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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Robert Leible, Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: August 15, 2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of $101,790.00 under a grant agreement between the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Office of Energy and the City of Aurora.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval for acceptance of grant funding via the Public Water Supply Energy Efficiency Grant Program, agreement No. 25-3312-PWS24101, for the Water Production Division.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Water Supply Energy Efficiency Grant Program offered grant funding for the development and completion of energy efficiency projects at public water supply facilities. The original source of funding is federal via the US Department of Energy Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) fund. The purpose of this grant program is to enable units of local government to make energy efficiency upgrades to equipment identified from an energy audit. The Water Production Division previously identified a project that was a good fit for such funding support. The grant agreement/document is attached.
The awarded funding will support the costs for the upsizing of one finished water pump at the water treatment plant. More specifically, High Pressure Pump #1 was previously identified to be upsized from its original design capacity in order to increase the available capacity to pump finished water to the high pressure portion of the water distribution system. The grant funding will reimburse project costs associated with 1) purchasing a new pump for the increase in capacity; 2) acquisition of a larger horsepower motor for the pump, and 3) contracted electrical work to upgrade/modify the electrical system to accommodate the larger pump/motor combination as well as installation of variable frequency drive pump control.
DISCUSSION:
The grant will provide $101,790 under the agreement for allowable project costs between August 1, 2024 through March 31, 2026. The grant funding is for 90% of the estimated project cost with 10% or $11,310 matched by the City.
A budget amendment will be completed as the grant funding is unbudgeted revenue. The grant funding will be placed in revenue account 510-4058-331.11-40. Project expenses are available in accounts 510-4058-511.38-01 and 510-4058-511.65-01.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The energy efficiency upgrades are estimated to save 123,000 kilowatt hours annually equating to savings of $11,000.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Request committee and City Council approval authorizing acceptance of grant funding from the Public Water Supply Energy Efficiency Grant Program in the amount of $101,790.00.
cc: Finance Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of $101,790 under a grant agreement between the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Office of Energy and the City of Aurora.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City has been awarded a grant via the Public Water Supply Energy Efficiency Grant program for $101,790.00 for a Water Production Division project; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding will support the project costs for upsizing one finished water pump at the City of Aurora Water Treatment Plant; and
WHEREAS, a budget amendment will be completed and grant funding revenue will be directed to revenue account 510-4058-331.11-40. Project expenses are available in accounts 510-4058-511-38-01 and 510-4058-511-65-01.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: the City is authorized to accept a grant award of $101,790.00 from the Public Water Supply Energy Efficiency Grant Program and the Mayor or his designee may execute the grant agreement with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.