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INSURANCE NOT REQUIRED Return FULLY EXECUTED <br />copy to COTC M-30 A-2022-094 <br />WORK MAY PROCEED <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br />DATE: GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE AND THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA IN SUPPORT OF SANTA ANA BUSINESS <br />O:GD�(julieC�(Sr>Z INTERRUPTION FUND PROGRAM <br />N This Grant Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into by and between <br />N the County of Orange, a political subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter <br />c%1J referred to as "County," and the City of Santa Ana, a municipal corporation, hereafter <br />caz referred to as "City," with the County and City referred to as "Party," or collectively <br />as "Parties." <br />WHEREAS, on February 26, 2020, the County Health Officer declared a local <br />health emergency based on an imminent and proximate threat to public health from <br />the introduction of a novel coronavirus (named "COVID-19") in Orange County (the <br />"COVID-19 Emergency"); and <br />WHEREAS, on March 2, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution <br />No. 2020.11 ratifying the local health emergency declared by the County's Health <br />Officer; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Governor of the State of California <br />declared a State of Emergency to exist in California due to the threat of COVID-19; <br />and <br />WHEREAS the COVID-19 pandemic and the necessary physical distancing <br />measures implemented have impacted many businesses, leading to business <br />closures, loss of employee hours and wages, and layoffs; and <br />WHEREAS, in addition to recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 <br />pandemic, many small businesses in Downtown Santa Ana (DTSA) are currently <br />facing economic challenges due to transit rail construction in Downtown Santa Ana <br />(DTSA) due to the OC Streetcar transit project; and <br />WHEREAS on March 1, 2022, the Santa Ana City Council approved the <br />establishment of a Santa Ana Business Interruption Fund (SBIF) Program <br />pursuant to which the City would provide grants to small businesses in DTSA to <br />help mitigate the economic impact of transit rail construction on small businesses <br />that must rely on foot traffic flow as their main source of revenue, such as retailers, <br />restaurants, and personal care services; and <br />WHEREAS on May 10, 2022, the Orange County Board of Supervisors <br />approved the use of $1.2 million of the Second Supervisorial District's allocation of <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />