1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:21,240 Alrighty, looks like we have a pretty good group in here, so we'll go ahead and get this 2 00:00:21,240 --> 00:00:22,480 town hall meeting started. 3 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:23,480 Welcome again. 4 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,800 My name is Casey Astorga and I am the Administrative Services Director with the City of Scotts 5 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:28,800 Valley. 6 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,800 Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to be with us tonight to talk 7 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:35,560 about our CDBG Small Business Grant Program. 8 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:39,040 And tonight's town hall is not only hosted by the City of Scotts Valley, but certainly 9 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:43,680 in partner with the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Cruz Small Business 10 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,640 Development Center, as well as the Adams Ashby Group. 11 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:51,960 So you'll see participants from each of those agencies here in attendance tonight. 12 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:56,400 So thank you for attending and we'll move forward with a few words from our council 13 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:57,400 members. 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,200 Well, thank you, Casey. 15 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:03,200 My name is Randy Johnson. 16 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,520 I'm on the Scotts Valley City Council. 17 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:12,880 I want to welcome everybody to the CDBG Grant Program, which is exciting and I think represents 18 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,400 just a tremendous amount of teamwork by lots and lots of people. 19 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:19,640 And we'll be going over that shortly. 20 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:26,480 You know, it was what, two years ago, I think Derek and I were handing out, you know, different 21 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,480 things, sanitizer that people didn't have, masks. 22 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:36,040 Does anybody remember spraying the mail that came in through the door? 23 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:40,080 All things that kind of seem like a distant past. 24 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:44,640 And I remember the county health person, I think it was Mindy, that she's now gone from 25 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,400 county health, but she says, you know, this is going to last two years. 26 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:48,840 And I kind of scoffed at that. 27 00:01:48,840 --> 00:01:53,920 But here we are almost two years later. 28 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,000 But we're still here. 29 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,160 People are still here meeting challenges. 30 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:04,160 I can't think of a better group of people who are the businesses that we're going to 31 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:12,760 be talking to tonight of one of the overused words of resiliency, where, you know, you've 32 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,160 faced tough, tough times. 33 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:22,000 And I think in business, people can deal with bad news, good news, but it's always uncertainty 34 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:27,080 that I think really, really strikes fear in the minds of businesses. 35 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,440 I mean, when you think about it, you know, expenses never sleep. 36 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:35,360 You have worries about your employees, your family. 37 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,800 Was this business going to survive that you've been working towards and making happen for 38 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:45,200 the last, you know, one, five, ten years and so forth? 39 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:53,400 So I just want to thank everybody for that has made this happen, that is helping here. 40 00:02:53,400 --> 00:03:01,320 You know, we have a great team, starting with, you know, Casey, you've done a fantastic job. 41 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:08,680 He's our administrative services director, the city council, you know, Jack, Donna and 42 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:13,680 Jim are here tonight, or maybe they're in the audience, but they're here in spirit. 43 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,480 They've been very, very supportive. 44 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:21,800 Our new city manager, Molly Lago, one of the first questions that we asked her, we told 45 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:26,800 her about, you know, what's happening with our businesses, the economic vitality is at 46 00:03:26,800 --> 00:03:31,720 risk in the city of Scotts Valley, and she's more than up for the task. 47 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:38,600 And of course, we have Danny Reber, who's the executive director of the Scotts Valley 48 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:45,800 And Angela, who I think is not feeling well tonight, Danny, but give her our best. 49 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:51,360 So I just want to, like I said, I just want to say that we're thankful the way that you've 50 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:56,120 hung in there and Godspeed, wish you all the best. 51 00:03:56,120 --> 00:04:00,920 And I'm hopeful that tonight's meeting is going to be extremely beneficial for everybody 52 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:05,040 in attendance. 53 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,120 Thank you, Randy. 54 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:11,920 And I'll only add to that, that, you know, we are grateful to our small businesses who 55 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,280 have held on. 56 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:15,600 It's been a really difficult two years. 57 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:21,120 I mean, I know it's been difficult for the city, but it's also been just as difficult 58 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:26,760 for our police department, people out there, employees, but for businesses, especially 59 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:28,720 all you've had to go through. 60 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:33,000 It's been a shift every week, it seemed like for a year. 61 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,920 And then now, you know, we thought we were out of it this summer and we find ourselves 62 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:41,280 right back in the middle of another wave and it's, it's frustrating. 63 00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:45,240 You feel it with your customers, you feel it with your employees, and you know, even 64 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,400 just getting people into work right now with what we're facing is a challenge. 65 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,800 So I want to thank you for holding on. 66 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,280 The city recognizes you are the backbone of our community. 67 00:04:54,280 --> 00:04:57,240 You're what makes things work here. 68 00:04:57,240 --> 00:05:00,720 And it's been our focus for the last two years. 69 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:05,120 We wanted to make sure that you survived because without you, Scotts Valley doesn't 70 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:06,120 survive. 71 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:08,880 And we've done everything we could. 72 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:13,280 And you know, even the chamber, they were at risk of closing their doors when the pandemic 73 00:05:13,280 --> 00:05:17,920 hit because their funding sources dried up and the ways they bring in money dried up. 74 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,480 And the city took a risk. 75 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,040 We funded them and we funded them. 76 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:26,120 We asked them not just to support their chamber members, but to support every business in 77 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:27,120 town. 78 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:33,360 We helped to get out information on how businesses could get grants, how we could get PPP loans 79 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:34,360 out. 80 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,760 And then when it came time to get them forgiven, we were on top of that too. 81 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:41,240 And I want to thank Danny Reber at our chamber because you did such a great job. 82 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,960 I mean, he literally was knocking on people's doors, having them sign those grant applications 83 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:49,740 to get them in the night before they were due, just to make sure people didn't miss 84 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:51,920 out and businesses could stay open. 85 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:54,600 And this is just another chapter in what we've been working on for months. 86 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:59,720 We've been working on this CDBG loan grant program and it's taken a while. 87 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,560 Casey, thank you for all your work with the state. 88 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:05,880 I know it's been a challenge, but we're very happy tonight to kick that off. 89 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:11,200 So with that, I'll hand it over back to Casey so he can begin to explain what we're working 90 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,560 on and how you can apply and how you can get funds in for your business. 91 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:15,560 Thank you. 92 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:16,560 Absolutely. 93 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,160 Thank you very much, council members. 94 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:19,880 So first, let's go through the agenda tonight. 95 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:24,080 Our plan, we don't expect this meeting to last more than maybe 15 or 20 minutes. 96 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,080 We'll first talk about our meeting format. 97 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,800 We'll talk specifically about the economic recovery subcommittee that the council members 98 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:31,800 were alluding to. 99 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:36,000 And then we'll talk specifically about the CDBG small business grant and the application 100 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:37,000 process. 101 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:42,000 And then we'll open up the forum for questions from all of our attendees today. 102 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:46,280 The good news is that this webinar is being recorded and will be posted on the city's 103 00:06:46,280 --> 00:06:47,280 website. 104 00:06:47,280 --> 00:06:48,280 So you don't need to take notes. 105 00:06:48,280 --> 00:06:51,360 We're going to be mentioning a few different websites here and some details. 106 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,320 All of this information will be on the city's website. 107 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,080 We're going to use the zoom webinar function. 108 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:57,960 So you'll see that you are muted at this time. 109 00:06:57,960 --> 00:06:59,880 All of the attendees are. 110 00:06:59,880 --> 00:07:04,440 So if you are going to ask a question or have an inquiry, you can either raise your hand 111 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,840 at the end of the presentation or you can type your question into the chat. 112 00:07:07,840 --> 00:07:14,240 We also have Lauren Lambert, the city's deputy city clerk here to help with that as well. 113 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:18,160 So introducing the full body of the city of Scotts Valley's economic recovery subcommittee 114 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:24,200 Molly, the go, our city manager, myself, admin services director, and we are joined by councilmembers 115 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:28,440 Derek Kim and Randy Johnson, representing certainly the full city council. 116 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:32,960 And then again, Danny Reber, executive director of the chamber, as well as Angela Marshall, 117 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:36,000 operations manager of the chamber. 118 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:41,400 So through our efforts as a collaboration, the city council said we need a subcommittee 119 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,400 to handle our local business needs, especially during this time. 120 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:48,960 So we have this subcommittee to work collaboratively through the chamber to hear the business voices 121 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:54,120 and their needs and have they emerged and evolved and really compounded, quite frankly. 122 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:58,840 So some of the examples of what this subcommittee have helped champion and raise concern for 123 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:04,160 and respond to, quite frankly, was providing the mask to sanitizer, sanitizers to businesses, 124 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:08,840 some policy changes, some fee relief programs, promotional events. 125 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:13,320 And you see the very different types of campaigns, whether it's a banner down some of our main 126 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:19,880 roadways, social media presence, or campaigns either through email, television, or quite frankly, 127 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:23,000 like we were mentioned before that, you know, knocking on doors, picking up the telephone. 128 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:24,680 How can we get the word out? 129 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:29,160 And where we're here tonight to talk about is the CDBG small business grants, which really 130 00:08:29,160 --> 00:08:33,320 just the next chapter of how this subcommittee and not just the city, the chamber and our 131 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,840 business community are going to partner to help stay resilient, quite frankly. 132 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:44,720 Also, as part of this effort, the city retained a couple consultants to help with this project. 133 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,360 One is Paul Ashby. 134 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:50,840 He is with the Adams Ashby Group and he is here in attendance tonight to help answer 135 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:52,360 any questions. 136 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:55,960 And then Alex Peterson is with the Santa Cruz SBDC. 137 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:59,000 He's going to be your main point of contact and we'll talk more about that later. 138 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,800 He is not in attendance tonight, but he is our small business expert and we'll learn 139 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,800 more about Alex in a bit here. 140 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:07,800 So what is CDBG? 141 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,040 I know there's going to be a few different acronyms that we spell out for you because 142 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,040 some of it's kind of government jargon. 143 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:17,200 So CDBG is a community development block grant. 144 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:22,080 It's a federal program that provides support to local businesses with the goal of supporting 145 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:23,960 the broader economies. 146 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:28,320 And this is principally targeted towards supporting low and moderate income persons. 147 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:33,840 So you see a link down below to look at the federal program, give some very detailed explanations 148 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:38,600 And you'll see what these requirements look like in terms of the application process and 149 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:44,240 what this means for you specifically in your business and their eligibility for the grant. 150 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:45,240 What is SBDC? 151 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,840 Again, another federal program, but we are lucky to have a Santa Cruz branch here in 152 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:50,160 our backyard. 153 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,600 And like I mentioned before, they are the small business experts and they're going to 154 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:58,540 be your first point of contact when you have questions about your individual situation 155 00:09:58,540 --> 00:10:01,560 as a business or to help with the application process. 156 00:10:01,560 --> 00:10:04,840 So you can think of SBDC as your first point and your main point of contact in working 157 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:07,360 through this small business grant application process. 158 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:12,160 Again, their primary goal is to support economies as they start locally and then have impacts 159 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:15,840 throughout the nation. 160 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:17,400 How do we get this funding? 161 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,120 They really are your tax dollars at work. 162 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:22,920 You see it started up at the federal level through the CARES Act and you see how it trickles 163 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:26,160 down through again, a federal department, Housing and Urban Development, also known 164 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:30,400 as HUD, and then that made its way over to the California Department of Housing and Community 165 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,160 Development, also known as HCD. 166 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:35,360 The city applied for this grant. 167 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:39,280 That's where you see the City of Scotts Valley coming in and the checks to all the grant 168 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,440 awardees will be cut by the City of Scotts Valley. 169 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:42,440 So that's where I come in. 170 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,880 Me and my team will be cutting checks directly to Scotts Valley business owners. 171 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:50,240 So you see where it started at the federal level, pay attention to kind of Congress actions 172 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:55,520 there and how it ends up in small business owners pockets at the very end. 173 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:56,680 What are the requirements? 174 00:10:56,680 --> 00:11:00,960 So here's just a high level summary and we encourage everyone to visit the city's website 175 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:04,080 to look at the full exhaustive program guidelines. 176 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,960 But in summary, here are some of the general requirements. 177 00:11:06,960 --> 00:11:10,200 One you have to be a for-profit business. 178 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:13,840 Next you have to be a brick and mortar store with a physical location within the Scotts 179 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,960 Valley city limits. 180 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,720 Unfortunately for this type of grant, home-based businesses are not eligible. 181 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:23,720 There are potentially other opportunities where a home-based business may be eligible, 182 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,160 but unfortunately not for the CDBG grant. 183 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:31,480 You must be legally operating with all required government permits, which includes a business 184 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:36,560 license, must not have any tax liens and no code violations, et cetera. 185 00:11:36,560 --> 00:11:40,840 So in general, legally compliant with all government rules. 186 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:45,280 The business must be in operation prior to March 2020, which coincides with the beginning 187 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,120 of the pandemic. 188 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:51,600 And you must be a small business and that's defined by 25 or fewer, what's considered 189 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:52,600 an FTE. 190 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:56,880 And there's a formula in the application that explains how to calculate an FTE that includes 191 00:11:56,880 --> 00:12:00,720 both employees and any business owners as well. 192 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:05,320 And the last bullet point shown on the screen here is that grant funds must be used to benefit 193 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:09,760 low to moderate income individuals, which includes both employees or business owners, 194 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:15,400 which quite frankly means that jobs are retained for those low to moderate income individuals. 195 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:16,880 And again, this is not a full list. 196 00:12:16,880 --> 00:12:21,560 Please review the program guidelines for all the details. 197 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:22,960 What are eligible activities? 198 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,520 How can you use the funds? 199 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:28,320 So the first bullet point is one of the highlights of this presentation that a business can apply 200 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:33,160 for up to $50,000 to cover the following costs. 201 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,740 That's a significant amount and I know the need is there. 202 00:12:35,740 --> 00:12:41,200 So hopefully that'll help with these qualifying events, which will include rent and or mortgage 203 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,220 and or utility costs. 204 00:12:44,220 --> 00:12:48,880 You will be able to provide actual costs either through a lease agreement or some record of 205 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:52,840 payment, et cetera, for those utility costs or rental mortgage costs. 206 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:57,640 The second bullet point shows that these costs must have been incurred through the bulk of 207 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,000 a pandemic. 208 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:03,760 So it's starting in April 2020 with those costs up through the most recent December 209 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:06,400 31st of 2021. 210 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:10,320 So again, rent, mortgage or utility costs and those costs would have been incurred from 211 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:16,200 April 2020 through December of 2021. 212 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:17,320 How do you apply? 213 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:20,520 So your first stop will be the city's website and it's linked here. 214 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:24,240 Again, you don't need to take notes because this will be available online. 215 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:30,100 So it's a website there and you'll contact our Santa Cruz SBDC where you input details 216 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:33,920 about your business, your business name, your contact information, and then that's where 217 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:38,080 Alex Peterson comes in and he and his team will reach out to you to start the application 218 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:39,080 process. 219 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:40,720 And that's where you see step two there. 220 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:45,080 SBDC will answer all of your unique and personal questions about your business. 221 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:49,200 So we asked tonight that we'd not get into too much detail about any one individual business 222 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:55,640 and any unique circumstance, but that's where SBDC, the small business experts can ask, 223 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,680 understand your questions, answer them, point you in the right direction. 224 00:13:58,680 --> 00:14:02,800 However, an important note is that it is the business owner's responsibility to submit 225 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:03,800 the application. 226 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:07,320 So we have a few weeks here until the application window closes. 227 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:13,440 And that final point there, business must submit their application directly to SBDC 228 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:20,920 no later than Friday, January 28th, 2022 at 5 p.m. 229 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:22,480 How are the grants going to be awarded? 230 00:14:22,480 --> 00:14:28,880 So you'll see SBDC helps you understand if you are eligible in that respect. 231 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,360 And then we will use our subcommittee here to make a recommendation to the full city 232 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:34,240 council to award the grants. 233 00:14:34,240 --> 00:14:37,520 And they will be scored on this matrix that you see here, which has also been posted on 234 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:39,600 our website. 235 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:45,440 will be made ideally in February, but it may happen in March at the latest is our plan 236 00:14:45,440 --> 00:14:46,440 right now. 237 00:14:46,440 --> 00:14:50,120 And quite frankly, our goal, the third goal point as a city is to make the awards with 238 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,320 many businesses as possible. 239 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:58,960 So you see the matrix here based on the number of employees, the impact, where they're located 240 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:03,400 geographically in the community, how they meet general economic development needs. 241 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,920 So those are some of the main categories of that scoring matrix, which again posted on 242 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:07,920 the city's website. 243 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:14,680 And finally, where to get more information and again, where to apply, you can go to the 244 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,960 city's website and you can go to the main page, there's a spotlight splash. 245 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:21,720 So once you're on the home page, you can scroll down just a bit and you can click directly 246 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:26,720 on the CDBG website, or as you're on the main page, you can search for CDBG and it'll take 247 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:27,720 you directly to the link. 248 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:34,560 So consider the city of Scotts Valley's website as the main stop for questions about CDBG 249 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:38,680 for general information and then for your connection over to Santa Cruz SBDC to start 250 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:39,920 the application process. 251 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:44,080 And with that, that concludes our presentation. 252 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:46,920 So I will stop sharing my screen. 253 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,640 And then open for any questions. 254 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:57,400 So. 255 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:11,680 So it looks like Jen has entered a question into the chat about recently locating into 256 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:17,280 the community, and I think we'll have to work with SBDC to answer that specific question 257 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:18,280 for you. 258 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:22,800 Yeah, reiterating hers, Casey, she's a she had a brick and mortar location. 259 00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:26,760 She's a longtime Scotts Valley business owner, and I think her question is because of the 260 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:31,920 pandemic, she she had to relocate in the middle of it to a to working from home. 261 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:33,440 And could she still qualify? 262 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,880 But I'm guessing your answer is the same to check with the SBDC on that. 263 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:42,400 I think so. I hate to commit to something right now being correct. 264 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,080 So I think we can follow up one on one with her. 265 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:49,320 We got another question in the chat from Randy. 266 00:16:49,320 --> 00:16:51,840 Is tomorrow too soon to start the application process? 267 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:56,120 Absolutely not. So the application process is live on the city's website. 268 00:16:56,400 --> 00:17:00,560 So you can click the link to connect with SBDC and you can start the application process 269 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:01,920 tonight, quite frankly. 270 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:03,520 So you can get started now. 271 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:04,840 SBDC is ready. 272 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:08,480 Alex specifically will reach out and answer your questions. 273 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:09,760 So, yes, you can start now. 274 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:18,920 Again, you can either use the chat function or you can raise your hand if you'd like to 275 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,080 verbally speak or ask a question. 276 00:17:26,280 --> 00:17:28,600 That means you did a good job with your presentation, Casey. 277 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,520 I appreciate that. I know this was general high level information tonight. 278 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:38,280 And again, if there are any specific questions, SBDC as a small business experts are going 279 00:17:38,280 --> 00:17:39,840 to be your first point of contact. 280 00:17:41,320 --> 00:17:44,720 I don't see any further questions in the chat and I don't see any hands raised. 281 00:17:45,120 --> 00:17:47,480 So with that, I will conclude tonight's webinar. 282 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:51,400 Again, visit the city's website for more information and then click that link to connect 283 00:17:51,400 --> 00:17:54,200 with SBDC and you can start your application process there. 284 00:17:54,360 --> 00:17:58,000 And final reminder, applications are due to SBDC by 285 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,800 January 28th at 5 p.m. 286 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:01,040 So with that. 287 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:05,200 And gosh, Casey, if I can add one thing, because I've had a lot of questions is I know 288 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:08,320 that I had a dozen or so people say they couldn't make it tonight and there will be a 289 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:12,440 recording of tonight's meeting that that has that people can watch. 290 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:14,640 You told me will be available tomorrow, correct? 291 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:19,360 Yes, absolutely. So our intention is to download tonight's webinar in its entirety and 292 00:18:19,360 --> 00:18:22,920 then post it again on that same city website as early as tomorrow. 293 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:23,920 That's our goal. 294 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:31,440 So one more question I see popped up from Ryan. 295 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,000 Is it first come, first serve or based on the matrix? 296 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,960 It is not first come, first serve. 297 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:37,880 It is based on the scoring matrix. 298 00:18:44,120 --> 00:18:47,560 Gosh, hey, while we're waiting for more questions to come into, I just wanted to give a 299 00:18:47,560 --> 00:18:51,360 shout out and thanks to this group for all the hard work done. 300 00:18:51,360 --> 00:18:55,000 I know you touched on on some of the things that was only part of it, what's been done 301 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:56,560 these last two years, but not just COVID. 302 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:58,680 Gosh, we had the fire in the middle of it. 303 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:00,840 The whole city got evacuated, all these things. 304 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,440 And this has been a hard working group from the beginning. 305 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:08,080 And I've heard the gratitude from our business, but I just want to want to relay it on 306 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,760 behalf of the chamber. I mean, a lot of our surrounding community spent their time 307 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:16,560 writing efforts, trying to explain their needs and convince their local officials of 308 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:20,960 what they needed. And early on we were meeting and you guys had a seat right there at 309 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:22,840 the table, hearing it right from the horse's mouth. 310 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:27,440 So instead of having to waste time convincing folks, you were already on board and we 311 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,680 were just getting stuff done. And I know I know we've already saved a lot of businesses 312 00:19:31,680 --> 00:19:34,080 that wouldn't be here without this group's efforts. 313 00:19:34,080 --> 00:19:36,720 And, you know, that that effort's ongoing, too. 314 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:40,360 So just reminding people, you know, like you mentioned, there could be further opportunities. 315 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,640 And I've reached out to a lot of people already via email and phone. 316 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:48,520 But if you haven't contacted me and you're not already on our list, make sure you also 317 00:19:48,520 --> 00:19:50,800 contact me at the Scotts Valley Chamber. 318 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:56,160 So if there's any any other future opportunities like this that come along, that we can make 319 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:57,800 sure we keep you on that ongoing list. 320 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:04,200 Hey, Danny, you know, over 20 years ago when the chamber had its 321 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,600 award ceremony, the theme was Renaissance. 322 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:13,080 And if you think about it, that's kind of what we're trying to do here is have a 323 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:19,040 renaissance of our businesses, our community, our city, our constituents and really our 324 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:23,040 whole central coast. And so I think we're pointed in that direction. 325 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:30,280 And I think, you know, programs like this and all again, I'll use the word teamwork, 326 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,720 kind of lends itself for us to move in that direction. 327 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:34,720 So thanks a lot. 328 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:36,240 Yeah, same here. 329 00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:37,280 Those are a couple of great reminders. 330 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:41,320 And again, this is just one opportunity, so there will be more and I know this subcommittee 331 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:45,640 will keep its eye out for new funding sources or other other ways to support the business 332 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:50,200 community. So we we know our work is not done, so we appreciate everyone who attended 333 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,520 tonight. And again, this will be published on the city's website. 334 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,600 That website has been entered into the chat. 335 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:57,840 But seeing no further questions from the community. 336 00:20:57,840 --> 00:20:59,680 Again, thank you all for attending tonight. 337 00:21:00,120 --> 00:21:01,640 Then keep an eye out on the city's website. 338 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:03,720 Thank you very much. Have a good night. 339 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:04,720 Last one, Jaycee, just came in. 340 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:10,000 Oh, I'm sorry, Derek. Yes, there's a, will the grants be solely based on, is that just come in? 341 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:11,760 No, just a thank you. 342 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:12,760 Yes, here it is from Ken. 343 00:21:12,760 --> 00:21:16,360 Will the grants solely, will the grants be solely based on the points chart? 344 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:21,280 If so, does that mean grants are more likely for a higher number of employees? 345 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:22,280 Yes, that is correct. 346 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:26,920 So if you look at the scoring matrix, as you can see, we have a little bit of a gap here. 347 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:29,520 Yes, that is correct. 348 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:34,160 So if you look at the scoring matrix, a business will receive a higher number of points 349 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:38,680 on that scoring matrix based on the higher number of FTEs or employees that they have. 350 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:43,160 And part of the city's goal in that was to make sure we could help as many people in 351 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:47,160 Scotts Valley as we could, business owners as well as their employees, because we want these 352 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:50,080 funds to get stretched out and reach the people who need it most. 353 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:51,080 So, yeah. 354 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:55,640 And then I do see one additional question. 355 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:59,680 I became a brick and mortar in June 2021, would I qualify? 356 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,640 I think the short answer is yes, but we'd like to chat with you one on one to clarify 357 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:09,720 what you would qualify for, if it would be that full period or potentially only a portion 358 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:11,400 of that eligible period as well. 359 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,960 So please reach out to SBDC and we'll talk you through that specific question. 360 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:27,840 Taking a look for any last questions here. 361 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:38,840 I don't think I see any further. 362 00:22:41,120 --> 00:22:43,040 OK, thanks again, everyone. 363 00:22:43,120 --> 00:22:43,840 Have a great night. 364 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:44,560 Thank you.