RESOLUTION NO. 2024-040
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RELATED TO THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY
FUNDS FOR A TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
WHEREAS, On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law by the President and the law is intended to combat the COVID -19 pandemic, including the public health and economic impacts; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9901 of the ARPA, San Bernardino County (County) received a disbursement from the United States Department of the Treasury of money associated with the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFRF) for Local Governments under Section 603(a) [see 42 U.S.C. Section 803]; and
WHEREAS, the County agreed to comply with the United States Department of the Treasury Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund Award Terms and Conditions, including Assurance of Compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, identified in the United States Department of the Treasury and San Bernardino County Agreement (OMB Approved No. 1505 - 0271) (United States Department of the Treasury Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the County’s Assistance Listing Number (ALN)/Federal Assistance Identification Number (FAIN) for the ARPA CLFRF is 21.027//SLFRP0154 respectively; and
WHEREAS, the ARPA provides that payments from the CLFRF may be used for the following:
i) to respond to the public health emergency with respect to COV ID-19 or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and ho spitality, ii) to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID -19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers that are performing such essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work, iii) for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID -19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year prior to the emergency, or iv) to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure ; and
WHEREAS, funding provided under ARPA CLFRF must be obligated by December 31, 2024 and expended by December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the County desires to transfer and the City of Hesperia, as contractor, desires to accept a transfer from ARPA CLFRF in the not-to-exceed amount of $625,000 for expenditures related to the Hesperia Traffic Signal Construction Project.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the recitals above are true and correct and adopted as findings.
Resolution No. 2024-040
Section 2. The City Council hereby authorizes the acceptance of County ARPA CLFRF funds in the amount of $625,000 for expenditures related to the Hesperia Traffic Signal Construction Project.
Section 3. The City Manager, or his/her designee, is hereby authorized as signature authority to execute all contract documents with the County of San Bernardino related to the acceptance of the ARPA CLFRF funds.
Section 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 20th day of August 2024.
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Larry Bird, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Erin Baum, Assistant City Clerk