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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to sign the First Amendment to Agreement 6820 with the El Dorado County Water Agency, revising the project list to add the South Tahoe Public Utilities District Fire Hydrant Intertie Improvement Project in the amount of $114,882.10 by reallocating funds from the Outingdale Dam Rehabilitation Project, which finished under budget, and updating the El Dorado County Fairgrounds Project description, with no increase in compensation or change to the term of the Agreement.
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
TOTAL $6,020,000
*The South Upper Truckee Erosi...
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