RESOLUTION NO. 2022-9067
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS APPROPRIATING $379,599 OF THE SECOND TRANCHE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) FUNDS TO THE COVID-19 NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 OPERATING BUDGET AND DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND/OR TRANSFERS OF FUNDS BETWEEN ALL EXISTING ARPA FUNDED PROGRAMS, EXECUTE ALL RELATED AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS.
WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021 to provide State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to support state, local, and tribal governments to respond to COVID-19 impacts on their communities, residents, and businesses; and WHEREAS, the City has received the both tranches of anticipated ARPA funds; and WHEREAS, on March 8, 2022, the City Council held a public workshop to discuss ongoing needs of the community and impacts created by the pandemic and eligible funding opportunities for the second tranche of ARPA funding; and WHEREAS, during this meeting, the City Council provided direction to allocate $379,599 of additional funds to the COVID-19 Non-Profit Community Grant Program from the second tranche of ARPA funds; and WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Non-Profit Community Grant Program continues to receive requests for grants and may have future needs for additional funds to support the community; and WHEREAS, staff recommends Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating Budget in the amount of $379,599 from the second tranche of ARPA funds to the COVID-19 Non-Profit Community Grant Program; and WHEREAS, staff recommends delegating authority to the City Manager to re-appropriate and, if needed, approve the transfer(s) of ARPA funds, as determined by a needs assessment, between all existing ARPA funded programs, to ensure proper and timey utilization of any portion of the unused or unneeded funds for the purposes of addressing public needs in the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Marcos does hereby Delegate authority to the City Manager, as follows:
To appropriate and amend the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating Budget in the amount of $379,599 from the second tranche of ARPA funds to the COVID-19 Non-Profit Community Grant Program; and To approve budget amendments and/or transfer of any portion of the unused or unneeded funds between all existing ARPA funded programs; and To finalize and execute all agreements, amendments, and related documents for the immediate use of the ARPA funds as set forth above.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Marcos this 13th day of September 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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Rebecca D. Jones, Mayor
City of San Marcos
ATTEST:
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Phillip Scollick, City Clerk
City of San Marcos
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