Parking, Zoning, and Improving Your Bottom Line

Parking: Guest speakers include: Noel Pinto, Director of Parking Enforcement and Alton Jelks, Chair of Mayor’s Parking Task Force

• Announce New Parking Rates & Times
• Report back on unanswered parking questions from Feb.09 Forum
• Open Discussion on Parking

Follow up on Leadership Summit

Created in Oakland: Speaker: Darlene Crane
If you are a business owner motivated to grow over $1 million in revenue and create jobs in Oakland then apply for Created in Oakland 2009-10.

Report from CEDA Business Development: City staff will give an update and MAAP grants will be awarded.

Zoning Changes in Your Commercial Districts: Devan Reiff, AICP

Click here to listen to the audio recording.

The Oakland Merchants Leadership Forum on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, from 8:00 - 10:00 am, City Hall, Hearing Room 4.

Topic: Retailer’s Resources

Guest speakers include:

Rick Ohlrich, SBDC (Small Business Development Center).

Susanna Villarreal, Enterprise Program Tax Credit for Small businesses: How to save on your state income taxes with Enterprise Zone Tax Credits.

Michael McPherson, Urban Economic Analyst, CEDA Business Services: New! City of Oakland Business Assistance Center.

OMLF recorded the audio of this forum and it will be available next week.

OMLF held a forum on March 25, 2009 on Parking.

Guest Speakers Included:

• Alton Jelks, Chair Mayor’s Parking Task Force    
                           
• Noel Pinto, Director of Parking Enforcement, City of Oakland
   
• Wladimir Wlassowsky, Division Manager   Transportation Services, Public Works Agency

To listen to the audio from the March 25, 2009 Forum click here.

To view the survey results click here.

parking-survey-comments.doc    

 parking-survey-response-questions.doc