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MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 27, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Councilmember
THRU: Kelly DiMartino, Interim City Manager
Travis Storin, Chief Financial Officer
Kyle Stannert, Deputy City Manager
FROM: SeonAh Kendall, City Recovery Manager and Sr Economic Manager
Sarah Meline, Recovery Policy and Engagement Specialist
RE: JANUARY 25, 2022, WORK SESSION SUMMARY:
RECOVERY PLAN
This memorandum provides a summary of the discussion related to the January 25, 2022, Work Session
Item – Recovery Plan.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Francis, Gutowsky, Pignataro,
Canonico, Peel, Ohlson
Presenting Staff: Travis Storin, SeonAh Kendall and Sarah Meline
DIRECTION SOUGHT :
1. What additional outcomes or objectives are missing from the Draft Recovery Plan? What should
be adjusted?
2. Does Council support bringing forward the final version of the Plan for adoption on March 1, 2022
DISCUSSION SUMMARY:
Council’s discussion covered the following points:
• General agreement of the recovery themes and outcomes.
• Compliments on the well written contents of the Plan and the efforts to incorporate feedback from
previous Work Session.
• Support to bring forward Plan on March 1 for consideration for Council adoption.
• Questions on if enough stakeholders were reached to ensure the plan addresses the whole
community.
• Discussion on long-term plans for expanded outdoor dining and timing of sharing update with
Council.
• Interest in making sure the specific needs of small businesses are reflected in the plan, along with
reflecting the impact of the k-shaped recovery on certain groups, not just certain industries.
• Discussion of implementation of the plan, timing of allocation of ARPA funds and ongoing
engagement.
• Interest in broadening food-related objectives to ensure they address food insecurity issues.
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• Question about providing access to free and reduced COVID tests and if this is still a community
need.
o Staff clarified that based on engagement, tests, along with the need for PPE is still a
community priority.
NEXT STEPS:
• Staff is collecting community feedback on the recovery themes and objectives on
ourcity.fcgov.com/forfoco throughout January and early February 2022
• Staff will incorporate Council and community feedback into the Plan and create a fully polished
and designed version
▪ Consideration for Council adoption, Recovery Plan – March 1, 2022
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