25-0541

Subject: Assistance Promised To GIC, OakBRITE, And The BAMBD District From: Geoffrey Pete Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Support And Strengthen The Black Arts Movement And Business District, Including (1) Direction To Implement A Series Of Public Streetscape Improvements, Including Public Banners, Along Oakland's Fourteenth Street Corridor, To Honor, Uplift, Commemorate, And Increase Public Awareness Of, Important Black Cultural, Sports, Arts, And Historical People And Institutions, And To Help Identify And Uplift The Corridor Being Known And Recognized As The Black Arts Movement And Business District, (2) Directing The Administration To Use Available Funds Including Available Art Funds And To Pursue Grants And Other Funding Sources To Support Arts, Music, Comedy, And Cultural Institutions In The District; Including The Preservation And Financial Support To Ensure Ongoing Viability Of One Of Its Historic, Cornerstone African American Institutions, Geoffrey's Inner Circle, That Has Been Negatively Affected By Development; And To Make Resources Available To Businesses Such As Tenant Improvement, Facade Improvement, Place-Making, Space Activation, Accessibility, Etc. In The District. (3) Directing The Administration To Work With The Planning And Building Department And Economic And Workforce Development Department To Adopt Policies And Plans To Further Strengthen The District And Ensure Long-Term Vitality, Support, And Prevent Conflicts For Arts And Cultural Institutions And Activities In The District; On The Finance And Management Committee Agenda And Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda; Date TBD

City Resolution In Rules Committee Introduced February 26, 2025

Where it was heard