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Attachment E 347 Strategic Use of Reserves and Grant 348 Funding 349 Grant Funding 350 In the past couple of years, the City has been able to secure grants and other federal funding to 351 assist the community in addressing needsresulting from the COVID pandemic and its impact to 352 the economy. The City receiveda total of $3.9 million as a result of the federal American Rescue 353 Plan Act (ARPA). These funds must be committed for spending by the end of 2024. The City has 354 utilized a portion of these funds to provide programs and services to assist community members 355 impacted during the COVID pandemic and to supplement City budget needs. In addition, other 356 federal, state, and county funding has been made available to assist communities in providing 357 broader services to address the negative impacts of the current state of the economy. The 2023 358 budget utilizes these grant funds to provide needed programs and services and to lessen the 359 financial impact on the Roseville taxpayer. Detailed below are the uses of the grant funding 360 incorporated into the 2023 budget. 361 362 ARPA - Embedded Social Worker $105,000 (No tax levy impact) nd 363 The use of ARPA funds for a 2 embedded social worker in the Police Department was 364 previously discussed and approved by the City Council and was utilized in the 2022 City Budget. 365 It is the intention that ARPA funds are used to fund this position in 2024 as well. 366 367 ARPA - Water CIP Projects $500,000 (No tax levy impact) 368 The use of ARPA funds for utility infrastructure projects was previously discussed and approved 369 by the City Council. The 2023 projects will be funded with ARPA to assist the fund balance of 370 the Water Fund. 371 372 ARPA – Housing Navigator-non grant funding $39,100 (No tax levy impact) 373 In 2022, the city received a Ramsey County CDBG grant to fund the Housing Navigator position 374 for one year (September 2022 to August 2023). The use of ARPA funds in the amount of $39,100 375 is intended to cover the costs of the position for the remainder of 2023. Staff intends to reapply 376 for the Ramsey County grant again for 2023-24, but have included the ARPA funding as the 377 revenue source if the grant is not awarded. 378 379 ARPA - 2ndSRO Roseville Areas Schools-city portion $40,000 (No tax levy impact) 380 In 2022, the city entered into an agreement with the Roseville School District to provide a second 381 School Resource Officer (SRO) for the middle and elementary schools. The 2023 budget is 382 proposing to cover the city cost of the position with ARPA funds (approximately 1/3 of the 383 position cost, the school district covers 2/3rds of the cost). This cost will need to eventually need 384 to be absorbed into thecity property tax levy. 385 386 ARPA – Police Department wellness program $30,000 (No tax levy impact) 387 In recent years, there has been more focus on law enforcement mental and physical health due to a 388 variety of factors, including a sharp increase in post-traumatic stress disorder insurance claims. As 389 a result, cities are now promoting officer wellness as a proactive measure to ensure our officers are 390 mentally and physically healthy and as a way to reduce future PTSD insurance claims. While we