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Labor. District staff has dedicated a tremendous amount of time to mitigating or responding to the COVID public health emergency including; emergency operations center, training, disinfection, technical assistance, purchase and distribution of supplies, security as well as general administration required for implementation of the various guidelines. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Other Materials. The District has provided staff with various personal protective equipment (PPE); material for control and reduction of immediate threat for patron and employee health for programming as per. CDC guidance. In addition, the District has purchased and produced materials recommended by COVID-19 recommendations such as signage to disseminate information to the public to provide warnings and guidance, materials needed for disinfection or emergency operations such as barricades, additional sanitary facilities and regular service. Community Assistance. The District incurred expenditures to other entities to reimburse the costs of operations interruption caused by the required closures. Such expenses include a loan to the Chumash museum. Emergency Paid Leave. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFRCA) required that employers provide paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave under specific COVID-19 related situations. As a government entity, CRPD was not eligible to take advantage of the tax benefits from the FFRCA to offset the costs of providing this leave to staff. Tax credits were made available to special districts as of April 1, 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan. The District has been using the tax credits as of that date and those values are not included in the expenses listed here. Unemployment Insurance. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act included several provisions to help unemployed Californians who are not usually eligible for state Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits. The District is self-insured for unemployment insurance and typically pays between $10,000-$15,000 annually. While the CARES Act did provide for 50% of these costs to be reimbursed, the District still had to pay substantially more than usual; $219,260 between March and December 2020. In addition, as a government entity, the District was not eligible for a Payment Prevention Program (PPP) loan to prevent unemployment claims. Covid Reduced Revenue: $4.,727,263 Total In an effort to suppress the spread of COVID-19, the State and Ventura County issued orders for various health and safety protocols, but most significantly for the District, restricted the ability to gather. The US Treasury provided guidance for State and Local governments to calculate the COVID related reduction in 11