Submitted By
Emily A. Egan, Development Services Director
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Agenda Item Title
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A Motion by Trustees Robinson and Wesley to Discuss Village Board Support of the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce's 2025 First Friday Street Festival Series and the Chamber's Creation of the Oak Park Black and Latine Business Support Network
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Overview
Overview
Trustee Robinson has moved and Trustee Wesley has seconded, to add a discussion regarding the Village Board's potential support of the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce's 2025 First Friday Street Festival Series and the Chamber's Creation of the Oak Park Black and Latine Business Support Network to the November 12, 2024 agenda.
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Anticipated Actions/Commitments
Recommendation
Should the Board wish to pursue an agreement with the Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce outlining the Village's financial support of the Chamber's First Friday Street Festival Series and the Chamber's Creation of the Oak Park Black and Latine Business Support Network, the details of that agreement can be drafted and brought back to the Board, at a later date, for consideration. Further, if direction is provided to the Village Manager, the requested resources can be added to the VMO Economic Vitality budget, the Public Works Department's budget, the Development Services' budget and the Police Department's budget, in order to ensure that financial resources are available in FY25 to support both of these initiatives.
Report
Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Darien Marion Burton provided the Village with the attached ten (10) page program proposal on November 6th for the Chamber's 2025 First Fridays Street Festival Series (pages 1-4) and the establishment of Oak Park Black and Latine Business Support Network (pages 5-10). The proposal provides an overview of each initiative, lists each initiatives' goals, outlines a program structure/content, summarizes pote...
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