Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery 

Funds

2021 Report
Pasco County 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

Pasco County

2021 Recovery Plan

Table of Contents

General Overview......................................................................................................................2

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

Uses of Funds .........................................................................................................................3

Promoting Equitable Outcomes ...............................................................................................3

Community Engagement .........................................................................................................3

Labor Practices .......................................................................................................................4

Use of Evidence ......................................................................................................................4

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category...........................................................................4

Project Inventory.......................................................................................................................6
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GENERAL OVERVIEW

Executive Summary 

Pasco County was awarded an allocation of $107,579,711.00 in State and Local Fiscal 

Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) signed into law on March 11, 

2021. Of the total amount awarded, the United States Treasury has paid 50% of the funding or 

$53,798,855.50 to the County and the remaining funding is expected to be paid to the County in 

Calendar year 2022. The Funds must be fully obligated by December 31, 2024 and fully 

expended by December 31, 2026.

The Interim Final Rule, which is the guidance put forth by the United States Treasury 

Department on how these funds may be spent, closed its public comment period on July 15, 

2021. Treasury is still reviewing the public comment and there may be modifications to the 

Guidance. The final guidance will be used to determine how the funding will be utilized.

Utilizing the current form of the guidance, the Board of County Commissioners has approved an 

investment plan that serves to both guide and direct how the funding will be spent. This 

investment plan may evolve as the allowed uses of the funds is finalized and the needs of the 

County continue to be assessed. The investment plan currently focuses on addressing critical 

needs relating to various public health issues that have become even more evident during the 

course of the pandemic; funding certain critical capital and economic program needs in 

accordance with the ARPA revenue loss guidelines; and addressing the public safety and 

operational needs of the County during its continuing response to COVID-19.

This funding will also be used to offset any direct salary costs incurred to mitigate the virus. 

These salaries include primarily the salaries of public safety workers as well as the salaries of 

those employees who were diverted from their normal duties to address public health issues of 

the pandemic and specialized cleaning protocols implemented as a result of the pandemic. 

Pursuant to the guidance in the Interim Final Rule, the County calculated a loss of over $52 

million in revenue in calendar year 2020. The County anticipates that future year revenue 

losses during the grant period are expected to be in the range of $20 million to $35 million 

annually. The County investment plan is heavily focused on using the broad latitude afforded it 

in the Interim Final Rule toward the provision of government services to address improvements 

and capital programs that it was not able to pursue as a result of that lost revenue in 2020 and 

future years.

For the period covered by this Recovery Plan (March 3,2021 – July 31, 2021), Pasco County 

has not spent any of the awarded State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
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Uses of Funds

The Board of County Commissioners, along with the County Administrator have established the 

following priorities to set the course for an equitable recovery:

• Fiscal Sustainability and Core County Services: Recover revenue losses during the 

economic recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The infusion will stabilize the 

County’s finances and allow it to continue providing high quality services.

• Premium Pay for Essential Workers: Provide a one-time premium pay stipend to all 

County employees (including Constitutional Officers) who did not receive the state 

stipend and continued to serve our community during the public health emergency. 

County offices remained open and provided essential services during the pandemic.

• COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Public Health: Increase vaccinations, ensure 

County Facilities are ready and equipped to stay open, sustain testing, and ensure 

public health information and programs are accessible and engaged with every Pasco 

community.

Promoting equitable outcomes 

The investment plan for the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds allocates funding to

implement a small business assistance and redevelopment program as part of Expenditure 

Category 2.09 (Small Business Economic Assistance). Although no funds have been expended 

to date on this program, this program will be focused on providing 0% interest capital 

improvement loans to assist small businesses with funding for necessary upgrades required to 

allow business property and building to meet new land development codes and applicable 

government regulations. The program will also fund 0% interest redevelopment loans for 

properties in targeted areas of the County that faced negative economic impacts due to the 

pandemic. Additionally, the program will provide incentives to stimulate redevelopment of 

existing properties in targeted areas within the County.

Community Engagement 

Community engagement will be an ongoing process. The County Administrator and several 

County Commissioners have addressed the plans for spending the State and Local Fiscal 

Recovery Funds with constituents over the last few months in order to gauge the opinion of the 

public for the optimal use of the funds.

Additionally, the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds and the County’s investment plan and 

uses of funds listed above were discussed at the full Board of County Commissioners meetings. 

All meetings are televised and available for viewing at the following link:

https://www.youtube.com/c/PascoCountyGovernment. The Board of County Commissioners 

always devote a portion of their meeting agenda meeting to accept public comment. All planned 

expenditures of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds will be discussed in a public forum 

by the County Administrator, with a public vote by the County Commission authorizing any 

changes to the planned expenditures of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.
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Labor Practices 

As of the date of this report, the Pasco County Commission has not agreed to use the funds for 

projects related to water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure.

Use of Evidence 

As of the date of this report, Pasco County’s allocation will not be used for projects requiring 

evidence-based interventions and/or for projects that are evaluated through rigorous program 

evaluations designed to build evidence.

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category

Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

1 Expenditure Category: Public Health

1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination 0 0

1.2 COVID-19 Testing 0 0

1.3 COVID-19 Contact Tracing 0 0

1.4 Prevention in Congregate Settings (Nursing 

Homes, Prisons/Jails, Dense Work Sites, 

Schools, etc.)

0 0

1.5 Personal Protective Equipment 0 0

1.6 Medical Expenses (including Alternative Care 

Facilities)

0 0

1.7 Capital Investments or Physical Plant Changes 

to Public Facilities that respond to the COVID19 public health emergency

0 0

1.8 Other COVID-19 Public Health Expenses 

(including Communications, Enforcement, 

Isolation/Quarantine)

0 0

1.9 Payroll Costs for Public Health, Safety, and 

Other Public Sector Staff Responding to 

COVID-19

0 0

1.10 Mental Health Services 0 0

1.11 Substance Use Services 0 0

1.12 Other Public Health Services 0 0

2 Expenditure Category: Negative Economic 

Impacts

2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs 0 0

2.2 Household Assistance: Rent, Mortgage, and 

Utility Aid 

0 0

2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers 0 0

2.4 Household Assistance: Internet Access 

Programs

0 0
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

2.5 Household Assistance: Eviction Prevention 0 0

2.6 Unemployment Benefits or Cash Assistance to 

Unemployed Workers

0 0

2.7 Job Training Assistance (e.g., Sectoral jobtraining, Subsidized Employment, Employment 

Supports or Incentives)

0 0

2.8 Contributions to UI Trust Funds* 0 0

2.9 Small Business Economic Assistance (General) 0 0

2.10 Aid to nonprofit organizations 0 0

2.11 Aid to Tourism, Travel, or Hospitality 0 0

2.12 Aid to Other Impacted Industries 0 0

2.13 Other Economic Support 0 0

2.14 Rehiring Public Sector Staff 0 0

3 Expenditure Category: Services to 

Disproportionately Impacted Communities

3.1 Education Assistance: Early Learning 0 0

3.2 Education Assistance: Aid to High-Poverty 

Districts

0 0

3.3 Education Assistance: Academic Services 0 0

3.4 Education Assistance: Social, Emotional, and 

Mental Health Services 

0 0

3.5 Education Assistance: Other 0 0

3.6 Healthy Childhood Environments: Child Care 0 0

3.7 Healthy Childhood Environments: Home Visiting 0 0

3.8 Healthy Childhood Environments: Services to 

Foster Youth or Families Involved in Child 

Welfare System 

0 0

3.9. Healthy Childhood Environments: Other 0 0

3.10 Housing Support: Affordable Housing 0 0

3.11 Housing Support: Services for Unhoused 

persons 

0 0

3.12 Housing Support: Other Housing Assistance 0 0

3.13 Social Determinants of Health: Other 0 0

3.14 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Health Workers or Benefits Navigators 

0 0

3.15 Social Determinants of Health: Lead 

Remediation

0 0

3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community 

Violence Interventions 

0 0

4 Expenditure Category: Premium Pay

4.1 Public Sector Employees 0 0

4.2 Private Sector: Grants to other employers 0 0

5 Expenditure Category: Infrastructure
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Category Cumulative

expenditures to 

date ($)

Amount spent 

since last 

Recovery Plan

5.1 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater treatment 0 0

5.2 Clean Water: Centralized wastewater collection 

and conveyance

0 0

5.3 Clean Water: Decentralized wastewater 0 0

5.4 Clean Water: Combined sewer overflows 0 0

5.5 Clean Water: Other sewer infrastructure 0 0

5.6 Clean Water: Stormwater 0 0

5.7 Clean Water: Energy conservation 0 0

5.8 Clean Water: Water conservation 0 0

5.9 Clean Water: Nonpoint source 0 0

5.10 Drinking water: Treatment 0 0

5.11 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution 0 0

5.12 Drinking water: Transmission & distribution: 

lead remediation

0 0

5.13 Drinking water: Source 0 0

5.14 Drinking water: Storage 0 0

5.15 Drinking water: Other water infrastructure 0 0

5.16 Broadband: “Last Mile” projects 0 0

5.17 Broadband: Other projects 0 0

6 Expenditure Category: Revenue Replacement

6.1 Provision of Government Services 0 0

7 Administrative and Other

7.1 Administrative Expenses 0 0

7.2 Evaluation and data analysis 0 0

7.3 Transfers to Other Units of Government 0 0

7.4 Transfers to Nonentitlement Units 

(States and Territories only)

0 0

Project Inventory 

The current investment plan for ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds is as follows:

Project: Lindrick Utility Acquisition

Funding amount: TBD

Project Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services

Project overview

• Provide funding for the County to acquire the Florida Government Utility Authority’s 

(FGUA) Lindrick Utility System located on the west side of Pasco County, Florida. This 

system serves 3,100 water and 2,600 wastewater customers. After a thorough 

evaluation of the system with FGUA, it was determined that significant capital 
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improvements were needed in order to improve water quality for the citizens and ensure 

safe operation of the wastewater system.

• This project is currently in the planning stage.

Project: Wesley Chapel Library

Funding amount: TBD

Project Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services

Project overview

• Provide capital investment for construction of a new library, increasing library services to 

an underserved population of the County. 

• This project is currently in the early procurement stage with construction planned for 

fiscal year 2023.

Project: Jail Expansion

Funding amount: TBD

Project Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services

Project overview

• Provide funding for the County to increase the capital investment to construct an 

expansion to the County Jail. The existing jail is over-populated and expansion of the 

facility is required.

• This project is currently in the design stage with construction anticipated to start in the 

spring of 2022.

Project: Village of Pasadena Hills Super Park

Funding amount: TBD

Project Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services

Project overview

• Provide funding for the County to initiate construction on a Super Park for the Villages of 

Pasadena Hills (VOPH). The park site is approximately 300 acres and is intended to 

consist of both active and passive park facilities. At full completion, amenities will 

include an assortment of multi-use fields and baseball diamonds, a recreation complex, 

outdoor courts, aquatic facility, playgrounds, picnic areas, and a wilderness park.

• This project is currently in the planning stage.

Project: Magnolia Valley District Park

Funding amount: TBD

Project Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services

Project overview

• Provide funding for the County to initiate construction on a district park within the West 

Market Area of the County. This park facility is being planned in conjunction with a 

stormwater project to address community flooding in and around a defunct golf course. 

At approximately 120 acres in size, this location will support a typical district park 

including a combination of athletic fields, a recreation complex, outdoor courts, 
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playgrounds, and other open space amenities. The project will be incorporating and 

activating various open space elements of a corresponding stormwater project through 

walking trails, picnic shelters, and boardwalks thereby maximizing the parks colocation 

with this public works project. 

• This project is currently in the planning stage.

Project: Coastal Dredging

Funding amount: TBD

Project Expenditure Category: 6.1 Provision of Government Services

Project overview

• Provide funding to establish a program to dredge and maintain Pasco County coastal 

and waterway channels.

• This project is currently in the planning stage.

Project: Small Business Assistance

Funding amount: $2M

Project Expenditure Category: 2.09 Small Business Economic Assistance

Project overview

• Provide funding to initiate a program that is focused on providing 0% interest capital 

improvement loans to assist small businesses. The program will also provide incentives 

to stimulate redevelopment of existing properties in targeted areas within the County. 

• This project is currently in the planning stages.

Project: COVID-19 Health Expenditures

Funding amount: $5.5M

Project Expenditure Category: 1.0 Public Health

Project overview

• Provide funding for the County’s continuing COVID-19 treatment and medical services 

expenses. This funding will also be used for any necessary COVID-19 mitigation and 

prevention expenditures.

• Although no funds have been expended towards this project as of this report date, the 

County’s response to the pandemic is currently in an ongoing status and this funding will 

be utilized for future expenses.

Project: Public Safety Service Pay

Funding amount: $4M

Project Expenditure Category: 4.1 Public Sector Employees

Project overview

• Provide funding for the County to provide premium pay for Pasco County Government 

employees considered essential and did not receive the State allocation of premium pay 

in compliance with regulations governing US Treasury Local Fiscal Recovery Funds.

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

pandemic, occurring in September 2021.
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Project: Vaccination Incentive

Funding amount: TBD

Project Expenditure Category: 1.1 COVID-19 Vaccination

Project overview

• Provide funding for the County to incentivize employees to obtain a COVID-19 

vaccination. 

• This project is currently in the planning stage.

Performance Report

During this reporting period, Pasco County has not incurred as a liability any major State and 

Local Fiscal Recovery Fund projects. In the future, Pasco County will define, track and report 

on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as follows. 

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

Communities project categories, the County 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 County 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.