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AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
City Council
November 15, 2022
City Manager’s Office
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2 1. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act
2. The Interim Final Rule provided eligibility guidance
3. On November 9, 2021, the City Council approved the first Expenditure Plan - $36,767,594
4. The City received two installments of $36,767,594 each in June 2021and 2022 for a total amount of $73,535,189
5. The Final Rule was issued in January 2022 and became effective on April 1, 2022
BACKGROUND
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3 a. Allows recipients to select between a standard amount of revenue loss or complete a full revenue loss calculation.
b. Some eligible uses have been re-categorized in the organization of the final rule to enhance clarity.
c. Clarifies that recipients can use funds for capital expenditures that support an eligible COVID-19 public health or economic response.
d. Expanded set of households and communities that are presumed to be “impacted” and “disproportionately impacted” by the pandemic.
e. Makes certain community development and neighborhood revitalization activities eligible for disproportionately impacted communities.
f. Broader set of uses to restore and support government employment.
FINAL RULE – KEY CHANGES
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4 1. Due to the consolidation of some Expenditure
Categories under the Final Rule, some of the
Expenditures Categories in the Expenditure Plan were
updated.
2. The quarterly report to the US Treasury was updated
to include these changes during the April 1- June 30
reporting period for 2022.
FIRST EXPENDITURE PLAN
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5 Some of the programs that have started include:
1. Enhanced Sanitization Services
2. Community Food Programs for Seniors and
Teens -1,624 teen meals, 6,330 senior meals,
1,295 lunch meals
3. Non-Profit Support Grant – 103 organizations
4. Recreational Scholarship Programs
5. Childcare Support Program recently started
with training
FIRST EXPENDITURE PLAN
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6 Project Highlight - Non-profit Support Grant
• 103 organizations assisted
• Over $1.8M in funding
• 95% of organizations have received funding
• Junior League surpassed 500,000 diapers to support families
FIRST EXPENDITURE PLAN
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7 List of priority unfunded project needs throughout all Wards - $13 million:
DEFERRED MAINT. PROJECTS (HEALTH, SAFETY & ADA)
1. Seventeen Playground Resurfacing Projects – Safety- $5,000,000
2. Seven Playground Equipment Replacement Projects - Safety – $4,000,000
3. Eight Parking Lot Resurfacing Projects–Safety/ADA $1,000,000
4. Eleven HVAC Replacement Proj ects– Safety/Health $2,500,000
5. Six Flooring Replacement/Refinishing Projects – Safety /ADA - $500,000 Note: Funding will be focused on safety issues and maintaining recreational services for public use for all wards.
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8 DEFERRED MAINT. PROJECTS (HEALTH, SAFETY & ADA)
Playground Surfacing
Parking Lot Surfacing
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9 PROPOSED EXPENDITURE PLAN
Project Name Funding Request Amount Recommended Funding EOC remodel/situational
awareness system/ventilation
upgrade
$ 600,000 $600,000
COVID-19 Testing Kits $90,000 $90,000
CATEGORY 1 TOTAL $ 690,000
CATEGORY 1 - PUBLIC HEALTH
CATEGORY 2 – NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT
Project Name Funding Request Amount Recommended Funding Nonprofit Partner Community
Programs $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Bordwell Gymnasium $3,000,000 $3,000,000
CATEGORY 2 TOTAL $4,000,000
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10 PROPOSED EXPENDITURE PLAN
Project Name Funding Request Amount Recommended Funding Northside Heritage Meadows Potable Water,
Sewer and Broadband Infrastructure $ 445,000 $ 445,000 Refuse Trucks $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Refuse Non-Payment Loss $ 2,000,000 $ 2,000,000
Artist in Residence Public Art Projects $ 185,000 $ 185,000 Citywide Park Improvement Program $5,000,000 $5,000,000 Police Department Equipment $ 170,000 $ 170,000
Parking Revenue Loss $1,500,000 $1,500,000
Clean and Green Energy Generation Pilot $ 1,000,000 $ 1,000,000 Library Materials $ 600,000 $ 600,000
Affordable Housing Fund $800,000 $ 800,000
City-wide Revenue Loss $15,000,000 $15,000,000
CATEGORY 6 – REVENUE REPLACEMENT
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11 PROPOSED EXPENDITURE PLAN
CATEGORY 7 – ADMINSTRATION
Project Name Funding Request Amount Recommended Funding ARPA Program Administration $ 200,000 $ 200,000
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12 The ARPA Expenditure Plan is interwoven
throughout the entire 2025 Envision Riverside
Strategic Plan.
Cross-Cutting Threads
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
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13 That the City Council:
1. Receive update on the American Rescue Plan Act
Expenditure Plan for the first allocation of grant funds in the amount of $36,767,594.
2. Review and provide input on the Proposed
Expenditure Plan for the second allocation of grant
funds in the amount of $36,767,594.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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