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ELEMENT <br />REF # <br />EJ <br />IMPLEMENTATION ACTION <br />AGENCY <br />TIME <br />2022 UPDATE <br />FRAME <br />Economic <br />1.5 <br />No <br />Broker outreach. Conduct outreach meetings with <br />CDA <br />2021 <br />The Economic Development Division met monthly with local brokers to discuss <br />Prosperity <br />commercial and industrial real estate brokers to discuss <br />vacant and for lease/sale properties on the market in Santa Ana. The City <br />the types of businesses considering a Santa Ana business <br />provided the brokers with important citywide marketing information to help <br />location; identify challenges that discourage business <br />attract investment. <br />from locating in the city; implement a plan to address such <br />challenges. <br />Economic <br />1.6 <br />No <br />Business development targets. Prepare and regularly <br />CDA <br />Ongoing <br />Economic Development Division continued to track and attract businesses that <br />Prosperity <br />update a business development target list that identifies <br />provided sustainable, well -paying jobs for the community. The unemployment <br />the types of businesses that are most likely to be <br />rate for Santa Ana has dropped 50% since 2021. <br />interested in a Santa Ana business location, the types of <br />businesses most likely to employ city residents, types of <br />businesses that broaden the local economy, and the types <br />of businesses expected to generate higher net revenues <br />for the City or to create shared revenue opportunities; <br />target the City's business attraction efforts on these types <br />of businesses. <br />Economic <br />1.7 <br />No <br />Living wage jobs. Prepare and regularly update a living <br />CDA <br />2022 <br />The City's WORK Center actively monitored workforce data to support residents <br />Prosperity <br />wage calculation for Santa Ana; prepare and regularly <br />looking for new employment and higher paying jobs. <br />update a list of the types of businesses in which the <br />average wage is above a living wage for Santa Ana; <br />incorporate this information into the City's business <br />incentives program. <br />Economic <br />1.8 <br />No <br />Workforce development for City residents. Provide an <br />CDA <br />2022 & <br />The City's WORK Center continued to market and promote its services to the <br />Prosperity <br />informational program —including an annual public <br />annually <br />community through printed material, social media, and through non -profits in <br />workshop, information on the City's website, and printed <br />the community. <br />collateral —to inform the public about available training, <br />education, and assistance for employment skills and <br />workforce preparation; partner with Santa Ana Unified <br />School District, the chambers of commerce, and <br />community organizations to make this information widely <br />available throughout the community <br />11 <br />City Council 8 — 41 3/21/2023 <br />