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Mayor proposes $2.8M in ARPA interest for youth programs and policing review; council bifurcates and holds $900,000 for further review

5535447 · August 5, 2025
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Summary

Mayor requested that the City Council allocate $2.8 million in interest earned on ARPA funds to four items: Boys & Girls Club programs, Alliance Healthcare Services, Pure Academy and an "integrity in policing" effort.

Mayor presented a proposed allocation of $2.8 million in interest revenue earned on the city’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and asked the council to approve four uses: two years of support for Boys & Girls Club after‑school programs (proposed $750,000), a pediatric mental‑health facility led by Alliance Healthcare Services ($750,000), programming and residential support at Pure Academy ($400,000), and $900,000 for an initiative the administration called “integrity in policing,” which the administration said would fund an independent monitor, outside…

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