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Attachment A ARPA Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Eligibility Certification I, , am the Authorized Agent of Sunny Isles Beach, City of ("Recipient") and I certify that: 1. 1 have the authority on behalf of the Recipient to request fund payments from the State of Florida ("State") for federal funds appropriated pursuant to section 603 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act, Pub. L. No. 117-2, Title VI (March 11, 2021). 2. 1 have submitted to the State the Recipient's Total Budget in effect as of January 27, 2020, as defined by the United States Department of the Treasury, the annual operating budget including general fund and other funds. 3. 1 understand that the State will rely on this certification as a material representation in making grant payments to the Recipient. 4. 1 acknowledge that the Recipient should keep records sufficient to demonstrate that the expenditure of funds it has received is in accordance with section 603(a) of the Social Security Act. 5. 1 acknowledge that all records and expenditures are subject to audit by the United States Department of Treasury's Inspector General, the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and the Florida State Auditor General, or designee. 6. 1 acknowledge that the Recipient has an affirmative obligation to identify and report any duplication of benefits. I understand that the State has an obligation and the authority to de -obligate or offset any duplicated benefits. 7. 1 acknowledge and agree that the Recipient shall be liable for any costs disallowed pursuant to financial or compliance audits of funds received. 8.1 acknowledge that if the Recipient has not obligated the funds it has received to cover costs that were incurred by December 31, 2024, as required by the statute, those funds must be returned to the United States Department of the Treasury. 9. 1 acknowledge that the Recipient's proposed uses of the funds provided as grant payments from the State by federal appropriation under section 603 of the Social Security Act will be used only to cover those costs that: a. to respond to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; b. to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers of the metropolitan city, non -entitlement unit of local government, or county that are performing such essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work; c. for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue of such metropolitan city, non -entitlement unit of local government, or county due to the COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the metropolitan city, non -entitlement unit of local government, or county prior to the emergency; or d. to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure. In addition to each of the statements above, I acknowledge on submission of this certification that my jurisdiction has incurred eligible expenses during the period that begins on March 3, 2021 and ends on December 31, 2024. 13