Discussion and possible action on any and all matters regarding the Small Business Development Center Request for funding for the fiscal year 2023-2024.  (Jenny Torres, Acting City Manager) 

Service: The Small Business Development Center ("SBDC)" provides one-on-one consultations and group training free of charge to assist those planning or starting a business.  They have been providing services in San Luis including at the City's Business Incubator. 

Compliance: This is a new request, so there is no city contract to comply with.  However, they do have procedures to verify whether their clients reside in San Luis as part of their funding from the federal Small Business Administration. The federal law and requirements allow the SBDC to provide a list of SBDC San Luis clients who have consented to disclosure that they are clients. So the City may not be able to verify directly how many San Luis residents or San Luis businesses are served.

Amount: The Small Business Development Center requests $13,630.00, determined at forty cents (40¢) per capita from the July 1, 2022, population estimate by the Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity, which estimates the population of San Luis at 34,074.  Only the Town of Wellton is contributing to funding SBDC this year.

Motion: The staff prepared a motion of approval but is neutral on whether to approve or deny funding because the item is part of the City Council’s budget and not part of any operational departments’ budget.