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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
AMENDED SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY AND ELEVATE TO IMPLEMENT THE ARPA HEALTHY HOMES PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) which includes $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus funds to hasten the United States’ recovery from the economic and health effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, specifically, the federal government has authorized and allocated a federal award of approximately $1,000,372,385B of ARPA funding to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (the “ARPA Framework”) was presented to the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 21-3654 accepted the ARPA federal award allocated to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19 in the amount of approximately $1,000,372,385.00; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 21-3654 further authorized the Cook County Budget Director and Comptroller to create and implement a Special Purpose Fund for the ARPA award and other accounting measures to track the acceptance and spending of the federal award; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County Board of Commissioners authorized the Chief Financial Officer, Budget Director, Chief Procurement Officer and applicable using agencies to issue grants, contracts and agreements for ARPA programs approved via Resolution 22-0637; and
WHEREAS, to further the Policy Roadmap Goals, the Department of Environment and Sustainability (“DES”) has developed a menu of Sustainable Community programs and initiatives, including the Healthy Homes, Water Conservation, and Deep Energy Retrofit for Residential Properties program, which have undergone review and approval through the Project Management Office process to utilize ARPA funding for such programs and initiatives pursuant to the issuance of grants, contracts, and agreements; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 22-0637 provided that any grants issued regarding ARPA programs in an amount over $1M shall require the approval of the Cook County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 22-3529 authorized DES to enter into a Subrecipient Agreement with Elevate Energy (“Elevate”), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Chicago, in an amount up to $29,363,000.00 to implement the Cook County Healthy Homes, Deep Energy Retrofit, and Water Conservation for Residential Properties program; and
WHEREAS, DES and Elevate entered into a Subrecipient Agreement on November 4, 2022, and thereafter launched the Healthy Homes for Healthy Families program in partnership with the Cook County Department of Public Health (“CCDPH”); and
WHEREAS, ARPA funding is available within CCDPH’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Fund, and CCDPH desires to provide additional funding to Elevate to support their implementation of the remaining components of the Lead Hazard Remediation Program for homes in suburban Cook County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the issuance of the following agreement amendment by the Department of Environment and Sustainability, subject to annual appropriation by the Board:
1. Amend the Subrecipient Agreement with Elevate to increase the total funding by $327,667.99 from the original budgeted amount of $29,363,000.00 to a revised aggregate amount of up to $29,690,667.99 to implement the Cook County Department of Public Health Lead Hazard Remediation Program, under the Healthy Homes program.
2. Amend and replace the Scope of Work in the Subrecipient Agreement to provide that Elevate will operate several components of the Lead Hazard Remediation Program and related tasks; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Director of Environment and Sustainability or designee to modify the agreements and funding allocations to Elevate based upon need and utilization; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funding for the DES ARPA Programs shall be subject to availability of funds from the United States Government and appropriation of funding by the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
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