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HomeMy WebLinkAbout074-2020DocuSign Envelope ID: 5D2AD3B3-37D6-4BEO-A766-007A7253BE6F RESOLUTION 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. DocuSign Envelope ID: 5D2AD3B3-37D6-4BEO-A766-007A7253BE6F APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a special meeting on November 4, 2020 by the following vote: AYES: Arnerich, Blackwell, Morgan, Stepper, Storer NOES: None ABSTAINED: None ABSENT: None ,-DocuSigned by: MAD554556A4404... APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST: �DocuSigned by: R010.44 E. E4(441 '-895C6C4OADBF4BF... DocuSi ned by: 71735A3F04C942F... CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK PAGE 2 OF RESOLUTION NO. 74-2020