Title
Resolution authorizing emergency appropriations totaling $15,666,390 of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to be distributed across ARPA categories in support of Lake County residents and communities related to COVID-19 Public Health Emergency recovery.
Staff Summary
• The ARPA was signed into law on March 11, 2021, and Lake County received $135,293,758 from the US Treasury.
• The funds can be used for needs associated with public health, to counteract negative economic impacts, provide services to disproportionately impacted communities, for infrastructure, to provide premium pay, to replace lost revenue, and for administrative purposes during a period from March 3, 2021, to December 31, 2026.
• The funding allocation will be used to fund external submittals that have been reviewed, scored, and prioritized based on feedback received during Lake County’s public engagement on ARPA funding.
• Authority to spend appropriated funds and execute any and all agreements with partners related to this allocation and distribution of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds is delegated to the County Administrator or their designee(s).
Body
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law on March 11, 2021, and Lake County received $135,293,758 from the US Treasury; and
WHEREAS, the funds can be used for needs associated with public health, to counteract negative economic impacts, provide services to disproportionately impacted communities, for infrastructure, to provide premium pay, to replace lost revenue, and for administrative purposes during a period from March 3, 2021, to December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Lake County solicited applications from external entities, which were scored and prioritized based on feedback received during public engagement sessions held in 2022; and
WHEREAS, an appropriation will fund 20 priority projects received from external entities; and
WHEREAS, a portion of previously appropriated funding will be removed from the Broadband Infrastructure project to fully fund the external projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this Lake County Board, that an emergency appropriation in Fund 746 ARPA Fund is hereby authorized as indicated in the attachment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the authority to spend appropriated funds and execute any and all agreements with partners related to this allocation and distribution of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds is delegated to the County Administrator or his designee(s); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Administrator has the authority to move ARPA funding from completed, cancelled, or revised ARPA projects and initiatives to underfunded ARPA projects and initiatives.
DATED, at Waukegan, Illinois, on August 8, 2023.