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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER JANANI RAMACHANDRAN
RESOLUTION AWARDING A GRANT AGREEMENT TO DIMOND
IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION (DIA) FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED TWENY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000) TO SUPPORT
BID FORMATION ACTIVITY PURSUANT TO COUNCIL RESOLUTION
88783 C.M.S.
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2021, the City Council passed Resolution No. 88783 C.M.S (Amending Resolution No. 88717 C.M.S., which adopted the Fiscal Year 2021-23 Biennial Budget) to, among other things, make a one-time appropriation of $25,000 to pay for BID feasibility studies in commercial districts for Council Districts 4, 6 and 7 (Resolution No. 88783 C.M.S. (Minutes “Expenditure Additions (Positive #) GPF 1010 Amendments, Item #1)); and
WHEREAS, the Dimond Improvement Association (DIA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (ID # 30-0590727) dedicated to making the City of Oakland’s Dimond District, located in District 4, a vibrant, safe and beautiful place for the community to live, work, shop and play; and
WHEREAS, the City Council enacted the City of Oakland Business Improvement Management District Ordinance (BIMD Ordinance) pursuant to Ordinance No. 12190 C.M.S.(1999), as codified in chapter 4.48 of the Oakland Municipal Code (O.M.C.), establishing the procedures for the formation of business improvement management districts; and
WHEREAS, the DIA has invested in exploring the feasibility of the formation of a business improvement district (BID) for the Dimond District including retaining consultants to research and advise regarding the same and the Council wishes to support those efforts by awarding a grant agreement to DIA for that purpose; and
WHEREAS, the funds are available in General Purpose Fund (1010)/Economic Development Org (85411)/ Business Improvement District Project (1000147)/Business Attraction, Retention and Expansion Program (SC11); now therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED: That DIA is hereby awarded a grant agreement in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) to support its efforts to establish a Dimond District BID, including for BID feasibility studies; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute a grant agreement with DIA in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) and is authorized to modify, extend or amend the grant agreement without increasing the amount of the grant award. IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS NOES – ABSENT – ABSTENTION –
ATTEST: ASHA REED City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California