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2. San Leandro Economic Forum — This program, initiated with the successful event on June 22n and <br /> being established as an ongoing initiative, is designed to "tell the San Leandro success story", to work <br /> together as a community to face the unprecedented economic challenges in the months and years ahead, <br /> and to develop and implement strategies to make San Leandro the premier business and industrial <br /> community in the Bay Area, thereby strengthening our economy, our employment opportunities and our <br /> tax base. <br /> 2009 -2010 4th Quarter Report <br /> 1. General Work <br /> > Prepared and delivered email broadcast and website "Hot Topic" article featuring the San <br /> Leandro Sustainable Circles program. <br /> > Prepared and delivered 6 email broadcast industry alerts on the trends and changes in U.S. <br /> industrial production, including returning some production from Asia. <br /> > Prepared and delivered 8 email broadcasts offering technical assistance and programs, with <br /> a continuing focus on accessing capital, the most difficult issue facing particularly small <br /> companies needing credit lines or advances to grow capacity. <br /> > Expanded Chamber's contact directory with 14 new entries to broaden outreach to the - <br /> industrial community to engage them in both Chamber and City programs and services. <br /> 2. Industrial Roundtable Program <br /> > Work with Board Program Chair to develop program content and potential presenters. <br /> > Developed and implemented meeting presentations: <br /> a — Health Care Reform — Business Impact Update; b — Alameda County <br /> Transportation Authority Briefing. <br /> > Follow up with new program attendees encouraging future participation and involvement <br /> with Chamber and City in Roundtable and Industrial Council work. <br /> > Through face -to -face meetings, phone calls, emails and media information, worked to <br /> develop appropriate topics and presenters for future Industrial Roundtable Programs. <br /> > Develop and produce media material for Chamber calendar and meeting <br /> invitations /announcements. <br /> > Make arrangements for and manage the Roundtable meeting. <br /> 3. Industrial Councils <br /> > Continued individual company visits as effective means of outreach. <br /> > Through third quarter, staff continued walking parts of the five areas and visited 10 <br /> companies, personally introducing the program to those companies, and inviting them to <br /> participate in future meetings. <br /> > Follow up contact was made via phone calls and/or emails. <br /> > Met two commercial /industrial brokers to assess their evaluation of San Leandro's <br /> competitive position in the current market: assessment continues to echo the 2nd quarter <br /> report statement: "San Leandro has excellent location and service advantages; cities are <br /> San Leandro Chamber of Commerce — 09 - 10 City Contract — Industrial Program — 4th Quarter Report Page 2 <br /> 1 <br />