MEETING DATE: 4/18/2017
DEPARTMENT: COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Ray Espinosa
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Melinda Casillas
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER:
SUBJECT:
COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE -R ESPINOSA
Consideration of remaining Economic Development allocation. Allocate the remaining Economic Development funding of $5,000 in the Economic Development budget to the SBC Chamber of Commerce, or provide other direction to staff.
AGENDA SECTION:
REGULAR AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
During the FY 16/17 budget for Economic Development, your Board authorized allocations as follows:
SBC Chamber of Commerce: $18,000
Monterey County Business Council $ 2,000
EDC of SBC $ 5,000
MBEP $ 5,000
$ 30,000
TOTAL ALLOCATION AVAILABLE ($ 35,000)
UNALLOCATED BALANCE $ 5,000
There has been a request by the SBC Chamber of Commerce for the unallocated balance amount of $5,000 to be used to update the map they include in their tourist packets. They have approximately 1,000 of the maps left, and are in the process of trying to update the map and print more.
The current map is approximately 10 years old, and does not include many of the new home divisions and businesses now in existence that leads to challenges in navigating through our county. According to the SBC Chamber president, even in our age of technology, these maps are used quite regularly, and the Chamber is tasked with providing additional directions and information that is not available on the maps.
BUDGETED:
Yes