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G.5 Approve Resolution Electing the Standard Allowance Available Under the Revenue Loss Provision of the American Rescue Plan Act At their June 21, 2021 City Council Meeting, Council approved a resolution authorizing acceptance of Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Funds that the City of Hugo was eligible to receive under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). To date, the City has received $834,205.96 and expects to receive a second allotment for that same amount in 2022, bringing the expected total received to $1,668,411.92. In May 2021, the United States Department of Treasury issued an Interim Final Rule to serve as guidance for governments on eligible expenditures for the Recovery Funds. Eligible uses included responding to the COVID-19 public health emergency and the negative economic impacts of the pandemic, premium pay for essential workers, necessary investments in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure, and replacement of revenue lost due to the pandemic that would have been used to provide vital government services. For cities to claim lost revenue, they had to complete a full revenue loss calculation under the Treasury’s complex calculation method. On January 6, 2022, after taking feedback and comments on the Interim Final Rule, the Department of Treasury released the Final Rule, which provides governments broader flexibility and simplicity to maximize the impacts of their Recovery Funds. Not only does the Final Rule include broadened eligibility for water, sewer and broadband infrastructure investments and streamlined options to provide premium pay, it offers a standard allowance option for cities to use when calculating revenue loss due to the pandemic. The Department of Treasury is assuming that all cities experienced a revenue loss of up to $10 million. This means that recipients who select the standard allowance may use that amount – in many cases their full award – to fund general government services. General government services include any service traditionally provided by a government. Common examples include; road building, road maintenance, other infrastructure, general government administration, staff and administrative facilities, and provision of police, fire and other public safety services. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the resolution electing the standard allowance available under the revenue loss provision of the Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund established under the American Rescue Plan Act, which allows the City of Hugo to use the full amount of Recovery Funds received for the general provision of government services and also allows for streamlined reporting requirements. G.6 Approve Request for Bids for Water Tower No. 2 Demolition Project Staff is requesting Authorization to prepare a bid package and request bids for the removal of Water Tower No. 2. This will be the first bid package and will consist of removing the tower, piping and miscellaneous items. This is specialty work with limited contractors doing this type of work and therefore we are limiting the scope of the bid package to the type of work these contractors perform. Remaining site work and bid packages will be coordinated with Park Planner Denaway and Public Works Director Anderson which will involve an inclusive process of determining what the goals and vision for the park are. Once clear direction is known, a second bid package or work performed by public works staff will finalize the clean- up/modifications of the site. Staff recommends City Council authorize staff to prepare the bid package and request bids for the Water Tower No. 2 Demolition Project.