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Approve an Appropriations Transfer Request of $350,000 from Lake Solano Park Waterfront and Boater Access Improvement to Sandy Beach Park Day Use Access Improvement utilizing funds from the Solano County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Revenue Replacement Parks & Tourism project
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Published Notice Required? Yes_______ No___X__
Public Hearing Required? Yes_______ No ___X___
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
Approve an Appropriations Transfer Request of $350,000 from Lake Solano Park Waterfront and Boater Access Improvement to Sandy Beach Park Day Use Access Improvement utilizing funds from the Solano County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) Revenue Replacement Parks & Tourism project.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Solano County received a direct federal funding allocation under the ARPA SLFRF program of $86,949,405. These funds were intended to provide support to the County in responding to the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19 and impacts on our communities, residents, and businesses. The Board of Supervisors has had multiple discussions on ARPA guidelines, received significant public input, and ultimately a total of 61 projects were approved by the Board and the obligation deadline of December 31, 2024 was fully met for 100% of the funds.
As of June 30, 2026, 11 projects were still in progress. The majority of the projects still in progress are construction related with construction taking place fall 2026. These projects are being carefully monitored to ensure full expenditure by December 31, 2026. During the monitoring, it was identified that a shift in funding under the Revenue Replacement Parks & Tourism project was necessary to complete the Lake Solano Park Waterfront and Boater Access Improvement to Sandy Beach Park Day Use Access Improvement Capital Projects.
The Sandy Beach Park Day Use Access Improvement project needs additional funds for adjustments to the planned public waterfront access ramp to ensure full code-compliance. Conversely, the Lake Solano Park Waterfront and Boater Access Improvement project is coming in under budget due to better contractor pricing and less use of contingency to address unforeseen construction challenges than anticipated.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There were four parks related construction project approved under a singular APRA project Revenue Recovery - Parks and Tourism. Two of the projects, Lake Solano Park Accessibility and Lake Solano Transformer project are completed. This request shifts $350,000 in funding from Lake Solano Park Waterfront and Boater Access Improvement to Sandy Beach Park Day Use Access Improvement. Since these are both under one ARPA Treasury project and one obligation this does not require any changes to ARPA projects, but does require an ATR to move funds between the Capital Projects.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board could choose not to approve the ATR. This is not recommended as the funds must be spent on an eligible project or they must be returned to the federal government.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The County Administrator’s Office and the Auditor Controller’s Office has been working together to ensure the County is meeting ARPA administrative reporting requirements and to identify administrative costs.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION