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Proposed Contract Amendment with Wayne Metro for WRAP Program Administration
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Agenda of: June 23, 2021
Item No.: 2021-246
Amount: N/A
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
DATE: June 23, 2021
RE: Proposed Contract Amendment with Wayne Metro for WRAP Program Administration
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Nicolette Bateson, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, the Board of Directors of the Great Lakes Water Authority, approves the Proposed Contract Amendment with Wayne Metro for WRAP Program Administration; and authorizes the CEO to take such action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
The Water Residential Assistance Program ("WRAP") provides sustainable funding for qualifying low-income residents served by the Great Lakes Water Authority's ("GLWA") customers. The program is funded by GLWA at an amount equal to 0.5 percent of budgeted revenues for the Regional System and not less than 0.5 percent, but not greater than 1.0 percent of budgeted revenues for the DWSD Local System. The budgeted WRAP funding for FY 2022 $6.2 million combined for direct assistance and conservation services.
The WRAP began assisting residents in the GLWA service area on March 1, 2016. With Wayne Metro as the program administrator, the WRAP has committed over $20.9 million in assistance and conservation funds to qualified participants through March 31, 2021. WRAP has the potential to serve over 100 communities within the GLWA service area.
The current contract with Wayne Metro (GLWA CS-010) expires on June 30, 2021 and has been in place since February 2016. In March 2020, GLWA engaged Public Sector Consultants (PSC) to evaluate the WRAP program through a series of one on one meetings and focus groups with various GLWA stakeholders. PSC's evaluation has resulted in a number of recommendations to change the delivery model for WRAP. The ti...
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