Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Don Horsley, District 3
Supervisor Warren Slocum, District 4
Subject: Restaurant, Brewery, and Winery Relief Program
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Establishing the Restaurant, Brewery, and Winery Relief Program and allocating $1,000,000 from the General Fund for grants to qualifying establishments that have incurred economic hardship due to the COVID-19 public health emergency; and
B) Authorizing the County Manager, or designee, to develop and modify application and grant awarding processes consistent with the program criteria set forth in the resolution; and
C) Authorizing the County Manager, or designee, acting in consultation with the County Counsel, to negotiate and execute, on behalf of the County of San Mateo, an agreement with SMCU Community Fund or other appropriate agency to administer and distribute to qualifying establishments grants from the Restaurant, Brewery and Winery Relief Program, for a term through December 31, 2021, provided that the amount paid for such services shall not exceed $50,000.
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BACKGROUND:
In December 2020, the San Mateo County Economic Development Association (SAMCEDA), Chamber San Mateo County, SMCU Community Fund (Community Fund), and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) began discussions around establishing a "Restaurant Relief Grant Program" for independently-owned restaurants in southern San Mateo County and Palo Alto that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
CZI committed an initial $1,000,000 to this effort, while the Community Fund and Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) have identified an additional $384,000 in existing funding that can be used for similar relief efforts benefiting restaurants in other parts of the County.
This Board has also recognized that restaurants, breweries, wineries have been suffering from the fina...
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