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Date Adopted:
Date Approved:
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City Attorney Approval: ______ Resolution No. ____________ RESOLUTION NO. ____________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, PRIORITIZING CERTAIN
INFRASTRUCTURE GENERAL FUND AND ARPA FUNDED
PROJECTS
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2022, the City Manager presented its proposed list of projects to be funded with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding; and WHEREAS, on February 17, 2022, the Council approved the appropriation for these projects; and
WHEREAS, ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and expended by December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City is experiencing unprecedented challenges in hiring and retaining employees; and
WHEREAS, due in part to these staffing challenges, the Council is concerned it will be difficult to accomplish the ambitious list of proposed ARPA projects within the applicable time limits; and
WHEREAS, any City function, including project management, may be outsourced; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to advance a policy by this Resol ution that will prioritize certain projects, and expedite those projects by outsourcing project management.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Fresno as follows:
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1. Certain general fund and ARPA projects shall be considered priority projects.
2. Council offices shall provide the City Manager a list of priority projects to be funded pursuant to this resolution by March 24, 2022.
3. The Administration, along with the C ity Attorney’s Office, shall provide responses to the C ouncil offices submitting projects as to eligibility for AR PA funding within 30 days of submission.
4. The Administration shall also provide the Council with cost estimates, including engineers’ estimates where appropriate, for the priority projects, within 60 days days of submission.
3. The Administration shall assist in procuring an outside consultant to serve as a project manager to manage the priority projects listed in this Resolution. The Administration shall engage in appropriate competitive process to hire the project manager, and shall return to Council with a contract within 60 days.
4. This resolution shall be effective upon final approval. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF FRESNO ) ss.
CITY OF FRESNO )
I, TODD STERMER, City Clerk of the City of Fresno, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Fresno, at a regular meeting held on the day of 2022.
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ABSTAIN :
Mayor Approval: , 2022
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Council Override Vote: , 2022
TODD STERMER, CMC
City Clerk
By:
Deputy Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DOUGLAS T. SLOAN
City Attorney
By:
Katie Doerr, Chief Assistant Date