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To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept the first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act funds in the amount of $77,439,914.00 from the United States Department of the Treasury; to amend the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 General Fund Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the General Fund Budget for certain agencies and reserves for contingencies by $35,639,914.00; to amend the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities for certain new capital improvement projects in the Culture and Recreation category by $28,300,000.00; to amend the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Stormwater Utility Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Stormwater Utility Budget by $12,500,000.00; and to amend the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Water Utility Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Water Utility Budget by $1,000,000.00 all for the purpose of funding the City’s efforts to recover from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 2021-220, adopted September 27, 2021, the Director of Finance has credited all funds received by the City, whether from the United States government, the Commonwealth of Virginia, or otherwise, provided pursuant to the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319, 117th Cong., 1st Sess. (2021-2022) in the general ledger, to be managed in the Projects and Grants Module in the City’s enterprise resource planning system for purposes authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319, 117th Cong., 1st Sess. (2021-2022) for future appropriation by the Council of the City of Richmond only for expenditures authorized by the said Act;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
§ 1. That the Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to accept the first tranche of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319, 117th Cong., 1st Sess. (2021-2022), funds in the amount of $77,439,914.00 from the United States Department of the Treasury for the purpose of funding the City’s efforts to recover from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319, 117th Cong., 1st Sess. (2021-2022).
§ 2. That a portion of the funds received pursuant to section 1 of this ordinance are hereby appropriated to the General Fund Budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, by increasing estimated revenues by $35,639,914.00, increasing the amount appropriated for expenditures by $35,639,914.00 and allotting to certain agencies and certain reserves for contingencies the sum of $35,639,914.00 as set forth in the document entitled “FY2022 Budget Amendment, General Fund Budget,” a copy of which is incorporated into and made a part of this ordinance, for the purpose of funding the City’s efforts to recover from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319, 117th Cong., 1st Sess. (2021-2022).
§ 3. That a portion of the funds received pursuant to section 1 of this ordinance are hereby appropriated to the Capital Budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, by increasing estimated revenues by $28,300,000.00, increasing the amount appropriated for expenditures by $28,300,000.00 and allotting to the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Facilities the sum of $28,300,000.00 for certain new capital improvement projects in the Culture and Recreation Category as set forth in the document entitled “FY2022 Budget Amendment, Capital Budget,” a copy of which is incorporated into and made a part of this ordinance, for the purpose of funding the City’s efforts to recover from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319, 117th Cong., 1st Sess. (2021-2022).
§ 4. That a portion of the funds received pursuant to section 1 of this ordinance are hereby appropriated to the Stormwater Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, by increasing estimated revenues by $12,500,000.00, increasing the amount appropriated for expenditures by $12,500,000.00 and allotting to the Department of Public Utilities’ Stormwater Utility the sum of $12,500,000.00 for the purpose of funding the City’s efforts to recover from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319, 117th Cong., 1st Sess. (2021-2022).
§ 5. That a portion of the funds received pursuant to section 1 of this ordinance are hereby appropriated to the Water Utility Budget for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, by increasing estimated revenues by $1,000,000.00, increasing the amount appropriated for expenditures by $1,000,000.00 and allotting to the Department of Public Utilities’ Water Utility the sum of $1,000,000.00 for the purpose of funding the City’s efforts to recover from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in accordance with the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, H.R. 1319, 117th Cong., 1st Sess. (2021-2022).
§ 6. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.