03-14 Resolution No. 12078RESOLUTION NO. 12078
RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ALLOCATION OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT
FUNDING TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
WHEREAS, Congress adopted the American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021
(“ARPA”), which included $65 billion in recovery funds for cities across the country; and
WHEREAS, on June 28, 2022, the City of Richfield received its final allocation of
ARPA funds in the amount of $1,986,423.23, bringing the total amount of ARPA funds
received by the City to $3,972,846.46; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2022, the City Council awarded $120,000 in ARPA funds
to VEAP and Cornerstone Advocacy Services for immediate pandemic relief social service
needs; and
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2022, the City Council approved various project
proposals for ARPA funds and designated and additional $300,000 to social services; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2022, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP)
seeking proposals from non-profit organizations to provide social services and activities to
community members negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the City received proposals from seven organizations, including
Cornerstone Advocacy Services, Conflict Resolution Center, MIRA, People with Capes,
Tapestry, TRAIL, and VEAP (“Organizations”); and
WHEREAS, all seven Organizations are proposing to provide services and
activities consistent with the priorities of the City’s RFP and to serve households
disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, VEAP received an ARPA award of $100,000 in 2022 but did not spend
$41,854.56 of the award in 2022 and has asked that those unspent funds be added to its
2023 award; and
WHEREAS, a review committee (“Committee”) comprised of city staff and residents
reviewed the proposals and made funding recommendations in the amount of $160,000,
plus the $41,854.56 of unspent 2022 funds for a total of $201,854.56 to the Organizations
as follows:
Cornerstone Advocacy Services $35,000
Conflict Resolution Center $30,000
MIRA $15,300
People with Capes $12,000
Tapestry $20,000
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TRAIL $7,700
VEAP $81,854.56
TOTAL $ 201,854.56
; and
WHEREAS, there has been presented before the City Council a request to provide
grants to the seven non-profit Organizations to provide services and activities to Richfield
residents negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and to authorize the Mayor and
City Manager to prepare contracts with the seven Organizations for the amount of funding
recommended by the Committee; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as follows:
1. The City Council agrees to allocate $201,854.56 in ARPA funds to the
Organizations.
2. The Mayor and the City Manager are hereby authorized to execute contracts
with the Organizations, providing the funds as recommended by the Committee and
identified in this resolution.
3. This resolution shall be in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 14th day of
March, 2023.
Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Chris Swanson, Acting City Clerk