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Commissioner Shehan - Office of Capital Improvements - To Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute an Interlocal Agreement Between Gaston County, the City of High Shoals, and the City of Gastonia/Two Rivers for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) High Shoals - Sewer Line Project
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STAFF CONTACT
Ray Maxwell - Executive Director of Capital Improvements - 704-862-7551
BUDGET IMPACT
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BACKGROUND
In September 2022, the NC Division of Water Infrastructure awarded Gaston County $5,478,000 in federal grant funds to meet urgent community needs in the wake of COVID-19. On September 27, 2022, Board Resolution 2022-294 approved and appropriated funds for the Dallas High Shoals Infrastructure Project (hereinafter, the "Project"). On March 28, 2023, Resolution 2023-114 appropriated an additional $2,375,000 of gap funding from the Division of Water Infrastructure to cover a funding shortfall in the Project. Section 160A-461 of the North Carolina General Statutes authorized units of local government to enter into interlocal agreements for any undertaking. Gaston County, the City of High Shoals, and the City of Gastonia/Two Rivers desire to jointly extend, renovate, and expand capacity of the City of Gastonia/Two Rivers Sewer infrastructure to serve High Shoals and its regional customers. The project will construct the infrastructure necessary to provide sewer service to the City of High Shoals and extend High Shoals current sewer infrastructure. The purpose of the interlocal agreement between the County, the City of High Shoals, and the City of Gastonia/Two Rivers is to set forth the terms and conditions under which the County will construct, and the City of Gastonia/Two Rivers and High Shoals will operate and maintain the sewer infrastructure. Approval of this Board Action authorizes the County Attorney to draft necessary documents and make any minor changes for final signature purposes, and authorizes the County Manager, or his designee, to execute on behalf of Gaston County.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
Interlocal Agreement