Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Callagy, County Manager
Subject: Amendment to Agreement Regarding Restaurant, Brewery, and Winery Relief Program
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the County Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to the agreement with SMCU Community Fund for administration and distribution of the Restaurant, Brewery, and Winery Relief Program to increase the maximum amount to be distributed by the SMCU Community Fund to eligible establishments by $80,000 to an amount not to exceed $1,130,000 and increasing the County's allocation of funding to the Program by $80,000 to an amount not to exceed $1,080,000.
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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 to establish a "Restaurant Relief Grant Program" to assist independently-owned restaurants in southern San Mateo County and Palo Alto that have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Board of Supervisors also recognized that restaurants, breweries, wineries continue to suffer from the financial impacts of COVID-19. In response to those hardships, this Board has undertaken numerous measures to provide relief to such businesses, including dedicating funds received from federal sources to relief efforts for small businesses, locally sponsored relief efforts, and other initiatives, such as the Great Plates Program.
CZI committed an initial $1,000,000 to this restaurant relief effort, while the Community Fund and Silicon Valley Community Foundation (SVCF) identified an additional $384,000 in existing funding for similar relief efforts benefiting restaurants in other parts of the County. On January 26, 2021, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 077963 ,...
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