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A
Okay,
thank
you
very
much
good
evening.
Everyone
welcome
to
the
joint
meeting
of
ways
and
means
and
senate
finance
this
evening,
just
a
few
opening
comments
and
then
we
will
go
towards
the
role
due
to
the
pandemic.
The
legislative
building
is
closed
to
the
public,
but
there
are
multiple
viewing
options
to
see
the
meeting
this
evening.
You
can
go
to
the
legislative
web
page
or
you
can
go
to
the
legislators
youtube
channel.
A
There
are
a
number
of
ways
to
participate
in
the
meeting
registering
ahead
of
time,
doing
phone-in
participation
and
also
by
letting
your
opinions
be
known
on
our
opinion
page,
and
we
always
look
forward
to
the
letters
that
are
written
in
so
with
that
committee.
Members
welcome
senator
brooks
senate
finance
with
that.
If
I
could
go
ahead
and
have
the
committee
secretary,
please
call
the
role
of
this
joint
meeting.
C
D
D
A
Thank
you
very
much
sounds
like
all
members
are
present,
so
with
that
we
can
go
ahead
and
proceed
with
our
business.
This
evening
we
have
one
bill
on
the
agenda
to
address,
since
this
is
our
first
meeting
doing
it
and
quite
in
this
type
of
format,
for
an
actual
bill
hearing.
I
just
want
to
let
folks
know
kind
of
the
the
process
and
the
order
of
things
this
evening.
We
will
open
it
up
with
the
governor
and
then
we
have
presenters
who
will
walk
us
through
the
bill.
A
Then,
as
we
typically
do,
we'll
stop
for
any
questions
on
those
folks,
then
we
will
go
to
those
in
support
and
then
opposition
then
neutral,
and
then
we
will
do
public
comments.
So
that's
the
order
that
we
will
be
processing
all
the
folks
that
are
in
the
queue
this
evening.
So
with
that,
I
believe
the
governor
is
here
with
us.
Welcome
to
the
joint
committee
governor.
Please
proceed
when
you
are
ready.
E
Well,
thank
you
very
much
good
evening.
Thank
you
for
having
me
here
tonight.
I
sincerely
appreciate
it
we're
going
to
talk
about
the
pets
bill
well
known
as
ab106,
but
tonight's
treasure
is
that
conan
and
goad
director,
michael
brown,
will
walk
you
through
the
mechanics
and
the
details
of
this
specific
piece
of
legislation
and
answer
any
questions
that
the
committee
may
have,
but
before
they
begin,
I
felt
it
was
important
to
appear
before
you
myself
and
speak
about
this
particular
bill.
E
I
also
want
to
thank
the
legislators
who
work
to
provide
assistance
to
small
businesses
and
non-profits
in
their
districts
throughout
this
pandemic,
including
connecting
them
to
the
pets
grant
program
that
will
be
discussed
this
evening.
As
you
all
know,
small
business
represents
almost
half
of
the
jobs
in
our
state.
E
E
E
I
know
you've
heard
from
many
small
businesses
and
non-profits
in
your
district
over
the
course
of
this
pandemic.
Like
all
of
you,
I've
had
the
chance
to
talk
to
many
of
them
myself,
including
those
you've,
ordered,
have
already
received
their
pets,
grant
for
many
of
our
small
businesses.
The
funding
they
were
provided
was
a
difference
between
staying,
open
or
closing
their
doors.
It
was
a
difference
between
meeting
payroll
for
their
current
staff
or
making
excruciating
decisions
to
lay
people
off
for
non-profits.
E
E
It's
not
urban
or
it's
not
rural,
helping
small
businesses
is
a
nevada
priority.
I
look
forward
to
sending
that
message
loud
and
clear,
with
bipartisan
support
for
the
residents
of
our
great
state.
I
want
to
give
a
special
thank
you
to
treasurer
conan
and
goa
director
michael
brown
and
their
incredible
teams
that
they
have
working
with
them.
The
work
that
was
completed
in
a
short
time
frame
the
launch
and
implement
this
program
was
nothing
short
of
amazing
at
this
time.
E
I
will
turn
it
over
to
treasure
conan
and
director
brown
to
discuss
the
mechanics
of
the
bill
and
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
I
look
forward
to
signing
this
bill
and
working
with
all
of
you
to
help
our
small
businesses
and
non-profits
survive.
I
appreciate
your
time.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
F
Thank
you
good
evening
for
the
record.
I'm
treasurer
zach
conan
and
I
want
to
thank
chair
carlton,
chair,
brooks
and
the
members
of
this
joint
committee
for
agreeing
to
your
assembly
bill
106
tonight.
This
bill
is
absolutely
necessary
to
ensuring
that
we
can
provide
essential
support
to
nevada's
small
businesses
truly
the
lifeblood
of
our
economy,
in
the
middle
of
a
global
pipe
pandemic
that
resulted
in
one
of
the
greatest
economic
downturns
in
history.
F
Nevada's
small
businesses
have
been
forced
to
make
tough
choices
for
making
decisions
about
whether
or
not
to
keep
the
lights
on
who
can
be
kept
on
payroll,
whether
to
pay,
rent
or
utility
bills
and
finding
a
way
to
pivot
and
adjust
more
quickly
than
ever
before.
Coven
19
has
shown
us
the
resilience
of
the
small
business
community.
F
To
date,
the
pandemic
emergency
technical
support
or
pets
grant
has
grown
from
a
20
million
dollar
program
to
a
51
million
dollar
program
and
has
been
able
to
support
over
4
500
businesses,
arts
and
culture
enterprises
and
non-profits,
who
have
been
in
desperate
need
of
assistance
during
this
economic
crisis.
For
many
of
the
people
who
have
received
a
pets
grant
it's
been
more
than
just
a
ten
thousand
dollar
check.
It's
been
a
lifeline.
F
That's
been
done
by
a
dedicated
team
of
five
public
servants,
working
nights
and
weekends
to
keep
thousands
of
businesses
afloat
when
director
brown
and
I
worked
to
design
this
program
with
the
governor's
office
in
october,
we
wanted
to
create
a
program
that
was
easy
to
understand,
easy
to
apply
for,
and
that
would
ensure
that
businesses
didn't
have
to
hire
an
attorney
or
a
cpa
to
gain
access
to
funding
in
prioritizing
disadvantaged
businesses.
Those
businesses
most
impacted
due
to
19
restrictions
and
non-profit
organizations
that
previously
did
not
have
access
to
other
forms
of
assistance.
F
During
the
pandemic.
We
have
worked
to
make
sure
that
our
relief
efforts
have
targeted
areas
where
the
larger
federal
programs,
like
the
paycheck
protection
program,
have
been
less
effective
by
prioritizing
restaurants
and
bars.
We
work
to
make
sure
that
our
vibrant
service
industry
has
a
chance
to
shine
again.
However,
we
still
have
much
work
to
do.
There
are
thousands
of
businesses
that
still
need
help,
and
this
additional
50
million
dollars
will
help
to
ensure
that
over
9
000
businesses
are
able
to
receive
assistance
under
that
program.
F
With
that
I'll
pass
to
my
partner
in
this
work.
Director,
michael
brown,
it's
been
a
pleasure
working
with
him
and
the
governor
and
our
teams
to
make
sure
this
program
has
been
and
will
continue
to
be
effective.
With
your
assistance,
we
look
forward
to
quickly
deploying
this
capital
and
then
taking
on
other
challenges
and
opportunities
of
our
economic
recovery.
Thank
you.
G
Yes,
thank
you,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee.
This
has
been
a
pleasure
to
work
on
this
program.
The
federal
reserve
sent
really
strong
signals
that
we
that
we
needed
to
do
everything
we
could
to
help
small
businesses.
You
know
government
has
been
very
good
over
the
centuries
of
stabilizing
financial
institutions,
but
stabilizing
coffee
shops
is
a
different
different
challenge
and
tapping
into
the
cares
act
resources
when
they
became
available.
G
The
treasurer
and
I
worked
to
design
this
program.
We
had
first
rolled
out
a
program
for
commercial
rental
assistance
called
the
craig
program
which
we
had.
It
was
20
million
dollars
set
aside
for
that.
That
program
proved
to
be
quite
complicated
for
small
businesses
to
participate
in,
and
we
had
expanded
just
under
10
million
dollars
to
help
small
businesses
pay
their
commercial
loans,
pay
their
commercial
leases
and
help
and
meet
their
landlord
obligations.
G
So
we
went
to
this
program.
We
wanted
something
much
more
simple,
much
easier
for
businesses
to
participate
in.
We
brought
that
to
the
committee.
I
have
seen
my
very
good
suggestions
on
this
and
how
we
should
roll
it
out.
We
incorporated
most
as
most
of
almost
all
of
those
suggestions,
I
think
actually
all
of
them,
but,
more
importantly
than
as
the
program
started
up.
It
was
over
subscribe.
G
Governor
asked
for
another
20
million
to
be
put
towards
it,
which
we
were
able
to
do
and
then
towards
the
end
of
last
year,
as
we
were
racing
to
what
we
thought
was
going
to
be
a
hard
stop
for
the
spending
of
karzak
dollars.
The
ifc
in
december
provided
additional
money
and
brought
it
up
to
50
million
dollars
that
still
left
a
group
of
applicants
out
there
that
we
weren't
able
to
fund
that
we
are
fully
prepared
to
move
forward
to
fund
those
when
these
resources
become
available.
G
We've
had
a
staff
process
to
look
at
the
applications
as
they've
been
filed
and
then
the
treasurer
and
I
each
take
a
look
at
the
applications
as
they
come
through
and
if,
if
we
can't
identify
the
business,
if
we
don't
find
it
online,
if
we
we
don't
see
a
website,
we
can't
find
a
website.
If
we
can't
be
confident.
Let's
say
they
have
an
llc,
that's
at
the
acme
llc,
but
they
turn
out
to
be
a
teriyaki
restaurant.
G
We
pick
up
the
phone,
we
call
them
and
we
talk
to
them
and
we
we
make
sure
that
this
is
a
legitimate
concern
here
in
the
state
of
nevada
and
in
the
process.
The
treasurer
and
I
have
been
able
to
talk
to
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
small
businesses
across
the
state,
and
it
has
really
helped
shape
my
views
of
how
we
need
to
step
up
after
the
pandemic,
to
support
small
businesses
in
the
state
and
gave
us
great
insight
into
that.
G
And
and-
and
so
there
was
this
little
extra
compliance
check
and
he
and
I
spent
many
many
weekends
and
many
many
evenings
going
going
through
that
to
make
sure
that
we
could
actually
locate
these
businesses
in
closing
I'll
say
that
you
know
this
is
a
a
strong
program.
Maybe
one
of
the
strongest
in
the
united
states,
national
governors
association
complemented
our
initial
efforts
on
this,
and
now
that
we
have
flexibility
to
to
use
resources
into
this
next
year.
We
are.
G
We
are
fully
prepared
to
move
swiftly
to
get
the
funds
out
to
the
remaining
businesses
that
some
of
the
remaining
businesses
that
are
in
the
queue
abby
we'd
be
pleased
to
take
any
questions.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
director
brown
and
thank
you
treasurer,
so
I
guess
I'll
open
it
up
with
a
couple
basic
questions
to
get
a
few
things
on
the
record
and
committee
members
without
the
chat
function
this
evening.
If
you
would
like
to
ask
a
question,
please
just
state
your
name
and
we'll
I'll
try
to
recognize
you
in
an
order
for
the
questions
for
our
presenters
this
evening.
So
mr
brown,
treasurer
you
elaborated
on
the
accountability,
which
was
one
of
my
first
questions.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
It's
good
to
hear
that
that
accountability
component
has
been
built
into
the
system.
I
guess
one
of
my
bigger
questions
would
be:
will
businesses
that
have
already
received
assistance
be
able
to
reapply,
and
if
so,
will
there
be
a
a
priority
list
of
how
you
address
those?
Or
will
it
strictly
be
those
that
have
not
gotten
assistance
yet
and
then
back
to
folks
that
have
already
gotten
assistance
once.
F
Treasurer
conan
for
the
record.
Thank
you
for
the
question
chair
and
I
appreciate
it
and,
if
I
can
just
say
calling
those
small
businesses
has
been
by
far
the
best
part
of
this.
We've
actually
got
a
fair
amount
of
our
christmas
shopping
done
from
folks
that
we
called
along
the
way.
F
But
when
we
are
looking
towards
the
new
money
into
the
program,
the
goal
is
to
clear
out
the
queue
of
businesses
that
have
been
waiting
patiently
since
the
middle
of
october,
and
that's
our
first
step
right
to
get
50
million
dollars,
additionally
out
the
door
to
folks
who
had
already
applied.
If
future
money
becomes
available.
We'd
love
to
reopen
the
program
for
new
and
recurring
applicants,
but
we
really
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
gets
helped
a
little
bit
before
we
move
on,
and
one
of
the
reasons
why
we
are
making.
F
Those
calls
is
because
I
know
folks
wonder
what
about
a
business
that
perhaps
has
unfortunately
had
to
shut
down
since
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic.
Going
through.
That
process
allows
us
to
make
sure
that
the
money
is
going
directly
to
businesses
who
are
still
open,
who
still
need
it.
F
So
we
originally
received
about
148
million
484
thousand
800
dollars,
not
not
about
exactly
into
the
queue
which
was
13
548
applications.
To
date
we
funded
about
40
600
and
we
should
get
through
about
92.50
by
the
time
we're
done
so
there's
still
going
to
be
some
individuals
in
the
queue
who
don't
get
funded
also
worth
mentioning.
There
are
some
individuals
in
the
queue
who
won't
get
funded
either
because
they
didn't
meet
the
original
criteria
of
the
program.
F
Perhaps
their
business
opened
after
the
beginning
of
the
pandemic
or
because
they
don't
have
a
presence
here
in
nevada,
and
that's
really
been
one
of
our
big
points
here.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
not
giving
money
to
llc's
that
exist
here,
perhaps
for
tax
purposes,
but
don't
actually
have
any
locus
in
the
state.
A
H
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
actually
you
you
asked
a
question.
I
was
gonna
explore
about
whether
we're
talking
about
new
applicants
or
existing
applicants.
Just
a
couple
of
questions.
I
believe
director
brown
mentioned
that
there
were
over
9
000
businesses.
I
was
curious
of
those
9.
000
are
those
9
000
who
have
not
yet
received
any
or
are
those
including
those
that
have
already
received
anything
we're
talking
about
9
000,
additional
businesses.
F
Treasurer
conan
for
the
record:
it's
9
000,
total
businesses,
that's
the
universe,
that'll
be
funded
at
the
end
of
this
we've
funded
about
half
of
them.
So
far,.
H
Thank
you,
and-
and
if
I
may,
madam
chair
mr
treasurer,
could
you
kind
of
talk
about
the
timeline
and
you
know,
as
far
from
applying
to
hearing
back
to
distribution?
H
I
know
that
that
is,
you
know,
kind
of
a
it's
an
important
issue
and
we're
we're
here
to
not
only
consider
this
policy
but
assuming
that
we're
we.
You
know
this,
this
moves
we
wanted
to
move
as
fast
as
possible,
but
as
efficient
as
possible.
So
I
just
wanted.
If
you
could
kind
of
talk
about
that
process
on
the
timeline.
F
Treasure
conan
for
the
record
absolutely,
and
I
think
that's
a
really
good
point
actually
allows
me
to
thank.
Thank
you
speaker,
some
of
the
other
partners
that
have
made
this
so
effective.
We've
worked
with
the
controller's
office
and
gfo
to
really
shrink
the
timeline
of
state
payments
to
make
sure
that
as
soon
as
something
comes
in
to
be
approved,
it
gets
reviewed
and
confirmed
and
approved.
F
Typically,
the
process
works.
Something
like
this.
A
person
has
applied
that
application
period
was
open
for
four
days
in
october.
We
now
have
a
queue
of
applicants.
We
prioritize
those
applicants
based
on
the
privatizations
laid
out
before
ifc,
but
primarily
we
wanted
to
make
sure
we
got
money
out
the
door
first
to
disadvantaged
business
entities
that
would
be
people
of
color
women-owned
businesses,
veteran-owned
businesses,
and
we
expanded
that
definition
to
include
businesses
owned
by
individuals
who
are
disabled.
F
We
made
sure
that
money
went
out
the
doors
to
bars
and
restaurants,
who
had
been
impacted
kind
of
most
directly
by
some
of
the
coveted
closures.
We
put
money
out
the
door
quickly
and
this
is
a
small
chunk,
but
I
think
important
to
our
chamber
of
commerce
partners
who
helped
us
get
the
word
out
not
just
about
this
program,
but
about
other
programs
to
arts
and
culture
and
non-profits
who
had
been
left
out
of
other
programs
in
the
past,
not
the
state
level,
but
at
the
federal
level
and
then
to
other
businesses.
F
So
after
someone
applies,
they
got
prioritized
based
on
that
list.
Here's
where
the
process
goes
from
there,
the
our
contractor,
a
group
called
the
national
development
corporation,
goes
through
and
checks
all
of
the
mechanics
of
their
application.
Do
they
have
a
state
business
license?
Do
they
have
some
sort
of
presence
that
they
can
find?
They
fill
out
everything
on
the
application?
F
Do
we
have
all
the
information
we
need
to
know
they're
a
real
company,
then
after
they
approve
them,
they
come
in
a
spreadsheet
to
director
brown
and
I
we
go
through
that
list
flag.
Folks,
we
can
find
call
folks,
we
can't
and
either
approve
them
or
deny
them.
Based
on
that-
and
I
think
it's
important
to
mention
that
denial
process
is
a
really
binary
one-
we're
not
making
decisions
about.
Is
this
a
good
business?
Is
this
business
likely
to
succeed?
Is
this
a
business,
something
we
care
about?
None
of
that?
F
It
simply
did
they
lie
on
their
application,
or
did
they
say
that
they
were?
Perhaps
you
know
they
had
an
office
here
in
nevada
and
then,
when
we
call
them
we're
calling
beverly
hills
right.
So
we
go
through
that
process
that
usually
gets
done
within
24
hours
of
getting
the
list,
and
I
I
will
shout
out
to
director
brown
briefly.
He
is
faster
at
this
than
I
am,
but
we're
going
through
businesses
about
two
three
hundred
at
night,
most
nights
that
we're
going
through
this
process.
F
Then
after
we
do
that
the
businesses
that
are
good
go
back
to
ndc
ndc
contacts,
the
business
and
gets
them
to
do
two
things,
one
give
them
information
about
how
to
pay
the
business.
We
try
to
do
wire
transfers
because
they're
quicker.
Sometimes
we
have
to
do
a
paper
check
in
rare
occurrences.
We
also
have
to
get
them
to
sign
the
grant
agreement.
F
The
grant
agreement
speaks
to
all
of
the
conditions
of
the
grant
that
they're
using
it
for
the
purposes
they
told
them,
for
that
they
again
are
affirming
that
they
are
never
out
of
business,
etc,
etc.
Then,
once
they
sign
that
grant
agreement,
it
takes
about
21
days
to
get
them
funds
and
the
process
from
there.
F
And
again
I
really
want
to
thank
all
the
partners
who
are
basically
stopping
what
they're
doing
whenever
we
get
one
of
these
lists
and
getting
it
out
director
brown
did.
I
forget
anything
there.
Yes,.
G
I
think
that's
it.
I
would
also
acknowledge
we
had
support
from
the
department
of
business
and
industry
that
helped
us
reach
out
to
the
various
diversity,
chambers
and
others
across
the
state,
and
we
had
support
from
arts
and
culture
and
tourism
as
we
came
to
try
to
understand
how
to
how
to
roll
this
out
within
the
arts
and
culture
community.
G
So
so
this
was
a
large
collaborative
effort
within
within
state
government,
and
my
staff
has
and
business
and
industry
we've
tried,
and
this
treasury
staff
has
tried
to
provide
just
a
lot
of
personal
support,
because
we
know
these
businesses
are
struggling
and
you
know
I
think
the
first
lesson
of
a
small
business
is
you're
busy
running
a
small
business.
You
know
you
don't
have
staff
to
work
on
this
like
I
would
have
had
in
a
corporate
environment,
and
so
we've
tried
to
provide
a
real
human
touch
to
this,
where
we
could.
H
Thank
you
director
and
thank
you,
mr
treasurer,
for
being
prepared
to
expedite
this,
because
I
agree
wholeheartedly
that
getting
it
to
these
businesses
as
soon
as
possible
is,
is
certainly
a
priority
and
very
much
needed
adam's.
I
A
If,
if
I
have
a
bit
of
a
cue
going
so
as
I
hear
your
voices,
I'm
adding
them
to
the
list,
so
I
heard
assemblywoman
polls
and
I
believe
I
heard
senator
gokuchiya
you're
in
the
queue
I'll
go
to
the
next
folks
and
then
I'll
get
to
you.
I
wanted
to
make
sure
you
knew
you
were
recognized
so
with
that
I
will
go
to.
I
believe
senator
canazero
had
a
question.
C
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
I
just
again
thank
the
treasurer's
office
and
and
director
brown
for
being
able
to
really
put
together
a
program
that
has
reached
so
many
small
businesses
and
and
sounds
like
it
that
if
we
can
pass
this
bill
will
continue
to
help
so
many
small
businesses
without
adding
staff
of
your
own,
and
I
think
that
last
note
direct
around
on
the
personal
touch
is
just,
I
think,
what
we
all
are
craving
in
the
midst
of
this
crisis
and
something
that
is
so
helpful
for
those
businesses.
C
So
I
really
appreciate
that,
and
the
speaker
asked
a
couple
of
my
questions,
but
I
didn't
want
to
just
clarify
and
director
brown
you
sort
of
touched
on
this:
the
work
with
the
chambers
of
commerce
to
help
identify
businesses
and
specifically
with
some
of
the
diversity
chambers.
Can
you
talk
just
a
little
bit
about
that
so
that
we
have
an
idea
of
you
know
where
the
outreach
has
gone
for
these
businesses.
G
Yes,
michael
brown,
for
the
record,
it's
a
very,
very
good
question
in
the
craig
program,
as
we
rolled
that
out,
it
was
a
complicated
program,
and
so
on
this
round
we
felt
well,
we
needed
we
needed
sherpas.
We
needed
navigators
to
help
us
get
this
word
out,
and
so
you
know
we
wanted
to
incentivize
the
chambers
to
help
out.
G
Also
in
this
time
of
trouble,
there
have
not
been
programs
to
at
the
federal
level
to
help
chambers
of
commerce
and
restaurants
associations
in
groups
like
this
and
yet
for
many
small
businesses,
that's
where
they
get
their
support,
that's
where
they
they
get
their
help,
and
so
we
wanted
to
do
two
things.
G
Was
there
to
troubleshoot
a
lot
of
issues
for
them
so.
F
And
treasure
conan
for
the
record
one
tiny
addition
that
I'd
make
to
that.
If
it's
all
right
so
far,
those
efforts
seem
to
be
working.
We've
about
68
of
the
50
million
dollars-
that's
gone
out
so
far
has
gone
to
disadvantaged
business
entities
which
for
programs
like
this
is
astounding.
F
When
we
look
at
the
amount
of
money
in
the
ppp
program,
that's
actually
gone
to
businesses
who
need
it
the
most
it's
much
less
right,
it's
usually
disproportionate
the
other
way.
So
we're
really
really
happy
that
that's
worked.
J
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Madam
chair
appreciate
the
opportunity
question.
Thank
you
for
presenting
this.
It
is
critical
to
nevada
businesses
and
I
just
need
some.
I
need
some
background.
I
think
because
I
thought
I
heard
you
say,
mr
treasurer,
that
we
had
148
million
dollars
that
you
had
received
or
this
program
is
that
the
figure
I
heard
you
say.
F
Treasurer
conan
for
the
record.
We
had
148
million
484
800
worth
of
demand,
applications
that
came
in
during
the
four
days
of
the
program.
J
F
F
In
fact,
we've
got
about
15
million
dollars
of
that
50
queued
up
and
ready
to
go.
Assuming
we
are
able
to
move
this
out
of
the
legislature.
J
Great
so
that
so
you've
mentioned
that,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
with
this
money,
you'll
have
reached
10
of
9
000
businesses
is
that
the
figure
I
heard
you
say.
F
Yes,
ma'am
by
our
calculations,
it's
nine
thousand
two
hundred
and
sixty
three
treasure
coin.
For
the
record.
We
do
have
a
thirty
five
hundred
dollar
kind
of
carry
over
there
that
we're
gonna
have
to
figure
out,
but
we'll
get
there.
J
Okay,
very
good.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
the
information
and
thank
you,
madam
chair,
for
the
question.
A
All
right,
dr
titus,
and
if
you
need
any
other
information,
I'm
sure
staff
would
be
willing
to
walk
you
through
all
the
the
the
nuts
and
bolts
but
treasurer
you
did
a
good
job
doing
it
in
english.
So
we
appreciate
that
so
with
that
I
believe
I'll
go
to
assemblywoman
miller.
B
Thank
you
chair.
My
question
is
every
time
I
hear
the
term
small
business.
I
know
that
there's
many
definitions
of
and
of
what
determines
a
small
business.
So
could
you
explain
that,
for
the
point
for
the
eligibility
of
this
program,
what
what
guidelines
or
parameters
are
being
used
to
determine
the
definition
of
a
small
business.
G
Michael
brown,
for
the
record:
yes,
there
are
many
different
definitions
of
what
a
small
business
constitutes.
We
chose
to
really
focus
this
towards
micro
businesses,
and
so
we
used
the
conventional
50
employees
in
under.
A
A
C
Thank
you
so
much
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
for
bringing
this
bill
forward.
Thank
you,
treasurer
and
director
for
making
those
phone
calls
and
for
all
the
work
that
you
put
into
looking
at
these
programs
and
refining
them
as
we
go.
C
You
know
it's
really
easy
to
look
at
these
numbers
and
sort
of
speak
to
these
things
in
a
hearing
level
and
just
forget
how
personally
painful
this
has
been
for
so
many
individuals,
those
small
business
owners,
those
couples,
those
families,
those
employees-
and
I
just
appreciate
that
you've
taken
that
personal
time
to
call
them
and
have
those
conversations
with
them
to
feel
that
pain,
because
it's
been
very
real
for
so
many
nevadans
across
our
state,
and
I
hope
that
we
get
to
a
place
where
they
don't
need
to
keep
having
assistance,
and
we
can
open
up
more
and
more
and
get
back
to
business.
C
I
know
that's
their
dream
as
well.
In
line
with
chair
carlton's
questions
around
or
just
acknowledgment
of
the
accountability
piece.
I
know
that
we
will
be
hearing
in
ifc
on
or
before
june
30th
as
to
how
these
funds
were
utilized.
C
I'm
wondering,
though,
on
a
transparency
level
how
that
information
could
be
made
more
readily
available
to
the
public,
perhaps
as
this
program
progresses,
if
there's
a
way
to
post
that
on
the
website
in
terms
of
just
advertising,
not
only
how
to
take
advantage
of
this
program,
but
also
how
many
businesses
are
being
helped
who's
being
helped
how
that
selection
process
is
being
conducted
so
that
there's
that
transparency
piece
for
the
public.
I
think
that
would
be
very
important.
F
F
One
of
the
things
we
have
seen
just
from
a
disclosure
standpoint
is
that
scammers
have
been
using
all
of
the
information
that
was
posted
on
ppp
loans
to
actually
target
businesses
and,
since
the
business
we're
dealing,
the
businesses
we're
dealing
with,
for
the
most
part,
are
really
micro
businesses,
who
wouldn't
necessarily
have
the
protections
in
place
for
that
want
to
be
a
little
careful
about
what
information
we
release.
But,
of
course,
all
the
information
from
a
demographic
perspective,
locations
of
businesses
etc
will
be
available.
G
But
let
me
say
that
you
know
I've
had
businesses
break
down
and
cry
when
I've
called
them,
because
it
really
makes
the
difference
for
them,
and
then
we
have
the
businesses
who've
never
done
a
wire
transfer.
You
know,
that's
just
not
part
of
their
equation.
G
We
have
the
businesses
that
you
know
their
accounting,
you
know,
is
really
just
filing
their
taxes
each
year
you
know,
and
so
you
know
we're
really
talking
about
very
small
businesses,
and-
and
so
I
appreciate
your
your
your
comments
of
some
of
them,
because
it's
been
a
very
touching
experience
to
work
on
this,
we
will
produce
a
robust
report
and
we're.
G
We
already
have
statistics
on
how
geography
is
across
the
state
and
it's
distributed
population
wise,
it's
kind
of
sorting
itself
out
north
south
and
rural
and
and
and
I
think,
there's
a
program
that
nevada
is
going
to
be
very
proud
of,
and
so
we'll
have
a
robust
report
at
the
end
leader.
G
Titus
had
also
suggested
that
you
know
we
canvassed
some
businesses
afterwards
in
one
of
the
ifc
she
mentioned
that
we
made
note
of
that,
and
so
we're
looking,
maybe
to
do
something
on
surveymonkey
or
something
like
that-
just
kind
of
find
out
from
businesses
later
on.
Right
now,
like
I
say
when
we
thought
we
were
facing
a
december
30th
deadline,
it
was
all
about
process,
approve
approval,
you
know
how
do
we
get
this
out
the
door.
A
I
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
director
brown
and
treasurer
conan.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
really
thank
you
for
being
so
accessible
in
october
and
taking
my
phone
calls
as
we
moved
as
you
guys
moved
into
this
process.
Early
on,
I
just
got
a
question:
did
some
of
this
money
again
we
had
ten
thousand
dollar
direct
direct
grants.
Did
some
of
it
go
to
non-profits
and
chambers,
I'm
just
doing
the
math,
and
you
said:
9
000
applica
applicants
who
would
be
funded,
but
then
we've
got
100
million
so
that
doesn't
quite
equate
in
my
world.
F
Treasurer
conan
for
the
record,
so
two
things
that
go
into
that
number
that
I
think
are
worth
noting
one.
There
is
a
fee
for
the
national
development
corporation
to
do
the
the
heavy
work
on
getting
the
money
out
the
door
and
do
the
inspection
and
they've
got
a
team
more
than
a
dozen
people
who
work
on
just
the
mechanics
of
are
the
applications
there,
plus
the
fees
to
use
the
system
or
baked
in
through
them.
F
Additionally,
arts
and
culture
organizations
and
chambers
of
commerce
were
able
to
get
up
to
twenty
thousand
dollars
if
they
met
certain
criteria
on
a
size
basis,
and
that
primarily
is
at
least
on
the
arts
and
culture
and
the
chamber
side,
because
there
hasn't
been
any
money
available
for
them
through
any
of
the
programs.
I
And
I
appreciate
that,
but
I
would
like
to
see
a
breakdown
of
that
just
exactly
how
much
went
to
small
businesses
in
in
the
ten
thousand
dollars
and
where
the
balance
went.
I
it
because
it
is
a
significant
number,
but
and
and
again,
as
director
brown
said,
the
people
out
there,
especially
in
my
rural
communities,
that
were
those
people
that
just
filed
their
taxes
and
they
they
were
just
trying
to
struggle
and
get
through
this
they're
trying
to
work
their
way
through
it.
I
We
had
conversations
early
on
about
how
essential
this
process
being
as
samples
of
as
it
could
be
and,
and
it
did
work-
and
I
think
that's
you-
we
can
clearly
see
that
because
of
the
demand.
But
again
I
want
to
thank
you.
Both.
It
was
a
great
job
you
didn't
have
to
do
it.
F
Treasurer
conan
for
the
record
just
to
give
some
some
big
broad
numbers.
Once
we
get
that
101
million
dollars
out
the
door,
approximately
13
million
of
it
will
go
to
arts
and
culture
plus
chamber
plus
non-profits,
so
the
delta
about
87
million
dollars
goes
to
small
businesses
directly.
I
F
A
And
thank
you
senator
and
we
plan
on
asking
for
all
these
final
details
once
they
get
to
the
point
of
finishing
up
the
service
we'd.
Much
rather
have
them
serving
the
small
businesses
now
and
then
answering
our
questions
afterwards
to
get
us
that
information,
so
I
believe,
miss
houdaki's
question
was
already
answered,
so
I
can
move
on
to
assemblyman
roberts.
K
Thank
you,
madam
sharon.
Thank
you
both
mr
brown
and
sergeant
conan
for
bringing
this
forward.
You
know
in
all
the
work
you've
done
leading
up
to
this
I
mean
you
know.
Small
businesses
are
really
hurting
in
the
state
and
all
you've
done
is
is
really
really
outstanding.
K
My
question
is
more
towards
a
procedural
is
so
I'm
new
to
the
committee,
I'm
new
to
how
monies
are
moved
and
so
forth,
and
you
know
I
see
that
we're.
These
are
current
general
fund
dollars
that
we've
realized
from
savings
from
covered
money
from
last
year.
I'm
just
curious,
maybe
it's
not
for
the
treasurer
mr
brown
or
maybe
the
chairwoman
or
staff
is,
is:
is
it
necessary
to
move
this
money
through
a
bill,
or
could
we
have
done
this
through
ifc.
A
C
Yes,
madam
chair
during
session,
the
legislature
does
not
have
access
to
the
general
fund,
so
the
ifc
contingency
account
is
no
longer
available,
so
the
ifc
doesn't
have
a
viable
option
to
utilize
to
fund
appropriation.
C
This
appropriation
is
50
million
dollars,
and
so,
even
if
this
was
something
that
was
provided
for
prior
to
session
beginning
the
interim
finance
contingency
account
currently
only
has
an
available
balance
of
approximately
seven
million
dollars.
A
So
with
that,
I
don't
believe
I
have
any
other
questions
of
any
members
at
this
time.
We
do
have
a
list
of
folks
that
are
here
in
support.
So
thank
you,
mr
conan,
and
thank
you
director.
We
will
now
move
into
the
support
phase
of
the
hearing,
so
with
that
I'd
like
to
go
to
miss
seawalls
as
our
first
person
in
support.
Please.
L
Yes,
ma'am.
Thank
you
so
much
good
evening.
Everyone
for
the
record.
My
name
is
mary
beth
seaworld,
it's
s-e-w-a-l-d,
I'm
the
president
and
ceo
of
the
biggest
chamber
of
commerce.
First
and
foremost,
I
want
to
thank
governor
sislek,
the
state,
treasurer
conan
the
legislature
and
go
out,
of
course,
for
their
efforts
in
providing
an
additional
50
million
dollars
to
nevada's
struggling
small
employers.
L
Treasurer
conan
talked
about,
and,
and
so
did,
director
brown
talked
about
businesses
who
have
talked
to
him
with
tears
in
their
eyes.
I
have
also
seen
that
many
times,
members
of
the
biggest
chamber
and
non-members
alike,
who
have
shared
their
dire
need
for
funding,
and
so
we
are
so
appreciative
that
this
funding
is
being
made
available
because
at
covet
as
we
know,
our
state's
employers
continue
to
face
these
unrelenting
challenges.
L
Nevada's
companies
are
fragile
and
many
of
them
are
still
struggling
to
survive
because
of
this
pandemic
and
too
many
of
them
have
had
absolutely
no
choice
but
to
close
their
doors,
and
so
these
small
employers
they're
our
neighbors
and
our
friends
and
our
family
members
and
they're
feeling
nevadan,
and
so
with
programs
like
the
pets
grant.
L
Those
give
our
small
businesses
a
little
bit
of
hope,
a
lot
of
hope
actually
by
providing
the
resources
that
they
need
to
survive
and
recover
and,
of
course,
preserve
those
important
jobs
that
we
that
are
so
important
for
the
state
of
nevada
and
so
in
the
initial
launch
of
the
the
pets
program
in
2020.
Of
course,
the
vegas
chamber
members
did
benefit
from
a
program
like
small
women-owned
employers,
like
our
chairwoman,
gina,
bon
jovi
and
you'll
hear
from
her
in
just
a
few
moments.
L
L
These
grants
not
only
help
small
business
employers,
but
they
also
help
save
jobs
and
that's
what
we
are
focusing
on
at
the
biggest
chamber,
and
I
know
they
are
at
the
other
chambers
across
the
state
as
well
and
so
continuing
to
support
nevada's
small
employers
is
absolutely
essential
to
our
economic
recovery.
L
I
know
you
all
know
that
just
want
to
emphasize
that
putting
nevadans
back
to
work
and
diversifying
our
economy
is
what
is
our
primary
concern
at
the
vegas
chamber,
and
we
can't
tell
you
how
much
appreciate
we
appreciate
the
support
on
this
particular
pets.
Pets
grant.
L
A
A
M
Hi,
I'm
cassandra
barcelo
my
husband,
christopher
barcelona.
I
own
empowered,
cafe
in
town,
downtown,
las
vegas
and
the
grant
sawyer
building.
We
employ
people
with
disabilities,
and
so
that's
my
main
goal
is
to
employ
people
and
train
them
with
disabilities.
We
also
employ
train
blind
business
operators
on
how
to
run
their
own
business,
so
our
cafe
was
very
close
to
being
shut
down.
M
Until
I
heard
about
the
pets
grant,
we
we
had
just
opened
last
year
december,
9th
actually,
and
then
we
were
doing
well
and
then
the
pandemic
hit,
and
so
our
business
was
completely
struggling
and
we
did
not
want
to
let
our
employees
go,
especially
our
employees
with
disabilities.
I
remember
the
day
that
we
had
to
close
down
because
of
covet
march
13th.
M
I
went
to
tell
my
dishwasher
that
we
had
to
close
and
we
both
just
started
crying
because
we
didn't
want
to
leave
our
family.
You
know
we
had
hired
him
and
after
he
had
been
turned
down
by
a
local
casino
saying
that
they
didn't
hire
his
kind
here,
which
I
was
very
disappointed
about.
So
it
was
his
shot.
M
You
know
and
we
had
to
let
him
go
and
then
we
reopened
back
when
everything
opened
up
and
and
then
we
struggled,
we
have
completely
struggled
our
buildings
openly
open
25
capacity
and
it's
close
to
the
public.
M
It
could
help
small
businesses
come
back.
You
know
that's
our
backbone
in
nevada
is
our
small
businesses
and
you
know
it.
We
are
very
small.
So
in
january
I
actually
got
the
coronavirus
and
we
had
to
close
our
doors
for
three
weeks,
so
the
10
000
helped
us
get
through
that
too.
You
know
there's
so
many
things
that
we
could
talk
about,
but
it
really
did
definitely
help
me
keep
my
employees.
It
helped
me
get
my
inventory
back
up
after
having
coveted
and
everything
went
bad
and
it
meant
so
much
to
us.
M
A
B
That's
right.
Thank
you
very
much
good
evening
for
the
record.
My
name
is
gina,
bon
jovi
b-o-n-g-I-o-v-I
and
I
have
the
honor
of
serving
as
the
2021
chair
of
the
board
of
trustees
for
the
vegas
chamber,
and
I
would
also
like
to
echo
everybody's
thanking
and
governor
cisler
for
his
leadership
and
making
this
additional
50
million
dollars
in
funding
for
the
pets
grant
program
a
priority
in
his
state
of
the
state
address,
and
I
also
appreciate
the
efforts
of
the
legislature
to
process
this
bill
in
an
expedited
manner.
B
So
these
funds
can
get
to
our
small
businesses
as
soon
as
possible.
These
dollars
are
desperately
needed
to
support
and
bolster
struggling
businesses
in
our
communities.
You've
already
heard,
I
personally
run
a
small
law
firm
and
my
primary
clients
are
small
businesses,
so
I've
witnessed
up
close
the
hardships
they've
endured
because
of
the
pandemic.
They've
had
to
make
so
many
difficult
decisions
in
the
past
year,
especially
as
they
watch
their
ppp
and
idle
funds
run
out
before
additional
funds
or
recovery
appeared
on
the
horizon.
B
Every
pandemic.
Emergency
loan,
small
business
grant
or
financial
assistance
program
is
helping
a
small
business
like
mine,
keep
its
doors
open
and
keep
people
employed.
Thank
you
very
much
for
offering
hope
and
throwing
us
a
lifeline
in
these
challenging
times.
I
would
like
to
personally
thank
go
ed,
director
brown
and
treasurer
conan
for
spending
their
nights
and
weekends
and
making
those
phone
calls
and
for
granting
even
my
own
business
access
to
this
program,
so
on
behalf
of
our
business
community.
Thank
you
very
much
for
supporting
nevada,
small
businesses,
the
job
creators
through
this
legislation.
A
A
A
A
N
Okay,
good
evening,
everyone
thank
you
senate
and
assembly
members
for
allowing
me
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
you
in
support
of
ab106.
My
name
is
trina
giles.
I
am
the
owner
of
grits
cafe
located
in
the
historical
west
side
of
las
vegas,
and
I
am
a
member
of
the
urban
chamber
of
commerce.
N
N
N
N
The
challenges
are
many
and
they're
very
dynamic,
and
I
know
a
few
people
asked
what
are
some
of
the
things
that
the
funds
are
being
used
for,
and
I
can
tell
you
from
my
own
experience
that
one
of
the
largest
costs
for
me
has
been
the
300
percent
markup
for
gloves,
I'm
a
restaurateur,
so
the
pppe
that's
required
to
serve
our
community
has
gone
up
tremendously,
which
cuts
into
our
margins,
unlike
larger
corporations,
if
covet
affects
one
employee
and
it
impacts
our
entire
workforce,
and
so
during
those
times
the
money
can
be
used
to
replace
product
that's
lost
because
we
have
to
shut
down
temporarily.
N
Most
importantly,
the
funding
is
being
used
to
employ
our
family,
our
employees
and
pay
them
a
living
wage,
so
they
can
support
their
families
during
this
challenging
time.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
in
support
of
ab106
and
thank
you,
governor
sisilek,
for
supporting
small
businesses
like
mine.
I
appreciate
you.
B
Thank
you
and
good
evening
committee
chairs
and
members
of
the
ways
and
means
and
senate
finance
committee
members.
My
name
is
dan
silver
and
I
serve
as
the
ceo
of
the
reno
sparks
chamber
of
commerce
comprised
of
2
000
plus
members
who
employ
over
90
000
residents
of
our
community.
I
am
speaking
to
you
from
my
chamber
office
here
in
reno,
in
support
of
assembly
bill
106..
B
These
businesses
provide
the
goods
and
services
we
all
rely
upon
in
our
daily
lives,
so
every
effort
must
be
made
to
support
their
hard
work
and
determination
to
prevail
through
this
pandemic
and
beyond.
I
encourage
your
support
for
ab106,
as
we
continue
to
advocate
that
small
businesses
survive
and
thrive.
Thank
you.
A
O
O
So
we
own
spoonable
a
las
vegas,
family-owned
food
truck
that
serves
made
from
scratch,
frozen,
yogurt
and
ice
cream,
and
we're
here
to
show
our
support
for
ab-106
as
a
pet
print
recipient.
We
can
speak
to
the
positive
impact
it
has
had
on
our
business.
In
fact,
it
saved
our
business.
Like
other
small
businesses,
we
were
drastically
impacted
by
the
pandemic
as
a
mobile
business.
We
rely
heavily
on
events
and
work
really
closely
with
schools.
For
example,
we
served
the
unob
campus
four
days
a
week
before
the
pandemic,
understandably
forced
remote
learning.
O
In
just
a
matter
of
days.
We
lost
all
business
opportunities
on
our
calendar
for
the
entire
year,
but
luckily,
for
us,
the
pets
grant
came
at
a
time
we
needed
it.
The
most
we
were
able
to
pay
past
you,
bills,
maintain
current
expenses
and,
most
importantly,
build
the
infrastructure
infrastructure
to
safely
operate
as
we
continue
to
navigate
through
the
pandemic.
O
Unfortunately,
our
type
of
business
is
often
overlooked
for
grants
and
we
hope
other
small
businesses,
including
food
trucks,
also
have
the
opportunity
to
receive
the
vital
support
during
these
trying
times.
We
can't
thank
anyone,
everyone
who
was
involved
enough
for
the
support
and
help
that
our
business
received
again.
O
This
support
really
saved
our
business
and
we
can't
say
thank
you
to
enough
to
anyone
who
was
involved
and
helped
us.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much,
I'm
glad
we
got
you
in
into
the
queue
so
with
that.
I
believe
we
can
go
to
mr
stonebarger
next
in
support.
P
Hello,
fellow
nevadans,
my
name
is
derek
stonemarger.
I
I'm
a
small
business
owner.
I
own.
Actually
two
bars
two
bars.
One
of
them
has
a
restaurant
license
and
one
of
them
has
a
temporary
restaurant
license
and
one
of
them's
rebar
and
one
of
them
is
davian
they're,
both
on
main
street
and
downtown
las
vegas.
P
On
march
18th
of
last
year,
it's
been
almost
a
year.
Now
it
it
when
we
were
when
we
were
when
we
were
told
to
shut
down
and
along
with
everyone
else,
it
was
it's
been.
It's
been
a
really
tough
year,
I'll
just
say
that
it's
been
it's
been
a
very
difficult
year
for
business
owners,
not
just
bars
and
restaurants,
that
that
were
at
least
bars
that
were
then
again
shut
down
for
close
several
months
again,
a
second
time,
but
it's
it's.
It's
still
difficult
and
I
want
every.
P
I
want
everybody
to
understand
that
it's
still
extremely
difficult
for
businesses
right
now.
The
pandemic
isn't
anywhere
close
to
being
over
in
terms
of
business
ownership
when
we're
able
to
operate
at
only
25
percent
occupancy.
I
want
you
to
just
take
a
simple
example
and
think
of
you.
P
Having
to
instantly
only
operate
off
of
a
25
budget,
imagine
how
many
people,
how
many
deals
you
would
be
having
to
cut
how
many
pay
checks
you
would
have
to
how
many,
how
many
salaries
you
would
have
to
cut
that's
what
we've
had
to
do
and
that's
what
we
continue
to
do
to
this
day.
So
the
only
way
we've
been
able
to
survive
is
through
grants
like
this
pets
grant,
which
we're
so
grateful.
For
I
told
you
earlier
that
I
actually
have
two
businesses,
and
this
makes
me
unique.
P
I
have
two
bars
on
main
street.
One
of
them
received
a
pets
grant,
and
one
of
them
did
not.
So
I'm
literally
one
of
the
the
business
owners,
that's
on
the
cusp
of
that
will
receive
this
desperately
needed
funds.
If
this
is
the
past,
so
you
can
understand
why
I
would
be
in
support
of
it
along
the
way
we
have
been
able
to
to
employ.
P
P
Now
you
have
to
tell
these
people
that
you're
trying
to
receive
tips
from
in
a
customer
service
business
to
wear
their
mask
and
to
abide
by
the
rules.
So
we
become
police
officers.
In
order
to
do
that
in
our
businesses
we
need
to
hire
security,
so,
on
top
of
only
being
able
to
allow
25
occupancy,
we
also
have
to
hire
more
employees,
not
to
mention
all
the
ppp
and
all
the
renovations
we've
had
to
make
so
and
I'm
not
complaining,
I'm
happy
that
we're
allowed
to
be
open
again.
P
Folks,
I'm
not
complaining,
but
I
am
telling
you
that
that
we're
desperate-
and
hopefully
you
can
hear
to
my
voice
earlier
treasurer
conan
mentioned
that
the
paperwork
on
this
grant
was
simple
and
that's
the
truth.
I
filled
it
out
myself
on
both
of
these
and
maybe
that's
why
one
of
them
didn't
pass.
Who
knows?
P
Maybe
I
made
a
mistake,
but
you
know
it
was
a
simple
process
compared
to
the
to
the
ones
with
the
ppp
and
and
the
ones
that
are
there
that
are
regulated
on
the
national
level,
and
I
will
tell
you
that
one
thing
that
that
wasn't
brought
up
is
not
only
did
I
read
that
it's
fit
under
50
employees,
but
it's
for
businesses
that
gross
less
than
4
million
that
are
eligible
for
this
and
it's
non-publicly
traded
companies,
and
that's
that's
huge
to
know
that
a
lot
of
the
ppp
money
that
was
spent
nationally
went
to
companies
that
don't
necessarily
need
it.
P
They're
at
risk,
they're
at
risk
of
dying
and
closing
and
those
businesses
will
open
again
but
they'll,
be
a
chick-fil-a
or
they'll
be
a
raising
canes.
They
won't
be
a
mom-and-pop
shop
like
it
is
today,
and
tons
of
them
have
already
lost
so
the
9263
businesses
that
these
that
this
grant
is
going
to
fund
you're,
going
to
literally
save
small
businesses
in
nevada
from
becoming
large
corporations.
So
I
thank
you
for
for
for
passing
this,
and-
and
I
also
thank
you
for
considering
raising
the
occupancy
at
50
up
to
50
again.
Mr.
A
Stoneburger,
I
think
I
need
to
ask
you
to
wrap
up.
Please.
A
Q
Well,
madam
chair,
thank
you
so
much
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
tonight.
I
really
can
only
say
ditto,
especially
to
what
derek
just
said.
As
long
as
I'm
I'm
state
director,
randy
thompson,
state
director
for
the
national
federation
of
independent
business
and
for
78
years
nfib
has
been
the
voice
of
small
business
across
america.
Q
I
want
to
say
director
brown.
I
love
you
you're
fabulous,
dad
treasurer
conan!
Thank
you.
Your
guys,
passion
and
your
support
of
small
business
is
amazing,
but
I
am
gonna
say
I
never
got
a
call
from
you,
director
brown.
When
it
comes
to
representing
small
business,
we
have
over
1800
members
across
the
state.
So
please
you
have
my
cell
phone.
Q
Please
call
me
when
you
guys
are
ready
to
validate
any
businesses,
but
more
than
anything
I
can't
really
say
anything
more
than
what
ann
silver
and
and
the
chamber
have
said,
and
and
just
and
mary
and
everybody
else
that
has
been
on
tonight.
Thank
you.
Please
support
this
bill.
It
is
the
lifeblood
of
so
many
businesses
in
the
state.
Not
only
am
I
the
lobbyist
for
nfib,
I
personally
own
a
prenatal
imaging
center
in
reno.
Q
A
Thompson,
I
believe,
you're
at
your
two
minutes.
Please
do
the
the
specifics
of
the
bill,
so
thank
you
very
much.
We
appreciate
that
so
with
that,
I
believe
I
have
sunny
vinuya.
I
hope
I
said
that
correctly
next,
in
in
line
of
support.
H
Thank
you
good
evening
committee,
sunny
vinoyan
gay
president
of
the
las
vegas
station
chamber
of
commerce,
support
of
ab106
that's
grand
extent,
expansion.
First,
I
just
wanted
to
thank
governor
select
director
brown
joshua
ko9.
Everybody
involved
in
really
building
this
grant
and
passing
it
now
hopefully,
and
we
all
know
that
many
of
our
businesses
are
still
barely
hanging
on
as
they
optimistically
wait
for
the
time
we
get
hurt
immunity
and
get
our
tourism
and
the
ability
to
reopen
at
full
capacity
back.
H
H
In
the
meantime,
any
help
that
we
can
give
them
is
very
much
appreciated,
as
they
just
need
these
clients
to
help
them
cope
up
with
their
business
expenses,
such
as
the
bb's,
rent,
payroll
supplies,
etc.
The
pets
grant
program
is
one
of
these
programs
that
can
make
a
real
difference
for
them.
Please,
let's
get
these
employers
help
just
and
let's
remember
we're
not
just
helping.
H
A
Thank
you,
sir.
Very
much
for
being
here.
We
appreciate
it.
That
concludes
the
list
of
folks
that
signed
in
ahead
of
time
to
be
listed
in
support.
We
did
have
one
late
sign
in
and
they
are
on
the
phone.
So
if
I
could
have
mr
armstrong
on
the
phone
up
next,
please
he
is
in
support.
Typically,
we
would
have
all
of
our
support
in
in
this
in
the
video
mode,
but
because
it
was
so
late,
he
was
not
able
to
do
that.
A
A
Well,
I
believe
we
might
be
having
some
technical
difficulties
getting.
Mr
armstrong
in
I
apologize
for
that.
So
what
we'll
do
is
we're
gonna
go
ahead
and
go
to
public
comment
and
broadcast
services.
You
do
have
the
public.
We
can't
open
the
public
comment
line
and
if
we
could
go
ahead
and
bring
the
public
comment
folks
in
please.
D
D
D
R
R
We
received
the
pets
grant.
We
also
received
the
craig
grant
after
we
did
not
receive
a
ppp
loan.
After
weeks
of
trying
and
during
the
pandemic,
we
served
people
in
our
community,
as
many
of
you
know,
feeding
people
out
of
my
garage
trying
to
make
sure
that
we
were
getting
resources
to
our
community.
R
R
Thanks
to
this
program,
we
have
now
been
able
to
keep
all
of
our
employees
employed
and
continue
to
grow.
I
know
other
non-profits
and
small
businesses
desperately
need
this
funding.
It
has
helped
us
so
much,
and
our
community
is
counting
on
all
of
you
to
pass
this
tonight.
So
please
support
this
bill.
It's
it's
good
for
non-profits,
it's
good
for
the
business
community
and
we
desperately
did
it.
Thank
you
again.
D
D
D
S
I'm
here
to
thank
governor
sistelak,
treasurer
zach,
conan,
michael
brown,
and
so
many
others
that
are
behind
the
scenes
working.
What
I
can
tell
you
is
that
for
those
folks
who
may
not
clearly
understand
how
hard
it
is
to
meet
payroll
even
before
covet,
you
could
imagine
now.
This
has
been
a
godsend.
This
money,
I
know
firsthand
and
I
mean
firsthand
many
many
many
many
of
my
members
have
participated
and
received
some
of
this
funding.
E
S
As
it
has
absolutely
kept
their
doors
open,
we
must.
We
must
understand
that
when
we
keep
doors
open,
when
we
keep
small
businesses
open,
you
are
keeping
folks
working
and
you
are
giving
them
the
dignity
to
be
able
to
take
care
of
their
family.
We
must
continue
down
this
road.
We
must
use
this
funding,
we
must.
We
must
approve
it
and
get
it
out
as
quickly
as
we
can,
so
that
these
businesses
can
continue
to
employ
great
hard-working
folks
and
keep
that
dignity
of
providing
for
a
home
alive
and
well.
Thank
you.
D
D
D
T
This
is
derek
armstrong.
I'm
the
director
of
economic
development
for
the
city
of
henderson,
and
I
appreciate
the
patience
my
first
time
participating
in
the
hearing
and
learning
the
process
still
so
that
the
city
of
henderson
would
like
to
speak
in
support
of
this.
This
bill
from
experience
having
administered
the
the
care
small
grants
program
for
the
city
of
henderson,
the
the
impact
and
the
demand
are
are
definitely
real
to
keep
these
businesses
going
as
we
move
forward,
and
until
these
businesses
can
go
back
to
normal.
T
These
types
of
programs
are
really
the
the
lifeline.
I
think
you've
heard
that
a
number
of
times
to
help
those
businesses
continue.
Some
of
the
things
I
didn't
hear
is
really
about
the
the
scope
of
the
types
of
businesses
that
apply
for
these.
These
types
of
programs
we
heard
about
bars
and
restaurants,
but
there's
other
professional
services
that
are
hurting
as
well.
T
I
think
one
of
the
learning
points
through
this
is
is
really
just
how
many
staff
that
dental
offices
have
and
and
the
impact
that
these
programs
have
in
keeping
professional
services
like
theirs
afloat.
The
next
time
you
go
to
a
dentist,
just
look
around
to
see
how
many
employees
are
actually
there
and
then.
Additionally,
senator
kennedy
talked
about
the
outreach.
T
The
outreach
goes
well
beyond
just
the
the
state
and
and
the
chambers,
all
of
the
local
governments,
all
of
the
rdas
all
of
the
associations
are
trying
to
get
the
word
out
to
help
these
businesses.
I
know
personally,
I
went
through
the
board
of
accountancy
to
to
to
ask
their
membership
to
reach
out
to
their
businesses
as
well.
So
the
the
city
of
henderson
supports
this
effort
and
we'll
like
to
continue
it.
D
R
Thank
you,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
committee
for
the
record.
I'm
kelly,
crompton,
representing
the
city
of
las
vegas,
the
city
of
las
vegas,
is
in
support
of
this
important
legislation
to
help
small
businesses
across
the
state
and
in
our
region.
We
thank
governor,
ciccola,
treasurer
conan
and
director
brown
for
their
work
on
this
program
and
the
committee
for
prioritizing
this
bill
this
evening.
The
impacts
this
legislation
will
have
on
our
community
is
vital
to
the
recovery
recovery
efforts
across
the
state.
We
thank
you
for
your
time
and
your
support
of
this
bill.
A
Very
much
ms
compton,
the
next
person,
please.
D
D
L
S
Okay,
perfect,
my
name
is
bishop
bonnie
rad
and
I'm
the
ceo
of
the
non-profit,
entitled
the
gathering
place.
I
came
to
nevada
shortly
after
the
2017
shooting
and
was
asked
to
come
actually
by
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
due
to
the
work
that
I
have
done
in
california,
around
mass
shootings
and
mass
crisis.
S
Around
many
things
complete
wrap
around
services.
So
I
can't
even
begin
to
tell
you
how
excited
I
am
tonight
to
hear
this
bill
and
I
am
in
complete
rah-rah.
If
I
had
some
pom-poms
I'd,
probably
jump
up
and
down
with
them,
but
I'd
like
to
thank
governor
fishlak
and
his
complete
team
that
continues
to
show
me
that
my
move
from
southern
california
to
nevada
was
one
of
the
best
things
I
ever
did.
Thank
you
so
much.
A
A
So
with
that
committee
members,
that
is
all
of
our
folks
and
support,
I
will
ask
if
there
I
have
seen
no
one
sign
in
in
opposition
and
we
have
no
one
in
the
phone
on
the
phone
line
in
opposition.
A
A
The
method
that
we
will
be
processing
this
this
evening
is
because
we
are
in
a
joint
meeting
right
now.
We
cannot
actually
take
a
vote
on
the
bill
until
we
are
in
a
ways
and
means
meeting,
so
we
will
have
public
comment.
Then
I
will
adjourn
this
meeting.
We
will
give
broadcast
services-
hopefully
15
to
20
minutes,
maybe
sooner
time
for
us
to
go
into
a
ways
and
means
committee
meeting
and
on
the
agenda,
for
that
is
work
session
only
of
ab106,
so
that
everyone
is
aware
of
the
plan.
A
So
those
of
you
that
have
been
involved
this
evening,
thank
you
very
much.
You'll
be
able
to
watch
the
work
session
on
the
youtube
channel
or
by
our
on
on
the
webpage
on
the
where
you
would
normally
watch
a
committee
meeting.
So
with
that,
I
will
open
it
up
for
any
public
comment
that
might
be
on
the
public
comment
line
at
this
time.
A
A
Thank
you
very
much
so
to
to
senate
finance.
Thank
you
for
attending
with
us
this
evening
to
all
the
presenters
and
supporters.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
This
meeting
is
adjourned
and
it's
the
chair's
intention
to
call
the
work
session
on
ways
and
means
to
order
in
approximately
10
to
15
minutes.
Thank
you
all
very
much.
We
are
adjourned.