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WS – Item 10 <br />WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />Work Session Item No. 10 <br /> <br /> <br />Date: September 8, 2020 <br /> <br />To: City Council <br /> <br />From: Sarah Cotton, City Administrator <br /> <br />Re: North Metro Television CARES Act Funds Request <br /> <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The Council is being asked to consider a request from North Metro TV for reimbursement from <br />Member City CARES Act Funds, for expenses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. <br /> <br />North Metro TV has prepared a summary of costs incurred that meet the eligibility <br />requirements for CARES Act Funds. Included are expenditures for PPE and disinfecting <br />supplies, technology and equipment expenditures to accommodate Zoom meetings, payroll <br />related expenses, and facility improvements (automatic plumbing fixtures and automatic). <br /> <br />Treasury Guidance provides for transfers and payments to other units of government, <br />businesses, non-profits, etc., provided that the transfer or payment qualifies as a necessary <br />expenditure incurred due to the public health emergency and that it meets the eligibility <br />requirements (necessary expenditures due to COVID-19, not accounted for in the most recently <br />adopted budget, expenditures will be incurred during the covered period of March 1, to <br />November 15, 2020). <br /> <br />The total request for funds submitted to Member City’s is $63,103. The City of Lino Lakes’ <br />share of this expense is $10,122. <br /> <br />Requested Council Direction <br /> <br />Consider support of request from North Metro TV for reimbursement from CARES Act Funds. <br /> <br />Attachments <br />NMTV COVID-19 Expense Summary <br /> <br /> <br />