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A
B
One
thank
you
so
much
for
attending
the
workforce.
Business
Development
Committee
meeting
thanks
so
much
I
know
we're
gonna
have
a
long
day
today,
as
council
members,
but
I
appreciate
your
taking
the
time
out
to
attend
our
meeting
and
with
that
I
want
each
committee
member
to
introduce
themselves
starting
off
with
my
vice
chair,
a.
B
You
all
and
district
2,
representative
and
committee
member
councilman
Graham,
is
with
us,
but
he
just
got.
He
had
to
step
out,
take
a
call.
We
have
actually
four
agenda
items
on
our
schedule
for
today.
We're
gonna
do
our
best
to
expedite
time
and
hopefully
get
everyone
out
by
3:15
to
catch
our
breath
for
our
long
marathon
council
meeting,
but
that's
it
I'm
gonna
turn
everything
over
to
our
deputy
city
manager
and
I
staff.
Miss
Tracey,
Dyson,
trace.
G
You
all
recall
on
May
11th,
we
presented
the
disparity
study,
findings
and
the
recommendations
that
flowed
out
of
those
or
out
of
that
study
that
was
endorsed
by
your
Charlotte
business
inclusion,
Advisory
Committee
and
their
great
work
and
former
IDI
Committee
on
June
1st.
Because
of
a
we.
We
have
a
sense
of
urgency
around
this
topic.
We
previewed
this
material
with
the
full
council,
anticipating
today's
committee
vote.
G
So
assuming
that
today's
vote
is
in
the
affirmative,
City
Council
will
have
the
opportunity
tonight
to
take
action
on
the
approved
policy
revisions.
So
today,
I've
got
a
presentation
queued
up.
It's
the
core
content
from
the
previous
meetings,
so
I
will
flip
through
that
very
quickly
and
then
open
the
floor
up
for
questions
of
us
before
you
take
action.
So
I
just
briefly
see
if
I
can
get
the
slides
to
advance.
G
G
G
Okay,
so
as
it
relates
to
the
policy
amendments-
and
these
are
directly
attributable
to
the
recommendations
made
by
the
CB
I
AC
and
the
e
d
committee-
there
are
revisions
that
reflect
an
update
to
the
history
and
legal
justifications
for
adoption
of
2017
disparity
study.
There
are
revisions
that
give
bidders
24
hours
to
finalize
cbi
form
3.
G
G
And
then
there
are
there's
a
policy
revision
specifically
to
increase
the
duration
of
SBE
certification
from
three
years
to
four
years
to
eliminate
the
ability
to
to
count
single
MW,
SBE
Awards
towards
both
MWBE
and
SPE
goals.
So
in
essence,
there
was
double
counting
and
we're
not
going
to
double
count
anymore
and
then
finally,
it
may
be
most
notably
a
recommendation
to
lower
the
threshold.
This
the
construction
subcontract
tracking
threshold
from
$300,000
to
$200,000.
G
All
of
these
revisions
are
targeted
to
enhance
NW
SPE
opportunity
within
city
contracting,
so
final
slide.
So
with
that
those
are
the
recommendations
and
the
Associated
policy
revisions
you
can
see
in
the
slides
and
again,
these
are
not
new
same
slides
from
Monday
that
there's
a
crosswalk
between
the
recommendation
on
the
slide
and
where
you
could
find
it
in
the
policy
and
everybody
received
I
believe
at
minimum
on
an
electronic
version
of
that
revised
policy.
So
with
that,
mr.
chair
I'd
like
to
open
it
up
to
any
question
for
staff.
B
So
any
question
with
committee
and
let
me
first
of
all
thank
staff
with
Kate
Thomas,
Bowers,
Tom,
Thomas
powers
and
in
field
for
bringing
this
to
our
attention.
The
CBI
II
have
worked
on
this
over
a
year
and
I
take
full
responsibility
for
not
bringing
for
this
committee
sooner,
but
I
do
think
these
are
type
of
policies
that
we
like
well
I
advisory
councils
to
work
on
and
bring
it
for
council
for
policy
development
so
with
that
I
did
not
want
to
make
the
assumption
that
a
new
count.
B
B
C
F
H
I
Our
commercialization
strategy
that
is
focused
on
babies,
Ford
Atlas.
Now
it's
about
an
eight
block
district
capturing
that
old
commercial
neighborhood
serving
commercial
district.
We've
been
working
there
with
the
community
for
about
two
years,
and
the
urban
made
model
is
one
that
really
fits
the
community
at
the
center
of
the
work.
It's
based
off
of
the
national
Main,
Street
centers,
four
pillar
approach,
and
so
over
the
course
of
the
24
months.
We
have
worked
with
the
communities
to
develop
four
teams
that
focus
on
economic.
I
Vitality,
design
to
the
built
environment,
promotion
within
the
district
and
then
also
the
district
itself
as
a
place
where
businesses
can
thrive
and
neighbors
can
find
the
goods
and
services
they
need,
and
then
the
organization
itself.
So
some
of
those
all
four
of
the
team
are
working
together
to
advance
the
recommended
strategies
and
focus
on
neighborhood
goods
and
services.
I
They're
pursuing
a
cluster
of
retail
and
service
businesses
that
fulfill
the
day-to-day
needs
of
those
residents
and
nearby
shoppers
and
then
pursuing
those
businesses
through
the
lens
of
equitable
and
entrepreneurship,
so
unlocking
the
full
potential
of
that
local
economy.
Centered
at
Sadie's,
borden
with
staff
by
breaking
down
the
barriers
and
expanding
opportunities
for
low-income
residents,.
I
We've
also
engaged
with
neighbors
through
some
workshops
and
training
so
that
they
really
understand
how
the
urban
main
models
work
and
then,
through
some
community,
surveying
work
through
that
Community
Survey.
We
heard
directly
from
folks
that
they
want
more
restaurants
and
coffee
shops.
They
want
better
grocery
options
and
better
access
to
fresh
foods,
and
then
they
also
want
those.
You
know
basic
retail
and
neighborhood
services
that
you
need
any
resident
need,
so
that
sort
of
a
very
quick
capture
of
what
urban
Maine
is
and
what
we've
done
so
far.
I
Some
of
our
next
step,
of
course,
we've
had
to
pivot
a
little
bit.
Let's
go,
then
we
were
planning
on
a
spring
community
presentation
to
give
everybody
a
full
update
on
the
work.
That's
been
done
so
far
and
then
give
everyone
a
good
opportunity
to
get
re-engaged
into
the
work
and
possibly
even
join
some
of
those
team.
I
So
we're
looking
at
that,
looking
at
options
on
how
to
do
that,
virtually
so
that
we
can
still
do
it
safely,
but
making
sure
it's
simple
and
really
easy
to
access
for
all
of
our
babies,
for
one
of
our
teams
actually
has
already
gotten
a
great
kick
start.
The
promotion
team
recently
received
a
place
making
grants
so
they'll
be
working
on
an
interactive
mural
along
one
of
the
business
wall.
I
That
will
showcase
the
historic
local
figures
and
then
we're
also
working
on
a
pretty
exciting
opportunity
right
at
the
heart
of
the
district
right
at
the
intersection
of
babies
for
the
sow
to
create
a
community
hub.
That
also
provides
space
for
pop-up
shop
and
a
lot
of
a
lot
more
activity
on
the
property
and
then
finally,
we're
working
with
our
Advisory
Committee
and
our
team
to
identify
that
lead
district
organization
so
that
we
can
have
that
on
the
ground
group
that
takes
all
this
work.
H
Next
slide,
please
thank
they're,
really
appreciate
that
and
just
want
to
say
how
excited
we
are
about
the
work
that
that's
going
on
with
their
domain
and
how
its
evolving
over
time.
It
truly
is
a
community
led
initiative
and
the
projects
like
I'm
going
to
highlight
here.
We
can't
do
we
can't
be
as
successful
without
the
community
really
taking
the
lead
and
being
with
the
projects
as
they
evolve
so
I'm
going
to
spend
a
few
minutes
talking
about
three
projects
along
baby
scored,
two
of
which
are
in
the
urban
main
area.
H
One
is
2023
babies
for
the
road,
which
is
the
south
east
corner
maybe's
for
in
the
south,
and
yet
there
is
a
cross
street
on
which
you'll
see
is
a
blue
high
area.
The
2020,
of
course,
is
the
yellowish
goldish
highlighted
area.
So
we
were
currently
working
with
the
developer.
2023
Bay's
forward
be
fixed
a
moment.
Corporation
acquired
the
property.
H
Earlier
this
year,
the
property
was
actually
built
in
1971
and
over
the
last
15
20
years,
or
so
it's
have
some
deferred
maintenance
and
had
some
tenants
that
might
have
contributed
to
some
of
the
not
so
positive
elements
that
are
going
on
in
the
community,
and
so
we're
working
with
the
developer
to
do
now
is
bring
in
tenants
that
act
as
amenities
to
the
community
and
existing
residents,
as
well
as
provide
services
that
don't
currently
exist
with
the
existing
residents.
All
three
projects
that
I'm
going
to
talk
about
are
extremely
complicated.
H
They
all
have
the
potential
to
have
a
tremendous
amount,
a
positive
impact
for
the
surrounding
neighborhoods.
All
the
projects
were
introduced.
Hence
that
will
likely
be
new
to
the
area.
It
will
also
be
focused
on
the
existing
tenant
based
sort
of
the
existing
customer
base
in
the
community,
not
explicitly
seeking
customers
from
outside
of
the
community,
and
we
wanted
to
also
add
this
communities.
We
are
sorry,
this
committees,
leadership
and
guidance,
to
really
challenge
us
to
think
of
different
ways
and
be
creative
with
how
we
do
corridor
development
opportunities.
H
And
how
do
we
engage
with
the
community
and
how
do
we
engage
with
the
private
development
industry
to
make
more
meaningful
impact
and
to
cause
change
to
occur
in
a
much
more
timely
manner
and
I'd
like
to
say
that
I
think
we're
eagerly
accepting
that
challenge
with
the
work
we're
doing
with
these
projects
we're
doing
more
than
just
looking
at
grants?
Now
our
grants
are
a
tremendous
value
to
projects
like
this,
we're
also
providing
services
that
feature
a
sort
of
the
concierge
service.
H
20,
30
40
50
plus
years
ago,
we're
also
looking
into
more
creative
tools
that
you
know
really
broaden
the
spectrum
of
what
we're
able
to
offer
for
some
of
these
developers,
one
that
we're
happy
to
announce
that
we
begin
accepting
applications
for
in
May,
which
is
our
business
interior
of
Pitt
Graham.
It's
a
sort
of
a
pilot
program.
H
We
heard
for
the
last
couple
years
that
some
of
these
developers
and
business
owners
were
they
were
excited
about
my
facade
grants
and
some
of
the
incentives
that
we
provide
for
investing
into
the
exterior
part
of
the
building.
We
didn't
have
as
many
programs
that
are
geared
towards
or
targeted
towards
the
interior
part
of
the
building,
so
thinking
of
things
like
HVAC
plumbing
other
expensive
items
like
that,
that
can
sometimes
be
cost
prohibitive
and
impede
a
private
owners
willingness
or
interest
in
investing
back
into
that
property.
H
So,
through
this
program,
we're
able
to
support
some
of
that
investment
that
will
actually
help
maintain
the
structure
and
the
integrity
of
that
structure,
not
just
from
the
outside
of
the
aesthetics
from
the
outside,
but
also
from
the
inside,
making
sure
it's
a
stable
place
anyway.
You
know
that
business
owner
that
developer
can
can
put
some
of
their
interest
in
into
other
areas
of
the
property
and
other
areas
with
the
tenants
to
make
it
a
more
meaningful
impact
in
the
community.
H
The
developer
that
we're
working
with
is
looking
at
doing
what
we
have
the
interior
and
exterior
stage
develop,
and
his
team
are
actively
collaborating
with
key
leaders
such
as
historic,
Western
partners,
working
with
amazing
main
initiative,
and
they
really
want
to
be
intentional
about
creating
an
opportunity
to
find
tenant
that
our
neighborhood
serving
tenants
and
amenity
that
we
can
bring
to
the
king
that
don't
currently
exist.
Leave
if
they
can
use.
H
2020
and
I
would
like
to
note
that
this
is
an
opportunity
zone
and
this
is
an
opportunity
zone
project.
It's
a
time-
and
this
is
what
we
would
call
one
of
the
good
opportunities
on
projects
where
it's
got
the
potential
to
energize
the
area
create
opportunities
to
build
a
community
from
within
and
catalyze
additional
private
investment
in
the
surrounding
area.
That
benefits
the
existing
community
and
not
just
attracts
me
outside
I,
also
like
to
touch
briefly
on
that
shaded
area.
That's
in
blue,
which
is
currently
known
as
crystal
village.
H
This
project
also
was
recently
acquired
by
another
entity,
and
the
developer
of
2022
baby's
forward
is
looking
at
opportunities
to
kind
of
rebrand
and
repurpose
that
space
as
well
and
I
very
mentioned
it
and
talked
about
the
early
main
we're
looking
at
how
we
make
this
a
community
car.
How
do
we
temporarily
activate
this
space
that
creates
interest
in
the
outside
and
allows
this
space
to
become
an
important
part
of
the
community
going
forward?
Some
of
the
things
we're
looking
at
doing
and
temporarily
acting
the
space
from
a
benefit
perspective?
H
It
brings
people
together
on
a
temporary
basis.
It
shows
this
book
possible
that
we
may
not
have
known
or
recognized
before
him.
It
allows
the
test
idea.
Some
of
these
incremental
activation
may
not
work,
and
it
may
not
be
as
successful,
and
we
learn
from
that,
and
others
would
be
extremely
successful.
That
mean
we
may
not
have
thought
would
have
been
successful
in
beginning
and
also
attempt
to
inspire
lasting
change
within
the
Trinity,
the
community
as
a
part
of
this,
but
not
it's
not
done
to
them
before.
Then.
H
The
community
has
done
with
this
and
done.
It's
done.
There's
communities
with
this
and
the
entire
way,
and,
lastly,
something
that's
really
benefit
for
the
development
team
on
this
is
that
it
allows
the
development
team
to
collect
intelligence
for
what
the
market
is
and
who
they're
serving
in
that
marketplace.
They
get
a
sense
of
who
and
what
type
of
tenants
would
actually
be
the
best
fit
for
this
space,
so
well.
The
construction
and
this
site
is
probably
another
six
to
twelve
months
out,
plus
we're
excited
about
the
incremental
opportunity.
H
This
brings
to
the
corridor
as
well
as
this
intersection
aligned
well
with
the
construction
of
going
on
to
2023
baby's.
Warm
now,
I'd
also
like
to
touch
on
1800
drop,
this
very
road
which
is
on
the
bottom.
In
your
screen,
it's
not
part
of
the
urban
main
area,
but
I
think
it's
worth
bringing
up
in
today's
conversation,
particularly
because
of
all
the
things
that's
going
on
a
baby
school
corridor,
that's
really
great,
really
bringing
out
some
acknowledgments
amount
of
impact
for
the
community.
This
property
is
just
under
six
thousand
square
feet.
H
H
The
one
story-
strip,
retail
building,
that's
been
deteriorating
over
years,
different
maintenance-
and
this
is
something
we're
working
with
the
property
into
new
property
under
the
development
team
and
cocoa
partners,
to
create
an
opportunity
to
find
tenants
and
to
work
thing
to
get
tenants
that
really
again
bring
an
option
to
fulfill
the
needs
of
the
community
and
provide
some
amenities
that
didn't
quite
exist
in
this
area.
I
think,
oh,
they
intend
to
redevelop
the
property
by
rehabbing
the
structure
and
restoring
the
building
as
a
neighbourhood.
H
Retail
service
destination
and
for
restaurants
and
retail
in
the
area
I
think
what's
important
to
note
on
this
property
as
well,
is
that
it's
aligned
extremely
well
with
existing
public
investments
that
we
have
from
the
city.
As
you
can
see
in
the
green
area
or
the
crown
is
that's
where
Five
Points
Plaza
is
under
construction
they're
under
way
of
going
right.
Now,
that's
sitting
investment
of
about
five
and
a
half
million
dollars.
I
think
the
council
also
recently
authorized
another
two
hundred
forty
three
hundred
fifty
thousand
dollars
for
programming
in
that
space.
H
The
other
major
investment
is
the
Gold
Line.
There's
a
goal-line
stop
in
the
area,
so
I
think.
With
with
the
public
investments,
we
have
underway
the
alignment
as
location,
this
property
there's
tremendous
opportunity
to
bring
something
extremely
valuable
and
good
to
the
community,
and
we
have
great
partners
I'll
bring
it
there
with
us.
H
B
J
You,
mr.
chairman,
it
almost
feels
like
this
December
25th
right
or
at
district
2,
and
the
corridor
I'm
very
familiar
with
all
three
projects
and
I'm
really
excited
that
they
have
come
to
this
point.
First,
let
me
say
that
I
I'm
really
excited
about
urban
Maine
and
I
know
that
they
stolen
called
it
19.
A
lot
of
the
activities
that
were
planning
to
really
engage
the
community
and
the
more
thoughtful
way
moving
forward
had
to
be
put
on
this
on
the
on
the
shelves
for
a
while
and
I
really
appreciate
it.
J
Aaron
coming
last
week
to
kind
of
give
the
Trinity
and
an
update
at
the
district
to
town
hall
meeting
so
I
think
everyone
is
excited
about
urban
Maine
they're,
ready
to
kind
of
take
the
next
step
forward.
That
we're
really
pleased
that
the
the
manager's
office
and
Tracy
has
a
really
embrace
the
work.
J
That
builds
a
better
Charlotte
one,
that's
better
tomorrow
than
it
is
today
so
I'm
excited
about
where
we
are
obviously
there's
some
more
work
to
be
done,
doc,
dining
eyes
and
crossing
T's
and
moving
it
forward.
That
I'm
just
really
excited
of
these
projects,
along
with
the
other
projects
that
that's
currently
on
the
ground.
The
streetcar
coming
to
a
conclusion.
At
the
end
of
the
year,
a
five-point
Plaza,
the
underpass,
underneath
the
i77
bridge,
is
under
construction
in
terms
of
doing
some
new
artwork.
J
There
spoke
with
the
representative
from
the
Excelsior
Club,
who
was
on
our
town-hall
meeting
mr.
chairman
on
last
week,
and
so
a
lot
of
work
is
being
done
along
the
corridor.
Obviously,
I
think
everyone
is
a
little
bit
disappointed
that
we
really
can't
get
out
and
really
talk
about
it.
The
way
that
we
want
to
because
of
the
public
health
crisis,
that
I
just
want
to
ensure
the
residents
of
district
2,
in
particular,
in
the
communities
at
hole,
because
this
strategy
is
certainly
not
limited
to
district
2.
J
There's
a
lot
of
work
being
done
in
corridors
throughout
the
city.
I
just
want
to
applause,
the
staff
for
the
work
that
that's
being
done
and
I
looking
forward
to
getting
more
updates,
and
hopefully,
one
day,
it's
very
very
soon
that
we
can
talk
about
these
and
they've
in
a
public
forum
and
be
among
those
for
a
great
grand
rubbing
attending
on
a
number
of
these
projects.
Thank
You
mr.
chairman
job
Casper
good,
any.
B
E
E
H
H
Certainly,
I
don't
think
that
either
project
has
identified
the
general
contractor
or
the
subcontractors
I
think
there's
a
plenty
of
opportunities
for
contracting
opportunities
on
the
construction
side
of
things
and
I
think
there
would
be
certainly
be
a
a
a
supporting
one
of
supporting
sides
from
our
perspective
would
be
trying
to
find
tenants
that
are
from
the
community.
Small
minority-owned
businesses
would
certainly
be
something
that
we'd
love
to
see
in
this
project.
I.
E
Guess
my
question:
aren't,
for
the
participation
in
terms
of
the
construction
is
to
be
part
of
this
video
Bob
I
know
for
eastland.
Me
Pat
talked
about
how
my
30
own
businesses
and
women-owned
businesses
and
all
its
today,
and
they
even
have
an
opportunity
to
be
part
of
the
redevelopment
as
a
continuous
business
expansion
of
this
operation.
H
I
think
it's
not
as
much
they
pop
they
can
given
a
size.
Now
it's
difficult
to
prepare
a
project
like
this
to
Eastland,
just
because
the
fund
is
69
acres
and
is
certainly
more
opportunities
there
for
a
greater
participation
on
these
properties,
where
they're
small
and
it's
generally
one
developer,
who
actually
takes
it
from
the
beginning
and
carries
the
through
ition
from
a
partnership.
Opportunity
I
think,
would
be
somewhat
limited,
but
we
can
certainly
read
Prasad
reach
out
to
these
folks
to
see
if
there
are
opportunities
to
engage
and
other
partners
if
they
so
choose.
E
E
E
H
Shirt,
there's
no
other
questions.
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
corridor
programs
there
and
you
know
we
have
we
for
these
matching
grant
programs
on
the
quarterly
basis
and
just
wanted
to
share
a
little
bit
of
good
news.
Where
may
has
been
an
extraordinary
application
period
for
us,
we're
still
reviewing
the
applications
we
receive,
but
wanted
to
share
that
the
initial
estimates
total
that
we've
got
about
nearly
1
million
dollars
in
grant
requests,
and
just
this
one
application
alone
and
just
to
show
you
some
relativity
there,
the
last
three
to
five
years.
H
We
averaged
about
750
thousand
eight
hundred
twenty-five
thousand
years,
so
getting
that
amount
of
money
in
one
application
period
is
unprecedented
and
he's
finding
that
they
add
something
that
Tracy
mentioned
this
morning.
I'm
just
really
in
the
call
was
about
additional
budget
that
happens.
Them
that
are
focusing
on
corridors
will
certainly
be
helpful
when
we
start
to
receive
grant
requests
that
are
approaching
a
million
dollars
in
application
period.
So
these
additional
budget
resources
are
really
helpful
to
allow
as
many
of
these
programs
and
amenities
applications
to
come
to
fruition
be
implemented.
H
So
we're
seeing
a
lot
of
demand
out
there
and
I
think
it's
used
to
talk
about
the
accessible
programs
and
the
interest
in
developing
in
these
areas
and
doing
in
a
way
very
intentional
support
the
revitalization
of
these
communities
that
may
not
have
seen
as
much
private
investment
in
years
past
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
the
additional
consideration
for
the
additional
budget.
Resources
be
really
helpful
as
we
start
to
get
additional
and
enhance,
or
more
extraordinary
application
cycles
for
these
programs.
D
You
just
answer
that
kind
of
hard
to
hear:
there's
still
a
lot
of
feedback,
but
I'm
excited
about
this
also
because,
as
you
know,
mr.
four
we've
got
corridors
in
our
area,
so
looking
forward
to
the
successful
implementation,
so
we
can
replicate
this
and
area
like
North,
Tryon
and
dried
up
and
Sugarcreek.
One
question
I
have,
though,
are
there
going
to
be
incentives
to
keep
the
local
residents
or
grants
or
opportunities
for
minority
businesses,
because
we've
got
to
be
while
redevelopment
is
as
awesome?
We've
got
to
be
careful
that
that
doesn't
equate
to
gentrification.
H
Yeah
so
previously,
these
grant
programs
have
been
geared
more
towards
the
place
itself
and
not
directly
to
the
businesses,
but
over
with
the
additional
budget,
resources
and
kind
of
the
refocusing
of
our
efforts
in
other
corridors.
We're
going
to
be
looking
at
ways.
We
can
expand
upon
what
we're
doing
and
not
just
focus
in
the
place,
but
also
focus
on
the
people
in
the
businesses,
and
so
we're
excited
about
working
with
other
divisions
within
our
department
who
focus
their
efforts
on
small
businesses,
an
innovation
if
airing
out.
H
H
F
B
Todd,
thank
you
or
any
other
comments,
thanks
for
the
update
and
we
remain
and
the
three
projects
I'll
just
echo
councilman
Graham,
especially
in
a
base
for
Road
corridor,
a
long
time
coming
and
just
excited
that
we'll
be
cutting
the
ribbon
soon
on
the
LaSalle
Street
and
base
for
rolling
and
definitely
closer
to
define
University.
He
graduated
from
Jay
CSU
to
1800
raza,
ferry
roll
I'm
excited
about
Diane,
Ward
and
her
project
as
well.
F
K
K
One
of
the
examples
of
this
is
the
creation
of
our
new
opportunity,
hiring
grant
program
that
provides
a
financial
incentives
to
new
or
expanding
companies
who
make
local
hires
through
our
workforce
development
partners
in
the
community,
so
moving
forward.
The
way
that
we're
approaching
this
is,
rather
than
using
the
project
piece
brand
as
an
umbrella
for
all
of
our
programs.
We
want
to
create
individually
branded
programs
that
align
with
this
talent
development
strategy
of
economic
opportunity
for
all
residents
that
is
specifically
tied
to
employers
within
industries
with
the
greatest
opportunity
for
growth
and
job
creation.
K
Next
slide,
please
Wendy,
so
a
brief
update
on
project
peace.
As
you
know,
this
program
began
in
2017.
It's
a
program
targeted
towards
people
with
barriers
to
employment
and
putting
them
into
jobs
in
the
residential
and
commercial
construction
industry.
At
the
time
that
industry
was
projecting
a
shortfall
of
thousands
of
jobs
as
our
market
had
continued
an
explosive
growth,
we've
done
two
phases
of
18-month
contract.
K
In
this
program
we
still
have
two
existing
contracts
with
training
providers
in
this
space
due
to
delays
due
to
provide
related
delays
in
service
delivery,
we
have
extended
our
providers
contracts
through
September
to
allow
them
to
hit
their
performance
targets
and
receive
the
full
allocation
of
funding
in
their
contract,
as
we've
had
conversations
with
our
providers
and
also
industry
specialists
at
this
time.
Because
of
the
uncertainty
in
the
construction
market,
we
are
not
anticipating
additional
contracts
in
construction
past
this
contract
expiration
date.
K
Please
note
that
this
does
not
mean
that
these
programs
end
in
the
community.
Our
training
provider,
training
partners
are
continuing
to
provide
skill
based
programs
and
construction
training
and
we're
working
with
them
to
assess
kind
of
the
future
of
these
programs.
As
the
industry
moves
forward
into
a
post-soviet
economic
recovery.
K
The
performance
numbers
for
program
peace
to
date
are
impressive
and
we're
very
proud
of
this
program
and
the
success
that
it
has
brought
to
the
community.
So
far,
we've
had
374
participants
and
role
in
training.
Our
goal
was
180.
Over
three
years,
we've
had
322
graduates,
which
is
86%
of
those
enrolled.
Our
goal
again
was
80
percent
and
we've
had
205
of
these
individuals
employed
or
have
either
chosen
to
continue
skills
based
training
which
exceeds
our
goal
of
70
percent.
K
One
learning
for
me
with
this
program
was
that
we
did
not
intentionally
set
a
goal
for
percentage
of
placements
within
the
industry.
What
we
found
was
that
of
the
205.
Some
certainly
went
into
construction.
The
majority
did,
but
others
found
themselves
employment
opportunities
in
different
industries,
which
was
still
an
objective
of
the
program
to
help
individuals
find
employment,
but
really
the
overarching
goal
was
to
place
people
in
construction
related
careers.
That's
given
us
an
opportunity
to
think
about
what
the
next
kind
of
phase
and
enhancement
of
these
programs
might
look
like.
K
Another
huge
success
of
the
program
has
been
the
creation
of
the
corporate
advisory
council
and
and
how
we've
leaned
on
them
with
their
assistance
with
things
like
curriculum
design
and
employment
opportunities.
So
what
we've
done
is
really
taken.
What
we've
learned
from
piece
we're
building
off
of
the
successes
of
this
original
program
and
we're
moving
towards
this
more
intensive
career
cohort
model
that
is
focused
on
right
now.
Skilled
trades
and
advanced
technology
are
the
two
sectors
that
we
want
to
move
into,
so
both
of
these
programs
will
launch.
K
In
2020,
we
have
selected
industries
that
still
have
strong
growth
projections
even
admits.
The
challenges
of
the
current
market
council
also
recently
provided
additional
funding
for
these
programs
through
the
stimulus
budget
that
was
recently
passed.
That
will
enable
us
to
meet
our
goal
to
provide
paid
training
experiences
for
these
participants,
among
other
things.
So
the
first
program
is
called
renew
and
renew
stands
for
renewable
energy
and
energy
efficiency,
workforce
development,
training
program,
so
long
titles
they
were
calling
it
renew
renew,
does
a
couple
of
things
one.
K
It
enables
the
city
to
meet
our
goals,
as
outlined
in
the
C
app,
as
well
as
our
American
cities,
climate
challenge,
commitment,
and
it
also
focuses
on
building
skills
in
an
industry
that
is
projected
to
grow
by
fourteen
percent
over
the
next
five
years.
Average
earnings
in
this
industry
tend
to
be
around
twenty
one
dollars
an
hour.
K
This
graphic
shows
the
model
of
success
for
our
intensive
career
cohorts,
and
it
really
is
the
coupling
of
paid
technical
skills,
training,
comprehensive
wraparound
services
and
employer
commitments
at
the
onset
of
the
program.
Some
additional
enhancements
that
we
can,
that
we
will
put
in
place
for
continued
success,
is
the
inclusion
of
pre-assessments
prior
to
training
to
ensure
the
right
fit
for
industry?
That's
really
kind
of
this
pre
career
counseling,
particularly
important.
If
someone
who
has
been
displaced
from
kovat
is
looking
to
transition
into
another
industry.
K
We
really
want
to
make
sure
that
this
industry
and
career
opportunity
is
the
right
fit
for
this
individual
and
what
he
or
she
may
be
seeking
to
accomplish.
Within
their
career
goals.
We
will
be
offering
paid
training
at
$15
an
hour
for
our
participants.
We're
also
asking
we're
requiring
more
so.
Our
providers
to
provide
virtual
training
if
needed,
given
the
uncertainty
going
in
this
fall
we're
hoping
for
classroom
experiences.
K
B
C
E
E
K
Sure
I
think
we're
working
through
that
as
well
and
understanding
kind
of
what
some
of
the
guidelines
for
the
cares.
Act
money
specifically
require.
But
in
my
estimation
right
now
it
would
be
we
would
we,
along
with
our
selected
training
providers,
would
be
working
with
our
Workforce
Development
Board
and
other
entities
specifically
outreach
to
individuals
in
our
community
who
have
either
been
furloughed
or
laid
off
as
a
result
of
kovat,
19
I.
E
E
K
Think
it
would
here's
what
I
would
also
say
to
that
is
I,
think
that
goes
back
to
kind
of
a
pre
assessment
and
fit
that
would
be
sitting
down
with
that
individual
and
saying,
are
you
seeking
a
new
career
opportunity,
or
are
you
wanting
to
go
back
to
a
job
and
food
and
beverage
or
hospitality
and
tourism,
because
I
think
a
couple
things
can
happen
there
right
if
the
individual
says
yes,
I
want
a
new
job
in
a
new
industry.
I
do
not
anticipate
going
back
to
my
previous
industry,
you're,
not
entrusted
longevity
or
whatever.
K
Then
you
know
that
we
would
continue
on
that
pre-assessment
to
say
they
are
you
comfortable?
You
know
working
with
your
hands.
Are
you
comfortable
going
into
individuals,
homes,
or
you
know,
working
in
an
environment
that
you
know
this
type
of
HVAC
work
or
energy
efficiency?
Work
is
done
if
the
individual
says
I,
don't
know
that
this
is
the
right
fit
for
me,
then
I
think
that's
an
opportunity
for
a
different
kind
of
conversation
with
that
person.
K
So
it's
if
you
want
to
go
back
to
hospitality
or
food
and
beverage,
and
how
do
we
maybe
help
you
up
skill
now,
while
you're
in
this
temporary
layoff
period,
so
that
when
you
go
back
you're,
actually
a
more
competitive
employee?
Maybe
it's
through
additional
training
or
an
additional
certification
that
we
could
find.
K
One
of
our
providers
in
the
community
could
prove
to
that
individual
for
free,
while
they're
waiting
for
that
opportunity
in
the
industry
within
which
they
really
want
to
work.
I
think
that's
just
the
opportunity
to
have
those
types
of
conversations
with
people.
I,
don't
know
that
an
individual
who
ultimately
wanted
to
go
back
into
the
hospitality
industry
would
benefit
from
taking
a
12-month
class
in
an
industry
that
they
don't
intend
to
work
in.
Ultimately,.
E
K
D
K
K
Your
lighting,
your
cooling,
we
are
looking
at
some
opportunities
in
solar
installation,
we're
also
looking
at
potential
opportunities
around
electric
vehicles,
so
electric
vehicle
maintenance,
as
well
as
electric
vehicle
charging
station
installation
and
maintenance,
but
I
will
say
when
we
look
at
the
numbers.
The
strongest
occupational
sector
in
this
in
this
cohort
is,
is
the
HVAC
sector
in
both
the
residential
and
comer,
so
opportunities.
B
So
Emily
I,
just
one
of
the
clear,
a
couple
of
things:
one
great
vision,
as
as
we
talked
about
the
intensive
career
cohorts
program
and
sacrum
in
particular,
how
you
gave
us
the
industry
breakdown
to
projection
14%
for
renewable
and
advanced
technology
9%.
That
is
a
great
industry
growth
as
we
talked
about
move
forward
and
changing
I
work
for
us
when
you
are
ready
to
go
be
nice.
B
B
They
did
six
largest
solar
provider
and
they
are
here
at
court
in
Charlotte,
right
off,
South
Boulevard,
near
Enco
and
I'm
sure
vice-chair
might
have
some
other
companies
in
that
advanced
technology,
so
would
like
to
weigh
in
and
give
you
input
as
we
strengthen
the
corporate
advisory
want
to
be
clear
just
on
the
project
piece
as
well.
So
we
are,
we
introduce
a
new
program
which
is
great
for
me,
so
you
got
project
piece
and
we'll
have
this
new
renewable
advanced
technology.
It
is.
Is
that
direction
we're
going.
K
B
K
That's
a
great
question,
clearly
we're
navigating
this
carefully,
but
we
have
had
a
positive
response
so
far
from
employers
in
our
community
who
are
interested
in
participating
as
I
mentioned.
You
know
we
were
running
some
numbers.
There
are
roughly
a
thousand
positions
in
our
greater
community
open
right
in
HVAC,
and
that
includes
everything
from
residential
to
commercial.
So
we're
hopeful
that,
with
a
lot
of
conversation,
we
will
get
the
commitment
that
we're
looking
for
for
renew
we're
looking
at
around
50
positions
to
be
guaranteed
through
this
program.
K
I
think
also
to
be
honest,
where
we
have
more
financial
commitment
in
this
program
through
paid
training
and
looking
at.
If
an
employer
isn't
able
to
create
a
job,
then
maybe
they're
willing
to
do
some
type
of
work
based
learning
experience
that
goes
on
that
individuals
resume,
but
I'm
optimistic
I.
Think,
because
this
industry
is
growing,
these
industries
are
growing
that
and
because
our
I
think
our
employer
community
trusts
the
successful
foundation
that
we've
built
so
far
that
we
will
meet
our
targets.
K
B
Great
job,
any
other
questions
Emily
keep
up
the
great
work
this.
This
is
special
in
specialist
day
and
time
when
we
talk
about
pivoting,
which
I'm
prepared
to
workforce
for
the
future.
Thank
you
for
thinking
out
a
box
and
make
it
an
industrial
base
look
into
the
future
whether
jobs
may
be,
and
now
we
need
to
citing
our
employees
to
get
there
and
meet
the
demands.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you,
sir.
F
L
You
Tracie
and
thank
you,
everyone,
Thank
You,
councillor,
Mitchell
and
council
members,
for
all
of
your
support
for
amp
up
over
the
years,
has
truly
been
a
very
rewarding
program
for
our
minority
business
community.
So
before
I
start
a
given
update
just
a
little
background
about
AMPA
amp
up
next
slide,
please
amp
up
was
designed
in
2018
between
the
city's
procurement
office,
the
IDI
office
and
Charlotte
Business
inclusion
from
the
work
of
the
living
cities.
L
Grant
we
utilize
the
streetwise
MBA,
which
is
a
national
program
out
of
Boston
their
curriculum
to
help
small
businesses
for
seven
months,
learn
about
how
to
scale
their
business.
Today
we
have
graduated
28
businesses
from
the
program
in
2018
we
graduated
15
and
in
2019
we
graduated
13
when
we
think
about
AMPA,
and
we
do
a
survey
each
year
for
all
of
the
graduates.
All
of
the
participants
have
recommended
the
program
in
bees
and
all
of
the
businesses
thus
far
haven't
caught
it
being
profitable
and
one
of
the
things
about
amp
up
them.
L
It
really
distinguishes
our
program
from
others
is
each
year
we
ask
the
alumni
to
complete
a
survey
to
talk
about
their
business
growth,
their
number
of
employees
and
their
revenue
growth.
So
this
upcoming
year
we
will
survey
the
2018
class
for
their
second
year
and
we'll
be
surveying
the
2019
class
for
their
first
year
next
slide.
Please.
L
So
what
exactly
is
AMPA
for
seven
months,
Nikita
Allen?
Who
is
the
facilitator
for
the
program?
She
trains,
the
minority
business
owners
they
meet
once
every
other
week
on
Tuesday
evenings
and
the
weeks
that
they
do
not
have
class
they
meet
in
what
we
call
our
CEO
groups,
so
the
strategies
around
financial
management
sales
and
marketing
HR.
It
really
takes
a
deep
look
into
their
business.
The
end
result
of
the
AMPA
program
is
what
we
call
the
growth
plan.
L
So
at
the
end
of
the
day,
after
seven
months,
they
present
their
growth
plan
to
a
panel
of
guest
experts.
We
then
look
at
that
growth
plan
every
year
and
we
base
their
metrics
for
the
growth
of
their
company
based
upon
the
growth
plan.
So
it's
really
important
for
businesses
to
understand
that
we
don't
just
come
in
class
and
sit
and
listen
to
presentations,
but
you
actually
have
homework
to
do
every
other
week
around
your
growth
plan,
Nikita.
H
L
To
the
business
owners
about
their
growth
plan,
they
go
through
different
iterations
of
that
to
really
understand
how
to
scale
their
business
next
slide,
please.
So,
what's
going
on
with
amp
up
now,
cohort
3
is
in
partnership
with
atrium
health.
They
have
been
a
wonderful
partner
thus
far.
Our
first
partnership
was
with
the
NBA
for
the
all-star
game.
The
second
partnership
was
with
the
Charlotte
Douglas
Airport
and
again.
Our
third
partnership
is
with
atrium
health.
Due
to
Kovac.
L
We
have
postponed
the
beginning
of
the
classes
until
Tuesday
August
25th,
and
we
do
have
additional
spots
available.
So
if
you
know
of
minority
business
owners
that
would
work
well
in
the
program
that
are
interested
in
scaling
their
businesses,
they
can
still
apply
until
Wednesday
August,
the
third
right
now
we
are
also
hosting
monthly
webinars
or
amp
up
alumni,
and
this
is
something
that
we
pivoted
to
do
through
this
crisis,
because
we
really
wanted
to
continue
to
engage
our
businesses
last
week.
We
did.
L
A
seminar
on
wolf
saw
how
to
manage
your
business
doing
this,
and
we,
it
was
a
phenomenal
seminar.
Atrium
health
was
there.
They
provide
great
information
about
how
do
you
stay
mentally
in
the
game
during
this
time
tomorrow
we
will
have
one
on
finances
and
how
do
you
use
the
grant
funding
that
you
receive
and
apply
that
to
your
growth
plan,
so
get
everything
that
we're
doing
is
around
the
business
is
continuing
to
develop
there
three
years
to
achieve
your
girlfriend.
We
have
a
picture
here:
Lea
and
Louise.
L
There
will
have
their
three
grand
opening
on
June
12th.
So
please
support
them.
They
are
alumni
of
the
amp
program,
Sabrina
and
Greg
Hoyer
wonderful
story
in
Charlotte.
They
talk
a
lot
about
how
their
growth
plan
has
helped
them
with
their
business.
Again
we
are
accepting
applications.
We
have
a
couple
of
spots
available
on
sale,
August,
3rd
and
I
will
follow
up
when
Angela
sends
out
the
notes
of
fliers.
L
B
Oh
cherien,
you
know
first
I
got
to
give
you
kudos.
I
hate
I
missed
this
year.
I
was
not
able
to
bring
the
welcome,
but
this
has
been
definitely
a
very
jewel
deny
crown.
We
talk
about
new
initiatives
that
work
well
for
our
city
and
I
can
remember
the
first
one.
You
kicked
off
the
NBA
all-star
I.
Suddenly,
companies
labor
to
procure
contracts
and
also
the
amped-up
program
and
I
think
atrium
with
healthcare
is
a
natural
fit
when
you're
talking
about
moving
forward.
B
So
thank
you
for
your
leadership
and
for
your
question
and
I
was
gonna
say
thank
you
for
sitting
that
out
to
us
because
I
know
between
councilman
Bakari,
council,
member
Johnson,
asthma
and
Graham.
We
probably
feel
those
last
three
slots
for
you,
especially
before
August
3rd
perfect.
Thank
you
so
much
committee.
Any
questions
for
Geryon
council
member
Johnson.
L
Yes,
they
can
go
to
the
website
and
let
me
give
you
to
make
sure
I
give
that
to
you
cuz,
it's
kind
of
long.
If
you
go
to
Charlotte
business
or
resources,
calm,
it's
also
located
there,
but
my
email
address
is
jb
jackson
at
sharp
of
an
NC,
gov
and
I
can
make
sure
they
get
all
the
information
that
they
need.
Ok,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
Please
share.
E
L
L
Yes,
we've
had
an
attorney:
we've
had
architects
that
janitorial
firms
catering
firms,
it's
not
industry
specific,
which
makes
it
really
good.
Because
then
the
classroom
is
very
diverse
on
the
spectrum
of
industries.
We
really
just
want
to
make
sure
that
businesses
are
committed
to
the
seven
months
that
they
are
classroom,
work
that
they
have
to
do
in
class
and
then
with
the
CEO
groups.
They
meet
one-on-one,
so
I
really
stress
commitment
to
growing
and
scale
in
your
business
as
the
number
one
thing
forever
great.
E
L
B
Tracy
would
know
and
I'm
not
gonna
steal,
trace
it
down
there
I'm
just
gonna,
say
staff.
This
is
great.
Work
really
you've
been
doing
it
behind
the
scenes
field
radar.
But
for
us
council
members
who
out
there
and
who
get
these
questions,
you
all
have
addressed
a
lot
of
them
about
we're
working
entrepreneurs
go
to
improve
themselves.
Where
is
the
next
industry
forecast
that
they
should
be
pivoting
and
so
I
want
to
say
kudos,
but
I'm
gonna
leave
it
up
to
your
boss
to
make
the
final
comments
so.
F
I
want
to
echo
a
little
bit
of
what
councilmember
Mitchell
was
saying:
we've
come
a
long
way
in
two
years,
we're
doing
some
some
incredible
work.
You
just
saw
three
of
our
focus
areas:
you'll
you'll
end
up
seeing
the
fourth
one
tonight,
you've
seen
so
much
out
of
Holly's
team
on
the
small
business
and
so
I'm
just
really
proud
of
our
entire
team.
That's
got
so
much
going
on.
F
You
see
it
here
today
where
there's
a
lot
for
us
and
our
team
there's
a
lot
of
business
as
usual,
even
in
these
unusual
times,
and
then
there's
a
lot
of
new
work
and
all
of
the
citing
work
it.
But
our
team
is
really
rising
to
the
challenge
and
really
showing
off
these
days
and
so
I
couldn't
be
more
proud
of
them
and
the
work
that
they're
doing
in
our
community.
B
D
Great,
oh
I'm,
sorry
I'm,
sorry,
that
these
are
great
programs,
but
I
want
to
know
about
$175.
Some
175,000
require
requirement
for
the
annual
revenue.
Are
we
looking
at
programs
for
businesses
that
earn
under
that
175,000?
It
may
not
be
able
time
to
talk
about
it
today,
but
for
those
microbes
that
earn
under
that'm
for
these
types
of
program,
Jerry.
L
Sir
I
would
say
that
we
work
a
lot
with
our
community
partners
through
Charlotte
business
resources,
calm
and
CPCC,
small
business
center
and
the
women
business
center
of
Charlotte
and
the
Carolina
Small
Business
Development
Fund.
There
are
three
organizations
that
I
know
have
programs
similar
for
startup
businesses,
so
we
usually
do
is
referred
businesses
based
upon
their
stage
of
business
to
some
of
our
Resource
Partners.
So
we
have
great
collaboration
within
the
community
of
other
organizations,
so
we
can't
handle
them
an
amp
up
because
they
don't
meet
the
requirements.