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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Adopt the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Budget for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 and to Authorize the City Manager to Approve Carryovers/Unspent ARPA Funds to Future Fiscal Years' Budgets
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Budget for Fiscal Years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 and authorize the City Manager to approve carryovers/unspent ARPA funds to future fiscal years' budgets if needed.
Some projects and programs may take longer to implement. Authorizing the City Manager to carry over unspent ARPA funds to future fiscal years will ensure timely and successful implementation of projects and programs.
BACKGROUND
At the October 11, 2021 City Council special meeting, the Proposed COVID-19 Recovery Plan was presented to the Council for consideration, and staff received direction from the Council to bring back a Recovery Plan Budget for adoption.
Staff developed an ARPA Budget totaling $11.9 million for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 based on the funding allocations included in the Recovery Plan, as summarized below. The ARPA Budget is labeled as Attachment 1 and is attached to the resolution.
The information below provides some background information about the ARPA stimulus funds and an overview about the Recovery Plan.
ARPA Background and Overview
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package provides significant resources to state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to support urgent COVID-19 response efforts. Within ARPA, the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund provides $130.2 billion for local governments split evenly between municipalities and counties.
The funding allocation to the City of San Leandro is $18.6 million. The City received half of the allocation in May 2021...
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