Sacramento Mayor Steinberg breaks down spending plan for $29M in COVID-19 federal relief

Jessica Mensch reports

THAT THEY RECEIVED FOX FORTY'SJESSICA MENSCH EXPLAINS HOWROUGHLY MILLION OF THAT MONEYWILL BE SPENT.ACCESS 9 TO NOTHING START.STARTS TO HELPINGSACRAMENTO RECOVER FROM THEFINANCIAL LOSSES OF COVID-19CITY COUNCIL VOTINGUNANIMOUSLY TUESDAY NIGHT ON APLAN TO SPEND AROUND $29MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING.THE FIRST PORTION OF89 MILLION GRANT TO THROUGHTHE CARES ACT.MAKE SURE THAT THESEDOLLARS RESPOND TO THEIMMEDIATE KNEE BECAUSE THERE'SSO MUCH IMMEDIATE ME.BUT THAT OUR INVESTMENTSALSO HAVE A LONG TAIL MAYORDARRELL STEINBERG EXPLAINS THEFUNDING APPROVED SO FAR WILLGO TOWARD ROUGHLY 20 DIFFERENTINITIATIVES RANGING FROMMENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS TOFEEDING VULNERABLE SENIORS.THE LARGEST SLICE OF THEPIE $10 MILLION FOR SMALLBUSINESSES HIT HARD BY THEPANDEMIC.STEINBERG SAYS THEY'REWORKING ON AN APPLICATIONPROCESS TO DOLE OUT THAT MONEYTHROUGH GRANTS AND LOANS.

HESAYS PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TOTHOSE WHO HAVEN'T RECEIVEDASSISTANCE YET WE WANT TO MAKESURE THAT BUSINESS WE HELP.HAS A CHANCE TO SURVIVEBEYOND JUST THE SHORT RUN.SOME OTHER HIGHLIGHTSINCLUDE $5 MILLION SET ASIDEFOR ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, ONEMILLION FOR FREE INTERNETSERVICE FOR FAMILIES DISTANTLEARNING.

2 MILLION FOR ANEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM TO TEACHSTRUGGLING STUDENTS OVER THEAND $1 MILLION TO NONPROFITSTHAT HELP THE HOMELESS LIKESAINT JOHN'S PROGRAM FOR REALCHANGE WILL CONTINUE TOPROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH OR DRUGADDICTION COUNSELING ALL OFTHAT.CREAM HAPPENED WITHOUT THEGENEROUS SUPPORT OF OURWITH $60 MILLION STILL LEFT TOSPENT MAYOR STEINBERG SAYS WECAN EXPECT A LARGER FOCUS ONWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO THENEXT STAGE OF APPROVALS.IN THE END THE COUNCILHOPES TO DIVIDE THE MONEYEVENLY BETWEEN 4 MAJORCATEGORIES ONE BUCKET FORSMALL BUSINESS MILLION ONEBUCKET FOR WORKFORCEDEVELOPMENT AND USE ONE BUCKETFOR HOUSING AND HOMELESS TOSTRAIN MILLION DOLLARS IN ONEPOCKET FOR TOURISM IN THECREATIVE ECONOMY, MILLION.THEY HAVE UNTIL THE END OFTHE YEAR TO SPEND THIS FEDERALFUNDING EVERYTHING IT'S USEDFOR MUST RELATE DIRECTLY TORECOVERING FROM THE PANDEMIC