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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 27 - Revive Santa Ana Spending PlanCity Manager Office www.santa-ana.org/cm Item # 27 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report July 6, 2021 TOPIC: Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan AGENDA TITLE: Approve the $80,012,101 Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan and Appropriate Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Approve the $80,012,101 Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan to protect and revive our community as we emerge from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Approve an appropriation adjustment of $64,180,000 to authorize spending from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for various expenditures to recover from COVID-19, including authorization for the City Manager to move appropriated money between spending plan line items to reflect evolving federal guidelines and individual program popularity. DISCUSSION Background The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 is the latest COVID-19 stimulus package approved by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Biden. ARPA is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill. Within ARPA, the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund provides $350 billion in direct funding for states, municipalities, counties, tribes, and territories, including $130.2 billion for local governments split evenly between municipalities and counties. Of this, the City of Santa Ana is expected to receive $128,360,813. The City has received its first of two payments from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the amount of $64,180,000. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund provides a substantial infusion of resources to help turn the tide on the COVID-19 pandemic, address its economic fallout, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery. The purpose of the use of these funds are as follows: Support urgent COVID-19 response efforts to continue to decrease spread of the virus and bring the pandemic under control. Replace lost revenue for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to strengthen support for vital public services and help retain jobs. Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan July 6, 2021 Page 2 • Support immediate economic stabilization for households and businesses. • Address systemic public health and economic challenges that have contributed to the unequal impact of the pandemic. The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund provides substantial flexibility for each local government to meet local needs —including support for households, small businesses, impacted industries, essential workers, and the communities hardest hit by the pandemic. These funds can be used to make necessary investments in water, sewer, and broadband infrastructure, among other uses. As a recipient of these funds, the City has been working diligently to find the best way to use the City's allocation of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund. To that end, the City created Revive Santa Ana, a community engagement initiative and spending plan to use the expected $128,360,813 in federal funding. Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan City staff launched the Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan mid -March 2021, referring to the City's direct allocation as "Revive Santa Ana" funding. The spending plan includes five expenditure categories: • Recovery from the Pandemic: o Public Health Equity, expansion of critical communication methods, sanitization, emergency response, mental health recovery, and a COVID- 19 memorial, support services for COVID-19 response • Direct Assistance Programs: o Rental assistance, housing vouchers, food supply/distribution, business and non-profit assistance, early childhood support, daycare and head start, after -school programs, youth violence, sexual assault intervention, technology skill courses, direct resident assistance • Public Health and Safety: o 5k Run, additional green/open space, healthy food access, property compliance programs, rapid response homeless services, park restrooms, increased security for parks and community centers, First Street safety enhancements • Critical Infrastructure: o Broadband access, community center renovations, transformation of Central Library to support early childhood learning, expansion of library accessibility, IT and process upgrades, streetlights, storm drain gates, parking structure improvements • City Fiscal Health: o Legal support services, contract management, unemployment fund / paid leave reimbursement, accounting and compliance for federal funding, reserve for revenue loss allocation Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan July 6, 2021 Page 3 Community Engagement The first engagement opportunity was a community budget meeting on March 25, 2021, whereby community members were able to give input on the proposed spending plan. Additionally, the City launched a community feedback survey, available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, to gauge the community's thoughts on how the City should spend its Revive Santa Ana funding. The survey was available online and was distributed on the City's digital communications channels. Additionally, print surveys were available and shared at the City's main library and at City Hall. In total, 1,579 responses were collected. The findings of the survey were shared with the City Council. Separately, the City Council discussed Revive Santa Ana at several public meetings, including on March 16, May 18, May 24, June 1, and June 3, 2021. Several iterations of the Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan have been shared and discussed, whose changes reflect discussions by the City Council, comments from community members, and changing guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury relating to how the funds could be expended. Appropriation of Funds Below are the final Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan allocations for each of the proposed expenditure categories for the first allocation (for FY 2021-22): Expenditure Category Amount Recovery from the Pandemic $5,150,000 Direct Assistance Programs $26,132,101 Public Health and Safety $16,350,000 Critical Infrastructure $20,750,000 City Fiscal Health $11,630,000 Total $80,012,101 Staff recommends that the City Council approve the $80,012,101 Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan, and appropriate the City's primary ARPA allocation of $64,180,000 (first tranche only). The appropriation recommendation for the $14,026,593 Emergency Rental Assistance Program is in a separate staff report on this same agenda. The remaining $1,805,508 of the $80,012,101 spending plan is for federal housing vouchers, scheduled for City Council consideration on July 20. Staff anticipates the spending plan will evolve, as the U.S. Department of Treasury is continually updating the spending guidelines and program popularity and use will affect spending priorities. Similar to the spending authorization for the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, staff requests the City Council grant authorization to the City Manager to shift money between line items within the spending plan. The Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan July 6, 2021 Page 4 City Manager will not have the authority to increase or decrease the overall appropriation. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT Multiple departments will manage the various spending initiatives, and accounting units have been set-up accordingly in the new ARPA special revenue fund 181 to account for $64,180,000 of expenditures. Department Account Number Amount City Attorne 's Office 18108013-6XXXX $500,000 City Manager's Office 18103013-6XXXX 4,400,000 Community Development 18118013-6XXXX 9,250,000 Finance 18110013-6XXXX 12,630,000 Information Technology 18120013-6XXXX 5,500,000 Library 18111013-6XXXX 9,000,000 Parks and Recreation 18113013-6XXXX 12,650,000 Planning and Building 18116013-6XXXX 1,000,000 Police 18114013-6XXXX 1,000,000 Public Works 18117013-6XXXX 8,250,000 First Tranche of Primary Allocation $64,180,000 EXHIBIT(S) 1. Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan Submitted By: Kathryn Downs, Executive Director Finance and Management Services Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan EXHIBIT 1 Recovery from the Pandemic First Tranche Primary (Lead) - FY 21-22 Dept Mental Health Recovery 750,000 CDA Memorial to Lives Lost 200,000 CMO Public Health Equity 200,000 CMO Expansion of Critical City Communications Methods 2,000,000 CMO Sanitization & Prevention 500,000 PWA COVID Emergency Response 1,500,000 Finance 5,150,000 Direct Assistance Programs Early Childhood Support & Head Start & Child/Day Care 500,000 Parks After -School / Youth Sport Programs 300,000 Parks Emergency Rental Assistance Program* 14,026,593 CDA Emergency Housing Vouchers* 1,805,508 CDA Food Supply / Distribution 1,000,000 CIVIC) Business / Non -Profit Assistance 3,000,000 CDA Youth Violence/Sexual Assault Intervention/Reentry 1,000,000 PD Technology Skills / Digital Literacy Education 500,000 Library Resident Direct Assistance 4,000,000 CDA * Not ARPA Funded 26,132,101 Public Health & Safety Revive 5k Run 50,000 Parks First Street Pedestrian Safety Project 3,000,000 PWA Addition of Park/Open Space 7,800,000 Parks/CMO Healthy Food Access 1,000,000 CIVIC) Property Compliance/Assistance Program 1,000,000 PBA Rapid Response Homeless Services 1,000,000 CDA Upgrade Park Restrooms 1,500,000 Parks Enhanced security for usability of Parks/Community Centers 1,000,000 Parks 16,350,000 Critical Infrastructure Parking Structure Improvements 500,000 CDA Broadband Access 3,500,000 PWA/CMO Community Center Renovations 1,500,000 Parks Transformation of Central Library to support early childhood learning 7,000,000 Library New Library Branch/Expansion of Library Accessibility 1,500,000 Library Pedestrian & Mobility Improvements 3,000,000 PWA Information Technology & Process Upgrades 2,000,000 IT Neighborhood Safety Streetlights 1,000,000 PWA Storm Drain Gates & Channel Fencing 750,000 PWA 20,750,000 City Fiscal Health Legal Support Services & Contract Management Support 500,000 CAO Unemployment Fund/Paid Leave Reimbursement 500,000 Finance Accounting & Compliance for Federal Funding 200,000 Finance Reserve for Revenue Loss Allocation 10,430,000 Finance 11,630,000 ARPA First Tranche Allocation 64,180,000 Housing Allocations 15,832,101 Total Spending Plan 80,012,101 J Critical Infrastructure Public Health & Safety Direct Assistance C Prog ra m s v 4uy Pandemic f �` Recovery' A City Fiscal Health A N t a Presente ackground Information On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law, and established the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds This program is intended to provide support to local governments in responding to the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19 and in their efforts to contain impacts on their SAf�ITA ANA communities, residents, and businesses. Of this, the City of Santa Ana is expected to receive $128,360,813. The City has received its first of two payments from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the amount of $64,180,000. ( } * presenter Vi Eligible Uses • Support urgent COVI D-19 response efforts to continue to decrease spread of the virus and bring the pandemic under control. • Replace lost revenue for eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to strengthen support for vital public services and help retain jobs. • Support immediate economic stabilization for households and businesses. • Address systemic public health and economic challenges th have contributed to the unequal impact of the pandemic_M ■ AI t7 ( ) * PresE outreach Efforts • Community budget meeting on March 25, 2021 • The City launched a community feedback survey, available in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, to gauge the community's thoughts on how the City should spend its Revive Santa Ana funding. The survey was available online and was distributed on the City's digital communications channels. Additionally, print surveys were available and shared at the City's main library and at City Hall. In total, 1,579 responses were collected. • Separately, the City Council discussed Revive Santa Ana at several public meetings, including on March 16, May 18, May 24, June 1, and June 3, 2021. • Several iterations of the Revive Santa Ana Spending Plan have been shared and discussed, whose changes reflect discussions by the City Council, comments from community members, and changing guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury relating to how the funds could be expended. i Pre 0 Critical nfra structure Public Health & Safety w� Direct' Assistance C •� Prog ra m s f .. 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Community Center Renovations $1,500,000 19 31 Ali Op Presente Central Library $7,000,000 Transformation of Central Library to support early childhood learning Al t� Preser Pedestrian & Mobility Improvements $115001000 Includes alleys, sidewalks, traffic calming, curb & gutter, and resurfacing } (+. 17y ' . -F �• * Presenter view Storm Drains $7501000 Storm drain gates & channe fencing A ( ) 0 Presenter► Neighborhood Safety Streetlights $115001000 Provides for 250 streetlights 4 Presente Information Technology & Process Upgrades $ 21000,000 Improvement of City technology and processes to better serve the community C A t Presentei ■ Direct Assistance Prog ra m s Pandemic Recovery C Public Health & Safety i Critical nfrastructure 9 1 Present, Legal Support Services $500,000 Une, loyment Fund & Paid Leave Reimbursement $500,000 W, CITY FISCAL HEALTH $11,630,000 Accounting & Compliance $200,000 Reserve for Revenue Loss Allocation $10,430,000 A t Additional Funding on the Horizon Additional federal and state funding is anticipated to support: � • Homeless Services • Youth Programs • Public Health Equity ( ) * Presenter view Questions ?