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City of San Leandro City Council Workshop <br />Discussion of Top City Issues Management Partners <br />Comments Provided <br />[AdditionalIssue <br />11. Consider the need for <br />• How might we integrate this into the operating budget? <br />social services <br />• What grant opportunities are available? <br />• What public-private partnership opportunities are available? <br />12. Focus on revenue <br />• We should learn from past and concentrate on sustainability <br />generation and growing <br />. Consider tax on medical marijuana dispensaries <br />the General Fund <br />Identify savings using alternative energy methods for street lights <br />• We need to look at Measure HH and see what funding is leftover; then we <br />should see what goals or objectives lack resources <br />• Think about how to be competitive and out of the box <br />• Empower City staff to market San Leandro (to differentiate ourselves) <br />• Cluster economic development and opportunities; retail, restaurants and <br />movie theaters all close to one another (so residents will stay for multiple <br />hours); for example, Chinese restaurants are fragmented throughout the <br />City, so people leave to find clustered shopping/eating opportunities in <br />other cities <br />• Consider an incentive program for facade improvements and beautifying <br />storefronts (or better inform businesses about existing incentives) <br />13. Increase communication <br />• We need more institutional efforts to engage and collect feedback from <br />with minority groups <br />diverse communities <br />• We may need an additional staff person in this area <br />• Create a multicultural/diversity commission to see how we can integrate <br />and fully engage different groups <br />• Bilingual staff incentives to bridge communication gaps; language programs <br />• Work with nonprofits such as the Asian Business Council and the Latino <br />Business Council <br />• Engage different ethnic groups <br />14. Economic development <br />• Business license fee vacations; we should be more welcoming to small <br />should include many <br />businesses in our town; we still have empty store fronts <br />parts <br />• As we look toward growing, we should keep sustainability in mind; keep the <br />bigger picture in mind <br />• We should attract investment into the City; we have done this to some <br />extent with Lit San Leandro and the Marina by creating buzz <br />• Establish minimum wage ordinance; and connect to affordable housing <br />11 <br />