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AGENDA ITEM: Appropriating American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the
Main Street Oakland County Placemaking and Public Spaces Program
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
MEETING: Board of Commissioners
DATE: Thursday, December 7, 2023 6:00 PM - Click to View Agenda
ITEM SUMMARY SHEET
COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD
Resolution #2023-3615 _ 23-164
Motion to adopt the attached suggested resolution.
ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY
Budget Amendment Gwen Markham
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
COVID-19 impacted downtown businesses particularly hard. During the pandemic, the Main Street
Oakland County (MSOC) downtowns and communities witnessed the decline in small business
sales and visitation to their respective districts by local residents, diners, shoppers and visiting
tourists. The lack of adequate public gathering spaces that allowed for ample social distancing, and
the cancellation of events and farmers markets and festivals amplified the decline in revenue to
small businesses. In addition, many of the Main Street Oakland County downtowns contain a
multitude of dining establishments adversely impacted by the COVID shutdown and the elimination
of events and festivals in the downtown areas in which they depended for revenue. Downtown
businesses thrive when the downtown functions as a public, social and economic gathering place,
where people live, work, shop and socialize.
The Economic Development Department’s Strategic Plan has identified Placemaking as a strategic
priority in the department’s efforts to attract and retain businesses, employees and residents.
Increasingly, the economic development community is focused on quality of place—a more holistic
conception of a community’s attractiveness and livability that integrates physical space, cultural
amenities, and social experiences. Quality of place is essential to creating dynamic and vibrant
communities, and placemaking is the process of creating quality places. The Department through its
MSOC and Design Assistance Programs supports community placemaking efforts.
The Main Street Oakland County Placemaking and Public Spaces Program will partner with
designated MSOC communities, leveraging local funds, to create dynamic and accessible new and
improved public spaces that will attract visitors, investment, and business. The program will fund
transformative improvements that will add positive financial value to the community and local
businesses. Finally, the placemaking and public spaces program will provide adequate gathering
spaces should social distancing be required again in the future.Program communities receiving
grant funding will be required to submit to the county detailed project information including: budget,
project description, letters of support, committed funding, design plans, impact on adjacent
properties, project management experience, proposed programed use of the space, and future
maintenance plans.Goals and measurable outcomes that will be reported annually include:
• An increased number of visitors and residents who utilize the newly created public spaces on
an annual basis during special events and functions in the district.
• Increased activities and functions that take place in the public space in the district to draw
foot traffic, users and tourists to the district
• The number and dollar value of private sector partner contributions to the completion of the
public space in the district.
• Number of new businesses, or business expansions in the district following the completion of
public space in the district.
The funds being requested from Oakland County ARPA will leverage multiple local sources.
Participating communities must identify funding from their local CVT, downtown management
organization, or other public and private sector sources. Local sources of funding will compose a
minimum of 60% of the total project costs. Total community project costs are estimated to be
approximately $12.5 million. The county’s funding support through ARPA dollars would be the final
gap of financing needed to move the projects forward.
The establishment of the Main Street Oakland County Placemaking and Public Spaces Program will
allow for the implementation of quality placemaking projects that reinforce the county’s strategic
priorities of thriving and inclusive economies, healthy communities, and support of downtown
development and small business.The following types of projects will be undertaken:
• Social District Improvements
• Plazas, Parks, Play Areas and Green Infrastructure
• Public Pavilions and Market Sheds
• Lighting, Landscaping, and Streetscape Improvements
• ADA, Alley and Parking Improvements
• Public Art, Planters, Seating, and Trash Receptacles
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes
Committee members can contact Michael Andrews, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at
248.425.5572 or andrewsmb@oakgov.com, or the department contact persons listed for additional
information.
CONTACT
Bret Rasegan, Manager Planning
John Bry, Administrator Local Business Development
ITEM REVIEW TRACKING
Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 12/11/2023
David Woodward, Board of Commissioners Approved - 12/12/2023
David Coulter, Executive's Office Approved - 12/12/2023
Lisa Brown, Clerk/Register of Deeds Final Approval - 12/13/2023
AGENDA DEADLINE: 12/07/2023 6:00 PM
ATTACHMENTS
1. Schedule A - Budget Amendment - updated
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2023-11-29 Finance - Recommend to Board
2023-12-07 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by: Commissioner Charles Cavell
Seconded by: Commissioner Ajay Raman
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen
Nelson, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay
Raman, Ann Erickson Gault (18)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
December 7, 2023
RESOLUTION #2023-3615 _ 23-164
Sponsored By: Gwen Markham
Economic Development - Appropriating American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds for the Main Street Oakland County Placemaking and Public Spaces Program
Chair and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS the United States Treasury allocated Oakland County $244,270,949 of Local Fiscal
Recovery Funds (LFRF) established under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021; and
WHEREAS under the guidance of the Department of Treasury’s Final Rule, the County may use
these funds at their discretion to support eligible investments in public health expenditures, address
negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency; replace lost public sector
revenue; provide premium pay for essential workers; and invest in water, sewer, and broadband
infrastructure; and
WHEREAS COVID-19 and the resulting mitigation measures have highlighted the essential role that
downtown centers have in supporting the economic viability of the county and local communities. The
Economic Development Department’s Strategic Plan identifies Placemaking as a priority to attract
and retain businesses, employees and residents.
WHEREAS Placemaking is the process of creating quality places essential to dynamic and vibrant
communities; and
WHEREAS the proposed Main Street Oakland County Placemaking and Public Spaces Program will
use American Rescue Plan Act -Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to provide funding to combat the
negative economic impacts still lingering in our communities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners authorizes
an appropriation in the amount of $5,000,000 from American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal
Recovery Funds for the Main Street Oakland County Placemaking and Public Spaces Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Economic Development Department shall submit annual reports to
the Economic Development and Infrastructure Committee detailing progress, completion of
deliverables, scope, accounting of expenses, and any other relevant information associated with the
Placemaking Grant Program.
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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that approval of the appropriations of American Rescue Plan Act –
Local Fiscal Recovery 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 FY 2024 budget shall be amended as reflected in the attached
Schedule A – Budget Amendment.
Chair, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: Gwen Markham.
Date: December 12, 2023
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: December 12, 2023
David Coulter, Oakland County Executive
Date: December 13, 2023
Lisa Brown, County Clerk / Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2023-11-29 Finance - Recommend to Board
2023-12-07 Full Board - Adopt
Motioned by Commissioner Charles Cavell seconded by Commissioner Ajay Raman to adopt the
attached Budget Amendment: Appropriating American Rescue Plan Act – Local Fiscal Recovery
Funds for the Main Street Oakland County Placemaking and Public Spaces Program.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Michael Gingell, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson,
Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia
Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ajay
Raman, Ann Erickson Gault (18)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
ATTACHMENTS
1. Schedule A - Budget Amendment - updated
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, 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
December 7, 2023, 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, December 7, 2023.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds
Oakland County, Michigan
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - APPROPRIATION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT - LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS TO MAIN STREET OAKLAND COUNTY PLACEMAKING PROGRAM
Schedule "A" DETAIL
R/E Fund Name Division Name Fund # (FND)
Cost Center
(CCN) #
Account #
(RC/SC)
Program #
(PRG)
Grant ID
(GRN) #
Project ID
(PROJ) #
Region
(REG)
Budget
Fund
Affiliate
(BFA)
Ledger Account
Summary Account Title
FY 2024
Amendment
FY 2025
Amendment
FY 2026
Amendment
R ARP Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Non-Departmental FND21285 CCN9010101 RC610313 PRG133095 GRN-1004139 610000 Federal Operating Grants $5,000,000 $-$-
Total Revenues $5,000,000 $-$-
E ARP Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Planning and Local Business FND21285 CCN1090205 SC788001 PRG133095 GRN-1004139 BFA10100 788001 Transfer Out $5,000,000 $-$-
Total Expenditures $5,000,000 $-$-
R General Fund - Grants Planning and Local Business FND10101 CCN1090205 RC695500 PRG133095 GRN-1004139 BFA21285 695500 Transfers In $5,000,000 $-$-
Total Revenue $5,000,000 $-$-
E General Fund - Grants Planning and Local Business FND10101 CCN1090205 SC731598 PRG133095 GRN-1004139 730000 Regranting Program $5,000,000 $-$-
Total Expenditures $5,000,000 $-$-