City Council

5.B. CREATION OF A BUSINESS TASK FORCE [D. WILSON, J. ROCCO,\nC. SAFRIET, P. KESPRADIT, L. BIERY, T. COYNE, D. PURIFICACION]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will receive an update regarding the\nframework and guidelines for the Business Task Force.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Establish a non-Brown Act Body Business\nTask Force consisting of nine individuals from the community who\nrepresent business owners in a variety of industries, including but not\nlimited to: restaurants and bars, hotel and tourism industry, retail\nbusinesses, design industry, artists/arts organizations, and personal care\nindustry with an effort on recruiting representatives from both large and\nsmall businesses and LGBTQ+-, BIPOC-, women-, and city resident-\nowned businesses; 2) Approve the proposed framework and guidelines for\nthe Business Task Force as described in this staff report; and 3) Direct\nstaff to notice and accept applications for the Business Task Force from\nMay 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024.