RESOLUTION NO. -22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/22 TO APPROPRIATE $250,000 IN ARPA FUNDS FOR SAFETY RELATED EXPENSES AND
SELECT THE REVENUE LOSS STANDARD ALLOWANCE ALLOWED BY ARPA WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the FY 2021/22 budget on June 22, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill received an allocation for $8,334,229 in American Rescue Plan Act 2021 (ARPA) funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill received the first half of the allocation for $4,167,115 and deposited it into a new fund (ARPA Fund) in the financial system for tracking of revenues and expenditures; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has approved three allocations of ARPA funds for the Gregory Garden Strom Drain Project for $1,500,000, Audio Visual & Broadcast System in Council Chambers for $145,951, and Business Grants and Assistance for $500,000; and WHEREAS, on January 6, 2022 the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the Final rule containing the major provisions for the use and reporting of the Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, and for small business grants and other programs that benefit small businesses; and
WHEREAS, the Final Rule offers a standard allowance for revenue loss of up to $10 million, enabling the City to select to use the full award for government services with streamlined reporting requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill continues to incur costs related to COVID-19 safety items from cleaning of city facilities and vehicles, safety supplies, and COVID-19 testing kits; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill that a $250,000 budget adjustment for FY 2021/22 is hereby adopted for safety related expenses and eligible for transfer from the ARPA Fund to the General Fund for actual costs incurred; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council herby authorizes staff to select the standard allowance for revenue loss up to the City’s allocation of $8,334,229.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 18th April, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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MICHAEL G. HARRIS, OD, Mayor
ATTEST:
DANIELLE K. HABR, City Clerk