RESOLUTION NO. 22-____
A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Appointing _____________ And ____________ To An Ad-Hoc Subcommittee For Planning The eSC eSkootr Championship: Emeryville Event And Authorizing The City Manager To Execute A Non-Binding Letter Of Intent To Negotiate An Event Hosting Agreement With WES Management WHEREAS, the Emeryville General Plan includes Goals that call for a comprehensive, universally accessible, and multi-modal transportation system; and WHEREAS, the Emeryville Economic Development Strategy calls for the production of an annual, signature event to promote the City; and WHEREAS, the City’s Draft Active Transportation Plan is anticipated to include micromobility as a multi-modal focus area; and WHEREAS, the policies outlined in the preceding recitals support the production of an event that promotes sustainable, equitable transportation; and WHEREAS, electric scooters are a sustainable micromobility transportation solution; and WHEREAS, WES Management Limited (eSC) promotes micromobility transportation solutions through the production of the eSkootr Championship Racing series; and WHEREAS, eSC has expressed interest in partnering with the City of Emeryville to host an eSKootr Championship Race Event in the City of Emeryville; and WHEREAS, an eSkootr Championship Race Event would raise the City of Emeryville’s profile with an international audience and create economic activity benefiting the City of Emeryville; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to establish an ad-hoc subcommittee to work with staff in planning an eSkootr Championship Race Event; and WHEREAS, hosting an eSkootr Championship Race Event would require the negotiation and execution of an Event Hosting Agreement between the City and eSC; and WHEREAS, the City and eSC have negotiated a non-binding Letter of Intent to negotiate an Event Hosting Agreement, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby establishes the ad-hoc City Council subcommittee for planning the eSkootr Championship Race Event by appointing ______________ and ________________ to the ad-hoc subcommittee, and be it further RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a non-binding Letter of Intent in substantial form as attached to this Resolution as Exhibit A.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, November 1, 2022 by the following vote:
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MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK
CITY ATTORNEY
Resolution No. 22-___
eSC eSkootr Championship Event – Letter of Intent
| November 1, 2022