Sarasota County, FL
Home MenuAnnual Recovery Plan Performance Report #2
Contents
Sarasota County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)
Annual Recovery Plan Performance Report #2
July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022
2022 Report
Annual Recovery Plan Performance Report
Sarasota County is pleased to present its 2022 Recovery Plan for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), administered by the U.S. Treasury. This report covers the period of July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022.With increased vaccinations and fewer cases and deaths, Sarasota County’s citizens continue to recover from the impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While some areas have strongly recovered, lingering impacts from the pandemic have generated increased need and support for other critical services. These needs were made clear during our community engagement efforts for this funding source, which concluded in November 2021. Our citizens’ top priorities for distribution of this funding source are:
- Increasing affordable housing.
- Promoting mental and behavioral health services.
- Advancing homelessness prevention efforts.
- Improving water quality.
- Other projects, to include public safety and COVID-19 mitigation.
Increasing affordable housing. Over this year in particular, the attractiveness of our area and its amenities resulted in an unprecedented demand for housing. National and local reporting indicate that rental prices rose by over 44% (one of the highest increases in the nation), and home prices by over 33% in one quarter (more than double that of the national average). While certain households and landlords have benefitted from this, it has had the countereffect of generating significant demand for affordable housing for working families, individuals, and other populations who continue to face a disproportionate impact from the pandemic.
In response, the Sarasota County Commission has dedicated nearly 30% ($25 million) of the total $84.2 million ARPA SLFRF allocation to support affordable housing projects. According to data published by the Florida Housing Coalition, this is the second-largest portion of funds allocated to these efforts amongst all SLFRF recipients in Florida. These funds will help develop and preserve an array of affordable rental and single-family homes, benefiting a diverse subset of our citizens, including:
- < 30% to < 80% area median income (AMI) households.
- Workforce individuals and families.
- Homeless and at-risk of homelessness individuals and families.
- Intellectually disabled individuals.
- Senior citizens.
- Military veterans.
- Children aging out of foster care.
Promoting mental and behavioral health services. Our citizens also support expanding mental health services to help those suffering the emotional and mental impacts of the pandemic. Recognizing the importance of this issue here in Sarasota County, the county commission recently established a Mental Health Dependent Special District, with priority issues identified by a task force comprised of subject major experts in mental and behavioral health. Based on a needs assessment performed by the Mental Health Task Force, the commission allocated $8 million of the ARPA SLFRF to fund the several priorities to include the following:
- Testing new and innovative mental and behavioral policies and services.
- Developing, expanding and strengthening mental health and homelessness prevention services related to behavioral health consultation and early intervention in childcare settings.
- 24/7 walk-in community crisis assessment as alternatives to hospital emergency rooms.
- Permanent supportive housing.
- Development of coordinated specialty care services for high-risk adolescents and young adults.
The combination of affordable housing projects and mental and behavioral health service priorities are also intended to address and alleviate issues related to homelessness or risk of homelessness, one of the top priorities of our citizens.
Improving water quality. The commission advanced critical water and sewer infrastructure projects, allocating $10 million of ARPA SLFRF to the Venice Gardens advanced wastewater treatment (AWT) conversion project, one of three AWT conversion projects the county is initiating to improve water quality and reduce nutrients from reclaimed water used for irrigation. The project should greatly expand treatment capacity and generate significant improvements to local water quality. An additional $4 million of ARPA SLFRF was directed towards the Knights Trail Road Utility Improvement Project, which will service a new fire training academy, a white fleet facility, and a utility, transportation and warehouse operations campus.
Other projects. The remaining ARPA SLFRF was put toward projects related to COVID-19 mitigation efforts, public safety, and supporting the county’s continued financial integrity due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples include:
- To support the financial impacts on the county’s medical benefits insurance and general funds, $5 million was dedicated to recovering COVID-19 medical and pharmaceutical expenses for county and Sheriff’s Office employees and dependents.
- To help mitigate the effects of COVID-19 in congregate settings, $5 million was dedicated to air quality improvement projects at the Criminal Justice Center, Judicial Center and the North Jail, all vitally important legal service areas that see members of the public each day.
- Based on draft revenue loss calculations due to the pandemic, $12.5 million was dedicated to Fire/EMS personnel salaries and benefits, a public safety function continuing to be on the front lines of the pandemic, along with its responding partners in law enforcement and public health.
- Another portion of the revenue loss calculations resulted in an additional $12,749,299 dedicated to the financial support of general-funded departments, to include parks and library staff, whose services directly benefit our citizens.
Whereas the county can report its allocation of the full ARPA SLFRF to projects within this timeframe, it can also report that the projects identified are all enumerated projects, explicitly identified as eligible in accordance with U.S. Treasury guidance and therefore align with the legislative intent of the American Rescue Plan Act. This fact is exemplified as Sarasota County has been highlighted in numerous U.S. Treasury press releases on several of its projects, to include those related to affordable housing and Fire/EMS funding. In addition, the expenditure of these allocated funds has been swiftly enacted, exemplifying the county’s intentions to fully expend the $84.2 million dollars from the U.S. Treasury. As of the reporting period end date of June 30, 2022, the county has expended $16,833,051, or 20%, of the total $84.2 million allocation.
Expanded detail of all projects, their current and projected impacts, and key outcome goals and progress are contained within the following pages of this report. Projects that have not yet reported expenditures continue to advance, achieving major milestones related to procurement and execution of sub-award agreements, and details on those efforts are also contained within the report. Finally, a timeline of major activities of Sarasota County’s ARPA SLFRF Program is included in Appendix 1.
2. Uses of Fund
a. Project Descriptions
In accordance with the U.S. Treasury Final Rule, there are four broad categories of funding use, broken into seven expenditure categories (EC), which are intended to support local response and recovery efforts over an extended time period.
EC1. Public Health Impacts: Measures taken to continue to respond to COVID-19 and the broader health impacts
of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 public health emergency.
EC2. Negative Economic Impacts: Measures taken to continue to address COVID-19 and its negative economic
impacts, including to households and small businesses.
EC3. Public Health – Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector Capacity: Provision of payroll and benefits for
Public Health, Public Safety, or Human Services workers to include rehiring of public sector staff.
EC4. Premium Pay: Provision of premium pay for eligible workers performing essential work, offering additional
support to those who have and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical sectors.
EC5. Infrastructure: Making necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking water, to support vital
wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and to expand affordable access to broadband internet.
EC6. Revenue Replacement: Provision of general government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue
experience due to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
EC7. Administrative: Provision of administrative expenses, force account and contract, in the administration of
the ARPA SLFRF program.
As of this reporting period, Sarasota County can report that it has allocated the full $84.2 million dollars of ARPA SLFRF towards enumerated eligible projects within the U.S. Treasury funding categories and ECs. Details on these allocations, the strategies employed to maximize programmatic impacts, descriptions of how the funds support communities, populations, and individuals within Sarasota County, and other promoted uses, are identified in the following pages.
EC1. Public Health Impacts:
Expenditure Subcategory: 1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings
Project:Ventilation Improvements in Congregate Settings
Recipient ID: SC2a (Judicial Center), SC2b (Criminal Justice Center), SC2c (North Jail).
ARPA Budget: $5,000,000
Locations: Judicial Center ($3,000,000), Criminal Justice Center ($1,500,000), North Jail ($500,000)
Population Affected: Impacted – General Public
Project Description: In response to COVID-19, $5 million dollars of ARPA SLFRF has been dedicated to conducting ventilation improvements at the Criminal Justice Center (CJC), Judicial Center (JC), and North Jail in accordance with Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance and recommendation on air filtration to prevent and mitigate the exposure of individuals to COVID-19. Those improvements identified include replacement of the air handler units (AHUs), air exchange systems and fire systems integration and smoke evacuation to bring services up to existing codes and best practices.
With respect to the CJC and JC facilities, the current systems are 35 and 25 years old respectively and are unable to provide the occupants with a safe indoor environment. Those occupants include a minimum of 350 public employees between the two facilities, along with citizens from Sarasota, Desoto and Manatee counties, who are conducting legal matters with the 12th Judicial Court System. These facilities also serve critical, highly sensitive legal and criminal related activities as they currently house employees of the Public Defender, State Attorney, Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, and the 12th Judicial Court System that serves Sarasota, Manatee, and Desoto counties.
Similar improvements are expected at the North Jail facility that also includes members of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Public Defender, State Attorney, and 12th Judicial Court System and current inmates. To help inmates maintain physical distancing and avoid crowds in this setting, Sarasota County will adhere to current CDC enhanced prevention strategies by introducing outdoor air and bringing updates to code-minimum ventilation requirements.
Due to the cost of the replacements at the CJC and JC, the department conducted a capital expenditure justification in accordance with U.S. Treasury requirements, which concluded the replacement of the HVAC units was a proportional response to the public health emergency and would serve as the most effective measure to mitigate the exposure of the individuals to COVID-19. Age of the existing units were a contributing factor in this decision as there is the inability to retrofit the units due to lack of parts and high cost due to
the custom work required. The new units are anticipated to exchange air more efficiently, meet new codes for life and safety, as well as incorporate UV lighting which is known to kill or deactivate the COVID-19 virus as according to CDC guidance and recommendations.
Expenditure Subcategory: 1.6 Medical Expenses
Project: County Self Insurance COVID-19 Medical Expenses
Recipient ID: SC1
ARPA Budget: $5,000,000
Location: n/a
Population Affected: Impacted – General Public
Project Description: Sarasota County and the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office currently offer robust health insurance plans to their employees and dependents. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and since March 3, 2021, there has been a substantial increase in medical and pharmaceutical claims paid by the county's health insurance and general funds for COVID-19 related procedures, including vaccinations and testing services. To ensure the continued financial integrity of the county’s medical benefits insurance and general funds, $5 million dollars of ARPA SLFRF was allocated to recover these costs.
Expenditure Subcategory: 1.7 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses
(including Communications, Enforcement, Isolation/Quarantine)
Project: District Twelve Medical Examiner Facility Equipment
Recipient ID: SC10
ARPA Budget: $1,000,000
Location: 4480 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34232
Population Affected: Impacted – General Public
Project Description: The District Twelve Medical Examiner’s Office provides death investigation services in support of the citizens and public and private agencies of DeSoto, Manatee, and Sarasota counties, in accordance with the statutes, rules and regulations of the State of Florida. Up until recently, services for Sarasota County have been provided from Sarasota Memorial Hospital until a new facility is built to house administrative offices and equipment for autopsies.
Since the beginning of the pandemic and through January 2022, the District Twelve Medical Examiner has investigated 942 COVID-19 suspected or related deaths. To handle the increased caseloads, $1 million dollars of ARPA SLFRF was allocated to support equipment purchases for the District Twelve Medical Examiner's new facilities as they continue to support services related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Expenditure Subcategory: 1.12 Mental Health Services
Project: Mental and Behavioral Health Programs
Recipient ID: SC3
ARPA Budget: $8,000,000
Location: Sarasota County
Population Affected: Impacted – General Public
Project Description: In June 2021, the Sarasota County Commission established a Mental Health Dependent Special District to provide mental health care services, programs and facilities for county residents. The commission appointment the Chief of Health Offices for the Florida Department of Health-Sarasota to lead a task force of subject matter experts in a Mental Health Needs Assessment that began the same month.
Through extensive data and document analysis, key informant surveys of both providers and consumers, and ranking exercises, the task force identified the top priorities and needs to improve the behavioral health system in Sarasota County. The results of those findings were published in the Sarasota County Mental Health Needs Assessment Task Force Report 20213 and presented and approved by the county commission in January 2021.
The task force report concluded that the COVID-19 public health emergency created unprecedented demand on the behavioral health system of Sarasota County and has driven the system towards a breaking point. Schools have reported an overwhelming increase in students needing a mental health intervention, behavioral health admissions have skyrocketed, the rate of opioid overdoses in Sarasota County continues to be among the state’s highest, and waiting lists for treatments have grown to six months or longer, further exacerbated by workforce shortages.
To address these concerns, the task force identified 17 priorities, nine of which would be funded through $8 million dollars of ARPA SLFRF, established by the Board in January 2022. Those nine priorities include addressing the following needs of the community, in their respective categories of programs and services, innovation and infrastructure:
- Respond to young children with emerging emotional and behavioral problems by providing immediate behavioral health consultation upon request from childcare settings where a child in need has been identified. Improve the capacity for both early identification and effective response.
- Develop or strengthen 24-7 walk-in community crisis assessment and stabilization capacity to provide a safe location for crisis drop- offs as an alternative to hospital emergency rooms, with a focus on young adults and youth.
- Increase ongoing funding for permanent supportive housing and other evidence-based practices to help adults with significant behavioral health challenges live in the community.
- Develop specialized coordinated specialty care services for first-episode psychosis/clinically high-risk adolescents and young adults.
- Increase availability of all forms of peer supporters (adult, family, youth, substance use, forensic) throughout the system, with an emphasis on improving systems navigation and supporting recovery. Ensure adequate resources are available for training, organizational support, and certification.
- Increase access to behavioral health services by expanding the capacity of pediatric/primary care to identify and treat behavioral health conditions.
- Increase capacity to offer clinical best practices in trauma treatment, especially for older youth and adults, including sensory-somatic interventions and evidence-based treatment models, including medication assisted treatment (MAT).
- Increase psychiatric and outpatient capacity, particularly child and adolescent psychiatry.
- Increase the number of providers offering behavioral health screening, early identification, and referral to appropriate services, including screening for suicide and trauma.
EC2. Negative Economic Impacts:
Expenditure Subcategory: 2.15 Long-term Housing Security: Affordable Housing
Project: Affordable Housing Projects
Recipient ID: SC4
ARPA Budget: $25,000,000
Location: See subproject descriptions.
Population Affected: See subproject descriptions.
Project Description: Like many counties within Florida, Sarasota County is no exception to the ongoing impacts from an affordable housing crisis, made increasingly more severe due to impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency on workers and employers, as well as supply chain disruptions and the rapidly increasing demand for housing. Sarasota County now has one of the highest rent and home price increases in the nation with limited housing inventory. Further, newly constructed affordable housing developments have significant demand, well over the number of units actually available. To help address this need, the Sarasota County Commission allocated $25 million, or approximately 30% of its entire ARPA SLFRF allocation, to support affordable housing development and acquisition projects.
To determine the best use of this allocation, Sarasota County staff conducted community engagement efforts with local housing and philanthropic organizations that directly conduct or otherwise support securing and expanding the affordable house stock for impacted and disproportionately impacted populations impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency. Through these engagement efforts, projects were identified and approved for an allocation of ARPA SLFRF which are detailed further below. The $25 million of ARPA SLFRF is anticipated to support eight separate affordable housing projects within the county and newly construct or acquire 691 units for disproportionately impacted and impacted populations of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Subproject: The Villas at Loveland Village – Loveland Center, Inc.
Subrecipient: Loveland Center, Inc.
Subrecipient Website: https://www.lovelandcenter.org/
Recipient ID: SC4a
ARPA Budget: $5,000,000
Location: 2875 E. Venice Ave., Venice, FL 34292
Population Affected: Impacted populations, 65% AMI and below, targeted toward Intellectual and developmentally disabled (I/DD) individuals and senior citizens.
Subproject Description: Established in 1962, Loveland Center Inc. is a nonprofit serving children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) through multiple life skills development programs. The center will develop 7.5 acres of land adjacent to the Loveland Center and Loveland Village in Venice, Florida, into an affordable housing community that helps I/DD individuals and seniors maintain their independence.
The awarded project is projected to have between 50 and 80 residential units, (one- to three-bedroom quads and duplexes) ranging from 650 square feet to 1,400 square fee, with a set aside for up to 40% of the units to be designated as housing for I/DD individuals. This one-of-a-kind development seeks to provide an opportunity for I/DD individuals to become equals in society by helping them purchase their own home and develop economic independence and self-sufficiency. This project will also address the growing affordability and housing shortage in southwest Florida by setting aside the remainder of the units as affordable housing for seniors. Overall, the project will serve impacted I/DD individual and senior populations, at or below 65% AMI.
Subproject: The Waters at North Port – Atlantic Housing Foundation
Subrecipient: The Waters at North Port, LLC (dba Atlantic Housing Foundation)
Subrecipient Website: https://atlantichousing.org/
Recipient ID: SC4b
ARPA Budget: $1,500,000
Location: 5400 Pan American Blvd., North Port, FL 34287
Population Affected: Impacted populations, 80% AMI and below with some market rate units, targeted towards low-income persons, families, families with children, elderly and physically or mentally disabled persons.
Subproject Description: The Atlantic Housing Foundation is a nonprofit whose mission is to promote and preserve quality affordable housing and related services for low- and moderate-income families, helping residents improve their lives. Their projects are designed to lessen neighborhood tensions, eliminate prejudice, and combat community deterioration. The organization also has an education directive that focuses on keeping children who are residents in its properties in school by providing reduced rent incentives for perfect attendance and good grades.
The awarded project involves the development of 288 residential units that consists of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units in three-story walk-up buildings. The site is expected to be augmented with a club house, pool, playground areas, dog park and picnic/seating areas. The project will serve low-income persons, families, families with children, elderly and physically or mentally disabled persons at 80% AMI and below.
Subproject: New Trail Plaza – Community Assisted Supportive Living (CASL)
Subrecipient: Community Assisted Supportive Living (CASL)
Subrecipient Website: https://caslinc.org/
Recipient ID: SC4c
ARPA Budget: $4,200,000
Location: 4644 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL, 34234
Population Affected: Impacted populations, 80% AMI and below, targeted towards youth aging out of foster care, permanent supportive housing efforts, and Section 8 vouchers.
Subproject Description: Community Assisted Support Living is a local nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide safe, affordable, and permanent supportive housing for adults with development differences and mental health diagnosis. Through its development partner, Blue Sky Communities, the partnership has developed affordable housing communities across Florida. The partnership couples case management supportive services tailored to the individual’s needs with permanent apartment-style housing.
The awarded project will develop purchased, county-surplus lands for affordable housing efforts and will contain a management office, clubhouse, and commercial space with 96 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, and five single-story homes with 20 units. The project will service impacted populations at 80% AMI and below to include youths aging out of foster care, permanent supportive housing efforts and Section 8 vouchers. Finally, the project will require a Land Use Restriction Agreement requiring affordable rental periods for 80% AMI and lower households for a total of 50 years.
Subproject: Parkside Cottages Expansion – Family Promise of South Sarasota County
Subrecipient: Family Promise of South Sarasota County
Subrecipient Website: https://familypromisessc.org/
Recipient ID: SC4d
ARPA Budget: $500,000
Location: 550 Substation Road, Venice, FL 34285
Population Affected: Impacted populations, 60% AMI and below, targeted towards workforce families.
Subproject Description: Family Promise of South Sarasota County is a local nonprofit whose mission is to serve families and children experiencing a housing crisis in Englewood, North Port, Venice, Nokomis, and Osprey. Services to families and children include providing shelter, meals, basic needs, case management, referrals and other resources. The organization also provides families access to a day center that is the hub of the organization and a permanent address for families, training and case management services. All adults meet at the day center for employment compensation (to assist in job seeking placement) and financial counseling (to better manage finances and start saving).
The awarded project will entail the purchase of a home on the Substation Road property that is located behind 10 units the organization has previously purchased. This purchase will allow the organization to be in complete control of all properties on Substation Road and add to the affordable workforce housing inventory in Sarasota County. The home would be used as two units for permanent affordable workforce housing and would serve working families at 60% AMI and below.
Subproject: Home Again II – Harvest House
Subrecipient: Harvest House
Subrecipient Website: https://harvesthousecenters.org/
Recipient ID: SC4e
ARPA Budget: $800,000
Location: 2323 N. Euclid Ave., Sarasota, FL 34234
Population Affected: Impacted populations, 40% AMI and below, targeted towards homeless and at-risk families.
Subproject Description: Harvest House is a local nonprofit whose mission is to champion hope and transform lives by revitalizing neighborhoods and provide service-enriching housing programs. To accomplish this, the organization takes a three-pronged approach through social services, supportive housing and neighborhood revitalization. Their vision is to have program participants move from fear and anxiety to confidence and freedom, with this being the last transitional center an individual or family enters.
The awarded project will entail the purchase of six rental units (three duplexes) that the organization currently leases and subleases. The purchase will allow the organization to expand the affordable housing stock by two one-bedroom apartments and four two-bedroom apartments. These units will be used to serve homeless and at-risk families at 40% AMI and below.
Subproject: Central Gardens – Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA)
Subrecipient: Sarasota Housing Authority
Subrecipient Website: https://sarasotahousing.org/
Recipient ID: SC4f
ARPA Budget: $3,000,000
Location: 1456 22nd St., Sarasota, FL 34234
Population Affected: Disproportionately impacted, 30% AMI and below, and impacted populations, 50% AMI and below, targeted towards homeless and at-risk individuals and families and/or imminently homeless households.
Subproject Description: Formed in 1938, the Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA) remains committed to providing quality affordable housing to enhance the lives of our residents and promote their independence. For several years, SHA has been identified as a HUD High Performer in every category, and it currently provides housing assistance to over 2,000 low-income families. The Sarasota Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) is a cooperative effort of the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County and administers and implements local housing efforts, programs and plans on behalf of the two governments. This includes the administration and oversight of several HUD programs, including Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG).
The SHA will use funds from the HUD HOME American Rescue Plan Act and other state housing funds from the OHCD to develop vacant land into a three-story building, with 30 two-bedroom units each. Due to HUD requirements, populations served by these projects include HUD-defined homeless and individuals and families at risk of homelessness, at 50% AMI and below.
Subproject: Cypress Square Phase I – Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA)
Subrecipient: Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA)
Subrecipient Website: https://sarasotahousing.org/
Recipient ID: SC4g
ARPA Budget: $3,000,000
Location: 21st St. and Palmadelia Ave., Sarasota, FL 34243
Population Affected: Disproportionately impacted, 40% AMI and below, and impacted populations, 80% AMI and below, targeted towards workforce individuals and families and Section 8 vouchers.
Subproject Description: Due to COVID-19 supply chain issues and labor shortages, SHA and its development partner are in critical need of additional funds to complete the affordable housing development of Cypress Square Phase I. Funds for this project will support the development of three buildings and a clubhouse with 84 units to include 18 one-bedroom, 36 two-bedroom, 24 three-bedroom, and six four-bedroom units. These affordable housing units will serve disproportionately impacted populations, 40% AMI and below, and impacted populations, 80% AMI and below, with targeted populations being workforce individuals and families and Section 8 vouchers.
Subproject: Lofts on Lemon Phase II – Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA)
Subrecipient: Sarasota Housing Authority (SHA)
Subrecipient Website: https://sarasotahousing.org/
Recipient ID: SC4h
ARPA Budget: $7,000,000
Location: 851 N. Lemon Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236
Population Affected: Impacted populations, 60% AMI and below, targeted towards workforce individuals and families and Section 8 vouchers.
Subproject Description: Phase II of Lofts on Lemon will be located adjacent to Lofts on Lemon, Phase 5, at 851 Lemon Ave., in the Rosemary District of Sarasota. It will expand the workforce housing of Phase I, serving residents whose incomes are between 30% and 80% of the AMI. The project will consist of one high-rise building with 20 one-bedroom, 70 two-bedroom, and 10 three-bedroom units. Lofts on Lemon provides the opportunity for people who work in the city to live in the city. With rents far below the market rates, single people just entering the workforce or small families who would otherwise have been trapped in a loop of housing un-affordability are able to save for eventual homeownership.
EC3. Public Health – Negative Economic Impact:
Currently, Sarasota County is not anticipating any projects and initiatives to be funded under the Public Health – Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector Capacity category over this reporting period.
EC4. Premium Pay:
Currently, Sarasota County is not anticipating any projects and initiatives to be funded under the Public Health – Negative Economic Impact: Public Sector Capacity category over this reporting period.
EC5. Infrastructure:
Expenditure Subcategory: 5.1 Clean Water: Centralized Treatment
Project: Venice Gardens Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) Conversion
Recipient ID: SC6
ARPA Budget: $10,000,000
Location: 375 Venice E. Blvd., Venice, FL 34293
Population Affected: Sarasota County
Sarasota County is in the process of converting its three water reclamation facilities (WRF), including the Venice Gardens facility, into advanced wastewater treatment (AWT) facilities. These new plants will do a better job of removing nitrogen and phosphorous from reclaimed water through a membrane filtration system when this water is used for irrigation. The Venice Gardens WRF is currently permitted to treat 3 million gallons of wastewater per day. The conversion will expand the daily capacity to 5 million gallons. To promote better water quality for its citizens, $10 million of ARPA SLFRF was dedicated to the construction of the Venice Gardens AWT conversion project.
Expenditure Subcategory: 5.18 Water and Sewer: Other
Project: Knights Trail Road Water and Wastewater Improvement Project
Recipient ID: SC5
ARPA Budget: $4,000,000
Location: Knights Trail Road (27.137506. -82.401047 to 27.166629, -82.404717)
Population Affected: Sarasota County
The Knights Trail Road water and wastewater improvement project involves the design and construction of approximately 12,500 linear feet of 16-inch potable water transmission and one 8-inch force main (including the lift station) from Laurel Road, north along Knights Trail Road to the boundary of the property of a planned fire training academy. The project will bring potable water and wastewater transmission to a new fire training academy; a white fleet facility; and a new Utility, Transportation and Warehouse Operations campus. To assist with these water and sewer infrastructure efforts, $4 million of ARPA SLFRF was dedicated to this project’s design and construction.
EC6. Revenue Replacement:
Expenditure Subcategory: 6.1 Provision of Government Services
Project: Funding Continuity Support for Fire / EMS
Recipient ID: SC7
ARPA Budget: $12,500,000
Location: n/a
Population Affected: n/a
Project Description: First responders and public safety and health staff continue to be on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recognition of these prior financial impacts of additional salary and benefit expenditures related to Fire and EMS personnel services of Sarasota County, $12,500,000 was dedicated to funding Fire and EMS salaries and benefits within the grant period of performance.
Project: Recovery of Financial Impacts of County COVID-19 Response
Recipient ID: SC8
ARPA Budget: $12,749,299
Location: n/a
Population Affected: n/a
Project Description: During the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, county personnel across many departments had to respond to the COVID-19 needs of the community while continuing to provide safety services. In recognition of the prior financial impacts of the COVID-19 response by county personnel, $12,749,299 was dedicated to funding departmental personnel salaries and benefits with the grant period of performance to support the continued provision of general government services.
Expenditure Subcategory: 7.1 Administrative Expenses
Project: Administrative Expenses
Recipient ID: SC9
ARPA Budget: $1,000,000
Location: n/a
Population Affected: n/a
Project Description: In total, Sarasota County has received $84.2 million dollars from the U.S. Treasury for the American Rescue Plan Act, State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Based on decisions made over this reporting period of the Annual Recovery Plan Performance Report #2, there may be close to 30 separate projects and subprojects to monitor, track and implement by the deadline for obligation and expenditure. To facilitate this, $1,000,000 of ARPA SLFRF has been allocated to fund administrative expenses of task force account salaries and benefits and other necessary support expenses. This allocation represents less than 2% of the total ARPA SLFRF funding, far lower than equivalent federal programs of this magnitude, which demonstrates Sarasota County’s commitment to providing funds towards projects benefiting the community over funding internal operational expenses.
b. Other COVID-19 Relief Funds
In addition to the $84.2 million dollars of ARPA SLFRF, Sarasota County has been a direct recipient of other COVID-19 relief funding, through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act or earlier passed COVID-19 relief bills, such as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation (CRRSA) Act.
In total, Sarasota County has received the following amount of funds by federal COVID-19 relief appropriations:
- ARP Act - $106,026,450
- CARES Act - $97,042,470
- CRRSA Act - $15,792,152
In total, Sarasota County has received over $218 million dollars of COVID-19 relief, a 1,000% increase in federal funds than what is managed on average each fiscal year. See Appendix B for a full listing. Where eligible, a vast majority of the COVID-19 relief funding has gone to the community in the form of individual, business, nonprofit, or other governmental assistance. As an example, $65.7 million dollars of the total $75.6 million dollars of the U.S. Treasury Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), passed under the CARES Act and implemented through the Sarasota CARES Program, funded external assistance programs such as rents for individuals and businesses, and support for nonprofit health and human service providers.
Sarasota County has supported its Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) through appropriations from the CRRSA and ARP. The program recently announced that it had passed the one-year anniversary of its launch in May 2021, having helped nearly 900 families stay in their homes or obtain funds to move into new rentals during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of this report’s reporting period end date of June 30, 2022, the Sarasota ERAP has expended a total of $12.6 million, supporting 949 families.
Finally, where possible, Sarasota County is taking steps to use other COVID-19 relief funds to support its ARPA SLFRF efforts. For example, the City of Sarasota and Sarasota County, through the Office of Housing and Community Development, are anticipated to approve $1.5 million of HUD HOME ARP for the Sarasota Housing Authority’s Central Gardens affordable housing development.
Refer to Appendix B for complete details.
3. Promoting Equitable Outcomes
a. Goals
Sarasota County remains committed to promoting equitable outcomes and reducing barriers to underserved communities and individuals by designing programs and projects with equity in mind. As a demonstration of this commitment, Sarasota County made a historical decision by allocating nearly 30%, or $25 million, of its ARPA SLFRF funds to affordable housing efforts projects that are anticipated to serve historically underserved, marginalized and adversely affected groups in many ways.
Affordable Housing: According to a report by the Urban Institute on Housing for Equity and Inclusion, segregation by race, class, tenure and activity continues to dominate neighborhoods in the United States, and segregation by income has worsened over the past two decades. To help address these issues, many of Sarasota County’s ARPA SLFRF-funded affordable housing projects have project elements that are anticipated to advance greater inclusion via the following goals.
Goal: Servicing Very Low-to-Moderate Income Impacted and Disproportionately Impacted Households:
All the affordable house projects funded by ARPA SLFRF will reach very low (30% AMI) to moderate (80% AMI) income households, to include individuals who are homeless and at-risk of homelessness, such as the Home Again II and Central Gardens projects. Projects that benefit non-enumerated eligible impacted populations, to include 65% AMI and higher households, were required to justify how the COVID-19 impact necessitates providing housing services to these individuals. Many funded projects will also service households that qualify under other federal assistance programs, such as Section 8 to maintain their affordable housing stock for income-restricted individuals and families.
Goal: Raising Individuals and Families within Qualified Census Tracts (QCT) Out of Persistent Poverty:
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Qualified Census Tract (QCT) are census tract areas with a poverty rate of at least 25% or where 50% of the households have incomes below 60% of AMI. Persons living in these areas are among the most vulnerable, affected by persistent poverty. Across eight of the affordable housing projects funded by ARPA SLFRF, four projects are being developed or are already located within several QCTs, according to 2022 data: New Trail Plaza, Central Gardens, Cypress Square Phase I, and Home Again II. These projects will serve as a home to those most in need while raising these individuals and families out of poverty. See Appendix C for a map of the four affordable housing projects locations overlayed with the 2022 HUD QCT areas.
Goal: Creating Cohesive Communities:
The physical availability of affordable housing can segregate populations by placing these communities in undesirable locations. In contrast, developments supported through Sarasota ARPA SLFRF allocation includes projects like Lofts on Lemon Phase II, a high-rise constructed in the heart of downtown Sarasota, with extreme walkability and proximity to shopping, dining and entertainment. By supporting these types of projects through these funds, these areas become more diverse while conveying a sense of belonging and cohesion to low-to-moderate income households accessing these services.
Goal: Reducing Barriers for Persons with Disabilities:
According to a recent report produced by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the COVID-19 economic impact has been more devastating to individuals with a disability on fixed incomes, as these people were more than twice as likely to report difficulty paying for usual expenses than adults without a disability. To advance equity and reduce barriers for persons with disabilities, The Villas at Loveland Village will provide an opportunity for these individuals to become equals in society by helping them purchase their own home to begin to develop economic independence and self-sufficiency.
Goal: Supporting Children and Youth:
Families of color are disproportionately represented in the child welfare system and are more likely to experience negative outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges in the foster system, to include forcing older youth to exit the system amid a public health and economic crisis. In Sarasota County, 89% of youth aging out of foster care have to leave the community. The New Trail Plaza project is anticipated to set aside approximately 20 shared housing units for youth aging out of foster care with appropriate support coordinated through Safe Children’s Coalition, a local nonprofit, community-based care provider of education, prevention, diversion and child welfare services.
Goal: Help Alleviate Housing Burdens for Households of Color:
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit different groups of Americans unequally. According to recent data, 22% of Black and 20% of Hispanic renters could not pay their prior month’s rent on time, compared with 9% of White renters9. To advance equitable housing and alleviate housing burdens on households of colors, all ARPA SLFRF-funded affordable housing projects are required to comply with all Civil Rights-related federal statutes and regulations to include Title VI, the Fair Housing Act and others.
b. Awareness
Sarasota County has a robust communications system to ensure it will bring awareness to its community members as it relates to the availability of funded programs and services funded by ARPA SLFRF. Sarasota County recognizes and understands it is critical to reach those most in need, and in these scenarios, it will continue to employ a variety of communications tools to bring awareness. These may include, but are not limited to: direct and targeted mailings, social media updates, public facing websites and webpages, public meetings, flyers, pamphlets, messaging boards, etc. As an example of this, an ARPA SLFRF webpage has been launched where all members of the public can access the latest information on program activities. To ensure equitable access, to include to residents of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), information on available programs and projects will be made available in different languages.
c. Access and Distribution
Utilizing the aforementioned communication tools, the Sarasota County will continue to maximize its reach and equitability of access to information to include targeting messaging and support for individuals who may face barriers to access ARPA SLFRF-funded programs and services. These would also be performed in adherence to the county’s commitment to the principles and requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Further, the county will deliver access to ARPA SLFRF-funded programs and services in accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and other related acts, to include ensuring access to programs, services, and activities by those who do not speak English proficiently.
d. Outcomes
Based on the aforementioned goals above, through the historical decision on the affordable housing funding, Sarasota County is striving to meet the following outcomes to close gaps and disaggregating progress by race, ethnicity, and other equity dimensions:
Outcome 1: Service low-to-moderate income impacted and disproportionately impacted households through investments in affordable housing.
|
Objective |
Target # |
Outcome # |
Deadline |
|
Support the development or permanent acquisition of (691) affordable housing units for impacted and disproportionately impacted households by 12/31/2025. |
691 |
0 |
12/31/2025 |
Outcome 2: Help raise individuals and families within Qualified Census Tracts (QCT) out of persistent poverty through investments in affordable housing.
|
Objective |
Target # |
Outcome # |
Deadline |
|
Support the development or permanent acquisition of (221) affordable housing units located within 2022 HUD QCT census tract areas by 12/31/2025. |
221 |
0 |
12/31/2025 |
Outcome 3: Reduce barriers and increase societal inclusion for persons with disabilities through investments in affordable housing.
|
Objective |
Target # |
Outcome # |
Deadline |
|
Support the development of (32) affordable housing units for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by 12/31/2025. |
32 |
0 |
12/31/2025 |
Outcome 4: Support children and youth through investments in affordable housing.
|
Objective |
Target # |
Outcome # |
Deadline |
|
Support the development of (5) single family homes for youths aging out of foster care by 12/31/2025. |
5 |
0 |
12/31/2025 |
4. Community Engagement
To determine the community’s highest needs and effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through ARPA SLFRF funding, Sarasota County launched a community input survey on Oct. 11, 2021. To ensure maximize reach, including those who did not own or have access to a computer, the survey was produced in paper format and made available at the following locations:
- All county public libraries.
- County administrative offices.
- UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability Office.
- The following community centers and parks:
- Bee Ridge Park
- Colonial Oaks Park
- Englewood Sports Complex
- Laurel Park and Sandra Sims Terry Community Center
- Lemon Bay Park and Environmental Center
- Longwood Park
- Newton Estates Park
- Nokomis Community Center
- Woodmere Park
To ensure access to those with limited English proficiency (LEP) persons, the electronic survey was made available in many languages, including the most common languages (according to the five-year estimates for 2019 of the American Community Survey) of Spanish, Russian, Polish or other Slavish languages. Finally, a designated Sarasota County Government email address, ARPA@scgov.net, was established to address any questions, concerns or requests for assistance.
The survey duration was four weeks. It launched Oct. 11, 2021, and ended Nov. 8, 2021. It was promoted by numerous social media broadcasts and paper flyers. At the conclusion of the survey, 727 qualified responses demonstrated the top four priorities for addressing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as: affordable housing, homelessness prevention and support, water quality and mental health. A summary of the survey results is shown on the following page.
The results of these community engagement efforts directed the funding allocation amounts and projects as detailed in Section 1. Use of Funds. Additional community engagement was conducted with local housing and philanthropic organizations to address the top priority, affordable housing, in order to identify specific projects of critical need that could comply with U.S. Treasury requirements. Those community-based organizations included:
- Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
- Sarasota Housing Authority.
- Office of Housing and Community Development.
- Charles and Margery Barancik Foundation.
- Community Assistance Supported Living.
- Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness (Lead agency for Continuum of Care).
- Family Promise of South Sarasota County.
- Harvest House.
- Atlantic Housing Foundation, Inc.
- Loveland Center, Inc.
- Habitat for Humanity Sarasota County.
- Habitat for Humanity South Sarasota County.
- Venice Housing Authority.
As a result of these community-based organization’s engagement efforts and citizen participation at public meetings, Sarasota County dedicated 30%, or $25 million, of its ARPA SLFRF allocation to permanently expand the affordable housing stock to an array of impacted and disproportionately impacted low- and moderate-income individuals and families. Some of these projects will also benefit homeless and at-risk of homelessness individuals and families by providing a safe, stable and affordable place to live. This ARPA SLFRF allocation is one of the highest, based on total recipient allocation, within the State of Florida, and it is expected to serve people with significant barriers to services, including those with low incomes and other traditionally underserved groups.
5. Labor Practices
Sarasota County has funded two infrastructure projects with ARPA SLFRF funds — $10 million to the Venice Gardens Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) conversion project and $4 million to the Knights Trail Road Water and Wastewater Improvement project. For these two infrastructure projects, Sarasota County is taking initiatives to fulfill optional requirements of the U.S. Treasury to promote strong labor practices.
With respect to the Venice Gardens AWT conversion project, Sarasota County has:
- Conducted procurement decisions on the solicitation for this project by asking interested bidders address how their workforce meets high safety and training standards, whether they hire local worker and/or workers from historically underserved communities, and whether they directly employ their workforce or have policies and practices in place to ensure contractors and subcontractors meet high standards.
- Required the contractor and its subcontractors on this project comply with the Davis-Bacon Act, requiring all laborers and mechanics employed in the performance of the project to be paid wages not less than those prevailing, as determined by the U.S. Secretary of Labor.
- Required the contractor to provide data related to project workforce continuity planning which includes, but is not limited to, addressing the following:
- How the contractor will ensure the project has ready access to a sufficient supply of appropriately skilled and unskilled labor to ensure high-quality construction throughout the life of the project.
- How the contractor will minimize risks of labor disputes and disruptions that would jeopardize timeliness and cost- effectiveness of the project.
- How the contractor will provide a safe and healthy workplace that avoids delays and cost associated with workplace illness, injuries and fatalities.
- Whether workers on the project will receive wages and benefits that will secure an appropriately skilled workforce in the context of the local or regional labor market.
- Whether the project has a completed project labor agreement.
- In accordance with Sarasota County’s local hiring initiative, encouraged the contractor to work with CareerSource Suncoast, or any other agency designated by the state of Florida as a workforce development agency, to increase employment opportunities for local residents.
With respect to the Knights Trail Road Water and Wastewater Improvement project, Sarasota County has taken all the above actions, with exception to requiring Davis-Bacon wage rates and additional workforce continuity planning reporting. Additional
non-infrastructure projects, such as certain affordable housing projects , which Sarasota County is supporting with ARPA SLFRF funds, will also require Davis-Bacon Act requirements as a condition of other funds supporting those projects (e.g. HUD).
6. Use of Evidence
Sarasota County continues to anticipate that many of the mental and behavioral health priorities funded with $8 million of ARPA SLFRF will have services based on evidence-based interventions, or those intervention practices with strong or moderate levels of evidence. For example, a priority to be funded will include increasing ongoing funding for permanent supportive housing and other evidence-based practices to assist adults with significant behavioral health challenges to live in the community. Another priority to be funded includes increasing capacity to offer clinical best practices in trauma treatment, especially for older youth and adults, such as sensory-somatic interventions and evidence-based treatment models like Medication Assisted Treatment.
As Sarasota County actively works towards soliciting and sub-awarding services for mental and behavioral health priorities, where applicable, evidence-based practices for proposed projects will document the amount of funds used for evidence-based practices. Based on review of the funded priorities, we expect that these services will be using official evidence clearinghouses, such as the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Programs Guide, Substance, the National Institute of Justice Crime Solutions, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center, among others.
7. Performance Report
Sarasota County has developed the following key performance indicators for each of the SLFRF-funded projects, with some merged due to substantially similar goals. Output measures are those that provide valuable information about the status of the project. Outcome measures are those that provide information about whether the project is achieving its overall goals. These performance measures will continue to be measured through the duration of the SLFRF-funded program of Sarasota County and updated as individual milestones are accomplished able to be reported on in future annual reports.
|
Performance Indicators - Treasury Required |
|||||
|
ID# |
Project Name |
Output Description |
Output Result (as of 6/30/22) |
Outcome Description |
Outcome Result (as of 6/30/22) |
|
SC4a - 4h |
Affordable Housing Projects |
# of affordable housing units preserved or developed. |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
|
Performance Indicators - Recipient Defined |
|||||
|
ID# |
Project Name |
Output Description |
Output Result (as of 6/30/22) |
Outcome Description |
Outcome Result (as of 6/30/22) |
|
SC1 |
County Self-Insurance Covid-19 Medical Expenses |
$ of funds expended to support COVID-19 related medical and pharmaceutical claims for BCC employees and dependants. |
$ 4,149,331 |
# of individual BCC claimants (employees and dependents) whose COVID-19 medical claim costs (testing, vaccination, procedures) were recovered with SLFRF funds. |
4,189 |
|
SC1 |
County Self-Insurance Covid-19 Medical Expenses |
$ of funds expended to support COVID-19 related medical claims for Sheriff employees and dependants. |
$ 1,300,000 |
# of individual Sheriff claimants (employees and dependents) whose COVID-19 medical claim costs (testing, vaccination, procedures) were recovered with SLFRF funds. |
TBD |
|
SC2a - 2c |
Ventilation Improvements in Congregate Settings - Judicial Center |
$ of funds expended on HVAC improvements at county facilities. |
$ 1,348 |
# of employees working in a safe work environment with enhanced mitigation measures from COVID-19. |
TBD |
|
SC3 |
Mental and Behavioral Health Programs |
$ of funds expended on mental and behavioral health programs. |
$ 0.00 |
# of clients whom received mental and behavioral health services to combat the health impacts from COVID-19. |
TBD |
|
SC3 |
Mental and Behavioral Health Programs |
(Additional outputs to be determined upon subaward of projects) |
TBD |
(Additional outcomes to be determined upon subaward of projects) |
TBD |
|
SC4a - 4h |
Affordable Housing Projects |
$ of funds expended to affordable housing organizations for construction or permanent acquisition of affordable housing units. |
$ 0.00 |
# of units constructed or permanently acquired for disproportionately impacted and impacted populations. |
TBD |
|
Performance Indicators - Recipient Defined |
|||||
|
ID# |
Project Name |
Output Description |
Output Result (as of 6/30/22) |
Outcome Description |
Outcome Result (as of 6/30/22) |
|
SC4a - 4h |
Affordable Housing Projects |
$ of funds expended to affordable housing organizations to support affordable housing in HUD Qualified Census Tract areas. |
$ 0.00 |
# of HUD Qualified Census Tract (QCT) areas supported by the constructed or permanently acquired affordable housing units. |
TBD |
|
SC4a - 4h |
Affordable Housing Projects |
# of units constructed or permanently acquired with extended affordability periods, beyond the grant timeframes. |
0 |
# of years units must remain affordable to benefit future households and families while increasing the affordable housing stock. |
TBD |
|
SC5 |
Knights Trail Road Water and Wastewater Improvement Project |
$ of funds expended on water and sewer distribution lines for Knights Trail. |
$ 0.00 |
# of new county facilities supported by the constructed potable water and wastewater transmission lines. |
TBD |
|
SC6 |
Venice Gardens Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) Conversion |
$ of funds expended on the conversion of the Venice Gardens Water Reclamation Facility to Advanced Wastewater Treatment. |
$ 0.00 |
# of total gallons of treated wastewater, post-conversion, that can safely be reused by businesses and residents. |
TBD |
|
SC6 |
Venice Gardens Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) Conversion |
# of certified payrolls submitted for Davis-Bacon compliance by the contractor. |
0 |
# of employees whose wages were at Davis-Bacon minimum wage rates or higher, to promote strong labor practices. |
TBD |
|
SC7 |
Revenue Replacement - Funding Continuity Support for Fire / EMS |
$ of funds expended to support the County's Fire and EMS funds. |
$ 12,500,000 |
# of individual fire fighters and EMS personnel salaries and benefits funded. |
522 |
|
SC8 |
Revenue Replacement - Recovery of Financial Impacts of County Covid-19 Response |
$ of funds expended to support COVID-19 related response and recovery expenditures. |
$ 0.00 |
# of individual county personnel whom responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
TBD |
|
SC9 |
SLFRF Administrative Expenses |
$ of funds expended to support SLFRF administrative efforts. |
$ 94,267 |
# of SLFRF projects committed and actively being administered. |
19 |
|
SC10 |
District Twelve Medical Examiner Facility Equipment |
$ of funds expended to support equipment purchases for the medical examiner facility. |
$ 88,103 |
# of COVID-19 suspected or related deaths investigated by the District 12 Medical Examiner since March 3, 2021. |
130 |
8. Project Inventory
As of this reporting period, Sarasota County has allocated all $84.2 million dollars of ARPA SLFRF to 19 projects, which is expected to expand over future reporting periods. Where applicable, general project activities initially funded by topic (e.g. affordable housing, HVAC improvements) are broken into subprojects for administrative efficiencies and to denote the specific funding amounts of individual projects. Included below is the current project inventory, to include the ID# assigned by Sarasota County, the project name, project description (includes the delivery mechanisms, timeframe, and for infrastructure projects, whether there is a climate change impact or Justice 40 initiative), total funding committed, total amount of funds expended on evidence-based treatments, the U.S. Treasury Expenditure Category (EC) and the Expenditure Subcategory or Detail #. Note, information related to performance is contained in the preceding Section 7. Performance Report due to the amount of information.
|
Project Inventory |
|||||||
|
ID # |
Project Name |
Project Description |
Total Funding |
Total Evidence- Based Funding |
EC # |
EC Detail # |
Performance Indicator |
|
SC1 |
County Self- Insurance COVID-19 Medical Expenses |
Due to the effects of the COVID-19 public health emergency and since March 3, 2021, there has been a substantial increase in medical and pharmaceutical claims paid by the county’s health insurance fund or general fund for COVID-19 related procedures, to include the provision of vaccinations and testing services. In order to ensure the continued financial integrity of the county’s health insurance funds due to the influx of COVID-19 medical and pharmaceutical expenses, $5 million dollars of ARPA SLFRF was allocated to recover these costs. Project delivery to reimburse internal operational expenses. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/24 or earlier. |
$ 5M |
N/A |
1 |
1.6 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC1. |
|
SC2a |
Ventilation Improvements in Congregate Settings — Judicial Center |
Replacement of air hander units (AHU’s), air exchange systems, and fire systems integration and smoke evacuation to bring services up to existing codes and best practices, to included Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance and recommendations on air filtration to prevent and mitigate the exposure of individuals to COVID-19. Project delivery to be accomplished via contractual agreement with a contractor. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/26 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence- based treatments. |
$ 3M |
$0.00 |
1 |
1.4 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC2a - 2c. |
|
SC2b |
Ventilation Improvements in Congregate Settings — Criminal Justice Center |
Replacement of air hander units (AHU’s), air exchange systems, and fire systems integration and smoke evacuation to bring services up to existing codes and best practices, to included Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance and recommendations on air filtration to prevent and mitigate the exposure of individuals to COVID-19. Project delivery to be accomplished via contractual agreement with a contractor. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/26 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence- based treatments. |
$ 1.5M |
$0.00 |
1 |
1.4 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC2a - 2c. |
|
SC2c |
Ventilation Improvements in Congregate Settings — North Jail |
Replacement of air hander units (AHU’s), air exchange systems, and fire systems integration and smoke evacuation to bring services up to existing codes and best practices, to included Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidance and recommendations on air filtration to prevent and mitigate the exposure of individuals to COVID-19. Project delivery to be accomplished via contractual agreement with a contractor. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/26 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence- based treatments. |
$ 0.5M |
$0.00 |
1 |
1.4 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC2a - 2c. |
|
SC3 |
Mental and Behavioral Health Programs |
To meet the mental and behavioral health needs of the community, (13) priorities of the Mental Health Task Force Report, which documented that the COVID-19 pandemic stretch the behavioral health systems to its breaking point, will be funded using ARPA SLFRF. Project delivery to be accomplished via subrecipient agreements with subrecipient providers. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/26 or earlier. There are anticipated to be evidence-based treatment funding and it will be reported in future periods. |
$ 8M |
TBD |
1 |
1.12 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC3. |
|
SC4a |
Affordable Housing - The Villas at Loveland Village (Loveland Center, Inc.) |
Development of 50 and 80 residential units, (1 – 3-bedroom quads and duplexes) ranging from 650 sq. ft. to 1,400 sq. ft. with a set aside for up to 40% of the units to be designated as housing for I/DD individuals. This one-of-a-kind development seeks to provide an opportunity for I/DD individuals to have the opportunity to become equals in society by giving opportunity to purchase their own home and to begin to develop economic independence and self-sufficiency. This project will also address the growing affordability and housing shortage in Southwest Florida by setting aside the remainder of the units as affordable housing for Seniors. Overall, the project will serve impacted populations, 65% AMI and below, to include I/DD individuals and senior citizens. Project delivery to be accomplished via subrecipient agreement with subrecipient. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/25 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence- based treatments. |
$ 5M |
$0.00 |
2 |
2.15 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC4a - 4h. |
|
SC4b |
Affordable Housing - The Waters at North Port (Atlantic Housing Foundation) |
Development 288 residential units which consists of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units in three-story walk-up buildings. The site is anticipated to be augmented with a club house, pool, playground areas, dog park, and picnic / seating areas. The project site will serve low-income persons, families, families with children, elderly and physically or mentally disabled persons at 80% AMI and below. Project delivery to be accomplished via subrecipient agreement with subrecipient. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/25 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence-based treatments. |
$ 1.5M |
$0.00 |
2 |
2.15 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC4a - 4h. |
|
SC4c |
Affordable Housing — New Trail Plaza (Community Assisted Supportive Living) |
Development of purchased county-surplus lands for affordable housing efforts, which entails a management office, clubhouse, and commercial space with 96 one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, and 5 single story homes with 20 units. The project will service impacted populations at 80% AMI and below to include youths aging out of foster care, permanent supportive housing efforts, and Section 8 vouchers. Project delivery to be accomplished via subrecipient agreement with subrecipient. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/25 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence- based treatments. |
$ 4.2M |
$0.00 |
2 |
2.15 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC4a - 4h. |
|
SC4d |
Affordable Housing — Parkside Cottages Expansion (Family Promise of South Sarasota County) |
Purchase of a home on the Substation Road property which is located behind 10 units the organization has previously purchased. This purchase will allow the organization to be in complete control of all properties on Substation Road and add to the affordable workforce housing inventory in Sarasota County. The home would be used as 2 units for affordable workforce housing and would serve working families at 60% AMI and below. Project delivery to be accomplished via subrecipient agreement with subrecipient. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/25 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence-based treatments. |
$ 0.5M |
$0.00 |
2 |
2.15 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC4a - 4h. |
|
SC4e |
Affordable Housing — Home Again II (Harvest House) |
Purchase of 6 rental units (3 duplexes) which the organization currently leases and subleases. The purchase will allow the organization to expand the affordable housing stock by two, one-bedroom apartments and four, two-bedroom apartments. These units will be used to serve homeless and at-risk families at 40% AMI and below. Project delivery to be accomplished via subrecipient agreement with subrecipient. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/25 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence-based treatments. |
$ 0.8M |
$0.00 |
2 |
2.15 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC4a - 4h. |
|
SC4f |
Affordable Housing — Central Gardens (Sarasota Housing Authority and Office of Housing and Community Development) |
Leveraging funds from the HUD HOME American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and other state housing funds from the OHCD, the SHA will develop vacant land to include a 3-story building, with 30 units each with two bedrooms. Due to HUD requirements, populations served by these projects include HUD-defined homeless and at risk of homelessness individuals and families, at 50% AMI and below. Project delivery to be accomplished via subrecipient agreement with subrecipient. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/25 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence-based treatments. |
$ 3M |
$0.00 |
2 |
2.15 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC4a - 4h. |
|
SC4g |
Affordable Housing — Cypress Square Phase I (Sarasota Housing Authority) |
Due to Covid-19 supply chain issues and labor shortages, SHA and its development partner is in critical need of additional funds to complete the affordable housing development of Cypress Square Phase I. Funds for this project will support the development of 3 buildings and a clubhouse with 84 units to include 18 one-bedroom, 36 two-bedroom, 24 three-bedroom, and 6 four-bedroom units. These affordable housing units will serve disproportionately impacted populations, 40% AMI and below, and impacted populations, 80% AMI and below, with targeted populations being workforce individuals and families and Section 8 vouchers. Project delivery to be accomplished via subrecipient agreement with subrecipient. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/25 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence-based treatments. |
$ 3M |
$0.00 |
2 |
2.15 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC4a - 4h. |
|
SC4h |
Affordable Housing — Lofts on Lemon Phase II (Sarasota Housing Authority) |
Phase II of Lofts on Lemon will be located adjacent to Lofts on Lemon, Phase 5, at 851 Lemon Avenue, in the heard of the Rosemary District of Sarasota and will expand on the workforce housing of Phase I, serving residents whose incomes are between 30% and 80% of the AMI. The project will consist of one high rise building with 100 units compromising of 20 one-bedroom, 70 two-bedrooms, and 10 three-bedroom units. Lofts on Lemon provides the opportunity to people who work in the City to live in the City. With rents far below the market rates, single people just entering the workforce or small families who would otherwise have been trapped in a loop of housing un- affordability are able to save for eventual homeownership. Project delivery to be accomplished via subrecipient agreement with subrecipient. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/25 or earlier. No anticipated funding for evidence-based treatments. |
$ 7M |
$0.00 |
2 |
2.15 |
See Section 7. Performance Report for SC4a - 4h. |
|
SC5 |
Knights Trail Road Water and Wastewater Improvement Project |
The Knights Trail Road water and wastewater improvement project involves the design and construction of approximately 12,500 linear fee of 16-in potable water transmission and 8-in force main (inc. lift station) from Laurel Road, north along Knights Trail Road to the boundary of the property of a planned fire training academy. The project will bring potable water and wastewater transmission to three planned county buildings; a fire training academy, a white fleet facility, and a Utility, Transportation, and Warehouse Operations campus. Project delivery to be accomplished via contractual agreements with contractors. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/26 or earlier. Project not anticipated to address climate change and/or advance Justice40 initiative. |
$ 4M |
N/A |
5 |
5.18 |
See Section 7 Performance Report for SC5. |
|
SC6 |
Venice Gardens Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) Conversion |
Sarasota County is in the process of converting its three water reclamation facilities (WRF), including the Venice Gardens facility, into Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) facilities. These new plants will do a better job of removing nitrogen and phosphorous from the reclaimed water through a membrane filtration system whether this water is then used for irrigation purposes. The Venice Gardens WRF is currently permitted to treat 3 million gallons of wastewater per day and the conversion to an AWT will expand the capacity to 5 million gallons. To promote better water quality for its citizens, $10 million of ARPA SLFRF was dedicated to the construction of the Venice Gardens AWT conversion project. Project delivery to be accomplished via contractual agreement with contractor. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/26 or earlier. Project not anticipated to address climate change and/or advance Justice40 initiative. |
$ 10M |
N/A |
5 |
5.1 |
See Section 7 Performance Report for SC6. |
|
SC7 |
Revenue Replacement — Funding Continuity Support for Fire / EMS |
First responders and public safety and health staff continue to be on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recognition of these prior financial impacts of additional salary and benefit expenditures related to Fire and EMS personnel services of Sarasota County, $12,500,000 of revenue replacement funds were dedicated to funding Fire and EMS salaries and benefits within the grant period of performance. Project delivery to reimburse internal operational expenses. Actual project completion date: 12/31/21. |
$ 12.5M |
N/A |
6 |
6.1 |
See Section 7 Performance Report for SC7. |
|
SC8 |
Revenue Replacement — Recovery of Financial Impacts of County COVID-19 Response |
During the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic, county personnel across many departments had to both respond to the COVID-19 needs of the community while also continuing to saftly provide services. In recognition of the prior financial impacts of the COVID-19 response by county personnel, $12,749,299 of revenue replacement funds were dedicated to funding departmental personnel salaries and benefits with the grant period of performance to support the continued provision of general government services. Project delivery to reimburse internal operational expenses. Anticipated project completion date: 9/30/22 or earlier. |
$ 12.7M |
N/A |
6 |
6.1 |
See Section 7 Performance Report for SC8. |
|
SC9 |
SLFRF Administrative Expenses |
In total, Sarasota County has received $84.2 million dollars from the U.S. Treasury for the American Rescue Plan Act, State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF). Based on decisions made over this reporting period of the Annual Recovery Plan Performance Report #2, there may be up 30 separate projects to monitor, track, and implement by the obligation and expenditure deadline. To facilitate this, $1,000,000 of ARPA SLFRF has been allocated to fund administrative expenses of force account salaries and benefits and other necessary support expenses. Project delivery to reimburse internal operational expenses. Anticipated project completion date: 12/31/26 or earlier. |
$ 1M |
N/A |
7 |
7.1 |
See Section 7 Performance Report for SC9. |
|
SC10 |
District Twelve Medical Examiner Facility Equipment |
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, services and activities performed by the District Twelve Medical Examiner has been impacted. As of January 2022, the District Twelve Medical Examiner has investigated of total of 942 Covid-19 suspected or related deaths. New equipment purchasing is necessary to handle the increased caseloads from the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to increased caseloads, $1 million dollars of ARPA SLFRF was allocated to support equipment purchases for the District Twelve Medical Examiner’s Office new facilities as they continue to support services related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Project delivery via payment request for invoices provided by District Twelve Medical Examiner. Anticipated project completion date: 9/30/23 or earlier. |
$ 1M |
N/A |
1 |
1.7 |
See Section 7 Performance Report for SC10. |
|
|
Total: |
$ 84.2M |
$0 |
|
|||
Appendix A
List of Major Activities of Sarasota County’s ARPA SLFRF Program (7/1/21 to 6/30/22)
|
Major Activities |
Completion Date |
|
Sarasota County receives the first tranche of SLFRF in the amount of $42,124,649.50. |
06/07/21 |
|
Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners presentation on the SLFRF overview, funding allocations, eligible uses, and staff concerns. |
06/09/21 |
|
Sarasota County issues formal comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal during the 60-day open comment period on the U.S. Treasury IFR. |
07/14/21 |
|
U.S. Treasury closes its 60-day open comment period on the U.S. Treasury IFR and will review comments received as it relates the future release of the “Final Rule”. |
07/16/21 |
|
Revenue Loss Calculations for CY 2020 completed in accordance with U.S. Treasury Interim Final Rule demonstrating $25.7 million in revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
08/09/21 |
|
Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners presentation on the actions to date and SLFRF potential uses under consideration. |
08/27/21 |
|
Interim Report 2021 filed with U.S Treasury, demonstrating $0.00 in funds committed and $0.00 in funds expended. |
08/31/21 |
|
Recovery Plan 2021 filed with U.S. Treasury, to include launch of SCGov.net website of ARPA SLFRF program and publishment of Annual Recovery Plans. |
08/31/21 |
|
Sarasota County designates an ARPA SLFRF Program Manager to administer all project activities related to the $84.2 million of ARPA SLFRF funding. |
09/25/21 |
|
Sarasota County launches a community survey requesting input on top interests for addressing the impacts of COVID-19. |
10/11/21 |
|
Community survey period closes with 727 qualifying responses. |
11/08/21 |
|
Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners commits $50.2 million of $84.2 million towards projects, with the remainder to be determined in January, 2022. |
12/07/21 |
|
Internal Project Kickoff Meeting for SC1: COVID-19 Medical Expenses |
01/05/22 |
|
U.S. Treasury releases the “Final Rule”, to become effective April 1, 2022. |
01/06/22 |
|
Internal Project Kickoff Meeting for SC5: Knights Trail Utility Improvements |
01/07/22 |
|
Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners commits the remaining $34 million of funds towards projects, with specific project plans and details for affordable housing efforts to be presented at a later date. |
01/11/22 |
|
Internal Project Kickoff Meeting for SC7: Revenue Replacement - Funding Continuity Support for Fire / EMS |
01/12/22 |
|
Internal Project Kickoff Meeting for SC2: Ventilation and Air Quality Improvements |
01/20/22 |
|
District Twelve Medical Examiner completes the requested "COVID-19 Justification" for the anticipated SC10: District Twelve Medical Examiner Facility Equipment project. |
01/21/22 |
|
2021 Q2 - Q4 Project and Expenditure Report filed with U.S Treasury, demonstrating $50.1 million in funds committed and $14.9 million expended. |
01/31/22 |
|
Gulf Coast Community Foundation hosts a meeting with Sarasota County staff and interested housing organizations on proposed affordable housing projects to fund with ARPA SLFRF. |
02/09/22 |
|
U.S. Treasury press release on "Fact Sheet: The Impact of the American Rescue Plan after One Year" which recognizes the SC7: Revenue Replacement - Funding Continuity Support for Fire / EMS project. |
03/09/22 |
|
Sarasota County ARPA SLFRF Program meeting with Communications Department to prepare for Annual Report 2022 submission and publishing by 7/31/22. |
03/17/22 |
|
Internal Project Kickoff Meeting for SC6: Venice Gardens Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) Conversion Project |
03/22/22 |
|
Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners distributes $25 million amongst 6 housing organization’s projects, supporting the development of 706 affordable housing units. |
03/29/22 |
|
Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners approves budget resolutions to complete incorporation of all $84.2 million of ARPA SLFRF into amended FY 2022 budget. |
03/29/22 |
|
U.S. Treasury Final Rule becomes effective. |
04/01/22 |
|
External Project Kick-off Meeting for SC4a - 4h Affordable Housing with subrecipients to discuss funding eligibility requirements and next steps. |
04/04/22 |
|
Sarasota County designates an ARPA SLFRF Sr. Program Coordinator to assist in administering all project activities related to the $84.2 million of ARPA SLFRF funding. |
04/09/22 |
|
Sarasota County advertises a solicitation for a Request for Professional Services for Construction Manager at Risk services for the SC6: Venice Gardens AWT Conversion Project. |
04/15/22 |
|
External One-on-One Meeting for SC4c: CASL / Blue Sky "New Trail Plaza" project. |
04/15/22 |
|
External One-on-One Meeting for SC4g and 4f: Sarasota Housing Authority "Cypress Square" and "Lofts on Lemon Phase II" project. |
04/18/22 |
|
External One-on-One Meeting for SC4a: Loveland Center "The Villas at Loveland Village" project. |
04/21/22 |
|
External One-on-One Meeting for SC4e: Harvest House "Home Again II" project. |
04/22/22 |
|
Internal Project Kick-off Meeting for SC3: Mental and Behavioral Health Projects |
04/25/22 |
|
External One-on-One Meeting for SC4b: Atlantic Housing "The Waters at North Port" project. |
04/26/22 |
|
External One-on-One Meeting for SC4f: Sarasota Housing Authority and Office of Housing & Community Development "Central Gardens" project. |
04/27/22 |
|
U.S. Treasury releases "Final Rule: Frequently Asked Questions" guidance material. |
04/27/22 |
|
External One-on-One Meeting for SCd: Family Promise "Parkside Cottages Expansion" project. |
04/28/22 |
|
2022 Q1 Project and Expenditure Report filed with U.S Treasury, demonstrating $84.2 million in funds committed and $16.5 million expended. |
04/29/22 |
|
Sarasota County ARPA SLFRF Program returns reviewed and certified "Capital Expenditure Justification" documents for SC2a-c: Ventilation and Air Quality Improvements project. |
05/04/22 |
|
Revenue Loss Calculations for FY 2020 and FY 2021 completed in accordance with U.S. Treasury Final Rule demonstrating a net total of $32.9 million in revenue loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
06/02/22 |
|
Sarasota County ARPA SLFRF Program returns reviewed and certified pre-award documents for SC4c: CASL / Blue Sky "New Trail Plaza" project. |
06/06/22 |
|
Sarasota County ARPA SLFRF Program returns reviewed and certified pre-award documents for SC4e: Harvest House "Home Again II" project. |
06/06/22 |
|
Final subrecipient agreements for SC4a - 4h Affordable Housing subrecipients issued for review and comments, with project completion deadlines of 12/31/25 or earlier. |
06/06/22 |
|
Sarasota County receives the second tranche of SLFRF in the amount of $42,124,649.50. |
06/09/22 |
|
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for SC3: Mental and Behavioral Health Projects advertised for interested providers to submit applications for funding. |
06/10/22 |
|
Sarasota County advertises a solicitation for a Request for Professional Services for Construction Manager at Risk services for the SC5: Knights Trail Utility Project. |
06/15/22 |
|
Sarasota County new revenue loss calculations for FY 2020 and FY 2021 result in a net total loss of $32.9 M, an increase of $7.6 M over the prior Board approved revenue loss calculation. |
06/24/22 |
Appendix B
List of Sarasota County Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds
|
Federal Agency |
State Agency |
Program Name |
COVID-19 Act |
Award Amount |
Eligible Expenses / Purpose Use |
|
US Treasury |
n/a |
State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) |
ARP |
$ 84,249,299 |
Responding to or mitigate the public health emergency with respect to the COVID-19 emergency or its negative economic impacts;Providing government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue;Make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure; and Responding to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the county that are performing such essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work. |
|
US Treasury |
FDEM |
Coronavirus Relief Fund |
CARES |
$ 75,684,632 |
Prepare, Prevent, respond to COVID 19. Sarasota County Business assistance provided, Individual Assistance Provided, Nonprofit Assistance Provided. Municipality Awards distributed for Municipality expenses. County expense related to event. |
|
US Treasury |
n/a |
Emergency Rental Assistance Program |
CRRSA |
$ 13,097,138 |
Individual Rental & Utility Assistance |
|
Federal Transit Administration |
n/a |
Urban Section 5307 Sarasota/Manatee |
CARES |
$ 11,844,119 |
To sustain operations after 1/20/2020 |
|
Federal Transit Administration |
n/a |
Urban Section 5307 Sarasota/Manatee |
ARP |
$ 11,049,741 |
To sustain transit operations, prevent and respond to COVID, and FTA defined capital expenditures |
|
US Treasury |
n/a |
Emergency Rental Assistance Program |
ARP |
$ 10,363,152 |
Individual Rental & Utility Assistance |
|
Federal Transit Administration |
n/a |
Urban Section 5307 Sarasota/Manatee |
CRRSA |
$ 2,695,014 |
Emergency Operations expenses necessary to operate, maintain, and manage a public transportation system. |
|
Federal Transit Administration |
n/a |
Urban Section 5307 North Port/Charlotte |
CARES |
$ 2,443,416 |
To sustain operations after 1/20/2020 (North Port/Port Charlotte UZA) |
|
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
n/a |
Emergency Solutions Grant - 2nd allocation |
CARES |
$ 1,872,211 |
Homelessness prevention and homelessness assistance. |
|
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
n/a |
Community Development Block Grant - 3rd allocation |
CARES |
$ 1,616,645 |
Acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction of properties as it relates to COVID response; short term loans to small business for low and moderate income persons; meals on wheels; equipment and supplies for public health services. |
|
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
n/a |
Community Development Block Grant - 1st allocation |
CARES |
$ 1,044,882 |
Acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction of properties as it relates to COVID response; short term loans to small business for low and moderate income persons; meals on wheels; equipment and supplies for public health services. |
|
US Treasury |
Florida Housing Finance Authority |
Rental Assistance |
CARES |
$ 669,582 |
Rental & Mortgage Assistance, Award will go to City of Sarasota on county's behalf for administration |
|
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
n/a |
Emergency Solutions Grant - 1st allocation |
CARES |
$ 508,541 |
Homelessness prevention and homelessness assistance. |
|
Department of Health & Human Service |
n/a |
Public Health & Social Services Emergency Fund |
CARES |
$ 493,517 |
Balance billing of COVID Presumptive Positive ad Positive transports and other expenses associated with all transports after 2/4/2020 |
|
Elections Assistance Committee |
State Supervisor of Elections |
Elections Grants |
CARES |
$ 450,289 |
To assist local elections offices with cleaning, mailers, new business functions as a result of COVID |
|
Federal Transit Administration |
n/a |
Urban Section 5307 North Port/Charlotte |
ARP |
$ 350,332 |
To sustain operations after 1/20/2020 (North Port/Port Charlotte UZA) |
|
Department of Health & Human Service |
DEO |
Community Services Block Grant(CSBG) |
CARES |
$ 270,780 |
This funding will help support county residents that have suffered a loss of income due to COVID-19 to ensure they can retain their housing, return to the workforce, and get their lives back on track. |
|
Department of Justice |
n/a |
Byrne-Justice Assistance Grant Program-Direct |
CARES |
$ 119,831 |
COVID Response Related Only - Sheriff will be utilizing this funding |
|
Department of Homeland Security |
FDEM |
Emergency Management Performance Grants(EMPG) |
CARES |
$ 24,025 |
To be used to purchase COVID Shelter Supplied (i.e. thermometers, hand sanitizer stands and bags) |
|
Department of Homeland Security |
FDEM |
Emergency Management Performance Grants(EMPG) |
ARP |
$ 13,926 |
To respond to COVID related needs |
|
Department of Homeland Security/FEMA |
FDEM |
FEMA Public Assistance |
CARES |
TBD |
Expenses to recover and respond to COVID 19. Eligibility per the FEMA PAPPG and other FEMA COVID specific guidance. |
|
|
$ 218,861,072 |
|
|||
