On Tuesday, February 26, 2018, Mayor Lee Brand held a press conference along with local civic leaders and partner agencies, to announce the signing of the Master Grant Agreement (MGA) with the Strategic Growth Council for the Transformative Climate Communities Collaborative program. The City was awarded the funding in January of 2018 and has since then been working with SGC to finalize the details of the Master Grant Agreement that dictates the regulations for project implementation and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which lays out the plan for continued community engagement in all facets of implementation as required by TCC Grant Program guidelines.