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ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS, APPROPRIATING $4.5 MILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT TO IMPLEMENT THE PURCHASING OF PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES AND REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF FIRE HYDRANTS
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WHEREAS, the COVID-19 global pandemic has created severe social and economic disruption across the world resulting to date the loss of over 820,000 lives in the United States of America and 9,100 lives in the State of Connecticut alone; and
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 Act also makes provision for Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program, a part of the American Rescue Plan, delivers $350 billion to state, local, and Tribal governments across the country to support their response to and recovery from the COVID-19 public health emergency; and
WHEREAS, the City of New Haven (City) is a qualifying local jurisdiction for receipt of funding pursuant to parameters of the local fiscal recovery fund and other provisions of the Act; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2021, the Board of Alders authorized acceptance of the local fiscal recovery fund pursuant to the Act; and
WHEREAS, under Phase 1, the Board of Alders approved a $26.3 million allocation for programs related to the "Summer Reset, under Phase 2, the Board of Alders approved an $8.0 million allocation to establish the Department of Community Resilience, under Phase 3, the Board of Alders approved a $53.0 million allocation for programs to address youth engagement and early childhood; housing through the I'm Home Initiative; wealth creation and economy; vocational and technical initiatives; the climate emergency; public health and infrastructure; and the New Haven Land Bank; and
WHEREAS, the City propo...
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