Economic Development and Finance Committee

Agenda

1. ROLL CALL (3:11 PM)
2. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
3. IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL HYBRID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER N-08-21 ISSUED BY GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
4. CALL TO ORDER (3:11 PM)
5. REGULAR AGENDA (3:12 PM)
6. PUBLIC COMMENT (4:06 PM)
7. ADJOURNMENT (4:06 PM)
8. Also present: John Keisler, Director of Economic Development; Gary Anderson, Principal Deputy City Attorney; Tamela Austin, City Clerk Specialist.
9. 5. eComments received for the Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting of Tuesday, July 13, 2021.
   Agenda Item
   Action: received and filed

   This Agenda Item was received and filed.

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11. CALL TO ORDER
12. ROLL CALL
13. REGULAR AGENDA
14. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting held Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

15. 2. Recommendation to receive and file a report from Economic Development staff on 1st Quarter 2021 Economic Indicators and Sales Tax Study Report for 2019 to 2020 for the City of Long Beach.
    Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

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

16. 3. Recommendation to conduct, receive and file a Study Session, and receive input from Economic Development & Finance Committee Members and members of the public for the implementation of a racially equitable economic recovery strategy to help Long Beach businesses and workers quickly and effectively recover from the economic hardship caused by COVID-19 as approved by the City Council on March 16, 2021.
    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:

17. 4. Recommendation to conduct, receive and file a Study Session and receive input from Economic Development & Finance Committee Members and members of the public regarding the development of the Blueprint 2.0, the proposed 10-year plan to create equitable economic opportunities for workers, investors, and entrepreneurs in the City of Long Beach through the year 2030.
    Agenda Item
    Action: laid over

    This Agenda item was laid over by consensus to the next Economic Development and Finance Committee meeting.

18. PUBLIC COMMENT
19. ADJOURNMENT
20. 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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