Authorize and delegate authority to the Acting Director of DCBA, Director of the Department of Arts and Culture, or their respective designees, in consultation with County Counsel, and in coordination with the Acting Director of the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) to enter into, execute, if necessary, amend, subrecipient agreements or any related agreements, including sole-source, when necessary, with any community-based organizations, contractors and public agencies, including but not limited to nonprofit and government agencies, necessary to implement the above directives and to comply with the requirements of the CARES Act to not exceed the following: a.
Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000) to DCBA to be allowed as follows: Up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) to provide grants to microentrepreneurs and small businesses, with a special emphasis on the restaurants, breweries, and wineries, which have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and have been further impacted by County Health Officer Orders, which are more strict than those issued by the State of California; and up to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) to create a grant program to support community-justice nonprofits.
