DATE: July 9, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: State Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Amendment to Scope of Work - Improvements to Tenaya Park
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve proposed amendment to the County of Fresno's American Rescue Plan Act - State and Local Recovery Fund (ARPA-SLFRF) expenditure plan by amending the approved scope of work for improvements to Tenaya Park (County Service Area 2), which currently is limited to electrical lighting improvements, to include improvements to the recreation and park spaces in Tenaya Park, with no change to the approved allocation of $400,000.
2. Approve and authorize Director of Public Works and Planning, or designee, to potentially use annual Job Order Contracts to perform the proposed project and other ARPA-SLFRF-funded park projects (improvements to various County parks, improvements to El Porvenir and Raisin City parks) authorized by your Board on December 13, 2022.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will amend the County's ARPA-SLFRF expenditure plan to include improvements to recreation and park spaces in County Service Area 2 (CSA 2), Tenaya Park, based upon District 2 meetings with community residents to request their participation and input to finalize a scope for the park improvements, with no change to the amount of funding requested. Approval of the second recommended action will allow for the improvements at Tenaya Park and other park maintenance projects to potentially be performed using annual Job Order Contracting (JOC) as needed to complete projects. This item pertains to a location in District 2.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the first recommended action, the scope of work for CSA 2 will be limited to the previously approved improvements to the electrical lighting system throughout Tenaya Park. The Department would not have the ability to use the approved alloca...
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