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ARPA FUNDING ALLOCATION TASK FORCE

Monday, November 21, 2022 · 1:00 PM AM · Room 301-B, Third Floor, City Hall

TL;DR

This was a planning meeting for the task force overseeing how to allocate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) federal funding in the city. The task force reviewed their deadline, process for evaluating funding requests, previous allocations, survey findings about community needs, and best practices from other cities to inform future funding decisions.

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Agenda

  1. This is also a virtual meeting conducted via GoToMeeting. Should you wish to join this meeting from your phone, tablet, or computer you may go to https://meet.goto.com/481295397. You can also dial in using your phone United States: +1 (646) 749-3122 and Access Code: 481-295-397.
  2. Call to order.
  3. Roll call.
  4. Review and approval of the previous meeting minutes from September 22, 2022.
  5. Review of task force deadline and extension.
  6. Review of task force structure and process to evaluate requests and make recommendations.
  7. Review of past ARPA tranche allocations.
  8. Review of residential survey findings and major issues.
  9. Review of performance metrics and indicators.
  10. Review of CDBG funding priorities.
  11. Review of best practices from other cities relating to their ARPA allocations.
  12. Next steps.
  13. Adjournment.
  14. Meeting materials for the task force can be found within the following file:
  15. 220789 Communication relating to the activities of the American Rescue Plan Act Funding Allocation Task Force.
    Communication
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