County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget - County Board Work Session Thursday, April 16, 2020, 3 p.m.
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County Manager’s
Revised Proposed FY 2021
Budget
County Board Work Session
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 3 p.m.Agenda
• Timeline for Revenue and Expenditure Information
• Neighboring Jurisdiction Strategies for Balancing their Budgets
• Federal CARES Act and Federal Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) Funding
• Single Family Borrower Forgiveness Program and Multifamily
Borrower Limited Waiver Program
• Small Business Support
• Staff proposal & recommended adoption report
• Arlington Community Foundation Donation
County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget 1Timeline for Updates on FY 2020
Dates Additional FY 2020 Information Available
Tomorrow, April 17 First payroll reflecting stay-home order and hiring freeze.
Early to mid-May Meals, Transient Occupancy Tax, & Sales receipts for March; better estimates
of non-tax impacts and better trends in County payroll since stay-home order
and hiring freeze.
Early to mid-June Meals, Transient Occupancy Tax, & Sales receipts for April; 99% of BPOL and
Personal Property will have been received.
Late June All expenses incurred or committed. Most FY 2020 Real Estate Taxes
received; balance received by August 15.
Late August All FY 2020 revenues and expenses recorded.
Reporting Back to the County Board
• Updates provided in May and June and as economic conditions change
County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget 2Neighboring Jurisdiction Strategies
For Balancing Budgets: Common focus of revised proposals include
maintaining existing programs and current employees
• Compensation: Elimination/deferral of compensation increases (Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun) and Hiring
Freezes (Alexandria, Loudoun)
• Funding Reductions
• Elimination/deferral of program enhancement funding in initial proposals (Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun)
• Reduction in the transfer to schools amount from initial proposals (Alexandria, Fairfax)
• Delaying capital projects (Alexandria, Fairfax, Loudoun)
• Reserve / Fund Balance Utilization
• City of Alexandria: Contingent Reserve ($0.50 M), use of economic downturn and natural disaster reserves
($8.0 M)
• Fairfax: Use of Economic Opportunity Reserve to establish Microloan Fund
• Loudoun: $100 Million in planned FY 2021 expenditures placed in Reserve ($40M County and $60M Schools)
County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget 3Federal Stimulus (CARES Act)
$2.2 trillion aid package that provides financial aid to families, governments,
and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis; Virginia’s
allocation is expected to be $3.310 billion; allocation process is uncertain
Arlington’s Funding for Housing & Other Support
• Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): $830K
• Includes $40K for Falls Church
• Funds available once Action Plan amended
• Community Services Block Grant (CSBG): $230K (estimated)
• Funds anticipated to be available in May
• HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funds and additional CDBG funds may be
available at a later date
• Department of Justice award ($137k) & other state funds may be allocated at a later date
County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget 4Single Family: Temporary Payment Forgiveness
• Single Family Borrowers of the Moderate Income Purchase Assistance
Program (MIPAP) and Home Improvement Program (HIP) with monthly
amortized payments are eligible.
• Monthly payments (principal and interest) between May 1 and December 31,
2020 will be administratively credited by the County’s loan servicer,
AmeriNat.
• Monthly payments shall resume on January 1, 2021.
County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget 5Single Family: Temporary Payment Forgiveness
Recommended Action: Authorize the County Manager, or his designee, to
forgive payment of monthly amortized principal and interest payments
between May 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020, for all single family borrowers
under the County’s Moderate Income Purchase Assistance Program (MIPAP)
and the County’s Home Improvement Program (HIP) on condition that the
borrowers are not more than 90 days delinquent on their monthly payments
and that they currently occupy as their primary residence the property for
which the loan was made, and to take all steps necessary, including those
through the County’s loan servicer, AmeriNat, to implement the loan payment
forgiveness.
County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget 6Multifamily: Limited Loan Payment Waiver
• Multifamily borrowers who have not submitted CY 2020 residual receipt loan
repayments as of April 1, 2020 can request a “Limited Loan Payment Waiver” to
address emergency needs, including:
• rental assistance for tenants so that they can remain at the property
• operating deficits resulting from vacancy and rent losses
• other emergency needs associated with COVID-19
• Waived payments are not forgiven or forborne. The County loan continues to accrue
interest on the unpaid balance, including the portion not remitted to the County, as
prescribed by terms in the County loan agreements.
• Staff will notify borrowers of waiver details and return to the County Board in May for
approval of Limited Waiver Agreements.
County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget 7Small Business Emergency GRANT Program
Giving Resiliency Assets Near Term
Provide financial assistance to Arlington-based small businesses and non-
PURPOSE profits with less than 50 employees impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Grants up to $10,000 – individual grant amounts will be determined
AMOUNT by need, availability of funds, and number of applicants
Employee salary and benefits and other business capital and operating
USAGE expenses directly related to the immediate impacts of COVID-19
Applications will be evaluated through a three-stage competitive process,
PROCESS which will culminate with review by a diverse panel of community business
stakeholders
Working with partners to engage hard to reach entrepreneurs and provide
EQUITY FOCUS comprehensive services throughout process
Arlington Economic Development 8Small Business Emergency GRANT Program
Giving Resiliency Assets Near Term
The estimated timeframe to implement the program is one month from the
opening of applications to awarding grants. The timeline also may be slightly
adjusted depending on the volume of applications received. AED will
communicate with applicants through each stage of the review process as to
the status of their applications.
Arlington Economic Development 9New Donation from Arlington Community Foundation
$75,000 donation will expand the Meals on Wheels program, in partnership
with the Department of Human Services, to provide meals to low-income
older adults in their homes during the COVID-19 crisis
• This donation allows Meals on Wheels to expand existing programming
beyond the 198 low-income older adults that it now serves in
partnership with the Department of Human Services
• Meal delivery can begin as soon as possible and for a period of 10
weeks.
• The Arlington Cooperative for a Hunger Free Arlington, working through
Volunteer Arlington, would arrange for volunteers to deliver meals to
residents’ doors.
County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget 10Budget Calendar
Revised Budget Proposal: County Manager’s Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget submitted to the
April 6 County Board
April 16 Schools Budget Proposed
April 16 Budget Work Session
April 23
7:00 p.m., County Board Room Public Hearing: County Board hosted public hearing on Proposed FY 2021 Budget
2100 Clarendon Blvd.
April 23
Following Budget Hearing Public Hearing: County Board hosts second public hearing on Proposed FY 2021 Taxes and Fees
County Board Room
2100 Clarendon Blvd.
April 27 Budget Mark-up
County Budget Adoption: County Board adopts FY 2021 Budget and Appropriations Resolutions for
April 30 the County government, the public schools, and Pay-As-You-Go Capital. County Board adopts CY 2020
real estate tax rate and other FY 2021 taxes and fees
May 7 Schools Budget Adoption: School Board adopts FY 2021 school budget
July 1 FY 2021 begins
County Manager's Revised Proposed FY 2021 Budget 11County Manager’s
Revised Proposed FY 2021
Budget
County Board Work Session
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