A revised ARPA SLFRF Spending Plan Summary (Summary) is provided under Attachment 1 for Town Council’s review and discussion this evening.  The revisions provided in this Summary include the addition of items that were previously approved to be expensed from funding reserves with the intent to reimburse the reserves from the FY2023 ARPA funding.  These items are:

1)     Wastewater Treatment Plant Safety & Security Improvements   $108,600

2)     Maintenance Facility Painting   $22,000

3)     Town Hall Security Upgrades  $15,000

4)     Train Station Security Upgrades, Painting & Remediation of Safety Issues $38,000

5)     Bush Tabernacle Security Upgrades $7,000

6)     Transportation Study – Pedestrian Linkage  $42,000

Additionally, at the April 12, 2022 Town Council meeting, staff was directed to utilize ARPA funding, in the amount of $63,500, for the Adam’s Bike Park Project.

In an effort to expedite these projects and to ensure a smooth and transparent process for the use of the ARPA funding, in lieu of reimbursing reserves with FY2023 ARPA funding, staff recommends shifting a portion of the FY2022 ARPA funding currently allocated to the Renovations to the Police Department Facility project to FY2023.  Therefore, the proposed Summary presented with this staff report designates a reduction in the FY2022 appropriated funding (new FY22 allocation $503,900) for the PD facility renovations, deferring the remainder of the funding for this project, in the amount of $269,100, to FY2023 ARPA 2^nd Tranche funding.  

After the incorporation of all of these projects, $661,244 in funding remains available from the 2^nd tranche of ARPA funding.  An updated version (V5) of the comprehensive ARPA Spending Plan, to include updated project profiles, will be presented to Town Council at a later date. 

Also provided for Town Council’s review and approval this evening is three Budget Amendments (under Attachment 2).  These budget amendments will realign funding originally slated to come from reserves, for items 1-6 noted below; the addition of the Adam’s Bike Park Project; and the reallocation of the necessary FY2022 ARPA funding from the PD Renovation Project to the:

1)     Wastewater Treatment Plant Safety & Security Improvements   $108,600

2)     Maintenance Facility Painting   $22,000

3)     Town Hall Security Upgrades  $15,000

4)     Train Station Security Upgrades, Painting & Remediation of Safety Issues $38,000

5)     Bush Tabernacle Security Upgrades $7,000

6)     Transportation Study – Pedestrian Linkage  $42,000

7)     Adam’s Bike Park Project  $63,500

The ARPA CSFRF/CLFRF is considered supplemental, and is intended to address the continued impact of COVID-19 on the economy, public health, individuals, businesses, and state and local governments.  The use of the funds is subject to conditions set forth by the US Treasury and should be utilized for qualified expenditures incurred between March 3, 2021 and December 30, 2024.  By approving BA#’s 22-031, 22-032, and 22-033, the Council will appropriate $296,100 in FY 2022 ARPA funding for the programs listed above. Furthermore, this action will reverse the funding source, previously coming from reserves, for the first six projects noted above.  

I move the Town Council approve BA 22-031 and BA 22-032 to reverse the funding source, previously allocated from reserves, for the building maintenance service projects specified in BA22-031 as well as the Pedestrian Linkage Transportation Study, as specified in BA 22-032, and BA 22-033 to reallocate a portion of the appropriated FY2022 1st Tranche ARPA funding for the Police Department Facility renovations, in the amount of $296,100, to the projects specifically listed in BA 22-033.  This will defer $296,100 of the previously allocated FY 2022 ARPA funding for the PD renovation project to the FY 2023 2nd Tranche of ARPA funding.