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City Council Meeting Minutes October 20, 2020 Funds must be used prior to December 30, 2020 and bills must be paid by March 30, 2021. For the CARES Act, we were allocated $3,655,630. Funding is broken down into two separate categories and spending must be maintained at a > 75% / < 25% spending ratio regardless of how much you spend. —> 75%: $2,741,723 —< 25%: $913,907 Eligible cost for the > 75%: $2,741,723 include medical expenses, public health expenses, and payroll expenses for public safety, public health, health care, human services, and similar employees. Eligible cost for —:5 25%: $913,907 include expenses of actions to facilitate compliance with COVID-19-related public health measures, expenses associated with the provision of economic support in connection with the COVID-19 public health emergency, and any other COVID-19-related expenses reasonably necessary to the function of government that satisfy the Fund's eligibility criteria. The total CRF Recommendation includes the following: • Public health expenses = $400,000 • Payroll expenses = $2,416,705 • Economic support = $298,925 — School district technology - $98,925 (approved by resolution) — Utility billing assistance - $200,000 • Function of government = $540,000 — City phone system - $500,000 — City learning management system - $40,000 • TOTAL = $3,655,630 (100%) Staff stated other potential activities to include PPE for the community, but the city does have masks available to distribute to the community. Another option is to do a community survey to obtain information from citizens to determine where the needs are for this funding. Mr. Ostrowski stated documentation practices must be in place for submission to TDEM by November 13th, the final date for CRF related activity is December 30th and final payments must be made by March 31, 2021. He City of San Marcos Page 17