FROM:
Dave Donery, Town Manager & Jeff Zuba, Finance & Administrative Services Director
SUBJECT:
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American Rescue Plan Act State & Local Fiscal Relief Funds
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RECOMMENDATION
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Receive presentation and staff recommends returning to a future Council meeting on development of priority projects for the American Rescue Plan Funds.
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BACKGROUND
The American Rescue Plant Act (ARPA) established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF), which provides significant resources to state and local governments to respond to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to significant funds provided to the State of California, Marin County and other local municipalities, the U.S. Treasury has allocated $2.984 million to the Town of San Anselmo. The Town received approximately half of these funds in July 2021 and anticipates receiving the remaining balance in July 2022. All funds must be obligated by the end of December 2024 and spent by December 2026.
DISCUSSION
Current regulations allow local governments to utilize funds in the following ways:
? Support public health expenditures, by funding COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public health and safety staff;
? Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency, including economic harms to workers, households, small businesses, impacted industries, and the public sector;
? Replace lost public sector revenue, using this funding to provide government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the pandemic;
? Provide premium pay for essential workers, offering additional support to those who have borne and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure sectors; and,
? Invest in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure, making necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking water, support vital wastewater and storm...
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