Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Executive
Peggy Jensen, Assistant County Executive
Subject: Eighth Amendment to the Agreement with SAMCEDA for Economic Recovery Support
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an eighth amendment to the agreement with the San Mateo County Economic Development Association for support and assistance with implementation of the economic recovery components of the San Mateo County Recovery Initiative that increases the amount payable by $92,421, for a new total not-to-exceed amount of $927,231.
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BACKGROUND:
On July 9, 2020, the County entered into an agreement with San Mateo County Economic Development Association ("SAMCEDA") to help small and medium sized businesses recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for the term June 9, 2020 to January 9, 2021 in an amount not to exceed $75,000 (the "Agreement").
Since then, the County has entered into seven previous amendments of the Agreement which, in aggregate, have increased the Agreement's maximum fiscal obligation by $759,810, to a current not-to-exceed amount of $834,810, and extended the term of the Agreement through March 31, 2023.
The County now wishes to amend the Agreement for an eighth time to increase the maximum fiscal obligation by an additional $92,421, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $927,231, in order to cover SAMCEDA's additional pandemic recovery-related work performed in partnership with the Peninsula Chinese Business Association ("PCBA") ("Eighth Amendment").
DISCUSSION:
Early in the pandemic, SAMCEDA partnered with PCBA, which distributed COVID-19-related health guidance and completed business compliance checklists to 550 small businesses throughout the North County. PCBA staff also helped organize restaurant worker vaccination events, translated COVID-19 health guidance materials, small business grant app...
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