By Councillor Chung
It is resolved that:
(A)
Council consider a number of emergency measures to support
communities and small business who are impacted by the spread of COVID-19;
(B)
the Chief Executive Officer be requested to:
(i)
immediately offer rent relief to small business tenants of
the City of Sydney who are impacted by the spread of COVID-19;
(ii)
implement a quick response grant program to assist small
businesses who are suffering hardship caused by the spread of the COVID-19 virus;
(iii)
immediately suspend the collection of all fees collected by
Council from small businesses, including outdoor dining fees, health inspection
fees, fire inspection fees (health and safety compliance inspections should not
be suspended); and
(iv)
implement any other measures
that the Council considers necessary to support small businesses in the City of
Sydney.
Withdrawn.
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