RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, TO MAKE A FINDING OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND ESTABLISH A BUSINESS FAÇADE/MARKETING GRANT PROGRAM
At a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Marysville, State of California held on the 15th day of November, 2022.
WHEREAS, SARS-CoV-2 (Coronavirus) has created the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic resulting in enormous hardship for families, businesses, and governments across the world, the United States, and California; and
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to mitigate these hardships; and WHEREAS, on May 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of Treasury established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) to provide state, local and tribal governments with the resources needed to respond to the pandemic and its economic effects, and released a final rule outlining the appropriate uses of funds; and WHEREAS, the closure of sectors of the economy, and the severe economic impacts experienced by communities have hindered business performance throughout the State and within the City of Marysville; and
WHEREAS, The City of Marysville will receive a total allocation of approximately $3.07 million in ARPA funds with allocated disbursements from the State beginning in 2021; and
WHEREAS, the final rule provides, as an example of an eligible use of payments from the Fund, expenditures related to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; and WHEREAS, the Marysville City Council has the authority to make a finding of public purpose and approve an appropriation of $100,000 in order to create a Business Façade/Marketing Grant program; and
WHEREAS, the creation of a Marysville Downtown Business Façade/Marketing Grant program is in line with the City’s economic recovery goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Marysville hereby:
1. Finds that the allocation of the funds for a Business Façade/Marketing Grant program serves a public purpose through economic development, enhancing business performance and preventing urban decay.
2. Approves a one-time allocation of $100,000 to support a Business Façade/Marketing Grant program for qualified businesses in Marysville. Said allocation is currently approved in the FY 22-23 Marysville Budget.
3. Authorizes the administration of the Business Façade/Marketing Grant program in the form described in the staff report supporting this agenda item.
4. Authorizes the Community Development Director and the Yuba -Sutter Economic Development Corporation, to administer program and grant payments, in conformance with the Program.
5. Approves an additional one-time allocation of $10,000 of funding in the FY 22-23 Marysville Budget to compensate YSEDC for administration of the program.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of Marysville, County of Yuba, State of California, on the 15th day of November, 2022, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 15th day of November, 2022.
By: ________________________________
Nicole Moe, City Clerk
City of Marysville, California
By its City Council
By:_________________________________
Chris Branscum, Mayor