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