HomeMy WebLinkAboutWORKSHOP re: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) FundsJEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WORKSHOP AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Mark McCauley, County Administrator
DATE: January 9, 2023
RE: Workshop: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The County received its first tranche of ARPA revenue sharing
funds of approximately $1.692 million in October 2022. The Board of County Commissioners
committed some of those funds at a workshop on November 7, 2022. Of the first tranche
$149,385 remains uncommitted. The second revenue sharing tranche of $1.692 million will be
received later this year, hopefully much earlier than October. This means that the Board has
$1,841,770 in revenue sharing funds to allocate.
In addition, the County has $592,948 in unallocated regular ARPA funds.
This work shop will examine the funding and cashflow needs of the Hadlock sewer project. The
Board will be asked to consider setting aside some additional ARPA funding of this project.
This work shop will also consider a number of recent requests for ARPA funding, below, a:
• Jefferson County Rural Library District - $35,000 Digital Navigator
• NW School of Wooden Boat Building $100,000 Repair, inspection and upgrades for
seven student cottages adjacent to the school campus
• Port Townsend Marine Trades Association - $20,000 overhead support to help maintain
their new offices for a five-year period
ANALYSIS: The workshop will review previously funded projects, discuss recent funding
requests and internal county projects eligible for funding.
FISCAL IMPACT: This workshop has no fiscal impact itself however decisions made during
the workshop will have fiscal impacts which will be made know during subsequent staff and
Board actions.
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners conduct the workshop,
listen to staff recommendations and provide direction to staff regarding currently unallocated
ARPA funds.
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