CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
R-22-21 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Brook Bassan, by request
RESOLUTION
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Adjusting Fund And Program Appropriations For Operating The Government Of The City Of Albuquerque, Appropriating Capital Funds, And Authorizing Changes To The American Rescue Plan Act Of 2021 Appropriations For The Purposes Of Pandemic Response, Pandemic Recovery Investments, And Support For Vulnerable Populations (Bassan, by request)
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ADJUSTING FUND AND PROGRAM APPROPRIATIONS FOR OPERATING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, APPROPRIATING CAPITAL FUNDS, AND AUTHORIZING CHANGES TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OF 2021 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PANDEMIC RESPONSE, PANDEMIC RECOVERY INVESTMENTS, AND SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.
WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law on March 11, 2021, creating new Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF); and
WHEREAS, Resolution R-21-157 appropriated $56,760,000 in SLFRF for the purpose of pandemic response, recovery investments, and support for vulnerable populations; and
WHEREAS, Resolution R-21-157 was introduced to Council on April 19, 2021, and was passed by Council on May 17, 2021; and
WHEREAS, technical appropriation adjustments are necessary to complete initiated projects appropriated in R-21-157; and
WHEREAS the United States Department of the Treasury issued the final reporting rule on February 28, 2022; and
WHEREAS, projects included in R-21-157 have become ineligible because of the Interim Final Rule that provided clarifying guidance for uses of ARPA funds; and
WHEREAS, the City experienced significant revenue loss, which is explicitly listed as an eligible use of ARPA funds by the United States Department of the Treasury; and
WHEREAS, Sections 602(c)(1)(C) and 603(c)(1)(C) of ARPA provide recipients with broad lati...
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