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Raytown approves ARPA transfer to fund police cameras and sewer projects
Summary
On Sept. 17, the Raytown Board of Aldermen approved a $1,359,391.33 transfer of American Rescue Plan Act funds to cover multiple projects including police license-plate cameras, sewer oversight and an equalization-basin rehab.
The Raytown Board of Aldermen on Sept. 17 approved transferring $1,359,391.33 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to cover several capital projects, city staff said.
Robinson Campbell, who presented the package, said the transfer covers four primary items: the Raytown Police Department camera project (the Flock system), additional construction/engineering oversight for the Wildwood North project after an unexpected sewer line rework, and rehabilitation of the 80 Seventh Street equalization basin. "We are asking for a total of $1,300,000 and change, for four different projects," Campbell told the Board.
Campbell said the Flock camera element was budgeted at $120,350 and that the 80 Seventh Street basin bid came back at about $914,000. He also told the board the Wildwood North bids were slightly under budget but that an unanticipated sewer-line correction required roughly $172,000 more. Remaining ARPA-eligible projects cited in the presentation included the 50 Ninth Street stormwater project, a Habitat for Humanity project, and a police-department annex/evidence building that staff expects to bring back later in the year.
Alderman Bill Van Buskirk (voice noted during discussion) and others framed the transfers as a way to use one-time federal relief to fund infrastructure that will reduce future operating costs. Van Buskirk said the package “is something that we can utilize for things that we need in our community.”
Alderman Emerson moved to approve the resolution and Alderman Azer seconded; a roll-call vote followed and the resolution carried. No members recorded a 'no' vote in the roll calls recorded on the transcript.
What happens next: staff will execute the transfers and proceed with the projects as authorized. Some items — including the PD annex and Habitat for Humanity work — remain in planning or bid stages and will return to the Board for further approvals.
Authorities referenced in the meeting included the ARPA program and the City of Raytown budget code adjustments required to move funds between allocations. The Board set no new tax or fee as part of this action.
