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Finance committee backs $200,000 ARPA contract to Waukesha Housing Authority for senior-unit renovations
Summary
The Waukesha City Finance Committee on Nov. 12 unanimously recommended a $200,000 contract, funded by American Rescue Plan Act money, to the Waukesha Housing Authority to support site and unit improvements at the Carina Boulevard senior living property.
The Waukesha City Finance Committee on Nov. 12 voted unanimously to recommend a $200,000 contract between Waukesha City and the Waukesha Housing Authority, financed with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, to pay for site and unit renovations at the Carina Boulevard senior living property.
Jennifer Andrews, a Community Development Department staff member, told the committee the housing authority will use the funds as a subgrantee to make site and building improvements at the senior property and to renovate some units. "This money will go a long way to helping them make some site improvements and renovate some of those units," Andrews said.
Chair (the meeting chair) and other committee members said the ARPA award complements existing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for related projects. The chair, who serves on the Waukesha Housing Authority, said the dollars will help expand and support HUD-funded work and singled out a planned dumpster enclosure listed in the contract as a long-awaited neighborhood improvement.
Andrews confirmed this allocation represents the last piece of ARPA funding her department is managing for redevelopment purposes. The committee conducted a voice vote and recommended the contract to the full council by unanimous consent.
The committee did not receive public comment on the item during the meeting. The recommendation advances the contract to the City Council for final approval and execution.
