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RESOLUTION 2024-###
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO OBLIGATING
THE REMAINDER OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) FUNDS FROM THE
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT, RECREATION, SENIORS, AND PARATRANSIT DIVISION IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $34,000 VIA CONTRACT SERVICES BY DECEMBER 31, 2026 PER FEDERAL US TREASURY GUIDELINES
WHEREAS, Build a Healthy Community - Continue development of multi-diversity, equity, and inclusion, practices in all city programs and services, and improve connections to healthy eating and active living are adopted City Council Priorities in the Fiscal Year 2023-2025 City Council Priority Workplan effective May 1, 2023;
WHEREAS, this proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA;
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 was enacted as federal law. The total ARPA allocation for the City of San Pablo was $7,413,467.00;
WHEREAS, o n April 4, 2022, the City Council of City of San Pablo adopted Resolutions 2022-055 and 2022-056 allocating $760,000 of the City’s ARPA allocation to be expended for eligible Community Services Department programs and prioritized services, including programs and services that are offered through the Recreation, Seniors, and Paratransit divisions of the Community Services Department as outlined in those resolutions;
WHEREAS, a fter adoption of the specified r esolutions, the US Treasury has implemented revised federal guidelines for all ARPA -funded initiatives. The updated guidelines stipulate that the C ity must formally commit remaining funds for expenditure via contractual services by Resolution before December 31, 2024, to support ARPA program expenditures through December 31, 2026; and
WHEREAS, on October 1, 2024, this item came before the Community Services Standing Committee (Cruz/Pineda) where it received unanimous support to bring the item forward to a future City Council meeting for formal consideration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Pablo hereby obligates and commits up to $34,000 in contract services from ARPA funds under Fund 120 to be spent on various programs and services provided by the Community Services Departments Recreation, Seniors, and Paratransit divisions, to be expended by December 31, 2026; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED tha t the foregoing recitations are true and correct, and are included herein by reference as findings.
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ADOPTED this 7th day of October, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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Dorothy Gantt, City Clerk Patricia Ponce, Mayor