15 - CRF Program Funding - Plan for Expenditure of Funding

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Item No. 15 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Grayson Path, City Manager SUBJECT: CRF Program Funding Plan for Expenditure of Funding DATE: January 25, 2021 901MI iiiiiiiip iiiiiii7i --- a L 01 K 1" =MMMM Z 1-91,13 A=1 to receive Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding, also known as Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) with the Texas Department of Emergency Management This funding is designed to help governments who are responding to the CoVid- 19 pandemic. 111 17 51 1 111 Working with our Third Party Administrator, Resource Management & Consulting Company, we have submitted the necessary documents to receive 100% of our allocated reimbursement total, dependent on any final requirements that the TDEM provides. On December 14, 2020, the City Council discussed possible options for using the balance of CRF Program Funding. When the program was first announced last summer, the funding was restricted to abnormal CoVid-19 related expenses. This changed in such a way that the City was able to i�&n6ifjw.li firW-r-wV1#ti1A4M4-�- 19 or not. We have been in communication with the State via our Third Party Administrator and they report we are on the final step of approval to receive our total allotment. It must therefore be decided how we will spend this funding once it is received. The City has three external commitments: 1) Third Party Administrator, 2) Paris-Larnar County Health District, and 3) the three local ISDs. The City Manager recommended that the balance be utilized for investing in the City's municipal emergency response capability, that specifically being equipment (non-