<div dir="ltr">All - Thanks Kevin for sharing notes from this morning's call. <div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)" dir="ltr"><div><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px">FYI - Here is the letter sent out yesterday to the State legislature on behalf of a number of small business advocates. The conversation among these organizations was hosted by Businesses for a Better Portland (<a href="https://www.bbpdx.org/" target="_blank">https://www.bbpdx.org/</a>). Actions requested include: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div>* $10M grant fund to support small businesses</div><div>* Support for the CDFI network working with small businesses</div><div>* Expansion of unemployment insurance</div><div>* Small business state tax relief, including <br> a. Deferring the filing and payment of 2019 income taxes for 90 days.
<br> b. Deferring the payment of 1Q2020 payroll taxes and withholdings due on 4/15/20
for 90 days.  </div><div> c. Instituting a 90 day moratorium on the collection of all tax payments including
delinquent payments and workouts. </div><div><br></div><div>Politically, people are talking to the State Legislature to keep communicating these requests.</div><div><br></div><div>More to come, Ann</div><div><br></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px">------</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px">Ann Griffin | Executive Director </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font><span>| </span><span>Alberta Main Street </span></div><div style="font-size:11px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px">1722 NE Alberta Street | Portland, OR 97211<br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></div></span></span></span></div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="font-size:11px"><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="mailto:sara@albertamainst.org" target="_blank">ann@albertamainst.org</a> </font><span style="font-size:11px">|  </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:11px" href="http://www.albertamainst.org/" target="_blank">albertamainst.org </a></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif">(503) 683-3252 x 103 <span>| </span><span>Direct: (971) 275-6240</span></font></span></span></span></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif"><b></b><br></font></span></span></span></div><div><b><i>A Great American Main Street </i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 24, 2020 at 8:53 AM Kevin Teater <<a href="mailto:kevin@downtownbeaverton.org" target="_blank">kevin@downtownbeaverton.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">





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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for getting together again. Let’s meet again next Tuesday from 7:30am-8:30am.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have attached the notes, and here is the <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/6tbcynlu29zczl0/2020_3_24%20-%20OMS%20Coronavirus%20Video.mp4?dl=0" target="_blank">
video recording</a>.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black;background:white">Kevin Teater</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">Executive Director</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Beaverton Downtown Association</span><br>
<span style="background:white">12625 SW Broadway Street</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Beaverton, OR 97005</span><br>
</span><a href="mailto:kevin@downtownbeaverton.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:blue;background:white">kevin@downtownbeaverton.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">(503)332-5419</span></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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