2.14 20-0422 Subject: Go-Biz Grant For Cannabis Equity Program
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To: (1) Apply For And Accept Six Million Five Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand Seven Hundred And Five Dollars And Seventy-Six Cents ($6,576,705.76) In State Of California, Office Of The Governor "Go-Biz" Equity Act Grant Funds; (2) Appropriate The Go-Biz Grant Funds By: (A) Providing Loans And Grants To Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees For Businesses' Start-Up And Ongoing Costs; And (B) Supporting Workforce Development Programs; (3) Award Grants In An Amount Not To Exceed Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) Per Grant For Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees, To Be Determined And Without Return To Council; And (4) Provide Loans In An Amount Not To Exceed Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) Per Loan For Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees, To Be Determined And Without Return To Council; And
I support the Cannabis Equity program, including additional funding.