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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
*Special Community & Economic
Development Committee
2:00 PM Virtual Tele- Conference Via ZoomTuesday, April 26, 2022 Please See The Agenda To Participate In The Meeting
The Oakland City Council Special Community & Economic Development Committee convened at 2:02 PM, with Councilmember Kalb presiding as Chairperson.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
Carroll FifeExcused 1 -
Dan Kalb, Loren Taylor, and Noel GalloPresent 3 -
The Roll Call was modified to note Councilmember Fife present at 2:03 p.m. 1 PUBLIC COMMENT: COMMENTS ON ALL ITEMS WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME.
COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA WILL BE TAKEN DURING OPEN FORUM
There was 1 Public Comment Speaker
2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of March 22, 2022 22-0278
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A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Kalb Taylor, Gallo4 -
NO VOTE 0
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A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Loren Taylor, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Kalb Taylor, Gallo4 -
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4 Subject: 2022-2023 Go-Biz Grant For Cannabis Equity Program And Proposition 64 Grant
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To:
(1) Apply For And Accept Five Million Four Hundred And Thirty-Five Thousand One Hundred And Forty Dollars And Eighty-Two Cents ($5,435,140.82) In State Of California, Governor’s Office Of Business And Economic Development (Go-Biz) Equity Act Grant Funds;
(2) Appropriate The Go-Biz Grant Funds By:
(A) Providing Grants And/Or No-Interest Loans In An Amount Not To Exceed Two-Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Grant Or Loan For Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees, To Be Determined And Without Return To Council, For Businesses’ Start-Up And Ongoing Costs In A Cumulative Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Four Hundred And Twenty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred And Fifty-Three Dollars And Ten Cents ($2,428,953.10);
(B) Providing No-Interest Loans To Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees To Fund The Purchase Of Real Property For Use By Multiple Equity Applicants And Licensees, To Be Determined And Without Return To Council In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two-Million Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,250,000); (C) Funding Direct Technical Assistance To Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees Through Shared-Use Manufacturing Facilities And Workforce Development Programs In An Amount Not To Exceed Five-Hundred And Forty-Three Thousand, Two Hundred And Seventy-Two Dollars And Thirty-Six Cents ($543,272.36); And (D) Funding Administration Of The Cannabis Equity Program In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred And Twelve Thousand, Nine Hundred And Fifteen Dollars And Thirty-Six Cents ($212,915.36); And (3) Forgive The Loans For Purchase Of Real Property Referenced Above And Without Return To Council Based On Loan Recipient’s’ Compliance With Loan Program Terms; And
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The Committee approved the recommendation of staff as amended, and requested the item be forwarded to the May 3, 2022 City Council Agenda on Consent with the
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following:
Amending the 6th Further Resolved on Page 4 to read:
That City Administrator is authorized to award Go-Biz grants and no-interest revolving loans in an amount up to $250,000 per grant or no interest revolving loan to fund business start-up and ongoing costs, including funding to host Special Events for business promotion, to local equity licensees and applicants to be determined and without return to City Council, in a cumulative amount not to exceed Two Million Four-Hundred Twenty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three Dollars and Ten Cents ($2,428,953.10); and be it Adding a Further Resolved to read:
That the City Administrator shall report to Council periodically the programmatic loans and grants, including the applicants awarded grants or loans, grant or loan amounts, geographic location, cannabis license type, and other relevant information concerning the grant and loan awards issued pursuant to this Resolution; and be it
Striking the 10th Further Resolved on page 4 that read:
That the City Administrator is authorized to forgive the loans to cannabis equity applicants and licensees to fund the purchase of real property for use by multiple equity applicants and licensees, without return to City Council, based on loan recipients’ compliance with loan program terms; and be it And
Amending the title striking section 3 that reads:
And (3) Forgive The Loans For Purchase Of Real Property Referenced Above And Without Return To Council Based On Loan Recpients’ Compliance With Loan Program Terms
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Loren Taylor, that this matter be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 5/3/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Kalb Taylor, Gallo4 -
NO VOTE 0
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2) A Resolution Amending Resolution 88735 C.M.S., Which Among Other Things Authorized The Acceptance And Appropriation Of Nine-Hundred And Ninety-Seven Thousand Six Hundred And Ninety-Four Dollars ($997,694) In State Of California Proposition 64 Public Health And Safety Grant Program Cohort Two Funds (“Proposition 64 Grant”) To: Authorize The City Administrator To: Appropriate The Proposition 64 Grant Funds By:
(A) Entering Into An Agreement At An Amount Not To Exceed Three-Hundred And Ten Thousand Dollars ($310,000) With Youth Uprising To Provide Preventative And Intervention Activities To Youth In Regards To Cannabis Consumption; And (B) Entering Into An Agreement In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred And Sixty-Three Thousand Three-Hundred And Six Dollars ($163,306) With The Public Health Institute To Develop And Execute A Youth Public Awareness Campaign Regarding Cannabis Consumption; And
(C) Entering Into An Agreement With LMB Creative Group, LLC In An Amount Not To Exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) To Provide Data Collection And Local Evaluation Reporting; And
(D) Waiving The Request For Proposal/Qualification Requirements For The Above-Mentioned Agreements With Youth Uprising And Public Health Institute 22-0260
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The Committee approved the recommendation of staff, and requested the item be forwarded to the May 3, 2022 City Council Agenda on Consent.
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Loren Taylor, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 5/3/2022. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Kalb Taylor, Gallo4 -
NO VOTE 0
Open Forum / Citizen Comment
No one spoke during Open Forum
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland City Council _Special Community & Economic Development Committee adjourned the meeting at 3:21 p.m.
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* In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can be taken.
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