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AGENDA ITEM <br />Prepared By: DJR Reviewed By: DJR Approved By: DJR <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1. Purpose: To adopt the Orono CARES for School Grant Program <br /> <br />Background: The City of Orono has been issued $610,407 as a part of the CARES Act money issued by <br />the State. This money was calculated by total jurisdiction population. This funding has limitations on how <br />it is spent and must meet those requirements or be returned to the Hennepin County for redistribution to <br />the Hennepin County Medical Center. The school districts also received cares act money, however it <br />varies greatly from district to district based on “Title Student Population” not on total student population. <br />This is leaving local school districts with substantial financial burdens to accommodate for COVID <br />related expenditures that are placed on the local tax payers. <br />The Orono CARES for Schools Grant program has been developed to assist the school districts in <br />some of the COVID related expenditures by granting the Schools the City’s unexpended CARES Act <br />money. The School expenditures must meet the same criteria as city COVID expenditures. In discussing <br />with the two largest School Districts these funds will lessen the burden to the area tax payers. The funds <br />are being distributed based on the percent of Orono Taxable Market Value within each school district. <br />School districts with over 5% of the taxable market value are eligible to receive funding. The Orono <br />School District is eligible receive 64.81% of the available funding and the Westonka School District is <br />eligible for 35.19%. <br />The Grant process will require the adoption of the attached agreement by the Orono School <br />District and the Westonka School Districts. <br /> <br />2. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Orono CARES for Schools Grant Program and Agreements. <br />Dedicate $300,000 of the CARES Act money to the Program. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED <br /> <br />Motion to adopt the Orono CARES for Schools Grant Program and Agreements authorizing the City <br />Administrator to distribute funds and administer the program with money dedicated by the City Council. <br /> <br />Motion to commit $300,000 of CARES Act Funding to the Orono CARES for Schools Grant Program <br /> <br />Exhibit A <br />A. Orono CARES for Schools Grant Program <br />B. Orono CARES for Schools Grant Agreement-Orono <br />C. Orono CARES for Schools Grant Agreement-Westonka <br /> <br />Item No.: 18 Date: September 14,2020 <br />Item Description: Orono CARES for Schools Grant Program <br />Presenter: Dustin Rief, City Administrator Agenda <br />Section: <br />City Administrator <br />Report