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HomeMy WebLinkAbout15099 RESOLUTION NO. 15099 A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT PUEBLO COMMUNITY GARDENS PROJECT FROM DECEMBER 31, 2022 UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that SECTION 1. The term of the Project shall be and hereby is enlarged and extended by two (2) years from December 31, 2022 until December 31, 2024. SECTION 2. Resolution No. 14708, dated September 13, 2021, is hereby ratified and shall remain in full force and effect, except as amended by this Resolution. SECTION 3. The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with this Resolution to implement the policies and procedures described herein. SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon final passage. INTRODUCED: December 27, 2022 BY: Dennis Flores MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL APPROVED: PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL ATTESTED BY: DEPUTY CITY CLERK City Clerk's Office Item # M5 Background Paper for Proposed Resolution COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 27, 2022 TO: President Heather Graham and Members of City Council CC: Mayor Nicholas A. Gradisar VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk FROM: Megan Moore Pueblo Food Service Manager SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT PUEBLO COMMUNITY GARDENS PROJECT FROM DECEMBER 31, 2022 UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2024 SUMMARY: This Resolution extends the term of the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) Pueblo Community Gardens Project by two (2) years, from December 31, 2022 until December 31, 2024. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: By Resolution No. 14708, on September 13, 2021, City Council approved the expenditure of ARPA funds in the amount of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) from Project No. CI2113 – American Rescue Plan Act, to the City of Pueblo’s Pueblo Food Project, for purposes of administering the Pueblo Community Gardens Project (“Project”). This Project has succeeded in mitigating hunger and food insecurity in our community. BACKGROUND: The Project was a success in 2022 and the expenditure of the remaining funds of approximately $8,408.09 will enable the Project to continue in 2023 and perhaps 2024. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: None. This Resolution does not authorize the expenditure of additional ARPA funds. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable to this Resolution. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: Not applicable to this Resolution. ALTERNATIVES: City Council could decide not to approve the additional time for completion of the Pueblo Community Gardens Project. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Resolution. ATTACHMENTS: None