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Amending Resolution 24-175 Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Fund Adult Justice Center Domestic Hot Water Improvements for the Kane County Building Management Department to Increase the ARPA Award Amount by $1,000,000
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WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has enacted the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) to provide economic relief to State, Local, and Tribal governments responding to economic and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the County of Kane has received a total of $103,413,041 (One Hundred Three Million, Four Hundred Thirteen Thousand, Forty-One Dollars) from the United States Department of the Treasury, in State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“SLFRF”) pursuant to ARPA; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to ARPA and the administrative regulations adopted by the United States Department of the Treasury (“Final Rule”), the County of Kane shall use SLFRF to defray costs associated with its response to the COVID-19 pandemic within the County, to address the economic fallout from the pandemic, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 21-313, the Kane County Board has established the American Rescue Plan Committee (“ARPC”) as a resource for research, education, planning, and recommendations for the best allocation and uses of the County’s SLFRF; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 21-156, the Kane County Board approved the recommended Spending Plan as proposed by the ARPC, which designates $42,000,000 (Forty-Two Million Dollars) to be used for Kane County Department and Elected Office project requests; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Building Management Department has made a request in the amount of $1,000,000 of SLFRF and was approved in Resolution 24-175 to fund Adult Justice Center Domestic Hot Water Improvements for the purpose of responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, enhancements to the domestic hot water system, aimed at ensuring proper hygiene and sanitation measures within the Kane County Adult Justice Center, are paramount in safeguarding against future outbreaks of COVID-19 and ensuring the well-being of inmates and staff members; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Building Management Department has made a request to increase the previously authorized amount of $1,000,000 SLFRF to fund Adult Justice Center Domestic Hot Water Improvements for the purpose of responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic by $1,000,000; and
WHEREAS, to assist the County in determining whether the project is an eligible use of SLFRF under ARPA, the Final Rule, and the related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, the ARPC consultant, Ernst and Young, has reviewed the Kane County Building Management Department’s request for SLFRF for Adult Justice Center Domestic Hot Water Improvements for the purpose of responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic and completed an assessment regarding the project’s eligibility (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends amending Resolution 24-175 and that the Kane County Board authorizes the increase of the previously approved SLFRF amount by $1,000,000 to fund the Adult Justice Center Domestic Hot Water Improvements project for the Kane County Building Management Department, to be spent during the ARPA period of performance and in accordance with the ARPA, the Final Rule and related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, and any other Federal, State or local laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Kane County Board hereby authorizes the increase of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $1,000,000 for the Kane County Building Management Department’s use for Adult Justice Center Domestic Hot Water Improvements project, in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the Final Rule, and related guidance issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, and any other Federal, State or local laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the remaining grant funding will be budgeted in FY2025 ($1,933,000).
Passed by the Kane County Board on September 10, 2024.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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