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KIVA Zip Trustee Application Responses <br /> <br /> <br />ORGANIZATION NAME: City of San Leandro <br />ORGANIZATION TYPE: Local Government <br />WEBSITE: https://www.sanleandro.org/depts/cd/bizdev/default.asp <br />FACEBOOK PROFILE: https://www.facebook.com/sanleandronext <br />TWITTER PROFILE: https://twitter.com/slnext <br /> <br /> <br />WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A TRUSTEE? <br /> <br />Dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency and tax increment revenues requires a new approach <br />to business development that seeks out innovative and alternate funding sources for business <br />incentives that do not rely solely on the City’s general fund. <br /> <br />WHAT IS THE MISSION OF YOUR ORGANIZATION? <br /> <br />The City's Business Development mission is to improve San Leandro’s quality of life by <br />encouraging reinvestment and economic growth through retention and expansion of existing <br />businesses and attraction of new industry, which will enhance the local tax base, enabling an <br />increase in the standard of living for all of San Leandro. <br /> <br />The City’s Business Development Division has given local businesses over $2.2 million in loans, <br />grants and other financial incentives over the past 10 years. All these incentives have <br />contributed to improving the economic and aesthetic environment in the City’s downtown. <br /> <br />DO YOU BELONG TO ANY ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS -- NATIONALLY, <br />REGIONALLY, OR LOCALLY? IF YES, PLEASE LIST. <br /> <br />The City of San Leandro partners with many local, regional, state and federal partners to <br />accomplish economic development. Below is a list of the top economic development partners: <br /> <br />San Leandro Downtown Association <br />San Leandro Chamber of Commerce <br />Lit San Leandro <br />East Bay Economic Development Alliance <br />East Bay Green Corridor <br />Bay Area Council <br />East Bay Broadband Consortium <br /> <br />HOW WILL YOU DECIDE WHO TO ENDORSE AS A BORROWER? WHAT DUE DILIGENCE <br />WILL YOU CONDUCT? <br /> <br />The Office of Business Development has a long history of working with local businesses to <br />determine eligibility for City loan programs and grants. For each loan application, this office in <br />consultation with the KIVA Zip representatives will: <br />• Verify the business ownership;