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Committee approves up to $17,500 donation for local grocer at 918 Dill Ave; council seeks funding-source clarity
Summary
A substitute resolution authorizing a donation of up to $17,500 to Possibility Labs to support a local grocer at 918 Dill Avenue passed on substitute, but committee members asked staff to confirm the exact funding source before final consent.
The City Utilities Committee on Sept. 23 approved a substitute resolution authorizing the mayor to donate up to $17,500 to Possibility Labs, fiscal sponsor of the Guild Collective LLC, to support development of a local grocer at 918 Dill Avenue. The substitute passed 5-0 on the committee floor.
Council members asked for clarification on which city account would fund the donation. Jay Olubaywu of the mayor’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience responded that the payment would come from a general fund account and that it was not drawn from the trust fund. A committee member requested written confirmation of the funding source before Monday and said they would pull the item from consent if the information was not provided.
The substitute changes to the caption were described as technical: the sponsor said the substitute’s primary purpose was to incorporate correct account information. The committee approved the substitute and the donation authorization as read.
