City Manager Dan Hoffman presented the City's plan to spend over $6M in 2021 American Rescue Plan Act funding to Council at the July 6, 2021 Finance Committee meeting. Council officially approved the plan at the August 10, 2021 regular meeting. See the below recap for an overview of the plan.
There are four categories to which the spending must relate:
- Category A = Responds to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts
- Category B = Responds to workers performing essential work during the pandemic by providing premium pay to eligible workers
- Category C = Reduction in revenue due to the pandemic (cannot be used to lower taxes)
- Category D = Necessary investments in water, sewer or broadband infrastructure
City's Projects (FY22-FY23)
NOTE: Subject to change due to COVID-19 pandemic and pricing.
Click here for information about ARPA and updates on the City's spending.
A plan update was provided at City Council's Finance Committee meeting on May 3, 2022.
| Section | Item | Total Funding |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Public Health | Vaccination Incentive Program | $329,000 |
| COVID Tests | $5,000 | |
| COVID Paid Leave/Overtime | $120,000 | |
| Wellness Clinic (City Employees) | $150,000 | |
| Emergency Communications Center Upgrades | $125,000 | |
| Friendship, Douglass, and Neighborhood Park Improvements | $250,000 | |
| 2. Negative Economic Impacts | Vulnerable Population Support | $575,000 |
| Healthy Home Housing Support/Blight Acquisition Program | $275,000 | |
| Community Resource Paramedic Program | $300,000 | |
| Affordable High-Speed Internet Expansion Initiative | $250,000 | |
| Homeowner Assistance Fund (Utility Forgiveness) | $147,000 | |
| 3. Premium Pay for Eligible Workers | Essential Worker Supplemental Pay | $500,000 |
| 4. Infrastructure (Water, sewer, stormwater) | Jim Barnett Drainage Improvements | $100,000 |
| Water Main Replacements | $500,000 | |
| Stormwater Improvements | $800,000 | |
| 5. Administrative | $18,475 | |
| 6. Revenue Replacement (click here for details, see pg 4) | Digital Services Upgrades | $1,091,000 |
| Equipment | $2,084,907 | |
| Personal Protective Equipment | $201,000 | |
| Other | $2,433,800 | |
| Facility Improvements | $2,082,500 | |
| TOTAL | $12,337,682 |