DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ana Bradshaw, COVID-19 Financial and Performance Liaison
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Briefing on the December Financial Report of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Recovery and Resiliency Plan
SUMMARY:
Briefing on the December 2020 Financial Report of the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Recovery and Resiliency Plan
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio began responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in early February when several Americans evacuated from Wuhan City, China arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Since the City and the State have issued several emergency orders aimed to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Since March 2020, COVID-19 has caused unprecedented economic disruption with the national unemployment rate rising to levels not seen since the Great Depression. Many parts of the San Antonio Economy have been impacted including the City's Budget.
In April, the City Council approved an Emergency Housing Assistance program to assist San Antonio residents negatively impacted by COVID-19 with rental and mortgage assistance in the amount of $25.5 million.
On June 4, the City Council approved a $190.9 million Recovery and Resiliency Plan to aimed help San Antonio, workers, and businesses recover from the COVID-19 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.
In addition, City Council approved the plan to fund the City's ongoing emergency response to the pandemic and a Health Implementation Plan. Funds in the amount of $54.5 million were approved for a Health Implementation Plan and $114.6 million were a...
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