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Spending Plan for CARES Act Funding <br />Provide for Pay with Hazard Bonus to Police Office $34,365.52 <br />Police Officers have been responding to public emergencies throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. As <br />allowed by CARES Act Funding guidelines, the City of Fellsmere will utilize CARES funding a hazard <br />bonus ($34,365.52 total) from March 1, 2020 through December 30, 2020. Pay will be provided to <br />officers on payroll as of the effective date of the CARES Act Funding Agreement between the City of <br />Fellsmere and Indian River County and shall be based on the front-line duty time during the pandemic. <br />Provide Persenal Rreteet+ve Equipment for Businesses $ 3,000 <br />the 6pread of f'QVID <br />PellsmeFe has seen a spoke iR GOVID Gases and has a papulatiOR that has ShE)WR reluGtaRGe te rn-;;.r-,k <br />a PFQVGR @Gt*AP tO r(=d­G_A_ the 6pFead. The City will utilize a variety ef means tQ sh;;PQ <br />nform of weaFiRg a Mask *R pFeteGtiRg YE)UF6e!f and others. Funds will be <br />Install Ion Generators in AC System of City Hall and PW/PD $8,300 <br />Ion Generators are a proven technology for the reduction of harmful bacteria and viruses. Ion Generators <br />will be installed in all air conditioning systems within the City of Fellsmere City Hall and Police/Public <br />Works complexes. <br />Provide for sealed doors/pass-throughs for Utility Cashier & $155,252.26 <br />Renovate Council Chambers to allow for social distance seating <br />Since the construction contract for these two items did not separate between the two, the related work is <br />now presented in a single line item. Current operations for Utility Cashiers include half partition walls in <br />open air rooms with open pass throughs. Given the airborne nature of the Covid-19, a new wall will be <br />constructed to provide an air -tight separation between the public and employees and will utilize intercom <br />communication and pass-through drawers to ensure constant separation of air spaces. In addition, <br />current operations in the City Council Chambers do not allow for social distancing of council members, <br />staff or the public. Joining Council Chambers with an un -used adjacent room would allow space to <br />spread seating for staff and the public to maintain social distancing, a proven means to mitigate the <br />spread of Covid-19. This would also then allow the City Council members to spread across the entire <br />dais providing social distance for the Council members as well. <br />Provide for sealed doors/pass-throughs for Police and Public Works Lobby $59,218.63 <br />Current operations for the Police/Public Works lobbies include open air pass throughs and non -air -tight <br />doors. Given the airborne nature of the Covid-19, a new wall will be constructed to provide an air -tight <br />separation between the public and employees and will utilize intercom communication and pass-through <br />drawers to ensure separation of air spaces. <br />Council Technology $44,361.65 <br />The City of Fellsmere has utilized virtual public meetings since the onset of COVID. The City will continue <br />to utilize this meeting format to allow public participation without the need to physically attend city <br />meetings. The City will purchase and install technology in the Council Chambers and scanning <br />technology to allow for virtual meetings, enhance document presentation at such meetings, and to allow <br />document access for remote employees. <br />22 South Orange Street Fellsmere, Florida 32948-6700 <br />Phone: 772-571-1616 Fax: 772-571-8615 <br />