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Authorizing the Use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the Construction of a Health Department Facility for Kane County Residents
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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 Health Department has made a request in the amount of $18,000,000 of SLFRF to fund the construction of Health Department Facility for Kane County Residents for the purpose of Responding to the public health and negative economic impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the construction of a Health Department Facility is an eligible use of the SLFRF funds pursuant to the Department of Treasury (“Final Rules”) under the COVID-19 Mitigation and Prevention & Behavioral Health Care ARP Eligible Uses including Vaccination programs, vaccine incentives and vaccine sites; Testing programs, equipment and sites; Monitoring, contact tracing & public health surveillance (e.g., monitoring for variants); Public communication efforts; Public health data systems; Ventilation system installation and improvement; Technical assistance on mitigation of COVID-19 threats to public health and safety; Support for prevention, mitigation, or other services in congregate living facilities, public facilities, and schools; Prevention, outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment, crisis care, diversion programs, outreach to individuals not yet engaged in treatment, harm reduction & long-term recovery support; Support for equitable access to reduce disparities in access to high-quality treatment; Expansion of access to evidence-based services for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery; Medical and PPE/protective supplies; Support for isolation or quarantine; Transportation to reach vaccination or testing sites, or other prevention and mitigation services for vulnerable populations; Emergency operations centers & emergency response equipment (e.g., emergency response radio systems); Enhanced behavioral health services in schools; Services for pregnant women or infants born with neonatal abstinence syndrome; Peer support groups, costs for residence in supportive housing or recovery housing, and the 988; National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or other hotline services; Behavioral health facilities & equipment; 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 Health Department's request for SLFRF for the construction of a Health Department facility for Kane County Residents for the purpose of responding to the public health impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic and completed an assessment regarding the project's eligibility (see Exhibit A “EY Risk Assessment”); and
WHEREAS, the ARPC recommends that the Kane County Board authorizes the use SLFRF in the amount of $18,000,000 to fund the construction of a Health Department facility for Kane County Residents, 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 use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $18,000,000 to be used for the construction of a Health Department facility for Kane County Residents, 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 RESOLVED that the Kane County Board hereby authorizes and directs the Kane County Finance Department to make the following budget adjustments for the construction of a Health Department facility to the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget:
355.580.66817.72000 Building Construction $18,000,000
355.800.668.85000 Allowance for Budget Expense ($18,000,000)
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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? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
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Passed by the Kane County Board on March 27, 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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