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iNSURANCE ON FILE <br />` ''RK MAY PROCEED <br />UNTIL 11y31JP';VACE RUES <br />MAYOR � l� 1 Q� u Z02A <br />Valerie Amezcua <br />MAYOR PRO TEM CITY CLERK <br />Thai Viet Phan DATE: SEP 2 4 2024 <br />COUNCILMEMBERS <br />Phil Bacerra <br />Johnathan Ryan Hernandez <br />Jessie Lopez <br />David Penaloza <br />Benjamin Vazquez <br />b cDA (2,) <br />AWie (oi, tm (Kl=� <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY <br />20 Civic Center Plaza . P.O. Box 1988 <br />Santa Ana, California 92702 <br />wvvw.santa-ana.orq <br />September 12, 2024 <br />BrightLife Designs, LLC <br />Attn: Joe Castro, Owner/Designer/Legal Compliance <br />16351 Gothard St., Ste. C <br />Huntington Beach, CA 92647 <br />Re: American Rescue Plan Act Compliance <br />Dear Mr. Castro: <br />A-2024-124-01 <br />CITY MANAGER <br />Alvaro Nunez <br />CITY ATTORNEY <br />Sonia R. Carvalho <br />CITY CLERK <br />Jennifer L. Hall <br />The City of Santa Ana ("City") entered into Agreement No. A-2024-124, dated August 20, 2024 <br />with BrightLife Designs, LLC ("Contractor") to install, remove, and store holiday decorations for <br />several areas in the City of Santa Ana ("Services"). Pursuant to section 2, Compensation, of said <br />Agreement, the City shall provide funding to Contractor for the Services. Please be advised that <br />going forward, the City will be using funds made available to it by the American Rescue Plan Act <br />of 2021 ("ARPA") to pay all or a portion of this compensation, and that Contractor will be <br />responsible for abiding by the rules and regulations associated with said funding. <br />ARPA was signed into law in March 2021. ARPA authorizes the United States Department of <br />Treasury ("Treasury") to provide funding for a number of different programs, including the <br />Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, <br />together known as the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds ("CSLFRF"), to <br />provide monetary support ,to local governments to respond to, mitigate, and recover from the <br />COVID-19 public health emergency. The City has determined that this Agreement is a permissible <br />use of CSLFRF funds. <br />As applicable, Contractor shall comply with all federal requirements including, but not limited to, <br />the following: <br />Sections 602 and 603 of the Social Security Act as added by Section 9901 of ARPA; <br />b. Treasury Final Rule for ARPA, available at <br />https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-01-27/pdf/2022-00292.pdf; <br />SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL <br />Valerie Amezcua Thai Viet Phan Benjamin Vazquez Jessie Lopez Phil Bacerra Johnathan Ryan Hemandez David Penaloza <br />Mayor Mayor Pro Tern, Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 <br />vamezcua(alsanlaaaa.org iphan�santa-ana pm hvazauezQtsanla-ana.orp . jessieiope,Ma anta-ana.ora pbacerra@santa-ana,ara jryanhemande,z{djsanta-ana_om tlpenalpzaCdesanta-ana,era <br />