C
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S
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SALINAS CIT Y COUNCIL
August
23, 2022
Enacted on March 11, 2021
City of Salinas amount: $51,567,313
Council Adopted spending, September 2021:
Public Facilities: $11.5 million
Public Infrastructure: $12 million
Investments in Water & Sewer: $15.465 million
Homeless & Housing: $12.6 million
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Payments:
First half of funding received May 2021
Second half of funding received June 2022
Costs must be incurred by December 31, 2024
All funds must be spent by December 31, 2026
ARPA Spending Areas
Public
Facilities
Public
Infrastructure
Water & Sewer
Homelessness
&Housing
✓
Hebbron Family
Center
✓
City Hall Fixes
✓
Fire Station
renovations
➢
Sidewalks
➢
Street
Maintenance
➢
Traffic Safety
❖
Storm Water
Infrastructure
❖
Creek Silt removal
❖
Park Irrigation
upgrades
❖
Sewer system
inspections
❑
Beds / Motel
Program
❑
Encampment
Cleanups
❑
Downtown Streets
❑
Share / Navigation
3 Department updates
Community Development Department:
SHARE Center payments have begun
China Navigation Center operations
Downtown Streets Team
Salinas Homeless Motel Program
Affordable Housing Production
4 Department updates
Community Development Department:
Affordable Housing Production:
▪ 8 proposals received in a recent joint Request for Qualifications process with the County of Monterey.
▪ Looking at affordable multi-family development at 855 E. Laurel Drive 5 Public Works Department:
Planning work has begun on:
Stormwater Master Plan
Green City Master Plan
Street sweeping no parking plan
Pesticide Use Reduction Plan
RFP being finalized for Closed-circuit television program w/sewer system 6 Public Works Department:
Sidewalks:
▪ $ 6 million in ARPA sidewalk projects went to Finance Committee in May and will go come back to Council to start bid process in September City Hall Adaptations:
▪ Specific Project scope being looked at by Public Works, Administration and In Studio Architecture
▪ Current focus on Roof (solar), HV AC, and environmental abatement issues 7 Library and Community Services Department:
Playgrounds:
▪ Nearly $100,000 in playground repairs on tonight’s Council Agenda ▪ Playground surfacing from Jet Mulch also ready for Council adoption go come back to Council to start bid process in September Irrigation upgrades:
▪ Proposals for Irrigation Assessment due on September 9, 2022 followed by a Request for Proposals for irrigation design in 2023
8 Staff is committed to:
Ongoing communication with residents regarding projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act
Bringing back ARPA projects and periodic updates to Council in alignment with City progress and Federal reporting requirements
QUESTIONS
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