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Authorizing the Use of Revenue Recoupment Funds Under the American Rescue Plan Act for the Countywide Water Monitoring Network Project and the Water Sustainability Mapping Project for the Kane County Department of Environmental and Water Resources
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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 22-156, 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, by Resolution 22-233 the Kane County Board approved the amount of $219,000 of SLRF to fund the Countywide Water Monitoring Network project for the purpose of sustainable drinking water and other water infrastructure in Kane County; and
WHEREAS, the Countywide Water Monitoring Network project is critical to Kane County municipalities and the County to be able to monitor and assess the long-term drinking water supply in the County due to severe declines in our groundwater levels. The network will inform the water modeling efforts, inform communities of risk during drought conditions and monitor declining water quality due to chlorides from road salt. The project will provide communities with critical information to make informed decisions on future water needs; and
WHEREAS, by Resolution 22-234 the Kane County Board approved the amount of $272,000 of SLRF to fund the Drinking Water Sustainability Mapping project for the purpose of sustainable drinking water in Kane County; and
WHEREAS, the Drinking Water Sustainability Mapping project will create interactive web maps for communities that demonstrate local groundwater supplies and future projected water quality concerns to enable communities to project challenges to their water supply in the future at a community level; the Mapping project will engage municipal leaders and decision makers at the project onset to work collaboratively with the Illinois State Water Survey on local concerns and challenges; 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 Department of Environmental and Water Resources’ requests for SLFRF for the Countywide Water Monitoring Network project and Drinking Water Sustainability Mapping project; and
WHEREAS, the ARPC consultant, Ernst and Young, has indicated that revenue recoupment funds from SLRF may be used to fund Countywide Water Monitoring Network project and Drinking Water Sustainability Mapping project 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.
WHEREAS, this resolution will be amending RES 22-233 and RES 22-234 to clarify that the Countywide Water Monitoring Network Project and the KC Drinking Water Sustainability Mapping Project for the Kane County Department of Environmental and Water Resources will not use State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for funding but will be recommended for revenue recoupment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board hereby authorizes amounts allocated under revenue recoupment of SLRF be used on the Countywide Water Monitoring Network project and the Drinking Water Sustainability Mapping project and reported as a use of the revenue recoupment funds 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 following adjustment be made to the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget:
$134,201 Transfer to Fund 405 356.800.672.99405
$134,201 Fund Balance Utilization 356.800.000.39900
$134,201 Special Studies 405.690.715.50020
$134,201 Transfer from 356 405.690.000.39356
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURHTER RESOLVED by the Kane County Board that the remaining grant funding will be budgeted in FY24 ($99,030) and FY25 ($38,769).
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Passed by the Kane County Board on September 12, 2023.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, J.D. Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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