DATE: August 23, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Subrecipient Agreement
Biola Community Service District
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Subrecipient Agreement for American Rescue Plan Act State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds with Biola Community Service District in the amount of $649,000 to fund the design, surveying and engineering, environmental review, and construction cost for storm drainage improvements in the unincorporated Community of Biola.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allocate $649,000 of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to Biola Community Service District (Subrecipient) to fund the design, surveying and engineering, environmental review, and construction costs to make storm drainage improvements in the unincorporated Community of Biola. The Subrecipient represents that after rainfall events, the Community of Biola generally floods along D Street, Fifth Street, West F Avenue, and North Biola Avenue due to inadequate drainage slopes to convey rainwater into the Subrecipient's nearby storm drainage network and ponding basins. The Final Rule designates necessary investment in water infrastructure that meets the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) requirements as an eligible use of SLFRF. The program is designed to support strong and equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn by making necessary investment in stormwater gray infrastructure systems that support the Community of Biola, a disadvantaged unincorporated community in Fresno County. This item pertains to District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If your Board were not to approve the recommended action, SLFRF would not become available to the Subrecipient to fund the design, surveying and engineering, environmental review, and construction costs t...
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