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ORDER OF THE BOARD OF ALDERS AUTHORIZING THE USE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) FUNDING FOR QUALITY-OF-LIFE SUPPLEMENTAL DETAILS, LATERAL BONUSES, AND IT INFRASTRUCTURE IN AN ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS ($12,000,000.00) FROM THE ARPA DIRECT ALLOCATION AND/OR COUNTY ALLOCATION OR A COMBINATION OF FUNDING
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WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “Act”) which includes approximately $1.9 trillion in investments designed to address the public health emergency and the direct and adverse impacts to the economy, to people and to community wellbeing; and
WHEREAS the American Rescue Plan Act can support communities working to reduce and respond to increased violence due to the pandemic to allow law enforcement to respond to the rise more efficiently and effectively in gun violence resulting from the pandemic; and
WHEREAS The City of New Haven is proposing to use American Rescue Plan Act funding for Quality-of-Life Supplemental Details, lateral bonuses, and IT Infrastructure
Project Listing
Deception Estimated Cost
Firewall Upgrades 350,000
Datacenter at PD 400,000
New CAD / RMS system 3,500,000
Datacenter - 200 Wintergreen 450,000
Axonious 150,000
COMSTAT Room Equipment 100,000
City Facilities - Wi-Fi expansion 300,000
City Camera Project 3,800,000
Shot Spotter 1,200,000
New MCT's +equipment 750,000
Bonus for Police Laterals 400,000
Quality of Life Supplemental Details 600,000
WHEREAS the Board of Alders approved $20M from the American Rescue Plan to cover revenue loss, COVID expenditures, and ARP administrative budget for the City; and
WHEREAS the City did not need the entire portion allocated for revenue loss (Estimate was $18M) and will reallocate the funding to cover the projects listed above.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the New Haven Board of Alders that the Board of Alders authorizes the City to draw down from the from the American Rescue Plan Act in the estimated amount of Twelve Million Dollars and Zero Cents ($12,000,000.00) from the Direct Allocation or County Allocation (or combination) for information and technology upgrades to City of New Haven and Police Services.