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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
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RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
AMEND THE FACADE AND TENANT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
(FIP/TIP) TO:
(1) EXPAND THE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY CITYWIDE WITH A
PRIORITY FOCUS ON PRIORITY UNDERINVESTED
COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS;
(2) WAIVE MATCHING GRANT REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($25,000);
(3) ALLOW STAGGERED MULTI-PHASE REIMBURSEMENTS OF
PROJECT COSTS;
(4) INCLUDE RETAIL CANNABIS BUSINESSES AS AN ELIGIBLE
BUSINESS TYPE;
(5) ALLOW PHYSICAL UPGRADES ASSOCIATED WITH OUTDOOR
DINING IN CONJUNCTION WITH FLEX STREET PROGRAM
PARTICIPATION; AND
(6) ALLOW WINDOW REPAIR FROM VANDALISM IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($2,500) AS AN ELIGABLE EXPENSE.
WHEREAS, the Facade and Tenant Improvement Programs (FIP/TIP) assist in the elimination of blight, help retain and attract businesses within the program boundaries, create job opportunities, and increase sales tax revenues for the City of Oakland; and WHEREAS, the FIP/TIP was originally designed as an incentive program that offers matching grants on a dollar-for-dollar basis to rehabilitate and revitalize commercial buildings and storefronts in targeted commercial districts of the City located in eligible redevelopment project areas; and
WHEREAS, the current FIP/TIP incentivizes business and property owners and businesses by providing grants for fifty percent (50%) of project costs to make comprehensive
fa?ade and tenant improvements to enhance the overall physical appearance of various commercial districts and redevelopment areas in the City to attract commercial businesses; and WHEREAS, the reimbursable FIP/TIP project work may include paint, signage, landscaping exterior lighting, security systems, awnings/canopies; windows, doors, and safety grilles; restoration of historical fafade features, and compliance with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) and interior tenant improvements; and WHEREAS, an equity analysis of the FIP/TIP program was conducted and program modifications were identified to increase equity outcomes; now, therefore, be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to amend the Fafade and Tenant Improvement Program (FIP/TIP) to: 1) expand the program eligibility Citywide with a priority focus on priority underinvested commercial corridors; 2) waive matching grant requirements for grants up to Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000); 3) allow staggered reimbursements of project costs; 4) include retail cannabis businesses as an eligible business type; 5) allow construction upgrades associated with outdoor dining in conjunction with flex street program permitting; and 6) allow window repair from vandalism up to Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) as an eligible program expense; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That all agreements executed pursuant to the Resolution shall be approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney’s Office and filed with the City Administrator’s Office.
JUN 0 7 2022IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
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ABSENT-0
ABSTENTION
ATTEST:
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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