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Chief Administrative Office and Community Development Agency providing an update on the marketability of the El Dorado Hills Business Park and recommending the Board receive and file the attached Staff Report from the Community Development Agency Long Range Planning Division, dated November 1, 2016. (Est. Time: 30 Min.)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Chief Administrative Office (CAO) and Community Development Agency (CDA) providing an update on the marketability of the El Dorado Hills Business Park and recommending the Board receive and file the attached Staff Report from the Community Development Agency Long Range Planning Division, dated November 1, 2016.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
This informational item is a follow-up to the item Supervisor Mikulaco presented to the Board on August 2, 2016 (Item 51), recommending the Board provide direction to the CAO and CDA to explore enhancing the marketability of the Business Park. The Board directed staff to explore potential issues, options for action as appropriate (including resource and time frame estimates for each), and to report back to the Board in late fall/early winter for consideration.
Staff explored potential issues and options for action as approprate for the Business Park with a working group comprised of staff from the CAO's office, District One Supervisor's Office, and the CDA Long Range Planning Division, and attended several meetings with representatives from the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Sacramento Area Economics Council and three of the largest property owners in the Business Park. Meeting discussions identified some perceived challenges with how the current Business Park functions. The Business Park Owners' Association Board of Directors is in the process of identifying key concerns and solutions to attract new and expanded business opportunities to the Business Park. The County may wish to consider an approach or action following the Business Park O...
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