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CONSENT CALENDAR
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: January 21, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: C. Jeannie Fortune, Interim Director of Finance and Management Services
Department: Finance & Management Services
Subject: American Rescue Plan Update (All Wards)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, receive and file this report providing an update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-funded expenditures as of September 30, 2025.
City Manager's Comments
No Comment.
Executive Summary
The City of San Bernardino was awarded $77,656,407 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, distributed in two tranches—half received in May 2021 and the remaining half in May 2022. This staff report provides an update on projects funded through the ARPA allocation and details expenditures totaling $51.3M as of September 30, 2025, and reported to Treasury on October 31, 2025.
Background
The U.S. Treasury required ARPA funds to be obligated by December 31, 2024, and fully expended by December 31, 2026. To date, Mayor and City Council have obligated the total $77,656,407 in ARPA funds prior to the obligation deadline. Projects funded by ARPA align with Treasury issued final rules for allowable investments within the Enumerated Use Categories as well as expenditures within the revenue loss (standard allowance) category.
Discussion
This is a routine update for the ARPA quarterly reporting period of July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025. ARPA funded projects are in various stages to completion with one (1) project completed this quarter. The Guadalupe Fields project was completed with a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 26, 2025, to commemorate the 3 1
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occasion. The 2.25-acre park received improvements to the baseball fields with new turf, a new infield surface, scoreboard and fencing. This project was made possible with ARPA funding from both the City ($863,851) and San Bernardino County ($995,000).
ARPA fund expenditures as of September 30, 2025, total $51.3M, approximately 66% of the total award of $77.6m. Additional details and listing by project are provided in Attachment 1 along with projected project completion dates. 2021-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
Investments in the community using the American Rescue Plan funds support Key Strategic Goal 2b Focused, Aligned Leadership and Unified Community - Evaluate operations and performance, investment in resources, technology, and tools to continually improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness; and Goal 3. Improved Quality of Life.
Fiscal Impact
There is no General Fund impact associated with approval of this item.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, receive and file this report providing an update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-funded expenditures as of September 30, 2025, and reported to Treasury on October 31, 2025.
Attachments
Attachment 1 American Rescue Plan (ARPA) Allocation an Expenditure Update
1.26 Ward:
All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:
October 3, 2025 Mayor and City Council received and filed an ARPA Allocation and Expenditure Update.
May 21, 2025 Mayor and City Council received and filed an ARPA Allocation and Expenditure Update.
January 18, 2025 Mayor and City Council received and filed an ARPA Allocation and Expenditure Update.
December 18, 2024 Mayor and City Council received an update on ARPA funding and approved the final allocation of $129,948 in additional ARPA funds to the Asphalt Maintenance and Street Segment Repair Project.
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December 4, 2024 Mayor and City Council approved staff’s recommendation to reallocate $2,955,215 for the Asphalt Maintenance and Street Segment Repair Project and $2,650,000 towards the
purchase of Palm Field.
October 2, 2024 Mayor and City Council received an update on ARPA funding and projects and approved staff recommendations for
unallocated or project surplus and staff direction on
reallocation of funds. New Projects presented for approval were the Police Real Time Information Center in the amount of $2,497,500. Economic Development Software Program in the amount of $ 129,948, and the Library Animaker Space in the amount of $1,797,174.
September 18, 2024 Mayor and City Council received an update on ARPA funding and projects and provided staff direction on any unassigned ARPA funds.
June 5, 2024 Mayor and City Council approved $863,851 in ARPA funds for the Guadalupe Field at Sal Saavedra Park Revitalization Project.
April 17, 2024 Mayor and City Council approved $655,000 in ARPA funds for the Encanto Community Center.
September 6, 2023 Mayor and City Council approved $5,145,000 in ARPA funds for “Hero Pay” to city and water department employees.
August 16, 2023 Mayor and City Council approved $500,000 in ARPA funds related to various nuisance and property abatement costs.
July 19, 2023 Mayor and City Council received and filed an update on ARPA funds and adopted Resolution No. 2023-107 assigning
$10,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for the
replacement of the City’s Enterprise Resource Planning
System and amending the FY 2022/23-2024/24 Biennial
Budget by $10,000,000.
May 17, 2023 Mayor and City Council reallocated unspent funding from the ASU Temporary Housing and the full allocation from the San Bernardino Valley College for a total of $973,500 for interim housing during development of the SB Hope Campus.
December 7, 2022 Mayor and City Council Adopted Resolution No. 2022- 26 Amending the FY 2021/22 Operating and Capital Budget
allocating $24,650,000 in ARPA funds.
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February 2, 2022 Mayor and City Council Adopted Resolution No. 2022- 26 Amending the FY 2021/22 Operating and Capital Budget
allocating $24,050,000 in ARPA funds
October 20, 2021 Mayor and City Council Adopted Resolution No. 2021- 247 Amending the FY 2021/22 Operating and Capital Budget
allocating $8,160,000 in ARPA funds.
August 4, 2021 Mayor and City Council received a report and discussed the categories for spending the City’s American Rescue Plan Allocation.
March 17, 2021 Mayor and City Council received a presentation on the American Rescue Plan from Congressman Pete Aguilar.
CC: Eric Levitt, City Manager