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City of Tulare
City Council
Addendum to Agenda
Tulare Public Library & Council Chamber Tuesday, August 6, 2024 491 North M Street, Tulare CA 93274 5:00 p.m. Special Meeting www.tulare.ca.gov 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that one new item, listed under Consent Calendar, is added to the Tulare City Council regular meeting agenda for Tuesday, August 6, 2024, as follows:
10.14 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund Allocation.
Recommended Action: Approve the allocation of expenditures of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds toward councilmember-identified programs and projects; and adopt a resolution approving the expenditure of $20,000 of ARPA funds. [J. McDonnell]
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I hereby certify, in conformance with Government Code Sections 54954.2 and 54956, that this addendum to the agenda was posted in the kiosk at the front of City Hall, 411 E. Kern Avenue, as well as on the City of Tulare’s website (www.tulare.ca.gov).
POSTED: Friday, August 2, 2024 Melissa Hermann, Chief Deputy City Clerk Councilmembers
Terry A. Sayre, Mayor
Patrick Isherwood, Vice Mayor
Jose Sigala
Stephen C. Harrell
Dennis A. Mederos
Staff Report
Meeting: City Council
Date: August 6, 2024
Department: City Manager
Submitted by: Josh McDonnell, Assistant City Manager
Agenda Title: American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund Allocation
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the allocation of expenditures of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds toward councilmember-identified programs and projects; and adopt a resolution approving the expenditure of $20,000 of ARPA funds.
SUMMARY
The City of Tulare received $18,024,068 in ARPA funds from the federal government. The City Council allocated $17,081,800 of this total towards citywide projects and programs and divided the remaining unallocated $942,265 in ARPA funding into five equal portions of $188,453.
Each councilmember was given the responsibility of identifying programs and projects for their portion of the remaining unallocated funds.
To date, Council has allocated almost the entirety of the remaining $942,265, with just $99,906 remaining. Of this amount, $88,453 has been identified by Councilmember Sigala for an improvement project on the west side of Tulare, but a specific use has yet to be identified. The remaining $11,453 is under Mayor Sayre’s purview.
Councilmember Sigala would like to allocate additional dollars in the following manner:
• $5,000 to Tulare City School District to help with supplies for students; • $5,000 to Tulare Western Pre-Medical Academy Program; and • $10,000 to Hispanic Alliance for Culture, Education, and Recognition (HACER) for scholarships.
This will decrease the total allocation for Councilmember Sigala’s Community Improvement Project from $88,453 as adopted in Resolution 2024-10 to $68,453.
Staff is comfortable with allocating the amounts listed above under the current action.
If the items above are approved by Council, $862,359 of the $942,265 in Council-specific ARPA designations will have been allocated, with the remaining outstanding balances assigned to Mayor Sayre ($11,453). Although $68,453 has been identified for Community Improvement Project by Councilmember Sigala, a more specific designation must be further identified in future Council action.
FISCAL IMPACT & FUNDING SOURCE(S)
If the recommended action above is approved by the City Council, Councilmember Sigala will have $68,453 in remaining ARPA funds to be further allocated for a west side community project. Mayor Sayre has a remaining balance of $11,453.
Item #: 10.14
Consent
LEGAL REVIEW
This item does not require legal review.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
1. Approve with changes
2. Deny
3. Table
If Council denies the item, staff will search for other funding sources for this purchase.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
Reviewed/Approved: JM
RESOLUTION 2024-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TULARE
ALLOCATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS FROM THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the President of the United States signed into law House Bill 1315, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) to provide continued relief from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2021, the United States Department of the Treasury announced the launch of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (the "Fiscal Recovery Funds" or CSLFRF), established by ARPA, to provide $350 billion in emergency funding for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare has been negatively impacted by the COVID-l9 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare has been awarded a total of $18,024,068 in funding; such funding was received in two tranches; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare has received the initial funding in the amount $18,024,068 as of September 1, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Treasury has adopted guidance regarding the use of ARPA funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare, in response to the pandemic, has had expenditures and anticipates future expenditures consistent with the United States Department of Treasury's ARPA guidance; and
WHEREAS, ARPA permits the City to use the Fiscal Recovery Funds to cover eligible costs incurred during the period beginning March 3, 2021, and ending December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare must agree to specific Terms and Conditions set forth by the United States Department of Treasury as part of accepting the funds; and WHEREAS, the City of Tulare, on December 7, 2021, adopted Resolutions 2021- 52 and 2021-58 approving the allocation of $12,351,800 ARPA funds to the following projects:
Project/Program Amount
ARPA Consultant $50,000
Marketing and Social Media $100,000
Set aside for ongoing Pandemic Response $50,000
Courthouse Remodel $1,300,000
Resolution 2024-XX
Downtown Façade/Rehabilitation Grant $1,000,000
Downtown Master Plan Update $100,000
Homeless Shelter $2,000,000
Zumwalt Park Refurbishment $5,000,000
Vaccination Incentive $220,000
City Employee One-Time Bonus $681,800
Fire Department Ladder Truck $1,500,000
Dispatch Radio Replacement $350,000
Total Allocation $12,351,800
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare, on February 15, 2022, adopted Resolution 2022- 05 approving the allocation of an additional $4,730,000 in ARPA funds to the following projects:
Project/Program Amount
Police and Fire CAD/RMS Replacement $1,180,000
HWY 99 Water Crossing (International Agri-Center Way) $1,200,000 Financial System Replacement $1,650,000
Live/Recorded/Remote Council Chambers Upgrade $200,000
Tulare Joint Union High School – 50M Pool $500,000
Total Allocation $4,730,000
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare, on September 20, 2022, adopted Resolution 2022- 52 approving the allocation of an additional $254,039 in ARPA funds to the following projects:
Project/Program Councilmember Amount
Water Tower Artwork Mederos $7,500
Eden House Sayre $116,539
Elementary School Support Harrell $15,000
Police Explorer Program Harrell $5,000
Grandma’s House Isherwood, $10,000
Mederos $5,000
Family Services of Tulare County Isherwood $15,000
Mission Oak High Engineering Pathway Isherwood $5,000
Tulare Boys and Girls Club Support Isherwood $10,000
Japanese Internment Camp Memorial Sigala, $30,000
Isherwood, $15,000
Mederos $5,000
Historical Museum Support Sigala, $5,000
Isherwood $5,000
Mederos $5,000
Total Allocation $254,039
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare, on February 7, 2023, adopted Resolution 2023-03 approving the allocation of an additional $639,773 in ARPA funds to the following projects:
Resolution 2024-XX
Project/Program Councilmember Amount
New Life Ministries Isherwood $10,000
His Heart Beats Isherwood $5,000
Tulare Boxing Club Isherwood $60,000
Tulare Local Hospital District Mederos, $100,000
Harrell $100,000
Tulare Chamber Incubator Mederos, $25,000
Sayre, $5,000
Sigala, $10,000
Isherwood $5,000
Tulare Boys and Girls Club Mederos $5,000
Encore Theater Assistance Mederos, $5,000
Sayre $5,000
Tulare Baseball Association Mederos, $2,500
Harrell $2,500
Tulare Softball Association Mederos, $2,500
Harrell, $2,500
Sayre, $5,000
Sigala $25,000
Lighthouse Rescue Mission Mederos, $5,000
Sayre $5,000
Salt and Light Mederos, $5,000
Sayre $5,000
National Junior Basketball Mederos $5,000
Sharks Swim Club Mederos, $5,000
Sayre $2,000
AYSO Mederos, $2,500
Harrell $2,500
TYSL Mederos, $2,500
Harrell $2,500
Historical Museum Mederos, $953
Harrell, $2,500
Sayre $2,500
Future Farmers of America Harrell $6,000
Japanese Internment Camp Memorial Harrell, $2,500
Sayre $5,000
Pop Warner Harrell $5,000
Tulare Cemetery District Harrell $5,000
Tulare Hospital & Comm. Health Found. Harrell $5,000
Tulare Downtown Association Harrell $4,100
Tulare Fire Department Harrell $3,500
Happy Trails Riding Academy Harrell $5,000
University of California Tulare 4-H Harrell $5,000
Salvation Army Tulare Harrell $3,853
Boy Scout Troop 251 Harrell $5,000
Family Services of Tulare County Sayre $17,414
Resolution 2024-XX
Veterans Organization Assistance Sayre $5,000
Community Improvement Project Sigala $118,453
Tulare Animal Services Harrell, $6,000
Sayre $10,000
Grandma’s House Sayre $5,000
Total Allocation $639,773
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare, on June 6, 2023, adopted Resolution 2023-20 approving the allocation of an additional $118,453 in ARPA funds to the following projects:
Project/Program Councilmember Amount
Tulare Cemetery District Isherwood $5,000
Tulare Youth Athletic Association Isherwood $25,000
Determined by Mayor Isherwood $23,453
Community Improvement Project Sigala $93,453*
Hispanic Alliance for Culture,
Education, and Recognition (HACER)
Sigala $25,000
Total Allocation $118,453
*A more specific designation must be further identified in future Council action WHEREAS, the City of Tulare, on March 5, 2024, adopted Resolution 2024-10 approving the allocation of an additional $105,953 in ARPA funds to the following projects:
Project/Program Councilmember Amount
Women’s Clubhouse Structural Study Sayre $10,000
Military Banner Program Brackets Sayre $2,000
Tulare City Historical Society Sayre $500
Community Garden Feasibility Study
and Renderings
Sigala $5,000
Community Improvement Project* Sigala $88,453
Total Allocation $105,953
*A more specific designation must be further identified in future Council action WHEREAS, the original allocation for Community Improvement Project by Councilmember Sigala for $118,453 as approved by Resolution 2023-03, was reduced by $25,000 at the request of Councilmember Sigala, leaving the balance for this project at $93,453. The $25,000 was then allocated to the Hispanic Alliance for Culture, Education, and Recognition (HACER).
WHEREAS, the allocation for Community Improvement Project by Councilmember Sigala was further reduced by $5,000 at the request of Councilmember Sigala, leaving the balance for this project at $88,453. The $5,000 was then allocated to hire a consultant to provide a community garden feasibility study and renderings.
WHEREAS, through the adoption of Resolutions 2021-52, 2021-58, 2022-05, 2022-52, 2023-03, 2023-20, and 2024-10, the City of Tulare has a remaining balance of $99,906 in undesignated ARPA funds (the $88,453 identified by Councilmember Sigala Resolution 2024-XX
for a Community Improvement Project on the west side of Tulare in Resolutions 2023-03, 2023-20, and 2024-10 needs to be more specifically allocated and thus is identified as unallocated funds for this resolution); and
WHEREAS, the City of Tulare has analyzed and considered a variety of programs and projects for additional ARPA funding allocations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Tulare, as follows, to wit:
Section 1. The City of Tulare is authorized to accept and receive funding under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and re-verifies that it accepts the total allocation of $18,024,068 of Fiscal Recovery Funds from the United States Department of Treasury.
Section 2. The City Council’s adoption of Resolutions 2021-52 and 2021-58, approving the allocation of $12,351,800 in ARPA funds, remains in full force and effect.
Section 3. The City Council’s adoption of Resolution 2022-05, approving the allocation of $4,730,000 in ARPA funds, remains in full force and effect.
Section 4. The City Council’s adoption of Resolution 2022-52, approving the allocation of $254,039 in ARPA funds, remains in full force and effect.
Section 5. The City Council’s adoption of Resolution 2023-03, approving the allocation of $639,773 in ARPA funds, remains in full force and effect with the exception of $118,453 for Community Improvement Project as requested by Councilmember Sigala which was reduced to $93,453 with the adoption of Resolution 2023-20.
Section 6. The City Council’s adoption of Resolution 2023-20, approving the allocation of $55,000 in ARPA funds, remains in full force and effect with the exception of $93,453 for Community Improvement Project as requested by Councilmember Sigala which is being reduced to $88,453 with the adoption of this resolution and requires further specificity.
Section 7. The City Council’s adoption of Resolution 2024-10, approving the allocation of $105,953 in ARPA funds, remains in full force and effect with the exception of $88,453 for Community Improvement Project as requested by Councilmember Sigala which is being reduced to $68,453 with the adoption of this resolution and requires further specificity.
Section 8. An additional $88,453 in ARPA funding is hereby allocated to programs and projects as follows:
Project/Program Councilmember Amount
Tulare City School District Sigala $5,000
Tulare Western High School PreMedical ProgramSigala $5,000 Resolution 2024-XX
Hispanic Alliance for Culture,
Education, and Recognition (HACER)
Sigala $10,000
Community Improvement Project* Sigala $68,453
Total Allocation $88,453
*A more specific designation must be further identified in future Council action Section 9. This resolution shall take effect upon its adoption by the City Council PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Tulare on this 6th day of August 2024.
TERRY A. SAYRE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
MARC MONDELL, CITY CLERK
By Melissa Hermann, Chief Deputy City Clerk