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Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to Environmental and Water Resources to Fund the Base Flood Benchmarking for the Kane County Department of Environmental & 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 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 Departments and Elected Office project requests; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Department of Environmental & Water Resources has made a request in the amount of $50,000 of SLFRF to fund Base Flood Benchmarking for the purpose of Education to low income areas and Infrastructure for Stormwater; and
WHEREAS, the project will promote good floodplain management and discourage dangerous activities that could put public safety and property in danger by means of signage and a passive warning system for rising waters targeting 16 neighborhoods along the Fox River; 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 & Water Resource’s request for SLFRF for Base Flood Benchmarking for the purpose of Education to low income areas and Stormwater Infrastructure and completed an assessment regarding the project’s eligibility (see Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use of SLFRF in the amount of $50,000 to fund the Base Flood Benchmarking for the Kane County Department of Environmental & Water Resources, 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 that the Kane County Board hereby authorizes the Kane County Department of Environmental & Water Resources use of State and Local Fiscal Funds in the amount of $50,000 to be used for Base Flood Benchmarking, 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 2024 budget:
355.800.668813.50150 Contractual Services $22,500
355.800.668813.60010 Operating Supplies $2,500
355.800.668.85000 Allowance for Budget Expense ($25,000)
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the Kane County Board that the following adjustment be made to the Fiscal Year 2025 budget: ($25,000)
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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