Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK): Progress to Date
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A slide presentation on the progress of Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK), which is to make recommendations for the State's portion of the CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund. It shows a Kansas allocation of $1,250,000,000: Johnson County received $116,311,034 and Sedgwick County $99,636,917 directly from the federal government, leaving $1,034,052,049 at the State's discretion. The plan has three rounds: $400 M for local governments in June, $310 M to $525 M in August and $109 M to $324 M in October. The first-round recommendation gives counties $350 M based on population, about $194 per person, plus a $50 M pool based on COVID-19 and unemployment rates, split 50% reimbursement and 50% direct aid. The slides also show State agency COVID-19 expenditures of $16,764,667 and a Recovery Office estimate of $986,000 for FY 2021.
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Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK)
PROGRESS TO DATE
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WELCOME
SPARK PROCESS OVERVIEW
SPARK EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS & STRUCTURE
NAME TITLE & ORGANIZATION LOCATION
Tom Bell President and CEO, Kansas Hospital Association Topeka
Lyle Butler President & CEO, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce (retired) Manhattan
Senator Jim Denning Vice President, Discover Vision Centers Overland Park
Jill Docking Senior Vice President, The Docking Group – Baird Financial Wichita
Alise Martiny Business Manager, Greater KC Building and Trades Council Shawnee
SPARK STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS & STRUCTURE
NAME TITLE & ORGANIZATION LOCATION
Tom Gentile CEO Spirit AeroSystems Wichita
Natalie Haag Attorney, Capitol Federal Savings Topeka
David Harwood Senior VP, Terracon Consultants & Chair, KANSASWorks State Board Olathe
Senator Tom Hawk Ranking Minority Member, Senate Ways and Means Committee Manhattan
Representative Dan Hawkins House Majority Leader Wichita
Edward Honesty, Jr President & Chief Operating Officer, Best Harvest Bakeries Kansas City
Chuck Mageral Proprietor, Free State Brewing Company Lawrence
David McCarty Owner, McCarty Family Farms Colby
Senator Carolyn McGinn Chair, Senate Ways and Means Committee Sedgwick
Shelia Nelson-Stout President and CEO, OCCK, Inc Salina
Neelima Parasker President & CEO, SnapIT Solutions Overland Park
Jim Robinson Partner, Hite Fanning & Honeyman Wichita
Secretary David Toland Department of Commerce Topeka
Representative Troy Waymaster Chair, House Appropriations Committee Bunker Hill
Representative Kathy Wolfe-Moore Ranking Minority Member, House Appropriations Committee Kansas City
MISSION:
TO SERVE OUR IMMEDIATE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC NEEDS & LEVERAGE
THESE INVESTMENTS TO CREATE A BETTER, STRONGER FUTURE
Today’s Tomorrow’s
Health & SPARK
Health &
Economic Investments
Economic
Needs Opportunities
CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT
CARES
ACT
Workers & Families Small Businesses State/Local Govt.
Industry
Economic Impact Paycheck Protection Coronavirus Relief
Payments Program “Preserve Jobs” Fund
CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND – KANSAS ALLOCATION
Allocation Amounts Status
Johnson County $116,311,034 Received directly from Fed.
Sedgwick County $99,636,917 Received directly from Fed.
State’s discretion to
State $1,034,052,049
spend/distribute
Total $1,250,000,000
*SPARK to make recommendations for State’s portion
PURPOSE & RESTRICTIONS OF CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUND
• To address medical or public health needs related to the emergency
& provide economic support to those suffering from employment or
business interruptions due to COVID-19.
• Payments can only be used for costs:
• Necessary public health (COVID-19) emergency expenses
• Not accounted for in the budget approved as March 27,2020
• Incurred from March 1 to December 30, 2020
WE NEED TO MOVE QUICKLY - KANSANS ARE HURTING
240 have died from COVID-19
954 have been hospitalized
200,000+ have filed for unemployment
PHASED APPROACH TO IMPROVE HEALTH & ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
1st ROUND Goals:
• Strengthen health to allow our • Fair
economy to reopen safely AND to
• Impactful
• Remain open • Timely
• Testing, tracing, PPE could be critical
to staying open
PHASED APPROACH TO IMPROVE HEALTH & ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
2nd ROUND
• Strategic investments to revitalize
our economy in the short & long-term
• Significant input from Executive and
Steering Committee provided here
PHASED APPROACH TO IMPROVE HEALTH & ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
3rd ROUND
• Reinvest to sustain our
health and economy
recoveries if COVID-19
reemerges or build on 2nd
round investments.
PROCESS OVERVIEW
1st ROUND: 2nd ROUND: 3rd ROUND:
DISTRIBUTED: June August October
ELIGIBLE: Local Govts. Public/Private entitles Public/Private entitles
AMOUNT: $400 M $310 M to $525 M $109 M to $324 M
% of TOTAL: 39% 30% to 50% 11% to 31%
* Legislation restricts Local Governments to only receiving 45% of funding
1ST ROUND DISTRIBUTION RECOMMENDATION
FAIR: ALL KANSANS DESERVE A SHARE OF FUNDS
Johnson & Sedgwick To give all remaining counties $194
counties received about per person would equal about
$194 $350 M
per person total statewide
IMPACTFUL: BUT THE NEEDS ARE NOT EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED BY
POPULATION CONSIDER COVID-19 RATES
*As of June 1, 2020
IMPACTFUL: UNEMPLOYMENT RATES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TOO
Source: May 22,2020 Labor Report
1ST ROUND FORMULA OVERVIEW
$194 per person in
$350 M • All counties receive their
portions of funds based each county
FAIR on population.
$50 M • All counties evaluated.
Amounts vary per
• Shares determined by COVID county
IMPACT FUND & unemployment rates
• Counties with higher than
average rates receive more
Avg. COVID-19 rate - 3.3
funds Avg. Unemployment rate - 11%
TYPES OF EXPENDITURES FOR 1ST ROUND & DISTRIBUTION OPTIONS
Reimbursements for COVID-19 COVID-19 expenses could include:
expenses PPE
Testing supplies
Direct aid without requiring Contact tracers
reimbursement Quarantine resources
Payroll for employees dedicated to
the COVID-19 response
“Reimbursement doesn’t make sense
Medical expenses
if cities don’t have the money to pay
Insight for their needs in the first place.” Public health costs
1ST ROUND DISTRIBUTION RECOMMENDATION
50-50 split per County Benefits of this approach:
50% made available for Provides counties some flexibility with
reimbursement; funds not used both direct aid & reimbursements
returned to a general pot It makes recouping funds easier if
50% goes to direct aid, no counties are unable to use all their
reimbursement required funds in time. AND we can
redistribute them to ensure Kansas
doesn’t lose any funds.
COUNTIES WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE THEIR FUNDS WITH:
Cities
School districts
Local businesses
ANY QUESTIONS?
Funding Formula Distribution Type Schedule
• $350 M based on population • 50% - Reimbursement • June 19 – Notify
• $50 M bonus pool based on • 50% - Direct aid • July 10 - Resolutions
COVID-19 and unemployment • July 13 - Distribute
rates • Sept. 15 - Plans due
• Oct. 1 - Redistribute
• Dec. 30 - Deadline
2ND ROUND OVERVIEW
PROCESS OVERVIEW
1st ROUND: 2nd ROUND 3rd ROUND:
DISTRIBUTED: June August October
ELIGIBLE: Local Govts. Public/Private entitles Public/Private entitles
AMOUNT: $400 M $310 M to $525 M $109 M to $324 M
% of TOTAL: 39% 30% to 50% 11% to 31%
2ND ROUND INVESTMENT CHALLENGES – EVOLVING PROCESS
Allowable expenses according to May 28 clarification:
April 22 guidance:
Rural broadband expansion can
Establishing and operating public only occur if it is necessary for
telemedicine capabilities the public health emergency
Technological improvements to
facilitate distance learning
Bills have been proposed in the House
Improving telework capabilities
& Senate calling for more flexibility
with how the funds can be spent.
STATE AGENCY COVID-19 EXPENDITURES
OVERVIEW OF EXPENDITURES
In preparation for federal reimbursement funds, State agencies have been required
to track and code COVID-19 related expenses since the State’s first emergency
declaration.
Nearly 75% of the reimbursement funding is requested by the Adjutant General,
mainly for swabs, testing kits, and other public health expenses incurred at the
beginning of the pandemic when federal resources were low.
A detailed description of all agency related expenses can be found in the
spreadsheet provided.
Total $16,764,667
RECOVERY OFFICE BUDGET
RECOVERY OFFICE FY 2020 EXPENDITURES
EXPENDITURE CLASSIFICATION Estimate
SALARIES AND WAGES $ 29,184
COMMUNICATIONS 1,539
OVERVIEW OF FEES - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 5,000
22,655
FY2020 OTHER - CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
STATIONARY & OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,000
EXPENDITURES
SUPPLIES,MATERIALS & PARTS 350
TOTAL REPORTABLE EXPENDITURES $ 63,000
Office of Recovery FY 2021
EXPENDITURE CLASSIFICATION Estimate
SALARIES AND WAGES $ 836,250
COMMUNICATIONS 9,903
PRINTING AND ADVERTISING 1,000
RENTS 14,832
OVERVIEW OF TRAVEL & SUBSISTENCE
FEES - OTHER SERVICES
11,250
27,955
FY2021
. FEES - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
OTHER - CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
30,000
53,286
EXPENDITURES TOTAL CONTRACTUAL SERVICES $ 148,225
STATIONARY & OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,250
SUPPLIES,MATERIALS & PARTS 275
TOTAL COMMODITIES $ 1,525
TOTAL REPORTABLE EXPENDITURES $ 986,000
OVERVIEW OF FY2021 PROPOSED BUDGET – POSITIONS
The proposed budget includes estimates for finance, grant, accounting,
and administrative staff. The proposal includes a total staff of 20 FTE.
POSITION TYPES AND (NUMBER OF POSITIONS) BY SALARY LEVEL
Up to 50K (9) 51-100K (8) 100K + (2)
Grant Program Analysts Deputy Executive Director Executive Director
Special Assistant Finance Manager Legal Counsel
Stakeholder Coordinators Grants Project Director
Communications Coordinators Public Affairs Director
Accountability Coordinators
Public Affairs Liaison
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