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Agenda Item Review Form
Muskegon City Commission
Commission Meeting Date: February 10, 2026 Title: Automated Benchmarking Service
Agreement with Michigan Green Building
Collaborative
Submitted by: Isabela Gonzalez, Development Department: Economic Development
Analyst
Brief Summary:
Approval of a one-year agreement with the Michigan Green Building Collaborative (MiGBC) in the
amount of $1,500 to provide automated building energy benchmarking services through ENERGY
STAR Portfolio Manager for select City facilities.
Detailed Summary & Background:
Staff is requesting approval of a one-year agreement with the Michigan Green Building Collaborative
(MiGBC), a statewide nonprofit supporting sustainable building practices and energy efficiency, in
the amount of $1,500 to provide Automated Benchmarking Services for the Water Filtration Plant, City
Hall, and Public Works building. In 2023, the City Commission adopted a resolution committing
Muskegon to climate action and directed the development of an organizational-wide greenhouse
gas (GHG) inventory. That inventory informed the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), which was
adopted in 2025 and establishes a roadmap to achieve net-zero GHG emissions from municipal
operations by 2040. A key strategy within the CAP’s Buildings and Facilities focus area is improving
how the City tracks and manages energy use across municipal buildings.
Through this agreement, MiGBC will establish and manage the City’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
account and automate the upload of utility data from Consumers Energy and DTE for participating
City facilities. This creates a consistent, data-driven way to understand building energy performance
and associated greenhouse gas emissions without requiring significant ongoing staff time for data
entry and tracking.
In addition to maintaining the benchmarking platform, MiGBC will prepare an annual report
summarizing energy consumption trends, key findings, and recommendations. This information will
help the City identify high-energy-use facilities, prioritize future efficiency investments, and track
progress toward the CAP goal of net-zero municipal emissions by 2040.
This agreement supports the City’s commitment to environmental sustainability, improves access to
reliable performance data, and helps ensure Muskegon is making informed, measurable decisions
about its municipal operations. This will also complement our current DPW initiative with Johnson
Controls.
Goal/Action Item:
2027 GOAL 4: FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE - Reliable and efficient short and long term financial
Automated Benchmarking Service (ABS) Agreement
between USGBC-WM and the City of Muskegon
This Automated Benchmarking Service Agreement (Agreement) is between
U.S. Green Building Council-West Michigan Chapter (USGBC-WM}, doing
business as Michigan Green Building Collaborative (MiGBC), a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit corporation, located at 146 Monroe Center St NW, Suite 500 Grand
_Rapids, MI 49503 and the City of Muskegon (The City) a Michigan Municipal
Corporation, located at 933 Terrace St, Muskegon, MI 49440.
The City will pay MiGBC an amount not to exceed $1,500 for the services
described in this Agreement.
MiGBC will assist in the creation of an ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®
account if the City does not currently have one.
a. The City will provide accurate building characteristic information
(square footage, year built, number of occupants, etc. See this resource
for what affects an ENERGY STAR® score)
b. The list of buildings to be included in this Agreement is included as
Exhibit A.
The City authorizes MiGBC to access utility data for each utility provider that
services a covered property. ,
As data becomes available from the utility, it will be loaded into ENERGY
STAR® Portfolio Manager®.
The City will maintain ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® data sharing
permission of “full access” to the USGBCWM profile.
MiGBC will produce an annual energy consumption report once there is one
complete year of data from all utilities servicing a covered property available in
ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager®. The report will be delivered one time per
year.
This Agreement shall be effective for the term of one (1) year commencing on
the date of execution and may be renewed for additional one-year terms upon
mutual written agreement of the parties and subject to any required City
approvals, unless terminated earlier in accordance with this Agreement
This Agreement may be renewed with the mutual consent of both parties. Full
payment is required upon the renewal date for continuation of service. If the
City cancels before the renewal date, the cancellation is deemed to be
effective immediately.
10, Each party agrees to be responsible for its own acts and omissions.
N. If this agreement is canceled prior to the end of the agreement term for any
reason, all fees paid are non-refundable and will not be prorated.
12. All notices required under this Agreement shall be served via United States
Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, addressed to the other party as
follows:
For USGBC-WM:
Senior Programs Manager
146 Monroe Center St NW, Suite 500
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
For City of Muskegon
Building Benchmarking Services for the City of Muskegon
933 Terrace St
Muskegon, MI 49440
13. This Agreement may be amended only by means of a writing executed by the
Parties hereto.
14. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Michigan.
USGBC-WM City of Muskegon
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Exhibit A
List of buildings to be included in the portfolio
Building Address Sq Ft ABS Cost Gov Discount Final Cost
933 Terrace St,
Muskegon, MI
City Hall’ 49440 61,794 $1,000.00 50% $500.00
1350 E Keating
Ave,
Muskegon, MI
DPW 49442 101,311 $1,000.00 50% $500.00
1900 Beach St,
Waiter Filtration Muskegon, Ml
Plant 49441 93,493 $1,000.00 50% $500.00
256,598
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