Oklahoma County ARPA program staff presented the county's annual American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) report, summarizing activity across 142 projects from initial authorization to liquidation and expenditure.

The report, presented by ARPA staff member Jamie, showed the county was authorized $154,000,000 and highlighted that most spending has been concentrated in public health and public-sector capacity categories. "We are getting towards the end. We didn't think December 2026 would get here, but we are getting close," Jamie said, noting the federal expenditure deadline the county must meet.

The nut graf: the presentation framed the annual report as a deeper narrative than quarterly financial KPIs, showing outputs and community engagement; staff emphasized attention on projects with low spending so funds are not returned to the U.S. Treasury.

Staff said the report breaks projects into authorized, obligated (under contract), liquidated (paid out of county accounts), and expended (final). The presenters noted that while many projects were completed'including premium pay, several infrastructure items, and a natural-disaster generator project'there remain 2 projects at 0% and 12 projects under 50% progress. Combined across categories, staff identified 33 projects that were less than roughly 50% complete and 13 projects not yet started; those are the priority for quarterly follow-up.

Staff member Danny said some projects appeared inactive in quarterly reporting only because subrecipients had recently received liquidations and could not show spending in the prior quarter; he said the next quarterly reports should give a clearer picture for about half of those projects. Danny also noted the county hosts the annual report and compliance materials on the county website under the American Rescue Plan Act tab.

The report summarized outcomes in selected categories: public-health activities reported nearly 12,000 COVID tests ordered (as presented), PPE purchases including about 41,000 masks and 374,000 gloves (staff corrected an earlier incorrect figure), and contact-tracing camera installs of 195 cameras in public buildings. Community-facing projects cited included EMS access added for the town of Luther (serving about 1,600 residents), community violence interventions, telehealth sessions at the juvenile justice center, and behavioral-health services at a community partner reaching more than 2,000 individuals. Negative economic impact programs included food distribution by the regional food bank (36,000 families) and ReSourcOKC (18,000 families), renter and utility assistance, and nonprofit support.

Staff emphasized compliance and monitoring: subrecipients must meet the Treasury expenditure deadline (December 2026) and the county conducts quarterly follow-ups and compliance webinars. The presentation closed with staff recommending continued focus on projects under 50% and unstarted projects so that allocations remain in the county rather than being returned to the federal government.

The committee received the presentation by motion and vote.

Ending: Staff pointed board members to the full report online for detailed project inventories and KPIs and said compliance outreach would continue each quarter to subrecipients.