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New business taps into creativity The Crafter’s Library opens in La Arcada Plaza
Supes to consider American Rescue Plan allocation By MADISON HIRNEISEN NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will consider options for spending more than $43 million in funds allocated by the American Rescue Plan during a special meeting Tuesday. The county is slated to receive about $43.3 million in funds from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act this year, which comes from the $1.9 trillion recovery plan that was passed in March. Through the plan, Americans received $1,400 stimulus checks, states were allocated a minimum of $500 million in emergency funding and the government enacted special unemployment compensation that waived federal income tax requirements on the first $10,200 in benefits. The plan also made provisions to allocate funds to local governments over the next two years. In all, Santa Barbara County will receive $86.7 million in funds over the next two years,
The county is slated to receive about $43.3 million in funds from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act this year, which comes from the $1.9 trillion recovery plan that was passed in March. which must be allocated for eligible purposes by the end of 2024. According to the ARPA, $25.3 million of the funding must be directed to recovery efforts Please see supervisors on a2
Goleta City Council to discuss youth safety ANNELISE HANSHAW / NEWS-PRESS PHOTOS
By MITCHELL WHITE
Andrew Rawls, owner of The Crafter’s Library, stands in his storefront Sunday. The business opened Saturday with a weekend of crafty classes and shopping.
The Crafter’s Library currently supplies four sewing machines. The store will expand its offerings to meet the requests of members in the future.
By ANNELISE HANSHAW NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Former UCSB student Andrew Rawls made his wild idea a reality when he opened The Crafter’s Library Saturday at 9 E. Figueroa St. in downtown Santa Barbara. The business solves a problem faced by crafters with tight budgets or small apartments by loaning them the machines, like sewing machines and Cricut cutters, and the space to create. There are also supplies available for purchase. The concept began when Mr. Rawls ran a youth center as a military contractor on the
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Mr. Rawls wants the store to be a safe community space for LGBT individuals. For June, LGBT Pride Month, he decorated the storefront in rainbow colors.
Marshall Islands in 2019. He enjoyed teaching the teens how to sew and also loved providing a safe community space. When he returned to Washington, D.C., COVID-19 made it nearly impossible for him to run his tourism company. He moved in with family in Colorado, looking for his next opportunity. One day, he signed up for a sewing class where he had free time to sew on the machine. He liked the business model and began playing with the idea. On a trip with a friend, he put his idea for
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The Goleta City Council on Tuesday will receive an annual report from the South Coast Task Force on Youth Safety. The task force aims to improve the safety and the quality of life for local youth and the community, and the council will discuss approving a memorandum of understanding with CommUnify, which would serve as the “host agency,” and the four jurisdictions served by the task force, known as sponsors. The city has been part of the task force since 2010, and a valid MOU was authorized in November 2015. The proposed two-year MOU runs from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022 and provides approximately $21,963 annually from the city, totaling $43,926. Also on Tuesday, the council will conduct a public hearing on an ordinance to amend Title 17 of the city’s municipal code, regarding provisions to temporary events. Under the proposed amendment, temporary events in Tile 17 will be moved to Title 9 and organizers will be required to obtain a permit to ensure the basic health, safety and community welfare standards are met. Title 12 amendments will be conformed to reflect recent state law, according to city officials. In other business, the council will hold a Proposition 218 protest hearing, which will include the presentation of the annual solid waste rate increase and allow for the community
to present written protests for consideration. In May 2020, the council approved a 4.25% rate increase for MarBorg, which became effective on July 1, 2020. Also during Tuesday’s meeting, the council will consider approving $93,500 in grants to 29 applicants, as well as consider approving the grant funding review committee’s fiscal year 2021-22 funding recommendations under the “Support Other Agencies” program. The committee is recommending that the existing agreements be extended for one-year at the current funding levels. The draft budget includes a total allocation of $360,000 for the government/interagency and city facilities/recreation categories. Organizations served include: COAST, $7,000; Goleta Union School District, $20,000; Santa Barbara Unified School District, $13,000; Foundation for Girsh Park, $125,000; Goleta Valley Community Center, $25,000; Goleta Valley Historical Society, $91,000; South Coast Railroad Museum, $34,000; and Center for Urban Agriculture at Fairview Gardens, $45,000. To view the complete agenda, visit https://tinyurl. com/3m6dyu7k. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. To join the meeting electronically, visit https:// attendee.gotowebinar.com/ register/6552239794035637515 and use webinar ID: 936-828443. email: mwhite@newspress.com
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a craft coworking space into words, and he signed up for mentorship through the Small Business Development Center in Ventura. The program quickly launched him to action, and he moved to Santa Barbara (which he hadn’t called home since his college graduation in 2012). “I hadn’t figured out how I was going to get back to Santa Barbara. But I realized this (business) was the perfect vehicle to get me here. Santa Barbara is such an incredibly talented city full of makers and artists, and the Please see CRAFTER’S on A4
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