AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Consider approval of Resolution 2023-23R, approving a funding contract with the non-profit Riparius Foundation for bookkeeping training, providing general funds (formerly CRF) in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00; authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: January 17, 2023
Department: Planning and Development Services
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: 100,000
Account Number: 120-72-325-00-54517
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Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: On April 20, 2021, City Council approved Resolution 2021-67R designating categories and criteria for the use of general fund dollars made available due to the award to the City of CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds and partially allocating those funds. $200,000 was allocated to the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce for small business assistance. On December 06, 2022, City Council directed staff to move forward with reallocating half of this funding to the Riparius Foundation Quickbooks program.
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Background Information:
The Riparius Foundation is a non-profit arm of Splash Coworking. The proposed QuickBooks program has two major components.
First a QuickB...
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