Recovery Plan 

State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds 

2021 Report 

Award through July 31, 2021 

 
City of Tucson 2021 Recovery Plan Performance Report 1

City of Tucson 

2021 Recovery Plan 

Table of Contents 

General Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 2 

Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 2 

Uses of Funds ........................................................................................................................................... 3 

Promoting Equitable Outcomes ............................................................................................................... 4 

Community Engagement ......................................................................................................................... 4 

Labor Practices ......................................................................................................................................... 4 

Use of Evidence ....................................................................................................................................... 5 

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category ........................................................................................... 5 

Project Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 5 

Projects ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 

Performance Report ................................................................................................................................. 5 

 
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GENERAL OVERVIEW 

Executive Summary 

The American Rescue Plan Act is built around the ideas of equity and recovery in communities. 

While CRF was focused on the immediate crisis response, the ARPA is focused on restoring 

and rebuilding, in addition to crisis response. The overarching focus of ARPA and the strategic 

plan is to support those throughout the community that were hardest hit during the pandemic. 

The ARPA funding provides a unique opportunity to achieve big goals that otherwise would 

languish for lack of funding. 

The City of Tucson’s (City) proposed ARPA strategic plan is based on the input and direction 

provided by the Mayor and City Council. The plan provides a rich mix of programming to 

address evolving community needs as well as recognizes the critical relationship the City has 

with its partners. In addition, there is a balanced approach to addressing the human costs of the 

pandemic as well as investing in efforts to stabilize neighborhoods, reinvest in infrastructure, 

and support small businesses. To achieve a lasting and meaningful impact, the plan suggests 

spending the ARPA funding across four years as allowed under the Department of Treasury 

guidelines. Individual projects have yet to be finalized. The total four-year funding strategy 

provides a $172.5 million transformational investment into the community. 

The strategic plan addresses four citywide strategies: 

1. Investment in Affordable Housing: During the four-year plan, including the current 

ARPA related HUD and CDBG funding, the recommended total funding is $67.5 

million. The first-year recommended investment is $45.2 million. 

2. Community Investment and Violence Interruption: During the four-year plan, the 

recommended funding total is $27.3 million. The first-year recommended investment is 

$7.4 million. 

3. (Re)Investment in the Community, Neighborhoods, and Businesses: During the fouryear plan, the recommended funding total is $61.9 million. The first-year recommended 

investment is $19.7 million. 

4. Investment in the Organization: During the four-year plan, the recommended funding 

total is $15.9 million. The first-year recommended funding is $13.2 million. 

It is important to note that year one includes a “revenue recovery” for the general fund of $12.3 million. 

While this has been planned and budgeted within the General Fund, this recommendation could change based 

on the outcome of the close of FY 2021. The audit and year-end should be complete in the 

November/December time frame. 
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In addition to the proposed funding, the plan allows the City to maintain an ARPA reserve during 

the four years. The final year of the plan exhausts those funds. The use of this strategy allows the 

City to be nimble in response to evolving community needs. The first-year cash 

carryforward/reserve level is $18.8 million. The City will receive the funding during the first 

two years, the remaining two years are funded using the cash carryforward/reserve. 

Uses of Funds 

A working draft of funding and projects is still being finalized by Mayor and Council. Below are 

the categories proposed for spending which include American Rescue Plan funding for Housing 

through HUD and CDBG.

City of Tucson ARPA 

FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 Total 

 REVENUES 

ARPA Funding $67,848,382 $67,848,382 $ - $ - $135,696,764 

ARPA Interest Earned 367 1,013,868 313,034 17,683 1,712,244 

HUD and CDBG Restricted Funding 35,990,035 - - - 35,990,035 

 TOTAL REVENUES $104,206,077 $68,862,250 $313,034 $17,683 $173,399,043 

 EXPENDITURES 

Investment in Affordable and Stable Housing $45,240,035 $9,250,000 $9,250,000 $3,750,000 $67,490,035 

Community Investment and Violence Interruption: 

Community Health, Safety, and Wellness 6,150,000 6,150,000 6,150,000 4,050,000 22,500,000 

Workforce and Youth Development 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 4,800,000 

(Re)Investment in the Community, Neighborhoods, and Businesses: 

Relief for Small Business 1,609,800 1,450,000 1,450,000 450,000 4,959,800 

Community and Recovery 15,525,000 14,675,000 14,825,000 3,450,000 48,475,000 

Digital Literacy 2,580,600 2,280,600 2,280,600 1,280,600 8,422,400 

Investment in the Organization 13,150,000 900,000 900,000 900,000 15,850,000 

 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $85,455,435 $35,905,600 $36,055,600 $15,080,600 $172,497,235 

Revenue Over/(Under) Expenditures $18,750,642 $32,956,650 $(35,742,566) $(15,062,917) $901,808 

Cash Carryforward/Reserve Fund Balance $18,750,642 $51,707,292 $15,964,726 $901,808 $ -
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Promoting equitable outcomes 

 

The City’s ARPA spending plan is in its early stages of development and funding has not been 

used as of the submission of this report. As development of the plan is implemented, the annual 

reporting will provide an update, using qualitative and quantitative data, on how the City’s 

approach achieved or promoted equitable outcomes or progressed against equity goals during the 

performance period. 

Community Engagement 

The City’s ARPA spending plan is in its early stages of development and has not used funding as 

of the submission of this report. The annual reporting will provide an update on how the City plans 

to use funds to incorporate written, oral, and other forms of input that capture diverse constituents, 

community partners and the community themselves. Where applicable, program descriptions will 

include how funds will build the capacity of community organizations to underserved groups. 

Labor Practices 

The City of Tucson follows hiring processes outlined by City Charter, City Code, and Civil Service 

Employment Rules. City does not foresee changing its current hiring practices regarding the hiring 

of permanent employees as a response to ARPA. City will continue to support local hiring through 

our ongoing local job and career fair participation, our recruitment and outreach efforts, and our 

existing and new partnerships with local schools through internships. Additionally, the City is 

working on streamlining our partnership with the U.S. military's skill-bridge program which links 

servicemen and servicewomen with civilian employers with hiring needs in the last months of their 

military career. City of Tucson is home to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, which, as the skillbridge program expands within the City, should promote more hiring of local airmen and 

airwomen. At this time, we have not established new labor agreements in response to ARPA, but 

in all likelihood, any positions created as a result of ARPA would require positions that would fall 

into two of the City's four recognized labor groups--our Blue- and White-collar unions. These 

unions have established agreements as part of the City's meet-and-confer labor process. 

The City monitors projects where the federal prevailing wage requirements apply,to ensure that 

contractors’ employees are being paid at least the prevailing wages. When contracts are identified 

as required to meet the federal contracting standards, the Project Manager alerts Procurement’s 

Business Enterprise Compliance Program so that the project can be monitored. City’s 

Procurement Division ensures that prevailing wage requirements are clearly stated in the request 

for proposal. Prevailing wage compliance is monitored over the duration of the project by 

performing visits to job sites, contractor’s employee interview and via contractor’s payroll records. 
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Use of Evidence 

 

The City’s ARPA spending plan is in its early stages of development. As development of the plan 

is implemented, the annual reporting will provide an update on the approach used for evidencebased evaluations by priority areas. Detailed evidence information for each projects will be 

required. Project Managers and partnering organizations will be required to determine the 

qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate the outcomes and goals during the performance period. 

Table of Expenses by Expenditure Category 

No obligations or expenditures have occurred in this reporting period. 

Project Inventory 

Projects are still in the process of being defined and approved through Mayor and Council. 

Performance Report 

There has been no activity during this period.