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File Number: 20-628 <br />and November 18, 2020 extending restrictions on activities and requiring individuals to shelter at <br />home, while allowing for certain specified activities; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 19, 2020 the California Department of Public Health issued a <br />Limited Stay At Home Order, imposing a curfew on counties in the Purple Tier of the State’s Tier <br />program; and <br />WHEREAS, on December 7, 2020, the Health Officer of the County of Alameda <br />implemented California State’s Regional Stay at Home Order, placing additional restrictions on <br />residents and businesses in order to slow the rapidly increasing spread of COVID-19 and ensure <br />sufficient ICU capacity, including requiring the closing of indoor and outdoor dining, personal <br />services, and other indoor business operations such as fitness and movie theaters; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro, pursuant to its police powers, has broad authority to <br />maintain the public peace, health, and safety of its community and preserve quality of life; and <br />WHEREAS, due to restrictions on business operations enacted by the State, County, and <br />City in order to promote public health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, local small <br />businesses are struggling financially; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 10, 2020, the County of Alameda authorized the use of Five <br />Million Dollars ($5,000,000) in Federal CARES Act funds for the County of Alameda CARES Act <br />Grant Program, as well as up to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) to match contributions made <br />by Alameda County incorporated cities to the program; and <br />WHEREAS, on December 14, 2020, the City of San Leandro authorized the transfer of <br />One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) in budgeted business incentive funds for the <br />Alameda County CARES Grant Program, which were matched by Alameda County, for a total of <br />$300,000 in grants to 60 San Leandro businesses; and <br />WHEREAS, City of San Leandro businesses were also a part of the general selection <br />pool for the Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) allocated by the County of Alameda for grants; and <br />WHEREAS, small businesses located in an incorporated city in the County of Alameda <br />that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 and that have twenty-five (25) or fewer <br />employees and are not part of a chain are eligible, subject to the restrictions and limitations <br />outlined in the program; and <br />WHEREAS, approximately 660 small businesses in San Leandro applied for the county <br />grant, showing that there is a great need for business assistance; and <br />WHEREAS, at their meeting of December 14, 2020, the City Council directed staff to <br />evaluate the amount of City reserve funds to provide grants to additional businesses in need who <br />were not able to be funded under the County program; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council also directed staff to evaluate whether there are additional <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/14/2021 <br />135