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<br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Appropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested: September 28, 2020 <br /> <br />Source of Funds: 032 - Grant Fund <br />Requested By: Corby Alexander, City Mgr. <br /> <br />Department: Administration/CMO <br />Account Number: Various Divisions <br /> <br />Amount Budgeted: $1,948,265.00 <br />Report Resolution Ordinance <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Amount Requested: $701,039.79 <br />Exhibits: __________________________________ <br />Budgeted Item: Yes No <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />In response to COVID-19, the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) was established by the <br />CARES Act, which appropriated $150 billion to help state and local governments <br />address the economic impacts of the coronavirus. Harris County received a direct <br />allocation from the U.S. Treasury, and has established a Small Cities Assistance <br />Program (SCAP) to provide appropriate reimbursement of Coronavirus Relief Funds <br />(CRF) to the respective small cities within the county. Expenses that are eligible for <br />reimbursement under the SCAP must be incurred during the period that begins on March <br />1, 2020 and ends on December 30, 2020. The program allows Cities to take advantage <br />of funding of up to $55 per capita, provided the City meets County requirements. The <br />CRF allocation for La Porte is a maximum of $1,948,265.00. On August 24, 2020, City <br />Council approved an Interlocal Agreement with Harris County for the Small Cities <br />Assistance Program (SCAP). The City may now begin submitting requests for <br />reimbursement to the County. <br /> <br />At the beginning of August, Emergency Management staff began meeting with the City <br />potential CRF projects. Under the CARES Act and Harris County SCAP, hazard pay is <br />an eligible expense for certain public employees. Per the U.S. TreasuryCRF <br />Guidance for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments <br />2020, <br />and similar employees whose services are substantially dedicated to mitigating or <br />responding to the COVID- <br />under CRF. According to the guidance, local jurisdictions may presume that public <br />health and safety employees meet the The updated <br />guidance from the U.S. Treasury also clarifies that public safety employees include <br /> <br />