Resolution 13950CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.13950
SUPPORTING A "BUY ALAMEDA" PHILOSOPHY
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Alameda encourages
Alameda residents to buy locally and promote Alameda businesses and the City
of Alameda as shopping destinations and;
cc WHEREAS, the City of Alameda, as a consumer of goods and services,
® can provide an example to its residential and business community by focusing
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I— its purchasing power toward buying from Alameda businesses whenever
4c possible; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the prosperity of the business
community enhances the overall quality of life in Alameda; and
WHEREAS, buying in Alameda increases the economic tax -base for its
residents and local businesses through the support and empowerment of the
local community; and
WHEREAS, buying in Alameda creates more jobs and maintains the
benefits of on- Island goods and services, increasing tax revenues within the
City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that for every $100.00 dollars
spent in Alameda, approximately one percent stays in Alameda, which
enhances the strength of the community; and
WHEREAS, shopping locally reduces the environmental impact in the
community as local purchases require Tess transportation, which decreases
congestion, habitat loss and pollution; and
WHEREAS, buying in Alameda offers the benefit of streetscapes,
pedestrian — friendly shopping, easy access to parking and unique - locally
owned shops and businesses; and
WHEREAS, buying and using AP &T cable and internet services supports
the environmentally friendly renewable resources and the natural environment;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council encourages the use of the City's own
municipal electric and telecommunications company, Alameda Power and
Telecom (AP &T); and
WHEREAS, a Local Preference Policy providing a five ' percent
preference to local business is incorporated in the Alameda Municipal Code,
Section 2 -62; and
WHEREAS, through partnerships with the local business associations,
the City will outreach to local companies to educate them on how to do
business with the City.
WHEREAS, through continuous improvement approach, the City staff is
dedicated to review and revise its purchasing procedures and systems to
ensure the implementation of the "Buy Alameda" philosophy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of
Alameda hereby adopts a "Buy Alameda" philosophy which supports the
purchases of goods and services through local businesses, enhances the
quality of life for the residents and the prosperity of the business community,
and hereby reaffirms the Local Preference Policy as adopted in the Alameda
Municipal Code, Section 2 -62, which provides for a five percent preference for
local businesses providing materials, supplies or personal services.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in the Special Joint Meeting of the
City Council on the 2 "d day of May 2006, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese
and Mayor Johnson - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City
this 3rd day of May, 2006.
s‘c) LUQ:
Lara Weisiger, City Cl
City of Alameda