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program has been slower than anticipated due to a few factors, including a delay in <br /> developing a standard parklet along with the time needed for a business to commit to <br /> applying and installing a parklet or outdoor dining. Staff believes that extending the <br /> grant program deadlines through June 2024 will provide additional opportunity for <br /> businesses to plan and apply for, and construct, a parklet or outdoor dining installation, <br /> particularly during the temperate months, making them eligible for the grant <br /> reimbursement program. <br /> At its meeting on January 17, 2023, the Economic Vitality Committee received a similar <br /> recap of the City's COVID-related business support programs, and similarly <br /> recommends the extension of both grant programs to allow additional opportunity for <br /> participation. There is a sufficient balance remaining in the approved $250,000 for each <br /> of the grant programs to provide funding for more than the anticipated number of <br /> applications. <br /> Submitted by: Fiscal Review: Approved by: <br /> a4x��Z4 /Y/\_� <br /> amela Ott Susan Hsieh Gerry Beaudin <br /> A sistant City Manager Director of Finance City Manager <br /> Attachment: <br /> 1. Resolution proclaiming the termination of the local emergency due to the COVID- <br /> 19 virus and ending the relaxed delegation of authority to the City Manager to <br /> award and execute contracts during such emergency <br /> Page 6 of 6 <br />