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Authorizing the Use of the Remainder of the Allocated State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the KaneComm Microwave Radio for Mutual Aid Project
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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 regulation 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, in 2022, the Kane County Information Technologies made a request in the amount of $1,455,414 of SLFRF to fund the KaneComm Microwave Radio for Mutual Aid project for the purpose of responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the KaneComm and Tri-Com Central Dispatch 911 agencies are responsible for maintaining a public safety radio network including a mutual aid radio frequency capability for both Fire and Police. The proposed microwave Radio and some fiber link infrastructure will provide critical infrastructure for the communication links between the approximately 20 locations via microwave links, radio links or fiber links; 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 Information Technologies Department’s request for SLFRF for the KaneComm Microwave Radio For Mutual Aid project 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, while the allocated ARPA funds for the Microwave Radio for Mutual Aid project were in the amount of $1,455,414, in July 2023, in resolution 23-275, the ARPC recommended that the Kane County Board authorizes the use of SLFRF in the amount of $150,000 to fund the Microwave Radio for Mutual Aid project for the Kane County Information Technologies 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; and
WHEREAS, the SLFRF amount of $150,000 has been spent on a study that is a part of the Microwave Radio for Mutual Aid project; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Information Technologies Department has made a request to be able to use the remainder of the allocated SLFRF in the amount of $1,305,414 for the purpose of completing the Microwave Radio for Mutual Aid project; and
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use of the remainder of the allocated SLFRF in the amount of $1,305,414 to fund the completion of the Microwave Radio and Mutual Aid project for the Kane County Information Technologies Department, to be spent during the ARPA period of performance and in accordance with ARPA, the Final Rule related guidance issued by the United States Department of Treasury, and any other Federal, State or Local laws and regulations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Kane County Board hereby authorizes the Kane County Information Technologies Department to use of the remainder of the allocated State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $1,305,414 to be used for completing the KaneComm Microwave Radio for Mutual Aid 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 that the Kane County Board that the following adjustment be made to the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.
$435,138 Contractual Consulting Services 355.800.66834.50150
($435,138) Allowance for Budget Expense 355.800.668.850
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY the Kane County Board that the remaining grant funding will be budgeted in FY25 ($435,138) and FY26 ($435,138)
Line Item: 355.800.66834.50150
Line Item Description: Contractual/Consulting
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? No
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? 355.800.668.85000 Allowance for Budget Expense
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available? n/a
Passed by the Kane County Board on March 12, 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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