DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ana Bradshaw, COVID-19 Financial and Performance Liaison
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Amendments to the Recovery and Resiliency Plan
SUMMARY:
An ordinance amending the Recovery and Resiliency Plan for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and any supplemental initiatives
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
City Council approved the Recovery and Resiliency Plan for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on June 4, 2020 to assist residents and businesses negatively impacted by the pandemic. The plan was developed around the five Guiding Principles of: 1) Public Health and Safety; 2) Equity; 3) Braided Funding; 4) Community Resiliency; and 5) Well-being.
The work was comprised of four pillars: Workforce Development, Housing Security, Small Business Support, and Digital Inclusion. Each pillar was comprised of multiple initiatives with identified budgets for each initiative. Funds were appropriated as follows.
Pillar
Federal Funds
General Fund
Total
Workforce Development
$12.7 Million
$62.3 Million
$75.0 Million
Housing Security
$50.5 Million
$50.5 Million
Small Business
$38.1 Million
$38.1 Million
Digital Inclusion
$27.3 Million
$27.3 Million
Total
$101.3 Million
$89.6 Million
$190.9 Million
In addition, City Council approved the plan to fund the City's ongoing emergency response to the pandemic. Funds in the amount of $190,796,808 were appropriated to fund eligible payroll expenses, the health implementation plan, and supplies and equipment for the City's Emergency Response Plan. Funds were appropriated as follows.
Pillar
Federal Funds
Health Implementation Plan
$54.5 Million
City Response Payroll
$114.6 Million
Supplies and PPE
$21.7 Million
Total
$190.8 Million
Staff have continued to monitor the expenses associated with the Recovery and Resiliency Plan and City's emergency response. Three ongoing challenges were identified and presented to City Council on September 9. Those challenges included:
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