TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Minh C. Tran, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Becky Craig, Assistant County Executive Officer
SUBJECT: American Rescue Plan Act
RECOMMENDATION
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County Executive Officer requests the Board receive further American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA") program information, receive and consider use requests from the public and the departments, and consider an initial strategy to allocate the County's $26.76 million allocation.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The County received $13.38 million in American Rescue Plan Act monies in May 2021 and will receive an additional $13.38 million in spring 2022. The federal grant program supports the local public health response and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. ARPA provides funding for pandemic response activities, economic recovery, equity solutions, and infrastructure investment through December 31, 2024. The grant's extended program dates cross three fiscal years.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact?
Yes
Is it currently budgeted?
No
County Strategic Plan pillar addressed:
Livable Economy for All
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: N/A
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Napa County activated its emergency public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Through emergency declaration, the County appropriated General Reserves totaling $10.1 million to staff testing centers, isolation and quarantine centers, vaccination clinics, and many other duties. The County received $14 million in federal CARES Act funds in summer 2020 and allocated $2 million to local community organizations to assist with the response. Due to the continued cost of the pandemic, President Biden authorized the American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021 and included a direct State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds allocation.
Staff provided a program overview of the ARPA grant allocation to Napa County that included discussion of the six overarching eligible use categories in May 202...
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