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Buy land for Black and Indigenous farmers

Andria

07/25/2023 10:52 AM

Accepted

Use money to purchase vacant land for Black and Indigenous farmers, like Nurturing Roots or other groups. This is a form of reparations and a way to build generational wealth.

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This proposal has been accepted because:

Type of funding: Infrastructure (capital)

Rough cost estimate: Over $7.2 million

Evaluation notes:

✅ This idea could be implemented without changing current policy or law.

✅ This idea is within the City's jurisdiction.

❌ This idea names a vendor, which would violate open contract laws.

✅ This idea would not incur costs indefinitely.

Justification: This could easily be implemented through a separate RFP process in order to not run afoul of contracting laws and determine which organizations should receive funding.

Other notes: OPCD has multiple planning efforts that could be leveraged to identify land parcels for purchase. This would require developing a process for land acquisition that could mirror existing EDI practices. Race-based decision-making could run afoul of State and US anti-discrimination laws.

Thank you for sharing your idea. This idea and its evaluation have been forwarded to the budget delegates. They will use this information to group together similar ideas, narrow down options based on community needs, and develop fully detailed proposals for you and your community to vote on in October 2023.