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Adoption of Resolution to Increase Expenditure Appropriations in the American Rescue Plan 2021 Project (96034/C9930) in the Capital Projects Fund (310) by $23,625 for the Feed Alameda Program to Provide Alameda's Most Vulnerable Residents with Hot Meals and to Provide Support to Alameda Restaurants (Community Development 24161823)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting that City Council authorize the continuation of the Feed Alameda program. There are six restaurants that applied for the program, but did not have the opportunity to provide meals when program funding ran out in August 2021. The City Manager authorized additional funding to allow the program to continue until the City Council could hear this item and make a decision on the future of the program.
Staff is recommending that American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, in the amount of $23,625, be used to pay for the meals from August 25, 2021 until the remaining restaurants on the program application list have the opportunity to provide meals.
BACKGROUND
In January of 2021, the City of Alameda (City) established a program to help local restaurants generate income while also providing the city's most vulnerable individuals with weekly meals. The City financially seeded the program now known as "Feed Alameda" with $25,000, and it raised an additional $51,094 from the community, including the Chamber of Commerce, and the Police Association.
Forty-three (43) restaurants signed up to participate in serving hot meals for Feed Alameda. To date, 34 restaurants were contacted to be part of the program. Two (2) restaurants declined; one was temporarily closed, and another restaurant did not serve hot food. To determine the order of service and the cutoff point based on the donations, the City entered the participating restaurants into a randomized lottery. At the time the funds were fully expended, nine (9) restaurants remained on the list and ...
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