Economic Development and Finance Committee

Agenda

1. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
3. CALL TO ORDER (4:03 PM)
4. ROLL CALL (4:03 PM)
5. REGULAR AGENDA (4:04 PM)
6. PUBLIC COMMENT (6:47 PM)
7. ADJOURNMENT (6:47 PM)
8. Also present: John Keisler, Director of Economic Development; Monica Kilaita, Deputy City Attorney; Tamela Austin, City Clerk Specialist.
9. 6. eComments received for the Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting of Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
   Agenda Item
   Action: received and filed

   This Agenda Item was received and filed.

10. REVISED
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12. CALL TO ORDER
13. ROLL CALL
14. REGULAR AGENDA
15. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting held Friday, May 15, 2020.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

16. 2. Recommendation to receive and file a report from Business Development Project Manager Eric Romero regarding the restaurant and bar retention program requested by the City Council; and refer to the City Council a recommendation for the City Manager to work with staff from the Economic Development Department to prepare a restaurant resiliency strategy to help locally-owned, full-service, sit-down restaurant owners survive the economic hardship caused by COVID-19.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Chair Richardson, seconded by Member Uranga, to approve recommendation, as amended, to [1] forward to City Council; [2] escalate delivery fees; [3] prioritize a direct connection to direct financial assistance; [4] identify key performance indicators through fees and resources received; [5] request Economic Development staff to prepare a TFF, to provide a report to see data, identify economic impact and additional needs. The motion carried by the following vote:

17. 3. Recommendation to receive and file a report from Director of Economic Development John Keisler on the City of Long Beach Economic Equity Studies Program funded by the CARES Act.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

18. 4. Recommendation to refer to the City Council a recommendation for the City Manager to work with staff from the Economic Development Department, Office of Civic Innovation, Economic Development Commission, Long Beach Economic Partnership, Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion, and industry partners to prepare an inclusive recovery strategy to help Long Beach businesses and workers quickly and effectively recover from the economic hardship caused by COVID-19.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

19. 5. Recommendation to receive and file a report from Assistant to the City Manager, Ajay Kolluri regarding the Cannabis Equity Program including the recent recommendations from the City Manager regarding shared-use manufacturing, non-storefront (delivery-only) retail, storefront retail options; and, refer to the City Council a recommendation for the City Manager to work with the City Attorney to prepare an ordinance to allow shared-use manufacturing in Long Beach; and, refer to the City Council a recommendation for the City Manager to prepare a feasibility analysis for the licensing and regulating non-storefront (delivery-only) cannabis retail facilities in Long Beach and refer findings to the City Council for input and policy direction once complete.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Chair Richardson, seconded by Member Uranga, to approve recommendation, as amended, to [1] forward to City Council, option 1 – shared-use manufacturing and option 2 – non-storefront (delivery-only); and [2] request staff to revisit option 3 – storefront retail input, within 6 months with a status of the market and opportunities to move forward. The motion carried by the following vote:

20. PUBLIC COMMENT
21. ADJOURNMENT
22. I, Tamela Austin, City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
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