REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 9, 2022
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Budget Adjustment for the Chino Airport Groundwater Remedial Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve a budget adjustment to Capital Improvement Program Project No. 18-222, using $15 million from the Chino Plume Needs Reserve for the Chino Airport Groundwater Remedial Project (WBSE 10.10.0556).
2. Authorize the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector to post budget adjustments, as detailed in the Financial Impact Section (Four votes required).
(Presenter: Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Board of Supervisors (Board) has currently allocated $46 million of Discretionary General Funding for expenses associated with the groundwater investigation and remedial project, known as the Chino Airport Groundwater Remedial Action Project (Remedial Project), including $21 million in a capital project budget and $25 million set aside in the Chino Plume Needs Reserve (Reserve). In addition, the Board also contributed $20 million of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to partially fund the Remedial Project, resulting in a total allocation of $66 million for this project.
A recommended use of $15 million from the Reserve, which was approved by the Board on June 14, 2022 (Item No. 103), is needed sooner than anticipated for immediate costs for property acquisitions and consultant services. These known costs were initially planned to be funded with ARPA funds; however, it has been determined that ARPA funds are more suited to pay for future fiscal year cons...
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