Martin County

File #: 24-0984   
Type: Departmental Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 7/9/2024 Final action:
Title: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) RECONCILIATION
PLACEMENT: Departmental
TITLE:
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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) RECONCILIATION
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
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The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021. The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLRF) includes direct federal aid to all counties, a broad range of use of the recovery funds, the allowance for lost revenues in the most recent full fiscal year on the local level and a deadline of December 31, 2024 to incumber funds. Martin County's allocation of ARPA SLRF funds is $31 million. Staff is requesting to reallocate funds from completed projects to other eligible projects in order to meet ARPA grant requirements.
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DEPARTMENT: Administration
PREPARED BY: Name: George M. Stokus
Title: Assistant County Administrator
REQUESTED BY:

PRESET:
PROCEDURES: None

BACKGROUND/RELATED STRATEGIC GOAL:

On June 22, 2021 Martin County staff presented the Board of County Commissioners a program expenditure plan for the ARPA SLRF funds that were provided by the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Program
Budgeted Allocation
Expended Allocation

Capital Sewer/Stormwater Assistance
$13,000,000


Mental Health Programs
$2,500,000


Nonprofit Program (CAP)
$2,500,000


Nonprofit Operations (CPR)
$1,250,000
$201,605
Sunset and reallocated to Clerk Digitization Program
Broadband
$1,000,000


Food and Sundries Assistance
$3,200,000


Library Assistance
$750,000


Economic Development Assistance
$3,500,000


Tourism Assistance
$2,600,000
$0.00
Deemed Ineligible directed to below projects 2/1/22
Wojocieszak Park
$1,700,000


Camino Trail
$800,000


Rental Assistance
$100,000


Clerk Digitization Program
$510,000
$380,749.43
Created with remaining CPR Funds on 1/24/23
Library Digitization Program
$400,000

Created with canceled Gateway to the Arts Project 1/24/23
E-Book Collection Expansion
$224,600

Created with canceled Gateway to the Arts Project 1/24/23


ISSUES:

On June 24, 2024...

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