HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2020 0617 CCSA REG JNT DC ITEM 09CCITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
of June 17, 2020
ACTION Approved Staff Recommendation,
including adoption of Resolution No. 2020-
3922. (Roll Call Vote: Unanimous).
BY B.Garza.
C. Consider a Resolution Amending the City’s Fiscal Year 2020/21 Budget to
Appropriate $10,000 Toward the Ventura County Business Assistance Grant
Program, and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Necessary Agreements
to Participate in the Program. Staff Recommendation: 1) Approve Resolution No.
2020-3922 amending the FY 2020/21 Budget for this Agreement; and 2)
Authorize the City Manager to execute necessary agreements to participate in
the Ventura County Business Assistance Grant Program. (Staff: Brian Chong)
Item: 9.C.
MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Brian Chong, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: 06/17/2020 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consider a Resolution Amending the City’s Fiscal Year 2020/21
Budget to Appropriate $10,000 Toward the Ventura County Business
Assistance Grant Program, and Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute Necessary Agreements to Participate in the Program
BACKGROUND
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has wreaked havoc on the
economy, from the local level all the way to the global level. A non-scientific survey of
Moorpark businesses conducted on-line by City staff in April found the following:
• 43% of Moorpark businesses were experiencing layoffs, furloughs, or a reduction
in workforce
• 34% of Moorpark businesses were completely closed
• Only 27% of Moorpark businesses were fully operational
In response to the economic damage caused by the pandemic, federal, state, and local
government agencies have taken numerous measures to assist impacted businesses
through these unprecedented times. As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and
Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by the U.S. Congress in March 2020, the
County of Ventura received $147 million from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund for
use in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 9, 2020, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors appropriated $10,000,000
of its federal CARES Act funds to create its Business Assistance Grant Program
(Program). The Program has the following main features:
• Provides grants of $5,000 to a small businesses (includes non-profit
organizations) to alleviate impacts from COVID-19 for such uses as payroll
support, rent and lease payments, costs for personal protective equipment,
operating costs, and extraordinary business expenses needed to adhere to
safety protocols for opening
Item: 9.C.
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• Eligible businesses must have annual revenues between $25,000 and
$2,000,000
• Eligible businesses must have been in operation in Ventura County since at
least September 1, 2019
• Eligibility priorities for businesses that did not receive a Paycheck Protection
Program (PPP) or Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) from the U.S. Small
Business Administration
• Funds will be distributed to businesses across Ventura County based on
proportionate population across the unincorporated areas of Ventura County and
its 10 cities
Ventura County staff is still developing additional considerations and limitations, which
will be finalized and published with the final application release on June 17.
Applications will be due by July 1, with funding to be issued by August 5.
To administer the grant Program, the County is contracting with the Ventura County
Community Foundation (VCCF), which has existing workflows and organizational
infrastructure to do so. VCCF will implement a community outreach campaign, develop
an online application, evaluate applications for eligibility, conduct a lottery to determine
which applicants receive rants, issue payments, and evaluate Program outcomes. The
County will reimburse VCCF for its administrative costs, in an amount not to exceed
$100,000.
DISCUSSION
Based on the Program criteria outlined by the County thus far, a limited number of
Moorpark businesses will receive a $5,000 Business Assistance Grant, with the actual
number to vary depending on what population figures (e.g., 2010 Census figures, or a
more recent estimate) are used to distribute the County’s funding across its different
jurisdictions. Staff expects that there will be far more applications for funding than there
will be available grants.
To help address this shortfall, staff recommends that the City Council appropriate
$10,000 toward augmenting the Program, with the caveat that the money be used to
fund grants for two additional Moorpark businesses above and beyond the allocation of
the County funding to Moorpark.
Because VCCF staff is administering the grant and because the County is reimbursing
VCCF for the related costs, leveraging this program will allow the City’s investment in
local businesses to proceed more quickly – since the procedures and processes are
already in place – and without requiring significant City staff time. If the City were to
create its own grant program, the City would need to dedicate significant staff resources
to develop and implement it.
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FISCAL IMPACT
The City’s fiscal year (FY) 2020/21 Recommended Budget does not include funding for
business assistance grants. Therefore, a budget amendment of $10,000.00 from the
General Fund (1000) is requested to fund the Program.
COUNCIL GOAL COMPLIANCE
This action is consistent with City Council Strategy 1, Goal 2 (1.2):
“Attract and assist with retention for sustainable businesses Citywide, including Smart
City and other strategies.”
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
1. Approve Resolution No. 2020-___ amending the FY 2020/21 Budget for this
Agreement.
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute necessary agreements to participate in
the Ventura County Business Assistance Grant Program.
Attachment : Draft Resolution No. 2020-___
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ATTACHMENT
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL
YEAR 2020/21 BUDGET TO APPROPRIATE $10,000.00
FROM THE GENERAL FUND (1000) FOR THE VENTURA
COUNTY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2020, the City Council adopted the Operating and
Capital Improvement Budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21; and
WHEREAS, a staff report has been presented to the City Council requesting an
appropriation to participate in the Ventura County Business Assistance Grant Program;
and
WHEREAS, a budget amendment of $10,000.00 is requested from the General
Fund (1000) to fund the Ventura County Business Assistance Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof, describes said
budget amendment and its resultant impact to the budget line item.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A budget amendment of $10,000.00 from the General Fund (1000)
as more particularly described in Exhibit A, attached hereto, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of June, 2020.
________________________________
Janice S. Parvin, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Ky Spangler, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A
BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR
GENERAL FUND (1000)
VENTURA COUNTY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
FY 2020/21
FUND BALANCE
ALLOCATION:
Fund Title
Fund-Account
Number Amount
General Fund 1000-000-00000-33990 $10,000.00
Total $10,000.00
EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATION:
Account Number
Current
Budget Amendment
Adjusted
Budget
1000-611-G0023-51801 $0.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00
Total $0.00 $10,000.00 $10,000.00
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