Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.22. 4/25/2023 File #: 23-0267
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
Agreement with County of Orange for the allocation of County of Orange State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program funding of $225,000 for the Plaza Park Safety Enhancements and repairs to the Plaza Park historic fountain.
2. SUMMARY
The proposed Agreement with the County of Orange will allocate $225,000 to the City for Plaza Park Safety Enhancements and Plaza Park historic fountain repairs.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Accept into the City’s revenue budget a $225,000 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) grant from the County of Orange into revenue account number 500.5032.45150.16302, Capital Projects - Minor Traffic Control Devices.
2. Authorize the appropriation of $225,000 into the expenditure account 500.5032.56100.16302, Capital Projects - Minor Traffic Control Devices.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total appropriations for this grant are funded by the additional revenue received from the County of Orange.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b: Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
b: Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectations.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President of the United States in conjunction with the national emergency concerning the COVID-19 outbreak. Under the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, enacted as part of ARPA, more than $350 billion in emergency funding was distributed to state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments, with the County of Orange receiving a total of $616.8 million of SLFRF funds. On March 28, 2023, the Orange County Board of Supervisors authorized $200,000 in Third District SLFRF funds to be used to protect the City of Orange Plaza Park and surrounding area City of Orange Printed on 4/20/2023Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.22. 4/25/2023 File #: 23-0267
Third District SLFRF funds to be used to protect the City of Orange Plaza Park and surrounding area and $25,000 in Second District SLFRF funds to be used to help repair the park’shistoric fountain which was severely damaged in a car crash on March 13.
On November 15, 2022, Council approved Bid No. 22-23.13 (Park Plaza Safety Enhancements) awarded to CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc. in the amount of $226,523. The additional grant funding provided by County of Orange is intended to pay for costs of construction associated with protecting the City’sPlaza Park and surrounding area, including the implementation of safety measures and the preservation of the park’s historic fountain. This agreement terminates on June 30, 2024
7. ATTACHMENTS
· ARPA Funding Beneficiary Agreement
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