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BCC Expenses Additional Need COVID-19 Leave Time -$428,327 ESD & Vaccination Project $726,762 Bi -Polar Ionization $55,000 Temperature Taking Kiosks $2,251 Enhanced Cleaning of Buildings $50,000 [Total $405,686 Health Department The Health Department has informed staff that they are in receipt of an allocation from the State that will fund COVID-19 expenditures they've included under their request to the County. Therefore, the Health Department has requested a $591,088 decrease to their CARES Act allocation. This decrease will be memorialized in a revision to the Health Department's CORE contract that will be brought before the Board as an informational item at a later date. Other Healthcare Providers As noted in the January 5, 2021 CARES Act Update, staff informed the BCC that Treasure Coast Community Health (TCCH) may request funding at a later date in the event they assisted with the vaccination project. Since then, TCCH has incurred staff time and other related costs in administering separate vaccination sites .to assist the County and Health Department in administering vaccines. An additional $100,000 is being requested to reimburse TCCH for expenses incurred related to the vaccination project. Economic Development As of February 15, 2021, the County had collected enough Small Business Grant applications to fully exhaust the $2,370,000 ($2,250,000 IRC and $120,000 COVB allocation) awarded to the program. In total, 238 small businesses have been, or are in the process of being awarded funding of up to $10,000 through the program. The County's partners at the Chamber of Commerce and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) have indicated that there are approximately 35 applications that were received before the application period was closed that were not able to be processed due to lack of funding. Staff believes there are eligible businesses that have not yet applied. This allocation does not provide sufficient funding to reopen the program at this time. Staff recommends allocating an additional $350,000 towards the Small Business Grant program which will sufficiently fund the remaining applications received. Community Support To date, $60,944 has been spent on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits that were provided to the community. These kits also contained other COVID-19 related supplies such as floor stickers and door signs for local businesses to display, encouraging social distancing and mask wearing. 72