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CITY OF NORTH OL.MS FED <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2022 - 68 <br />RX: Mayor Jones <br />AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE "FIX OUR <br />FRONTS" STOREFRONT RENOVATION GRANT PROGRAM <br />AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ISSUE <br />GRANTS TO APPROVED GRANTEES, AND DECLARING AN <br />EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. <br />WHEREAS, the American Rescue flan Act (-ARI'A") was signed into law by <br />president Joseph R. Hiden. Jr. on March 11, 2021, guaranteeing direct relict -to cities. <br />to%Nns and villages in the United Slates: and <br />WHEREAS, the City of North Olmsted anticipates a total allocation of <br />53,283,002. to be received in two (2) equal tranches of $1,641,501; and <br />WHEREAS, Mawr Jones has developed an ARPA plan for the City of North <br />Olmsted that advances important initiatives aimed at improving public health. safepand <br />welfare and, further, that rests upon the (5) vital principles: <br />I. Investing in public Safch <br />2. C'all Iv7c Economic Ucvc Iopnsnt: <br />3. Reinvest in our Neighborhoods: <br />d. plCSM Ing Community Assets: <br />5. Innproxing City Services: and <br />WHEREAS. one of the programs developed by Mawr .Jones is the I ix Our <br />Fronts Storefront Renovation Grant program. designed to oiler grants of up to <br />$20.000.00 for the renovation of retail storefronts and signage: and <br />WHEREAS_ this Council finds and determines that the "Fix Our Fronts' <br />Storefront Renovalion (irant Program. by offering direct funding to abate current and <br />emerging blighting influences and conditions within the Cit)'s retail district. promotes <br />the public health, safetN. morals. general welfare. security, prosperity, and contentment of <br />all the inhabitants of the community. Further, the elimination of property maintenance <br />conditions by and through the issuance of grants to foster improvanent, investment and <br />renovation of storefronts in the City of North Olmsted is hereby deemed to be a public <br />purpose, and <br />WIIEREAS, this Council docs support Mavor Jones proposed initiative to lis <br />storefronts and does wish to proceed in a diligent fashion to implement this important and <br />necessary initiative. <br />