San Mateo Supes Take into account Hundreds of thousands For Small Companies, Dwelling Meals Gross sales Permits – CBS San Francisco

SAN MATEO COUNTY (CBS SF) – San Mateo County’s regulators on Tuesday will consider giving millions in financial relief to small businesses negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The board of directors will discuss three issues related to corporate discharge.

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First, they will consider donating $ 2 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to small businesses that have received no other aid in the past year.

If approved, the SMC Strong Small Business Assistance Program would provide 200 grants of $ 10,000 each to qualified small businesses in 2021.

The program would require companies to submit a short pre-proposal and then the grant recipients would be selected at random.

Second, the county will consider allocating $ 500,000 to micro-food businesses such as cottage owners, caterers, food trucks, and food trucks.

These companies are eligible for grants of $ 2,500, $ 5,000, or $ 10,000, respectively, depending on the type of business. To be eligible, businesses must have approval from the county’s Environmental Health Services Division. Those who have received grants from previous grant programs cannot receive this grant.

Thirdly, the regulators will consider introducing a regulation that allows the sale of food from domestic kitchens.

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The Small Business Kitchen Operation Ordinance will create a process for licensing domestic kitchens under the county environmental health services department under state law.

If approved, the regulation would apply nationwide and allow home kitchens to run for a two-year pilot phase.

Regulators will consider allocating $ 238,000 in federal funds to the Environmental Health Services Department for administrative costs related to regulating kitchen operations at home.

Managers will also consider allocating an additional $ 62,500 to provide $ 2,500 in grants to permit holders under the pilot program.

The meeting on Tuesday starts at 9 a.m. The session takes place virtually via Zoom. Attendees can access the meeting’s agenda and a video streaming link at https://sanmateocounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Those wishing to comment publicly can access the meeting via Zoom at https://smcgov.zoom.us/s/95809512148 or by calling (669)900-6833. The meeting ID is: 958 0951 2148.

People can also email public comments on specific agenda items to boardfeedback@smcgov.org.

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