HomeMy WebLinkAbout01(B) - Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Discussion/Proposed use of federal funds under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) ReportARPA Provision Category Eligible Use Fund Description
Estimated
Amount Justification
Lost Revenue Government services Debt Service
DT South Street Reconstruction - Street
Replacement Cost 1,750,000
This project meets the government services eligibility for the maintenance of infrastructure or pay-go spending
for building new infrastructure, including roads.
Lost Revenue Government services Facilities Management Fund Fire Station 1 renovations for FT firefighters 400,000
This project meets the government services eligibility of the provision of police, fire, and other public safety
services. The guidance also discusses eligible types of COVID-19 response, mitigation and prevention
activities. This project meets the guidance on capital investments in public facilities to meet pandemic
operational needs, such as physical plant improvements to public hospitals and health clinics or adaptations to
public buildings to implement COVID-19 mitigation tactics. The estimated project cost is $600k. The city plans
to fund $400k with ARPA funds and fund $200k with facilities management plan fund balance. The city has
$150k cost savings on the 2021 city hall boiler replacement and will delay $50k of carpet replacement to support
this project in 2022 with fund balance.
Lost Revenue Government services General Fund Election equipment poll pads and tabulators 55,000
Within this category of the Treasury’s Interim Final Rule, the guidance provides a broad latitude to use funds for
the provision of government services. This project meets the government services eligibility of modernization of
cybersecurity, including hardware, software, and protection of critical infrastructure. Updated election equipment
that follows state guidelines for hardware and software requirements that provide election cybersecurity.
Invest in water/sewer infrastructur
Utility Funds
Infrastructure project Sewer Fund Lakeside Sewer lining 675,000
Within this category, the Treasury’s Interim Final Rule aligns the types of eligible projects with the projects that
can be supported by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). This sewer fund project meets one of the broader goals of the
American Rescue Plan Act to make necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking water, support
vital wastewater and stormwater infrastructure. Given the proximity to Prior Lake, maintenance of the Lakeside
area vital wastewater infrastructure meets one of the ARPA fund eligible uses under CWSRF.
Total 2,880,000
Summary of Proposed Use of ARPA Federal Funds