REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of Mayor & City Manager
BY: HENRY FIERRO, Budget Manager
Budget and Management Studies Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - 52nd Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution (AAR) No. 2021-178 appropriating $2,000,000 under the General Fund for the 911 Call Center from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
The Administration recommends the Fresno City Council approve the 52nd Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution No. 2021-178 to allocate $2,000,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for eligible uses as defined in the ARPA Final Rules, published as of January 6, 2022.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is a $1.9 trillion emergency relief measure authorized by Congress and signed into law by the President March 11, 2021, to address the adverse impacts of COVID-19 on public health and the national economy. The City of Fresno has been programmed to receive $170,808,029, which will be paid in two tranches: May 2021 and May 2022.
Based on the eligible uses defined in the ARPA Final Rules, the Administration recommends assigning $2,000,000 of the first ARPA funding tranche towards Phase I of the relocation and consolidation of the City's 911 Call Center. The current location has no additional space to add additional dispatchers to the Call Center. Relocation of the Call Center will provide an increase in additional space which will accommodate additional staff capacity that will result in faster response times to emergency calls for service under all demand conditions.
The Administration recommends the Fresno City Council approve the 52nd Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution No. 2021-178 to allocate $2,000,000 of ARPA funding for eligible uses, such as the City's 911 Call Center, as defined in the ARPA Final Rules.
BACKGROUND
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