AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Ordinance 2021-54, on the second of two readings, amending the City’s 2020-2021 Fiscal Year budget to allocate funds made available due to the Award to the City of American Rescue Plan Funds; and providing an effective date.
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Meeting date: August 3, 2021
Department: Finance-Marie Kalka, Finance Director
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: September 15, 2020 original budget adopted; February 24, 2021 Budget Amendment #1; May 4, 2021 Budget Amendment #2; July 6, 2021 Budget Amendment #3
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Background Information:
The US Treasury launched the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund totaling $350B approved through the American Rescue Plan. San Marcos has received an allocation of $18,101,483. The City has received half of the funds with remaining funds anticipated to be received in 2022. Funds must be incurred (for the most part) between 3/3/21 and 12/31/24 with funds expended by 12/31/26. Staff recommends that the funds already received of $9,050,741 be allocated and the remaining funds to be received next year be allocated then. This will give the City time to recover and see what the continued needs are of the City and the community as we continue to progress through recovery.
Based on discussion and direction given by Council at our June 29, 2021 workshop and July 6, 2021 Council meeting, attached is the detail of the projects Council recommended be brought back at the August 3, 2021 meeting to finalize allocaitng the initial funds received of $9,050,741. Below is a summary by category:
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Category |
Amount |
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Public Health Response |
$3,052,730 |
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Negative Economic Impact |
$1,200,000 |
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Serve Hardest Hit |
$2,463,676 |
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Water/Sewer Infrastructure |
$2,334,335 |
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Total |
$9,050,741 |
In order to expend these funds, the attached budget amendment #4 ordinance is necessary.
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Ordinance 2021-54 be approved amending the FY20-21 budget.