SCHOOLS, RECREATION, BUILDING RENOVATIONS, CITY MASTER PLAN, PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORE –
On Thursday, September 23. 2021 at 4:00 p.m.. the Piedmont Budget Advisory and Financial Planning Committee will meet via Zoom to consider a recommendation to the Piedmont City Council on how to spend $2,663,729, Piedmont’s COVID funds.
To participate and view the meeting see the Agenda link below.
Of the $2,663,729 allocated to the City, $2,382,545 is tied to lost revenue and can be used in category 3 which, as noted in the full staff report linked below, may be used for any governmental services, including infrastructure projects. The remaining $281,183 must be used in accordance with the provisions of the other four categories.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
By motion, recommend that the City Council allocate the City’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds as proposed by staff:
A. Devote lost revenue funds to address urgent facilities projects, prioritized as follows:
1. Dispatch Center Relocation\Remodel
2. Initiation of Master Planning Process for the Future of Police, Fire and City Hall
3. City Hall Basement: Digitization of Residential Property Files and Remodel Office Space
3. Fire Department Living Quarters Renovation 3. Recreation Department Building Renovation
B. Devote the remaining more restricted funds as follows:
1. Cover the City’s direct COVID related expenses incurred after March 3, 2021
2. Provide premium pay to Recreation Department personnel who were exposed on a daily basis to critical health risks while interacting with the public due to the nature of their jobs
3. Provide COVID-19 specific support to the Piedmont Unified School District by providing funding toward a temporary full-time school nurse to assist PUSD in its COVID-19 response. Such resource would be available to support the City’s Recreation Department COVID response needs as well.
AGENDA >2021-09-23 Budget Advisory and Financial Planning Committee Agenda
READ FULL STAFF REPORT >2021-09-23 ARPA Funding Direction – BAFPC