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Resolution accepting a $100,000 American Rescue Plan Act grant from San Mateo County for a new Small Business Post-Pandemic Recovery Grant Program for businesses in South San Francisco and appropriating the grant funds with Budget Amendment No. 24.002.
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WHEREAS, since its emergence in early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted public health and the economy on a global scale, in the country and throughout San Mateo County; and
WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco (City) and County of San Mateo (County) have taken extensive steps to prevent and address the spread of the pandemic and to respond to the public health emergency and its negative economic impacts; and
WHEREAS, the County has received State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds under the federal American Rescue Plan Act ("ARPA Funds") which can be used among other applications to respond to the public health emergency and its negative economic impacts; and
WHEREAS, small businesses in the County have been impacted by the pandemic and its negative economic consequences, including through decreased revenue or gross receipts, financial insecurity, increased costs, capacity to weather financial hardship and/or challenges covering payroll, rent or mortgage, and other operating costs and have needs for technical assistance for business planning purposes; and
WHEREAS, the County wishes to establish a grant program to aid impacted small businesses within the County, known as the Small Business Post-Pandemic Recovery Grant Program (the "Program") to be administered by certain cities to facilitate the distribution of grants under the Program in connection with responding to the pandemic and its negative economic impacts; and
WHEREAS, the City is one of three pilot cities in San Mateo County participating in the grant program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco that the City Council hereby takes the following actions:
1. The foregoing...
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