FY 2021 2122 ADOPTED OPERATING AND FY 2021 2526 CIP BUDGETS

Economic Development (continued)

J. Working with community partners and event organizers to develop and execute events that meet physical distancing requirements. K. Working with property owners and artists to identify opportunities for murals throughout the City. The City will match interested artists with property owners interested in beautifying their blank walls. L. Applying for federal grant dollars though the EDA CARES Act to enhance telecommunications capacity, with the goal of expanding infrastructure to residential and commercial areas in Morgan Hill by leveraging the City’s service contract for City facilities. M. Prioritizing tenant improvement applications for companies needing to rearrange equipment and change layout to meet physical distancing requirements. N. Implementing a business retention program, with immediate outreach to the top 100 employers and top 100 sales tax generators with a focus to ascertain the business’ immediate two- year plans and developing a “lease term - expiration” schedule to support future retention efforts. O. Reaching out to the Downtown property and business owners for the purpose of creating a Business Improvement District (BID) for property improvements, marketing, and promotion for Downtown. If there is sufficient support, the City will provide a loan to hire a consultant to initiate engineering documents and hold an election, similar to the process used for the creation of the Tourism Business Improvement District. P. Ceasing temporary permit requirements of City-owned parks use by fitness and recreation businesses, allowing businesses that hold a current business license and currently own or lease commercial space to use park facilities as long as their fitness/recreation classes do not conflict with State or County SIP orders. Financial Comments An additional $45,000 was added to the Economic Development budget to support the PBID formation (temporary loan). Also, Economic Development will receive additional staff support from current Morgan Hill teammates to help execute the COVID-19 pandemic crisis management and ED Recovery Plan.

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