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Mayor'sEconomicDevelopmentAdvisoryPanel/EconomicRecoveryTaskForce | EconomicRecoveryTaskForce | 2 | Minutes of the Mayor's Economic Development Advisory Panel Special Meeting Thursday, May 14, 2020 encourage employee safety and reassure customers. Additionally, members recommended the task force develop or synthesize materials that help businesses pivot and adapt to the current situation, to serve as a starting point for businesses in their resiliency plans. Suggested task force nominees included Panel Member Saddik, Downtown Alameda Business Association Executive Director Kathy Weber, West Alameda Business Association Executive Director Linda Asbury, Giuseppe Naccarelli of Trabocco Restaurant, Dhruv Patel of Ridgemont Hospitality, and representatives from Merlon Geier or Bank of Marin. Panel Members suggested representation from restaurant/beverage, public health, urban planning, academia, county health, hospitality, property owners, real estate, non-profit, childcare, business associations, retail, and finance on the task force. Members recommended the task force be limited to 8-10 members. President Mik made a motion to approve a recommendation to develop a task force composed of 8-10 representatives from identified key sectors (restaurant/beverage, retail/property owners, public health/academia, city planning, childcare, banking, hospitality, and Alameda Business Associations), and put forward several names mentioned above to the City Manager as suggested task force members. Seconded by Panel Member Grunt. Ayes: President Mik, Vice President Schneider, Panel Members Karas, Elsesser, Stebbins, Grunt, Saddik, DeSouza, and Monteko. Nays: none. The motion passed 9-0. 6. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None. 7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - PANEL MEMBERS AND STAFF Panel Member Saddik informed the panel of the Alameda Strong Community Grant fund, a collaborative effort between the Downtown Alameda Business Association, the West Alameda Business Association, The Chamber of Commerce, and the City, with an aim of fundraising $200,000 plus to provide relief funding to Small Businesses, Sole Proprietors, and other Alamedans who have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. 8. ADJOURNMENT Panel Member Karas made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Panel Member DeSouza. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:09pm. Respectfully submitted, Lois Butler, Economic Development Manager Secretary Mayor's Economic Development Advisory Panel 2 | Mayor'sEconomicDevelopmentAdvisoryPanel/EconomicRecoveryTaskForce/2020-05-14.pdf |