1. FUND RESERVE FOR IMPLENTATION OF COVID-19

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JANUARY 7, 2021 TITLE: APPROPRIATE $250,000 OF GENERAL FUND RESERVE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COVID-19 TESTING AND VACCINATIONS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS WITH QUALIFIED VENDORS FOR THESE SERVICES (TOTAL FUNDING NOT TO EXCEED $750,000) CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1st Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER 1. Approve an appropriation adjustment to allocate $250,000 of General Fund Reserves for expenditures in response to COVID-19. 2. Direct the City Attorney to finalize and authorize the City Manager to enter into negotiations, execute agreements, and approve any other required actions necessary with various service providers, contractors, and sub -recipients for COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution. DISCUSSION As of the 4th of this month, our City had 32,077 total confirmed positive cases and 380 individuals have lost their life. City efforts to provide assistance to our community were primarily funded by Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds, commonly referred as CARES dollars, provided by the State of California. These funds created multiple assistance programs under the Santa Ana CARES umbrella; unfortunately, the funding was exhausted last month. With those dollars, the City of Santa Ana was able to be at the forefront of providing services to our community including testing, access to health information, personal protective equipment, isolation and over $10 million in direct financial assistance. The depletion of these funds caused the City of Santa Ana to pause many of the programs including local COVID-19 testing. While other COVID-19 testing options are still available from health care agencies and clinics including the Anaheim Convention Center, OC Fairgrounds and through the mail, an interest has been expressed to provide easily accessible testing locally for our residents.