Recommendation to request City Manager to work with JoAnne Golden-Stewart, Director of Public Policy for Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) in submitting comments necessary for the City of Long Beach to participate in seeking designation as a Manufacturing Community as part of the Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) program established by President Obama.
Item 13 is a report from the office of Councilman Jerry Ships here with a recommendation to request city manager to work with you and Golden Stuart, director of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. In submitting comments necessary for the city of Long Beach to participate in seeking the designation designation as a manufacturing community. Thank you, Councilmember. Shifting that you wish to comment. Yes. Just quickly, I want to thank I understand that through the city manager's office with Tom Modica that Tom has talked with Joanne Stewart, who is the director of public policy for L.A. Economic Development Corporation. This is a wonderful opportunity, I have to tell you. The office of the mayor of the city of Los Angeles is working furiously to make sure that they get their information in so that L.A. can be designated one of 12 communities as a manufacturing community. Receiving this designation would mean that this L.A. region, which we have to work through a regional organization, which is L.A. EDC, would give us access to approximately 1.3 billion funding, as well as the the help and the assistance of numerous federal agencies. So I would just, for the sake of time, would like to make a motion to request the city manager actually continue to work with Joanne Gordon Stewart, director of Public Policy for L.A. EDC, and submitting comments necessary for the City of Long Beach to participate in seeking designation as a manufacturing community as part of the Investing in Manufacturing Communities program established by President Obama. Councilmember Andrew Seconds. Any public comment on item number 13? Councilmember DeLong wishes to comment on item 13. Go ahead, Ms.. Staff. Have any brief comments? We would concur with Councilmember Lipski. Mr. Modica has been in contact with the LDC over the weekend and will continue to work with them throughout the week. Great. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember Johnson. No, no comment. I will go to the public on item number 13. Any member of the public wishing to comment item number 13, senior members of the public members. Cast your vote on item number 13. O'Donnell's a yes or no. Number 13. Motion carry six votes. Yes. Item number 14. Mr. Clerk. 14 is withdrawn. 14 is withdrawn. Correct. Item number 15 has been. We already handled. 15 were unknown. Number 16, correct? Yes. Go ahead with item number 16.