10:37:12 From Kirsten MacDonald : Berkeley Business Education Workshop: Using Date to Drive Business Growth https://www.berkeleychamber.com/workshops.html 10:37:21 From Kirsten MacDonald : www.BerkeleyReliefFund.org 10:39:10 From Kirsten MacDonald : www.berkeleychamber.com/covid19resources 10:39:40 From Kirsten MacDonald : Everyone: Please raise your hand if you have a question for the Mayor or Vice Mayor. 10:41:39 From Kirsten MacDonald : Where are the gaps in aid? 10:41:49 From Kirsten MacDonald : technical assistance? 10:41:53 From Kirsten MacDonald : financial assistance? 10:41:54 From Janina Bain : are there resources for helping fill out the EIDL and PPP? I’m not getting through to either. 10:42:32 From diana Gordon : Thank you Mayor Arreguin. Do we have an idea of when we will be able to open our doors and how many people will be allowed in a space at once? When might we know if we are eligible to receive money from the Berkeley Relief Fund? 10:42:32 From Jordan Klein : The Alameda County Small Business Development Center (www.acsbdc.org) is offering consulting services to assist with loan and grant applications. 10:42:41 From Elizabeth Redman Cleveland : The Alameda County SBDC can help with both. https://www.acsbdc.org/ 10:43:22 From Elizabeth Redman Cleveland : OED can also point Berkeley businesses toward lenders that are accepting new clients. 10:43:36 From Elizabeth Redman Cleveland : oedmailbox@cityofberkeley.info 10:43:43 From Erik Bigglestone : Q: Under the state's list of essential organizations, businesses, and workforce, my business is not allowed to do any shipping, deliveries, or pickups at all. On the other hand, the city's rules would allow us to provide for shipments and deliveries from existing inventory. How is the city squaring the differences between business activities it deems acceptable and those that the state does not, and is the city taking any action against businesses or individuals who are violating public health orders? 10:43:55 From Jordan Klein : We hope to announce the first round of grant recipients by the end of next week, or sooner if we can. There will be a second round of grants after the first round is complete. 10:44:50 From Kirsten MacDonald : SBDC One on ONE Advising: https://www.acsbdc.org/services/one-one-advising-alameda-sbdc 10:51:15 From Jordan Klein : I will follow up with Erik, in consultation with the Health Officer and other City officials, to get answers to his question. 10:51:16 From Kirsten MacDonald : City Health Order is the guiding order 10:53:14 From Kirsten MacDonald : Allowing curbside sales for cannabis is allowed in Berkeley to help patients get their necessary medication 10:55:59 From Laurie Rich To Kirsten MacDonald(privately) : Kirsten - I’m happy to share but not necessarily a small business 10:56:10 From Elizabeth Redman Cleveland To Kirsten MacDonald(privately) : click on the three dots-- and then select participants to see hands that are raised 10:56:24 From Erik Bigglestone : From the 3/16/20 FAQ on the city's website: "I heard that there is a statewide shelter-in-place order. Do I still need to comply with City of Berkeley’s Order?" "Yes. In addition to the statewide order, the City of Berkeley Health Officer’s Order remains in effect. "All residents must comply with the restrictions in both the City of Berkeley and State Orders. If the restrictions in the two orders are different, YOU MUST COMPLY WITH THE STRICTER OF THE TWO RDERS." That doesn't square with the answer Mayor Arreguin just gave. Please clarify. 10:58:53 From Elizabeth Redman Cleveland : The PPP lender that Heather just mentioned is a partnership between Divvy.com and Cross River Bank. Application here: https://divvyapply.crossriversba.com/#/start/ 10:59:46 From Laurie Rich : this is a good resource for nonprofits to find expertise - https://taprootfoundation.org/ 10:59:57 From Mayor Jesse Arreguin : Erik, we will check with the City Attorney and Health Officer and get you a response. 11:00:13 From Erik Bigglestone : I greatly appreciate that. 11:00:44 From Elizabeth Redman Cleveland : Re Divvy.com/ Cross River. They are accepting PPP applications. However, we don't know if any one has received a check from them yet. 11:01:58 From Kirsten MacDonald : oedmailbox@cityofberkeley.info 11:02:03 From Fern Solomon : I can speak about my situation 11:06:39 From Stephanie Chen : I think the host can mute anyone on the call! 11:06:46 From diana Gordon : I can speak 11:07:44 From Elizabeth Redman Cleveland : To stay up to date on updates for Berkeley businesses, you can subscribe to the City of Berkeley's OED's newsletter here. https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/CABERKE/subscriber/new?topic_id=CABERKE_109 11:09:23 From Kirsten MacDonald : https://www.sba.gov/paycheckprotection/find?address=94702&pageNumber=1 11:18:38 From Kirsten MacDonald : to write to all council, direct your emails here: council@cityofberkeley.info 11:25:57 From Kipp Hamilton : Diana, I’m in a very similar situation. I own Maru Hair Salon. I’m worried about everything. It’s comforting to hear your story and we’re all in this together. I admire you so much. Thank you for being a part of our community. 11:26:03 From Fern Solomon : Thanks to all! 11:26:26 From diana Gordon : Let’s connect Kipp! 11:26:38 From Kipp Hamilton : Would love that! 11:26:51 From Mayor Jesse Arreguin : Mayor@CityofBerkeley.info 11:27:00 From diana Gordon : Diana@ketersalon.com 11:27:01 From Vice Mayor Sophie Hahn : shahn@cityofberkeley.info 11:27:10 From Kipp Hamilton : kipphsf@gmail.com 11:27:31 From Heather Mitchell : Thank you Kirsten and Mayor and Vice Mayor for all your energy, caring, and creativity. 11:27:53 From Vice Mayor Sophie Hahn : Thank you to all our small businesses and to the Chamber for all you do for Berkeley! Sophie 11:28:00 From Heather Mitchell : And to all of you other business and non profit community members, thank you!