DATE: July 14, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: First Amendment to American Rescue Plan Act - State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Interdepartmental Agreement and Budget Transfers
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Interdepartmental Agreement No. A-24-591 between the County Administrative Office and Department of Public Works and Planning for provisions of American Rescue Plan Act - State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA-SLFRF), which will revise program descriptions, modify budgets, reallocate $764,725 in funding availability within the Department of Public Works and Planning ARPA-SLFRF programs, and reduce the maximum compensation by $1,655,088 from $23,635,275 to $21,980,187, with no change to the term of December 13, 2022, through December 31, 2026; and
2. Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board to Execute Budget Transfer No. 74 transferring $764,725 within the Department of Public Works and Planning from account 8400 (Courthouse Park, Elkhorn Recharge Facility, and Raisin City Water Well) and account 8150 (Avocado Lake Park) to account 8150 (Lost Lake Park, Winton Park, Liberty Cemetery Signage, El Porvenir Park) and account 8400 (Skaggs Bridge Park, CSA 44C Water Systems, Liberty Cemetery, and Kearney Park).
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will approve the First Amendment to the Interdepartmental Agreement No. 24-591 (Agreement) between the County Administrative Office (CAO) and the Department of Public Works and Planning (Department) for ARPA-SLFRF funding. The recommended amendment will revise program descriptions for Improvements to County Parks and the Turnout at Friant-Kern Canal project, will revise program level budgets, and will redistribute $764,725 in funding availability and increase funding for the following programs: Improvements to County Parks, Improvement to Kea...
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