Agenda Item   

AGENDA STAFF REPORT

 

                                                                                                                        ASR Control  21-000255

 

MEETING DATE:

04/27/21

legal entity taking action:

Board of Supervisors

board of supervisors district(s):

All Districts

SUBMITTING Agency/Department:

County Executive Office   (Approved)

Department contact person(s):

Oana Cosma  (714) 834-7410 

 

 

Lisa Bohan-Johnston  (714) 834-3530

 

 

Subject:  FY 2020-21 April Budget Adjustments

 

      ceo CONCUR

County Counsel Review

Clerk of the Board

          Concur

N/A

Discussion

 

 

4/5 Vote

 

 

 

    Budgeted: N/A

Current Year Cost:   N/A

Annual Cost: N/A

 

 

 

    Staffing Impact:

No

# of Positions:            

Sole Source:   N/A

    Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A

  Funding Source:      N/A

County Audit in last 3 years: No

 

 

    Prior Board Action:         01/26/2021 #24, 09/15/2020 #21

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):

 

 

1.

Direct the Auditor-Controller to revise appropriations, revenues, transfers in/out, reserves and obligated fund balances as detailed in Attachment A in accordance with Government Code Sections 29130, 29125 and 25252. (Requires four-fifths vote)

 

2.

Allocate $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding equally between the five supervisorial districts for economic support to small businesses and non-profit organizations, including arts-related small businesses and non-profits within Orange County, in response to COVID-19.

 

3.

Authorize the Board of Supervisors’ members to allocate their districts’ designated funding to meet the economic needs of small businesses and non-profit organizations, including arts-related small businesses and non-profits in their districts.

 

4.

Authorize the Board of Supervisors’ members to establish small business and non-profit organization definitions by region or supervisorial district.

 

5.

Authorize the OC Community Resources Director or designee to negotiate and execute contracts as needed for administration and implementation of the small business and non-profit economic support program, including arts-related small businesses and nonprofits.

 

6.

Allocate $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding equally between the five supervisorial districts for meal gap programming for seniors, persons with disabilities and other individuals experiencing food insecurity as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

7.

Authorize each member of the Board of Supervisors to develop individual meal gap programs in amounts not to exceed $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding, or joint programs with other supervisorial districts, to address meal needs for seniors, persons with disabilities and other individuals in their districts who are experiencing food insecurity and who are not receiving meals under existing meal programs

 

8

Direct the OC Community Resources Director or designee to negotiate and execute contracts as needed for administration and implementation of the meal gap programs designated by each individual supervisorial district.

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

The FY 2020-21 April Budget Adjustments provides the Board of Supervisors, members of the public, County departments and other interested parties with an overview on various departmental issues requiring recommended changes to the County's budget. Allocating $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for meal gap programming and $5 million for economic support to small businesses and nonprofits, including arts-related small businesses and nonprofits, will provide much needed resources for response and recovery efforts related to the COVID-19 emergency.

 

 

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

 

The FY 2020-21 Budget was adopted on September 15, 2020. As a result of the uncertain economic conditions, this budget included only essential appropriations, as the County continued to evaluate and estimate the effects of the pandemic on the County’s revenues.  On January 26, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved the Mid-Year-Budget Report, which addressed various departmental budgetary and position adjustments known at the time.

 

The County Executive Office (CEO) now recommends the FY 2020-21 April Budget Adjustments. In the current fiscal year, the County is anticipating receipt of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the U.S. Department of Treasury. In anticipation of available ARPA funding, the CEO recommends allocating funding to reimburse for actual departmental costs for COVID-19 related expenses. In addition, CEO recommends allocating $5 million of ARPA funding, $1 million to each supervisorial district, for economic support to small businesses and non-profit organizations, including arts-related small businesses and non-profits, and $10 million of ARPA funding, $2 million to each supervisorial district, for meal gap programming.  The budget adjustment requests, including the requested appropriation, revenue, transfers in/out, reserve changes and appropriation of ARPA funding are summarized in Attachment A.

 

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

 

Please see Attachment A for Financial Impact detail.

 

 

 

STAFFING IMPACT:

 

N/A

 

 

 

REVIEWING AGENCIES:

 

Auditor-Controller

 

ATTACHMENT(S):

 

Attachment A - FY 2020-21 April Budget Adjustments
Attachment B - Government Code Sections