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ORDER OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS, APPROPRIATING $1.3 MILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF PARKS AND PUBLIC WORKS ROLLING STOCK.
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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 the City proposes an investment plan of $1.3 million for the purchase of Parks and Public Works rolling stock.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED by the New Haven Board of Alders that:
Section 1. That Justin Elicker, Mayor of the City of New Haven, is hereby authorized and directed to execute such documentation as may be required for funding local recovery funds and other funding as may be made available to the City under the American Rescue Plan Act process (which documentation may include (inter alia) an indemnification of the appropriate federal agency or other public or quasi-public organization involved with respect to the...
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