PowerPoint Presentation

Council Workshop
American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
September 28, 2021

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Overview
• Background
• Funding Objectives
• Eligible Uses of Funds
• Ineligible Uses of Funds
• ARPA Strategy
• Council Feedback & Next Steps

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ARPA Background
• Passed by Congress on March 10, 2021, and signed into law 
on March 11, 2021
• $59,516,611 in funding to Glendale
– $29,758,305.50 was received in May 2021
– Expect to receive the final distribution in May 2022
• Eligible costs incurred between March 3, 2021 and 
December 31, 2024
• Funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024
– An order placed for property and services and entering into contracts, 
subawards, and similar transactions that require payment
• Funds must be expended by December 31, 2026

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ARPA Background
• Interim Final Rule issued on May 17, 2021
– Establishes a framework for determining the types of programs and 
services eligible under ARPA
– Establishes regular reporting requirements, including requiring certain 
recipients to publish information regarding use of funds
– Comments on Interim Final Rule due on July 16, 2021
• Compliance and Reporting Guidance issued on Jun 17, 
2021, and updated on June 24, 2021
– One-time Interim Report due on August 31, 2021
– Project Expenditure Report due quarterly
– Recovery Plan Performance Report due annually

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Funding Objectives
• Support urgent COVID-19 response efforts to continue to 
decrease spread of the virus and bring the pandemic 
under control
• Replace lost public sector revenue 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 
that have contributed to the unequal impact of the 
pandemic

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Eligible Uses of Funds
• Support Public Health Response
–Services to contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19
• Vaccination, testing, medical expenses, quarantine costs, and capacity 
enhancements 
–Behavioral healthcare services
• Mental health or substance misuse treatment, and crisis intervention
–Payroll and covered benefits for public health, healthcare, human 
services, and public safety staff
• To the extent that they work on COVID-19 response

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Eligible Uses of Funds
• Address Negative Economic
–Deliver assistance to workers and families
• Support for unemployed workers, aid to households, and survivor 
benefits for families of COVID-19 victims
–Speed the recovery of impacted industries
• Tourism, travel, and hospitality sectors
–Rebuild public sector capacity by rehiring staff
–Support small businesses
• Loans, grants, and in-kind assistance

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Eligible Uses of Funds
• Equity Focused Services
–Offers additional flexibility for the hardest hit communities and families
• Address health and educational disparities, invest in housing, and promote 
healthy childhood environments
• Premium Pay for Essential Workers
–Offer additional support to those who have and will bear the greatest 
health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure 
• Replace Public Sector Revenue Loss
–Use funds to provide government services to the extent of the reduction in 
revenue experienced due to the pandemic

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Eligible Uses
• Broadband Infrastructure
–Make necessary investments to provide unserved or underserved 
locations with new or expanded broadband access
• Water and Sewer Infrastructure
–Make necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking 
water and invest in wastewater and stormwater infrastructure
• Building and upgrading facilities and transmission, distribution, and 
storage systems
• Water conservation

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Ineligible Uses
• To makeup for lost revenue from a direct or indirect tax cut
• Payments into a pension fund to reduce unfunded liability
• Funding debt service, legal settlements, or judgments
• Deposits to rainy day funds or financial reserves

Other COVID-Related Allocations
$30 million 
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Community Action Program
Overview:
• $23,241,327 Awarded *
• $16,144,098 Expended
• $7,097,229 Available
Available Funds:
• $5,486,730 Housing
• $699,112 Utility
• $911,387 Admin/Support
Fund Sources:
• U.S. Treasury
• AZ Dept of Economic Security
• Community Development Block 
Grant
• Emergency Solutions Grant
• Water Services
• Maricopa County
• Wildfire
* Does not include $2.4 M in non-COVID funding sources, $1.6M still 
available

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Public Housing Program
Emergency Housing Vouchers 
• $1,026,492
• 72 vouchers awarded
• Homeless, At-Risk, or DV Victims
• Coordinated Entry, referrals
• CASS, housing search 
• 56 referrals received to date
– 6 leased units
– 3 pending inspection
– 38 searching for unit
– 2 attempting to locate
– 7 withdrawn
HCV Cares Act
• $305,051 direct allocation
•
$271,801 expended
– Household goods
– Landlord retention
• $33,250 available
Public Housing Cares Act
• $94,468 direct allocation
• $56,675 expended
– Household goods
– Administration
• $37,793 available

• $7,248,826 CARES Act *
– $3,057,733 Homeless Master Services Agreement
– $1,121,570 Public Services
– $1,100,000 CAP/Housing Rapid Rehousing **
– $953,110 Small Business Assistance
– $400,000 Workforce Development
– $366,413 Administration
– $250,000 Landlord Liaison Services
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Community Revitalization Programs
* Does not include regular CDBG and ESG active investments
**  Included in CAP fund balance

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Pandemic Small Business Program
• 77 applications received to date
– 45 were withdrawn after submission 
– 32 applications worked
• 4 not eligible 
• 20 approved at $295,900
• 8 intake or underwriting stage at 
$114,808 
• $542,402 available
• Expenditure deadline November 1, 
2022
• Other Programs:
– Paycheck Protection
– Economic Injury Disaster Loan
– Express Bridge Loan
– Payroll Tax Deferment
– Employee Retention Tax Credit

ARPA Strategy

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ARPA Strategy
• Recommendations are broad categories and high-level 
estimates
–Will be updated as more information is obtained
• Final Rule
• Reporting requirements
–Sufficient detail to report on specific activities for each project
–Achieve outcomes in an effective, efficient, and equitable manner
–Posted on city’s website and submitted to Treasury
–Key performance indicators for each project
–Community engagement
• Actual cost estimates

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ARPA Strategy
• Use ARPA funds for eligible budgeted operating and 
capital expenditures
–Services to contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19
–Payroll and covered benefits
–Speed the recovery of impacted industries
–Promote healthy childhood environments
• Designed to free up General Fund 
–Use capacity to fund one-time capital expenditures
• Expenditures cover more than one year

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ARPA Strategy - Budgeted Expenditures
• COVID related operating expenditures ($6.2M)
– Payroll and Incentive Pay
– Medical and Worker’s Comp Claims
– PPE and Cleaning
– Cybersecurity technology
• Eligible Parks and Library operating expenditures ($8.9M)
– Restore staffing levels for aquatics, special events, sports and health, and 
adult center
– New youth and teen programs
– Restore staffing level for Community Services
– Library programming
– Electronic patron resources

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ARPA Strategy – Budgeted Expenditures
• ARPA eligible capital expenditures ($8.5M)
–Building maintenance and reserve
–Storm Drains
–Parks
–Arena capital
–Camelback Ranch

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ARPA Strategy
• Use ARPA funds for eligible future operating and capital 
expenditures
–Unbudgeted 
–Services to contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19
–Payroll and covered benefits
–Rebuild public sector capacity by rehiring staff
–Equity focused services
–Water conservation
• Expenditures cover more than one year

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ARPA Strategy – Unbudgeted Expenditures
• Direct COVID Expenses ($6.3M)
–Additional COVID cleaning and custodial services
–Space reconfiguration
–Health insurance premiums related to COVID
–PPE 
• Citywide Park Improvements ($20M)
–Water and energy conservation
–Services to disproportionately impacted communities
• Outdoor spaces
• Promote healthy childhood environments

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ARPA Strategy – Unbudgeted Expenditures
• Public Safety Retention and Recruitment ($3.4M)
• City Hall Improvements ($6.2M)
–Covid mitigation tactics
• HVAC, filtering, and controls
• Touchless fixtures
• Automatic doors
–Storm drain and wastewater

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Council Feedback & Next Steps
• Council Feedback and Consensus
– Use ARPA funds on eligible operating and capital expenditures
• Free up general fund to fund one-time capital projects.
• $23.6M
– Use ARPA funds for eligible future operating and capital 
expenditures
• $35.9M
• Next Steps
– Regular updates to Council
– Reporting
• Measurements of outcomes