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American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)

The City of Lynnwood has received $10.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. These are Federal funds distributed to public agencies to address the negative health and economic impacts of COVID-19.

ARPA created the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) and Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (CLFR) for the distribution to states, tribes, and local governments. The Lynnwood City Council has been deliberating on funding proposals over the past several months. Below is a listing of the allocated funds to date.

Funding Decisions

City of Lynnwood American Rescue Plan Act Allocations: Updated November 30, 2022

Date Approved	Expenditure Category and Detailed Description	2021 Actual	2022+ Remaining	Total
	1. Public Health

	2. Negative Economic Impacts
5/23/2022	2.1. Household Assistance: Food Programs Lynnwood Food Bank		$400,000
4/25/2022	2.1 Household Assistance: Food Programs Hero's Cafe		$5,000
	3. Public Sector Capacity
8/9/2021	3.2 Rehiring Public Sector Staff: PW Custodian (1 FTE)	$18,720
9/13/2021	3.4 Effective Service Delivery: City Council Chambers AV	$6,133	$143,867
4/11/2022	3.4 Effective Service Delivery: Municipal Court Chambers AV		$70,000
	4. Premium Pay

	5. Water Sewer Broadband Infrastructure

	6. Replace Lost Revenue & Provide Expanded Services up to $10M
8/9/2021	6.1 Provision of Government Services: Body camera equipment, services, & warranty	$400,000
8/9/2021	6.1 Provision of Government Services: Body camera program staff (1FTE)		$130,000
4/25/2022	6.1 Provision of Government Services: Residential Street Improvements		$2,500,000
5/9/2022	6.1 Provision of Government Services: Recreation Scholarships		$25,000
5/23/2022	6.1 Provision of Government Services: Scriber Lake Park Boardwalk (subject to grant approval)		$2,000,000
6/27/2022	6.1 Provision of Government Services: Hire 5 new full time police officers through 2024		$1,857,877.08
6/27/2022	6.1 Provision of Government Services: 18 additional body cameras for Police Department		$92,512.30
7/25/2022	6.1 Provision of Government Services: 20 Tasers for Police Department		$75,643.90
7/25/2022	6.1 Provision of Government Services: Capital Facilities Plan for Veteran's Hub		$55,000
	Administrative
6/13/2022	7.1 Administrative Expenses: ARPA Accountant (.5 FTE 2.5 years)		$125,000
	Eligible Category to be defined
5/23/2022	VOA Neighborhood Center Construction		$1,000,000
5/23/2022	Silver Creek Church ($15K lighting, $50K repave parking lot for Food Bank)		$65,000
7/25/2022	Kids in Transition Snohomish County Grant Match		$25,000
7/25/2022	VOAWW Rapid Rehousing Snohomish County Grant Match		$250,000
10/10/2022	Lynnwood Police Assistance Fund		$20,000
11/14/2022	Human Services Position		$300,000
11/14/2022	Tutoring		$60,000
11/14/2022	Lynnwood Chamber of Commerce Shop Local Campaign		$43,000

	Total	$424,852	$9,367,901	$9,792,752.90

	APRA Revenue (tranches 1 and 2)			$10,936,804.00
	Allocated To Date			$9,792,752.90
	Balance Remaining			$1,144,051.10

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Questions or Comments? Please contact Assistant City Administrator Julie Moore if you have any questions or comments related to the City's ARPA Funds, jmoore@LynnwoodWA.gov or 425-670-5023.

Since the beginning of the ARPA funds distribution, the City of Lynnwood has collected suggestions for funding, applied for grants from Snohomish County, and collected information related to supporting our local community. The documents provided below are not listed by priority or chronologically.