TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Hamburg
MEETING DATE: March 27, 2018
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Hamburg
PHONE:
463-4441
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Letter to Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva in Support of Assembly Bill 2463; "Funding for California's Small Business Development Center and Women's Business Centers"
(Sponsor: Supervisor Hamburg)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve letter to Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva in support of Assembly Bill 2463, "Funding for California's Small Business Development Center and Women's Business Centers"; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
No previous action.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Assembly Bill (AB) 2463 would provide funding from the State of California for California's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Women's Business Centers (WBC). West Company, Inc. is the host for both the Mendocino County SBDC and WBC. They utilize the modest funding received from the US Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide technical assistance and training to local entrepreneurs to enable them to launch and/or develop their businesses. These services are absolutely critical to our rural economy. In the last three years West Company, Inc., services have resulted in:
* 74 new businesses
* 235 new jobs / 95 retained jobs
* $9.6 M in increased sales
* $5.5 M in new business loans
AB 2463 is consistent with the 2017 Legislative Platform in the area of Economic and Community Development.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION/MOTION:
Do not approve letter of support.
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CURRENT F/Y COST: N/A
ANNUAL RECURRING COST: N/A
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: ALL
VOTE REQUIREMENT: MAJORITY
AGREEMENT/RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNSEL: N/A
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