HomeMy WebLinkAbout14948RESOLUTION NO. 14948
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FUNDS IN
THE AMOUNT OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000)
FROM PROJECT NO. CI2113 - AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
ACT, FOR PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING SEWER
INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE CITY ALONG
NORTHERN AVENUE, BETWEEN BANDERA PARKWAY
AND SURFWOOD LANE, AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION
603(c)(1)(D) OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND
FINAL RULE 31 CFR 35.6
RECITALS
The following recitals are incorporated in and made a part of this Resolution:
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the U.S. Senate-amended
H.R. 1319 (P.L. 117-2) known as the American Rescue Plan Act (hereinafter “ARPA”);
and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Treasury issued the Final Rule to implement ARPA in Title
31, Part 35 of the Code of Federal Regulations (“CFR”) which became effective April 1,
2022; and
WHEREAS, under the Final Rule, recipients may use Coronavirus State and Local
Fiscal Recovery Funds (“CSLFRF”) for sewer infrastructure projects;. NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The City Council finds and concludes that the sewer infrastructure project
approved hereby qualifies for funding under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
Clean Water State Revolving Fund.
SECTION 2.
Funds in the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) are hereby authorized for
payment from Project No. CI2113 – American Rescue Plan Act, for purposes of designing
and constructing a sanitary sewer main approximately 2,500 feet in length, running
northeast along Northern Avenue from Bandera Parkway and connecting into an existing
sanitary sewer manhole at Surfwood Lane. Pursuant to COLO. CONST. Art. X, Sec. 20,
none of the funds authorized for payment hereby shall be transferred to the City of
Pueblo’s Wastewater Enterprise or any other City Enterprise.
SECTION 3.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts
consistent with this Resolution to implement the policies and procedures described
herein.
SECTION 4.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon final passage.
INTRODUCED July 25, 2022
BY: Vicente Martinez Ortega
MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED:
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
City Clerk’s Office Item # Q-2
Background Paper for Proposed
Resolution
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 25, 2022
TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Andrew Hayes, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT OF FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000) FROM PROJECT NO. CI2113 -
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT, FOR PURPOSES OF CONSTRUCTING
SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE CITY, ALONG NORTHERN AVENUE,
BETWEEN BANDERA PARKWAY AND SURFWOOD LANE, AS AUTHORIZED
BY SECTION 603(c)(1)(D) OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND FINAL
RULE 31 CFR 35
SUMMARY:
This Resolution provides funding in the amount of $2 million for installing a sanitary main sewer
line, as authorized by Section 603(c)(1)(D) of the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) and Final
Rule 31 CFR 35.6.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
By Ordinance No. 9931, approved on May 17, 2021, the City Council established Project No.
CI2113 and budgeted and appropriated up to $36.7 million in funds which have been distributed
to the City under ARPA for covered costs and eligible expenses to be incurred during the period
which began on March 3, 2021 until December 31, 2024 (to be expended by December 31, 2026).
BACKGROUND:
Under the U.S. Treasury Department’s Final Rule effective April 1, 2022, recipients of Coronavirus
State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (“CSLFRF”) may use said funds for necessary
investments in sewer infrastructure projects.
Master plans for continued development on the southwest corner of the City require the
construction of a new sewer main along Northern Avenue (Colorado Highway 78) in order to
transport generated wastewater flows from that area to the City’s wastewater treatment facility.
Construction of the new main is necessary to accommodate present wastewater needs and future
growth and development within a collection basin that includes an undeveloped subdivision and
multiple unsubdivided properties along the Highway 78 corridor at the southwest corner of the
City.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
$2 million in ARPA funds will be used to install the new main. The new sewer line to be installed
will be approximately 2,500 feet in length running along Highway 78 (Northern Avenue) from
Bandera Parkway to an existing manhole near Surfwood Lane.
The project cost estimate is based on engineering design, material, equipment, labor, and other
associated project costs for upgrading the main. The new main will be buried approximately 12
feet deep over most of its length and will be installed just to the southeast of the paved portion of
the right-of-way. Unique cost drivers on the project include several utility and road crossings as
well as temporary traffic control measures that will need to be implemented during construction
for protection of workers on site as well as drivers on Highway 78.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Resolution.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable to this Resolution.
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council could decide not to support or fund this sewer infrastructure project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Resolution.
Attachments:
Proposed Resolution