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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />The goals and policies presented by the Element offer the framework for the <br />Policy Plan and the Implementation Plan. The following list of goals and <br />policies has evolved along with the demographic and business characteristics <br />of the community since adoption of the current General Plan sixteen (16) <br />years ago. <br /> <br />I, <br /> <br />I: <br /> <br />Economic Development Goals <br /> <br />Iii <br /> <br />Goal 1 <br /> <br />Increase employment opportunities for local residents, <br /> <br />Goal 2 <br /> <br />Maintain and enhance the diversity of the City's economic base. <br /> <br />I: <br /> <br />Goal 3 <br /> <br />Increase Santa Ana's share of the regional economy, <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />Goal 4 <br /> <br />Expand the tax base of local government to improve and <br />maintain the level of public services. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />GoalS <br /> <br />Promote a "business friendly" atmosphere by keeping taxes and <br />fees at a fair level competitive with those of comparable <br />communities, and by assisting desirable business growth. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Goal 6 <br /> <br />Establish numerical benchmarks for measuring the success of <br />economic development program activities, as well as analyzing <br />various economic trends, <br /> <br />I' <br /> <br />~----------- <br /> <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />f5l~~ 3 <br /> <br />POLICY PLAN <br /> <br />The City's first industrial zonin <br />district was created in 1953 on <br />Harbor Boulevard on property <br />owned by the Segerstrom <br />family. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />OF NT <br />ANA~ <br />