2017-05-15 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE , BUDGET & TECHNOLOGY

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Development impact fee study contract just provided to consultant, will take six to nine months to complete as it requires information from departments, per Fred Mousavipour, Executive Director of Public Works. For sale of City-owned properties, next steps would be recommendation to purchase technology to install and run asset management and will take four months to convert data into system to be ready to use in about a year from now. There are a number of initiatives for approval: Smart Santa Ana, fiber optics with partner to merge with utilities and LED programs, affordable internet, light conversion, review franchise fees with utility companies, and SARTC deferred maintenance to attract tenants. 9. Cooperative Business Ordinance (Strategic Plan No. 3, 1} Mayor Pro Tem Martinez: "Cooperative business ordinance primarily supports idea of worker cooperatives — businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by workers — as a key part of the City's economic development strategy moving forward. The worker cooperative model has proven to be an effective tool for creating and maintaining sustainable, dignified jobs; generating wealth; improving the quality of life of workers; and promoting community and local economic development, particularly for people who lack access to conventional means of business ownership." "Direction would be to: direct City Manager to develop recommendations to support local worker cooperatives, particularly ones that target areas of need in Santa Ana such as food deserts. It also directs the city manager to review the City's small business program loan applications and other materials to ensure worker cooperative can access those on the same basis as comparable conventional businesses. Direct city manager to develop recommendations on how to reach out to existing business owners and present worker cooperative conversion as a retirement or succession plan for older business owners. Direct the city manager to review City procurement and contracting procedures for any possible barriers to worker cooperative to bid on City contracts." Can look at Oakland and Berkeley models. Will forward email from Ana at Santa Ana Building Healthier Communities for staff to review. ITEMS MOVED TO NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING • Cooperative Business Ordinance — bring back to committee for next steps. PUBLIC COMMENTS: • Apolonio Cortes — co-op member and spoke in favor of ordinance. • Adian Munoz — spoke in support of cooperative business ordinance. • Ana Urzua — spoke in support of cooperative business ordinance. May 15, 2017 I Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget & Technology Minutes 8