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1. What barriers are you experiencing as you establish a compliant cannabis business? Please select all that apply?
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Burglaries or robberies 21
EBMUD compliance 9
End of incubation 21
Finding a location 26
Hiring and training employees 17
Lack of capital 53
Legal disputes 11
Obtaining insurance 13
PG&E electrical upgrade 8
Slow buildout 16
State licensing issues 7
Tax problems 19
Other 15
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2. Similar to 2021, should the City of Oakland dedicate a portion of Go-Biz funds to help a team of equity applicants (selected through a competitive process) purchase a property so that they can operate out of a free location and serve as an incubator for future equity programs?
3. What cannabis uses should a City of Oakland purchased property be used for? Please select all that apply.
4. How should the City of Oakland select the next team of equity applicants to purchase a property?
Yes 40
No 24
Cultivation 22
Non-Volatile Manufacturing17
Volatile Manufacturing 9
Distribution 20
Testing laboratory 9
Delivery 20
Dispensary 11
Microbusiness 23
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"I cannot say how the City of Oakland should select the next team. I d… "Check in with the top ranking prior teams to see if they can still move… 40 Responses
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5. Should the City of Oakland dedicate new Go-Biz funds to sponsor equity manufacturers (selected through a competitive process) to use shared-use manufacturing facilities?
6. How should the City of Oakland select equity manufacturers to utilize a shared use manufacturing facility?
7. How should the City provide capital to operators: grants, interest-free revolving loans, or both? Please note that while loans must be repaid, loans are not taxable and loan repayments provide future funds for equity applicants. On the other hand, grants need not be repaid, but they are taxable and they provide no future funds to equity applicants.
8. By moving your cursor over the below options and using the up and down arrows, please rank the following potential uses of Go-Biz funds from most helpful (1) to least helpful (4).
Yes 34
No 30
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"Based on interest, licensing, and basic experience manufacturing" 34 Responses
Grants only 23
Interest-free revolving loans 4
Both grants and loans 37
Rank Options
1 Grants or interest free loans to…
2 Purchasing of property
3 Sponsoring of shared-use ma…
4 Support recruiting, training, a…
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9. Do you have other suggestions on how to utilize Go-Biz funds?
10.Do you have any overall recommendations for how the City of Oakland can improve its cannabis equity program?
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"Having an office to issue funds per item specifically to the payee. For … "Moving Assistance. I cant speak for everyone, but I am looking for my … "Grant amounts would help more if they were increased to cover the t… 64 Responses
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"I would love to see more dedicated support to those who have been s… "Reduce the red tape as much as possible to speed up the processes. Of… 64 Responses