $3.2 billion for fiscal year 2009, of which $1.8 billion was available to city and county governments in the form of direct formula energy efficiency and conservation grants, under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul received $2,767,000 of one time funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) EECBG Program; and
WHEREAS, City projects funded through the EECBG program are multi-year and will continue in 2011; and
WHEREAS, an amended 2011 spending and financing plan in the amount of $1,077,138 is needed for these ongoing projects to continue; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation funds of $1,077,138 in excess of those estimated in the 2011 budget and recommends the changes to the 2011 budget described in the attached fiscal analysis;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saint Paul approves these changes to the 2011 budget; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that said budget, as heretofore adopted by the Council is hereby amended as indicated in the attached fiscal analysis form.