For City Council Meeting December 14, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Lissette Montoya, Avant-Garde (Consultant)
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Request City Council to Approve the Programs/Projects Presented in this Report to be Funded with the American Rescue Plan Act in the Amount $29,373,105 in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), Submit the Required Reporting/Expenditure Plan to the Department of Treasury, and Award Amendment #1 to Avant Garde for the Administration of ARPA funds in the Amount Not To Exceed $575,000.00.
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BACKGROUND:
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which appropriates nearly $1.9 trillion nationwide for COVID-19 pandemic relief funding including $350 billion for every eligible state, city, town, territorial and Tribal governments in the country. ARPA establishes the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) to provide an infusion of resources to help State, local and Tribal governments address their economic struggles in responding to the impact of COVID-19 and to assist with recovery on their communities, residents and businesses.
The City of Rialto (City) was awarded $29,373,105 in SLFRF through the ARPA. The U.S. Department of Treasury used the standard Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) formula for determining the allocation of funds to metropolitan cities. The distribution of ARPA funds will be separated into two allocations. On June 18, 2021, the City received the first distribution of funding, in the amount of $14,868,552.50. The balance is expected to be allocated approximately 12 months later.
The SLFRF must be spent using the Interim Final Rules provided by the United States Federal Government Department of Treasury (US Treasury), also known as the "ARPA guidelines" that accompanied the SLRFR which identify and define the eligible uses of these federal funds.
On September 14, 2021,...
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