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AN City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: January 6, 2014 <br />ONR x419 ` Staff Report <br />File Number: 13-631 <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Lianne Marshall <br />Assistant City Manager <br />Agenda Section: PRESENTATIONS <br />Agenda Number: 3.C. <br />FINANCE REVIEW: Not Applicable <br />TITLE: Staff Report for and Presentation of "New San Leandro" Video Relating to the <br />City's Innovation and Technology Ecosystem <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />The New San Leandro video <br /><http://www.voutube.com/watch?v=-hGmeofDUKQ&feature=c4-overview&list=UU5UddvCli5l <br />QwAdEFdzOLDw> is the second in a series of videos designed to showcase San Leandro as <br />a city that is transforming itself into an innovation and technology economy. This video <br />focuses on interviews with seven San Leandro businesses, ranging from startup to enterprise <br />in size, that operate within a unique San Leandro innovation and technology ecosystem: San <br />Leandro - We Make Things! <br />BACKGROUND <br />In 2012, the City Manager authorized the filming of San Leandro -Get Connected <br /><http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SnQ/7cQOUY>. This video showcased the City's <br />launch of Lit San Leandro <litsanleandro.com>, and the advantage that this lightning -fast fiber <br />optic network provides to technology companies seeking to locate in a city with a fast fiber <br />connection. The video also identifies the numerous companies currently doing business in <br />San Leandro, as well as the characteristics that create a business -friendly and attractive <br />environment (location, transportation, commercial property mix, excellent real estate values, <br />etc.). <br />The New San Leandro video reveals a thriving, collaborative ecosystem of innovation and <br />technology through a series of interviews between two young San Leandro entrepreneurs <br />(Sebastian Cabrera and Derick Lee) and seven San Leandro businesses. These businesses <br />draw the connections between new and established advanced manufacturing businesses <br />located in San Leandro. These businesses, and the individuals interviewed, include: <br />• Michael Howland, Founder: Omnom Protect <http://www.omnompro'ect.com/> <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 1212312013 <br />