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<br /> <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: September 8, 2020 <br /> <br /> <br />Motion- Allocation of CARES Act funding <br /> <br /> <br />OVERVIEW: <br /> <br /> <br />Gov. Tim Walz announced on June 25,2020 a plan to distribute a portion of Minnesota’s allocation of <br />the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), to support local <br />government coronavirus (COVID-19) relief efforts. The plan provides funds for necessary <br />expenditures incurred due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. <br /> <br />Staff’s recommendation is to allocate the $683,110 of CARES Act funding available to the City of <br />Saint Anthony for use, within the estimates ranges, in following areas: <br />● Personal protective equipment (PPE), sanitizers, and similar supplies ($15,000-$30,000). <br />● Modifications to facilities/parks to allow for and protective barriers and social distancing <br />($15,000-$75,000). <br />● Modifications to facilities HVAC systems to provide an ionization process which eliminates <br />viruses from the air exchange ($40,000-$50,000). <br />● New technology that will allow for contact-free processing of licenses & permits, and curbside <br />pick-up at our two municipal liquor stores ($35,000-$40,000). <br />● Computer equipment to allow greater efficiency for employees while working remotely ($3,000- <br />$15,000). <br />● Employment costs that help reduce employee exposure to COVID-19 ($50,000-$75,000). <br />● Public safety costs in a COVID-19 environment ($350,000-$550,000). <br /> <br />CARES Act funding covers expenditures incurred from March 1 to Nov. 15, 2020. <br />13