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CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS

CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS

STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS

2021 RECOVERY PLAN REPORT
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Table of Contents

Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 2

Uses of Funds............................................................................................................................ 4

Investment Strategies...............................................................................................................................5

Additional Funding and Partnerships........................................................................................................7

Promoting Equitable Outcomes.................................................................................................. 8

Community Engagement...........................................................................................................10

Labor Practices.........................................................................................................................11

Use of Evidence........................................................................................................................11

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category ............................................................................12

Project Inventory.......................................................................................................................13

Performance Report: Required Performance Indicators and Programmatic Data......................16

Figure 1 ARPA Allocation Plan Inputs ........................................................................................ 4

Figure 2 Uses of Funds by Beneficiary....................................................................................... 6

Figure 3 Affordable Housing and Homelessness COVID-19 Investment .................................... 7
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Executive Summary

The City of Colorado Springs (City) has received an allocation of $76,039,132 in American 

Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to support COVID-19 

pandemic response and recovery efforts in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Recovery Plan 

Report responds to the requirements set forth by the United States Department of the Treasury 

for management and reporting of the SLFRF. The City’s plan follows the required format and 

content requirements identified in the SLFRF Compliance and Reporting Guide issued on July 

24, 2021.

The plan for the City’s use of funds was developed through a combination of community input, 

the City’s strategic plan, needs communicated by key stakeholders, as well as identified 

priorities of City Leadership. The plan promotes a broad response to the pandemic and 

economic recovery, incorporating support for new and existing businesses, populations of 

citizens disproportionally impacted by the pandemic including children, families, and seniors, 

community public health and safety, and other community-wide benefits detailed below.

During the first reporting period, City staff developed a comprehensive list of projects and 

programs reflective of the priorities identified in this plan, coupled with the goals, objectives, and 

compliance requirements identified in the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund interim final 

rule. Although the final guidance is anticipated in the upcoming period, all projects selected for 

funding were done so with the interim final rule used as a guide. There may be additional 

consideration of the City’s plan once the final guidance is released, and also throughout the life 

of the funding as conditions change.

The City executed three high priority activities utilizing ARPA funding during the reporting 

period, as reflected in the Table of Expenses:

Colorado Springs Fire Department response and vaccination efforts (ARP24 & ARP02):

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) has provided support to the public health 

response since the inception of the pandemic. CSFD has participated in the activation of 

the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management response, coordinating with 

El Paso County Police and Fire agencies providing emergency services. CSFD has also 

been an intimate participant in vaccine planning and support, providing over 1,200 hours 

of staffing to vaccination clinics and programs such as Operation House Call, all 

described herein.

Aid to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum (ARP01): The U.S. Olympic and 

Paralympic Museum (USOPM) opened to the public in July of 2020. The Museum, which 

is located in the City’s southeast downtown, was a transformational project anticipated to 

have an incredible economic impact on the City. They City has provided funding to the 

USOPM through the ARPA to support a successful tourism recovery, and therefore 

faster economic recovery. 

Premium pay provided to the City’s sworn employees (ARP16): The City’s sworn 

employees in the Fire and Police Departments are critical to protecting the health and 

wellbeing of the Colorado Springs community. Premium pay was provided to these 

employees who performed essential work during the COVID-19 public health 

emergency, inherently putting them at a heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.
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The City will work diligently through the upcoming year to begin implementation of the remaining 

projects and programs included in the plan. Through implementation, the City plans to address:

 the lack of affordable childcare throughout the school year and subsequent summer

months, allowing parents in disproportionately impacted communities the ability to 

secure full-time employment

 grant programs offering an inclusive opportunity for businesses to build back and 

strengthen their strategies for sustainable operations

 support to the tourism and education industries, allowing for continued recovery in those 

respective disciplines

 implementation of efficient and sustainable water infrastructure, supporting 

modernization of aged systems resulting in water application efficiency with a goal of 

achieving a minimum of 20% water savings

 implementation of stormwater conveyance infrastructure, incentivizing the 

implementation of green infrastructure water quality measures during redevelopment 

projects within the North Nevada Corridor. 
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Uses of Funds

The City will use American Rescue Plan Act funds to make strategic investments in targeted 

sectors enabling our community’s strong and equitable recovery from the pandemic. Strategic

priority areas were identified with consideration placed on the following criteria when identifying 

projects and programs:

 Direct benefit to the community, particularly those disproportionately impacted by the 

pandemic

 Business and economic recovery, including recovery of the tourism sector

 Investment in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure reducing barriers to future 

economic development or equitable access to reliable services

 Ongoing support to the public health response

Throughout development of the plan, City staff considered recommendations provided by 

broadly represented community groups and stakeholders, funding sources already dedicated to 

other high priority target areas, and strategic priorities of City Leadership and the City Council. 

Additionally, consideration was placed on leveraging funding provided by other federal grant 

programs and partners, as well as those projects or programs for which no other funding was

available. The City’s planned allocation distributes funding across every expenditure category 

designated by the U.S. Treasury Department. This reflects the City’s commitment to maximize 

the benefits of ARPA funding and allows us to invest in pandemic recovery efforts in sectors 

often left out of traditional funding streams. Additionally, uses of funds also align with goals 

articulated in the City’s 2020-2024 Strategic Plan. Developed with broad community input, the 

Strategic Plan defines City priorities and provides a framework for measuring progress and 

performance. 

ARPA 

Allocation 

Plan

Eligibility 

Requirements

Priority Areas

Community 

Input

Strategic Plan 

Alignment

Other Funding 

& Partnerships

Figure 1 ARPA Allocation Plan Inputs
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Investment Strategies

Direct Community Benefit

The City’s ARPA fund allocation strategy is designed to maximize beneficial impact with regards 

to the specific needs and challenges facing our community. While the impact of ARPA funding 

will extend throughout Colorado Springs, significant efforts are targeted to the Southeast 

quadrant of our city.

Southeast Colorado Springs experiences greater poverty levels and lower economic opportunity 

compared with the city as a whole. Pandemic trends indicate that Southeast neighborhoods and 

residents are at risk of disproportionate negative impacts of the pandemic, and thus the majority 

of the City’s ARPA-funded projects directly and/or indirectly impact the Southeast (see 

Promoting Equitable Outcomes). Additional City projects will target income-qualified groups in 

other locations and investments in Qualified Opportunity Zones.

Business and Economic Recovery

Eighteen percent of the City’s total ARPA allocation will 

directly benefit businesses, workers, and job training 

programs. The City will provide funding to local subrecipient 

organizations and recovery programs to issue grants and 

economic assistance to small, locally owned businesses 

negatively impacted by the pandemic. Additional funding will 

support accredited post-secondary degree programs 

providing job training to individuals and industries impacted 

by the pandemic. Other investments will support recovery for 

the region’s key tourism and travel industry.

Investment in Water, Sewer, and Broadband Infrastructure

Infrastructure investments will promote equitable 

redevelopment and address environmental issues. The city’s North Nevada Avenue Corridor will 

receive an allocation to improve stormwater conveyance solutions within a Qualified Opportunity 

Zone. Currently, inadequate stormwater infrastructure causes localized flooding and poses a 

significant barrier to redevelopment and property ownership. 

Implementing new infrastructure will mitigate this financial barrier, facilitating an equitable 

redevelopment that allows for small business ownership and growth in key . By 

providing stormwater conveyance infrastructure, the City will incentivize the implementation of 

green infrastructure water quality measures during redevelopment projects within the North 

Nevada Corridor. Environmental benefits will include localized flood mitigation and stormwater 

conveyance to Monument Creek; the project addresses climate change by providing surface 

erosion mitigation.

Other ARPA funded infrastructure projects will replace ageing, inadequate, and outdated 

irrigation systems managed by the City. Implementing modernized irrigation will achieve a 

minimum 20% water savings across impacted systems, helping protect our community’s water 

resources against emerging threats related to drought, scarcity, and climate change, as well as 

making progress toward State and regional water conservation goals.
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Public Health Response

ARPA funding will also support immediate pandemic mitigation and public health initiatives by 

City of Colorado Springs public safety units and staff members. This includes Operation House 

Call, a collaboration between the Colorado Springs Fire Department, El Paso County Public 

Health, and community volunteers, to administer vaccines to high-risk and vulnerable 

homebound residents of El Paso County.

Figure 2 Uses of Funds by Beneficiary

Children, Families, & 

Seniors

16%

Businesses & Workers

18%

Public Health & Safety

12%

Stormwater 

Infrastructure

15%

City Employees

6%

Utilities Access

6%

Water Quality & 

Conservation

14%

Community-Wide 

Benefit

13%

Uses of Funds by Beneficiary

Children, Families, & Seniors Businesses & Workers Public Health & Safety

Stormwater Infrastructure City Employees Utilities Access

Water Quality & Conservation Community-Wide Benefit
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Additional Funding and Partnerships

Affordable Housing

In addition to ARPA funds, the City is leveraging other sources of funding and strengthening 

local partnerships to increase impact and build community resiliency. Affordable housing and 

homelessness are priority issues in Colorado Springs and have been the focus of decades of 

intensive investment prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has intensified existing 

issues, and our community is seeing extraordinary need related to housing affordability, rental 

assistance, eviction prevention, and homeless services.

The City is allocating more than $111 million in strategic investments as part of a 

comprehensive effort to achieve an equitable recovery from the pandemic and address 

previously existing issues. The City’s Community Development Division has engaged in a 

robust citizen participation process, which has informed priorities, goals, and strategies 

identified in the City’s 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan.

Nearly $35 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) COVID-19 

response and annual allocation funding and more than $76 million in Private Activity Bonds will 

enable progress toward Affordable Housing and Homelessness goals. The City receives from 

HUD an annual entitlement of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME 

Investment Partnership Program (HOME), and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and also 

received funding from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERA) for purposes of 

addressing housing and homelessness in our community.

Colorado Springs Affordable Housing & Homelessness COVID-19 Impact Investment:

Figure 1 Affordable Housing and Homelessness COVID-19 Investment
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Disproportionately Impacted Communities

In addition, the City is partnering with other entities administering ARPA funding to achieve the 

greatest impact in priority areas. As an example, Harrison School District 2 (HSD2) received 

funding from the ARPA through the U.S. Department of Education. A collaborative partnership 

between HSD2 and the City of Colorado Springs Community Centers will enhance the impact of 

City projects focused on Southeast Colorado Springs by leveraging both the HSD2 and City 

ARPA funds.

Harrison School District 2, serving Southeast Colorado Springs, includes numerous Title 1 

schools and schools with large Title 1 populations. Approximately 75% of students in the district 

qualify for free or reduced lunch. The Out-of-School Time Program will utilize American Rescue 

Plan Act funding from the U.S. Department of Education to provide wrap-around childcare 

support for low-income families with elementary school children in the district, supported by 

Colorado Springs Community Centers staff and resources.

Promoting Equitable Outcomes

The City of Colorado Springs is investing its American Rescue Plan Act funds in a series of 

targeted initiatives to promote a strong and equitable recovery, with special focus on 

communities and populations disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. These critical 

investments will help our community make progress toward achieving racial and economic 

equity goals.

The City will invest ARPA funding in three projects in Southeast Colorado Springs, which align 

with broader City strategy for the Southeast (see Southeast Community Plan) and other efforts 

by community organizations and citizens. Compared with the City of Colorado Springs as a 

whole, Southeast Colorado Springs has a higher incidence of poverty, a markedly lower life 

expectancy, and less access to healthy foods. The 74,000 residents of the Southeast comprise 

39% of the city’s Latino population, 49% of the city’s Black population, 40% of the city’s foreign 

born population who are not US citizens, and 35% of residents who speak a language other 

than English (American Community Survey 2019).

The City will partner with United Way and Harrison School 

District 2 to establish a Family Success Center in 

Southeast Colorado Springs. The center will provide direct 

services to low-income and marginalized residents of all 

ages, including tutoring, financial literacy services, GED 

courses, and art therapy. Programming will help build 

capacity to strengthen quality of life and economic gains 

for Southeast Colorado Springs families. 

Also targeted to low-income and Southeast residents, the 

City will use ARPA funds to expand afterschool and 

summer childcare programs for underserved populations 

at its Community Centers. Located in marginalized 

neighborhoods, the two Community Center facilities in the 

Southeast and one on the City’s west side serve everyone but focus their efforts on working with 
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under-represented communities and individuals from lower-socioeconomic backgrounds. The 

centers provide affordable, reduced fee and free services for local residents, with approximately 

87% of participants qualifying for reduced fee services. 

ARPA funds will be utilized to expand program capacity for Community Centers afterschool and 

summer programs, providing childcare for low-income families for the 2021-2022 and 2022-

2023 school year. This will promote healthy childhood environments and enable greater 

economic opportunity for working parents in disproportionately impacted and underserved 

populations. This project will support low-income families regardless of school district. The

above-mentioned program, referred to as the Out of School Time Program, will enhance this 

project with additional supports targeted to Harrison School District 2 students.

Additionally, the City will devote $1.8 million toward capital improvements at the three 

Community Center facilities. These much-needed repairs will help ensure that the Centers 

remain safe, vibrant hubs of programming, services, and community spaces for low-income and 

marginalized residents.

ARPA funds will also promote equity through projects ARP01 and ARP03-ARP06 in the

Negative Economic Impacts category. Funding will support business recovery, economic 

incentives, job creation, and job training initiatives targeting industry, businesses, and workers 

hit hardest by the effects of the pandemic. The City will issue subawards to qualified 

organizational partners to distribute the funds and technical support in a manner consistent with 

the City’s equity strategy. This is intended to include several rounds of grant distribution with 

consideration toward outreach and awards to underrepresented groups, structured so as to

ensure an equitable recovery of our community.
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Community Engagement

The City’s use of funds is informed by community engagement, feedback, and input at multiple 

stages in the project development and selection process. The City employs mechanisms 

including town hall meetings, requests for resident comments, focus groups, questionnaires, 

and polls as part of its regular operations. Special emphasis is placed on equitable access to 

public participation, including strategies to mitigate barriers to participation for groups such as 

youth, low English proficiency speakers, low-income individuals and families, people with 

disabilities, and older adults. This has been especially critical in determining community need 

and allocating funding toward pandemic response and recovery efforts.

A summary of proposed projects was presented to the Colorado Springs City Council to provide 

opportunity for input and feedback from Councilmembers representative of constituents. On a 

project level, City projects have incorporated community input as follows:

The need for expanded staff capacity for childcare for low-income families was 

determined by parent and community member feedback and request to the Parks, 

Recreation, and Cultural Services Department.

Stormwater infrastructure improvement projects in the North Nevada Corridor and 30th 

Street Corridor of Colorado Springs were developed with strategic and inclusive 

community involvement and communication processes in the planning stage for both 

projects (see Renew North Nevada Master Plan and 30th Street Corridor Project Page).

Small business support grants and technical assistance will be developed and 

distributed with intensive community input and feedback from focus groups, in order 

build the most relevant program options.

Capital projects are developed by City departments for community benefit utilizing 

engagement and feedback mechanisms described above. Prospective projects will be 

prioritized by a city-wide committee through the 2022 budget process.

Water conservation projects align with goals and of the Colorado Springs Utilities 

Integrated Water Resource Plan and Colorado’s Water Plan, both developed with robust 

community input.

Affordable housing and homelessness priority projects, which are supported by funding sources

as shown in Figure 3, were also developed with robust community input. The Community 

Development Division utilizes the City's Citizen Participation Plan (CPP), which provides for and 

encourages public participation and consultation. It emphasizes involvement by residents and 

the organizations and agencies that serve low/moderate income (LMI) persons in the planning 

and implementation of community development and housing programs. It was amended in 2020 

in response to the need for social distancing, isolating/quarantines, and other emergency public 

health measures. The CPP is used to gather substantive public input for development of the 

Consolidated Plan, Annual Action Plan (AAP), Substantial Amendments, and the Consolidated 

Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
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Labor Practices

Pertaining to infrastructure projects, the City maintains standards for procurement and 

management of projects, identified in the City’s Procurement Rules and Regulations, adopted 

on January 22, 2019 by City Council Ordinance No. 19-02. The City, through established 

processes, is responsible for ensuring the procurement of products, commodities, and services 

in a manner that affords all responsible businesses a fair and equal opportunity to compete on a 

full and open competition basis, without restricting qualified offerors from participating. It is the 

policy of the City’s Procurement Services Division to make an affirmative effort to solicit and 

encourage small, minority, women-owned or other small or historically disadvantaged business

participation for City Contracts. The City encourages participation and is willing to provide 

assistance to interested businesses. 

Certain City departments have established Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) 

Programs to ensure utilization of small and/or disadvantaged businesses to track business 

activities and to provide assistance to such businesses in participating in the City’s procurement 

and contracting process. Through utilization of the ARPA funds, the City will identify and 

establish DBE objectives. 

Additionally, to aid in local economic recovery and in compliance with procurement regulations, 

the City will solicit bids from local suppliers whenever and wherever such competitive local 

sources exist, and where no sacrifice or loss in price or quality would result. In the event of a tie 

bid between a local vendor and an out of town vendor, award will be made to the local vendor if 

all factors, including price, quality, terms, and delivery are determined to be equal.

Use of Evidence

City projects implemented with SLFRF funds are designed to support a strong and equitable 

recovery according to outputs and outcomes described below. Evidence-based interventions 

are generally not applicable to City-directed projects; $0 are currently allocated to evidencebased interventions in the expenditure categories of Public Health and Negative Economic 

Impacts. The City will build appropriate evaluation methods into project plans as they are 

developed and conduct evaluations to determine what evidence is needed to measure project 

success. As necessary, the City will allocate funds to make improvements to data/technology 

infrastructure, data analytics, and program evaluations.

The City will partner with trusted community organizations to disseminate Economic Recovery 

and Incentive Fund grants to small businesses (project ARP03). Managing partner 

organizations are expected to include Survive and Thrive and Exponential Impact, who will take 

a data-driven approach to application review and grant award decisions to meet designated 

program goals. Program goals tentatively include: 

1. Provide an accessible program to accelerate economic recovery,

2. Provide assistance to businesses experiencing lingering negative impacts from the 

pandemic; and

3. Create and/or retain jobs.
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Project ARP07 in the Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities project category will 

include evaluation measures consistent with City of Colorado Springs Community Centers 

standard program measures and ARPA guidelines. Evaluation methods for Community Centers 

childcare projects are expected to include parent surveys, student attendance tracking, and 

youth feedback. The City is additionally exploring outside evaluative options with organizational 

partners such as the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) Beth-El School of 

Nursing, to collect health data on participants and gauge program impact.

These measures also align with the Out of School Time wrap-around childcare project for 

Harrison School District 2 students. This project will generate additional data on parents, 

including percentage working, job seeking, and attending school/training. The data is intended 

to help inform future collaborative efforts targeted toward low-income parents and children, 

steering funding toward greatest need and efficacy. The school district will evaluate this 

program per its own methods to measure benefits for students, families, and the community.

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

As of July 31, 2021, the City spent the following within each category:

Category Cumulative 

expenditures to 

date ($) 

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan 

1 Expenditure Category: Public Health

1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination $ 20,749.49 $ 20,749.49 

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and Other 

Public Sector Staff Responding to COVID-19 1,320,317.46 1,320,317.46 

2 Expenditure Category: Negative Economic Impacts

2.7

Job Training Assistance (e.g., Sectoral job-training, 

Subsidized Employment, Employment Supports or 

Incentives)

- -

2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General) - -

2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality 3,500,000.00 3,500,000.00 

3 Expenditure Category: Services to 

Disproportionately Impacted Communities

3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care - -

4 Expenditure Category: Premium Pay

4.1 Public Sector Employees 2,243,954.00 2,243,954.00 

5 Expenditure Category: Infrastructure

5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater - -

5.7 Water Conservation - -

5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution - -

5.17 Broadband: Other projects - -

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement

6.1 Provision of Government Services 4,268,417.00 4,268,417.00 

Total Expenses Reported in Performance Period $ 11,353,437.95 $ 11,353,437.95 
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Project Inventory

The current allocation of ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds is as follows:

Project Name Funding 

Amount

Project 

Identifier Report Expenditure Category

1: Public Health Category

Vaccine Support Costs $250,000 ARP24 1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination

Project Overview: Payroll and benefits associated with City public safety units dedicated to COVID19 vaccination assistance for home-bound individuals, elderly, socio-economically challenged, and 

City and CSFD employees from March 3, 2021 forward.

Public Safety 

Response/Support $1,500,000 ARP02

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, 

Safety, and Other Public Sector Staff 

Responding to COVID-19

Project Overview: Payroll and benefits associated with City public health and safety units 

substantially dedicated to COVID-19 response from March 3, 2021 forward.

2: Negative Economic Impacts Category

Economic Recovery and 

Incentive Fund $6,000,000 ARP03 2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General)

Project Overview: Funding for business recovery, economic incentives, and job creation. The funding 

will be made available through a subrecipient yet to be determined, until all funds are exhausted.

Aid to Other Impacted 

Industries $3,500,000 ARP01 2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality

Project Overview: Provide funding to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum (USOPM) 

to aid in tourism recovery. Funding is provided for approved expenditure categories incurred between 

March 3, 2021-December 31, 2024.

Support to SBDC/ Survive and 

Thrive/ El Paso County 

Business Recovery Program

$1,000,000 ARP04 2.9 Small Business Economic 

Assistance (General)

Project Overview: Funding to provide economic support for business recovery. The funding will be 

made available through the SBDC, Survive and Thrive, and the El Paso County Business Recovery 

Program until all funds are exhausted.

Job Training Assistance $2,500,000 ARP05 2.7 Job Training Assistance

Project Overview: Assistance to University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) and Pikes Peak 

Community College (PPCC) for targeted degree programs providing job training to individuals or 

industries impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will be made available until all funds 

are exhausted.

Lodgers and Automobile 

Rental Tax (LART) - Tourism 

Recovery

$1,000,000 ARP06 2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or 

Hospitality

Project Overview: Funding to facilitate tourism recovery utilizing existing partnerships through the 

City’s LART committee. The funding will be made available to address negative impacts on Tourism 

due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

3. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities Category
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Project Name Funding 

Amount

Project 

Identifier Report Expenditure Category

Community Center 

Afterschool and Summer 

Programs

$652,000 ARP07 3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: 

Child Care

Project Overview: Provide funding for Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services staff to support 

afterschool and summer programs for underserved populations. Funding will be utilized to expand 

existing programs, offering childcare through afterschool and summer programs for the 2021-2022

and 2022-2023 school year, and will track student attendance, youth evaluation, school attendance 

of program participants vs non-attending students, percentage of working or job seeking parents, and 

parents attending school.

4: Premium Pay Category

Public Safety Service Pay $2,243,955 ARP16 4.1 Public Sector Employees

Project Overview: Provide premium pay to public safety staff, considered critical to pandemic 

response. This constitutes a one-time payment to eligible employees for their service during the 

pandemic, occurring in July 2021.

5: Infrastructure Category

North Nevada Corridor 

Stormwater Improvements $8,300,000 ARP08 5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater

Project Overview: Provide partial support to a network of underground storm sewer systems capable 

of accommodating redevelopment identified in the North Nevada Corridor Master Plan. Projects will 

be strategically implemented throughout the period of performance with an end goal to improve 

stormwater conveyance infrastructure. The project will provide surface erosion mitigation. By 

providing stormwater conveyance infrastructure, the City will incentivize the implementation of green 

infrastructure water quality measures during redevelopment projects within the North Nevada 

Corridor.

30th Street Stormwater 

Improvements $3,000,000 ARP09 5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater

Project Overview: Funding to support implementing stormwater related components of the 30th 

Street improvement project. Procurement will begin in the second half of 2021 with construction 

planned to begin in 2022. The project in its entirety will significantly reduce traffic and congestion as 

visitors enter and exit Garden of the Gods Park.

Fiber connectivity study and 

implementation $1,000,000 ARP10 5.17 Broadband: Other projects

Project Overview: Provide funding to develop and implement strategic fiber-based projects, 

identifying broadband goals to connect unserved and underserved areas of the City.

Irrigation System - Patty 

Jewett Golf Course $3,800,000 ARP11 5.7 Water Conservation

Project Overview: Implementation/replacement of the irrigation system at Patty Jewett Golf Course. 

This project will support modernization of the aged system, resulting in water application efficiency 

with a goal of achieving increased water sustainability. Procurement for the project will begin in the 

fall of 2021 with construction planned for the spring of 2022.

Irrigation System - Valley Hi 

Golf Course $2,800,000 ARP12 5.7 Water Conservation

Project Overview: Implementation/replacement of irrigation system to support water conservation 

efforts at Valley Hi Golf Course. This project will support modernization of the aged system, resulting 

in water application efficiency with a goal of achieving increased water sustainability. Procurement for 

the project will begin in the fall of 2021 with construction planned for the spring of 2022.
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Project Name Funding 

Amount

Project 

Identifier Report Expenditure Category

Irrigation System - Cemeteries $3,960,000 ARP13 5.7 Water Conservation

Project Overview: Implementation/replacement of irrigation system to support water conservation 

efforts at City Cemeteries. This project will support modernization of the aged system, resulting in 

water application efficiency with a goal of achieving increased water sustainability. Procurement for 

the project will begin in the fall of 2021 with construction planned for the spring of 2022.

Irrigation System - replace 40-

year old irrigation systems $503,000 ARP14 5.7 Water Conservation

Project Overview: Replace irrigation systems at South Monument Valley Park, Otis Park, and Fine 

Arts Triangle Monument Valley Park. This project will support modernization of the aged system, 

resulting in water application efficiency with a goal of achieving increased water sustainability. 

Procurement for the project will begin in the fall of 2021 with construction planned for the spring of 

2022.

Colorado Springs Utilities -

Water/ Wastewater Projects $3,500,000 ARP15 5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & 

Distribution

Project Overview: Replace aging water main ahead of PPRTA funded project, S. Academy Blvd -

Fountain to Drennan, in coordination with City Public Works.

6: Revenue Replacement Category

Implement Mid-year 

Compensation Increase $4,268,416 ARP17 6.1 Provision of Government 

Services

Project Overview: Implement mid-year compensation increases for City employees which was 

foregone in the 2021 budget due to economic conditions.

Capital Projects Prioritized by 

Committee $7,461,761 ARP18 6.1 Provision of Government 

Services

Project Overview: Provide funding for City capital projects, facilities maintenance, security projects. 

Projects will be prioritized by a city-wide committee through the 2022 budget process, with selected 

projects beginning in 2022.

City Auditorium $2,500,000 ARP19 6.1 Provision of Government 

Services

Project Overview: Provide funding to renovate the City Auditorium in collaboration with the Colorado 

Springs Conservatory to serve as an art and event space in the City’s downtown. The City Auditorium 

is a City owned facility which has recently been functioning as a COVID-19 isolation shelter for 

individuals experiencing homelessness.

Rebuild Colorado Springs 

Senior Center $8,000,000 ARP20 6.1 Provision of Government 

Services

Project Overview: Provide capital investment for construction of a new senior center, increasing 

services and support to seniors. Information on the senior center can be found at: 

https://ppymca.org/colorado-springs-senior-center. The project is currently in the planning stages.

CSPD Computer Aided 

Dispatch (CAD) System $5,000,000 ARP21 6.1 Provision of Government 

Services

Project Overview: Provide funding to implement a new Computer Aided Dispatch system, which will 

resolve redundant data entry and to make it possible to access real-time information, ultimately 

enhancing the overall public safety response to the Colorado Springs community. The project will 

move forward at the beginning of 2022.

Capital Investment in 

Community Centers $1,800,000 ARP22 6.1 Provision of Government 

Services
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Project Name Funding 

Amount

Project 

Identifier Report Expenditure Category

Project Overview: Provide capital investment to Meadows Park, Hillside, and Westside Community 

Centers to better serve communities in areas impacted by marginalized socioeconomic conditions. 

Additional information on the services provided by the community center can be found at: 

https://coloradosprings.gov/parks/page/colorado-springs-community-centers. Construction is 

anticipated to take place in the summer of 2022 or beginning of 2023.

Family Success Center in 

Southeast $1,500,000 ARP23 6.1 Provision of Government 

Services

Project Overview: Provide funding in partnership with United Way and Harrison School District #2 to 

implement a Family Success Center in southeast Colorado Springs.

Performance Report: Required Performance Indicators and Programmatic Data

The City of Colorado Springs will define and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as follows. 

For projects in the Negative Economic Impacts and Services to Disproportionately Affected 

Communities project categories, the City will report on required programmatic data and KPIs as 

defined by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Appropriate outputs will be defined before 

project/program implementation and future reports will include data on defined outputs and 

outcomes.

For projects in the Public Health, Premium Pay, Infrastructure, and Revenue Replacement 

categories, the City will report on required programmatic data. Appropriate outputs and 

outcomes will be defined as project plans are developed, prior to implementation. Future reports 

will include data on defined outputs and outcomes.

Project Name Outputs Outcomes

2: Negative Economic Impacts Category

Economic Recovery and 

Incentive Fund

TBD estimate of # grants made to 

small businesses

Project primarily serves 

disadvantaged 

communities

TBD estimate of # small businesses 

served by program

TBD % of total grants made to small 

businesses owned by and/or 

primarily serving disadvantaged 

communities

Aid to Other Impacted Industries TBD # industries to be assisted Project meets goals 

defined in project plan

Support to SBDC/ Survive and 

Thrive/ El Paso County Business 

Recovery Program

TBD estimate of # grants made to 

small businesses

Project primarily serves 

disadvantaged 

communities

TBD estimate of # small businesses 

served by program
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Project Name Outputs Outcomes

TBD % of total grants made to small 

businesses owned by and/or 

primarily serving disadvantaged 

communities

Work force development TBD # workers enrolled in sectoral 

job training programs

Project primarily serves 

disadvantaged 

communities

TBD # workers completing sectoral 

job training programs

TBD # people participating in 

summer youth employment programs

TBD % of total workers from 

disadvantaged communities enrolled 

in job training programs 

TBD % of total workers completing 

job training programs from 

disadvantaged communities

LART - Tourism recovery TBD # industries to be assisted Project meets goals 

defined in project plan

3. Services to Disproportionately Impacted Communities Category

Parks Staff at Community 

Centers for Afterschool and 

Summer Programs

TBD # children served by childcare 

and early learning

Project primarily serves 

disadvantaged 

communities

TBD # families served by home 

visiting

TBD % of total children enrolled in 

childcare/early learning from 

disadvantaged communities