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<br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION NO. 2021-069 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE REDISTRIBUTION OF <br />UNREQUESTED CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND <br />ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT <br />WHEREAS, Congress adopted the American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021 <br />(“ARPA”) which included $65 billion in recovery funds for cities across the country. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, ARPA funds are intended to provide support to state, local, and tribal <br />governments in responding to the impact of COVID-19 and in their efforts to contain COVID- <br />19 in their communities, residents, and businesses. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Fiscal Recovery Funds provides for $19.53 billion in payments to be <br />made to States and territories which will distribute the funds to nonentitlement units of local <br />government (NEUs). <br /> <br />WHEREAS, NEUs generally have populations below 50,000. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The ARPA requires that States and territories allocate funding to NEUs in <br />an amount that bears the same proportion as the population of the NEU bears to the total <br />population of all NEUs in the State or territory. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, after the deadline of October 11, 2021, passed for NEUs to request ARPA <br />funds, nearly $12 million of the $377 million available to Minnesota’s NEUs remained <br />unrequested. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, as allowed by the U.S. Treasury, the State of Minnesota has redistributed <br />these remaining funds amongst eligible local governments who requested ARPA funds. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the redistribution amount is approximately $3.47 per capita, capped at <br />75% of the most recent budget adopted as of January 27, 2020. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, $35,625.88 has been allocated to the City of Arden Hills (“City”) <br />pursuant to the ARPA (Redistribution). <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Redistribution will be distributed in two tranches with half <br />received in 2021 and the second half in 2022. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the United States Department of Treasury has adopted guidance <br />regarding the use of ARPA funds.