DATE: April 25, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: American Rescue Plan Act - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for Kearney Park
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve proposed amendment to the County of Fresno's American Rescue Plan Act - State Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARPA-SLFRF) expenditure plan, approved on February 1, 2022, amending the scope of work for the earmarked Kearney Park - Reclaimed Water Project, Clean Water State Revolving Fund to be implemented by the Public Works and Planning Department, to instead fund recreation, park facility, and grounds improvements to Kearney Park and Kearney Mansion Museum, with no change in proposed funding;
2. Approve the allocation of ARPA-SLFRF from Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector Disaster Claiming - Org 1033 to the Public Works and Planning Department - Capital Projects Org 8870 for recreation, park facility, and ground improvements to Kearney Park ($4,485,275);
3. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing FY 2022-23 appropriations and estimated revenues for the Public Works and Planning Department, Capital Projects, Org 8870 in the amount of $4,485,275 (4/5 vote); and
4. Approve and direct staff to evaluate for eligibility represented negative economic impacts of the pandemic on the Fresno City & County Historical Society, not to exceed $514,725 in ARPA-SLFRF, for potential rehabilitation of the Kearney Mansion Museum, in the Fresno City & County Historical Society's effort to safely reopen the Kearney Mansion Museum to public, and return with a proposed subrecipient agreement for the Board's approval.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will amend your Board-approved ARPA-SLFRF expenditure plan and authorize the Department to use earmarked funding to make recreation, park facility, and ground improvements to Kearney Park. The second recommended action will approve the ARPA-SLFRF allocat...
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