Riviera Beach preparing economically for pandemic end

The plan involves six categories ranging from health and human services, hospitality, tourism to assistance for small and medium businesses.

NEW AT 11 - AN ECONOMICRECOVERY PLAN FOR RIVIERABEACH.

THE CITY IS WORKINGTOWARD THE NEXT STEPS FOR WHENTHE COVID-19 PANDEMIC COMESAN END.

THE PLAN INVOLVESHELPING LOCAL BUSINESSES WITLOANS AND FAST TRACKINGCONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR JOBCREATION.

WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5TODD WILSON HAS THE STORY.<< NATS: (VO) DAS CRAFT BEERAND PIZZA OPENED UP JUST OVERA YEAR AGO AT OCEAN WALK MALLIN RIVIERA BEACH.

(SOT22:36:09) 6 SEC WE OPENEDPRETTY STRONG BUSINESS WASGREAT FROM THE BEGINNING.NATS: (VO) TIFFANIWHITELEATHER SAYS WHENCOVID-19 HIT THEY CLOSED FORABOUT A WEEK TO COME UP WITH APLAN TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.THEY SET UP A STATION AT THEFRONT DOOR, AND PARTNERED WIDELIVERY SERVICES.

(SOT22:37:40) 11 SEC I COULDN'TPUT A PERCENTAGE ON IT BUT ITHAS DEFINITELY SLOWED .

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.ASEVERYONE ACROSS THE PLAZA ISFEELING.

NATS: (VO) BUSINESSESTHROUGHOUT RIVIERA BEACH HAVEEITHER SHUT DOWN OR ALTEREDTHEIR SERVICES.

CITY MANAGJONATHAN EVANS SAYS, IT'SUNCLEAR HOW LONG THINGS WILLSTAY THIS WAY SO THE CITY OFRIVIERA BEACH HAS PUT TOGETHERA ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLANOUTLINE.

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:29:00) 9 SECWE KNOW THAT OUR BUSINESSCOMMUNITY IS HURTING.

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.THATTHEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TOCONTINUE TO OPERATE UNDER THISNEW NORM.

NATS: (VO) THE PLANINVOLVES SIX CATEGORIESRANGING FROM HEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES, HOSPITALITY, TOURISMTO ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL ANDMEDIUM BUSINESSES.

EACHCOUNCIL MEMBER WILL CHOOSE ONEAND WORK WITH CITY STAFF.

THEYWILL HELP WITH POLICYRECOMMENDATIONS EVENMONETARILY TO GUIDE THECOMMUNITY BACK FROM THCOVID-19 PANDEMIC.

(SOT3:09:06 ) 7 SEC THEY WILLREPORT BACK TO THE ELECTEDBODY AND THE COMMUNITY HOW WEHELPED TO FACILITATE THIECONOMIC RECOVERY.

NATS: (VO)THIS SUMMARY ON THE AGENDASAYS ALL OF THE CITY'S REVENUESTREAMS BUT ONE DECLINED PRIORTO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ANDTHAT WAS PROPERTY TAXES.

NAT(VO) WHITELEATHER SAYS TASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREAT.(SOT 22:40:13) 8 SEC I THINKIT'S GREAT THAT THE TOWN ISGETTING TOGETHER AND COMING UPWITH A PLAN AND GETTING READYFOR WHEN WE OPEN UP FOR NORMALBUSINESS.

NATS: (VO) INRIVIERA BEACH, TODD WILSONWPTV NC 5.