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Agenda Item
14. Reconsideration of the approval to allocate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) in the total amount of [$3,197,900], for the following 12 projects awarded to government entities or nonprofit organizations created for charitable, religious, or educational purposes:
1. Tenancy Support Program providing case management for tenancy support and a shallow rental assistance subsidy to move people into independent housing and keep them stably housed, in the amount of $790,000
2. Sheriff Office Staffing Study - Staffing study designed to determine the recommended commissioned and civilian staffing levels needed to create a safe facility for both the staff manning the proposed new 240 bed medical facility and the inmate population, in the amount of $89,900
3. Community Art and Washoe Artrail in support of a Washoe ArTrail digital application to include an interactive augmented experience and the Gerlach trailhead art, in the amount of $200,000. The funds will be used to commission and install art pieces in the Washoe County region including but not limited to, the Washoe Artrail, murals, and arts at Washoe County parks
4. Seven Magic Mountains - Relocation and Install, to support the relocation of the Seven Magic Mountains, large-scale site-specific public art installation from its current location south of the Las Vegas Strip along Interstate 15, to a location in Washoe County by the end of 2026, in the amount of $500,000 and approve Resolution R23-181
5.0Communities in Schools, in support of the expansion of the CIS program into four middle schools, in the amount of $238,000 and approve Resolution R23-176. Communities in Schools (CIS) operates in 13 schools across Washoe County to provide an evidence-based, success-proven methodology for providing students with the services and resources they need to remove both academic and nonacademic barriers to their success.
6. Notables Accessibility, bridges the gaps between disability services, education, mental health, and the arts by providing innovative music therapy and inclusive music opportunities to the community. Award will improve accessibility by supporting window coverings, solar panels, ADA compliant doors and furniture to enhance therapeutic experience for all participants in their facility, in the amount of $305,000 and approve Resolution R23-180
7. Courage House, to support Courage Worldwide bringing a Courage House to Northern Nevada supporting victims of sex trafficking and offering the most vulnerable children a refuge with trauma and survivor informed?residential therapy, award will support purchase of a property in Washoe County where services will be provided in the amount of $250,000 and approve Resolution R23-178
8. Truckee River Rangers, to expand the consistency of patrols, programming, and citizen engagement along the Truckee River Corridor in the amount of $200,000 and approve Resolution 23-177
9. Northern Nevada Literacy Council, to support the continuation of the work of providing literacy programs and career pathways for 40 adult learners ages 16-24 leading to career pathways with sustainable living wages, in the amount of $100,000 and approve Resolution 23-179
10. Rebuilding Together Northen Nevada, to support 20 households to be pre-qualified with home repairs and a site feasibility project in Gerlach, in the amount of $75,000 and approve Resolution R23-183
11. Family Respite Care of Nevada, supporting children residing in Washoe County who are in foster or post-adoption care, in the amount of $50,000 and approve Resolution R23-182
12. Tahoe Area Regional Transportation, in support of another year of improving alternative transportation options compared to personal vehicles and reducing congestion and improve traffic flow by reducing vehicles on the road, in the amount of $400,000
Manager's Office. (All Commission Districts.) FOR POSSIBLE ACTION