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Motion by Councilmember Bullock, seconded by Vice President Kepple to receive and file the oral report. All members in favor. Motion passed. **** 2. Report from Committee of the Whole meeting held July 17, 2023. (to be provided) Vice President Kepple provided the following report: Committee of the Whole met earlier this evening at 6:00 p.m. to discuss Resolution 2023-37 to allocate funds for the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce to support Lakewood’s small business community. We had a conversation regarding the amended Chamber proposal, which included three main areas of focus, predominantly a strategic planning process to identify the areas of need of Lakewood businesses in a post-Covid economic environment. The second component was technology which included three pieces, one of which was Chamber Master software which is specific to chambers and would update the ability to track membership, update events and perform a variety of other functions. That technology piece also includes web design and development that we deferred to discuss later once the strategic plan is completed and we have that data. The third component was regarding entrepreneurs and small business development including scholarships for small businesses who might be interested in joining the Chamber. We had a good conversation with Lauren Small, the Executive Director of the Chamber and got some more information. We voted to recommend for adoption Resolution 2023-37, with the amount of $70,000 added into the placeholder of that resolution with $10,000 coming from Councilmember Litten’s segment of the ARPA funds and $15,000 each coming from Councilmembers Baker, Bullock, Kepple and Marx. Motion by Vice President Kepple, seconded by President Litten to receive and file the report. All members in favor. Motion passed. **** 3. RESOLUTION 2023-37 - A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect at the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing the Mayor and/or Director of Finance or Director of Law to allocate and expend _________ of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce to facilitate small business support. (referred to COW 7/3/23) (pg. 1) Motion by President Litten, seconded by Vice President Kepple to insert $70,000 into the blank. A roll call vote was conducted as follows: Yeas: Baker, Bullock, Kepple, Litten, Marx, Rader, Shachner Nays: none 2