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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/1/2023 - Meeting Minutes ERIN MENDENHALL DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY Mayor and NEIGHBORHOODS --- ion DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Community1very Committee Meeting MEETING MINUTES Thursday,June Vt,2023 4:oo-6:oopm 1. Roll Call The following members of the Community Recovery Committee were present. Jacob Maxwell, Chairperson Steve Anjewierden,Vice Chairperson Esther Stowell Sarah Longoria Pook Carson Jason Wessel Steven Calbert Staff Present: Todd Andersen, Department of Economic Development(DED) Others Present: Will Neville-Rehbehn,Torrey House Press Jim Martin,Wasatch Theatre Company Silvia Castro, Suazo Business Center Sara Hoy,NeighborWorks Salt Lake Jasmine Walton,NeighborWorks Salt Lake Absent: Will Terry Cathie Rigby, Department of Economic Development(DED) Jack Markman, Community&Neighborhoods Department(CAN) 2. Briefings by the Staff a. Report from the CAN Program Manager No updates. b. Report from the DED Team Mr.Andersen explained details of the upcoming Committee meeting on June 8th,where the Committee will conduct an in-person final review of nonprofit subrecipient applicants. Chairperson Maxwell entered the meeting at approximately 4:04 pm. ERIN MENDENHALL 0�lri DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY Mayor and NEIGHBORHOODS --- DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Mr. Calbert entered the meeting at approximately 4:o6 pm. Mr. Calbert introduced himself as a new Committee member. He also serves on the Racial Equity in Policing Commission. Other Committee members introduced themselves to Mr. Calbert. Mr.Andersen notified the Committee that a small glitch caused Round 6 applications to not show up.That glitch has now been fixed, and Mr.Andersen apologized for the inconvenience. He also advised the Committee to start thinking if they would(or would not)want to divide up nonprofit awardees equally by their target populations (small businesses or artists/artisans).There are 16 applicants serving small businesses, and 20 applicants serving artists/artisans.This should be considered during the final review meeting. Mr. Calbert asked if funds awarded to nonprofits are from the Federal Government. Mr.Andersen explained that funds are from the Federal American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA)to help with long-term recovery the COVID- i9 pandemic. Mr. Calbert asked if there was any risk of funds being taken back.Mr.Andersen responded that Salt Lake City has already received and obligated ARPA funds, so there is no danger of funds being taken back. Mr. Calbert also asked if funds were only available to those within Salt Lake City boundaries, or if funds were available to those within Salt Lake County. Mr.Andersen responded that funds are intended to benefit those within Salt Lake City boundaries. Mr.Andersen suggested that Committee members refer back to what Phase 1 small applicants needed to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and connect that with what nonprofit applicants propose to offer to small business or artist/artisan target populations. This could help inform scoring and funding decisions of nonprofit applicants. Mr.Andersen asked the Committee to decide a start date for Phase 2 small business application review.The Committee could go straight into Phase 2 one week after nonprofit review(June 15th), start two weeks after nonprofit review(June 22nd),or start more than two weeks after. After a brief discussion the Committee decided that the Phase 2 start date would be June 8th and would be an in-person meeting. BUSINESS ITEMS• 1. Review and Adopt Minutes from 3/23 and 4/20 Meetings Ms. Stowell motioned to adopt the minutes from 3/23 and 4/20 meetings as presented. Mr. Calbert seconded the motion.The motion approved unanimously by roll call vote. Jacob Maxwell—Yes Sarah Longoria—Yes Steven Calbert—Yes Steve Anjewierden—Yes Jason Wessel—Yes Pook Carson—Yes Esther Stowell—Yes 2. Discussion and/or Possible Adoption of when new CRC members will begin scoring Mr.Andersen noted that the Committee discussed this item briefly during the 5/25 meeting and the consensus ERIN MENDENHALL / DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY Mayor `' and NEIGHBORHOODS ='f --- " -" DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC 1' DEVELOPMENT was for new CRC members to wait until Phase 2 to start scoring but attend meetings until then to observe how the Committee operates. Since it was a new item brought up during the 5/25 meeting,the item was put on tonight's agenda to further discuss and vote.Mr.Wessel motioned that new CRC members(Steven Calbert and Will Terry)be non-scoring members until the Committee starts Phase 2.Ms. Carson seconded the motion.The motion approved unanimously by roll call vote. Jacob Maxwell—Yes Sarah Longoria—Yes Steve Anjewierden—Yes Jason Wessel—Yes Steven Calbert—Yes Pook Carson—Yes Esther Stowell-Yes 3. Review and Discuss Nonprofit Programming Applications Torrey House Press Mr.Neville-Rehbehn from Torrey House Press presented an overview of their application. Mr.Wessel noted that their application said they were publishing more material than ever before, and their revenue is based on publishing.With that in mind, Mr.Wessel asked the applicant to explain the organization's need for COVID-19 recovery. Mr.Neville-Rehbehn answered that publishing is not profitable, and 40%of their revenue comes from publishing.The remaining 6o%of revenue comes from philanthropy and grant funding. If awarded funds,they would seek to get the majority of funds out to artists that need help with COVID-19 recovery. Wasatch Theatre Company Mr. Martin from Wasatch Theatre Company presented an overview of their application. Mr.Wessel asked if there is a specific program with clear deliverables that this funding would go towards. Mr. Martin said that they would invest in their upcoming season,increase their audience base, and keep their programming at a high level. Suazo Business Center Ms. Castro from Suazo Business Center presented an overview of their application. There were no questions from the Committee. NeighborWorks Salt Lake Ms.Walton from NeighborWorks Salt Lake presented an overview of their application. ERIN MENDENHALL / DEPARTMENT of COMMUNITY Mayor `' and NEIGHBORHOODS ='f --- " -" DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC ' DEVELOPMENT Chairperson Maxwell asked if funds are used to help place businesses into locations,would there be technical assistance to continue to help these businesses once funds run out. Ms.Walton responded that the organization already started hosting workshops (in English/Spanish)for small business owners,which have been a huge success.These workshops teach skills such as how to write a business, accounting, and marketing, and are intended to set businesses up for long-term success. 4. Other Business None. 5. Adjourn There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned. Committee Chair This document and the recording constitute the official minutes of the Community Recovery Committee meeting held June 1st, 2023.