AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2021 Budget; amending Ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 Budget; changing appropriations to various departments; creating positions exempt from civil service; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
The Report of the Finance and Housing Committee Agenda Item one Council Bill 120041 An ordinance relating to the 2021 budget amending ordinance 126237, which adopted the 2021 budget, changing appropriations to various departments, creating positions exempt from civil service, and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts all by a three quarter vote of the City Council. The committee recommends the bill pass. Thank you so much. I will provide this committee report on behalf of Councilmember Mosqueda. Council Bill 120041. Colleagues would appropriate nearly $18 million of federally granted corona virus relief funds, otherwise known as CRF, by increasing appropriations in several departments for programs that need additional funding to continue services through the end of 2021. These CRF funds were part of the Federal Cares Act that was adopted on March 27, 2020, and included about $131.5 million in direct funding to the city of Seattle. The $18 million of $80 million appropriated in this Council bill are the last remaining funds from the CARES Act grants to the city of Seattle. And these funds must be expended by the city before the end of 2021. These expenditures authorized in this legislation include child care provider stabilization grants, funding for emergency food access and grocery vouchers, renewed funding to maintain the Clean City Initiative and vaccine outreach. Efforts to reach underserved communities and ensure equitable access to the COVID 19 vaccine. The Finance and Housing Committee did debate this bill, and we voted on the passage of the bill. And the Finance and Housing Committee recommends that the full City Council pass this bill as. As as considered in our committee. Are there any additional comments? Hearing no additional comments on the bill. Will the Court please call the rule on the passage of the bill? Boris by Louis. I met Alice. Yes. Peterson. Yes. Sergeant. Yes. Strauss Yes. Carville Yes. And Council President Gonzalez. I in favor not opposed. Great. Thank you so much. The bill passes and the chair will sign it with a clerk. Please affix my signature to the legislation on my behalf. Well, the clerk please read item two into the record.