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Resolutions Establishing Local Hiring Goals and Skilled Workforce Requirements - Surplus Property ' Page 2 requirements for the sale and development of City, Successor Agency, Housing Authority, and Parking Authority -owned surplus or exempt surplus real property; and 2) directed staff to amend the draft resolutions with changes as set forth in the red -lined "Proposed Amendment to Local Hiring Goals and Skilled Workforce Requirements — Surplus Property" presented by Chair Fierro as an amendment to item number 3 of the staff report; and 3) recommended that the City Council adopt the resolutions as amended. BACKGROUND: On November 19, 2020, the City Manager's Office presented the Local Preference and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Procurement Policies and potential new policy implementation overview to the Economic Development, Placemaking, and Branding/Marketing Committee (Committee), resulting in the receiving and filing of the overview and requested staff to prepare an organizational plan that incorporates stakeholders and topics and information on the request for proposals of City -owned surplus land. On January 21, 2021, the Finance Department presented to the Committee an organizational plan for local preference procurement and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) policies incorporating stakeholders' topic and information on request for proposals of City -owned surplus land. The committee unanimously and without formal motion received and ordered filed the organizational plan. On February 18, 2021, Chair Fierro presented to the Committee a clarification of policy objectives, stakeholder engagement process options, and a revised expedited timeline for local preference policy revisions for Request for Proposals (RFP's) on Surplus Land. The Committee requested the Finance Department to bring an informal task update to the Committee on March 18, 2021. The Committee voted unanimously with revisions to the schedule to combine the March 18, 2021 preliminary research report and presentation with a workshop on April 15, 2021. On March 18, 2021, the Finance Department presented the Committee with updates on the Procurement Local Preference ten (10) tasks and objectives. The Purchasing Division formulated data requirements to meet four (4) goals: to review Vendor Data, Contract Award Date, Vendor Opinions on Local Preference Programs, and Stakeholder Involvement. On April 15, 2021, the Economic Development, Placemaking and Branding/Marketing Committee reviewed, discussed, and provided input on the potential expansion of the local preference procurement policy and directed staff to incorporate stakeholder and public feedback and return to the Committee with expansion options to include in the local preference procurement policy for future Request for Proposals for the disposition of City -owned surplus land. On August 2, 2021, at the request of Chair Fierro, this topic was pulled from the August 3, 2021, City Council calendar and referred back to the Economic Development, Placemaking and Branding/Marketing Committee for further review, discussion, and direction. On August 19, 2021, the Economic Development, Placemaking and Branding/Marketing Committee received and filed an update and provided further feedback and direction on local hiring goals and skilled workforce requirements for the sale and development of City, Successor Agency, Housing Authority, and Parking Authority -owned surplus or exempt surplus real property. DISCUSSION: Based on the most recent direction provided by the Economic Development, Placemaking and