File #: 5770    Version: 0 Name: Zencity Agreement - ARPA funds
Type: Ordinance Status: withdrawn
File created: 7/26/2023 In control: Budget Committee
On agenda: 7/31/2023 Final action: 8/28/2023
Title: AN ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 American Rescue Plan Fund and awarding a twelve-month contract, with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of community surveys and engagement software to Zencity of Harris County, Texas under the terms and conditions of OMNIA Partners contract no. 191902, an existing government contract.
Sponsors: Megan L. Marshall
Attachments: 1. 5770bu.pdf, 2. 5770 supplemental bu OMNIA Purchase Agreement.pdf, 3. 5770withdrawn.pdf
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 American Rescue Plan Fund and awarding a twelve-month contract, with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of community surveys and engagement software to Zencity of Harris County, Texas under the terms and conditions of OMNIA Partners contract no. 191902, an existing government contract.


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ORDINANCE NO. 5770, July 31, 2023

INTRODUCED BY Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator

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WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, enacted by the U.S. Congress, provides for payments to local governments navigating the impact of COVID-19 outbreak from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; and,

WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan requires that these federal funds may be used only to cover expenses to respond to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency providing premium pay to eligible workers of the State, territory, or Tribal/local government that are performing such essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work; for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue of such State, territory, or Tribal/local government due to CO-VID 19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory, or Tribal/local government prior to the emergency; and to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure; and incurred during the period from March 3, 2021 through December 31, 2026; and,

WHEREAS, Jack...

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