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HomeMy WebLinkAbout26-City Administrator CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: March 29, 1999 ORIGINAL Subject, Discuss and take possible action concerning the Business - Industry Growth (BIG) economic development strategy developed by the Mayor's Business Advisory Council From, Fred Wilson, City Administrator Dept: City Administrator's Office Synopsis of Previous Council action: Recommended motion: That the Business - Industry Growth (BIG) economic development strategy developed by the Mayor's Business Advisory Council be adopted. 1iJt,..~. Contact person: Fred Wilson Phone: 5122 Supporting data attached: Staff report Ward: All FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: Source' (Acct. No.) (Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: Agenda Item N7P STAFF REPORT The attached Business - Industry Growth strategy (the BIG plan) is a blueprint for economic growth for San Bernardino in the coming years. The plan was developed over the past year through the Mayor's Business Advisory Council. This group of business owners and managers was formed to advise the Mayor concerning how the city can promote business growth in the community. At the Mayor's request, the group began examining the factors related to business development and assembling this plan. Working with various subcommittees of that group, Professor Lee Hanson of Cal State San Bernardino has worked as a volunteer to author the BIG plan. The plan also includes a great deal of input from staff in various departments, including BOA, City Administrator, Development Services, Code Compliance, and the Mayor's Office. Staff has also been meeting and working on various aspects of the plan on a regular basis. During the luncheon workshop, a presentation will be made concerning the major components of the BIG plan, and requesting feedback from the Mayor and Council. Attached to this item is a complete copy of the plan, as well as a set of matrices that sununarizes its components. BIG Business-Industry Growth Strategy for the City of San Bernardino Mayor Valles' Business Advisory Council Prepared Summer & Autumn, 1998 ,..,-, :It,~"" . I , '" . " ""'~1 ,f#l BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy CONTENTS I1J\JE<:li1rI\lII ~~)' .................... ............... ..................... ii INTRODli<:nON: Premises & Priorities ....................................... 5 I1LIIMEN1r I: Business <:ommunity .. ........... ................ ................10 I1LIIMEN1r 2: ~an Bernardino <:ity Government ........ ............ ......... .14 I1LIIMIIN1r 3: <:ommunication & Public Awareness ....... .................. .17 I1LIIMIIN1r 4: Downtown Renewal & Promotion ....... .......... ......... ....19 I1LIIMEN1r 5: Housing .................... .............. ............. ......... .....21 I1LIIMEN1r 6: \lisual Appearance & Other Quality of Life Issues ...........29 I1LIIMEN1r 7: Higher I1ducation: liniversities & <:ommunity <:olleges ... ..31 IMPLIIMEN1rAnON: Role of the Business Advisory <:ouncil, Oty and I1DA ~taff, and the "BIG Network" of<:ommunity Groups ..............34 APPIINDIX: Implementation Working Docwnents. .... ............. ..........36 Contents BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy ii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BIG-"Business-Industry Growth" strategy-is a comprehensive program to promote growth of a San Bernardino economy that will ensure a prosperous community in the 21" century. As suggested by its formal name, BIG has two concurrent priorities: . To create the most supportive possible economic environment in San Bernardino for businesses of all types, from retailers to manufacturers to service firms. . To promote growth of a specific industry or industries, or what is called "industry clustering"-the concentration in one area of competitor firms, suppliers, service providers, and work force all from a specific industry, as in Silicon Valley or Hollywood. San Bernardino's economy is likely to enjoy greater long-term strength and prosperity if it can develop some degree of clustering and its related job pool, while local businesses unrelated to industry clusters will benefit from the community wealth they generate. BIG's main goal is to promote growth of more "production" industry in San Bernardino: manufacturing or service firms that bring outside income into the city through sale to state, national, or global markets, and can pay high wages because of the economic value of their product. The city must enlarge its production base if it is to generate high-wage employment on the scale needed to raise local living standards. Growth of production industry will directly benefit local retail and service businesses through the increased community affluence and consumer purchasing power it will create. BIG seeks to expand San Bernardino's business base through two simultaneous and mutually supporting efforts, which may be termed "economic gardening" and "economic hunting." Economic gardening involves working to create an economic environment in which local businesses can more readily be created, grow, and generate jobs from within the community. Economic hunting involves recruiting outside businesses and jobs to come into the city. The logic of this two-prong approach is that San Bernardino must begin remaking itself from within if it is to create a healthy economy. Conditions in the community that impede the ability of new local businesses to start, grow, and create jobs also discourage outside businesses from locating here. The key to breaking this cycle is to make internal community changes that will enhance the ability of local business growth to create a more vibrant city economy. This in turn will increase the odds that outside businesses will begin to be lured to San Bernardino by the most powerful marketing tool there is: word of mouth among business rivals that new economic opportunity is Executive Summary BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy III being created here. Fail to make needed internal improvements, and the community may continue to face great disadvantage in competing for outside businesses with other Inland Empire and California communities. BIG will pursue economic renewal of San Bernardino in the following seven areas (or plan "elements"): o Business Community o City of San Bernardino Government o Communication & Public Awareness o Downtown Renewal & Promotion o Housing o Visual Appearance & Other Quality of Life Issues o Higher Education: Universities & Community Colleges Executive Summary BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 5 INTRODUCTION: Premises & Priorities BIG is a strategy to begin the revitalizing of San Bernardino's economy, to be implemented beginning in 1999. Its aim is to marshal the community's resources and energies in a comprehensive effort to create the strong economic base that San Bernardino will require to prosper in the 21 st century. BIG's formal name, "Business-Industry Growth" strategy, signals its twofold priorities: . To promote a more supportive climate for businesses of all types, from manufacturers to retailers to service firms. . To promote growth in San Bernardino of a particular industry or industries-what is known as "industry clustering," the concentration in one area of competitor firms, suppliers, service providers, and work force from a specific industry, as in Silicon Valley or Hollywood. The San Bernardino economy is likely to enjoy greater long-term strength and prosperity if it can nurture some degree of industry clustering and its related job pool, while local businesses unrelated to industry clusters will benefit from the community wealth that clustering generates. BIG also is used in the sense of "big picture"; a strategy that seeks to encompass the community's total economic environment and to make improvements in key areas-dty government and downtown, housing and quality of life, education and public image--so that San Bernardino becomes an increasingly attractive and viable location for businesses and industry as we move into the new century. Finally, BIG is meant to speak for an ambition: to think big and act big, in order to create a new future for San Bernardino and its people. Key facets of BIG Emphasis on "production business" and high-tech BIG places primary emphasis on promoting growth of production industry in San Bernardino: manufacturers or service firms whose goods or services are sold to state, national, or global markets to bring outside income into the community. Production industry is able to pay above-average wages because ofthe economic value of what it sells to outside as well as to local markets, and because of the high relative skill levels and derivative "value-adding" capability of its work force. Introduction BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 6 Production industry includes "high tech." Although this is usually understood to mean a select group of industries, mainly computers, biomedicine, and aerospace, viewed more broadly it involves certain key features: advanced (computerized) production processes, research and development, and use of educated, skilled workers to produce high-quality goods or services. The more that San Bernardino production businesses of any type can adopt these high tech competitive approaches, the higher the wages they are likely to be able to pay. San Bernardino's historic lack of production industry is a primary reason why today the city lacks a sufficient number of high-wage jobs for its work force. Expanding the production base--if possible, promoting clustering of a specific high tech production industry (medical technologies, for example}- is the key to generating high-wage employment on large enough a scale to raise local incomes and living standards. Neither, retailing, tourism, nor government employment can do this. Retailing industries (and to a lesser degree distribution and warehousing) are inherently limited in their wage potential because of the low value-adding capacity of their employment. Such jobs tend to add only marginal new economic value to products/services already created by producer businesses, and so cannot command high wages. City employment rates and sales and sales tax levels unquestionably would be increased if the city could become a major retail hub drawing customers from outside the area. However, in reality this is unlikely to happen in any foreseeable future, given the presence ofhigWy competitive retailing centers nearby (e.g., Ontario Mills). Similar to retailing, tourism employment is inherently limited in its value- adding capability and high-wage potential. Job skill levels tend to be of low economic value and add little to the inherent value of the tourist attraction. Again as in the case of retail hubs, a city that becomes a known tourist site can draw substantial outside income that generates local employment and sales tax revenue (e.g., Las Vegas). However, it is unlikely that in the five to ten years San Bernardino will become enough of a tourist attraction to generate significant employment and sales tax revenue from tourism. Finally, government employment, although it pays well, is unlikely to grow substantially, despite San Bernardino's being the county seat and a government center. The cutback environment that has defmed government for years seems likely to continue indefinitely, and in any case, it is preferable that the city focus efforts on increasing its private industry job base (particularly high-wage) rather than governmental employment. Introduction BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 7 For all of these reasons, San Bernardino's economic imperative is to increase its relative level of production and high-tech activity. However, BIG's emphasis on production enterprise is not intended to ignore needs of non- production industries. Nor is it meant to diminish the importance of retail- based sales tax in City budgets. By way of summary, two points should be emphasized in this regard. First, the goal of BIG is not to turn San Bernardino into an economy dominated by manufacturing, which under any circumstances is unlikely to be a realistic aim. Rather, the goal is to increase the relative level of production industry and employment in the city's economy. Modest growth of the city's production sector will boost local retailing businesses-and hence retail sales tax-by increasing work force income and wages available for spending in local retail establishments. Significant growth of production industry, should it occur, will have still greater benefits for local retailers. Second, BIG efforts that help make City Hall more "business oriented" (responsive and efficient) will benefit all local businesses, whether manufacturers or retailers. Their effect will be to increase city efforts directed toward local business retention, seeking to reduce impediments that thwart small business growth and successful operation. In sum, BIG programs aimed at promoting a stronger San Bernardino production base will eventually promote a stronger local economy overall. Recognition of the importance of the "local economic region" BIG is predicated on the acknowledgment that the City of San Bernardino is part of a "local economic region" that includes the adjacent and nearby municipalities and the firms based within them, an area larger than the City but smaller than the County. To varying degrees, the communities, businesses, and prosperity of this local economic region are all tied together. In particular, certain key local firms (particularly production and high-tech) located near but not in the City of San Bernardino still are critical to its economic strength, because of purchasing and sales relationships they and their employees have with City-based businesses and business networks. Similarly, growth of businesses based in the City benefits the larger San Bernardino valley through the business support, jobs, and income generated. The upshot of this interdependency is that an effective growth strategy for the City of San Bernardino must take serious account of our local economic region. We cannot, and do not wish, to dictate economic development for other cities in the San Bernardino valley. But the more that we collaborate with them-and act in ways that encourage business growth across the local Introduction BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 8 economic region-the greater the odds of success in promoting economic revitalization of both the City and the greater San Bernardino area. In particular, the more fully that all San Bernardino area local governments embrace this regional view, the greater the odds that we might promote clustering of high-wage production businesses across the valley. Emphasizing local "economic gardening" along with outside business recruitment ("economic hunting") BIG places particular emphasis on what is being called "economic gardening"-efforts on the part of City Hall designed to make it easier for local entrepreneurs to start and expand businesses from within the community to create new jobs. The BIG strategy is not focused just on recruitment of outside businesses ("economic hunting"), as in practice is the case in so many cities. The rationale for pursuing this two-prong approach is that San Bernardino must begin remaking itself from within if it is to create a healthy economy that is attractive to outside businesses. The city's longstanding weak economy and its reputation of a poor business climate have impeded the ability oflocal businesses to start and grow here, while at the same time they have discouraged outside businesses from locating here (because business recruitment today is so fiercely competitive, cities with a negative reputation are at serious disadvantage in attracting firms, particularly those that pay high wages). The key to breaking out of this dilemma is to make internal community changes that will enhance the ability oflocal businesses to start, grow, and create a more vibrant local economy. As this occurs, outside businesses will begin to be attracted here, drawn by the most powerful marketing tool in the world: word of mouth among rival businesses that new economic opportunity is being created in San Bernardino. Accordingly, BIG places major priority on doing everything humanly possible in City Hall and in the community to create a better environment for growth and retention of new or existing local businesses, concentrating on improving those business-related conditions over which the community has some influence. More specifically, efforts will focus in two areas-improving the "business responsiveness" (the efficiency and responsiveness) of City Hall; and improving the visual appearance of the community. As this economic gardening process takes root and begins to alter San Bernardino's environment and its image, it should become more attractive relative to other Inland Empire cities for outside businesses-particularly ones now considering leaving Los Angeles and Orange counties. In sum, the city's economic challenge is to begin recasting itself from within so that local production business can readily start, grow, and create new jobs, Introduction BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 9 outside businesses will begin to be drawn by the emerging new opportunity in the area, and together they begin creating a 21 st -century San Bernardino economy. Organization of the Plan The BIG plan is organized around seven "elements" (see Contents). These presently encompass a total of 19 "initiatives," numbered sequentially 1-19, through which the plan is to be launched. Some initiatives are ongoing and some are one-time, some are new and some are current City programs and ventures it is hoped to expand. Additional initiatives will sprout as implementation proceeds. The BIG strategy is intended to be a work-in- progress that evolves over time. Although its keystone is the first two elements, titled Business Community and City of San Bernardino Government, the remaining five elements, from Communication & Public Awareness to Higher Education: Universities & Community Colleges, are essential supporting components that give the strategy its comprehensive character. They identify integral community, educational, and social-support improvements that have to commence if we are to improve the total set of conditions that shape the local business climate. Each plan element begins with a brief "Situation Summary" that outlines basic challenges and priorities, followed by presentation of specific initiatives for the element. Each initiative briefly describes relevant implementation issues. Development of detailed implementation programs, time lines, costs, responsible persons and entities, and assessment of effectiveness for the various initiatives is the next step in moving forward with the BIG effort. (See Appendix, p. 32, for descriptions of planning and implementation efforts to date). Following the seven elements, the implementation structure for BIG is addressed. Specifically, the plan outlines the standing role of the Mayor's Business Advisory Council (BAC) in implementing the strategy, working with the Mayor, City Council, and City and Economic Development Agency staff. Additionally, implementation is to make the fullest possible use of existing community groups and organizations, will be encouraged to participate and provide leadership and resources to carry out parts of the strategy that concern their missions and goals. Introduction BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 10 ELEMENT 1: Business Community Situation Summary: Prioritize promotion of "production" businesses, and design and institute a systematic City program to support business growth As indicated in the Introduction, BIG's priority concern is to promote growth of "production" industry in San Bernardino. As also stated, production businesses located outside the City but within the greater San Bernardino area are important to the City's economic vitality because of their economic ties with City businesses and business networks. Hence, consistent with the primary responsibility to cultivate the economic future ofthe City, a broad goal of the plan is to promote conditions that will make the entire San Bernardino valley a more viable, attractive location for production industry. More specific BIG priorities are to: (I) Enhance the ability of production businesses to start, expand, and create new jobs locally; (2) Identify potential industry sector/s that might cluster in San Bernardino and should be targeted for business recruitment and marketing efforts; based on existing resources these could include: (a) Medical technologies; (b) Transportation, logistics, and distribution (linked to the San Bernardino intermodal facility); (c) Aerospace (related to San Bernardino International Airport); (d) Geothermal (exploiting the local potential geothermal capacities); (3 ) Work to maximize economic ties between local production, retail, and public sectors by encouraging buying from and between local businesses. (4) Help local production firms to exploit foreign export opportunities, to more fully link the City with the global economy and its markets. -Initiatives- #1. Business Support Network Purpose: Establish a system for effectively employing City resources to assist startup, growth, and retention of existing businesses, priority going to Business Community Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 11 production fIrms for the reasons elaborated in the Introduction, but also supporting needs of local retail and service fIrms as feasible. At a minimwn the Business Support Network should include: (I) creating a "business market intelligence" system to help provide local fIrms with useful information for competing in their markets; (2) creating a computer data base of local companies to stay in constant contact with them; (3) promoting contacts between local companies with such support services as the Riverside-based Small Business Development Center, UC Riverside Manufacturing Extension, and the Job Training Partnership Act program; (4) exploiting opportunities to provide fIrms customized training from San Bernardino Valley College; (5) exploiting the opportunities offered by the Norton/IVDA Small Business Incubator to assist new-fIrm startup; and (6) assisting fIrms with international trade efforts. (Note: these elements substantially defIne what is meant by the term "economic gardening" discussed in the introduction.) Implementation: Implementing this initiative entails three components: (1) provide a status report on the existing Business Support Network; (2) present a plan for moving forward with the Network, including cost estimates; (3) implement the plan. The Mayor's office and EDA staff have begun to develop a proposal for constructing the Business Support Network, which will ultimately include detailed budget needs. Given the involved nature of the Business Support Network, and the new or reallocated resources that eventually will be needed to fully implement it, it is expected that elements of a working system will be created over time as feasible. Ideally, a fully functioning Business Support Network will be in place within 18 months following commencement, or by approximately July 2000. (See Appendix, Initiative No. I, p. 33) #2. Business Recruitment and Marketing Needs Review Purpose: Carry out an organized series of talks about the business recruitment and related marketing opportunities of the City, designed to lead to the most coherent and focused recruitment/marketing effort possible. The talks should focus on the following concerns as a minimwn: (I) Do the City and area truly have potential industry competitive advantage in the areas of (a) medical technologies, (b) transportation/logistics, (c) water usage, (d) geothermal, (e) aerospace, and/or others; and if one or more of these areas does appear to have genuine growth potential, how can it best be cultivated through recruitment of outside businesses? (2) Does or should the City have priorities for other production business types/industry sectors it prefers to attract, i.e., are some production industry sectors more important and desirable to us than others? (3) What environmental concerns or criteria should be applied in making decisions about types of manufacturing or other activities desired for recruitment; (4) How best can the City deploy subsidies, abatements, and related fInancial incentives to attract desired businesses? (5) What are Business Community Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 12 primary City goals in recruiting retail businesses, particularly big box chain stores, and what key issues need to be addressed in understanding impact of such stores on existing retail businesses, City production businesses, and retail sectors of cities within the San Bernardino local economic region? (6) How is a business Utility Tax Discount program to be structured and implemented? The thrust of these deliberations is to try to maximize the likelihood that the City recruits and markets outside businesses in a strategic manner. The goal should be to court firms based on their fit with the City's assets and opportunities, seeking thereby to minimize dangers of an unselective, scattershot recruitment approach that wastes the City's scarce economic development resources. Implementation: The Mayor's office and EDA staff have begun to develop a proposal for conducting the Business Recruitment and Marketing Needs Review, and will present it to the BAC for feedback, guidance, and further development leading to finalization. It is anticipated that the review, which first will address medical technologies, then transportation and logistics, will utilize a series of roundtable and/or focus group discussions involving industry representatives and experts, BAC members, and City and EDA staff. These discussions are expected to be undertaken during the winter, spring and summer, 1999, and should entail relatively low cost. Development of focused business recruitment marketing strategies based on the results of the discussions will commence as soon as feasible, to include development of a budget for the marketing program. (See Appendix, Initiative No.2, p. 35) #3. Project for Local Industry Mapping (pLIM) Purpose: PLIM will identify a group of 30 - 50 San Bernardino production businesses that are of key importance to the city's economy based on their present employment levels and/or potential for job growth. It will seek to identify ways to increase volume of buying and selling between the "core group" and other local businesses, thereby keeping more business revenues within the local economy. PLIM is a limited-scale, one-time project that may be expanded if its results prove significant. Implementation: PLIM will be undertaken in conjunction with the Business Support Network effort (Initiative #1 above), CEOTALKS (Initiative #5 below), and Business Climate Survey (Initiative #6 below), utilizing company information and contacts acquired through these initiatives, as well as contacts available through BAC members. A California State University, San Bernardino faculty member will conduct the project. Target completion date is June, 1999. Principle deliverable will be a set of specific recommendations for increasing local business-to-business buying and selling and city-to-Iocal Business Community Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 13 business buying, and a data base mapping key city industry groups and businesses. #4. High-Tech Advisory Group (HTAG) Purpose: Several BAC members and the Mayor are involved in local efforts at promoting high tech industry, particularly the TecParc project being developed by Inland Valley Development Agency. If and as appropriate at a future date, a small (half dozen approximate) group of local high-tech representatives (executives, public officials) will be formed to serve as a "brain trust" for advising the BAC and City on local high-tech priorities, the primary aim being to help the City identify and exploit high-tech growth opportunities. The group (which could include non-BAC member would meet periodically as deemed desirable by the BAC, and would have an initial goal of developing a status report on San Bernardino area high-tech as a basis for future planning and promotion efforts. Implementation: HT AG will be activated at a future date when current high- tech efforts in the city and region (i.e., TecParc, CORE21) reach a point of development in which formal liaison with the BAC and BIG effort becomes desirable. In the meantime, the BAC has ready access to key individuals involved in local high-tech initiatives and can call on these persons as needed. Business Community Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 14 ELEMENT 2: San Bernardino City Government Situation Summary: In two years create the most "business-oriented" city government feasible, consistent with the public interest A primary aim of the BIG strategy is for San Bernardino to develop, within two years, a reality and reputation of being one of the most business-oriented city governments in the region and the state, defined in the following broad terms: . At a minimum, City of San Bernardino policies, regulations, and programs in all divisions and departments will make all feasible efforts to support the ability of businesses to start, grow, locate, and create jobs here. . At a maximum, the City of San Bernardino shall become a national model for effective business-industry support, consistent with the public interest. To the extent that the City succeeds in developing such a reputation, it will have done nearly as much as it can to positively influence local economic conditions. The premise of this effort is that City Hall culture and operations in all areas (not simply redevelopment or economic development) must transform their processes and procedures to support the economic competitiveness of the City and the area. It should be possible to make these internal changes within two years. -Initiatives- #5. "CEOTALKS" Purpose: Hold a series of focused discussions between the Mayor and CEOs of approximately 30 of the San Bernardino area's most important production businesses (as well as several key retail and service businesses) to identify a set of specific, doable steps the City can take immediately to begin improving businesses' ability to compete, grow, and create jobs locally. Results of the talks are to be presented in a summary report that will be utilized in various aspects of the BIG effort, including training to educate City employees about business growth needs (see "Competitive Climate" Training, Initiative No.8). Implementation: A preliminary list of key production businesses has been developed, and a number of one-on-one discussions between the Mayor and CEOs have already occurred. These talks will be accelerated, to include a number of group discussions where judged appropriate. Key issues emerging from the talks will begin to be recorded for planning uses. It is intended to San Bernardino City Government Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 15 have completed a first phase of CEOT ALKS by mid-summer, 1999. (See Appendix, Initiative No.5, p. 37.) #6. Business Climate Survey Purpose: Survey the business community's ongoing view of the "business- responsiveness" of City Hall as BIG is undertaken. The survey, which is to be administered periodically over the next four years, is intended to be both a culture-changing mechanism, and to provide feedback to identify where specific City operations/activities may not be performing as well as the local economy reqrnres. Implementation: City Hall and EDA staff have commenced development of the Business Climate Survey (see Appendix, Initiative No.6). The survey, which is being sponsored in part by Southern California Edison, is scheduled to be conducted in spring, 1999. The findings of the survey will be reported to the community in the "News of the City" supplement in the San Bernardino County Sun. A data base of survey results will be created so as to be able to track business community responses over time. #7. "Best-Practices" Program Purpose: Increase flexibility and responsiveness of City Hall processes and procedures by identifying and adopting "best practices" that have been developed in other local govemments or that might be created here as an outcome of the program. While the focus is to be on City Hall functions that are most directly related to business operations (e.g., permitting, inspection), there should be a broader concern to identify and include City functions that may have indirect economic business impacts. The program will draw on the Competitive Climate training effort, and is intended to include two additional components: (I) use of Silicon Valley-area economic development officials to consult on best practices developed in that high tech region; (2) use of San Bernardino-area productionlhigh-tech business executives and staff to help develop effective local practices, thereby ensuring that "streamlining" is not an entirely internal City Hall process that lacks private sector input Implementation: City Hall staff in Development Services have commenced a streamlining initiative designed to improve the effectiveness and responsiveness to citizens and businesses of planning, building, and safety services. This will provide a learning experience for undertaking other such efforts, which will be ongoing throughout the life of BIG. San Bernardino City Government Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 16 #8. "Competitive Climate" City Hall Training Series Purpose: Help educate City personnel so that they are acutely aware of the importance of the business conununity (particularly production businesses) to the success of San Bernardino's economy, and are more likely to make decisions that will enhance the City's competitive economic position. The series will be designed around results of the CEOT ALKS Sununary Report, Business Climate Survey, Best Practices activities, and other input. Participants are to include all Department heads and supervisory personnel. Ideally all City staff would participate ultimately in some form of the training. Implementation: At the point that enough information has been collected from CEOT ALKS and the Business Climate survey to develop a Competitive Climate training series, a training event will be designed and administered to Department heads and supervisory personnel. It is hoped that this can be done prior to the end of sununer, 1999. Based on the results of this first training event, comparable training for lower-level City employees will be designed and instituted beginning in the year 2000. Planning for the training will include identifYing ways to institutionalize its content in various forms, e.g., a brochure derived from the training circulated to all City employees, briefing for all new City employees. San Bernardino City Government Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 17 ELEMENT 3: Communication & Public Awareness Situation Summary: Communicate regularly to the public that an economic renewal program is underway in San Bernardino An economic renewal program is more likely to succeed if it is supported by the public. Mustering that support requires that citizens be educated about the economic strategy and its purposes, and regularly informed of its status. In view of San Bernardino's daunting economic challenges, such a public awareness campaign has to strike a balance between the promotional and the candid: it must be optimistic and hopeful, emphasizing possibilities and achievements, but it also must be forthright about challenges and obstacles. Above all, it must not oversell. Citizens are unlikely to buy naked boosterism, but they are likely to support a vision and program promoted pragmatically and with frank acknowledgment of the magnitude of the City's economic challenges. As citizens of San Bernardino come to believe that economic transformation is possible, and the community begins to evince an air of change and promise, it will be increasingly possible to convince the outside world of the benefits of doing business here. -Initiatives- #9: San Bernardino Infomercial Purpose: Publicize the attributes of the City and the valley area through repeated presentation on Public Access Channel 3. The infomercial is intended to include: (I) brief history of the settlement of the City of San Bernardino and valley area and its subsequent development (an historical tape already exists from which material can be edited at no cost); (2) overview of the facilities, institutions, and resources existing within the City, i.e., medical, educational, libraries, transportation (freeways, rail, bus, air), parks and recreation; significant/noteworthy businesses; events like Route 66 festival; water assets; (3) description of adjacent facilities and amenities, such as Lake Arrowhead, Big Bear skiing, Ontario airport, Disneyland, Palm Springs, Las Vegas (include visuals of skiing, boating, hiking, baseball, etc.); and (4) description of the BIG strategy and its purposes and priorities. Implementation: A first (short) infomercial has been created and distributed and is currently available upon request from City Hall. A new infomercial will be created and distributed later in 1999, after various BIG (and other city) initiatives have begun to be implemented, to reflect targeted industry sectors whose growth the City seeks to encourage. As resources are available, the infomercial will be updated periodically to reflect new developments and changing conditions in the city. Communication & Public Awareness Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 18 #10: "Talks with the Mayor" Purpose: Broadcast regular discussions between the Mayor and conununity leaders and other persons involved in important projects in the City and valley area that are currently under development (e.g., new hospital facility, state building facility, proposed TecParc) or are being implemented (e.g., blight cleanup, code enforcement, police department). It is proposed initially that the program be 1/2 hour either weekly or bi-weekly. Implementation: A program could be launched within 30 days of directive to proceed, as it requires minimal production costs if confmed to the interview format. Utilization of video components would require more lead time, with costs proportionate to the extent to which new, versus stock video footage is required. Initially, cost is likely to be minimal to the City and Public Access Charmel 3, as interview sessions will be on a volunteer basis. If it is determined that video production enhances the program significantly, costs of such production will have to be determined. Additionally, a sustained program series inevitably will entail some minimal plarming and production costs that should be determined as soon as possible. #11. Periodic Mayoral Economic Issues News Conferences Purpose: Provide the public, via newspaper coverage, a regular updating on economic development efforts (note: a regular news conference series could include a wider range of issues than just economic development). Implementation: This initiative will be implemented in a variety of venues, such as the Mayor's armual State of the City address, public talks given by the Mayor, and news conferences convened to make specific public announcements. Communication & Public Awareness Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 19 ELEMENT 4: Downtown Renewal & Promotion Situation Summary: Determine a viable approach for downtown renewal and begin pursuing it consistently Unless San Bernardino's downtown can be restored-in the process redressing crime, blight, and related problems that arise from its decay and which reduce the entire city's attractiveness-it could prove impossible to retain or attract ftrms in the numbers required to raise local incomes, living standards, and the tax base. Today, many U.S. cities are enjoying some success in revitalizing once dying city centers. Often this seems to result from promoting downtown as a tourist, entertainment, and/or cultural destination for a substantial non-resident customer base. But additionally (or simultaneously), cities are pursuing mixed-use development strategies in which they zone to encourage downtown light industrial, arts and crafts, and residential occupancy (often upstairs residences over downstairs businesses) to create a substantial population that actually works and lives downtown. Old Town Pasadena and the Pomona downtown artists district are Southern California examples of this approach. Several previous consultant studies have recommended strategies for revitalizing San Bernardino's downtown areas. These studies were reviewed by a Downtown Business Revitalization Subcommittee of the Business Advisory Council, which has presented a set of recommendations taken from the studies, as outlined in Initiative #12 below. In addition to these recommendations, consideration should be given to studying possibilities for encouraging downtown light industrial, arts/crafts, and residential occupancy. -Initiatives- #12. Downtown Development Strategy Purpose: Develop a comprehensive strategy to pursue downtown revitalization, working with the joint powers authority created by the Mayor. A strategy should utilize recommendations presented in the BAC Downtown Business Revitalization Subcommittee report. These include: (I) create (as #1 priority) a designated downtown "High Activity Zone," a concept which has been discussed but never implemented; (2) provide ftnancial assistance to attract national brand name restaurants (not fast food) into downtown; (3) signalize a number of crosswalks that have been established to encourage pedestrian traffic but which remain unsignalized; (4) move the downtown transit center, perhaps to an area between Rialto Ave. and Mill St.; (5) create two downtown street car lines running north-south on "E" street and east-west on 4th and 3rd streets; (6) establish a "fttuess walk" in the downtown core; Downtown Renewal & Promotion Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 20 and (7) enhance parking by (a) building a new parking structure behind the California Theater; (b) creating a more user-friendly pedestrian path from the new state building parking structure to "E" St.; (c) creating a new entrance to the 4th and "E" parking structure; (d) installing a signalized crosswalk on 4th St. serving the proposed new entrance to the 4th and E parking structure. Implementation: Because of the complexity of the issues and problems involved, creation and implementation of a downtown development strategy will be a long-term undertaking, one in which the Business Advisory Council will be one of a number of participating groups. A BAC subgroup has met, deliberated, and drafted a proposed Downtown Renewal and Promotion concept (see Appendix, Initiative # 7, p. 43). This document will serve as a basis for developing a complete downtown development strategy. Downtown Renewal & Promotion Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 21 ELEMENT 5: Housing Situation Summary: Seek to create a housing stock and residential environment that will attract high-wage workers to live and spend income within the city San Bernardino has some of the least costly urban housing in Southern California, in a broad range of prices from low to high end, as well as a number of attractive neighborhoods or ones that could be made so. However, it also has an inadequate population of owner-occupant high-wage workers residing within the City. This shortage stems from a number of causes, among them the city's historically limited high-wage job base (eroded in recent years by loss of high-wage jobs with closure of Norton AFB and other facilities); San Bernardino workers choosing to reside outside the city in reaction to decayed living conditions (blight, crime, school quality, etc.); limited new or attractive housing stock to draw owner-occupant residents; and limited open areas for new tract construction. The undersized high-wage worker population weakens the economy as a result of reduced patronage of local retail and service businesses. Additionally, it contributes to the city's inordinately high level of rental housing, which in tnrn fuels blight-creep and erosion of community image because of frequent inadequate care of dwellings by absentee owners and/or renters, many of whom are low-income or on public assistance. The consequence oflhis web of problems is that while the city needs high- wage workers and the firms that employ them, it lacks adeqnate affordable housing to attract and house the workers within the city limits. Developers have not perceived the city as an attractive location for new tract construction, and instead have elected to build in adjacent communities in the larger San Bernardino area, which in fact constitutes the San Bernardino housing market (similar to how Ontario's housing market effectively includes Rancho Cucamonga and Fontana). Adjacent cities benefit from housing growth in the local economic region at the expense of San Bernardino. Tackling this housing dilemma obviously requires long-term initiatives on multiple fronts, some of which are a concern of other BIG elements (e.g., Visual Appearance and Other Quality of Life Issues). The focus here is on initial efforts to begin the process of bringing supply of city housing with potential demand by workers (high-wage particularly) into better balance. Larger BIG goals are to develop a long-term housing strategy, promote existing housing quality, and build greater awareness beyond San Bernardino of the unappreciated housing value and opportunities that exist in the community. Housing Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 22 -Initiatives- #13. Housing Strategy In practice, housing concerns of the City fall into two broad areas: lower income housing issues, and middle and higher-income housing issues. A comprehensive housing strategy must ultimately link these areas together coherently. To begin developing a housing strategy, a BAC housing group was formed (consisting ofBAC, City, and EDA staff) and held meetings with two groups: local residential real estate developers and brokers constructing or selling middle-to-upper-income housing; and moderate-to-low-income housing and housing service providers. The product of these discussions is the following outline of issues that must be addressed in a comprehensive housing strategy. A. MIDDLE AND UPPER INCOME HOUSING PERCEIVED PROBLEMS: 1. San Bernardino's Negative Image The overriding problem the City faces is a widespread public perception of San Bernardino as an unattractive, unsafe community in which to live. This image so influences home buyers that they prefer to buy housing in nearby cities that is more expensive than comparable housing in north San Bernardino neighborhoods/tracts which is actually more attractive and better priced. 2. Inconsistent Lost Patterns Under Current Zoning; Need to Permit Greater Foothills Development Current residential zoning is inconsistent in establishing permissible lot sizes, with large lots permitted in some areas but prohibited in immediately adjacent areas. Rezoning or amendments to general plan land uses may be necessary in order to permit developers to construct larger housing in north San Bernardino areas. Additionally, the City needs to permit more residential development in the foothills. Current development standards seek to limit such development due to lack of infrastructure or stringent city development requirements. Change in current development codes is needed to accommodate this demand. 3. City Incentives to Help Bring Down Housing Costs or Help Buyers Given buyer willingness to buy comparable but more expensive housing outside San Bernardino, the City needs to provide incentives to reduce prices Housing Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 23 to the point that mid-to-upper-income buyers will fmd San Bernardino housing too good to pass up. A range of incentives might be offered, from reductions in fees and assessments charged developers that can be passed on to buyers, to mortgage assistance programs for new home bnyers. Such incentives may be needed on a temporary basis until housing market demand improves. In instituting incentives, it will be important to ensure they are constructed so that cost reductions are passed on to buyers and not kept by developers. 4. San Bernardino is Not Attracting Buyers from Outside the City One developer noted that the overwhelming majority of buyers for a new Verdemont housing tract come from two census tracts in San Bernardino, Le., virtually no outside residents are buying the houses. The City needs to find ways to attract buyers from other communities-marketing the City is a key ingredient. PROPOSED ACTIONS: 1. Marketing to Improve City Image Identify a set of specific marketing actions the City can take to improve its image in the Inland Empire and Southern California as a draw to homebuyers from outside the community. Suggestions included: linking up with schools to promote and capitalize on the high quality of the City's educational system; renting a billboard/s along the 10 and 215 freeways to market City assets and attributes; develop a list of core businesses in San Bernardino and send updated marketing information that developers can use to promote City and its business base. 2. R.lationshlps with D.v.lop.rs Create or improve relationships with d.v.lopers to better infonn th.m of actual conditions in San Bernardino (i.... falling crim. rates, school quality and performanc., .tc.) so that their views of the City b.gin to alter and they have positive factual information to use in marketing San Bernardino development. 3. Change Dev.lopment & Zoning Requirements Review and identify development and zoning standards that impede housing development and increase the price of housing beyond the affordability level of mid to upper income buyers; ensure that the City of San Bernardino is competitive with neighbor cities, and if not, employ incentives to decrease Housing Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 24 higher housing costs, i.e., reduction or deferral of development fees; assistance with infrastructure costs and developments; increase density; etc. B. LOW INCOME HOUSING & DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS PERCEIVED PROBLEMS: 1. City's Negative Image Again, one of the City's major obstacles is the perception of its being an unfriendly, unattractive and unsafe community to live in, especially because of its rundown neighborhoods. The City needs to develop strategies for enhancing its image, particularly as it pertains to low income housing. 2. High Number of Deteriorated and Vacant Single Family & Rental Units Deteriorated and vacant dwellings in many existing neighborhoods hinder the City's ability to attract new homeownership investment. A fundamental problem for the City is its high renter-occupied housing, which in 1998 had risen to 67%. The City must identify tools to enhance the rental housing market in conjunction with its single family homeownership efforts. 3. Need for City to Create Partnerships with Private Lending Institutions In order to leverage its resources for improving housing conditions and to provide financial opportunities for new homebuyers, the City needs to create new partnerships that will encourage and assist private lending institutions in investing in rehabilitation of existing housing on a larger scale than has occurred in the past. 4. Lack of Unified Approach to Improving Housing Conditions & Neighborhoods Efforts of EDA, City Code Compliance, and Police to deal with blight and crime problems that contribute to continuing decay of housing and neighborhoods are disjointed and unsynchronized. This lack of coordination hinders the City's ability to stabilize housing and neighborhood conditions. 5. Need for City to Work Closely with Successful Neighborhood Groups In order to understand the problems and successes of neighborhood groups, the City should rely more fully on the leadership and energy of it Housing Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 25 Neighborhood Associations to help develop and implement restoration strategies for individual neighborhoods. PROPOSED ACTIONS OR PROGRAMS: 1. Strengthen the City's Effort to Recognize Successful Neighborhood Groups: The City should enhance existing efforts to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of residents and business owners who are pulling together to improve the appearance of their properties and contributing to the overall well being of the community. 2. Develop a City Unified Team Approach to Revitalizing Blighted Housing and Neighborhoods (a Comprehensive, Holistic Strategy): Working with Neighborhood Associations, plans should be created to revitalize specific neighborhoods and/or blocks so as to help the City concentrate necessary resources (police, fire, housing and code enforcement) in an effort to address the most problem-plagued locations of the community. This strategy should be pursued block by block in selected areas where there are pockets of concentrated poverty, substance abuse-related crime, and deteriorating infrastructure and housing. One of the seven target Areas from the Neighborhood Initiative Strategy could be the City's starting point and showcase. The City needs to focus its Mortgage Assistance Program in these areas. This will help increase homeownership rates and stabilize the neighborhood 3. Integrate and Focus the City's Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resale (ARR) Program into the Comprehensive, Holistic Strategy: The City needs to leverage its resources to bring on additional qualified ARR contractors to help ensure program success. Concentrating the City's ARR program in a Neighborhood Initiative area such as Target Area 1 can be the cornerstone for efforts to overcome the cycle of blight that plagues such older housing areas. As part of this effort, the City also needs to aggressively pursue the possibility of bulk acquisition ofHUD foreclosed properties at greater discount than currently provided. It is hoped that the City's partnership with the County Neighborhood Initiative Program will open this opportunity. 4. Continue to Create Partnerships with Private Lending Institutions and Developers: Housing Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 26 The City/EDA should continue to work to establish new partnerships with lending institutions and developers in the area so that financial resources are available to new homebuyers, whether for purchasing or rehabilitating an existing home. Examples are the EDA's recent agreements with First federal Bank to provide rehabilitation resources, and with Osborne Development to provide down payment assistance to first time homebuyers in the north end of the City. 5. Expand the City and Neighborhood Housing Service's Homebuyer Education Programs: Supported by HUD grants, the City should continue to partner with Neighborhood Housing Services, HomeWorks Center, and others to prepare homebuyers in the purchase of their first home. Expanded beyond its current scale, these education programs can be a major resource for helping a much larger number of prospective first-time buyers gain the knowledge and skills needed to successfully buy or rehabilitate, inhabit, and maintain housing, and thereby help the City in its effort to stabilize deteriorating neighborhoods. 6. Develop an Educational Program for Homeowners on Property Maintenance Many residents are unaware of the City's property maintenance requirements. Through its rehabilitation loan and grant program, the City should initiate a property maintenance education program that will help larger numbers of homeowners understand City requirements and how to access rehabilitation or maintenance funds, if necessary. In conjunction with Neighborhood Housing Services, the City should develop literature to disseminate to homeowners illustrating ideas and tips on property maintenance. In summary, discussions with real estate developers disclosed throughout Southern Califomia are highly aware of how well residential developments sell or do not sell in a given area, and when they see new sales emerging in previously low-sales areas, they immediately begin searching for housing development opportunities. The developers also agreed that if one developer were successful in selling middle to high income housing, it could trigger market demand and increase developer interest in more new construction. Housing development is highly psychological and driven by perception; the impression of high levels of construction and buying attracts more buyers and developers. Nothing inherent to conditions in the city or the current residential real estate market precludes this process from starting in San Bernardino. Housing Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 27 It is crucial for the City to take aggressive and proactive efforts to improve its image, and to join forces with key groups to implement housing strategies that will benefit the overall community. In order to create a healthy city with thriving neighborhoods, strong partnerships must be created and sustained to jointly solve common problems and pursue a common vision of an environment where order and a sense of security for residents can prevail. Blight Removal Purpose: Expand the City's current program for removing blighted structures from the community and neighborhoods. This initiative is discussed under Visual Appearance and Other Quality of Life Issues following. Housing Element /J() /~jt- .Jt,~ '? BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 29 ELEMENT 6: Visual Appearance & Other Quality of Life Issues Situation Summary: Focus on improving visual appearance of the City as rapidly as possible "Quality of life" is a critical, if not decisive factor in attracting companies and workers to a location. A recent study notes that Today, an area's quality of life is a paramount consideration in the development of locational strategies. Simply put, a prospective corporation wants to ensure that its legion of engineers, technicians, and other highly trained specialists will be satisfied with a locale's lifestyle amenities. "High-Tech Companies: Factors in Site Selection," Area Development, Sep. 1995, p. 112. Quality of life concerns include (I) crime; (2) visual appeal; (3) quality of educational institutions; (4) air quality; (5) amenities and entertainment opportunities; and (6) transportation. Among these, visual appeal is the problem about which the most can feasibly be done within the near future, and is the quality of life concern that is the main focus as BIG begins. However, the importance of the others to the business attractiveness of the area---<:rime particularly-must be kept in mind and understood as the economic factors they unquestionably are. -Initiatives- #16. Blight Removal Purpose: Develop and carry out an ongoing program and campaign to recruit the San Bernardino business community to participate in and help expand the City's ongoing blight removal program. Large-scale blight removal requires (I) community-wide education about the economic need for blight removal, (2) enforcement by the City of applicable rules and regulation, and (3) resources to pursue sustained blight removal efforts. Local business assistance and leadership in any or all of these areas could be of immeasurable help in achieving the goal of creating a visually more attractive community. Implementation: The city's adopted Goals and Priorities includes blight eradication as one of the highest priorities. This initiative is being implemented on an ongoing basis. #17. City Cleauup Program Purpose: Hold an annual (or more frequent?) large-scale community event (presumably weekend) in which volunteer groups recruited from across the Visual Appearance & Quality of Life Element BIG: Business-Industry Growth Strategy 30 community clean or refurbish unattractive locations that are determined to be particularly important to the economic image of the City. Where interest exists, arrangements should be pursued for continued maintenance of cleaned up sites. Implementation: This program is now in place. Funded by the Refuse Division and supported by neighborhood volunteers, cleanups are now held each weekend in addition to the monthly "dump days" at the Orange Show. The locations of the neighborhood cleanups rotate through each Council Ward. Visual Appearance & Quality of Life Element BIG: Business-Industry growth Strategy 31 ELEMENT 7: Higher Education: Universities and Community Colleges Situation Summary: Recruit local higher education campuses to actively participate in BIG and help promote San Bernardino economic advancement The San Bernardino area is host to a set of universities and colleges that have the potential to playa major role in promoting economic advancement of the San Bernardino area. The missions and capabilities of the different institutions would suggest the following broad (though not mutually exclusive) collegiate roles and priorities: . Research universities (Lorna Linda University and Medical Center, University of California, Riverside): Identify and seek to commercialize campus research with the potential to create new businesses, products, or processes that are produced locally. . Four-year teaching universities (California State University, San Bernardino, University of Redlantis): Deploy campus departments, services, and expertise in a comprehensive supporting role of local government, community groups, and business efforts to address community economic needs. . Two-year teaching and vocational colleges (San Bernardino Valley and Crafton Hills Community Colleges): Ensure that present and emerging technical and training needs oflocal industry are consistently identified and met. Historically, local four-year institutions (though not the community colleges) have tended to take somewhat ambivalent stances toward San Bernardino. Officially, all have long been committed to community service, and in practice have had many faculty, staff, and students actively engaged in community affairs. However, these activities have tended to be random and uncoordinated, reflecting the fact that the universities generally have not viewed economic or community advancement of San Bernardino as a primary facet of their missions, or sought to ensure that their myriad involvements had strategic character and impact. Now however this situation is beginning to change as universities face rising expectations to proactively support local social, economic, and cultural advancement. A unique opportunity thus has arisen to participate with local universities and colleges in creating new campus-community partnerships for community development, an opportunity that the City of San Bernardino should actively pursue. Higher Education Element BIG: Business-Industry growth Strategy 32 -Initiatives- #18. Campus Leaders' Orientation to BIG Purpo~e: Present the BIG strategy to leaders of San Bernardino area universities and colleges with the invitation to participate in initiatives that fit with their campus strategies and priorities. Beyond informing campus executives about the City's economic strategy, providing details about BIG initiatives should help claritY how they might best craft their own community advancement strategies and programs. A goal of the briefmg process should be to develop agreement between the Mayor and campus leaders on how next to proceed to mobilize higher education participation. Implementation: This initiative ideally will be led directly by the Mayor, taking advantage of her experience as an academic and college administrator to brief her colleagues in local higher education institutions about the goals, elements, and initiatives of BIG. Briefing can be as formal or informal as may seem most effective, e.g., individual meetings with campus leaders, or a single "mini-conference" in which all campus leaders are invited to participate. Whichever approach may be taken, a goal should be to complete the briefing process before the end of spring, 1999, so that campus leaders can in turn brief their division and department heads before the summer break in the academic year. This will help ensure that campus departments, programs, and faculty that elect to participate in BIG initiatives will be able to begin participating as soon as possible after school begins in the fall, 1999. #19. Project LLU&MC Technology Transfer Purpose: Discuss with Loma Linda University & Medical Center its interest in actively pursuing research commercialization through technology licensing with local companies or startup of new businesses that might be based in the greater San Bernardino area. As the major local research university, as well as the parent institution of at least two San Bernardino technology companies (Health Data Sciences Corporation and Optivus Technology), LLU&MC would seem to have the potential to spin off more such ventures, to the betterment of the local economy and larger society through creation of new medical services/products. The City of San Bernardino could assist with startup of such ventures through the proposed Business Support Network and/or through the Norton TecParc if it is created. In the spirit of regional cooperation, such discussions should fully involve the City of Loma Linda, the host city ofLLU&MC. Implementation: Whether as part of, or separate from the Campus Leaders' Orientation to BIG (see preceding initiative), LLU&MC leaders should be engaged by the Mayor's office and the Business Advisory Council in Higher Education Element BIG: Business-Industry growth Strategy 33 discussions about the interest of the university in partnering with the City and other local municipalities to actively pursue technology-commercialization efforts. This process might begin with exploratory discussions about the university's potential and capabilities. If these initial talks are positive, the next step would be to commence more formal planning talks to determine need, priorities, and ultimately a strategy for commencing ongoing technology commercialization efforts in the San Bernardino area. Some LLU&MC planning officials are already aware of both the BIG strategy and the TecParc project, while the university is also a participant in CORE2l (the regional collegiate technology-commercialization consortium), and has an Intellectual Property Committee whose role is to be a clearinghouse for technology transfer activities by campus faculty. In addition, the university actively supported the City's Empowerment Zone application effort during the summer, 1998. Hence, it seems reasonable to believe that LLU&MC officials will at least be receptive to exploratory discussions about this initiative. Higher Education Element BIG: Business-Industry growth Strategy 34 IMPLEMENTATION: Role of the Business Advisory Council, City and EDA Staff, and Community Groups Continuing Role of the Business Advisory Council (HAC) Any strategy is only as good as its implementation. Without an effective implementation system, the odds are that the strategy never actually gets launched, or that even if it does, the effort is partial or half-hearted and fades away as participants perceive a lack of seriousness and begin to disengage. The Business Advisory Council (BAC) formed in the spring, 1998 will continue to participate with the Mayor, City Council, and staff in overseeing implementation of BIG and to help ensure that there is effective, sustained implementation. Its specific role will be to help monitor implementation of the BIG strategy and to advise on business-industry needs and priorities. Its broader role is to ensure that private sector expertise consistently informs the City's industry-promotion efforts. The aim in continuing the BAC is to marry the force of the private sector with the resources of the City to maximize the relevant knowledge and creativity with which San Bernardino works to create a stronger industry base. As it has been from its inception, the BAC shall continue to: . Be a volunteer, uncompensated group, continued membership in which is contingent upon active participation by appointees . Be representative of the broadest possible range of business community members . Meet bi-monthly (at a minimum) . Organize itself (structure, rules, member roles) to effectively oversee implementation of the elements/initiatives of the BIG strategy, assess their status, and develop workable recommendations to address evolving needs . Create subcommittees, working groups, or task forces as deemed necessary by the members to address specific facets of the BIG strategy. These shall include non-BAC members as needed . Modify BAC role and purposes as conditions change and circumstances warrant Implementation BIG: Business-Industry growth Strategy 35 Role of City staff Responsibilities of City staff and the EDA in implementing the BIG strategy and supporting the BAC shall include: . Provide primary staff services for acting on BAC recommendations and meeting BAC information or resource needs, as feasible and appropriate . Serve as a clearinghouse for involving other City departments in BAC activities . Be prepared to play an active, initiator role in advancing the agendas of the Mayor and BAC, as appropriate and feasible In general, the role of City staff and the EDA in implementing BIG is to provide expert economic development staff assistance to the BAC, and to facilitate effective liaison between and involvement of other City units and resources in pursuing BIG goals. Role of community members and groups In implementing the BIG strategy, the Business Advisory Council may call on business or community members or groups who are not members of the BAC but have expertise, interests, and/or resources that can be of assistance in pursuing goals or initiatives. Such larger community involvement will be undertaken on a case-by-case basis, as deemed desirable by the Mayor office, City staff, and the BAC. Implementation 36 APPENDIX: BIG Initiative Planning and Implementation Documents (as of February, 1999) This Appendix presents detailed planning documents for implementing BIG initiatives that have begun to be developed by City and EDA staff and BAC members as ofJanuary, 1999. The listing below indicates which of BIG's first 19 originating initiatives have been addressed thus far. This Appendix will be updated periodically as the planning process proceeds and further implementation documents become available. Initiative No. Name Pal!e 1. 2. 5. 6. 7. Business Support Network Business Recruitment & Marketing Needs Review CEOTALKS Business Climate Survey Downtown Strategy 33 35 37 39 43 37 CREATING A BUSINESS SUPPORT NETWORK (BIG Business Community element, Initiative #1) Pnrpose & Next Steps Purpose The purpose of a Business Support Network is to deploy City and EDA resources in the most effective manner possible to facilitate growth of the most economically important businesses of the community ("importance" defined in terms of finns' present employment levels and/or employment growth potential). The focus of a Business Support Network is on "production" businesses, Le., manufacturing, high-tech, and service firms that export product/services outside the San Bernardino area. However, planning and development of the Business Support Network will also consider retailing/service businesses, as their prosperity is also important to the local economy. (1n practice, the City/EDA could generate charges of favoritism, and perhaps opposition to the BIG plan effort, if no attention were directed toward needs of the local retail/service business community.) Next Steps: 1. Tal1!et the economicallv most imoortant San Bernardino businesses: Identify economically most important San Bernardino businesses (commencing with the top 30 - 50). Begin efforts to gather information on their: (a) Growth needs, and obstacles to business growth caused or influenced by City; (b) Buyer/supplier relationships -- goal here is to obtain information that might help us: (I) increase level of San Bernardino-area buying by businesses and City Hall, and (ii) identify types of supporting businesses that it would be desirable to have expand or locate here if possible. Note: Information gathered from and on top 30 - 50 companies is to be put into a computer data base to be used for Business Support Network planning and management purposes. The Mayor's CEOTALKS is one of the means by which we seek to identify critical growth needs of the companies. A longer-term goal will be to expand the number of companies identified as top firms (i.e., up to top 100, top 250, etc.). 2. {morave business access to current City SUDDort resources: Identify and implement ways to make City services that can support businesses more readily accessible, e.g., through greater centralization of functions, improved information, or similar actions as appropriate. 38 Goal here is not to create something new but to enhance business's awareness of and access to what already exists. 3. Exolore cresoot! a business market intelli!!ence information system: Arrange for visit to City of Littleton, Colo., to study its business market intelligence system, which uses commercial data bases to provide information and analyses for Littleton companies at their request, at low cost. Develop plan for creating comparable business information system in San Bernardino. 4. Recruit local higher education nsrticiostion in the Business Suooart Network: Identify local higher education assets that may be able to support Business Support Network activities on an ongoing basis (e.g., Cal State San Bernardino College of Business & Public Administration's Small Business! Entrepreneurship Forum; University of Redlands Whitehead School; Valley or Chaffee colleges). Open discussions with these groups to bring them into the Business Support Network development process. 5. Uodate and focus marketiDl! materials utilized for business recruitment: Based on results of the BIG "Business Marketing and Recruitment Needs Review," develop business recruitment marketing materials and related documents that are: (a) current; and (b) focused on types of industries or sectors we would like to see grow in the city (e.g., medical technologies, logistics & transportation). 6. Revise & incoroorate EARS or02ram into Business SUDDort Network: The Early Alert & Retention System (EARS) can facilitate ends of the Business Support Network if it is: (a) focused on key businesses (top 50,100,250, etc. as group of key firms is expanded); and (b) EARS visits focus closely on actionable issues and are made short and efficient so they obtain critical information and do not waste business executives' or city staffs time. 7. Address retail & service (non-Droduction) business needs: Without making them a priority at this point in time, discussion should begin about how the Business Support Network can practically and efficiently support needs of local, small retail and service businesses. 8. Exolore creatin!! a local veotore caoital fund: As soon as feasible, efforts should be made to determine whether a venture capital fund can be created to provide seed capital to help local entrepreneurs launch new businesses. This would be modeled on similar programs elsewhere in the country in which a public entity (city, county, EDA) contributes to a fund that includes local banks, angel investors, and other capital sources. 39 BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND MARKETING NEEDS REVIEW (BIG Business Community element, Initiative #2) Purpose & Next Steps Purpose The purpose of the Business Recruitment and Marketing Needs Review is to identifY specific industry sectors that we believe have potential to grow in San Bernardino and that we would like to see develop in the city, and to then develop a marketing program that targets those sectors for recruitment. The logic of our approach is to build upon either OUf existinlZ industry concentrations, or upon community assets that we believe have reasonable potential to support and fuel growth of specific types of industries. In turn we will market and recruit selectively, focusing our limited resources upon the desired target industries. Next Steps Items I - 3 below discuss targeting Medical Technologies and LogisticslTransportation as desirable industry sectors to promote in San Bernardino, and in addition to these, others that would seem to have potential to grow here. It is hoped that the Business Advisory Council can help identifY these additional industries for targeting (in addition to participate actively in the processes of assessing development potential of Medical Technologies and LogisticslTransportation). 1. Conduct review to assess local MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES erowth Dotcntial and needs: Medical technologies would seem to be a potential growth area for the city because of the presence of Lorna Linda University Medical Center, other local hospitals, and several significant high-tech medical products businesses (Health Data Sciences Corporation, Optivus Technology). Economically, medical products is a particularly desirable sector because of its high-tech aspects and related capacity to provide high-wage jobs. As we know little about growth needs of medical technologies, a first step in determining whether it is feasible and sensible to target this sector for promotiOn is to gather some basic information from executives in local medical.related institutions and businesses. We propose to do this in a focus group format, presided over by the Mayor. An underlying goal of the discussions is to identifY fundamental reasons why medical technologies firms choose to locate in a particular place and whether San Bernardino can meet these criteria. If a first discussion is promising in terms of its implications for the apparent feasibility and likelihood of success of targeting medical technologies for promotion, the next step will be to form several working groups from among industry executives, the Business Advisory Council, and city/EDA staff to identifY specific medical technologies promotion and marketing strategies. 40 2. Assess Dotential for Dromotin!! LOGISTICSffRANSPORTATION !!rowth: Logistics/transportation would seem to be a second sector that has the potential to grow in San Bernardino, because of the city's location and its historic and present role as a transportation hub. Assessment of promotion potential for logistics/transportation would be undertaken after the Medical Technologies Assessment has been done, using a similar approach (modified as appropriate). 3. Analyze eDs.iot!' business concentrations to identifv Dossible candidates for t!rowth and oromotion: In addition to Medical Technologies and Logistics/Transportation, there may be other business activities in San Bernardino that already have enough concentrated activity here to be potential candidates for promotion and growth, if identified. A review would be undertaken to attempt to identify any such concentrations. The next step would be to assess the growth needs and potential of any candidate sectors using a similar process as that used for Medical Technologies and Logistics/Transportation. 4. Analvze city labor force characteristics for matchini! with Dotential industries: This initiative would involve analyzing the city's work force (or, preferably, reviewing existing studies or data) for its demographic and educational characteristics, which might then be matched with the work force needs of outside industries in an attempt to identify industries that would be possible candidates for recruitment based on our work force. Particularly desirable or appropriate industries identified would then be targeted for recruitment marketing. 5. Tamet marketin!! themes and materials: If and as the preceding activities reveal candidate industry sectors for targeted promotion, the next step would be to develop marketing themes and materials for the city that reflect these areas of focus. At a minimum this would entail: A. Indicating what the targeted industry sectors areas are in marketing materials (brochures and videos) B. Targeting marketing materials appropriately: (I) informing brokerage community of the target areas (2) informing professional and trade associations that San Bernardino seeks to become a host location of the targeted industries. 41 CEO TALKS (BIG San Bernardino City Government element, Initiative #1) Purpose & Next Steps Purpose CEO TALKS is a series of discussions between Mayor Valles and the CEOs of approximately 30 ofthe San Bernardino area's most important "producer" businesses (businesses engaged in creating new products or services that are substantially, if not entirely sold outside the local area, Le., manufacturing, high~tech, advanced/high-end services, their "export" sales bringing vital outside income to the area economy). The talks, which are to be initiated and completed as soon as possible, have two general purposes: (I) First and primary, to receive recommendations from CEOs on specific.feasible actions the City of San Bernardino can take to minimize unnecessary municipally-imposed burdens upon producer businesses so that they can more readily grow here, and which the Mayor can move to implement in the near future; (2) Secondarily, to elicit and discuss other ideas/recommendations the CEOs have to improve the economic environment of the San Bernardino CEO TALKS is based on the premises stated in the BIG plan: (1) The City of San Bernardino is part of a "local economic region," or sphere of influence, that consists of San Bernardino and its immediately surrounding cities; (2) Within this area is a core group of "producer" businesses whose growth is crucial to the well being of the City and the greater San Bernardino area economy; (3) The Mayor needs to hear directly from the leaders of these core firms in order to make fully informed decisions about San Bernardino economic renewal. (Note: in addition to the "producer" businesses, a small set of important local retail or service establishments also is included to gain relevant insights from those sectors.) Next Steps The BAC has identified a set of San Bernardino area producer firms and their CEOs who will be invited to participate in the talks (see list attached to Creating a Business Support Network, Initiative #1)). Prior to contacting CEOs to invite their participation, decisions must be made about the following key issues: (I) Mavor's message to CEOs: A statement will be needed from the Mayor, whether written and presented to CEOs in advance, or as an opening statement for each talk session, that (a) articulates her vision of how the City seeks to relate to the business community (e.g., how San Bernardino intends to 42 become a more business-friendly city), and (b) explains how ideas emanating from the CEO TALKS will be acted upon. (2) Structure for talk sessions: for purposes of efficiency it seems best to use a discussion group approach with sets of3-6 CEOs; however, there may be particular CEOs with whom it would be best for the Mayor to talk one-an-one, either because of the unique importance of their finns or because their personalities are such that individual talks would be most effective. (3) Arran2in. talks: determinations must be made about: (a) composition of business participants for group talks, i.e., are there "best groups" of CEOs to try to assemble for specific sessions; (b) what person or persons, office or offices, will contact CEOs to invite them to participate; and (c ) in inviting CEOs, a consistent explanation of the purposes of the talks must be utilized so that all have the same expectations in participating. (4) City staff involvement: participation by a Mayor's administrative staff person or persons will he necessary to record ideas and perhaps also to provide information during the talks. While the number of these participants should be kept as small as possible to keep the focus on CEOs and their issues, thought must be given to which staff individuaVs are crucial to help achieve maximum effectiveness in the talks. (A related issue: are there protocol concerns in inviting non-San Bernardino businesses to talk with the Mayor? Should consideration be given to also involving key officials from the cities of non-SB businesses in the particular talks where those firms participate? If so, how should these invitations be handled?) (5) Reoortin2 CEO TALKS results: A summary report of the talks will be desired both to digest the results for incorporation in future policies and programs, and to disseminate them among appropriate local groups (city staff, local cities, the area business community). This report should be completed as soon after the conclusion ofthe talks as possible. (6) Actin. on CEO TALKS ideas: Related to No.5, it will be crucial to begin acting on some, if not all CEO ideas as soon as possible, so that the business community sees action resulting from its participation; otherwise the Mayor's and City's credibility with the business community could be jeopardized. (7) Media covera.e: Presumably we'll wish to publicize that the CEO TALKS program is being implemented. What are the key concerns in doing so? (8) Other issues: are there additional concerns or implementation issues not identified here that should be addressed? 43 DRAFT Dear San Bemardino Business Person: I would like to ask you to take a few minutes of your time to complete this first, 1999 San Bernardino Business Climate SUfVey. The sUlvey is designed to help me understand the key concems you have about doing business in San Bernardino today--what the problems are, and how to make things better. The results will guide my administration in making improvements that ensure City Hall does everything in its power to support the success of your business. The Business Climate SUNey has been developed by my Business Advisory Council, a group of about 30 local business people who know the needs of San Bernardino's business community and are helping my administration implement policies that support it. Your responses to the survey will be confidential. Results will be analyzed and summarized for statistical uses, but no individual company will be identified. We will present the findings from the survey to the community in a future News of the City supplement in the San Bernardino County Sun. To return the survey to my office at City Hall, simply fold it over and tape or staple it beneath the address below, and drop it in the mail box. I thank you sincerely for your participation, and look fOlWard to receiving your response. Together we can make San Bernardino a better place to live, work, and do business. [Signature] Judnh Valles Mayor of San Bernardino Return to: Judith Valles, Mayor City of San Bernardino 300 N. "D" Street San Bernardino, CA 92408 The City thanks Southern California Edison for ganerous assistance in making this survey possible. II. CUMt"'ANY::> IA II::> lies (Please supply missing Information or data that have changedJ 44 Company name Address City I state, zip Telephone World Wide Web site Name & title of person completing survey 1. Product or service business provides 2. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) number 3. Parent company and location (if applicable) 4. Year business began operating in San Bernardino 5. Number of employees on site in San Bernardino: 6. % of employees who m in city of San Bernardino: III. CITY OF SAN BI:KNAKUINU 8~f(VI(;t:8I1MPACT5 UPON BU5INE581 7. The City is creating a Business SUDDort Network whose services will include promoting increased buying between San Bernardino businesses and between City Hall and local businesses; providing customized, computer data base market analysis and information to San Bernardino companies to help them grow and improve the business climate; and helping companies obtain assistance in creating World Wide Web C:/'MIW) sites. If you would like to be contacted about the Business Support Network, please check. the box below: I wish to be contacted by Business Support Network personnel: 0 Yes DNa 8. On a scale of 1 - 5, how would you rate the Cny on the following (1 = poor, 5 = excellent): _ Attitude of City Hall & EDA staff toward business _ Attitude of City Council toward business _ Business registration fees _ City taxes _ Planning process/permits _ Blight control & prevention _ Engineering/permitslinspections Police & crime control _ (Other: indicate 9. Please comment on what can be done to improve the City's performance in any of these areas: 10. If you have experienced problems with county, state, or other levels of government while operating your business, please explain: 45 ~II. BUsiNESS CONDITIONS ANLl CUMPANY PLANS! 11. Company sales during the past year have: Increased (what %: Decreased (what %: Same 12. Current emDlovment status Hiring (How many _7 What % increase: _) Layoffs (How many _? What % decrease: _) 13. Approximately what percentage of your sUDDlleslservlces do you purchase from within the following geographic areas (indicate percentage for each area; total should equal 100%): % San Bemardino exclusively % San Bernardino area (includes Colton, Devore, Grand Terrace, Highland, Lorna Linda, Redlands, Rialto) % Inland Empire, but outside the San Bemardino Brea % Southern California, but outside the Inland Empire % Outside Southern California 14. Is there a supply or service you currently buy out of the area which, if available locally, would increase the success of your business? 15. What percentage of your sales do you estimate are to buyers from outside San Bernardino: 0-10% 11-30% 31 - 50% 51 - 70% 71 - 90% 91 -100% 16. What percentage of your sales are outside the United States? 17. If you have difficulty obtaining the number or kinds of workers you need, please explain: % 18. Are you a member of the Chamber of Commerce? Yes No What can the Chamber do to support business more effectively? 46 19. If you plan on relocating your business from San Bernardino to another city, please state where and why: 20. What can the City do to assist in retaining and/or expanding your business in San Bernardino? 21. In the next year, do you believe business conditions in San Bernardino will: Get better Get worse Stay about the same Why? THIS FINAL QUESTION CONCERNS ELECTRICITY USAGE. Do you have need for assistance from Southern California Edison with any of the following: Rate information Improving energy efficiency Solving power quality problems (blackouts. surges) Do you wish to be contacted by Edison about any of these issues? Yes No Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your assistance is Invaluable. For information about the survey and how it will be used call [Contact] or smail [contact}. 47 DOWNTOWN STRATEGY (BIG Downtown Renewal & Promotion Element) Proposed: A multi-element. mixed-use downtown develooment straleev designed to stimulate growth of a substantially increased downtown population by encouraging: . Expansion of existing downtown office and professional work force and cultural activities . Promotion of growth of a downtown light industrial/production work force, artists, and residential population . Cultivation of a theme/themes to also make downtown a visitor destination. The strategy involves six components: No. I: Maintain/enhance existinr! downtown inrDrovements, hiring a pennanent caretaker or overseer to Ensure continuous maintenance; also, explore possibilities with Caltrans of undertaking wholesale upgrade ofI-215 through its dowotowo length; identify & implement incentives that would encourage businesses to do this. No.2: TaTfle! and cultivate a San Bernardino downtown theme/s that could make downtown a visitor destination Note: items I and 2 are actions that can be commenced immediately to launch the strategy No.3: ProDose & discuss relocatinu San Bernardino Vallev Colleue downtown, to build academic- Professional and student populations and stimulate growth of downtown supporting businesses patronized by steady pedestrian traffic. Note: this might include converting an old building or buildings for use as low-cost "student village" housing to encourage growth of a downtown student resident population. No.4: Promote mixed-use downtown light industrial and residential OCCUDancv ("live-work arrangements") to encourage growth of a downtown manufacturing & production business (working class), professional, and artists work force and residential population that can support downtown service and retail businesses, using development incentives as appropriate & feasible. Note: this requires change in zoning and General Plan to permit live-work building arrangements (business on the ground floor, dwellings on upper floors) for workers, artists, and professionals. NO.3 and NO.4 in combination would promote a stronger downtown than would either approach alone. Existence of a standing downtown working residential population would reduce the vulnerability of a strategy that relies primarily on creating a destination for visitors. At the same time, a functioning downtown economy with a permanent worker and residential population would increase the attraction of downtown for visitors, accentuating the impact of whatever theme is developed. No.5: Frnloit San Bernardino's water resources to support and complement No. I .3. 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