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Community Development Agency <br />https://www.santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 17 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />February 16, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Emergency Rental Assistance Program Spending Plan and Appropriation <br />Adjustment <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Appropriate $9.8 Million of Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program Money <br />Allocated from the Department of Treasury and Approve the Proposed Spending Plan <br />(Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing an allocation of Emergency Rental <br />Assistance Program funds from the U.S. Department of Treasury in the amount of <br />$9,880,391.30 in revenue account (No. 17718700-52008) and appropriating same to <br />expenditure account (Nos. 17718700-various). <br />2. Approve the proposed Emergency Rental Assistance Program spending plan, subject <br />to adjustment by the City Manager as needed in response to shifting needs and priorities <br />not to exceed the amount of funds available. <br />3. Direct the City Attorney to finalize and authorize the City Manager to enter into <br />negotiations, execute agreements, and approve any other required actions necessary <br />with various service providers, contractors, and sub-recipients, who will implement the <br />Emergency Rental Assistance Program spending plan, subject to non-substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On December 27, 2020, the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 was signed <br />into law and included $25 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance Program funding. The <br />City of Santa Ana received a direct federal allocation of $9,880,391.30. <br />This $9.8 million allocation is separate from the $28.6 million of state CARES Act money <br />passed-through to the City by the State of California and appropriated by City Council on <br />August 4, 2020. It is also separate from the $2,936,476 of federal CARES Act money <br />passed through to the City by the County of Orange and appropriated by the City Council <br />EXHIBIT 1