After initially considering spending 80 percent of its federal COVID-19 relief funds on improvements to a local park, the City of Irvine has decided to hold off on its spending decisions. The city is delaying its allocation of funds until it receives more guidelines from the federal government on how money can be used. Irvine is set to receive $53 million from the American Rescue Plan, a federal pandemic stimulus package. The city previously proposed to putting $42 million of that money toward Heritage Community Park upgrades, and the topic was set for discussion during an April 27 council meeting. The item was removed before the discussion could happen. Councilmember Anthony Kuo said there’s no indication of when spending suggestions will return to the agenda. “One of my questions, and I think some of the other members have this question too, was that the federal government actually hasn’t released the entirety of the regulations on how those dollars can be …