HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2021-129RESOLUTION NO. 2021-129
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE
ALLOCATION PLAN FOR THE USE OF FEDERAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
ACT OF 2021 BLOCK GRANT FUNDING; SETTING THE PARAMETERS FOR
A VACCINE INCENTIVE PROGRAM, UTILITY DEBT RELIEF PROGRAM, AND
LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM AND
APPRROPRIATING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS; AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF
2021 GENERAL FUND REVENUE REPLACEMENT ALLOCATIONS
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WHEREAS, COVID-19 has greatly impacted the economies and personal lives of
people across the world, including in Lodi where the City Council approved a local emergency
due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the President signed the American Rescue Plan Act of
2021 (ARPA) that in part authorized $65 billion in block grants to all states, counties, local
governments, tribes, and territories in the United States, with an estimated $16,135,201
allocated to Lodi, as outlined collectively in Exhibits A, B, and C to this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to set Revenue Replacement (calculated as actual
revenue received in a Fiscal Year as compared to the Fiscal Year 2018/19) for the General
Fund; Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services; and the Library as the Priority 1 use for ARPA
funding in the estimated amounts listed in Exhibit A to this resolution; and
WHEREAS, after ARPA funding is used to replace revenue, it is no longer subject to
ARPA restrictions but is instead subject to local restrictions tied to the revenue source it was
intended to replace; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit D outlines the uses for the estimated $2,243,921 of General Fund
revenue replacement to be authorized by this resolution and appropriates the full amount of
General Fund revenue replacement, currently estimated to be $2,243,921, as outlined in
Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to set Expense Reimbursement for spending by
the City on pandemic response that has been deemed ineligible by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency ineligible items as the Priority 2 use for ARPA funding in the estimated
amounts listed in Exhibit B to this resolution, covering actual expenses to date and estimated
expenses through the end of Calendar Year 2021; and
WHEREAS, after funding Priorities 1 and 2, it is estimated that $10,247,500 will be
available for programming to various Community Priorities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to set Community Priorities as the Priority 3 use for
ARPA funding in the estimated amounts listed in Exhibit C to this resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is authorized to make additional allocations to Priority 3 -
Community Priorities should more resources become available for these projects through
outside funding sources, project completion under budget, initial allocation from the federal
government or other means as follows:
1.) Fully fund Community Priority 8 — Refund the Electric Utility Greenhouse Gas
fund for bill credits provided in July 2020; then
2.) Fund Community Priority 10 — Additional Economic Development Programs up to
$500,000; then
3.) Fund Community Priority 11 providing additional revenue loss reserves for
PRCS, the Library, and the General Fund up to $500,000 for potential Fiscal
Year 2022 revenue losses as defined in ARPA; then
4.) Any additional reallocation would take Council action.
WHEREAS, the City Manager is authorized to negatively adjust allocations for Priority 3
— Community Priorities should less resources be available on a reverse priority order beginning
with Priority 9 — Vaccine Incentives; and
WHEREAS, the Vaccine Incentive program is time sensitive and immediate approval of
the program as outlined in Exhibit E of this resolution is needed for the program to have its
intended impact; and
WHERAS, the Utility Bill Debt Relief program is time sensitive and immediate approval
of the program as outlined in Exhibit F of this resolution, including the reinstatement of
collection efforts including late fees and service suspension for nonpayment, is needed for the
program to have its intended impact; and
WHEREAS, the Local Economic Development Grants Program is time sensitive and
immediate approval of the program as outlined in Exhibit G of this resolution is needed for the
program to have its intended impact; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Improvement Projects "Navigation Center" and "Broadband
Infrastructure Project" are hereby created and approved as shown in Exhibit H of this resolution;
and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is authorized to direct staff to initiate the City Wide
homeless cleanup program; and
WHEREAS, all other Priority 3 projects will take additional Council action to implement;
and
WHEREAS, the City Manager is authorized to make budget adjustments, including
making additional appropriations should allocations be higher than estimated, based on the
priorities outlined in this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager shall bring a quarterly report every three months
beginning with the second meeting in October, and recurring the second meeting of January,
April, July, and October, until such time as all ARPA funds are expended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
the allocation plan for the use of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 block grant
funding; set the parameters for a vaccine incentive program, utility bill relief program, and a
local economic development grants program and appropriate funds (estimated $16,135,210);
and appropriate funds from American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 General Fund revenue
replacement allocations (estimated $2,243,921), as outlined collectively in Exhibits A, B, C, D
and E.
Date: May 5, 2021
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2021-129 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held May 5, 2021, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS
— Chandler, Hothi, Khan, Kuehne, and
Mayor Nakanishi
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS —
None
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS —
None
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS —
None
JENNIFER CUSMIR
City Clerk
2021-129