HomeMy WebLinkAboutPOWERPOINT - WS-1City Council: June 5, 2018
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Worker Cooperative Resolution Approved by
City Council in August 2017.
Staff has Continued to Work with
Stakeholder Groups Interested in
Supporting Worker Cooperatives in the City:
Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities, Delhi
Center, Cielo
EDBIT received an Update on Future Support
for Worker Cooperatives in November 2017.
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Policy to Support Worker Cooperatives
and Conversion.
Policy to Support Formation of Business
Improvement Districts.
Ordinance Identifying Business License
Fee Reduction/Exemptions,
Streamlining Permits for Small
Businesses: W
orker Coops, Pop-ups, Gig
Economy
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Develop Worker Cooperative Support Program
within Economic Development Division
Designate City liaison and broaden
specialization of staff to include worker
cooperative expertise.
Coordinate efforts and develop partnerships
among cooperative ecosystem (coops,
technical assistance providers, financial
institutions).
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Create strategy for connecting coops with
markets and support organizations.
Promote knowledge and awareness of
cooperatives as local economic development
strategy.
Develop City webpage identifying resources
for cooperative start-ups and conversion.
Promote cooperative job opportunities at the
City’s WORK Center.
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Support and Promote the Conversion of
Businesses into Worker Cooperatives
Provide information on the option of
conversion to Worker Cooperative for
retiring business owners (City website).
Jointly Host Workshops on Conversion.
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City facilitate process of forming
BID by providing resources and
information.
Targeted areas include: S. Main,
17th Street, Bristol, Harbor Blvd.
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Business License reduction
Permit Streamlining
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An Ordinance is Law.
An Ordinance is Rigid and Difficult
to change
.
A Policy is Flexible and can Easily
be Amended to Accommodate
New Ideas and Changes.
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Adopt Worker Cooperative Policy
within Economic Development.
Support Formation of Business
Improvement Districts within
Economic Development.
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