Business Roundtable – 9/7/2021 – 10:00 am

MISSION: success in two stages of the Coronavirus threat: 
1.) response to the immediate threat 
2.) economic recovery when the threat diminishes.

Recap

Response to immediate threat:

1. General Conversation. Featured Speaker: Monterey County Farm Bureau: Norm Groot presented the Monterey County Annual Crop Report, which is mandated by the state. View all Crop Reports here. It was a tough year with production: COVID-19 additional costs of workforce mandates and market shift, River Fire in Santa Lucia Mountains destroyed up to $100 billion of grapes. Did not process them. "Contracts for food services disrupted and vaporized in first three months.” A lot of the product ended up going to food shelters. “A lot of it had to be plowed under.” 12,000 acres plowed under or not sold. PPE was a challenge. Secured a lot of donations. Testing and vaccinations - did a great job in coordination and accomplishment. 80% of farmworkers vaccinated. Cannabis gets its own report, although it’s an addendum in the annual crop report.

2. Hospitality & Tourism. MCHA submitted a proposal to the Board of Supervisors for an amendment to exempt meetings and indoor gatherings based on state guidelines for vaccination and testing standards for meeting attendees with the understanding that meeting organizers do different things. MCCVB - support

3. Healthcare. CHOMP not currently providing booster shots but they are available at area pharmacies for people with significant auto-immune issues. Total Covid Census -14 which includes inpatients with a history of Covid-19 no longer in isolation as well as inpatients within their isolation period 

4. Financial, SBA, Loans, & Grants. PPP has slowed down. Continued work on forgiveness for businesses that received PPP loans. Many banks have asked clients to use the electronic systems but some banks are working personally with clients. California Relief Grant; accepting new applications this week. Please see below for more information.


Next teleconference will be held September 14th at 10:00am.

Round 8: Nonprofit Cultural Institutions Only
  • Application Window: Friday, August 27th through Wednesday, September 8th
  • Eligible Applicants: Only non-profit cultural institutions with any revenue size that meet eligibility criteria found at CAReliefGrant.com
  • Eligible Grant Award: $5,000 – $25,000
  • Details: Approximately $16 Million dollars remain under the Nonprofit Cultural Institutions Program. Eligible nonprofit cultural institutions must complete a new application even if they already applied in Rounds 1,2, 5, or 6.; nonprofit cultural institutions that applied in Round 4 do not need to re-apply; grants will only be available to nonprofit cultural institutions that did not receive funding in any previous rounds; grants will be prioritized based on the documented percentage revenue declines based on a reporting period comparing Q2 and Q3 of 2020 versus Q2 and Q3 of 2019

Round 9: New Applicants and Waitlisted Applicants from Certain Previous Rounds
  • Application Window: Thursday, September 9th through Thursday, September 30th.
  • Eligible Applicants: Current waitlisted applicants from certain previous rounds and new applicants that meet eligibility criteria found at CAReliefGrant.com
  • Eligible Grant Award: $5,000 – $25,000
  • Details: Applicants not selected to move forward in the review process in Rounds 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, or 7 do not need to re-apply and will be automatically moved into Round 9. New applicants will need to apply at CAReliefGrant.com
Reminder: Proof of full vaccination or a pre-entry negative COVID-19 test 72 hours prior to the event required for all Luncheon guests.
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