3.27 20-0754 Subject: Local Business Empowerment Through Contracting (LBETC) From: Councilmember Taylor And Councilmember McElhaney Recommendation: TITLE CHANGE [OLD TITLE] 1) A Resolution Directing The City Administrator To Explore And Report Back To Council By March 2021 Regarding (1) The Port Of Oakland's (Port) Interest In And The Feasibility Of The Port Partnering With The City To Establish And Operate An Owner-Controlled Insurance Program Regarding Construction And Professional Services Projects; (2) A Plan For How The City Of Oakland Can Combine The On-Call Contracts Procurement Process And The Local Small Local Business Enterprise Program So That Public Works Contracts Comply With SLBE Requirements, And (3) A Proposed Plan For Enhancing Requirements For The Preferred Small Local Business Program To Include All Professional Services And Not Just Professional Pre-Construction Services, And Implementing These Proposed Plans [NEW TITLE] 1) Adopt A Resolution Directing The City Administrator To Report Back To Council By April 2021 Regarding (1) The Port Of Oakland's (Port) Interest In And Feasibility Of Partnering With The City To Establish And Operate An Owner-Controlled Insurance Program For Construction Projects, Or For The City To Do So Individually; (2) The City's Application Of The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program To On-Call Contracts And Cooperative Agreements; (3) Expansion Of The City's Construction Mandatory Preferred Small Local Business Program To The Purchase Of All Professional Services; (4) Creation Of A Small And/Or Very Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE/VSLBE) Set Aside Program; (5) Establishment Of A Bonding And Financing Program For SLBEs; (6) Creation Of A Credit Incentive Program For LBE/SLBE Owners Who Graduated From A High School In Oakland; And (7) Any Other Program Enhancements To Address Race And Gender Disparities In Local Contracting And Procurement Identified By Council; On The January 12, 2021 City Council Agenda