Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Peggy Jensen, Deputy County Manager
Subject: Agreement with Colu to Provide a Shop Local Consumer Application to Support Small Businesses in San Mateo County
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Colu Technologies (US) Inc. for the development, licensing, and maintenance of a San Mateo County Shop Local application for a five month term beginning on June 8, 2021, with an option to extend the term for up to six months, and for an amount not to exceed $100,000 and granting of a waiver of the request for proposal process for acquisition of these services pursuant to Section 2.83.050(e) of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code, as well as also authorizing up to $200,000 for Shop Local Application shopper incentives.
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BACKGROUND:
The COVID-19 pandemic and the public health and economic emergency it created continue to negatively impact the County and its residents. The Economic Recovery Committee of the San Mateo County COVID Recovery Initiative (the "Committee") developed 35 recommendations to support local businesses through the post-pandemic economy. While many of the Committee's recommendations, such as webinars and expansion of the on-site small business assistance program, were implemented, some recommendations remain to be addressed.
In November 2020, to help focus our economic recovery efforts, the County contracted with NOVAworks, the County's Workforce Development Board, to assess the current attitudes and concerns of workers and small businesses impacted by COVID-19. Working with a consultant, NOVAworks conducted extensive outreach, including to small business owners, job seekers, organized labor, chambers of commerce, and others, and prepared an action-oriented Strategic Plan for Workforce Recovery (the "Strategic Recovery Plan") that sets forth challenges...
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