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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
ARPA OPEN COMMUNITIES TRANSFER
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the federal government authorized the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA") which includes $1.9 trillion in federal stimulus funds to hasten the United States' recovery from the economic and health effects caused by the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, specifically, the federal government authorized and allocated a federal award of approximately $1,000,372,385.00 of ARPA State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds ("SLFRF") to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 21-3654 accepted the ARPA federal award allocated to Cook County to assist the County in its recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Cook County Board of Commissioners also approved Resolution 21-3657 which authorized the Cook County Budget Director and Comptroller to create and implement a special fund for the ARPA SLFRF award and other accounting measures to track the acceptance and spending of the federal award; and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2022, the Cook County American Rescue Plan Act Framework (the "ARPA Framework") was presented to and approved by the Cook County Board of Commissioners via Resolution 22-0637 and such framework provided a comprehensive plan for the County's expenditure of ARPA SLFRF which included creating new as well as leveraging and expanding existing Cook County policy pillar community programs and initiatives to assist workers and families, small businesses, and impacted industries, as well as other programs to address health disparities, housing and community needs; and
WHEREAS, the Cook County community policy pillar programs include ARPA SLFRF allocations to the following categories: Vital Communities, Open Communities, Healthy Communities, Safe and Thriving Communities, Connected Communi...
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