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RedevelopmentAgencyandCouncilCommunityAndEconomicDevelopmentCommittee | 2009-04-07 | DRAFT *Special Concurrent Meeting of the Meeting Minutes April 7, 2009 Redevelopment Agency and Council Community & Economic Development Committee 5 Subject: Ambassadors Program Implementation From: Council President Brunner and Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Receive A Report And Recommendation On The Implementation Of The Oakland Ambassador Program 09-0060 Play Video A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Member Kernighan, that this matter be *Received and Forwarded to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/ City Council, due back on April 21, 2009 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried by the following vote: Votes: Councilmember Aye: Member Kernighan, Member Brunner, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente The Committee Received and Forwarded the report and recommendations and further supported the following: 1) Option 2 of the staff report to provide matching grants to an eligible community organization to provide Ambassador Services in targeted commercial districts; 2) Retaining funding for the Ambassador program solely in areas where there are Business Improvement Districts or other community groups with the capacity to provide matching funds to Council District 1 (Broadway/MacArthur/SanPablo), Council District 3 (West Oakland), and District 5 (Fruitvale/Coliseum); 3) Broadening of the program to serve a commercial district not just the area solely around a Bart station; and 4) Not restricting the program to only hiring at-risk youth as Ambassadors The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: - Paulette V. Hogan - Tom Guarino - Sanjiv Handa View Report.pdf City of Oakland Page 5 Printed on 4/20/09 | 5 | RedevelopmentAgencyandCouncilCommunityAndEconomicDevelopmentCommittee/2009-04-07.pdf |