Title
ARPA Phoenix Resilient Food System Program Amendments to Ordinance S-49079 and S-51028 (Ordinance S-51423) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Agreement 159342-001 with the Arizona Board of Regents for and on behalf of Arizona State University (ASU) to decrease American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding from $750,000 to $640,978 and for the Treasurer to accept the funds. The source of funding for this Agreement is through the City’s allocation of the ARPA funding to the Phoenix Resilient Food System Program by the ARPA Strategic Plan approved by the Mayor and Council. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Environmental Programs (OEP) developed the ARPA Phoenix Resilient Food System Program, a food assistance plan to address the food needs of vulnerable populations and communities impacted by COVID-19.
ARPA Phoenix Resilient Food System Program
The Agri-Food Tech Incubator provides inclusive economic and business opportunities and training for food system entrepreneurs and ecosystem stakeholders to support growth of new ventures, new products and/or services, and to support existing food-related businesses to expand the size and scope of the sustainable food and agriculture economy in the City of Phoenix. It includes pathways for COVID-19-impacted Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) communities to realize economic development opportunities within the sustainable food systems and agricultural technology space.
Reallocation of $109,022 from Agreement 159342-001 is required due to ASU’s administrative challenges affecting completion of certain components of the program resulting in the inability to complete the scope of work prior to expiration of the Agreement. The funds will be reallocated to the Food System Transformation Grants program to be spent by December 31, 2024.
Procurement Information
Services may be procured, as needed, in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10 to implement and administer programs intended to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contract Term
The contract term will remain unaffected and expire on December 31, 2024. All agreements may be extended based on available funding, which extensions may be executed by the City Manager, or his designee.
Agreement 159342-1, ASU will be amended to include a decrease of $109,022 in ARPA funds from $750,000 to $640,978 as directed and approved by the City Manager’s Office.
Financial Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is available through the City’s allocation of the ARPA funding to the Phoenix Resilient Food System Program by the ARPA Strategic Plan approved by the Mayor and Council.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- The City Council approved the ASU Agri-Food Tech Incubator Program on October 12, 2022 (Ordinance S-49079).
- The City Council approved Amendment One to extend the contract term on August 26, 2024 (Ordinance S-51028).
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Office of Environmental Programs.