AGENDA DATE: 2/17/2021
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CARES CRF final report and potential uses of the Pandemic Response, Recovery and Reconstitution and Contingency Reserve and the Advancing Strategic Priorities Reserve
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Receive a final report on the County's CARES CRF funding, and discuss potential uses of the Pandemic Response, Recovery and Reconstitution and Contingency Reserve and the Advancing Strategic Priorities Reserve
ITEM TYPE: Regular Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Kamptner, Walker, Henry, Birch, Stewart, Culp, Allshouse, L. Bowman, Mitchell
PRESENTER (S): Nelsie Birch, Trevor Henry, Kristy Shifflett, Mike Culp, and Lance Stewart
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND:
The County's CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Grant and the County's establishment of the Pandemic Response, Recovery and Reconstitution and Contingency Reserve:
On June 1, 2020, the County received $9.5M in the first tranche of the CARES Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) and on August 17, 2020, the County received an additional $9.5M in CARES CRF funding (second tranche) for a total of $19M.
Throughout the Fall of 2020, the Federal government provided additional clarity to the CARES CRF compliance regulations. Updated Federal regulations positioned the County to be able to utilize a portion of CARES CRF funding to support eligible public safety pandemic-related expenses that were included in the FY 21 budget. This, in turn, provided an opportunity for the Board to utilize these reimbursed expenditures to establish a pandemic reserve to address pandemic-related needs that would no longer be bound by a specific timeline or grant restrictions.
On December 16, 2020, the Board approved the establishment of and an appropriation of $6.85M into a Pandemic Response, Recovery and Reconstitution and Contingency Reserve to be used to support pandemic-related expenses such as, but not limited to, human and co...
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