Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Callagy, County Manager
Peggy Jensen, Deputy County Manager
Subject: MOU with City of South San Francisco for Pilot Program for the Establishment and Operation of a North County Small Business and Entrepreneurship Resource Center
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the County Manager, or designee(s), to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of South San Francisco for the contribution of $200,000 towards a one-year pilot program for the establishment and operation of a North County Small Business and Entrepreneurship Resource Center.
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BACKGROUND:
Early in 2021, the City Council in South San Francisco ("City") directed City staff to establish a small business resource center. City staff issued a Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") on February 3, 2021, seeking to identify service providers with proven experience assisting small businesses and entrepreneurs with targeted technical assistance, accessing capital and overall support with post-COVID-19 business recovery and long-term sustainability. The City received multiple submittals responding to the RFQ and has since selected the Renaissance Center as the service provider to be awarded the contract for the establishment and operation of a Small Business and Entrepreneurship ("SBE") Resource Center ("Service Provider"), subject to approval from City Council at its March 24, 2021 meeting.
In the meantime, at the March 9, 2021 meeting, the Board of Supervisors accepted the County Strategic Plan for Workforce Recovery in the Post-Pandemic Economy ("Plan"). The Plan includes three phases. The first phase, which would be immediately implemented, includes three measures to prevent permanent closures of small businesses and to encourage emerging entrepreneurs. The Board requested additional information on two of these measures; specifically, the dev...
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