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Home My WebLink AboutResolutions - 2024.12.12 - 41763 AGENDA ITEM: Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Public Communications to Manage American Rescue Plan Act Funds DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Communications MEETING: Board of Commissioners DATE: Thursday, December 12, 2024 11:11 AM - Click to View Agenda ITEM SUMMARY SHEET COMMITTEE REPORT TO BOARD Resolution #2024-4770 Motion to approve the attached Memorandum of Understanding between the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Department of Public Communications, a department within Oakland County, to utilize $400,000.00 of American Rescue Plan Act funds to to support Oakland Together Senior Initiatives, a grant program to provide Oakland County local governments and nonprofit senior organizations with financial assistance for senior center enhancements, such as capital, technology, infrastructure, equipment improvements, and/or professional development; further, authorize the Chair of the Board of Commissioners to execute the agreement. ITEM CATEGORY SPONSORED BY Contract Gwen Markham INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND In accordance with MR #22-280 the BOC appropriated $5,000,000 for the project as described by this MOU. Further, BOC and DPC understand this MOU is required pursuant to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, the United States Department of Treasury Final Rules, and March 29, 2024 guidelines and FAQs. Tiffani Luke, Manager of Community Engagement, shall serve as project manager for all Oakland Together Senior Initiatives and will coordinate the completion of the grant agreement and amendment described in Section 2 and ensure that all deliverables are met within the period of performance ending on December 31, 2026. BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No Committee members can contact Barbara Winter, Policy and Fiscal Analysis Supervisor at 248.821.3065 or winterb@oakgov.com or the department contact persons listed for additional information. CONTACT Walt Herzig, Chief Deputy County Executive ITEM REVIEW TRACKING Aaron Snover, Board of Commissioners Created/Initiated - 12/12/2024 AGENDA DEADLINE: 12/12/2024 7:00 PM ATTACHMENTS 1. MOU Senior Center Grants 2. ARPA MOU Memo COMMITTEE TRACKING 2024-12-04 Finance - Recommend to Board 2024-12-12 Full Board - Adopt Motioned by: Commissioner Linnie Taylor Seconded by: Commissioner Penny Luebs Yes: David Woodward, Michael Spisz, Penny Luebs, Karen Joliat, Christine Long, Robert Hoffman, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Marcia Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Brendan Johnson, Ann Erickson Gault, Linnie Taylor (16) No: None (0) Abstain: None (0) Absent: Michael Gingell, Kristen Nelson, Ajay Raman (3) Passed OAKLAND COUNTY MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is made and entered into between the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, (“BOC”), a Michigan Constitutional and Municipal Corporation, a political subdivision of the state of Michigan, whose address is 1200 North Telegraph, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 and t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f P u b l i c C o m m u n i c a t i o n s (“DPC”). County and the Department of Public Communications may be referred to individually as a “Party” and jointly as "Parties". The Parties agree as follows: 1. PURPOSE OF MOU. In accordance with MR #22-280 the BOC appropriated $5,000,000 for the project as described by this MOU. Further, BOC and DPC understand this MOU is required pursuant to the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, the United States Department of Treasury Final Rules, and March 29, 2024 guidelines and FAQs. 2. SLFRF CONDITIONS. The Oakland County Board of Commissioners approved amended Miscellaneous Resolution #22-280 and assigned $5,000,000 in SLFRF to support Oakland Together Senior Initiatives, a grant program to provide Oakland County local governments and nonprofit senior organizations with financial assistance for senior center enhancements, such as capital, technology, infrastructure, equipment improvements, and/or professional development. Pursuant to MR #22-280, $4,750,000 has been obligated to grantees for the purposes specified in the resolution. One remaining grant agreement between Oakland County and the Charter Township of Waterford for improvements to its senior center in the amount of $250,000 is in the process of being finalized. Additionally, in accordance with MR #22-280, Oakland County entered into a grant agreement with the Charter Township of Bloomfield, providing $150,000 for the repair of the parking lot at its senior center. An amendment to this agreement is currently being finalized, which will revise the scope of the grant to allow the Charter Township of Bloomfield Township to use the $150,000 for repairs and upgrades to the senior center itself. Oakland County will execute the grant agreement with the Charter Township of Waterford and the amendment with the Charter Township of Bloomfield after they are finalized. All SLFRF for the Oakland Together Senior Initiatives will be expended prior to December 31, 2026. 3. SCOPE. Tiffani Luke, Manager of Community Engagement, shall serve as project manager for all Oakland Together Senior Initiatives and will coordinate the completion of the grant agreement and amendment described in Section 2 and ensure that all deliverables are met within the period of performance ending on December 31, 2026. (COUNTY DEPARTMENT) BY: DATE: _______________________________ (Director of the County Department) THE COUNTY OF OAKLAND BY: DATE: Chairperson, Oakland County Board of Commissioners MEMO To: Chief Deputy County Executive Subject: SLFRF Obligation FAQs Date: November 7, 2024 Executive Summary 1. Key Takeaway: The introduction of interagency MOUs as an obligation vehicle provides the County a tool to obligate dollars more efficiently and allows more time to continue refining its reallocation decisions. This memo summarizes preliminary takeaways from the updated FAQ released earlier this year. Interpretation of this guidance may evolve as additional information is released. Summary of FAQ Significant Changes The updated SLFRF FAQs provide funding recipients with more pathways to obligate funds before the December 31, 2024 and more flexibility to adjust obligations after December 31, 2024 in response to changing program needs. Key Language from Treasury: “Treasury considers an interagency agreement, including an agreement in the form of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to constitute a “transaction requiring payment” similar to a contract or subaward and therefore an obligation for purposes of the SLFRF rule, if the agreement satisfies one of the following conditions: •it imposes conditions on the use of funds by the agency, department, or part of government receiving funds to carry out the program; •it governs the provision of funds from one agency, department, or part of government to another to carry out an eligible use of SLFRF funds; or •it governs the procurement of goods or services by one agency, department, or part of government from another, and the agreement also satisfies each of the following conditions: •it sets forth specific requirements, such as a scope of work and project deliverables; •it is signed by the parties to the agreement, or otherwise evidences that each party has assented to the agreement; and •it does not disclaim any binding effect or state that it does not create rights or obligations.” Considerations: Interagency MOUs may be easier and faster to execute than contracts, grant agreements or other legal vehicles and may serve as an “umbrella obligation” for other types of costs, allowing recipients to more broadly obligate funds within a discrete program in advance of the expenditure deadline. In addition, the new FAQs appear to indicate that personnel costs for positions that remain unfilled as of 12/31/24 may be obligated through an MOU.