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Revive Santa Ana Resident Stimulus Program <br />November 16, 2021 <br />Page 3 <br />2 <br />2 <br />4 <br />3 <br />An Invitation for Bid (IFB) for prepaid gift/debit cards was advertised on October 22, 2021 <br />on the City’s online bid and management publication system. A summary of the IFB and <br />bids received is as follows: <br />55 Vendors notified <br />2 Santa Ana vendors notified <br />8 Vendors downloaded the bid packet <br /> 3 Bids received <br />0 Bids received from Santa Ana vendors <br />In addition to the official bid notification through the City’s PlanetBid system, staff <br />conducted proactive outreach to four local credit unions and three financial institutions to <br />encourage them to bid. The bids were received and opened on November 3, 2021, and <br />evaluated (Exhibit 3). The bid submitted by PrePaid USA located in Corona, California <br />was determined to be responsive and met the City’s requirements. <br />ARPA Eligibility Analysis <br />The program responds to negative economic impacts caused by the public health <br />emergency by providing direct assistance to households classified as Expenditure <br />Category (EC) 2.3 Household Assistance: Cash Transfers. The City will provide cash <br />assistance via a card to a population that is low- or moderate-income meeting the <br />presumed benefit criteria based on HUD’s Qualified Census Tracts and Census Tracts <br />and with poverty rates of over 42%. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Funds in the amount of $4,000,000 are currently available and in the ARPA-CDA program <br />accounting unit. Approval of the appropriation adjustment will reallocate $2,600,000 from <br />the ARPA-FMSA Reserve Appropriations account (no. 18110013-69001) to the ARPA- <br />CDA expenditure account (nos. 18118013-various), for expenditure as follows: <br />Fiscal Year Accounting Unit- <br />Account # <br />Fund <br />Description <br />Accounting Unit, <br />Account Description Amount <br />FY 21-22 <br />(Dec.-June) <br />18118013- <br />Various <br />American <br />Rescue Plan <br />Act (ARPA) <br />ARPA-CDA, Various $6,600,000 <br />Total $6,600,000 <br />EXHIBIT(S) <br />1. Revive Santa Ana Resident Stimulus Program Guidelines <br />2. Revive Santa Ana Resident Stimulus Program Eligible Areas Map <br />3. Bid Abstract: IFB No. 21-126A: Prepaid Gift-Debit Cards