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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1OCit~ Council Staff Re{Jort DATE: April 8, 2021 CONSENT SUBJECT: PALM SPRINGS COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM UPDATE FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager BY: Community & Economic Development Department SUMMARY At the March 11, 2021, City Council meeting the City Council requested that all COVID business assistance loans be provided to the City Council for its review. ATTACHMENT 1 to this staff report provides additional businesses recommended for approval under the COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program (the "Program") RECOMMENDATION Approve businesses listed on ATTACHMENT 1 for participation in the COVI D-19 Small Business Assistance Program BACKGROUND The City's COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program (the "Program") provides businesses in need of assistance due to the impacts of COVID-19 with a $10,000 forgivable loan. The business must remain open for at least 6 months with the following terms: ❖ Zero-interest loan ❖ Loan term is 6 months ❖ Loan is forgiven if business is in good standing and remains in good standing (does not violate any state, County or local emergency orders), opens within 30 days of receipt of funds, and remains open throughout the loan term ❖ Loan is reduced and discounted by each month the business remains open, and extinguished at the end of the loan term The eligibility requirements for the program include: ❖ Independently owned local business or non-profit rfEM NO. j_ ' Q. 1 City Council Staff Report April 8, 2021 -Page 2 Small Business Assistance Program Update o Franchise / Chain Stores with more than five locations require approval by City Council ❖ Employ not more than 25 full-time employees with priority given to those with O to 5 employees o Contract employees at hotels and other establishments where it is not customary or legal to have contract employees (particularly long term contract employees) must be counted as regular employees o Businesses such as salons where it is common practice to have independent contractors work in the salon do not need to count independent contractors who rent chairs or spaces, as employees ❖ Limited to most directly impacted businesses: restaurant, retail, personal care services (hair salons/barbers, nail salons, facial/esthetician services, massage therapy, fitness centers/gyms) with a storefront physically established within the City of Palm Springs ❖ Priority for businesses that have been closed for the longest period of time (bars, personal care services, etc.) ❖ Have a current City of Palm Springs Business License and have been in operation as of May 1, 2020 o Businesses legally not allowed to be open due to COVID, but have entered a lease and commenced lease payments by May 1, 2020, count as being in operation by May 1, 2020 ❖ Provide a written statement demonstrating a hardship due to COVID-19, such as a loss in revenue ❖ Provide a written statement demonstrating inability to access or qualify for current state and federal financial assistance ❖ Comply with the City's non-discrimination policy ❖ Brick and mortar businesses -those who lease or own a physical commercial space or building -to receive priority, as opposed to home based or virtual businesses ❖ Businesses having received a citation for violating COVID operating requirements will not be eligible ❖ Program to close, and no more applications to be accepted, after March 31, 2021. As of April 1, 2021, no additional applications were accepted. 2 City Council Staff Report April 8, 2021 -Page 3 Small Business Assistance Program Update As of March 31 the City has received 168 applications from small businesses seeking financial assistance through the Program and the City is no longer accepting applications. The City Council has already approved 47 businesses for the forgivable loans (ATTACHMENT 2) according to the criteria listed above. Staff will continue assisting businesses who've already submitted applications to complete their applications for review. STAFF ANALYSIS An additional 22 applications (ATTACHMENT 1) have been reviewed and at this time staff is recommending these for approval. All 22 businesses meet the above criteria and are within the priority groups. FISCAL IMPACT: The City Council has previously allocated $1 million for small business COVID forgivable loans. SUBMITTED: Marcus Fuller, P.E., M.P.A., P.L.S Assistant City Manager Attachments: 1. Applications Recommended for Approval April 8, 2021 ctor conomic Development 2. Applications Approved on March 11, 2021, and March 25, 2021 3 ATTACHMENT 1 4 COVID 19 Small Business Loan Program Index Date #of FTEs Applicant First Name Applicant Last Name 1 1 Judith Bronstein 2 1 Staci Hall 3 1 Betty LaVariega 4 1 Jeremy Lee 5 2 Paula Mai 6 1 Debra Roman 7 1 Anca Scorteanu 8 1 Ricky Strauss 9 4 Thu Ba Tran 10 2 Annmarie Gilligan 11 1 Novem Cabios 12 3 Samantha Caltagirone 13 1 Jason Daniels 14 1 Kim Galland 15 2 Candace Gittens 16 1 Tiffany Luther 17 3 Lisa Messinger 18 1 lrfan Qazi 19 1 Bonnie Reiss 20 1 Meghan Smith 21 1 Jef Timms 22 2 Wendy Woodward 4/1/2021 2:56 PM COVID 19 Small Business Financial Aid Program Business Name Business Address JJ's Barber Shop 467 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Vetiver Salon 475 N. Palm Canyon Dr. Nice Touch Beauty Supply & Salon 17175 E. Palm Canyon Dr., Ste. 125 Concierge Barber and Manscaping 1800 North Via Negocio Happy Nails & Hair 1574 S. Palm Canyon Dr. Nikki Bustos Skin Care 119 N. Indian Canyon Dr. Anca Scorteanu Hair Salon 1199 Ramon Rd., Ste. 2 Sunny Dunes Barbershop 667 S. Calle Palo Fierro Savvy Nails & Spa 555 S. Sunrise Way, #111 Hot Yoga Plus Palm Springs 611 S. Palm Canyon Drive #206 Novalo Collections 505 Industrial Way Thick as Thieves 183 S. Indian Canyon Dr. Love Dirty 555 N. Commercial Rd., Suite 9 Kimbals 288 N. Palm Canyon Dr. Candace Held Studio, LLC 800 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Suite H Sazzy's Galleria Inc. 270 N. Palm Canyon Dr. Palm Springs Gold Refinery LLC 333 S. Indian Canyon Dr. #112 LA's Fashion 150 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Sensuality a Store for Her 252 S. Palm Canyon Drive Melody Note Vintage 2277 N. Palm Canyon Drive Hephaestus Jewelers 132 La Plaza .... Gvosyland 2675 N. Palm Canyon Drive Type of Business ' Personal Care Personal Care Personal Care Personal Care Personal Care Personal Care Personal Care . -Personal Care Personal Care l" ,!) Personal Fitness Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail Retail ' Retail Retail Retail -·· - :•"!-,·~ •: ·:.\-. Retail :J\_ ., ,·' - . ,~ ,. !'._,,. " '. fj. Applications for City Council Approval April 8, 2021 Date Application Rece ived 03/16/20021 3/31/2021 3/9/2021 3/11/2021 3/29/2021 3/22/2021 3/4/2021 3/23/2021 3/1/2021 3/16/2021 3/3/2021 2/24/2021 2/14/2021 3/25/2021 2/24/2021 2/21/2021 2/6/2021 1 3/15/2021 3/1/2021 3/2/2021 2/10/2021 3/22/2021 5 ATTACHMENT 2 6 COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM # # of FTEs Applicant First Name Applicant Last Name Business Name Business Address Type of Business 1 4 Brien O'Brien Brien O'Brien Salon 515 N. Palm Canyon Dr., Ste. A2 Personal Care 2 1 Jimmie Read CUT Barber 1109 N. Palm Canyon Dr. Personal Care 3 1 Dominic Lewis Dominic Lewis 1750 E. Arenas Rd., Ste. 4 Personal Care 4 1 Bret Paul Caudill Enso Aveda Salon 133 La Plaza Personal Care 5 1 Joshua Fuller Josh Fuller Hair & Makeup Services 2281 E. Andreas Road Personal Care 6 1 Loretta Brake Loretta's Hairstyling 555 S. Palm Canyon Dr., Ste. Al07 Personal Care 7 3 Carmelita Yeager Norma's Delight, Inc. dba Delight Nails & Spa 4751 E. Palm Canyon Drive Ste. D Personal Care 8 4 Jessica Schultz Organic Glow Skin Studio Palm springs 1546 N. Palm Canyon Drive Personal Care Vl 9 1 Hal Lewis Paradise Thai Spa 1000 S. Palm Canyon Dr., #103 Personal Care z 10 2 Silvia Barrios Perfect Hair Salon 1717 E. Vista Chino, Ste. J6 Personal Care 0 11 4 Christoffer Dordell Sunrise Palm Bay LLC, dba Club Pilates Palm Springs 425 S. Sunrise Way, Suite H2 Personal Fitness ~ 12 1 Amy Hurtak Turquoise Salon 1416 N. Palm Canyon Drive Personal Care u 13 5 Gregory Mandallaz Bootlegger Tiki 1101 N. Palm Canyon Bar ~ 14 1 Simonetta Rainieri Gelato Granucci 301 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 104 Restaurant a. a. 15 <( 16 5 Rosario Cultraro II Giardino Ristorante Italiano 333 S. Indian Canyon Dr. Ste. K & L Restaurant C 17 2 Mark Cargasacchi Jalama Wines 119 La Plaza Retail / Tasting Room w 18 3 Larry Keller Jus Chillin 190 Tahquitz Canyon Way Restaurant > 19 3 Scott Stokes La Quinta Brewing 301 N. Palm Canyon Drive Bar 0 a:: 20 1 Matthew Palermo Motaghedi Palermo's New York Pizza 400 S. El Cielo Suite C Restaurant a. 21 4 Arthur Vasquez Persimmon Bistro 101 N. Museum Dr. Restaurant a. 22 4 Dwight James Mortensen V Wine Lounge 600 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Bar <( 23 5 Craig Attebury Gay Mart 305 E. Arenas Road Retail 24 25 4 Jeff Witthuhn Peepa's 120 North Palm Canyon Drive Retail 26 2 Schuyler Brown Seaplane 1009 N. Palm Canyon Drive Retail 27 1 Trevor Wayne Trevor Wayne Pop Art 386 N. Palm Canyon Dr. Retail 28 1 Tetyana Tkachenko Valerie In Style 148 N. Palm Canyon Drive Retail 29 s Mark Weis Cole Motor Lodge LLC 2323 N. Palm Canyon Dr. Hotel/Resturant 30 3/3/2021 6:53 PM 7 COVID 19 Small Business Loan Program Index Date #of FTEs Applicant First Name 1 1 Raphael 2 1 James 3 1 Lolita 4 1 Christina 5 2 Jessica 6 1 Susan 7 1 Paul 8 1 Amber 9 2 Julie 10 1 Elena 11 1 Rudy 12 2 Evan 13 4 Ngoc 14 3 Holly 15 2 Reynaldo 16 4 Kristen 17 1 Gwendolyn 18 1 Govlnd 19 2 Veronica 20 2 Reynaldo 3/18/2021 12:05 PM COVID 19 Small Business Financial Aid Program ' ' Applicant Last Name Business Name Business Address Benomar Raphael Salon 102 E. Amado Rd. Entwisle Brush Palm Springs 1090 N. Palm canyon Dr. Ste. H Falk Misfits and the Color Bandits 1199 Ramon Road Granados Spectrum Salon and Spa 405 N. Palm canyon Dr. Holohan Le Star Tan Spa & Tanning 555 S. Sunrise Way Lukens Suzanne's Salon of Beauty 279 Araby-Sahara MHP Mediano Heads Up Hair Designs 1199 E. Ramon Rd. Meyers Being Beautiful by Amber @ Salon 119 245 S. Palm Canyon Nguyen Eden Nails 1751 N. Sunrise Way, Ste. F3 Popa Hair by Elena Salon 4554 E. Camino Parocela Sandoval Rudy the Hair Artist 1199 Ramon Road, Ste. 2 Soencer Paramorrls Health care Solutions 1733 N. Palm Canvon Dr. Suite E & F Truong Finesse Nalls and Spa 5200 E. Ramon Rd., Ste. H-2B Vo Dang Nall Pro 425 S. Sunrise Way, H4 Duran Pllates Plus Palm Springs 611 S. Palm Canvon Dr. Suite 14 Olson Urban Yo2a Center 1695 N. Sunrise Wav Gatti Tops nTees 278 N. Palm canyon Dr., Ste. A Lalanl Lina's Gift Shoo 400 E. Tahaultz canyon Wav Murray Veronica's Pottery and Metal Art 565 S. WIiiiams Road Romero Las Palmas Brewing 461 N. Palm canyon Dr. Type of Business Personal care Personal Care Personal care Personal care Personal Care .. Personal care Personal Care " Personal Care Personal Care Personal care Personal Care Personal Care Personal care Personal care Personal Fitness Personal Fitness Retail Retail ., Retail Bar _,, - li 'i, "' ·---- r-. Applications for City Council Approval March 25, 2021 8