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December 13, 2022  The Southside Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team (SRHMRT) will utilize the 2022 SHSP funds per the instructions received from VDEM regarding specific equipment to be purchased. Financial Impact:  The City is not required to provide a cash or in-kind match. Recommended Action:  Adoption of the ordinance. Next Steps Following Council Action:  Submittal of the Grant Acceptance form by PFRES.  Submittal of the Application package signed by the City Manager.  The Finance Department will assign the budget code.  PFRES will purchase specific equipment per VDEM’s instructions. Motion by Mr. Moody, and seconded by Mr. Battle, to adopt the following ordinance, and was adopted by the following vote: “ORDINANCE ACCEPTING STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,150 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND APPROPRIATING SAID AMOUNT IN THE FY 2023 GRANTS FUND FOR USE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES.” Ayes: Barnes, Battle, Lucas-Burke, Moody, Whitaker, Woodard, Glover Nays: None 22 - 368 - Adoption of an ordinance modifying, approving and affirming categories of expenditures for American Rescue Plan Act funding. Background:  The City received its first round of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding in the amount of $28,421,282 from the federal government in 2021.  By Ordinance 2021-61 adopted on July 27, 2021 City Council appropriated the first round of ARPA funding to the Grants Fund.  The City received its second round of ARPA funding in the amount of $28,421,282 in 2022.  By Ordinance 2022-61 adopted on August 9, 2022 City Council appropriated the second round of ARPA funding to the Grants Fund.  By Ordinance 2022-83 adopted on September 27, 2022 City Council approved categorical expenditures for $22,900,000 of the ARPA funding.  In addition, in 2021 City Council held several work sessions to discuss the use of ARPA funding and reached consensus on several other categories of expenditures.  At the November 22, 2022 public work session, staff presented an update on the status of the expenditure of ARPA funding, and suggested some modifications to the categorical expenditures on which Council reached consensus in 2021. Discussion:  The ordinance proposed for City Council adoption approves the expenditure of ARPA funding for the categories discussed at the November 22, 2022 public work session.  The proposed ordinance addresses $32,742,564 of ARPA funding (which, when added to the $22,900,000 approved in September 2022 through Ordinance 2022-83, results in a total of $55,642,564).  Assuming adoption of the ordinance, the remaining balance of ARPA funding to be approved for categorical expenditure by City Council will be $1,200,000. Financial Impact:  No local match is required as a condition of the City’s receipt of ARPA funding.