Report Prepared by: Frank Quintero, Director of Economic Development
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SUBJECT: Request City Council Direction Regarding Next Steps on Industrial Park Land Development
REPORT IN BRIEF
City staff is requesting direction from the City Council regarding next steps on industrial park land for development.
RECOMMENDATION
Provide direction to staff regarding the annexation of Industrial Park land.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Direct staff to pursue the annexation of Industrial Park Study Area #7; or,
2. Direct staff to pursue the annexation of Industrial designated land with the City Sphere of Influence; or,
3. Direct staff to concurrently pursue the annexation of Industrial designated land within the City's Sphere of Influence and Industrial Park Study Area #7.
AUTHORITY
Merced City Charter, Section 200
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
City of Merced Adopted Budget Fiscal Year 2018-2019, Section 7 - Economic Development, Objective #1 - "Proceed with the necessary steps towards developing a new local and/or regional industrial park."
DISCUSSION
The City Council and staff agree that planning needs to take place now to secure suitable areas for industrial park land development. The consultant team of Chabin Concepts and DSG Advisors conducted a feasibility study of where to site the next industrial park. Five locations were considered for future industrial park development.
The areas making the final cut were Area #6, situated south of Mission Avenue/Highway 99/Campus Parkway interchange and Area #7 located north of the Mission Avenue/Highway 99/Campus Parkway interchange and east of the University Industrial Park (See FIGURE 1). At the City Council meeting of June 19, 2017, the City Council considered selecting Industrial Park Study Area #6 (?728-acres) or Industrial Park Study Area #7 (?1267-acres.) The Council selected Industrial Park Study Area #7.
Consultants Quad Knopf conducted an outreach effort polling the property owners in Study Area #7 if they...
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