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SANTA MARIA STIMULUS (ARRA) TRACKER |
| Tracking Santa Maria's economic stimulus funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) |  |
This page was updated on June 9, 2010.
Questions? Call Management Analyst Mark van de Kamp
at (805) 925-0951 ext. 372
| FUNDS TO THE CITY | ||
| Recovery Act of 2009 Program: | Amount: | Notification Letter/Report |
| Transportation | $4,667,852 | February 19, 2009 |
| Transit | $2,427,940 | February 19, 2009 |
| Community Development Block Grant | $341,281 | March 6, 2009 |
| Homelessness Prevention Fund | $521,839 | March 6, 2009 |
| Edward Byrne JAG Funding | $308,568 | March 9, 2009 |
| Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant | $826,000 | March 26, 2009 |
| Neighborhood Stabilization Program | $1,258,602 | April 30, 2009 |
| Fire Station Construction Grants Program | $4,368,907 | September 25, 2009 |
| Total: | $14,720,989 | |
| WHERE IS YOUR TAXPAYER MONEY GOING? |
The following City staff reports, news releases and bid results documents explain in detail where and how the City of Santa Maria is expending its Federal ARRA funds.
STATUS REPORT: One year later Summary of ARRA-funded City projects, one year after President Obama signed the $787 billion package in February 2009.
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Police: The Edward Byrne JAG Funding amount of $308,568 ($249,940 net) will be used to replace reduced COPPS funding (reduced by the State), to fund one police officer for two years.
October 20, 2009 City Council Agenda Report
Fire Station Construction Grants Program:
December 1, 2009 City Council Agenda Report
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Transportation: The City will do two overlay projects, three concrete projects and a bike path using $4,667,852. Read the September 15, 2009 Council report about these projects.
- The overlay projects consist of fresh asphalt on streets, and those will be done in two phases of $2.1 million and $1 million.
- The three concrete projects, consisting of curbs, gutters and sidewalks, will total $998,816. ($300,000, $316,816, and $368,000).
- The City will use $568,036 toward construction of a Class I (bike and pedestrian) trail along the Santa Maria Railroad right-of-way from a point 400 feet north of Stowell Road then north to Morrison, then at Morrison build an on-street bike path easterly to Depot Street, then north on Depot Street north to Main Street (State Highway 135).
September 15, 2009 City Council Agenda Report: Call for Bids for ARRA Concrete Projects
Transit: : $450,000 to purchase five, 27-foot vans for Santa Maria Area Transit (SMAT), and $960,000 to purchase two heavy-duty SMAT buses, and about $1 million toward the future Santa Maria Intermodal Transit Center to be built along South Miller Street near Central Avenue. These buses will increase service reliability and reduce maintenance costs. Read the September 15, 2009 Council report about the Intermodal Transit Center.
Community Development Block Grant: The City proposes to use all $341,281, along with other sources, toward construction of a new northwest fire station. See the City Council report of June 2, 2009.
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Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant: The City is proposing to use up to $826,000 to retrofit lighting at City-owned parking facilities at the Town Center East mall. This consists of a three-story parking structure with 1,800 parking spaces. The goal is to replace existing High Pressure Sodium (HPS) lighting fixtures with Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures (LED and solar).
Notice Inviting Bidders (May 19, 2010)
Bid Results Received (June , 2010)
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Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program: See details here. The $521,839 over three years will be dispersed to five local social service agencies, to provide services and direct assistance to individuals and families that are in the greatest need and have been hardest hit by the current economic crisis. See the City Council report of September 15, 2009. Also, 5 percent or $26,091 of the funding may be used for administrative costs. The five agencies and their recipient funding are:
| $31,058 | |
| $343,375 | |
| $65,685 | |
| $41,000 | |
| $27,675 |
Neighborhood Stabilization Program: For information about the Community Development Block Grant, Homelessness Prevention Fund and Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding, please refer to the news releases below. The June 2, 2009 City Council report about the Neighborhood Stabilization Fund provides more details.
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