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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-05-12; City Council Legislative Subcommittee; ; COVID-19 Economic Impacts - Legislative Advocacy{city of Carlsbad City Council Legislative Subcommittee Meeting Date: May 12, 2020 To: City Council Legislative Subcommittee From: Jason Haber, Intergovernmental Affairs Director Item 2: COVID-19 Economic Impacts -Legislative Advocacy Recommendation: Consider the Ad Hoc City Council Economic Revitalization Subcommittee's legislative advocacy recommendations related to the economic impact of COVID-19, and approve a Legislative Subcommittee recommendation to the City Council, pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 2020-068. Discussion: On April 21, 2020, the Carlsbad City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-068 (Exhibit 1), authorizing the creation of an Economic Recovery and Revitalization Initiative that includes evaluation and consideration of legislative advocacy related to the economic impact of COVID- 19. The resolution provides: That the City Council Legislative Subcommittee evaluate in an open, noticed meeting and return to the City Council with recommendations for legislative advocacy that would: Exhibits: a. Support legislation that helps businesses who have had business interruption due to COV/0-19 insurance claims denied; b. Support legislation to ensure small businesses are protected from an extraordinary rise in health care premiums due to COVID-19; c. Support legislation that would automatically extend subdivision maps under the Subdivision Map Act due to the economic impact of COV/D-19 like action taken by the State of California in the wake of the Great Recession; and d. Support legislation that would remove impediments to the automatic extension of local permits due to the economic impact of COVID-19. 1. City Council Resolution No. 2020-068 City Manager's Office lnter~~vernmental Affairs ¥Afo-t"ar~g~9 Village Dr. I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-434-2958 t Item #2 Page 1 of 4 RESOLUTION NO. 2020-068 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ECONOMIC RESPONSE AND RECOVERY INITIATIVE Exhibit 1 WHEREAS, on February 14, 2020, the San Diego County Health Officer declared a Local Health Emergency as a result ofthe spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the State of California declared a State of Emergency as a result of the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, the Health Officer of the County of San Diego has issued an order requiring people to remain in their homes or place of residence, except for employees or customers traveling to and from essential businesses or activities; and WHEREAS, all businesses in the County of San D'iego that do not meet the definition of essential business are considered "non-essential businesses" and must remain closed for the duration of the public health order; and WHEREAS, the State of California has seen the greatest number of job losses due to COVID-19 with unemployment claims estimated at 2.8 million since March 14; and WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad approved a resolution creating an Ad Hoc City Council Economic Revitalization Subcommittee on April 7, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc City Council Economic Revitalization Subcommittee has convened two meetings to discuss current economic uncertainty, business community outreach, the known impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic is having on local businesses and options to support the economic response, recovery and revitalization; and WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc City Council Economic Revitalization Subcommittee presented five consensus recommendations for economic revitalization and several other additional options for City Council consideration. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That City Council authorizing the creation of the Economic Recovery and Revitalization Initiative to include: a. City lessee rent relief; Item It~ #2 Pagg~! 1:iJ 4 Exhibit 1 b. Extension of land use permits; c. Creating a marketing strategy for the promotion of Carlsbad businesses and tourism; d. Ongoing business community engagement; e. Evaluation and consideration of legislative advocacy related to the economic impact of COVID-19; and f. Identification of possible funding and funding sources for the Initiative. 3. That, on May 5, 2020, city staff shall present a rent relief proposal to the City Council for New Village Arts and the Chapters Cafe at the City Library along with recommended guidelines for evaluating economic relief requests from city lessees to ensure consistency and fairness in any relief granted. 4. · That any future request from city le.ssees for economic relief durin~ the pendency of the local declaration of emergency be evaluated by city staff under approved guidelines and presented to the City Council. 5. That city staff develop a proposal for extending local land use permits and present the proposal to the City Council. 6. That city staff work with the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, Carlsbad Village Association and Visit Carlsbad to develop a marketing strategy and funding recommendation to promote Carlsbad tourism and businesses. 7. That the City Council Legislative Subcommittee evaluate in an open, noticed meeting and return to the City Council with recommendations for legislative advocacy that would: a. Support legislation that helps businesses who have had business interruption due to COVID-19 insurance claims denied; b. Support legislation to ensure small businesses are protected from an extraordinary rise in health care premiums due to COVID-19; c. Support legislation that would automatically extend subdivision maps under the Subdivision Map Act due to the economic impact of COVID-19 like action taken by the State of California in the wake of the Great Recessi~n; and Item 1/t&th #2 Pat'alEDB 11f 4 Exhibit 1 d. Support legislation that would remove impediments to the automatic extension of local permits due to the economic impact of COVID-19. 8. That city staff continue the open source business community engagement that allows for all businesses to provide input to the City Council on economic revitalization. 9. That city staff present recommended funding and funding sources for the Economic Recovery and Revitalization initiative to the City Council on May 5, 2020 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 21st day of April, 2020, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Schumacher. None. None. MATT HALL, Mayor _ ( 2V/'rca,V>,i1fJ~ /J'---13ARBARA ENGLESON, City Clerk (SEAL) Item #Item #2 Pagi~lt-:ro 4