Economic Development and Finance Committee

Agenda

1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM CIVIC CHAMBERS IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC PUBLIC WILL HAVE THE OPTION TO USE eCOMMENT TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS. WRITTEN COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL TO CITYCLERK@LONGBEACH.GOV TO SIGN UP FOR TELEPHONIC PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE VISIT WWW.LONGBEACH.GOV/CITYCLERK PLEASE VIEW THE MEETING FROM YOUR COMPUTER, TABLET, OR SMARTPHONE VIA: https://longbeach.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=84
2. CALL TO ORDER
3. ROLL CALL
4. REGULAR AGENDA
5. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting held Tuesday, December 1, 2020.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

6. 2. Recommendation to conduct a study session and receive input from Economic Development & Finance Committee Members and members of the public to prepare an equitable economic recovery strategy to help Long Beach families, workers and employers/businesses quickly and effectively recover from the economic hardship caused by COVID-19, requested by the City Council on December 15, 2020.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

7. 3. Recommendation to conduct a study session and receive input from Economic Development & Finance Committee Members and members of the public to prepare a Restaurant & Bar Retention Strategy to help locally-owned, full-service, sit-down restaurant owners survive the economic hardship caused by COVID-19, requested by the City Council on December 8, 2020.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

8. PUBLIC COMMENT
9. ADJOURNMENT
10. 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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12. 4. eComments received for the Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting of Monday, February 8, 2021.
    Agenda Item
    Action: received and filed

    This Agenda Item was received and filed.

13. ROLL CALL (10:02 AM)
14. REGULAR AGENDA (10:03 AM)
15. Also present: John Keisler, Director of Economic Development; Monica Kilaita, Deputy City Attorney; Tamela Austin, City Clerk Specialist.
16. CALL TO ORDER (10:02 AM)
17. PUBLIC COMMENT (11:25 AM)
18. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
19. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
20. ADJOURNMENT (11:25 AM)