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RPC tells Urbana council ARPA-funded projects are mostly on schedule; $9.95M allocated, $5.9M spent
Summary
RPC planner JD McClanahan presented the ARPA annual report: the city allocated about $9.95 million to 25 subrecipient projects, about $5.9 million has been spent so far (roughly 60%), and most projects are on schedule with several capital investments nearing completion.
JD McClanahan, a planner with the Champaign-Urbana Regional Planning Commission, gave the Committee of the Whole an annual update on the city’s ARPA subrecipient projects.
McClanahan summarized the program’s finances: "the American Rescue Plan Act was passed in March 2021, and this allocated $12,970,000 to the city of Urbana," he said, noting the city designated $2,500,000 for revenue replacement and reserved $415,000 for RPC administration, leaving approximately $10,000,000 for competitive awards. From that pool, the city funded 25 projects totalling about $9,950,000; to date recipients have spent about $5,900,000 (roughly 60% of allocations).
The presentation broke projects into topical priorities and provided per-project highlights. Among larger investments McClanahan cited were a $2,000,000 allocation for the Urbana Park District Health and Wellness Center (nearing substantial completion and reported as fully spent), a $950,000 allocation for Carl’s tiny-home village (about $600,000 spent), and approximately $1,300,000 allocated to a sanitary sewer lateral lining pilot (less than 25% complete but with high homeowner enrollment in the pilot). He also noted successes among smaller service projects, including an electric cargo van and charger for the Eastern Illinois Food Bank ($79,000, complete) and various housing stability and workforce programs.
McClanahan said the portfolio includes 19 active projects, five complete projects and one discontinued project; he reported about 3,970 households have been served across projects and that the current per-household spending estimate will decline as capital projects begin to deliver direct household services.
Council members asked about reallocation of an unspent $200,000 and the ARPA spending deadline; staff said remaining funds must be spent by 2026. McClanahan and staff also described contract oversight, quarterly reporting and the need for sustained subrecipient communication to ensure compliance and timely reporting.
What’s next: staff will bring discussion of the $200,000 reallocation to a future meeting and continue oversight of subrecipients through the contract and quarterly reports.
