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AQk SONNY ,S�e�@ <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />b 18070 Collins Avenue <br />F <br />'+ Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 <br />•'a r (306) 947.0606 City Hall <br />SF f`rY ; F LO (305) 949-3113 Fax <br />Of Wo <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission <br />FROM: Alex Lama, Commissioner <br />DATE: 9/17/2020 <br />Request Congress Pass Legislation Providing Direct <br />RE: Funding Assistance to All Cities to Mitigate Expenditures <br />and Losses Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />This Resolution is presented for your approval <br />REASONS: <br />The City of Sunny Isles Beach has taken unprecedented steps and <br />expended unanticipated resources in response to the impact of the <br />COVID-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic <br />Security (CARES) Act provided direct federal relief to local <br />governments with a minimum population of 500,000 people, which did <br />not apply to Sunny Isles Beach or any other municipality in Miami - <br />Dade County. To obtain CARES Act funds, municipalities must submit <br />expenditures related to COVID-19 to the Miami -Dade County, a <br />process that is time consuming and cumbersome. In order to expedite <br />the receipt of any future funds, the City of Sunny Isles Beach, along <br />with The Miami -Dade County League of Cities, is urging Congress to <br />pass legislation that provides direct funding assistance to <br />municipalities, regardless of population size. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Description <br />Resolution <br />Item Number: 10.AA. <br />