Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute an Amendment to the Contract with Gresham, Smith and Partners to Develop a Sustainability Plan for the City of McKinney
Summary
MEETING DATE: January 18, 2011
DEPARTMENT: Office of Environmental Stewardship
CONTACT: Julie Smith, Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
· Approve Resolution amending Sustainability Contract
ITEM SUMMARY:
· On September 21, 2010, the City Council approved a Department of Energy grant-funded contract for Gresham Smith and Partners to develop a Sustainability Plan (Plan) for the City. The total contract amount is $120,000.
· Another grant activity involved hiring a position to assist with the implementation of the grant projects for $120,000 over three years. However, because this position was hired October 28, 2010, and the grant ends September 2012, funding for only two years will be needed. As a result, this activity will have a “savings” of $40,000.
· The Department of Energy permits shifting funding from one activity to another without amending the grant. (Any funding not used will revert back to DOE.)
· Given the importance of the Sustainability Plan to the success of not only the other DOE grant activities but to all the City’s current and future sustainability initiatives, staff recommends shifting the remaining $40,000 to the Sustainability Plan grant activity.
· By increasing the contract amount from $120,000 to $160,000 several critical elements may be added not only to the process of developing the Sustainability Plan but also to developing successful implementation strategies. Specifically, the increase will fund in-depth stakeholder participation and an enhanced benchmarking analysis for comparing existing sustainability programs, ordinances, best management practices, and metrics in terms of successful implementation. Funding would also permit collecting and anal...
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