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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-054
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT AND
GROWTH OF WORKER COOPERATIVES IN SANTA ANA
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. The City of Santa Ana has the desire to become the first City in Orange
County to support small business development through local Worker
Cooperatives.
B. Small businesses are the foundation of the City and the City's well-being is
inextricably linked to a strong business environment.
C. Community economic development is a goal and a priority for the City and the
City will work aggressively to encourage businesses to grow and prosper that
provide living -wage jobs, reduce unemployment, and improve the quality of life
for its residents.
D. A Worker Cooperative is a business owned and operated solely by its
workers.
E. Worker Cooperatives provide local goods and services, stable jobs, and
economic opportunities for lower income workers.
F. Worker Cooperatives build local leadership and business skills and assists
individuals with significant barriers to employment.
G. Worker Cooperatives keep wealth and jobs local and positively impacts those
affected by local inequities.
H. The City needs to recognize and prepare for the impending retirement of
many business owners that do not have succession plans and without these
succession plans could close, sell and relocate out of the community.
I. Conversions to Worker Cooperatives is a strategy to help anchor businesses
in the community, preserve jobs, and create local wealth.
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J. Community organizations, such as Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities,
are currently engaging and incubating local Worker Cooperatives with a focus on
addressing local issues like food insecurity, wage inequality, and other positive
health outcomes for residents.
Section 2. Recognizing the importance of supporting local Worker
Cooperatives, the City Council directs staff to review city procurement policies and
provide recommendations to include incentives for local Worker Cooperatives.
Section 3. Recognizing that local Worker Cooperatives, like all small
businesses, require economic incentives for long term successful outcomes, the City
Council directs staff to review the business license fee structure to consider reduced
rates for Worker Cooperatives.
Section 4. Recognizing that local Worker Cooperatives do not have the same
access to financial support as other small businesses, the City Council directs staff to
review the Community Development Block Grant Micro -enterprise Small Business
Incentive Program and provide recommendations to include funding for Worker
Cooperatives.
Section 5. Recognizing that community support and participation is the key
ingredient to successful community economic development, the City Council directs
staff to work collaboratively with local community stakeholders to develop
recommendations for the possible development of a local Worker Cooperative business
ordinance.
Section 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
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ADOPTED this 1st day of August, 2017.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho
City Attorney
By:
Ryan t g
Assista City ttorney
AYES: Councilmembers Martinez, Pulido, Sarmiento, Solorio,
Villegas (5)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers Benavides, Tinaiero (2)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, Maria D. Huizar, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2017-054 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on August 1, 2017.
Date: 7 / 7
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Maria D. Huizar
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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