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Approving an ARPA loan in the amount of $2,070,000 for the Phalen Village Senior Housing project located at 1180 and 1186 Prosperity Avenue, authorizing the City to transfer $2,070,000 of American Rescue Plan funds from the 30% AMI Deeply Affordable Housing account to a specific account for the Phalen Village Senior Housing project, and approving execution of loan documents, District 2, Ward 6.
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WHEREAS, since the first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was discovered in the United States in January 2020, the disease has infected over 85 million and killed over 1 million Americans and impacted every part of life; and
WHEREAS, both the public health and economic impacts of the pandemic have fallen most severely on communities and populations disadvantaged before it began; and
WHEREAS, amid this crisis the City of Saint Paul (the City) has been called on to respond at an immense scale; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law by the President of the United States; and
WHEREAS, the ARPA established the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, intended to provide support to local governments in responding to the impact of COVID-19 and in their efforts to contain COVID-19 in communities, residents, and businesses; and
WHEREAS, from the Local Fiscal Recovery Fund the U.S. Department of Treasury is distributing $45.8 billion to metropolitan cities, of which the City’s allocation totals $166,641,623; and
WHEREAS, in May 2021, the City received the first half of its ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund allocation of $83,320,812; and
WHEREAS, in June 2022, the City received the second half of its ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery Fund allocation of $83,320,812; and
WHEREAS, according to the ARPA, the Local Fiscal Recovery funds may be used for the following expenses and must be obligated by December 31, 2024 and spent by December 31, 2026:
1) To respond to the public health emergency or its negative...
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