TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Discussion Regarding the Reallocation of Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds in the Amount of $2,000,000 From the Fire Station 81 Remodel Project to the Road Rehabilitation Project.
Recommended Action
No action required at this time. Project funds have been reallocated from Fire Station 81 to the Road Rehabilitation project due to contracting deadlines.
Background Information
The City of North Port, a direct recipient of Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), received $4,213,679.50 on June 7, 2021, from the U.S. Department of the Treasury (U.S. Treasury) and received $4,213,679.50 on June 9, 2022, for a total of $8,427,359.00.
During the City Commission Regular Meeting held on April 12, 2022, the Commission approved using Coronavirus State and Local Recovery Funds for the one-time standard allowance or revenue loss, allowing expenditure flexibility. Selecting this option did not change the priorities already selected and approved by the Commission.
The following projects are currently receiving SLFRF funds:
Project Name Total Allocated
* Toledo Blade Boulevard/I-75 Water and Sewer $ 645,587.00
* Sumter Boulevard/I-75 Water and Sewer $3,809,492.00
* General Fund Budget Fiscal Year 2023 $ 570,000.00
* City Website Improvements $ 100,000.00
* Fire Station 81 Remodel $2,000,000.00
* Hillsborough/Cranberry Intersection $1,302,280.00
Staff and the City Attorney's Office recently met and discovered that the original Fire Station 81 Remodel Request for Proposals bid did not have the necessary federal language to meet advertising requirements of the SLFRF program. As a result, the SLFRF funding for Fire Station 81 Remodel Project will be reallocated to the next Road Rehabilitation Project that can be bid and under contract by the December 30, 2024, deadlin...
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