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Gulf Oil Spill Updates
You are receiving these updates because Citrus County is one of the 25
Counties declared as a state of emergency by Florida’s Governor and the Florida
Dept of Emergency Management (FDEM). Below are two new resources available to
share with businesses.
Making Claims for Damages
GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE: AUGUST 11, 2010:
“New” August 18: Enterprise Florida’s Stakeholders Council will host a Gulf Oil
Spill: Business Assistance panel discussion with a BP Claims rep, SBA Loan rep
and Small Business Bridge Loan rep on August 18th between 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. in
Coral Gables, Florida. For details email:
lcox@eflorida.com
“New” August 10: Florida’s State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been
moved down to a level 2 activation.
GULF OIL SPILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
• July 29: BP awards $7 million to the Northwest Florida Travel Council for
tourism marketing. The Governor requests an additional $43 million to complete
the second round of tourism advertising.
• July 28: Kenneth Fienberg and his team will be ready to handle BP claims by
the end of August, 2010.
• July 22: SBA adds additional counties for businesses to be eligible for SBA
Disaster assistance loans: Monroe, Lee, Collier, Broward, Glades, Hendry and
Miami-Dade.
• July 21: Executive order issued authorizing property appraisers to provide
interim assessments of properties that may have declined in value due to the oil
spill. Effective in the 26 counties declared as emergencies.
• July 20: Fl Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued a survey to
distributors of Florida Seafood:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SVSC7MW Contact: Martin May
maym@doacs.state.fl.us
• July 20 – 23rd: Governor calls Special Session to address a constitutional
amendment banning offshore drilling in Florida waters.
• July 15: BP confirmed the oil well has been capped. Close monitoring of the
well will be conducted to ensure the cap holds.
• July 12: Governor holds a roundtable meeting, in Gulf Breeze Florida, with
Kenneth Feinberg, independent administrator of the $20 billion escrow BP
compensation fund. County commissioners, EDO’s, Chambers and Tourism directors
were in attendance.
• June 30: Governor Crist secures U.S. Dept of Labor $7MM National Emergency
Grant to provide employment-related assistance to dislocated Florida workers
affected by the oil spill. The grant will be managed by AWI and released
shortly. For information contact AWI: 877.362.5034.
• June 28: Department of Revenue (DOR) is offering, on a case-by-case basis,
additional options/waivers to taxpayers impacted by the Gulf Oil Spill. For a
listing of services available visit:
http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/taxes/servicecenters.html
• June: Governor launches Florida Gulf Recovery Jobs Web site. Currently listing
12,000 open positions for oil spill recovery:
www.floridagulfrecoveryjobs.com
• June 18: Governor released an extension, to August 28, 2010, for the
declaration of emergency in 26 counties.
• June 16: President Obama met with BP and agreed on the creation of an
Independent Claims Facility Fund (ICF) of $20 billion to be administered by Ken
Feinberg:
http://www.bp.com/genericarticle.do?categoryId=2012968&contentId=7062966
• June: Dun & Bradstreet released a Preliminary Business Impact Analysis of the
Gulf Oil Spill. Click here for the full report. Contact: Barbara Robinson
703.807.5726
• June 14: Florida’s Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program:
Up to $25,000 interest free loans.
Application forms:
www.floridaoilhelp.com
• Florida BP Claims: Hotline: 800.440.0858
BP Claims available for all Counties/Businesses in Florida.
BP general monthly payout: $5,000 (adjustable for commercial large loss
claims)
• SBA Loans: Hotline: 800.659.2955
SBA loans available in the follow counties only: Bay, Citrus, Dixie, Escambia,
Franklin, Gulf, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Levy, Manatee,
Okaloosa, Pasco, Pinellas, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Taylor and Walton. Alachua,
Calhoun, Charlotte, Desoto, Gilchrist, Hardee, Holmes, Jackson, Lafayette, Leon,
Liberty, Madison, Marion, Polk, Sumter, Wakulla and Washington. Note: Added July
2010: Monroe, Lee, Collier, Broward, Glades, Hendry and Miami-Dade.
• June 8: BP Awards Florida an additional $25MM, to cover state and local costs
of preparedness efforts.
• June 4: Governor requests $100MM, from President of BP America, to cover the
costs of the time sensitive response to threats from the oil spill to Florida’s
seabed, water column, surface and shoreline.
• June 3: Governor requests an additional $50MM, from President of BP America,
to cover state and local costs of preparedness efforts.
• May 30: Governor signed MOU’s with eight Northwest Florida counties totaling
$4.4MM for local tourism marketing efforts.
• US Dept of Commerce approves Florida’s Fishery Resource Disaster.
• BP provided a $100,000 grant through an MOU with Florida Foundation (formerly
Volunteer Florida) to maintain a database for the regulation of volunteers.
• Fraudulent Claims and Scams: Report individuals claiming to be BP employees
offering training/job placement for a fee or fraudulent claims to:
1.877.359.6281
• June 1: Governor Crist announced a new Visit Florida 90-day marketing campaign
to reach nearly 500 million consumers.
• Vendors must submit a Technology Evaluation Sheet if they have alternate
approaches to the oil spill. Email:
esf10dep@dep.state.fl.us
• Florida Gulf Oil Spill Information line: 888.337.3569 Web site:
www.deepwaterhorizonflorida.com
• May 17: BP agrees to provide $25MM to Visit Florida for marketing Florida.
• May 12: Governor created Gulf Oil Spill Economic Recovery Taskforce.
• May 6: Governor requested $50MM National Emergency Grant from US Dept of
Labor.
• May 4: BP awarded Florida $25MM for State and County costs.
• The Governor designated 26 Counties as state of emergency: Escambia, Santa
Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf, Franklin, Wakulla, Jefferson, Taylor, Dixie,
Levy, Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota,
Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Monroe, Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.
SBA BUSINESS RECOVERY CENTERS: 800.659.2955 (Monday – Saturday 8 a.m.
– 5 p.m. )
Bay County
Panama City Beach
Chamber of Commerce
309 Richard Jackson Blvd.
Panama City, FL 32407
Escambia County
Small Business
Development Center
401 E. Chase Street - Ste. 100
Pensacola, FL 32502
Franklin County
Apalachicola Bay
Chamber of Commerce
122 Commerce Street
Apalachicola, FL 32320
Gulf County
Chamber of Commerce
150 Captain Fred’s Place
Fort St. Joe, FL 32456
Monroe County
306 North Roosevelt Boulevard
Suite H., Key West, Florida
or
7885 Overseas Hwy
Marathon Key, Florida
Okaloosa County
Community Center Annex (Senior Center)
108 Stahlman Avenue
Destin, FL 32541
Santa Rosa County
Navarre Beach
Chamber of Commerce
8543 Navarre Parkway
Navarre, FL 32566
Wakulla County
Wakulla Agriculture Center
84 Cedar Avenue
Crawfordville, FL 32327
Walton County
Walton Area Chamber
of Commerce
63 S. Centre Trail
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
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