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RESOLUTION
APPROVING THE REALLOCATION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS
IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,968,985.33
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WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”) (P.L. 117-2) was signed into law on March 11, 2021 to provide COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus; and
WHEREAS, United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) released the Final Rule on January 6, 2022 to provide guidance on the use of ARPA funding; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Treasury’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Grant, OMC Approval Number 1505-0271, DuPage County (“County”) has been allocated $179,266,585.00 (ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS); and
WHEREAS, the County must either expend or obligate the entire $179,266,585.00 (ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE AND 00/100 DOLLARS) by December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, ARPA funds that are unexpended and unobligated after December 31, 2024 must be returned to Treasury; and
WHEREAS, the County Board reviewed strategies for minimizing the risk of returning funds to Treasury at its July 9, 2024 Finance Committee meeting; and
WHEREAS, the County wishes to pursue said strategies by reallocating unspent ARPA funds for the following two items: (1) Stormwater Management projects in Company 1600 totaling $914,730.04 (NINE HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY AND 04/100 DOLLARS), and (2) Facilities Management stormwater projects in Company 6000 totaling $255,287.49 (TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHT-SEVEN AND 49/100 DOLLARS), both of which are ARPA eligible expenses pursuant to ARPA’s goal of improving access to clean drinking water, improving wastewater systems, and improving stormwater infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the County wishes to further pursue said strategies by reallocating unspent ARPA funds for the following item: (1) County operating expenses previously paid in Company 1000 totaling $798,967.80 (SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN AND 80/100 DOLLARS); and
WHEREAS, the County has the authority to use up to $10,000,000.00 (TEN MILLION AND 00/100 DOLLARS) of ARPA funds for County operating expenses pursuant to FI-R-0197-22 approved on April 26, 2022 which allows for the Standard Allowance option under ARPA’s Revenue Replacement program.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the DuPage County Board that the County authorizes the reallocation of $1,968,985.33 (ONE MILLION, NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE AND 33/100 DOLLARS) in unspent ARPA funds for: (1) Stormwater Management projects totaling $914,730.04 (NINE HUNDRED FOURTEEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY AND 04/100 DOLLARS), (2) Facilities Management stormwater projects totaling $255,287.49 (TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN 49/100 DOLLARS), and (3) County operating expenses totaling $798,967.80 (SEVEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN AND 80/100 DOLLARS).
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Enacted and approved this 10th day of December, 2024 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK