REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SANTINO DANISI, MBA, City Controller/Finance Director
BY: COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Business Manager
Finance Department, Grants Management Unit
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to an agreement with the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation for the Small Business Fa?ade Program for $1,000,000:
1. Affirm the City Manager's determination that Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation is uniquely qualified to administer the Small Business Fa?ade Program on behalf of the City of Fresno.
2. Approve an agreement with Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation allocating $1,000,000 for the Small Business Fa?ade Program providing grants to underserved and minority small businesses located in Council Districts 1 and 4 in an effort to improve the fa?ade of their brick-and-mortar business.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council affirm the City Manager's determination that Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation (FAHF) is uniquely qualified to administer the Small Business Fa?ade Program and approve an agreement with FAHF allocating $1,000,000 to provide grants to underserved and minority small businesses in city council districts one and four for the improvement of the business's fa?ade.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On February 9, 2023 Council approved an agreement with the Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation (FAHF) to provide grants to small businesses in specific transit corridors within disadvantaged communities based on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant guidance. These grants provide funding for fa?ade improvements to small businesses disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. In an effort to augment the current program and target small businesses in council districts one and four that are outside of the existing transit corridors, the City Manager has determined that FAHF is uniquely qualified to administer additional funding as a part of this program. The additional funding is not a part of the ARPA grant and therefore has different reporting requirements and a modi...
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