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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to sign the Second Amendment to Agreement 6820 with the El Dorado County Water Agency, revising the project list to add the South Tahoe Public Utilities District Apache Avenue Waterline Improvements Project in the amount of $442,438 by reallocating funds from the Grizzly Flats Community Services District Reservoir Lining Rehabilitation Project, which is fully contracted and under budget, and the El Dorado County Fairgrounds Project which was only able to contract for the project design before the federal contracting deadline, with no increase in total compensation or change to the term of the Agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel.
FUNDING: American Rescue Plan Act Funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which allocated $1.9 trillion to assist in the recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. El Dorado County received a direct allocation of $37.46 million.
On November 9, 2021, with Legistar Item 21-1680, the Board allocated $6,020,000 in ARPA funds for water infrastructure projects identified as "Tier 1" projects by the El Dorado County Water Agency:
Fairgrounds Water Quality and Drainage Improvements $400,000
Rubicon Tank 1 Water Feed Line Replacement 75,000
Lower Meeks Bay Pressure Reducing Station 200,000
Sly Park Intertie Improvement 750,000
Outingdale Dam Rehabilitation 440,000
South Upper Truckee Erosion Control Project* 575,000
Grizzly Flats Pump Station Reliability Improvements 2,530,000
Grizzly Flats Reservoir Lining Rehabilitation 300,000
Rubicon Wells 2 and 3 Backup Power Project 200,000
West Lake Tahoe Regional Water Treatment Plant 500,000
Georgetown Divide Water System Assessment 50,000
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