HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2021.09.02 - 34833BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
September 2, 2021
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #R-2021-303
Sponsored By: Michael Spisz
IN RE: MR #21303 — Assignment of American Rescue Plan Act — Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for a
Matching Grant Program to Local Cities, Villages, and Townships to Plan for Critical Infrastructure
Projects
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021 (Pub. L. No. 117-2, §9901 . Sec. 602) authorized the use of
funds under the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to make necessary investments in water,
sewer, or broadband infrastructure; and
WHEREAS pursuant to MR#21212, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved the acceptance of
$244,270,949 in Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act and has received the first of
two expected disbursements in the amount of $122 ,135,47 4.50; and
WHEREAS an assignment of $2,000,000 of Oakland County's American Rescue Plan Act - Local Fiscal
Recovery Funds can be targeted for the investment in local cities, villages and townships (CVT) critical
infrastructure projects; and
WHEREAS the immediate need to support local CVTs through a matching grant program for project planning,
and pre -project engineering, and other professional services pertaining to CVT's water and sewer infrastructure
projects will serve to expedite Oakland County's economic recovery.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes a $2,000,000
assignment of the Special Revenue Fund #21285 titled ARP -Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to offer grants to
Oakland County cities, villages, and townships for the development of local water and sewer infrastructure
projects.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that appropriations of the assigned program funding shall be contingent upon
Board of Commissioners approval through a subsequent Miscellaneous Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that approval of appropriations of the American Rescue Plan Act - Local
Fiscal Recover Funds for programs and services by Oakland County shall not obligate a commitment of the
General Fund, unless authorized by action of the Board of Commissioners.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the programs shall be administered in conformance with federal, state,
and local legal requirements , Oakland County policies and procedures, and Department of Treasury guidelines
for the eligible expenditure of American Rescue Plan Act - Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Michael Spisz
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Date. September 15, 2021
Hilane Chambers, Deputy County Executive II
Date: September 17, 2021
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEETRACKING
2021-07-22 Full Board - introduction
2021-08-11 Economic Development & Infrastructure - recommend to Board
2021-09-02 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner William Miller III seconded by Commissioner Michael Spisz to adopt as amended
the attached Resolution: MR #21303 — Assignment of American Rescue Plan Act — Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds for a Matching Grant Program to Local Cities, Villages, and Townships to Plan for Critical Infrastructure
Projects.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Robert Hoffman, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson,
Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Marcia Gershenson,
William Miller 1II, Adam L. Kochenderfer, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Gary R. McGillivray,
Janet Jackson, Penny Luebs (19)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: Commissioner Kowall, Commissioner Moss (2)
The Motion Passed.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Spisz Amendment
STATE OF MICIIIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on September 2, 2021,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan on Thursday, September 2, 2021.
Lisa Brown, Oakland C ounly Clerk / Register of Deeds
AMENDMENT — BOC MEETING 9/2/2021
IN RE: MR #21303 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — ASSIGNMENT OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
ACT— LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS FORA MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM TO LOCAL CITIES,
VILLAGES, AND TOWNSHIPS TO PLAN FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Delete and insert the following language in the 3rd WHEREAS:
WHEREAS an assignment of $2,000,000 $2,400,000 of Oakland County's American Rescue Plan Act -
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds can be targeted for then investment a matching grant program to invest in
local cities, villages and townships (CVT) Clean Wafer State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and/or Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) eligible water and sewer critical infrastructure projects; and
Delete and insert the following language in the 41h WHEREAS:
WHEREAS the immediate need to support local CVTs through a matching grant program for project
planning, and pre -project engineering, legal/administration and other professional services pertaining to
CVT's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and/or Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
(DWSRF) eligible water and sewer infrastructure projects will serve to expedite Oakland County's
economic recovery.
Delete and insert the following language in the NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners authorizes a $2,909,009
$2,400,000 assignment of the Special Revenue Fund #21285 titled ARP -Local Fiscal Recovery Fund to
offer grants to Oakland County cities, villages, and townships for the development of IeGal project
planning, pre -project engineering, legal/administrative support and other professional services
pertaining to CVT's Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and/or Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund (DWSRF) eligible water and sewer infrastructure projects. Grant eligibility shall include
unfunded local government legal/administrative costs associated with the acceptance of CWSRF
or DWSRF funding.