RESOLUTION NO. -25
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL
AUTHORIZING THE RE-ALLOCATION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA)
FUNDS FROM THE CITY HALL POND AND FOUNTAIN
REHABILITATION PROJECT NO. 01-24 TO THE GOVERNMENT SERVICES PROGRAM
CATEGORY AND AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND MONIES BE
TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY HALL POND AND FOUNTAIN REHABILITATION PROJECT NO. 01-24
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the FY 2024–2029 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which includes the City Hall Pond & Fountain Rehabilitation Project, Project No. 01-24, (Project CP-24- 004 in the CIP) as a funded project; and
WHEREAS, the City Hall Pond & Fountain Rehabilitation Project, Project No. 01-24 will provide needed renovation and upgrades of the existing pond, fountain, walkways, and landscaping; and
WHEREAS, the Project is partially funded by $870,00.00 of ARPA funds, which need to be spent or obligated by December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the City has already spent $230,467.06 on design and engineering work in support of the project work, and the remaining $639,532.94 in ARPA funds were to be obligated upon execution of the construction contract; and
WHEREAS, on December 2, 2024, the City Council awarded the project to the apparent low bidder; and
WHEREAS, the project agreement was never executed due to the resulting lawsuit; and WHEREAS, the project’s approved ARPA funds need to be obligated by December 31, 2024, and spent by Decemeber 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, due to the City’s inability to re-obligate the project timely as required by ARPA, since the project will need to be rebid;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill, that the City Council authorizes the transfer of $639,532.94 in ARPA funds from the City Hall Pond and Fountain Rehabilitation Project to the Government Services Program Category, and an equivalent amount of General Fund monies ($639,532.94) be transferred to the City Hall Pond and Fountain Rehabilitation Project (Project CP-24-004).
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of November, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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SUE NOACK, Mayor
ATTEST:
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LYONE P. CONNER, City Clerk