RES 2024-17 SLFRF Expenditure Request 12 Adopted
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-17
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURE OF CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL
FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS – EXPENDITURE REQUEST 12
WHEREAS, on July 19, 2021, City Council adopted Resolution 2021-30 authorizing receipt of the
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) allocation totaling $11,871,089.22 from the
State of South Carolina as appropriated by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021; and
WHEREAS, City Council adopted Resolution 2022-12, which obligated SLFRF funds for use
between revenue loss replacement and investment in water and sewer infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, City Council adopted the following Resolutions which authorized expenditures and/or
authorized release of encumbered funds:
• Resolution 2022-13 - Expenditure Request 1 totaling $3,965,004
• Resolution 2022-28 - Expenditure Request 2 totaling $3,123,632
• Resolution 2022-35 - Expenditure Request 3 totaling $1,367,000
• Resolution 2022-53 - Expenditure Request 4 totaling $1,600,000
• Resolution 2023-17 - Expenditure Request 5 totaling $89,800
• Resolution 2023-25 - Expenditure Request 6 totaling $450,000
• Resolution 2023-29 - Authorized the release of encumbered funds to be placed as
unencumbered in the SLFRF funds totaling $2,063,915
• Resolution 2023-30 - Expenditure Request 7 totaling $50,000
• Resolution 2023-40 - Expenditure Request 8 totaling $770,000
• Resolution 2023-45 - Authorized the release of encumbered funds to be placed as
unencumbered in the SLFRF funds totaling $4,357
• Resolution 2023-46 - Expenditure Request 9 totaling $600,000
• Resolution 2023-50 - Expenditure Request 10 totaling $395,611
• Resolution 2023-01 - Expenditure Request 11 totaling $610,000; and
WHEREAS, expenditure of SLFRF funds are required to be approved by City Council via
resolution; and
WHEREAS, the total unallocated SLFRF fund balance of $918,314 remains; and
WHEREAS, the unallocated SLFRF funds, together with any funds previously allocated in
Expense Requests 1 - 11 but not yet expended, require prompt and strategic use to ensure the greatest
advantage for the community;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of North
Augusta, South Carolina, in a meeting duly assembled and by the authority thereof, that:
1. The remaining unallocated SLFRF funds, along with any previously approved SLFRF expenditures
that remain unspent, shall be allocated to the projects outlined in Appendix A attached hereto.
2. Each specific expenditure of the allocated SLFRF funds must be individually approved by City
Council resolution prior to disbursement.
3. The City will follow its adopted procurement ordinance as it relates to SLFRF funds.
4. The City Administrator is authorized to execute such documents as necessary to enter into
agreements and implement the projects as outlined within this resolution.
5. With this resolution, the balance of available SLFRF funds will be obligated by December 31,
2024, and expended no later than September 30, 2026.
APPENDIX A
Expenditure Request #12
Project Fund Expenditure
Category
Description Department Beneficiary(ies)
Downtown
Improvements
ARPA Revenue
Replacement,
Provision of
Government Services
Including but not limited to
electrical, lighting, parking,
stormwater, and aesthetic
improvements
Tourism City residents & visitors
Trolley and Public
Transportation
Service
Improvements
ARPA Revenue
Replacement,
Provision of
Government Services
Including but not limited to a new
trolley purchase, existing trolleys
and public mass transit vehicles
refurbishment, and storage
Tourism City residents & visitors
Capital
Improvement
Plan
ARPA Revenue
Replacement,
Provision of
Government Services
Including but not limited to a city
capital improvement study and
the implementation of a capital
improvement plan
Administration City residents
Riverview Park
Activities Center
Improvements
ARPA Revenue
Replacement,
Provision of
Government Services
Including but not limited to
elevator, indoor track, and
interior/exterior aesthetic
improvements
Parks &
Recreation
City residents & visitors
Playground
Improvements
ARPA Revenue
Replacement,
Provision of
Government Services
Including but not limited to
Creighton Park and Summerfield
Park improvements
Parks &
Recreation
City residents & visitors