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Subject: Economic Development Administration Grant For Small Business COVID Recovery
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution:
(1) Accepting And Appropriating One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) Awarded To The City Of Oakland By The U.S. Department Of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) For The Purpose Of Providing Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant Funds As Follows:
(A) Funding Direct Technical Assistance For Minority Construction Contractors In The Amount Of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000);
(B) Funding Direct Technical Assistance For Small Businesses In An Amount Not To Exceed Four-Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred And Twenty-Nine Dollars ($437,929); And
(C) Funding Administration Expenses Of The Economic And Workforce Development Business Development Program In An Amount Not To Exceed Sixty-Two Thousand Seventy-One Dollars ($62,071); And
(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Award A Professional Services Agreement With The Following Contractors:
(A) Merriwether & Williams Insurance Services In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) For A Term Of Two Years To Provide Technical Assistance And Business Support Services For Minority Construction Contractors As Selected Pursuant To A Competitive Process;
(B) The Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($200,200) For A Term Of Two Years To Provide Small Business Technical Assistance And Waiving The Request For Proposals/Qualifications Competitive Selection Requirements; And
(C) The Spanish Speaking Unity Council In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($200,200) For A Term Of Two Years To Provide Small Business Technical Assistance And Waiving The Request For Proposals/Qualifications Competitive Selection Requirement.