To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Revised Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Relief Fund Spending Plan
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the revised Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Relief Fund Spending Plan (Attachment 3) and the use of unspent Small Business Restart and Recovery Grant funds to support local non-profit and special district expenditures necessary to respond to COVID-19.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Federal Funding
DISCUSSION:
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law. This legislation authorizes more than $2 trillion to battle COVID-19 and its economic effects, including treatment and testing, public health sanitation and protection, emergency response, compliance and mitigation, and economic support.
In order to receive CARES Act funding via the State of California, local governments in California with a population under 500,000 were required to attest that funds would be used only for costs that:
a) Are necessary expenditures incurred due to the public health emergency with respect to COVID-19;
b) Were not accounted for in the budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020; and
c) Were incurred during the period that begins March 1, 2020 and ends on Dec. 30, 2020.
In addition, the county as a condition of the State of California had to agree to do all of the following as a condition of receipt of funds:
a) Adhere to federal guidance, the state's stay-at-home requirements and other health requirements as directed in gubernatorial Executive Order N-33-20, any subsequent Executive Orders or statutes, and all California Department of Public Health orders, directives, and guidance in response to COVID-19 emergency;
b) Use the funds in accordance with all applicable provisions of subdivision (d) of Control Section 11.90 of the Budget Act of 2020;...
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