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Home My WebLink About3. Summary of ARPA Project Requests 09-10-2021 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the Common Council FROM: Mark Rohloff, City Manager DATE: September 10, 2021 RE: Summary of ARPA Project Requests Please find attached a summary of project requests for funding under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). These requests include citizen input that we received through various methods, including a POLCO survey, along with requests we received from local nonprofit agencies, neighborhood associations, and boards and commissions. Additionally, staff prepared estimates of lost revenue to be recovered, and included projects from the city’s capital improvement program (CIP) for the council’s consideration. The grand total of these requests exceed $90 million. I should point out that some requests are duplicates of one another, which will reduce this amount. Additionally, we did not quantify the amounts from the citizen input requests, as many of those were not quantified. I think this points out that there are many different community needs that were identified through this process. While there were some thoughts given to developing a point system, my belief is that a point system would be based on different subjective criteria that will vary from person to person, and from Council Member to Council Member. Rather than debate the details of creating a point system, I used the short and long-term goals that we had created for the initial ARPA funding exercise that staff prepared back in April. I think that identifying how different requests may achieve different goals will enable Council to consider what areas of emphasis they prefer with these various types of requests. As for moving forward, I would suggest that Council give some consideration to giving staff priorities for different funding levels, such as a given percent for general categories. If there is any other direction from the whole of Council, staff would certainly be open to incorporating these ideas into their analysis. I would not recommend giving staff specific direction on individual requests, as I believe many of these requests can be consolidated with different agencies. I hope that this serves as a good starting point for Council to provide staff with some direction these areas. I welcome your thoughts on this summary for our discussion at Tuesday’s Council meeting. Attachments Neighborhood Associations 2,423,000$ Other Dept. Req.50,000$ Support Non Profit Entites 9,349,439$ Board/Commissions Recommendations 18,050,000$ City Capital Improvement Projects (CIP)52,350,432$ Lost Revenue Recovery 10,200,000$ Citizen Input TOTAL 92,422,871$ NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS SUGGESTED USE:#OF SUGGES- TIONS ESTIMATED COST (If given)ST GOALS LT GOALS NOTES Neighborhood stormwater solutions l 395,000$ 4 1,2,3,4 Clean-up week - large item pick-up l 15,500$ 3,5 1 Central City Park l 2,000,000$ 4,5 1 Celebrate Neighborhoods Event l 12,500$ 5 1 2,423,000$ OTHER DEPARTMENT REQUESTS SUGGESTED USE:#OF SUGGES- TIONS ESTIMATED COST (If given)ST GOALS LT GOALS NOTES Social Service Support to Library Patrons l 50,000$ 2,3,4,5 1,3 50,000$ SUPPORT TO NON PROFIT ENTITIES SUGGESTED USE:#OF SUGGES- TIONS ESTIMATED COST (If given)ST GOALS LT GOALS NOTES Runaway & Homeless Youth Program l 300,000$ 1,2,3,4,5 1 YMCA Mission Program Support l 377,990$ 2,3,4 Domestic Abuse Shelter (operation & capital support) l 340,619$ 1,2,3,4 Children Clothing Project l 25,000$ 2,3,4 Legal services for eviction prevention for low income residents l 309,000$ 1,2,3,4,6 Eviction Prevention/rental assistance program l 130,480$ 1,2,3,4,6 Homeless Continuum - Establishing Transitional Program l 500,000$ 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3 Youth Club Facility Expansion l 2,500,000$ 2,3,4,6 2,3 New Emergency Homeless Shelter l 1,000,000$ 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3 Recruitment Project for Literacy Program l 16,350$ 2,4 New Adult Family Home l 400,000$ 2,4 HVAC System for Art Center l 100,000$ 4 Workforce Retention/Attraction Program l 750,000$ 2,3,4,5 1 2nd Shift Child Care Facility l 500,000$ 2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3 Basic Needs Project (hygiene products for people in poverty)l 250,000$ 2,3,4,5,6 1 Homeless / Tiny House Project l 350,000$ 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3 The Grand Opera House - Facility Improvements l 1,500,000$ 1,2,3 9,349,439$ CITY BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS SUGGESTED USE:#OF SUGGES- TIONS ESTIMATED COST (If given)ST GOALS LT GOALS NOTES Downtown Event Plaza l 5,000,000$ 5,6 1,2,3 Historic Rehab Program l 250,000$ 2,3,4 1 Lakeshore Park Improvements l 3,300,000$ 5 1,2,3 Duplicate of CIP request Various Housing Improvements l 8,000,000$ 1,2,3,4,5 1,2,3 May be duplicate w/other nonprofit requests Restore Lost Revenue l 1,500,000$ 2,3,4,5 1,3,4 Duplicate w/other requests 18,050,000$ CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (CIP) SUGGESTED USE:#OF SUGGES- TIONS ESTIMATED COST (If given)ST GOALS LT GOALS NOTES East 9th Avenue Reconstruction l 5,500,000$ 4,5 1,2,3 Wisconsin Street Reconstruction (NY to Bent)l 4,200,000$ 4,5 1,2,3 West 9th Avenue / West of Oakwood (2021 project)l 7,200,000$ 4,5 1,2,3 Ceape Avenue / Bowen to Lake (2021 project)l 6,000,000$ 4,5 1,2,3 Algoma Blvd. / Wisconsin to Congress (2022 project)l 10,000,000$ 4,5 1,2,3 Fire and Police radio replacement l 1,700,000$ 4,5,6 1 Opera House Lighting l 80,000$ 5 1,3 Station 19 Parking Lot l 36,500$ 5 1 Parks Operations Facility Replacement l 4,900,000$ 5 1,2,3,4 Lakeshore Park Improvements l 3,340,000$ 5 1,2,3 Beachhouse Renovation l 150,000$ 5 1 Menominee Park parking lot & ball diamond renovation l 3,850,000$ 5 1 Roadway through Menominee Park l 1,000,000$ 5 1 Replace boat launch / Rainbow Park l 3,200,000$ 5 1,2,3 Fiber link from Station 15 to Leach Amphitheater l 23,500$ 4,5 1 IT Fiber Optic install - Parks to Armory l 97,100$ 4,5 1,3 IT Fiber Optic install - Armory to Pollock l 95,200$ 4,5 1 IT Fiber Optic install - Station 18 to 19 l 532,632$ 4,5 1,3 IT GIS upgrade l 20,000$ 4,5 1 IT upgrade to wireless access City Hall l 2,000$ 4,5 1 IT video teleconferencing upgrade l 5,800$ 4,5 1 IT additional surveillance cameras City Hall l 4,000$ 4,5 1 IT upgrade laptop pool for telecommuting, etc.l 10,500$ 4,5 1 IT upgrade training lab l 12,000$ 4,5 1 IT improve building security l 57,500$ 4,5 1 IT increase network ports l 10,000$ 4,5 1 IT replace squad car mobile data devices l 73,700$ 4,5 1 Concrete Street Repairs l 250,000$ 5 1 Catch up w/maintenance back-log 52,350,432$ Assign to Recovered Revenue LOST REVENUE RECOVERY SUGGESTED USE:#OF SUGGES- TIONS ESTIMATED COST (If given)ST GOALS LT GOALS NOTES Room Tax - Loss Recovery l 1,100,000$ 4,6 3 Estimated loss thought 12/31/20 General Revenue Loss/Recovery (non room tax) l 9,100,000$ 3,4,5,6 1,4 Use loss to fund projects that may not otherwise qualify for ARPA funding. Estimated loss thought 12/31/20 10,200,000$ CITIZEN INPUT SUGGESTED USE:NUMBER OF SUGGESTIONS ESTIMATED COST (If given)ST GOALS LT GOALS NOTES Homelessness ll N/A 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,3,4 Transitional Housing l N/A 1,2,3,4,5,6 1,2,4 Support Non Profits ll 5% to 30 % of total 1,2,3,4,5,6 1 Support Local Small Business l N/A 2,3,4,5,6 1,4 Improve City Bike/Walking Trails ll N/A 1,2,3 City Beautification ll $1 - $2M 1,2,3 Water/Sewer/Streets repair llll ll N/A 4,5 1,2,3 Water Bill Credit for all ll N/A 2,5 Infrastructure High Speed Internet l N/A 2 Misc. parks, housing, lost revue.ll N/A 3,4 2 Downtown Event Plaza l N/A Duplicate w/BID recommendation