In this eNewsletter, you will find information about key efforts that impact our business community, including:
- California's Revenue Surplus of $55 Billion
- Meet the Business Law Enforcement Liaison
- Go Green on Butterfield
- Hotel Incentive Policy
- Spanish Language Translation
- Connecting Businesses to Bikes
- Public Works Week
-Benjamin Moore, Mission Bell, and Urbn Ranch
- Business Resources
Read the May 2022 eNewsletter HERE and reach out to the team if you have any questions or want to connect with us. Thank you for continuing to “Choose Morgan Hill.”
Have questions? Contact City of Morgan Hill Economic Development Director Matt Mahood at Matt.Mahood@morganhill.ca.gov
We understand that as a business owner, your main priorities are keeping your business secure and your employees safe. To that effect, we would like to introduce you to Business Law Enforcement Liaison Corporal Mindy Zen, and share some of her safety and security best practices.
#1 USE CITY RESOURCES: Call MHPD Non-Emergency @ 408-779-2101 to report non-emergency crime, nuisance, or blight issues. Contact the Morgan Hill Police Department Business Law Enforcement Liaison @ 669-253-4917 for concerns affecting your business operations.
#2 INSTALL SECURITY CAMERAS: Security cameras deter crime, vandalism, and provide safety for your employees and patrons. Keep all areas visible to cameras and please share your footage with the Morgan Hill Police Department.
#3 KEEP THE LIGHTS ON: Lighting creates a sense of liveliness and an illusion that people are around. Leave the lights on or install motion-activated lighting after hours.
#4 MAINTAIN AND CHECK ON YOUR PROPERTY: Perform regular visits and keep your property free of trash, litter, and junk. Trim or remove tall bushes, trees, and shrubbery. The City of Morgan Hill has a high standard of cleanliness, and we expect business owners to do the same.
#5 PRIVATE PROPERTY SIGNAGE AND AUTHORIZATION: Private property owners may authorize local law enforcement to arrest trespassers under certain provisions. Post "No Trespassing/Private Property" signs on your property and complete MHPD's "Arrest Authorization Form."
#6 USE ONLINE FORMS TO REPORT A CONCERN: If you have a concern about graffiti, illegal dumping, abandoned vehicles, etc., please use our online tool HERE to report it.
Have questions? Contact Corporal Mindy Zen at Mindy.zen@morganhill.ca.gov
On May 9th, the federal government announced that they secured commitments from 20 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to offer at least one high speed internet plan with a minimum of 100 MB download for no more than $30 a month, with the guarantee of no additional fees or data caps, to an estimated 48 million households who qualify for it across the country. This is known as the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
ACP was established through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021. It allocated $14.2 billion to the program to extend the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBB) that was established through a federal COVID relief package, and amended the program in several ways including adding additional consumer protections, reducing the monthly subsidy amount from $50 to $30, and extending eligibility requirements such that ISPs are required to open all their plans to ACP. This new commitment ensures that ACP-eligible households, with access to the committed ISPs, will be able to have internet in their homes with no out of pocket costs.
The federal government also announced support for streamlined and simplified ACP enrollment including:
-The launch of a new, streamlined website to enroll in ACP
-A campaign to reach ACP-eligible households through coordinated messaging and outreach through the federal programs they’re already enrolled in (like Social Security)
-Partnerships with state and city governments to conduct outreach
-Collaborations with public interest organizations who provide enrollment support
To learn more about the Affordable Connectivity Program go HERE
Mission Bell Manufacturing was founded in Santa Clara County in 1959. After briefly operating under the parent company USA Millwork, Mission Bell has once again resumed operations as a local, employee-owned business, dedicated to premium quality architectural millwork and casework.
Mission Bell is a 60-year-old millwork manufacturing company based in Morgan Hill. They provide custom commercial millwork and casework for healthcare, technology, education, office, and hospitality projects throughout the Bay Area and Pacific Northwest regions.
“Last week, City staff took measures to optimize and improve traffic flow on the Butterfield Corridor by installing new signal controllers. Signal optimization has been implemented during peak travel times, Monday-Friday between the hours of 6-8 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. Vehicles are advised to “go green” on Butterfield during these times to increase their efficiency of moving from one end of town to the other……”
A recent press release from Visit Morgan Hill shows that hospitality industry recovery is currently underway.
“Visit California’s newly released report, prepared by Dean Runyan Associates, details the economic impact of state tourism in 2021. Per the report, Santa Clara County’s visitor-generated spending, tax revenue and jobs increased from 2020 to 2021. However, spending remained at 53.5% of 2019 levels. Much like the state and county, Morgan Hill has not yet fully recovered pre-pandemic tourism indicators. However, the Morgan Hill Tourism Business Improvement District (MHTBID) collections saw a 125% increase July through December 2021 over the previous six months of 2021, indicating local tourism uptick and preliminary recovery………………”
