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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 06081993 - 2.7 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: VAL ALEXEEFF, DIRECTOR GROWTH MANAGEMENT& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DATE: JUNE 8, 1993 SUBJECT': ContraCostaWORKS ELEMENTS SPriCIFIC RI-[QIII?ST(S) OR R1iCOM1iM1iNDA1'ION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS: To encourage growth, development, and maintenance of economic base in Contra Costa County, the Board of Supervisors does hereby ADOPT the following: 1. ESTABLISH a logo for ContraCostaWORKS to indicate County initiated involvement in job stimulation. Staff recommends that ContraCostaWORKS be written in italic and alternative 2 be used as the logo. (See Attachment A) 2. SET September 30, 1993 as the tentative date for the Contra Costa Economic Summit to be set at Los Medanos College. Coordinate event with proposal for District 3 on September 14. (See Attachment A) 3. ESTABLISH ContraCostaWORKS Council as a subcommittee, including Supervisors Gayle Bishop and Jeff Smith, as well as individuals representing industry, small business, cities, and groups representing the environment, education, and labor. (See Attachment A) REQUEST staff to solicit nominations from the above mentioned organizations for final selection by the Board of Supervisors. 4. ESTABLISH an Industrial Committee, composed of Supervisors Sunne Wright McPeak and Tom Powers, to review regulation affecting industry. (See Attachment A) CON'1'INIJED ON A'1'1'Actu-ILN-r. t"YIsS S1GNA'11JR1.?: u ^ RECOMMP.NDMION OF COUNTY ADMINI911tMOR RLCOMMLNDAIION OF BOARD(:oMMr1T1sl APPRO14I? 011IER SIGNA'l1JRF.(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON June 8, 1993 APPROVLI)AS RLCOMMEiNDED X O'THE'R VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY '11IAT TI-IIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT' COPY OF AN ACYION TAKEN AND XX UNANIMOUS(ABSI?NT _) ENTE.11E.D ON THE MINU'T'ES OF 'n-iF, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON'rlir: DA'rl:SHOWN. AYli& NOES: June 8. 1993 n'rT'Ls'rI.D ABSLNT: ABSTAIN: PHIL:BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF VA dg SUPERVISORS AND COUN'T'Y ADMINISTRATOR eoondev.bo Contact Val AlcaocEl(646-1670) BY0. ``?��' DEPU'T'Y CC: County Administrator l/ GMFDA Departments STATUS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES JUNE 8, 1993 PAGE 2 FISCAL IMPACT': Unfunded staff time for committee work. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS: (See Attachment A) I I i ATTACHMENT A CONTRA COSTA COUNTY GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY DATE: May 25, 1993 Revised May 28, 1993 TO: Members-Board of Supervisors FROM: Val Alexeeff, Director SUBJECT: Status of Economic Development Activities On September 22, 1992, January 19, 1993 and February 9, 1993, you articulated several programs to improve the economic posture of the County under the name ContraCostaWORKS. This report provides a status of activities. 1. Logo for ContraCostaWORKS have attached four alternative suggestions. Staff recommends that Alternative 2 be used for letterhead and other insignia. Staff suggests that the name be written in text as ContraCostaWORKS (italics). 2. Recommendations Based on the CEQA Workshop The recommendations were included as Attachment A to the CEQA Workshop Board Order sent in your packets. Staff can either (1) send these recommendations in their present form to State agencies (OPR/OPA) and our Legislative delegates under GMEDA Director signature, or (2) take the next step and have these recommendations written into legislative language through CSAC or other forum, or I (3) return to you for a Resolution from the Board of Supervisors. i I ATTACHMENT A 3. Economic Summit Date: September 30, 1993 Location: Los Medanos College Time: 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Dinner: 6:00 p.m. with keynote speaker Need Budget and Mission statement Format: Questions posed to panels Panel presentations Followed by recommendations to the Board for action Sample Questions for panels: A. What must the business climate be to enable expansion of jobs? a. What is the single greatest limiting factor to new business? b. What type of support is needed by industry from government? Would lower fees create jobs? C. Does county workforce have suitable training and skill for new industry? d. Does the current level of affordable housing prevent business relocation/expansion? e. How important is Contra Costa quality of life to new business? B. Can the standards set by current residents be met by future development? C. How important is the economic base to Contra Costa County? D. What has been the employment trend for Contra Costa County over the past two decades? 4. ContraCostaWORKS Council Supervisors Jeff Smith and Gayle Bishop Focus on question, How do we maintain a viable economic base? Include Industry, Business Labor, Environmental and Neighborhoods. 2 ATTACHMENT A Group Composition A. Number of persons on a committee to discuss industrial issues. 10 - 15 B. Over 15 would be unmanageable. C. Organizations to be represented. Industrial Three members representing regional subgroups of County, Chambers of Commerce, Contra Costa Council, regional industrial groups. Small Business One small business representative from a local chamber. Community Groups Three members representing groups that live near industry. Environment One environmental representative. Education One representative from Educational Committee. Labor Two representatives from Board. One representing building trades. One representing manufacturing workers. Elected Officials One representative from Board. One representative from Mayor's Conference. Two additional members may be specified for a total of 15. Liberal policy for alternates should exist. 3 1 ATTACHMENT A 5. Industrial Committee Supervisors Sunne Wright McPeak and Tom Powers Clarify, refine regulations. Provide support for attraction, expansion, enhancement of Industrial and Business. 6. Efforts to Stimulate Employment In economic terms, there are two types of jobs --- base industry and service. Base industry jobs create new wealth for the area, and retail and service jobs provide the needs of the population. While we have supported retail and service needs, our economic development emphasis has been on our economic base. A. Pleasant Hill BART, initiated by Contra Costa County in the early 80's, currently has 3500 employees. B. Bishop Ranch, initiated by Contra Costa County in the early 80's, currently has 16,380 employees. C. Recycling Enterprise Zone, initiated by Contra Costa County in 1992, has the potential for 200 jobs within the next two years. Currently, GMEDA staff is working with oil refineries for clean fuels. Staff is also working on affordable housing to entice additional jobs. VA:dg econacA5 cc: P. Batchelor H. Bragdon J. Kennedy 4 1c way, v � Z � ti .� . ,� - y 7d trJ n O trJ z d H H O z