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Council moves ARPA contingency into capital outlay as 16th Street waterline costs rise
Summary
Council approved two budget amendments to transfer ARPA contingency into capital outlay and to add grant revenue tied to the 16th Street Waterline Replacement project after updated estimates showed unanticipated costs; Finance Director Hillary Norton said ARPA obligations required funds be placed into purchase-order lines.
City Manager Scott Spence described the 16th Street Waterline Replacement as an "extraordinary public improvement" involving replacement of an 18-inch cast-iron pipe with new 24-inch HDPE in a 900-foot tunnel as deep as 80 feet. He said unanticipated costs require reallocation of budget contingency.
Finance Director Hillary Norton explained that multiple ARPA grants are reimbursement grants that had to be obligated by December 2024 and that funds budgeted in contingency must be moved to capital outlay to create purchase orders. Council approved a $64,187 transfer from ARPA contingency to capital outlay (Fund 130) and an addition of $22,700 in grant revenue plus a $100,000 transfer from contingency to capital outlay (Fund 196). "They all have to be obligated by December '24," Norton said, describing timing constraints for ARPA reimbursements.
