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Agenda Item
5.11 25-0191 Subject: Corridor Safety Ambassador Grants
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grants For The 2024-2025 Corridor Safety Ambassador Program To Non-Profit Organizations Black Cultural Zone, Laurel District Association, Jack London Improvement District, Spanish Speaking Unity Council Of Alameda County, Inc., And Trybe Inc. For The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) Per Grantee For A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) To Immediately Enhance Safety Ambassador And Personnel And Safety Programs During The 2024 Holiday Shopping Season And Throughout The Program Year In High Priority Neighborhood Business Corridors Including The Dimond, Greater Downtown, Laurel, Little Saigon, Hegenberger, And Fruitvale Business Corridors And To Establish A Community Of Practice Linking City Services And Training For Safety Ambassadors And Personnel; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant Agreements With Grantees For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 With Authority To Extend The Terms Without Increasing The Amount Of The Grant Awards
As Executive Director of the Laurel District Association I want to thank you for recognizing the needs of these small business corridors along MacArthur and the importance of supporting safety ambassadors. Safety in the commercial corridor is a top concern of the small business owners as well as area residents and visitors. This comprehensive safety ambassador program will help improve the economic activity during the holiday season, a critical time of the year for business owners. The daily presence of trained safety and hospitality professionals will send a strong message to Shop Oakland, and serve as a conduit for Oakland and County agencies is their respective efforts to reduce crime, assist individuals in crisis, and build back our local economy. Please confirm these staff recommended funding allocations. Thank you!
As Executive Director of the Laurel District Association I want to thank you for recognizing the needs of these small business corridors along MacArthur and the importance of supporting safety ambassadors. Safety in the commercial corridor is a top concern of the small business owners as well as area residents and visitors. This comprehensive safety ambassador program will help improve the economic activity during the holiday season, a critical time of the year for business owners. The daily presence of trained safety and hospitality professionals will send a strong message to Shop Oakland, and serve as a conduit for Oakland and County agencies is their respective efforts to reduce crime, assist individuals in crisis, and build back our local economy. Please confirm these staff recommended funding allocations. Thank you!