Economic Development and Finance Committee

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER (4:23 PM)
2. ROLL CALL (4:23 PM)
3. REGULAR AGENDA (4:23 PM)
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (5:10 PM)
5. ADJOURNMENT (5:10 PM)
6. Also present: John Keisler, Director of Economic and Property Development; Amy Webber, Deputy City Attorney; Jonathan Nagayama, City Clerk Specialist.
7. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
8. CALL TO ORDER
9. ROLL CALL
10. REGULAR AGENDA
11. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting held Tuesday, December 20, 2016.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Member Uranga, seconded by Chair Mungo, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

12. 2. Recommendation to review and forward Committee comments and/or recommendations to the City Council for consideration of the City of Long Beach Economic Development Blueprint and the proposed 10-year plan for Economic Development.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Chair Mungo, seconded by Member Uranga, to recommend to City Council to adopt the City of Long Beach Economic Development Blueprint and the proposed 10-year plan for Economic Development with the next steps of an operationalization, prioritization Economic Development and Finance meeting that includes an executive team of Economic Development Commission members, regional partners such as economic and development staff from Los Angeles County and a member from the Workforce Investment Board. The motion carried by the following vote:

13. 3. Recommendation to receive and file a report on regional business and economic indicators for Long Beach such as unemployment rate, job creation, industry clusters, new and total businesses, grants and assistance loans, and workforce training.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Chair Mungo, seconded by Vice Chair Price, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

14. PUBLIC COMMENT
15. ADJOURNMENT
16. I, Jonathan Nagayama, City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. _________________________ Date: ____________
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