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1 City of Phoenix Coronavirus Relief Fund Strategic Plan Approved May 5, 2020 A. Community Investment - $75,000,000 B. City Expenses - $75,000,000 C. Reserve to Preserve City Services - $143,000,000 Community Investment ($75,000,000): Business and Employee Assistance - $15,100,000 - Small Business assistance (w/IDA) ($5,000,000) - Small Business Guidance ($100,000) - Restaurant Restart program ($1,000,000) - Airport small business assistance ($1,000,000) - Microenterprise ($6,000,000) - Arts & Culture ($2,000,000) Utility & Rent/Mortgage Assistance - $30,000,000 - City water, sewer & trash, electric and natural gas utility (3 months) and rent/mortgage assistance (1 month) for individuals (up to 10,000 customers) affected by COVID-19 economic disruption ($24,000,000) - City water & sewer assistance (3 months) for businesses affected by COVID-19 economic disruption ($6,000,000) Distance Learning and Wi-Fi Access - $1,000,000 - Broader Wi-Fi access for students’ on-line learning o Public Housing Wi-Fi ($1,000,000) - Community access to on-line city services & remote meeting access Mitigation and Care for Vulnerable Populations - $10,000,000 - City Homelessness and Affordable Housing Strategy (approved 4/21) - Domestic violence impacts of COVID-19 - Refugee / Asylum seeker assistance Food Delivery - $5,000,000 - Seniors, Schools, Food banks Better Health Outcomes and Community Testing - $5,000,000 - Ensure broad testing, especially in underserved communities - Assist Maricopa County Public Health with contact tracing - Acquire Public Health expertise to inform City decision-making Unallocated - $8,900,000 ATTACHMENT A 2 City Expenses ($75,000,000): Employee Testing for COVID - $6,000,000 PPE and Cleaning/Sanitizing Related to COVID - $20,000,000 - PPE for employees and customers - City facilities - Public Transit - Extra Street cleanups - COVID-19 jail costs or central booking facility expenses Medical and Public Safety Measures for COVID - $5,000,000 - Emergency Medical Transport - Police / Fire response and enforcement of COVID-19 orders or illness - Parks & Recreation enforcement of park closures/restrictions Payroll Expense Reimbursement/Management Oversight for COVID - $19,000,000 - COVID-19 Leave for employees - Police / Fire, Emergency Management - Human Services, Parks & Recreation, etc. - Management/accounting/Equity oversight Telework / E-government Solutions for COVID - $15,000,000 - Telework expenses - Enhanced E-government capabilities (311 Center, video court, teleconferencing, virtual public meetings, etc.) - 911 Telemedicine development Public Facility Retrofit for COVID - $10,000,000 - Employee workspace and Public facility retrofit ($6,000,000) - Public Transit retrofit ($4,000,000) Reserve to Preserve City Services ($143,000,000): To protect the City against program/employee cuts, hold for any change in Federal guidance on revenue replacement. Also available for added expenses from recurrence of COVID later in the year. Funds are available for re-assignment by the City Council to other COVID needs each month beginning in July. Follow up ideas raised by Councilmembers: - Gated alleys / parks affected by displaced persons - Showers for individuals living near Human Services Campus - Non-profits/Refugee/Asylum seeker assistance - Assistance for city contractor employees – janitorial, airport, bus drivers, security, landscape, convention workers - Ventilator donation - Health care navigation service - Resource center for displaced workers/ Job retraining for COVID-19 response May 6, 2020