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Resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation in the amount of $155,000 of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for personal protective equipment (PPE) Stockpile storage, and ARPA plan administrative support.
Staff Summary
• The ARPA was signed into law on March 11, 2021 and Lake County received approximately $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.
• Lake County manages and stores personal protective equipment (PPE) stockpile with a current lease expiring in July 2022. Additional time is necessary to store the PPE materials and funds are needed to extend the lease for one additional year and accommodate the decommissioning of the warehouse. The total needed for this purpose is $125,000.
• Lake County has been using a consultant to support the execution of the County’s overall ARPA Investment Plan. Additional consultant funding of $30,000 is necessary to complete the County's implementation of the external community-focused application program.
• 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, Lake County has received $135,293,758 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds from the federal government to help Lake County recover from and respond to the negative impacts caused by this and future pandemics; and
WHEREAS, the funds are required to be spent in accordance with US Treasury guidance on expenses related to Public Health, to combat negative economic impacts, to provide services to disproportionately impacted communities, to provide premium pay, on infrastructure to replace lost revenue, and for other administrative expenses; and
WHEREAS, Lake County currently manages and stores a stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE) in a warehouse with a current lease expiring in July, 2022; and
WHEREAS, additional time is necessary to store the PPE materials and funds are needed to extend the lease for one additional year as well as provide funding for the decommissioning of the warehouse; and
WHEREAS, Lake County has been using a consultant to support the execution of the County’s overall ARPA Investment Plan; and
WHEREAS, additional funding is necessary to ensure continued compliance with the US Treasury, and to oversee the implementation of the selected external community-based applications.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois that funding for the PPE warehouse and professional services consulting is hereby approved and related contracts shall be executed by the County Administrator; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an emergency appropriation is approved in the amount of $155,000 as indicated in the attachment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the authority to spend funds in accordance with the appropriated budget, reallocate these funds as necessary, and to execute any and all agreements related to the allocation of funds is hereby delegated to the County Administrator or his designee(s).
DATED, at Waukegan, Lake County, Illinois, on March 14, 2023.