Farm-to-Fork al Fresco Grant Program

Sonseeahray Tonsall reports

CAPITALS CAMERA THERE JUST AGORGEOUS SHOT FOR YOURTHURSDAY GREAT DAY MAYBE TO BEOUTSIDE.

IT'S BEEN 8 DAYSSINCE GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOMGAVE RESTAURANTS IN COUNTIESON THE STATE'S CORONAVIRUSWATCH LIST, NEW MENU CHOICESFOR STAYING IN BUSINESS SWITCHBACK TO ONLY OUTDOOR DINING INTAKE OUT OR CLOSE YOUR DOORSWITH DINING IN A RESTAURANT ATALL FIRST BECAME A CHOICEAGAIN FOLLOWING THE EASING OFCALIFORNIA STAY AT HOME ORDER.THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO JUMPEDIN ACTION CREATING FARM TOFORK OUT FRESCO IT DEVELOPEDINTO A GRANT PROGRAM ALLOWINGBUSINESS OWNERS TO BEREIMBURSED FOR THE COST OFSETTING UP OUTDOOR OPERATIONSON SIDEWALKS PARKING LOTS ANDSTREET PARKING SPACES IF THEYDIDN'T ALREADY HAVE THEIR OWNPATIOS 170 RESTAURANTS HAVEAPPLIED FOR GRANTS SO FAR ANDTHERE IS STILL MONEYAVAILABLE.

VALERIE MON WORD ORWITH THE CITY JOINING US LIVERIGHT NOW TO REMIND EVERYONEABOUT THIS GREAT RESOURCEWELCOME TO YOU.

MORNING THANKYOU FOR HAVING ME SO YOU'RE APERRY GARY'S RIGHT NOW PERRYGARY'S HAD A PATIO BUT HASUSED ONE OF THESE GRANTS TOEXPAND IN THE FRONT YOU'RETELLING US.

IT'S CERTAINLYHAVE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE ABEAUTIFUL PART IS YOU CAN SEEIN THE BACKYARD, IT WANTED TOEXPAND THE OPPORTUNITY FORGUESTS TO COME AND ENJOYOUTDOOR DINING SO.THEY ARE THE END OF THEAGREEMENT AND THEY HAVEADDITIONAL OUTDOOR DINING ONTHE FRONT PART OF THEIRBUSINESS.MONEY IS STILL AVAILABLE TOHELP BUSINESSES WHICH UHREALLY JUST BEEN ON A ROLLERCOASTER BECAUSE OF COVID.YEAH AND I THINK IT'S GOODTO KNOW THESE BUSINESSES WANTTO SERVE THEIR CUSTOMERS ANDTHEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TOCERTAIN OUTDOORS IN A VERYSAFE ENVIRONMENT.

SO THE CITYOF SACRAMENTO HAS THE BESTOUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM AND THEPROGRAM IS DESIGNED AS YOUMENTIONED EARLIER FORRESTAURANTS THAT ARE LOOKINGTO EXPAND OR ADD OUTDOORDINING AND THEY CAN RECEIVE INA REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM UP TO$3,000 FURNITURE EVENMINISTERS IN THIS HOT AT THETIME THAT WE'RE GOING TO BECOMING ACROSS.

I'M WELLFURNITURE ANYTHING TO HELPCREATE A REALLY NICE SAID HE'SADDITION TO THEIR OUTDOORDINING.YOU ANSWERED ONE OF MYQUESTIONS THERE LIMITS TO THESIZE OF THE INDIVIDUAL GRANTSTO $3,000 AND INVESTORSEVERYBODY REALLY INTERESTED INTHAT RIGHT NOW HOPE IS HOT ASIT'S GOING TO BE SO THIS ISCHAIRS THIS IS AWNINGSANYTHING THAT THEY CAN THINKOF THAT WOULD HELP THEM.REALLY SET THE TABLE FORCUSTOMERS AND MAKE THEM ASCOMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE MANYTHOUGHT THIS PROGRAM HADEXPIRED ONCE THE STATE MOVEDBACK IN TO DINE AND LUCKILY ITSTILL IN EFFECT.

LAST WEEK THEGOVERNOR SAID 4 COUNTIES ONTHE WATCH LIST.

THESE RENEWEDRESTRICTIONS COULD LAST 3WEEKS SO HOW LONG HAS THEPROGRAM.

GOOD FOR.THE PROGRAM IS GOOD FOR ASLONG AS THE BUSINESSES ATCONTINUE TO WANT TO SERVETHEIR CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THEPROGRAM AS FAR AS APPLYING FORTHE GRANTS AND WILL BE CLOSINGON WEDNESDAY JULY 15TH.

WE DOHAVE MONEY AVAILABLE SO IF YOUHAVE NOT PARTICIPATING GET INTHIS PROGRAM WE WOULD LIKE FORYOU TO REACH OUT TO US WE HAVECITY STAFF ON HAND TO HELPWHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING TO JUSTEXPAND INTO A PRIVATE PARKINGLOT WHICH WAS IS NOT REQUIRE ACITY PERMIT AND YOU CAN GOAHEAD AND FILL THE APPLICATIONONLINE AND GET STARTED ANDHOLD ON TO THOSE RECEIPTSBECAUSE IT IS A REIMBURSEMENTPROGRAM AND OR IF YOU'RELOOKING TO GO PUBLIC RIGHT OFWAY WE DO HAVE STAFF AGAINREADY TO COME INTO SIGHT DOESIT WORK THROUGH THE PROCESSWITH YOU AND GET YOU IN YOUREXPANDED OR NEW OUTDOOR DININGAS SOON AS POSSIBLE.REALLY EXCITING AND JUSTFOR EVERYBODY AND WHAT'S THETURNAROUND TIME WHEN I APPLIEDWHEN I MIGHT BE ABLE TO GETREIMBURSED.AND IT'S IT'S A LITTLE BITOF RIGHT NOW THERE'S A LITTLEBIT OF PEOPLE WORK BUT AGAINWE'RE HERE FACILITATED IN TOSTREAMLINE AS MUCH ASPOSSIBLE.

I WOULD SAY YOU'REPROBABLY AROUND 3 TO 4 WEEKS.ALL RIGHT AND THAT IS ACONCERN NOW FOR A LOT OFBUSINESSES THAT HAVE ALREADYSPENT A LOT OF MONEY DOUBTTHAT THEY'RE INDOORS WHEN THEYTHOUGHT WOULD BE RIGHT BACK TODINE IN 24 7 AND NOW AREHAVING TO DO THIS.

BUT THIS ISA GREAT RESOURCE FOR THEM,THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOININGUS TODAY.ABSOLUTELY AND THEY JUSTWANT TO GO TO THE WEB SITE ATCITY OF SACRAMENTO DOT ORGBACKSLASH ALFRESCO ALL THE