CITY OF ARCADIA
AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACT
PROPOSED PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA)
The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide a substantial infusion of resources to help turn the tide on the pandemic, address its economic fallout, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery Allocation to the City of Arcadia: $8,864,856
• June 2021 - $4,432,428
• May/June 2022 - $4,432,428 (Expected)
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA)
• Covered period: March 3, 2021 - December 24, 2024
Funds must be incurred & obligated by December 31, 2024 Funds must be expended and all work must be completed by December 31, 2026
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA)
Five Major Funding Areas:
• Support Public Health Response
• Address Negative Economic Impact
• Premium Pay for Essential Workers
• Replace Lost of Revenue
• Infrastructure Improvements: Water, Sewer, & Broadband
SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE
• Purchasing of PPE and disinfection of public areas and facilities • Vaccination programs, including staffing and supplies • T esting, monitoring, contact tracing
• Supporting public health orders
• Communication efforts related to COVID-19
ADDRESS NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT
• Assistance to households
Rental, mortgage, or utility assistance
Assistance to prevent eviction or homelessness
• Assistance to businesses
Loan or grant help for declines in revenue due to periods of business closure • Services for impacted neighborhoods
Homeless Services
PREMIUM PAY FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS
• Essential Workers are defined as work with regular in-person contact or handling of items also handled by others:
Premium pay can be retroactive to January 27, 2020
City employees and other essential employees in the community Payroll expenses for public health and public safety employees to the extent that their services is devoted to COVID-19 response
ARPA FUNDS: REPLACEMENT OF LOST REVENUE
• ARPA funds available for “government services” to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID-19
• Recovery funds used to replace “revenue loss” are flexible and may be used for a broad range of government services
Infrastructure including roads
Modernization of Cybersecurity
Provision of police, fire, & other public safety services
• Calculate based year revenue for the most recent fiscal year • Include a growth adjustment based on revenue growth in the 3 fiscal years before the COVID-19 health emergency (minimum 4.1%)
• Compare that estimate against actual revenues
• Final Rules issued by the Treasury Department allows a City to claim a flat $10 million as “lost revenue” without doing the calculation Reporting Period
Months
Elapsed
Counterfactual
Revenue
Revenue
Loss
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020 18 $ 95,574,344 -$11,425,377 Revenue Loss Summary
$84,148,967
Actual
Revenue
ARPA FUNDS: REPLACEMENT OF LOST REVENUE
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS:
WATER PROJECTS
Clean water projects
Construct or improve wastewater treatment plants
Create green infrastructure
Water infrastructure capital improvements
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS:
SEWER PROJECTS
Stormwater runoff
Flood control
Water pollution
INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS:
BROADBAND PROJECTS
Improvements to Wi-Fi infrastructure system meeting the symmetrical upload/download speeds of 100Mbs
Improve Wi-Fi access for the public, focusing on the unserved or underserved areas within the community
INELIGIBLE USES OF ARPA FUNDS
• Extraordinary contribution to pension funds
• Using ARPA funds as local match
• Funding debt service
• Legal settlements
• Rainy day funds
• General infrastructure outside of water, sewer, and broadband projects
PROPOSED
USES OF ARPA
FUNDS
ADDRESSING NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS
SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM
Program Cost: $500,000
• Round 3 of COVID-19 Small Business Grant
Program
• $5,000 grants x 100 businesses
SMALL BUSINESS PERMIT ASSISTANCE
Program Cost: $500,000
• Funding to pay application fees and building permit costs for small businesses wanting to open, expand, or modify
operations and/or make updates to their commercial unit. • Assist businesses with costs to comply with California green waste & recycling mandates.
• Events, initiatives, and partnerships that assist Arcadia businesses with hiring, marketing, and other needs.
• Could include feasibility study for broadband
infrastructure in the Downtown
ADDRESSING NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS
MERRY & BRIGHT PROGRAM (LOCAL
RETAIL)
Program Cost: $250,000
• Sales Tax Holiday(s) and other direct “shop
local” financial incentives to customers.
• Reimburse Arcadia small businesses for use
of Small Business Apps that promote
shopping local as an alternative to large e-
commerce retailers.
HOMELESS DIVERSION PROGRAM
Program Cost: $250,000
• Funding to extend/expand the City’s existing
Homelessness Diversion Program. Funds help
Arcadia residents to pay rent, utilities, other
emergency needs aimed at avoiding eviction
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0 WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS
Project Cost: $1,800,000
The City will begin to transition the water meter system from the Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system to the Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system.
Data collection will be through radio transmission directly to designated collection hubs. This will allow nearly instantaneous meter reading collection. This new method of data collection will reduce City staff’s time in collecting meter reads, preparing utility bills, and responding to possible issues with water meters.
The AMI system will also allow the consumer similar instantaneous access to their own water usage. This access will allow the consumer to monitor their water consumption in real time, detect possible leaks, and improve conservation efforts.
Note: Included within approved
Capital Improvement Plan
AUTOMATIC METER READING (AMI)
WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS
Project Cost: $150,000
Valves identified during regular inspections as being broken will be replaced. The work will involve excavating in the City right-of-way to expose the valves, temporarily shutting down the water main, or installing two temporary line stops at each valve location to minimize interruption of water service, in order to replace the broken valves. After the new valves are installed, the water main will get tested and turned back on. The street will then be back-filled and asphalt paving repaired.
Work locations include the following:
• 12" valve at the intersection of Santa Anita Ave. and Duarte Rd. • 7 valves (2-10", 2-12" and 3-16") at the intersection of Santa Anita Ave. and Camino Real Ave.
Note: Included within approved
Capital Improvement Plan
WATER SYSTEM VALVE REPLACEMENT
WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS
Project Cost: $250,000
Orange Grove Well 1A will be inspected and cleaned. This well was last rehabilitated in December 2013. A contractor specializing in well maintenance and repair will remove the well motor and pump, perform a video inspection, and inspect the motor and pump in the shop. Based on the inspection, City staff will work with the contractor to determine proper methods and procedures for cleaning the well casing as well as repairs or modifications needed for the well motor and pump assembly.
Once the well has been cleaned and repairs have been made, the contractor will re-install the well pump and motor and verify proper operation.
Note: Included within approved
Capital Improvement Plan
WELL INSPECTION & REHABILITATION
WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVEMENTS
Project Cost: $400,000
Design and construct new 10" ductile iron water mains to replace an existing 6" cast iron water mains that serve Zone 3 in the southeast portion of the City.
The mains need to be replaced due to age, frequent breaks, and hydraulic inefficiency.
Note: Included within approved
Capital Improvement Plan
WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS: ZONE 3
SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
SEWER CCTV INSPECTION
Project Cost: $50,000
Sanitary Sewer mains will be surveyed using
Closed-Circuit TV (CCTV) Inspection devices
and video documented. CCTV inspection will
be performed by a contractor. Sewer mains are
cleaned by City crews prior to video
inspection.
STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS
Project Cost: $250,000
A new water well is proposed at the Public Works
Service Yard, which requires a storm drain discharge
line. Approximately 1,400 feet of storm drain
discharge line and a new catch basin will be installed
on Goldring Rd. between Kardashian Ave. and Peck
Rd. Additionally, 200 feet of well discharge pipeline
will be constructed from the new well location and
connect to the new storm drain on Goldring Rd.
Note: Included within approved Capital Improvement Plan
SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
ARCADIA WASH BRIDGE GUARD RAIL
IMPROVEMENT
Project Cost: $100,000
This program will install guardrails on bridges
located over the County Flood Control Wash.
Guardrails will be installed on the bridges to
separate the sidewalk and the wash. A
pedestrian sidewalk between the guardrails and
the curb face will be maintained to provide
pedestrian access at the bridges.
Note: Included within approved Capital Improvement Plan
MISCELLANEOUS SEWER MAIN REPAIR
Project Cost: $100,000
Engineering analysis of sewer pipe and
closed-circuit TV (CCTV) inspections will be
used to identify pipe segments and manholes
which have cracks or other structural
damages which require repair. This will
provide funding for those repairs.
SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS
Note: Included within approved Capital Improvement Plan
SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENT
Project Cost: $1,200,000
The existing 12" sewer main on Duarte Rd. between
Baldwin Ave. and Holly Ave. will be replaced with a 16" sewer main in order to accommodate peak flows. The
pipe will be replaced using pipe-bursting method, a
trenchless method that would minimize impact to traffic disturbance and would shorten the duration of
construction.
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
CITYWIDE WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE
Project Cost: $20,000
Replacing outdated wireless equipment across
all City facilities. Wireless upgrade will provide
enhanced security features and the ability to
create separate wireless system for internal
staff and outside guests.
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER DATA
TRANSMISSION UPGRADE
Project Cost: $30,500
The project will upgrade outdated audio and
video equipment in the City’s Emergency
Operations Center. Some of the existing
cabling will also need to be reinstalled to meet
today's technology requirements.
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
LIBRARY BROADBAND UPGRADE
Project Cost: $109,600
This project upgrades broadband speeds for
public computer access at the Library. The
current equipment was purchased with state
Library grant funds and is outdated.
COMMUNITY CENTER, DANA GYM, &
WILDERNESS PARK WI-FI UPGRADE
Project Cost: $9,200
This project upgrades the current Wi-Fi at the
Community Center, Dana Gymnasium, and
Wilderness Park to increase the speed and
number of users at these locations.
BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS CONFERENCE ROOM
AUDIO/VISUAL TELECONFERENCE UPGRADE
Project Cost: $20,000
• This project upgrades the teleconferencing capability in the City Council Chambers Conference Room. The upgrade includes a new television, enhanced audio and video capabilities, and integration with existing IT infrastructure.
PREMIUM PAY FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS
• City has committed $457,900 to Premium Pay for employees through adopted labor agreements
USES OF ARPA FUNDS BY CATEGORY
Addressing Negative Economic Impacts $ 1,500,000
Water Infrastructure Improvements $ 2,600,000
Sewer Infrastructure Improvements $ 1,700,000
Broadband Infrastructure $ 189,300
Premium Pay for Essential Workers $ 457,900
T otal Uses Proposed $ 6,447,200
USES OF ARPA FUNDS PROJECT SUMMARY
ARPA Funds Available $ 8,864,856
T otal Proposed Projects ($ 6,447,200)
Funds Remaining For
Additional Allocations
$ 2,417,656