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Expenses related to the Magneti Marelli site will be charged to the project funds and reimbursed through financing. Multi-sports plat7.pdf Motion: Motion to direct staff to develop a request for qualifications, seek responses and then make a recommendation of award to the County Commissioners for design of a Multi-Sports Complex on property the County now owns off of Broadway Road in Sanford, North Carolina. Mover: Robert Reives For: 7 - Arianna Lavallee, Dr. Andre Knecht, Robert Reives, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith, Bill Carver, Mark Lovick Motion Result: Passed Motion: Motion to give the Manager permission up to a limit of $100,000 to purchase items from the Magneti Marelli property. Mover: Arianna Lavallee For: 7 - Arianna Lavallee, Dr. Andre Knecht, Robert Reives, Cameron Sharpe, Kirk Smith, Bill Carver, Mark Lovick Motion Result: Passed VI.B ARPA/CLFRF Funding Update Assistant County Manager/Finance Director Lisa Minter provided an ARPA update to the Board. The funding received by the County as part of ARPA funding is $11,999,847; Sanford is receiving $9,588,012; and Broadway is receiving $ 409,845. Funds may cover costs from March 3, 2021 to December 21, 2026. Funds must be encumbered by December 31, 2024. The first reporting deadline was delayed due to the amount of information that needed to be submitted. The objectives are to address pandemic public health issues, address negative economic impacts of the pandemic, compensate for lost local government revenue growth, aid low income areas and populations and longer-term investments in critical infrastructure. The basic award terms and conditions say the US Treasury Guidelines will need to be complied with under the Uniform Guidance. Compliance is a concern due to running into some issues with some of the ideas that were originally considered. Any project considered must be eligible under ARPA rules and state law authority. Local government must follow federal and state law compliance. These funds cannot be donated to an organization, but the County can contract with an organization for a service the County could provide, similarly to how the County currently contracts with non-profits in the budget process. Commissioner Reives asked about whether organizations contracted with would require bonded individuals handling the money. Subrecipients must be accountable to the Local Government for compliance with all rules and regulations attached to the funds. All funds are subject to audit requirements. There are also restrictions on what can and can't be done with property including an inability to apply funds to property that will be subject to a loan. The County is currently recruiting for a Recovery Funds Manager. A sub-award policy laying out conditions of sub-awards and monitoring will need to be adopted. The School of Government is formulating templates to help meet these requirements. A joint meeting was proposed with the City of Sanford and Town of Broadway to discuss joint projects and prevent a duplication of efforts. Mrs. Minter also requested to schedule a session during the board retreat to discuss potential projects. Another piece is community engagement, which is not a requirement of the County, but something that can be conducted. One issue identified is concerns regarding 6