Economic and Cultural Opportunity
Council Chambers, Room 300
Agenda — 19 items
- 1 ROLL CALL
- 2 PRESENTATIONS
- 3 The meeting began at 10:02 A.M. & ended at 11:04 A.M. Councilmember Mark Jeffreys attended the meeting from 10:53 A.M. until the meeting ended at 11:04 A.M. Attending from the Administration Laura Castillo, Director of Economic Inclusion & Procurement & from The Law Department, Jon Ford. Item #1 was held. Items #2,#3,#4 were filed.
- 4 ACCESS TO CAPITAL
- 5 Angelica Johnson, First Financial Bank, Senior Vice President of Commercial & SBA Lending
- 7 FLYWHEEL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE HUB
- 8 Donna Zaring, Executive Director
- 10 UPDATE ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE WORKFORCE ENGAGED IN CITY PROJECTS
- 11 Laura Castillo, Director, Economic Inclusion & Procurement
- 12 Jonah James, Development Manger with Economic Inclusion & Procurement
- 14 AGENDA
- 16 PRESENTATIONS
- 1. PRESENTATION, submitted by Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney regarding Access to Capital, First Financial Bank.
- 2. PRESENTATION, submitted by Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Lemon Kearney in regards to Flywheel Social Enterprises. A Startup Innovation as a Force for Social Good.
- 3. PRESENTATION submitted by Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, dated 9/8/2026, regarding the Update of the Composition of the Workforce Engaged in City Projects.
- 22 REPORT
- 4. REPORT, dated 8/5/2026, submitted Sheryl M. M. Long, City Manager, regarding workforce development programs and future talent readiness. (Reference Document #202601062)
- 25 ADJOURNMENT
- 30 The meeting adjourned at 11:04 A.M.
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