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Officials say corrective actions drafted after Auditor General flagged ARPA neighborhood beautification project
Summary
City CFO staff told the Budget, Finance and Audit Committee that corrective‑action responses to an Auditor General report have been drafted and will be submitted the same day; staff also said the specific ARPA project reviewed is complete and that SEED program funds have been spent.
Regina Greer, Chief Deputy CFO, told the Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee on March 18 that the city has drafted corrective‑action responses to an Auditor General review of an American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Neighborhood Beautification project and will submit those responses to the Auditor General by the end of the day.
Terry Daniels, Deputy CFO in the Office of Development and Grants, told the committee the project examined by the Auditor General is complete and that 100% of the funds for that project have been expended. Member Mary Waters and others pressed staff on whether unspent ARPA funds would be reallocated to successful programs; staff said the city intends to spend remaining funds and described specific projects as closed out.
Committee members also asked about the SEED program. Martha Potere of the neighborhood economic development team said the SEED program has been fully spent down and was one of multiple funding sources for five developments; because SEED was a reimbursement‑based program, developers had to spend eligible costs up front before the city reimbursed them, which caused delays in disbursement.
The chair asked for and received assurances that corrective‑action responses had been prepared; Greer apologized for prior miscommunication about timing and committed to submitting the responses that day. The committee moved to receive and file the Auditor General‑related item (5.2); the motion passed with no objections.
The committee asked staff to provide follow‑up materials, including the corrective‑action responses and a list of entities that received SEED funding, and to clarify any remaining questions about redistribution or reuse of ARPA funds in future committee meetings.
