| 8/17/2021 |
Clark County Board of Commissioners
| Approved
Agenda note: DISCUSSION: The Board was addressed by a representative of Management Partners, Andy Belknap, who stated that since the presentation provided in August, the draft of the Clark County Recovery Plan Performance Report had gone through additional changes and refinement; shared a PowerPoint presentation which included a review of the guidelines of the $440 million of Federal assistance to local government, and the priorities and regulations that pertained to that funding intended for use by the end of 2026; the first rescue plan was due to the County by the end of August, and was developed with community as well as non-profit and public agency input; detailed interviews with Commission members and County staff were held to determine needs; four public hearings focused on ARPA eligibility areas; multiple town hall meetings were held, along with input from more than 3,200 community survey responses that was made available in multiple languages; hundreds of detailed preliminary applications for programs and projects from non-profits and public sector had been received; the top priorities that emerged from input included affordable housing, services to homeless and transitional shelter, a wide variety of mental and behavioral health needs, job opportunities, small business support and training and financial literacy, and services such as quality day care, early education and violence prevention for children; that the Plan was strategic in nature, was concentrated on immediate needs and processes for a longer-term plan, and provided a platform for initiatives that would drive generational improvements; federal requirements stipulated that reporting was due by the end of August, 2021; commented that authorization was needed from the Board on preliminary funding allocations based on work completed to date based on Treasury guidance, prioritization on the development of longer-term plans and Integrated Initiatives based on the use of funds, and that results would be made available late 2021 and or early 2022; a pie-chart that illustrated recommended allocations was shared, and reflected that revenue replacement contingency dollars had placeholders for projects under $100,000 and would follow County rules, thereby avoiding Federal red tape, and an emphasis on investments and services to low-income communities; provided pass/fail and weighted factors that would be used in determining priorities that maintained alignment with ARPA rules; compliance with County priorities, and regulations and conflict of interest standards; the top four State strategies; regional community needs assessments; sustainability; leveraged County services benefited low income and impoverished communities or households, and provided measurable and proven outcomes for Clark County; and stated that next steps would include funding of short term needs, prioritization of long-term needs, and development of an implementation plan.
In response to questions by the Board, staff advised that in order to provide allocation of funds in the short term, a review of pre-applications would begin and allocation recommendations would be brought before the Board in late September or early October; funds needed for the promotion of vaccinations and testing were available; and that funding percentages and goals were fluid, and any changes would be presented to the Board prior to any shift in allocations.
Legal Counsel advised the Board that a motion by the Board on the Item was required.
Commissioner Jim Gibson recommended that staff be directed to finalize and submit the Clark County Recovery Plan Performance Report to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. | Pass |
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