HomeMy WebLinkAbout110420-09.1RESOLUTION NO. 74-2020
APPROPRIATING FUNDS ESTABLISHING A FORWARD FOCUS
COVID-19 BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the business community in Danville is a vital part of the Town, generating
tax revenues to fund municipal services, providing employment to residents and
offering goods and services to all members of the community; and
WHEREAS, businesses within the Town are struggling to operate during the COVID-19
pandemic, which has led to reduced numbers of customers and additional expenses
necessary to comply with federal, state and county health orders; and
WHEREAS, the Town has provided significant financial and logistical support to the
business community during the pandemic, but has determined that it is necessary to
take additional actions to assist businesses in continuing to operate during the
upcoming winter and rainy season; and
WHEREAS, the Town has determined that the most effective means of providing this
assistance is through a grant program, providing businesses with an opportunity to be
reimbursed, up to a maximum of $5,000, for necessary expenses in promoting their
business through marketing, transitioning to online sales and/or providing physical
weather protection / visibility improvements (such as tents, lighting, signs, etc.) to
allow them to remain open in the coming months; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Town Council appropriates $250,000 from the General-Purpose
Capital Improvement Fund to fund the Forward Focus COVID-19 Business Grant
Program; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that the Town Manager is authorized to develop the Program details
consistent with the funding levels and procedures spelled out in the staff report
presented to the Town Council and to implement and manage the Program consistent
with those procedures.
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APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a special meeting on November 4, 2020
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
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MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
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CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK
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