CITY OF EL PASO, TEXAS
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City Manager's Office, Cary Westin, (915) 212-1063
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Presentation and discussion by the COVID-19 Response and Recovery Cross-Functional Team providing information on key activities, efforts, and processes.
1. Overview (Tommy Gonzalez)
2. City Attorney Overview (Karla Nieman)
a) State Disaster Declarations
b) Emergency Ordinances
c) Greg Abbott, in his official capacity as Governor of Texas v. City of El Paso and Statewide Mask Mandate Litigation
d) Additional Updates
3. Team Lead Report:
a) Health Focus (Hector Ocaranza, M.D.)
b) Data Analysis (David Coronado)
c) Financial Focus (Robert Cortinas)
d) Community Vulnerabilities and Human Services (Nicole Ferrini)
1) Discussion and action authorizing the City Manager or his designee to establish appropriations in the amount of $9,000,000.00, whereas the City of El Paso is the recipient of the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) grant funds in the amount of $154,365,135, the City Council approves the appropriation of the grant funds from the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in accordance with the requirements stipulated by the American Rescue Plan Act and federal guidelines in the Final Rule to respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency or its negative economic impacts.
4. City Manager Wrap-up (Tommy Gonzalez)
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