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TO BOARD'OF SUPERVISORS
FROOM: Phil Batchelor
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County Administrator
DATE'. April 21, 1988 CO "*
SUBJECT: Legislation: Senate Bill 1255 (Roberti)
SPECIFIC REQUESTS) OR. RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position in support of SB1255 by Senator Roberti which
would establish a statewide small business development center
program to expand and supplement the existing federally financed
small business development center program.
BACKGROUND:
Under existing law, the federal government has funded a number of
small business development centers throughout the State. Contra
Costa County, through the Private Industry Council,. has been
operating such a center since 1984 . The center serves as a
resource to small business, or individuals wishing to establish
small businesses. Contra Costa County' s small . business
development center has been extremely well received by the
business _ community and- other service providers with whom the
Private Industry Council has established a close working
relationship, including chambers of commerce and colleges. _
SB 1255 would require the State Department of Commerce to prepare
a plan for expansion of these small business development centers.
The planmust describe the services to be provided to small
businesses, where new small business development centers would be
located, the timetable for the operation of the centers, and how
services will be provided to small businesses.
The bill also provides that in order to reduce costs to the
State, the plan should include a method for soliciting private
r contributions for the operation .of the centers. In order to
encourage development of non-State sources of financial support,
State support for the centers would be at least 800 of each
center' s operating .budget for the first two years, and would
decline to no more than 500 of each center ' s operating budget by
the sixth year.
The ' Private Industry Council has endorsed SB 1255 and urges the
Board of Supervisors to also indicate their support for the bill.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT% YES SIGNATURE:.
X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 26, 1908 �A-PROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
_ I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON TIE �+DATC�EQQSHOWN.
CC: County, Administrator ATTESTED _ APR 2 6 1988
' Exec. Director, PIC --
Senator David Roberti PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
`;Ralph Heim, Jackson/Barish
BY DEPUTY
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