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Consider American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Final Community Partner Project Disbursement and Receive Town Department Update.
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Staff: |
Department: |
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Amy Oland, Director |
Business Management |
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Sarah Poulton, Senior Project Manager |
Town Manager’s Office |
Overview: Staff will present a recommended funding allocation for Community Partner projects for Council to approve and Town Department project scenarios for discussion.
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Recommendation(s): |
That the Council approves the final list of Community Partner projects and discusses Town Department project scenarios.
Decision Points:
• Staff will present a scenario for Community Partner projects based on feedback from the October 3 work session:
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Community Partner |
Project Name |
Total Request |
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Farmer Foodshare |
CSA for All Pilot |
$265,164 |
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EMPOWERMENT Inc. |
BrightPath Solutions |
$80,000 |
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El Centro Hispano |
COVID Recovery Initiative |
$278,375 |
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Orange County Partnership for Young Children |
Mitigating Early Learning Loss |
$139,130 |
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OWASA |
Water Bill Debt Forgiveness |
$123,000 |
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Compass Center |
Lethality Assessment Program |
$120,000 |
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Total |
$1,005,669 |
o This list of projects assists a wide variety of community member groups most affected by the pandemic while balancing a manageable number of projects to oversee and report back to the Department of the Treasury. It is based on Scenario 2 from the October 3 work session and a reduction for El Centro Hispano of $100,000 to get close to the $1,000,000 target.
• Staff will also present multiple scenarios for Parks & Recreation facilities; bike and pedestrian connection projects; and Downtown initiatives.
Key Issues:
• Staff presented Town department projects at the Town Council’s October 3 work session <https://chapelhill.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5861277&GUID=F0A4DED7-BD99-4E70-A391-12946E2EFE8B&Options=&Search=>.
• Staff presented Community Partner projects at the Town Council’s September 19 work session <https://chapelhill.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5842036&GUID=9E5CD5B1-B09D-4A2E-ADEC-D22CE410777A&Options=&Search=>.
• Staff seeks approval on a final list of Community Partner projects for approval and Department projects based on feedback received.
• If approved, staff will execute performance agreements with each of the awarded Community Partners.
• Staff will bring further Town Department projects based on feedback at this meeting.
Fiscal Impact/Resources: Allocate $1,005,669 of ARPA funding towards Community Partner projects.
Where is this item in its process?
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• Project Budget Ordinance Amendment |
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• Draft Staff Presentation |
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUND (2022-11-02/O-2)
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that pursuant to Section 13.2 of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the American Rescue Plan Fund Ordinance provide funding for projects related to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic funded from the U.S. Treasury is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SECTION I
The projects as authorized by the Town Council include various recovery and economic projects funded from the American Rescue Plan Act, for a variety of projects related to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
SECTION II
The Manager of the Town of Chapel Hill is hereby directed to proceed with implementation of these projects within terms of funds appropriated here.
SECTION III
Revenues anticipated to be available to the Town to complete the project are hereby amended as follows:
SECTION IV
Amounts appropriated for capital projects are hereby amended as follows:
SECTION V
The Manager is directed to report annually on the financial status of the project in an informational section to be included in the Annual Budget, and shall keep the council informed of any unusual occurrences.
SECTION VI
Copies of this amended projects ordinance shall be entered into the minutes of the Council and copies shall be filed within five days of adoption with the Manager, Business Management Director, and Town Clerk.”
This the 2nd day of November, 2022.
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The Agenda will reflect the text below and/or the motion text will be used during the meeting. |
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PRESENTERS: Amy Oland, Business Management Department Director
Sarah Poulton, Senior Project Manager
RECOMMENDATION: That the Council discuss the final list of Town department projects and approve the Community Partner projects.