City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of Proposed Plans for the Allocation of the Second $13.9 Million Grant of Federal CARES Act Funding Towards Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Residents, Businesses and City of Alexandria Government.
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ISSUE: Allocation of $13.9 million in federal CARES Act grant assistance towards COVID-19 related City government expenses, programs, and financial assistance to support the residents and businesses of the City.
RECOMMENDATION:
A. Allocate the second tranche of the $13,909,478 in federal CARES funding to the following:
1. $4.23 million for the City government's direct costs incurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,
2. $2.5 million to benefit renters through the provision of $1.0 million to continue the Office of Housing emergency rental assistance program and $1.5 million to continue the DCHS eviction prevention and housing stability (includes rent, mortgage, and utilities) assistance program,
3. $2.4 million towards a second round of small business assistance grants to be administered by the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP),
4. $1.53 million towards expanding and extending food security programs,
5. $2.0 million to start the Alexandria Resilience Fund for community non-profits,
6. $960,000 towards Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS) childcare and workforce development initiatives, and
7. $290,000 ACPS's Virtual Plus+ childcare program for school-aged children.
B. Allocate $190,000 in Braddock Small Area Plan developer contributions from AEDP to provide small business grants to storefront businesses in the Braddock Small Area Plan neighborhood.
BACKGROUND: On March 27 the federal $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Ac...
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