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Mark Statz <br />From:Mark Statz <br />Sent:Friday, December 11, 2020 10:01 AM <br />Subject:Centerville Bars and Restaurants <br />CentervilleBarandRestaurantOwners, <br />Ijustwantedtosendaquicknoteouttoletyouknowafewthings.Firstofall,ourmessagetoyouisoneofgratitude <br />forhangingintherethroughthisdifficultandunpredictabletime. <br />Forthoseofyouwithonsaleliquorlicenses,onWednesdaynight,theCityCouncilvotedtorebateaportionofthose <br />feesbasedonhoweverlongtheOrdersenduplasting,muchlikewedidearlierthisyearduringthelock <br />down.waituntilthefirstoftheyeartoprocessthesechecks,tomakesurewecapturethefullextentoftheshut <br />down. <br />Next,Iwantedtomakeyouawarethatthereisastrongpotentialforastateledreliefpackagecomingforwardthat <br />wouldhelpsupportthoseaffectedbyGov.Order2099(theonethatshutyoudownon11/20).Pleasepayattentionto <br />correspondencefromthecity,county,chambersofcommerceandothersuchorganizationsforinformationonthisand <br />otherreliefpackages.Acheckisnotgoingtojustshowupinthemail.Youhavetoaskforit,byapplying.Weknow <br />applyingforgrantsisaboutasmuchfunaswatchingpaintdry,butimportantforyoutodo.Havingyourbooksin <br />order,taxespaidandaCOVIDplaninplaceareafewthingsyoucandotobestprepareyourselftoreceivefunds.Lastly, <br />ifhavingtroublewithanapplication ƦƌĻğƭĻğƭƉŅƚƩŷĻƌƦ͵morethanhappytolendahandordirectyouto <br />someonewhocan.beembarrassedifyourpaperworkisamessoryouunderstandbeingaskedof <br />you.Guesswhat:nottheonlyone. <br />Anotherprogramthatisbeingputtogetherwouldoffertechnicalassistance.Thismightbeassistancewithmarketing <br />(socialmedia,printads,etc.),websiteupgradesormaybeimplementinganewinventorysystem.Thehelpwouldcome <br />fromotherbusinesseswhoaredoingwellduringthepandemicandhavechosentodonatetheirtime.Ifthisis <br />somethingyouthinkyoumightbeabletouse,letmeknowandIcanhelpyougetsignedup. <br />forgetabouttheloanandgrantprogramforexteriorimprovements.Lowinterestloans(2%interest)upto <br />$20,000andgrantsupto$5,000areavailable. <br />Finally,pleaseletmeknowifanythingwecandotohelpyouweatherthisstorm.alwaysopentonew <br />ideas. <br />Thanksagain,forallyoudoforourcommunity.MerryChristmasandHappyNewYear! <br />Mark Statz, PE <br />City Administrator/Engineer <br />City of Centerville <br />1880 Main St. <br />Centerville, MN 55038 <br />O: 651-429-3232 <br />D: 651-792-7931 <br />C: 651-775-5126 <br />mstatz@centervillemn.com <br />www.centervillemn.com <br />@centervillemn <br />1 <br /> <br />