Number
200273
Version
SUBSTITUTE 2
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Substitute resolution relating to acceptance and expenditure of a State of Wisconsin Department of Administration Routes to Recovery Local Government Grant.
Analysis
This substitute resolution authorizes the Department of Administration to accept funding from the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration for the Routes to Recovery Local Government Grant in the amount of $9.6 million.
Body
Whereas, the State of Wisconsin established the Routes to Recovery Local Government Aid Grant program (RTR), funded by $200 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act dollars; and
Whereas, the State of Wisconsin Department of Administration is administering the Routes to Recovery Local Government Aid Grant Program and has assigned the grant funds to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 21.019; and
Whereas, City of Milwaukee is allocated $9,600,841 through the Routes to Recovery Grant program; and
Whereas, the Routes to Recovery Grant can be used for unbudgeted expenditures incurred between March 1 and November 6, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and
Whereas, the Routes to Recovery Grant can reimburse City costs in the areas of emergency operations, personal protective equipment, cleaning and sanitizing supplies and services, temporary isolation housing, testing and contact tracing costs, FMLA and sick leave for public health and safety employees; and
Whereas, to ensure the effective use of the Routes to Recovery Grant, the Department of Administration will coordinate with the Milwaukee Health Department and other city departments to identify unbudgeted City expenditures necessary to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, including in the areas of testing, contact tracing, isolation housing for infected or at-risk individuals, medical equipment, protective services and equipment; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee that the Department of Administration is authorized to accept and expend the Routes to Recovery Grant without further approval unless the terms of the grant change as indicated in Milwaukee Code of Ordinances Section 304-81; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the City Comptroller is authorized to:
1. Commit funds within the project/grant parent of the 2020 Special Revenue Grant and Aid Projects Fund the following amounts for the Routes to Recovery Grant.
Project/Grant GR0002000000
Fund 0150
Org 9990
Program 0001
Budget Year 0000
Sub Class R999
Account 000600
Project Grantor Share
Amount $9,600,841
2. Create the necessary Grant and Aid Project/Grant and Project/Grant levels and budget against these Project/Grant values the amount required under applicable grants;
3. Establish the necessary City Share Project values; and, be it
Further Resolved, That these funds are appropriated to the Department of Administration and other such city departments and agencies as appropriate, which are authorized to:
1. Expend from the amount appropriated sums for specified purposes as indicated in the grant budget and incur costs consistent with the award date;
2. Expend from the grant budget funds for specific items of equipment;
3. Expend from the grant budget funds for training and out-of-town travel by departmental staff; and
4. Enter into leases and subcontracts as needed to fulfill the purposes of the grant.
; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Department of Administration - Budget and Management Division shall submit a report of expenditures under the Routes to Recovery Local Government Grant to the Common Council.
Requestor
Department of Administration
Drafter
Eric Pearson
DOA
6/23/2020
Chris Lee
Amended by Finance and Personnel Committee
07/01/2020