Proposed Ordinance - 1/25/2023SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2023
(Ordinance approving the disbursement of American Rescue Plan Act Community Grant
Program Funds for Phase 1)
WHEREAS, the global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world and local economy
at an unprecedented level, and Salt Lake City’s nonprofit organizations, local businesses, and
residents have been negatively impacted by the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2021, the U.S. Government signed into law a COVID-19
recovery bill, the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”) and allocated federal funding to Salt
Lake City Corporation (“City”) to use for certain COVID-related uses, including to support
disproportionately impacted communities and to mitigate negative economic impacts within the
community.
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2022, the City Council passed Salt Lake City Ordinance 17 of
2022 , enacting Salt Lake City Code Chapter 2.20 and establishing a new community grant
program govern the distribution of certain ARPA funds, including the creation of the Community
Recovery Committee tasked with reviewing grant applications and making recommendations on
the disbursement of community recovery grant funds.
WHEREAS, beginning in November 2022 and continuing through January 2023, the
Community Recovery Committee held ten meetings to review and consider applications from
approximately 157 small businesses and 39 nonprofit organizations seeking grant funding for
direct economic assistance, in accordance with Salt Lake City Code 2.20.040.
WHEREAS, the Community Recovery Committee evaluated the applications in
accordance with Salt Lake City Code Chapter 2.20, including considering the applicant’s
proposed use of funds, geographic equity, the policies and objectives of the community grant
program, and the federal requirements pursuant to ARPA.
WHEREAS, the Community Recovery Committee has completed review of the
applications and has recommended funding allocations as further described in Exhibit A.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Salt Lake City Code 2.20.010, the Mayor has reviewed the
Community Recovery Committee’s recommendations set forth in Exhibit A.
WHEREAS, based on the Review Committee’s recommendations, the Mayor
recommends that the City Council approve the funding allocations as described in Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, that:
SECTION 1. Funding Approval. The City Council approves the funding allocations as
further described in Exhibit B. The City Council authorizes the Mayor to negotiate and execute
the grant agreements and any other relevant documents required, consistent with Exhibit B and
Salt Lake City Code Chapter 2.20, and incorporating such other terms and agreements as
recommended by the City Attorney’s office.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first
publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ______ day of
_____________________, 2023.
Darin Mano, Council Chair
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor's Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
______________________________
MAYOR
______________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 2023.
Published: ______________.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:
Sara Montoya, City Attorney
January 24, 2023
BUSINESS APPLICANT DISTRICT
2022-2024
REQUESTED
FUNDING
2022-2024 ELIGBLE
FUNDING (Proven
Loss)
2022-2024 CRC
RECOMMENDATION
(% Based on Score) CATEGORY
1 Zahara, LLC (62879)5 $7,000.00 $7,000.00 $6,748.00 TTH
2 Mestizo, LLC (63831)3 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $46,900.00 TTH
3 J Street Productions (60538)7 $26,000.00 $25,000.00 $23,450.00 AB
4 Junction Dance Company (63480)5 $50,000.00 $49,000.00 $45,815.00 AB
5 Sugar Space, LLC (63372)2 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $46,250.00 SB
6 Dream Garden Press/ dba Ken Sanders Rare Books (63434)4 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $46,100.00 AB
7 Susie M's Gallery of Fine Tattooing (63355)5 $25,000.00 $25,000.00 $22,875.00 SB
8 Zaater and Zayton (62465)2 $50,000.00 $38,000.00 $34,010.00 TTH
9 Arts of the World Gallery (63518)5 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $44,000.00 AB
COMMUNITY RECOVERY GRANT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR PHASE 1 COMMUNITY RECOVERY GRANTS
Moroccan pop-up restaurant, that also offers catering services. Business holds community events that last between 2-3 hours where food is served. Owner plans to re-establish their events,
and catering services, along with building to transition to a permanent physical location.
Type of Business: Restaurant (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: BIPOC owned
Use of funds: Purchase of supplies, venue rentals and staff costs.
Received other assistance: Business received $2k from the Internation Rescue Committee for business expenses accrued during COVID-19.
Writer who writes novels for young readers (middle grades and young adult). Writes nonfictions on the intersection of art and faith, and also consults freelance writesrs and provides
editorial services for other writers.
Type of Business: Writer (Home Based, Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: Women Owned
Use of funds: Salary and Operating Expenses (will have to provide tax documents, etc.)
Received other assistance: None
Business is a coffee house created by community for community. The founders envisioned a place for civic engagement and sharing art to strengthen community.
Type of Business: Coffeehouse (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted:
Use of funds: Purchase of supplies, operating costs and wages.
Received other assistance: None
Business provides dance training, two dance companies, creative space and performance opportunities for youth and professional artists. They cultivate an artistically enriching community
thorugh performance and outreach.
Type of Business: Dance Studio (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: Women Owned
Use of funds: Rent, utilities, and operating costs (pay contracted artists)
Received other assistance: None
This business sells used, new, and rare books and ephemera. Special focus for this business is Utah and regional history. This business all supports local artista and musicians with regular
public events.
Type of Business: Bookstore in the City Center (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted:
Use of funds: Rent and payroll.
Received other assistance: Received aprox. $75k of other assistance with PPPand EIDL
Business is an arts, events and reception center. They provide space for artists of all disciplines to create and present work and a place for the community to celebrate, learn, share and
engage.
Type of Business: Event/Reception Center (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: Women Owned
Use of funds: Salaries and wages for staff.
Received other assistance: Yes, they received under $50k in other assistance with PPP and EIDL.
Business provides an art studio with retail space, along with tattooing education space.
Type of Business: Tattoo Parlor-Retail Space (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: Women owned
Use of funds: Rent and payroll.
Received other assistance: None
Business is a full-service catering company offering a unique blend of traditional Middle Eastern Cuisine and American fusion.
Type of Business: Catering
Disportionately Impacted: Women & BIPOC owned
Use of funds: Mortgage payment, operational costs and start-up costs
Received other assistance: Yes. Received $20k in EIDL
EXHIBIT B
10 Amie Engberg (62853)5 $38,000.00 $38,000.00 $33,060.00 SB
11 Premier Paralegal Solutions, LLC (59841)5 $50,000.00 $9,000.00 $7,803.00 SB
12 Cycling Utah, LLC (63477)4 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $43,150.00 SB
13 Golden Gyros (63448)5 $50,000.00 $47,000.00 $40,091.00 TTH
14 Six Sailor Cider, LLC (63232)4 $50,000.00 $11,000.00 $9,328.00 TTH
15 Bye Phoebe (59674)3 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $4,175.00 AB
16 Sikkim Momo (59832)2 $49,000.00 $3,100.00 $2,582.00 TTH
17 Christina's Barber Shop (60332)5 $13,500.00 $14,000.00 $11,592.00 SB
18 Flamenco del Lago (63429)5 $50,000.00 $13,000.00 $10,764.00 AB
Business is the local home for global treasures. This business houses traditional(indigenous) arts and crafts and also traditional industries like ceramics in two historic buildings that have
been maintained and preserved.
Type of Business: Art Gallery (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: Women Owned
Use of funds: Utilities, and operatingexpenses
Received other assistance: Yes. Received less than $50k in Salt Lake County grant, and PPP funds
Document preparation and financial education services for chiropractors.
Type of Business: Financial Education Services (Home Based & Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: Women owned
Use of funds: Supplies and salary
Received other assistance: None
Business produces a bicycling magazine and website. They are in their 30th year of business providing information, news, tips and event calendars. They distribute throughout Salt Lake
City and the western United States.
Type of Business: Magazine (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted:
Use of funds: Operating costs and payroll.
Business provides legal document preparation,tax preparation and some translation services. Services provided to clients with digital equity issues that require in person attention.
Type of Business: Legal Services (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: BIPOC owned
Use of funds: Rent, payroll, supplies and start-up costs.
Received other assistance: Yes, less than $50k in EIDL and PPP
Local restaurant in Salt Lake City. One of the first restaurants to close due to COVID-19 trying to keep doors open on their start up business that opened as the pandemic hit.
Type of Business: Restaurant
Disportionately Impacted: BIPOC owned
Use of funds: Purchase of supplies, wages, and equiptment.
Received other assistance: None
Owner is a model, fashion stylist and also makes custom clothing for production companies.
Type of Business: Stylist/Clothing (Home Based & Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: Women & BIPOC Owned
Use of funds: Equipment, materials, payroll and startup costs.
Received other assistance: Yes received $1,200 from Artist Emergency Fund
Business makes a variety of flavored apple ciders, non-alcoholic and sparkling hard ciders to be sold in the future. Started their sales in farmer's markets and now expanding into online and
retail sales.
Type of Business: Brewery (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted:
Use of funds: Rent, payroll and startup costs.
Received other assistance: None
Business is a catering food business. This entrepreneur is from the Spice Kitchen incubator program of the International Rescue Committee.
Type of Business: Catering
Disportionately Impacted: BIPOC owned
Use of funds: Purchase of supplies and equipment.
Received other assistance: Business received $2k from the Internation Rescue Committee.
Business is a barber shop specializing in gentlemen haircuts located on 300 West.
Type of Business: Barber shop (Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: Women owned
Use of funds: Rent, utilities, and operating expenses.
Received other assistance: Business received less than $50k from EIDL.
Business is a nonprofit under the direction of Katie Sheen-Abbott sho's studied Flamenco for many years. She teaches and performs flamenco in Salt Lake City and throughout Utah for
all ages and abilities.
19 Doghouse Studio (61894) 7 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $41,350.00 SB
20 Seth Ian Photography (62887) 3 $15,000.00 $7,000.00 $5,789.00 AB
21 Kafe Mamai, LLC (60765)2 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $41,200.00 TTH
22 Worthfull Media, LLC (60612)3 $25,000.00 $25,000.00 $20,550.00 AB
23 Design to Grow, LLC (63108)4 $32,000.00 $32,000.00 $26,144.00 AB
24 Suzanne May (60330)7 $10,000.00 $10,000.00 $8,030.00 AB
25 Total Body Pilates (63317)6 $19,900.00 $20,000.00 $16,040.00 SB
26 Namash Swahili Cuisine (63291)2 $9,962.00 $10,000.00 $8,000.00 TTH
27 The Twist (Kirk's Ship, LLC) (60520)4 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $39,900.00 TTH
all ages and abilities.
Type of Business: Dance teacher (Sole Proprietor & Nonprofit)
Disportionately Impacted: Women owned
Use of funds: Rent, and equpment costs.
Receivedother assistance: Business received less than $50k in EIDL funding.
Business is a biophilic interior design studio specializing in residential and commercial spaces. Improving health, well-being and sustainable practices are at the heart of their work.
Type of Business: Interior Design Studio (Homebased & Sole Proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: Women owned
Use of funds: Operating costs and payroll.
Receivedother assistance: Business received less than $50k from EIDL.
Food truck and catering business serving a fusion of African and Carribean cuisine.
Type of Business: Food truck (sole proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: BIPOC owned
Use of funds: Wages, rent, and equipment costs.
Receivedother assistance: Business received SBA loan of $35k.
Photographer for the performing arts, small businesses, and real estate. Businessis also undertaking documentary projects.
Type of Business: Photographer (home-based & sole proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: None
Use of funds: Equipment upgrades and project developmentcosts
Receivedother assistance: None
Boutique media production house that records, edits, produces, and manages audio and video for small business owners and personal brands. The bulk of business is for podcasters and
YouTubers, but includes making related media as well.
Type of Business: Media production (home-based & sole proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: 100%female owned
Use of funds: Website upgrades, rent, contract costs
Receivedother assistance: PPP and EIDL funds around $5k.
Singer/songwriterthat also teaches voice and songwriting lessons from home studio.
Type of Business: Musician (home-based & sole proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: 100%female owned
Use of funds: Tour and equipment costs.
Receivedother assistance: EIDL $12k, Unemployment $8k
Business is a design/build studio that does in house fabrication focused on public art, teaching/workshops, events, and commercial furniture.
Type of Business: Design studio (home-based & sole proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: None
Use of funds: Rent, retaining employees
Receivedother assistance: PPP $8.7K, Small Business Impact Grant $9.9k
Business provides qualified Pilates instruction to enhance physical wellness while facilitating long term positive life changes.
Type of Business: Fitness studio (sole proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: 100%female owned
Use of funds: Rent, utilities, consultant costs
Receivedother assistance: None
Restaurant serving African food.
Type of Business: Restaurant (sole proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted: 100%female owned, BIPOC owned
Use of funds: Rent and equipment costs
Receivedother assistance: IRC grant $2k
Restaurant,Bar & Nightclub
Type of Business: Bar/Restaurant
Disportionately Impacted: none
Use of funds: Wages, retain employees
Received other assistance: PPP & Employee Rention Credit over $50k
28 Utah Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (00001)2 $50,000.00 $50,000.00 $39,850.00 SB
29 Utah Fitness Institute (62189)5 $21,502.00 $22,000.00 $17,534 SB
30 First Steps, Inc. (60261)1 $50,000.00 $12,000.00 $8,844.00 SB
Use of funds: Wages, retain employees
Receivedother assistance: PPP & Employee Rention Credit over $50k
Chamber of commerce serving Hispanic businesses
Type of Business: Chamber of Commerce
Disportionately Impacted: BIPOC owned
Use of funds: Wages
Receivedother assistance: None
Personal training and wellness retreat business.
Type of Business: Fitness Studio (sole proprietor)
Disportionately Impacted:None
Use of funds: Rent costs
Receivedother assistance: Salt Lake County grant $22k
Childcare center.
Type of Business: Daycare
Disportionately Impacted:None
Use of funds: Facility upgrades and payroll
Receivedother assistance: PPP, EIDL, & CCL Stabilization Grant - over $200k
EXHIBIT C
SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR PHASE 1
COMMUNITY RECOVERY GRANTS
(To add following City Council meeting and vote)
Dear Mayor and City Council,
The Community Recovery Committee (CRC) knows that the COVID-19 pandemic and related shutdowns
were devastating to many small businesses in Salt Lake City, and many have struggled to financially
recover from the effects of the pandemic.
The Committee also understands the difficulties that small businesses face. We put a great deal of care
and effort into conducting a fair and equitable process that would award as much money to as many
businesses as possible. With that said, this is a competitive grant program and the Committee agonized
for many hours over difficult decisions to award limited funding.
Thank you for your patience as we ensure we serve as many businesses as we can.
Sincerely,
Jake Maxwell
Chair – Community Recovery Committee