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Brooklyn Park staff outline $270,000 business fund, $300,000 rental aid and 30-day eviction-notice proposal tied to immigration enforcement impacts
Summary
City staff proposed a three-part economic recovery strategy tied to immigration enforcement impacts: a $270,000 business assistance fund, about $300,000 in rental assistance targeting households below 60% AMI with $1,000 awards, and an ordinance to extend the state's 14-day eviction notice to 30 days; staff will return with details next week.
City staff presented a three-part economic response to local harms tied to recent immigration enforcement and asked the council for direction to advance program details.
Staff framed the strategy into two buckets: financial assistance (business and rental aid) and eviction protections. For business support, the business development coordinator (introduced in the meeting as Salvia Tucker) described a proposed "VP spark" fund totaling $270,000 with tiered awards roughly ranging from low thousands up to about $25,000 for stabilization, recovery and resilience support, plus subsidized technical-assistance…
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