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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date:September 28, 2020 Item No.:7.j Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description: Consider Approval of the use of CARES Act Funds 1 B ACKGROUND 2 The City of Roseville received an allocation $2,732,742 of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and 3 Economic Security (CARES) Act funds through the State of Minnesota in July. This allocation is 4 intended to help local government cover costs in addressing needs as a result of the COVID-19 5 pandemic. 6 7 The CARES Act allows these funds to only cover costs that: 8 1. Are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to the 9 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19); 10 2. Were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020 (the date 11 of enactment of the CARES Act) for the government; 12 3. Were incurred during the period that began on March 1, 2020 and ends on December 30, 13 2020. 14 15 It should be noted that under guidance from the State of Minnesota, cities must expend its CARES 16 dollars by November 15, 2020. 17 18 Under federal guidance, there are many eligible uses of CARES funds. The U.S. Department of 19 Treasury guidance document is included as Attachment A. In relation to Roseville, there are several 20 categories where Roseville will be able to utilize the funds. They are: 21 22 1.Expenses of actions to facilitate compliance with COVID-19-related public health measures 23 such as expenses to improve telework capabilities for public employees, purchase of personal 24 protective equipmentpurchase, and expenses in providing paid sick and paid family and 25 medical leave to public employees due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. 26 2. Expenses associated with the provision of economic support to businesses and residents in 27 connection with the COVID-19 public health emergency. 28 3. Payroll expenses for public safety personnel and other employees whose services are 29 substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID-19 public health 30 emergency. 31 32 It should be noted that the guidance the City is receiving from the federal and state agencies is ever- 33 changing. Finance Director Michelle Pietrick has compiled a more detailed breakdown on eligible 34 uses of CARES funds as it applies to the City of Rosevillethat is included as Attachment B. 35 36 Staff has prioritized the use of Roseville’s CARES Act funds in this order: 37 Page 1 of 3