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FROM: Dennis Barry, AICP
Interim Director of Community Development
DATE: September 16, 1997
SUBJECT: Economic Development Project Manager
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director- Redevelopment to execute a contract with
Emmanuel R. Ungson for Economic Development Project Manager Services in an amount not
to exceed $83,000.
FISCAL IMPACT
This contract position.will not involve General Funds. The contract position will be initially
funded from Trust Fund 810900-0830, Sub Account 018 108 010, which are available solely
for housing, community development,.and economic development purposes. In the future, the
position is expected to be funded with Redevelopment and other non-General Fund sources.
Annual costs are not to exceed $83,000.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Board of Supervisors has a desire to affirmatively address economic development issues.
The County established a Redevelopment Agency in the 1980's, and expanded the number
of project areas to five; has allocated 15% of the annual Community Development B ck Grant
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County Administrator PHIL BATCHEL 1R, CLERK OF'
County Counsel THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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fund to economic development; has established a non-profit economic development
corporation; and been a major participant in the formation and funding of the Contra Costa
Economic Partnership. These many diverse initiatives can be better coordinated and
implemented, and evolved to a more formidable level, by hiring an Economic Development
Project Manager. This position will supplement and coordinate with the activities the
County is currently undertaking in the economic development area, and create additional
capacity of the County in the areas of business retention, business attraction, and
business assistance. The primary focus of this position will be on enhancing the job/tax
base of the unincorporated County.
In the first year the contractor initiated a Business Retention Program, which included
identifying small businesses that are "at-risk" of leaving the unincorporated County;
developed marketing plans and materials; and developed criteria and procedures for
economic development financial assistance programs. The work program contemplates
completion of the Business Retention Program, including the larger businesses in the
unincorporated County, the development of a response program for businesses identified
as "at-risk" of leaving, implementation of additional marketing elements, and reactivation
of the Contra Costa Resources Development Corporation, a non-profit economic
development corporation created by the County in the early 1990's to undertake economic
development activities in the unincorporated County communities.