The purpose of tonight’s Committee of the Whole presentation is to provide follow up information at the direction of the City Council following the Sept. 28 2023-2024 Proposed Budget overview presentation. The Administration is seeking direction from City Council on additional information staff can provide or topics of
Based on the results from the community survey, the Administration recommends the allocation of $1,591,000 of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in the 2023-2024 budget for the following projects: • A Transportation Safety Bundle, comprised of six smaller projects like crosswalks and road safety improvements ($880,000) • Front Street Streetscape ($388,500) • Alder Festival Street ($322,500) Since the original allocation for the mobility projects was $2 million, the Administration recommends reserving the remaining $409,000 until after the projects have completed the bidding process. This will ensure that sufficient funding is available for conditions such as economic uncertainty and costs rising faster than inflation due to problems with the global supply chain. Once the bidding process is complete, the Administration recommends allocating any remaining ARPA funds to the…
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Community Investment Strategy: Community Mobility Survey Projects
ID 1278
30 min
· Gene Paul, Management Analyst
· packet pp.81–108
The purpose of this staff report is to provide City Council with the Park Board’s process in determining where best to invest $4M in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding into the park system
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Community Investment Strategy: Park Project Recommendation
ID 1280
Director
· 30 min
· Jeff Watling, Parks & Community Services