LA County Board

21. Celebrating “National Black Brewers Day” as an Entrepreneurship and\nWealth Building Pathway\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Mitchell: Proclaim October 10,\n2023, as “Black Brewers Day” throughout Los Angeles County, in partnership\nwith the Department of Economic Opportunity and the National Black Brewers’\nAssociation, to celebrate the contributions of Black breweries and to celebrate\ntheir legacy; instruct the Director of Economic Opportunity, through its Office of\nSmall Business, to develop an education and outreach program for\nmicroentrepreneurs in need of loans, grants, and technical assistance through\nits Economic Mobility Initiative, and report back to the Board in writing in 60\ndays with its progress; instruct the Director of Economic Opportunity to review\nthe efficacy of its Catalytic Development Fund (CDF) and Manufacturing\nRevolving Loan Fund (MRLF), and report back to the Board in writing in 60\ndays with information including, but not limited to, the rate that the funds have\nrevolved, number of loans granted using the Anti-Racism, Diversity, and\nInclusion equity framework, median loan amount and recommendations to\nimprove the utilization rate of the CDF and MRLF, as well as opportunities to\namend fund guidelines to be more nimble and to support microentrepreneurs,\nincluding the Black, female-owned brewery, Crowns and Hops, with the\ndevelopment of their taproom and community gathering space in the City of\nInglewood; and instruct the Director of Public Works, in consultation with the\nDirectors of Regional Planning, Public Health, and Economic Opportunity, the\nChief Sustainability Officer, the Fire Chief, and County Counsel, to incorporate\nadditional technical assistance as part of the Community Serving Economic\nOpportunity Program as established through Board Order No. 13 of July 11,\n2023 entitled, “Expediting Critical Community Benefits for Local Residents by\nStreamlining the Permitting Process for Small, Community-Serving Projects,”\nwhich supports microentrepreneur restaurants and bars in unincorporated Los\nAngeles County to navigate permitting and construction processes. (23-3583)\nAttachments: Motion by Supervisor Mitchell\nPublic Comment/Correspondence