1 TO: City Council
FROM: Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Susan Kamada, Administrative Services Director MEETING DATE: October 15, 2024
SUBJECT: Resolution to Re-Allocate the American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Recovery Funds
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2024-33.
BACKGROUND
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), deploying direct and flexible aid to local municipalities. ARPA funding will provide relief related to fiscal impacts incurred by cities due to the COVID-19 pandemic and will assist local communities in bouncing back from its effects.
Permissible Use of Funds
Support Public Health Expenditures Including COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public health and safety staff.
Address Negative Economic Impacts Caused by the Public Health Emergency Including economic harm to workers, households, small businesses, impacted industries, and the public sector. Replace Lost Public Sector Revenue Utilize funding to provide government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the pandemic.
Provide Premium Pay for Essential Workers Offer additional support to those who have and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure sectors.
Make Investments in Water, Sewer, and Broadband Infrastructure Utilize funding to make necessary investments for the improvement of access to clean
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2 drinking water, vital wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and access to broadband internet
The overarching goal is to utilize the ARPA funds to enable the City and community to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, while also improving long-term resiliency by addressing key priority areas. In order to make recommendations as to the appropriate uses for these funds in Lomita, City staff worked with the Chamber of Commerce to conduct a survey of local business and community groups regarding their hardships related to COVID-19 and their needs going forward. Based on that input, the Subcommittee has identified the following list of categories to which the funds should be directed.
1. Economic Development
2. Critical Infrastructure
3. Small Business Development
4. Workforce Development
5. Public Health and Community Resiliency
Within these categories, City staff is recommending that the City Council approve and re-allocate funds to the following projects:
Cypress GAC Project $3,000,000
Job Creation & Business Incentive Program $30,000
Façade Improvement Program $62,703
Workforce Development $100,000
Public Safety Expenditures $1,336,976
Digital Infrastructure $331,297
Total $4,860,976
OPTIONS
1. Approve staff’s recommendation
2. Provide alternative direction
FISCAL IMPACT
The funds received for the American Rescue Plan will be utilized to complete these projects
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution 2024-33
3 Reviewed by: Approved by:
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Gary Y. Sugano Andrew Vialpando
Assistant City Manager City Manager
Prepared by:
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Susan Kamada, Administrative Services Director