City of Morgan Hill Adopted Budget FY 2016-17 and FY 2017-18

 CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 16-17 and 17-18  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 16-17 and 17-18  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 16-17 and 17-18  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 16-17 and 17-18  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY 16-17 and 17-18  OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET  CITY OF MORGAN HILL  FY16-17 and 17-18  Economic Development (continued)  Actively work with key industrial and commercial property owners to promote their sites for development  Through the Economic Blueprint create a focused approach to attracting investment by targeted industries into Morgan Hill Developing Our Community  Implement the Economic Blueprint and Telecommunication Infrastructure Master Plan strategies  Assist with the development of Leal Hotel, the City Ventures Depot Center Project, and the 2nd and Monterey project  Promote development opportunity for the Hale Lumber site in Downtown Enhancing Our Services  Establish OpenCounter to offer online business assistance services, streamlining the entitlement process and fees for the business entrepreneur. OpenCounter will enhance the services offered by Track-It and will offer information in Spanish 24/7  Through the on-going part-time internship program, the ED team can expand its business outreach and communications efforts Improving Our Communication  Improving, retooling information and content on our website  Using social media such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Nextdoor to communicate upcoming projects and initiatives  Improving brochures and collateral on Morgan Hill's "value proposition" Participating In Regional Initiatives  Actively participate in the Silicon Valley Economic Development Alliance focused on Economic development projects and initiatives supporting the Bay Area, the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Roundtable  Take leadership positions with High Speed Rail and South County Power Connect Task Forces Financial Comments The FY 16-17 budget assumes an additional $22,000 for part time internship support and a $25,000 contribution for Open Counter in FY 17-18, over the current FY program baseline. Funding for economic development is contained in the City Manager's budget.

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