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CITY OF HUGO <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2021- <br /> <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF THE REDISTRIBUTION OF <br />UNREQUESTED CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS <br /> ESTABLISHED UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Congress adopted the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in March 2021 which <br />included $65 billion in recovery funds for cities across the country. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, ARPA funds are intended to provide support to state, local, and tribal governments <br />in responding to the impact of COVID-19 and in their efforts to contain COVID-19 in their <br />communities, residents, and businesses. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Fiscal Recovery Funds provides for $19.53 billion in payments to be made to <br />States and territories which will distribute the funds to nonentitlement units of local government <br />(NEUs). <br /> <br />WHEREAS, NEUs generally have populations below 50,000. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The ARPA requires that States and territories allocate funding to NEUs in an <br />amount that bears the same proportion as the population of the NEU bears to the total population <br />of all NEUs in the State or territory. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, after the deadline of October 11, 2021 passed for NEUs to request ARPA funds, <br />nearly $12 million of the $377 million available to Minnesota’s NEUs remained unrequested. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, as allowed by the U.S. Treasury, the State of Minnesota has redistributed these <br />remaining funds amongst eligible local governments who requested ARPA funds. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, $52,903.46 has been allocated to the City of Hugo (City) pursuant to the ARPA <br />Redistribution. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Redistribution will be distributed in two tranches with half received in 2021 <br />and the second half in 2022. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the United States Department of Treasury has adopted guidance regarding the use <br />of ARPA funds. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />HUGO, MINNESOTA AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />1. The City accepts the Redistribution of Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds <br />established under the ARPA to be used in a manner consistent with guidance adopted by <br />the United State Department of Treasury. <br />