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Fund Startup for a Seattle Community Wealth Building Initiative

Peoples Economy Lab

08/18/2023 12:15 PM

Rejected

Develop a community wealth building framework and staffing that aims to transform our local economy by giving BIPOC communities direct ownership and control of their productive assets. Establish funding for administration, staffing, and evaluation to support departmental alignment, legislative engagement, and a community governance structure that includes broad-based BIPOC community participation.

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This proposal has been rejected because:

Type of funding: Programs and services (non-capital)

Rough cost estimate: Between $2 million and $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 doesn't name a specific vendor.

❌ This idea would incur costs indefinitely.

Justification: Proposal already exist within OED with the Business Community Ownership funds, prioritizing BIPOC.

Other notes: OED Business Community Ownership Funds secures fixed, affordable rents for business owners. This financial stability keeps current neighborhood businesses in place and brings displaced business owners back to their communities.

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.