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14 <br /> 1 Attachment 5 lists School Capital Projects Summary totaling $27,504,864 in FY2021-22 (Year <br /> 2 1). <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Paul Laughton reviewed the background information for the agenda item. He said the <br /> 5 CIP is a budget planning guide, and approval of the CIP commits the County just to the first year <br /> 6 funding, FY 21-22. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee and seconded by Commissioner Fowler to <br /> 9 accept the FY2021-26 Orange County Five-Year Capital Investment Plan, and approve funding <br /> 10 for FY2021-22, as stated in Attachment 2, Year 1 (FY2021-22) in the Capital Investment Plan; <br /> 11 and adopt the FY2021-22 County Capital projects as stated in Attachment 3; the FY2021-22 <br /> 12 Proprietary Capital projects as stated in Attachment 4; and the FY2021-22 School Capital <br /> 13 projects as stated in Attachment 5. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Commissioner Dorosin said he will vote against this motion, as it is a mistake to remove <br /> 16 the Durham-Tech building project from the CIP for this year. He said it is inconsistent with <br /> 17 everything the Board talked about related to education, social justice, economic equity, diversity, <br /> 18 economic development, and he is heartbroken the Board has chosen to remove this. <br /> 19 Chair Price said she will vote for it, but with a lot of disappointment because she thinks it <br /> 20 is a mistake to delay the building. She said with the economic situation in the country, the <br /> 21 Board should want people to move forward and they need to have jobs to do so, and they need <br /> 22 to have the skills training in order to get the jobs. <br /> 23 Commissioner Greene echoed Chair Price's comments. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Roll call ensued <br /> 26 <br /> 27 VOTE: Ayes, 6 (Commissioner Bedford, Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner Greene, <br /> 28 Commissioner Hamilton, Commissioner McKee, and Chair Price); Nays, 1 (Commissioner <br /> 29 Dorosin) <br /> 30 <br /> 31 c. American Rescue Plan Act Funding Allocations <br /> 32 The Board approved an allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that the <br /> 33 County is designated to receive over two draw down periods. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 BACKGROUND: <br /> 36 The Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides direct allocations to local <br /> 37 governments. Orange County is designated to receive approximately $28.8 million. The first <br /> 38 draw down of approximately $14.4 million was approved by the Board of Commissioners <br /> 39 through a budget amendment on June 1, 2021. The second draw down will occur in twelve (12) <br /> 40 months. ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024 and must be fully expended by <br /> 41 December 31, 2026. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 The ARPA funds are intended to broadly address the negative impacts of the COVID-19 <br /> 44 pandemic on individuals, government agencies, organizations, and small businesses. The <br /> 45 Treasury Department has issued interim guidance on the use of ARPA funds for local <br /> 46 governments. This guidance establishes five broad categories for potential investments: <br /> 47 <br /> 48 1. Support public health expenditures, by funding COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical <br /> 49 expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public health and safety staff; <br /> 50 <br />