Weekly Resource Blog – June 15th

COVID-19 Updates

Larimer County is following the state Health Order  – Larimer County is aligned with statewide Colorado public health orders and recommendations. There are currently no local public health orders related to COVID-19. Businesses may implement their own policies so long as they are meeting the minimum requirements set forth by the state of Colorado. Please be kind to others and respectful as everyone adapts to these new requirements and recommendations.

Mask-Wearing:

The amended Executive Order states that fully vaccinated people can go without masks in public indoor spaces unless the setting requires otherwise.

Unvaccinated people over age 11 are encouraged to continue wearing masks in all public indoor spaces where members of different households are present.

Masks are still required in certain settings, including in schools for unvaccinated students, teachers, and staff, as well as other settings which are laid out in the Executive Order.

• Larimer County Department of Health and Environment: dashboard, testing, and vaccine Information:

Testing is available: 

• Mondays and Wednesdays at The Ranch in Loveland from 9 am-12 noon. Closed on: Monday, 5/31 Memorial Day.
• Thursdays at Northside Aztlan Community Center in Fort Collins from 9 am – 12 noon.

COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics:

State Community Vaccine Clinic at The Ranch

• Parents can now register their children ages 12-15 for the Pfizer vaccine at the community vaccination site at The Ranch:
  

Monday-Saturday, 10 am – 5:30 pm At 5280 Arena Circle, Loveland

• Week of 6/14:  Moderna, J&J and Pfizer (priority for those who are age 12-17) available.

Opportunity to Request COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic at your Organization 

If your organization (or business) has not yet had the opportunity to have a mobile vaccine clinic (LCDHE/Health District/other) and you feel like it would be a good fit to offer a clinic to your clientele/event/families/etc, please fill out this form: https://form.jotform.com/211374714104042

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COVID-19 Recovery Resources

Community Support Resources

We know times are tough, and you may need a little bit of extra help. . .

In Larimer County, there are many agencies working hard to provide food and financial assistance and emotional support. We have put together some links to help make your search for assistance a little bit easier.

• Link to Individual & Family Assistance resource page.

• Link to Emotional Support & Mental Health resource page.

• • Spanish Mental Health Session provided by The Family Center

• • • Children Coping with Grief (In Spanish): June 17th at 11am – Zoom: Meeting ID: 846 2430 9123, Passcode: 18021

• FEMA Funeral Support : Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020.

Rent & Mortgage Assistance

Neighbor to Neighbor Rent Assistance:

• Due to COVID-19 pandemic, many people in our community are facing uncertainty with paying rent. Neighbor to Neighbor is here to help.

Business & Workforce Support

Colorado Jumpstart – Return to Work Incentive

Colorado Jumpstart is a program being offered to unemployment benefits recipients who return to work between may 16^th 2021 – June 26^th, 2021.

Eligible claimants who return to work between May 16 and May 29, 2021 can receive a Colorado Jumpstart Bonus of $1,600. Eligible claimants who return to work between May 30 and June 26, 2021 can receive a Colorado Jumpstart Bonus of $1,200. The Colorado Jumpstart Bonus is taxable and will be taxed at the percentage a claimant has previously selected.

For more information for the Colorado Jumpstart Bonus please visit: https://cdle.colorado.gov/colorado-jumpstart

U.S. Small Business Administration is providing funding programs for COVID-19 relief options. For more COVID-19 relief options click here.

Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Application

The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program was established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, and amended by the American Rescue Plan Act. The program includes over $16 billion in grants to shuttered venues, to be administered by SBA’s Office of Disaster Assistance.

Eligible applicants may qualify for grants equal to 45% of their gross earned revenue, with the maximum amount available for a single grant award of $10 million. $2 billion is reserved for eligible applications with up to 50 full-time employees. Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal.

Restaurant Revitalization Fund

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund (Fondo de revitalización de restaurantes), part of the American Rescue Plan Act, will provide $28.6 billion in grants to restaurants and bars in need. This fund will offer grants to hard-hit restaurants and bars based on lost revenue. Five billion dollars of that total will be set aside expressly for businesses with 2019 gross receipts of less than $500,000.

Climber Business Fund – Colorado announced a $250M small business loan fund. Loans of up to $500,000 are available, with special consideration for businesses in rural, distressed, and underserved areas. See complete details.

Municipal Recovery Resources:

• Town of Berthoud 
• Town of Estes Park 
• City of Fort Collins 
• Town of Johnstown 
• City of Loveland 
• Town of Timnath
• Town of Wellington
• Town of Windsor

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2020 Wildfires Recovery Resources

Get Assistance:

Larimer County – Long-Term Recovery Group: Formed and working with Larimer County officials to rebuild, recover, and repair utilizing skilled case managers, identifies and assists fire survivors who do not have adequate personal resources for basic needs and recovery.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Arapahoe & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee National Grassland 

• Fire Recovery Information 

Cameron Peak Fire Area Recovery Community Meeting: 

• Monument Gulch Community Meeting – Thursday, June 17th

• • Email Shayle Sabo at sabosn@co.larimer.co.us to request link to the meeting.

• • If interested in getting a meeting scheduled with county personnel, volunteer organizations, watershed coalitions or state/federal partners, please reach out to Shayle Sabo at: sabosn@co.larimer.co.us
  • Recordings of past meetings can be found at: www.larimer.org/wildfire-resources

Upcoming Webinars:

May Virtual Workshops for 2020 Wildfire Survivors

United Policyholders has scheduled several presentations in May for people affected by 2020 wildfires in Colorado.

• Survivor to Survivor Forum:
  • Tuesday, June 15th, 2021, 7 p.m. MT

• Roadmap to Recovery Q&A:
  • Wednesday, June 23th, 2021, 5:30 p.m. MT

Please register for all events: www.uphelp.org/events

• Click the image below for the recording for the webinar on Cameron Peak Burn-Scar Flooding. This webinar provides and overview of what potential impacts are anticipated and what community members in and around the burn area can do to be prepared

Be Flood Ready – Text FLOOD2021 to 888-777 for post-fire flood preparedness messages and up to date information.

Cameron Peak Fire Area Weekly Recovery Activities:

• Debris Management – Debris Operations continue in the Cameron Peak Fire area. The county contractor, Ceres, is finishing CR 103 near Chambers Lake this week. Cutting should be complete today or tomorrow with chipping to follow. From there, the contractor will be moving to Pingree Park Road (CR 63E) and CR 44H. Monument Gulch and Lazy D will be completed on this stretch so this is the last chance to get Right of Entry Forms completed for this work.

If you have yet to sign the Right of Entry form allowing us to remove hazard trees along roadways and stream systems on private property, please do so as soon as possible by following the link below.

Right-of-Entry Form
tinyurl.com/ROEformforCPF

• Sandbags & Dumpsters – All available sandbags filled by our volunteer partners with Serve 6.8 will be delivered by the end of the day today. There will not be additional deliveries so if you want to stock up for our next monsoon season, now is the time. Dumpsters are also available for FIRE-RELATED debris through July 31st. For a map of sandbag and dumpster locations, please use the following link:  Sandbag and Dumpster Locations

People have been dumping debris outside the dumpsters on the ground. If this continues we will have to remove the dumpsters from these locations. Please make sure all debris goes into provided dumpsters.

• Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed  – CPRW organized a project at Bert Belew’s property in Monument Gulch on June 9th. Wildland Restoration Volunteers led the day, utilizing a group of their volunteers, and trained the Larimer Conservation Corps land crew personnel. Wattles, seed, mulch, and four log and rock check dams were installed.

• Suppression Repairs – Fireline repair work for dozer and handlines are complete on south side of the fire. Contractor will be working in Rustic and Red Feather Lakes this week.

• CSU Research Study – Researchers at CSU and the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins are looking for residents who live within or near the Cameron Peak Fire area to share their experiences and discuss their thoughts regarding the fire and the post-fire landscape. The research aims to understand resident perspectives on the decisions and strategies used to manage the fire, impacts from the fire, and future forest and fire management efforts across the landscape. Findings will help inform future communication and management strategies across the landscape to mitigate wildfire risk and seek common understanding and shared goals for future decision making about cross boundary forest and wildfire management.

The current focus for the research is on the following communities or areas: Red Feather Lakes, Crystal Mountain /Buckhorn Canyon / CR 44, Glen Haven and Drake, and Rustic.

The goal is to speak with residents via phone, video chat, or in person throughout this summer and early fall. If you live within or near these communities and would be willing to share your perspectives, or for more information, please contact Chad Kooistra at (970) 217-5239 or chadk@colostate.edu. Chad is a social science researcher with the Public Lands Policy Group (PLPG) at Colorado State University and is leading the study with Courtney Schultz (CSU Associate Professor and PLPG Director) and Sarah McCaffrey (Research Social Scientist with the Rocky Mountain Research Station).

• CDOT To begin work on Highway 14 – CDOT is widening the shoulders along Highway 14 through Poudre Canyon at six locations. Work has begun west of Ted’s Place and will move toward Kinikinik. Construction is expected to continue into the fall of 2021.

• Larimer County Conservation Corps – Erosion Control efforts will begin along CR 69 (Manhattan Road) and Rustic this week. The LC Conservation Corps has a crew dedicated to erosion control work for the next 10 weeks.

• Wattles and Stakes Available – The Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed has wattles and stakes available for property owners at the intersection of Crown Point Road and Pingree Park Rd (next to the roll off dumpsters).