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Page 2 The current Street CIP Fund is basically set up to fund one street reconstruction project each year. However with the continuous freeze‐thaw cycle that happened under the roadways in the City, many roads are in worse condition than staff would typically expect to see. Staff worked together to re‐evaluate the Street CIP and found that there are many roads that are not on the upcoming CIP in worse condition than some roads currently on the CIP and found a need to reorganize the order of the upcoming projects. Staff feels that there are four improvement projects that are all rated about the same and should be completed over the next two years. Staff is currently working on getting dollar amounts assigned to these projects. The added expenses related to the onslaught of unexpected streets that need improvement means that there are more improvement projects than there are funds to cover in the Street CIP Fund. Using ARPA Funds to fund the Birch Tree Ponds Area Street Improvement Project would allow remaining Street CIP Funds to be freed up to be used for the additional unexpected road maintenance projects that need to be completed. Adding this additional revenue would help the City to stay on top of infrastructure needs and not fall so far behind. If expenses related to the Birch Tree Ponds Project do not use the full allocation of ARPA Funds, staff recommends that the remaining ARPA Funds be used to partially fund the next street improvement project undertaken by the City. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council approve the resolution authorizing road maintenance expenditures from the American Rescue Plan Act Funds. ATTACHMENTS Resolution Authorizing Road Maintenance Expenditures from the American Rescue Plan Act Funds.