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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes an increase to the Water Residential Assistance Program (WRAP) funding and the expansion of program eligibility criteria, and authorizes the Director and Chief Financial Officer to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of February 19, 2020
Item No. 20-0058
Amount: To be determined.
TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Resolution to Increase Water Residential Assistance Program (WRAP) Funding and to Expand Program Eligibility Criteria
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Director Gary A Brown and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Naughton, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department hereby:
A. Approves and authorizes the following amendment to Section 5.3 (a)(vi) and (b)(vi) of the Water and Sewer Services Agreement between the City of Detroit and Great Lakes Water Authority which currently reads as follows:
The amount necessary to be deposited to the WRAP Fund, which shall be equal to 0.5% of the base budgeted operating revenues for the Detroit Local Systems for such Fiscal Year.
And is now amended to read as follows:
The amount necessary to be deposited to the WRAP Fund, which shall be equal to 1.0% of the base budgeted operating revenues for the Detroit Local Systems for such Fiscal Year; and
B. Authorizes and approves expansion of WRAP eligibility criteria to include the following:
? Increase eligibility for residential customers from 150% to 200% or less of federal poverty level;
? Increase conservation and plumbing repairs spending per household from $1,000 to an average of $1,500 for eligible residential customers;
? Allow eligible residential customers that are renters to take advantage of conservation and plumbing r...
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