HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2022-17RESOLUTION NO. 2022 - 17
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, ALLOCATING $4,000,000.00 OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
FUNDING FOR GENERAL FUND BUDGET OFFSETS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 AND
FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024
WHEREAS, in March 2021, a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill titled the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") was enacted by the federal government; and
WHEREAS, of the $1.9 trillion, $350 billion was allocated for state, local, territorial,
and Tribal governments to respond to the COV1D-1 9 emergency and promote economic
growth; and
WHEREAS, of the $350 billion, the City of National City ("City") is receiving
$18,010,907.00; and
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WHEREAS, the City has received half of the funding, $9,005,453.50, and will receive
the other half around June 2022; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to submit quarterly expenditure reports to U.S.
Department of Treasury ("U.S. Treasury") and annual revenue loss reports and all
expenditures need to be incurred by December 31, 2024 and paid by December 31, 2026;
and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Treasury issued an Interim Final Rule with guidance on eligible
uses for the funds in May of 2021 and in January 2022, the U.S. Treasury released a Final
Rule, which incorporated some of the feedback the Department received from public
agencies; and
WHEREAS, the adjustments made in the Final Rule expand National City's ability to
spend the funds and reduce the amount of work staff will spend tracking and reporting on
the funds;and
WHEREAS, during previous City Council meetings related to ARPA, City staff
recommended allocating $6,000,000.00 of the funding to General Fund offsets at
approximately $2,000,000.00 per year between Fiscal Year ("FY") 2021-2022 and FY 2023-
2024; and
WHEREAS, the offsets are projects, programs, and staffing that were already
planned and budgeted, but are eligible to be paid with ARPA funds; and
WHEREAS, by allocating an additional $4,000,000.00 of ARPA funds, the new
spending plan will total $9,850,000 with a remaining balance to allocate of $8,160,907; and
WHEREAS, the $6,000,000.00 of General Fund offsets can be counted as part of
City's $10,000,000.00 revenue loss allowance and can be reported to the U.S. Treasury as
offsetting any expenditure for general governmental services; and
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WHEREAS, City staff is recommending City Council to authorize allocating
$4,000,000.00 of the American Rescue Plan Act funding for General Fund Budget Offsets
in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Authorize allocating $4,000,000.00 of the American Rescue Plan Act
funding for General Fund Budget Offsets in Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and Fiscal Year 2023-
2024.
Section 2: The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution
and enter it into the book of original Resolution.
PASSED and ADOPTED this jst day of February, 2022.
ATTEST:
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Luz Molina,/City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Charles E. Bell Jr., City At
Alejandra Sotelo Solis, Mayor
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on
February 1, 2022, by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Sotelo-Solis, Bush, Morrison, Rios, Rodriguez
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None,
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
BY:
Mayor,of the City of National City, California
Luz Molina
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Shelley Chapel, M Deputy Ci Clerk