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l. Excellent physical infrastructure <br /> 2. Available, suitable and affordable business and investment locations (sites) <br /> 3. A highly qualified |uce| workforce <br /> 4. Excellent access tu business support services <br /> S. Excellent access tucapital <br /> 6. A City bureaucracy with which itis easy tudubusiness <br /> 7. Access to financial incentives where needed to seed catalytic investments <br /> It is the City's goal to make strategically targeted improvements in order to improve San <br /> Leendru's competitive advantages as e place to invest and du business. We also seek <br /> opportunities to market San Leendru's competitive advantages and friendly business climate <br /> locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. <br /> Prioritization ufthese initiatives will be fluid and often driven by market conditions outside uf <br /> the City's control. This document also categorizes projects and programs in terms of ongoing <br /> activities and activities that have been identified but not yet funded or scheduled due tustaff <br /> limitations and/or lack uffinancial resources. <br /> Ongoing Partnerships <br /> The elimination of the San Leandro Redevelopment Agency has made it impossible for the City <br /> to maintain dedicated economic development staff and resources at previous levels. With this <br /> in mind, it is now more critical than ever that the City's Business Development team forms <br /> partnerships with other entities to help advance economic development objectives. <br /> Partnerships can be used tu supplement staffing resources urtu facilitate tu procurement of <br /> outside funding sources. The list of San Leendru's business development partners is e|vveys <br /> expending, but the fu||uvving groups are particularly significant (additional regional <br /> organizations are detailed under initiative #8\: <br /> San Leandro Chamber of Commerce — The San Leandro Chamber is an <br /> organization which believes in innovation, continual reinvention and remains <br /> focused on its member's needs." The Chamber works with the City in ' <br /> numerous ways, but two particularly important functions are to help City staff <br /> keep pace with the changing needs of the business community and to ^ <br /> facilitate the dissemination of information and resources out to <br /> our businesses. <br /> San Leandro Downtown Association — Downtown San Leandro <br /> is one Of our most iOlpO[t3Dt 8CODOOliC 8DgiD8S and the <br /> OOvvDtOvvD ASSOCi3tiOD plays an invaluable [Ol8 in supporting <br /> ity of San Leandro I Economic Development Strategy and Work Plan December 2013 <br />