Resolution No. 6925 377
RESOLUTION NO. 6925
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CYPRESS FINDING THAT THE PUBLIC PURPOSE
WOULD BE SERVED BY THE DONATION OF FUNDS TO ASSIST
ELIGIBLE CITY OF CYPRESS BUSINESSES AND APPROVING
THE DONATIONS THERETO
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress held a workshop on
November 22, 2021, to discuss providing assistance for local businesses to fund
business recovery efforts, which are consistent with the City's strategic plan goals;
WHEREAS, consistent with City Council direction, the City's Economic
Development Subcommittee met in February 2023 to discuss specifically how to
stimulate economic activity locally and reached consensus on recommending a total
amount to be donated pursuant to the Development Fee Refund Program of$150,000;
WHEREAS, the Development Fee Refund Program assists businesses that
missed all COVID support programs and paid development fees to the City from
January 1, 2021, through May 31, 2021. Approximately 70 businesses were identified,
with fees for planning, building, and/or water quality compliance, which fees ranged
between $100 to $7,000, totaling approximately $150,000;
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the aforementioned donations to Cypress
businesses serves an additional important public purpose by assisting members of the
Cypress business community and their employees address impacts resulting from the
Coronavirus Pandemic and have lagged in recovering from such impacts, which
incentives will, in turn, provide an benefit to City revenues by assuring the support of
local economic activity;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress, California, resolves,
determines and orders as follows:
1. That the City Council finds the above recitals true and correct.
2. That the City Council hereby finds that one-time donations of funds as part
of the Development Fee Refund Program benefits the Cypress business
community and its employees and thus serves the public purposes
identified in the above recitals.
3. That the City Council hereby approves the aforementioned donations to
Cypress businesses that meet the criteria of the above programs, as such
criteria in in the specific amounts as shall be identified and further
established by the City Manager or his designee consistent with the
description of the Development Fee Refund Program.
4. That the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Cypress at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of April, 2023.
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MAYOR OFE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CLE K OF THE CI Y OF CYPRESS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, Alisha Farnell, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council
held on the 10th day of April, 2023, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Burke, Marquez, Peat and Hertz-Mallari
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Minikus
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CITY CLERK OF TH CITY OF CYPRESS