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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
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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.
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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
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conomic Development
2. Applications Approved on March 11, 2021, and March 25, 2021
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ATTACHMENT 1
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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
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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
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ATTACHMENT 2
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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March 25, 2021
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