Resolution No. 26-5631

Page 1 Resolution No. 26-5631 BEFORE THE METRO COUNCIL FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 FUNDING FOR GRANTS FUNDED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION EXCISE TAX ) ) ) ) ) RESOLUTION NO. 26-5631 Introduced by Chief Operating Officer Marissa Madrigal in concurrence with Council President Juan Carlos González WHEREAS, in 2006, Metro adopted Ordinance No. 06-1115, establishing a construction excise tax (CET) to generate revenue for providing grants to local governments for regional and local planning; and WHEREAS, on April 12, 2018, the Metro Council adopted Resolution No. 18-4882, which approved additional refinements to the Administrative Rules, providing for the creation of a technical assistance component of the program to facilitate successful implementation of 2040 Planning and Development Grants by providing additional professional expertise as needed to successfully accomplish grant objectives; and WHEREAS, on December 6, 2018, the Metro Council adopted Ordinance No. 18-1425 which amended Metro Code Chapter 7.04 to remove the provision that the CET sunset in 2020 and implemented additional refinements to the code to more clearly reflect current program policies and facilitate program and CET administration; and WHEREAS, on April 11, 2024, the Metro Council adopted Ordinance No. 24-1509 which amended Metro Code Chapter 7.04 to expand the availability of 2040 Planning and Development Grants to include federally recognized Tribes and certain community groups inside unincorporated urban areas; and WHEREAS, on May 2, 2024, the Metro Chief Operating Officer (COO) approved amendments to the Administrative Rules that govern 2040 Planning and Development Grants to implement the changes to the Metro Code, improve program flexibility, effectiveness, and efficiency, and change the grant cycle from annually to quarterly; and WHEREAS, on June 26, 2024, the COO established a 2040 Planning and Development Grant Screening Committee (Grant Screening Committee) consisting of eight members with broad expertise in planning and development to provide the COO an assessment of the strength of each grant application in accordance with the criteria set forth in Metro Code Chapter 7.04 and the Administrative Rules; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Metro Code Chapter 7.04 and the Administrative Rules, the COO reviewed the recommendations of staff and the Grant Screening Committee, and presented to the Metro Council the COO’s recommendations for grant funding for the third quarter cycle of 2026 at a Metro Council meeting on October 1, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Metro Council has reviewed the recommendation of the COO and the comments provided by the Grant Screening Committee; and WHEREAS, the Metro Council accepts the COO’s recommendation to award funds as described in Exhibit A; now therefore, Page 2 Resolution No. 26-5631 BE IT RESOLVED that the Metro Council hereby: 1. Awards the grants for the third quarter 2026 grant cycle totaling $1,622,400, as set forth in the attached Exhibit A, to the identified grant recipients for the projects and amounts listed in Exhibit A; and 2. Authorizes and directs the Metro COO and staff, and the Office of Metro Attorney, to finalize project scoping and grant agreements with the grant recipients, which must set forth milestones and funding disbursement dates that comply with the Metro Code Construction Excise Tax Chapter 7.04, the CET Administrative Rules, this Resolution No. 26-5631 and Exhibit A attached hereto. ADOPTED by the Metro Council this 1st day of October 2026. Juan Carlos González, Metro Council President Approved as to Form: Carrie MacLaren, Metro Attorney