ARPA Recap 5-6-22
American Rescue Plan Act
State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
May 2022
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Contact Information
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Economic Alliance
of Lewis County
Executive Director
Richard DeBolt
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Lewis County MOU
Facilitate and plan stakeholder meetings as related to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
Research and lobby for infrastructure funding
Develop criteria and application process for grant funding
Facilitate Economic Impact meetings with stakeholders
This is step 1. We are working on the research portion and criteria development.
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The Economic Alliance
of
Lewis County
Strategic Plan
2021-2023
Richard intro Troy
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Capital Budget
Troy Nichols
Phillip Burgess Government Relations
Mapping system. Identify areas where there are a number of overlapping or adjacent projects that can be bundled and presented to the Legislature as a larger project with multiple partners.
This increases funding opportunities.
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Captial Budget Dig-Once Language
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dig-Once Pilot Program (91002171)
The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations: The appropriation in this section is provided solely for the department, in coordination with
the system improvement team, to implement a dig-once pilot program to identify opportunities to dig once and bury fiber optic cables and conduits, repair water or sewer pipes, and repair
roads, bridges, and sidewalks at the same time. The goals of the pilot program include minimizing local disruption, maximizing efficiencies, and demonstrating the ability to achieve
cost savings to state and local governments. The pilot program must be implemented in Lewis county in collaboration with the department of transportation and the economic alliance of
Lewis county.
(1) The department of transportation and local governments must collaborate with the department to identify and coordinate projects in Lewis county that require excavation work on public
property, such as projects improving fish passage barriers, roads, broadband, water, wastewater, or stormwater infrastructure.
(2) The department must report to the office of financial management and fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2022, regarding the implementation and potential cost savings
of the dig-once pilot program and any recommendations related to implementation of a statewide dig-once policy.
Appropriation:
State Building Construction Account—State. . . . . . . . $40,000
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2022-2023
ARPA and Infrastructure Calendar
Todd and Intro Buck Lucas DOC Local Gov Division
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Buck Lucas
with the
Department of Commerce
Dig Once Pilot Project
Coordination
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Lewis County Infrastructure Initiatives GIS Mapping System
Huge thanks to the County Public Works team, including Josh Metcalf, Gary Hurley, and Seth Lackie. The map is the foundation of our entire project.
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LCII
The
Lewis County Infrastructures Initiatives Map
Identify areas where there are a number of overlapping or adjacent projects that can be bundled and presented to the Legislature as a larger project with multiple partners. This increases
funding opportunities.
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ARPA and HDR Consulting
Combined Project Data and
Scoring
Intro Josh Metcalf to discuss scoring and HDR. Scoring metric needs to clear, have defined objectives, with consistent scoring that is data driven. Goal is to provide the County the
City of Centralia and Chehalis as well as the smaller communities and other partners with the resources do determine the best course of action.
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Success in 2022
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Outcomes
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Beyond ARPA
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Question
& Answers Period
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