The Leadership Council’s mission is to support
the Oakland Partnership to facilitate economic development activities
through cross-sector collaboration and intra-sector interventions to create
opportunities and remove constraints. These activities are contained in the
Oakland Partnership’s Economic
Development Strategy for Oakland presented at the Economic Summit
on May 3, 2008.
As the Oakland Partnership moves to implement
this strategy, the Leadership Council will be responsible for seeing the
‘big picture’ and ensuring that the plan as a whole presents a clear and
cohesive direction for all stakeholders. Ideally, the relationship of the
Leadership Council to the working groups is not ‘top-down’ but
collaborative. Not only do working groups benefit from guidance, but
the Leadership Council also will be in a better position to develop
innovative and impactful overall strategies if it interacts continuously
with working group leaders. Specific functions may include:
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- Identify and coordinate responses to cross-cutting issues that arise in several of the working groups;
- Develop key ‘top-level’ initiatives that require high visibility or levels of funding, and can only be accomplished with high-level support;
- Assess the progress of the individual working groups to ensure that their work product remains relevant and timely; and
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Provide a focal point for the media and
community groups.
Mayor Dellums has invited 28 members of the
various components of the Oakland Partnership: business, labor,
education and government, to participate on the Leadership Council and work
with him on implementing his strategy over the next 3 years. Members of the
Leadership Council are:
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31. Alicia Burtt, PG & E
