Subject:
Title
Allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to qualified Capital Projects and Equipment within Commission Districts
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Fiscal Impact:
Allocation of not to exceed $44 million of ARPA funding to capital projects within Commission Districts
Dept/Office:
County Manager's Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
Approval of the recommended allocation of not to exceed $44 million of ARPA funding for capital projects within Commission Districts. Authorize the County Manager to execute all necessary budget change requests for ARPA funded projects approved by the Board and authorize Purchasing Services to issue and award competitive solicitations, within Commission District ARPA funding allocation and as may be prioritized by each District Commissioner once bids are received and evaluated. Authorize the County Manager to execute all contracts, contract amendments, task orders, work orders and any necessary extensions upon review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, Risk Management and Purchasing Services.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
On July 20, 2021, the Board allocated $50M of the County's initial allocation of ARPA funding: $8M to each commission district for qualifying Water, Waste Water, and Stormwater projects and $2M to each commission district from Revenue Replacement for general governmental services. The Board requested staff to develop a list of meritorious water, sewer, and stormwater projects, within each commission district. The Utilities Services, Public Works, and Natural Resources Management Department Directors met and developed a list of projects that would qualify for ARPA funding and sorted the list into 3 tiers of project importance.
Tier 1 represents those projects that have funding partnership(s) and/or are high priority of the Department, shovel ready and may be completed by 2026. Tier 2 are other important projects within districts that staff has determined to be eligible for ARPA funding...
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