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File Number: 19-460 <br />School, including: <br />·Student Manufacturing Day - Fall 2019. This event is utilized as a catalyst to introduce <br />students to the maker industry and educational institutions. The Chamber engages and <br />coordinates with local manufacturing companies to offer tours for students to celebrate the <br />manufacturing history of San Leandro. Chabot College also introduces the students to <br />courses available in their areas of interest. <br />·Career Day - March 2020. This day is coordinated to expose local high school students to <br />companies within San Leandro. Over 40 advanced manufacturing businesses, from <br />traditional to new, are invited to attend this expo to share their expertise, and to guide <br />students to plan for their future careers. <br />·Job Fair - April 2020. This event champions the initiative of local job-seekers connecting <br />with local job opportunities within multiple industries and disciplines in San Leandro. <br />·Summer Internship Program - June/July 2020. This program includes a formal interview <br />day for the host businesses to meet their potential intern(s), intern placement, and an <br />internship farewell to share highlights and learning experiences of their internship. <br />2. Business Support Services <br />The Chamber will coordinate forums, roundtable discussions, presentations, and meet-up <br />events that offer expertise that can benefit businesses, create visions for the future, <br />collaborate and connect around common issues to maintain a business ecosystem. Events <br />include: <br />·National Manufacturing Week - October 2019. An industry meet-up event in celebration of <br />San Leandro’s dense and impressive manufacturing sector. The Chamber will provide the <br />platform, marketing, promotion, support for the event and sign-up for tour participation of <br />six companies. <br />·National Small Business Week 2020. The Chamber will provide the platform for short <br />business education seminars, including website development, marketing, QuickBooks <br />training, professional headshots, and more. Promotion will be boosted with a direct mail <br />piece. <br />·Meet Our Businesses. The Chamber will coordinate small, intimate tours and <br />conversations, inviting the Mayor and City Council members to join in getting to know and <br />understand business owners and their industries. These meetings will be ongoing, with the <br />goal to schedule two per quarter. Chamber staff will work in conjunction with the City’s <br />Economic Development staff to ensure the Mayor has ample time for briefing on current <br />projects and/or concerns. <br />3. Economic Development <br />The Chamber will develop and manage a San Leandro by Design event, to tentatively include: <br />·Shoreline Development - June 2020. The Chamber will organize a walking tour of <br />Cal-Coast’s development plans. Cal-Coast will showcase the vision for the development <br />as participants explore the shoreline, eventually leading to a post-event mixer at a <br />shoreline location. <br />Previous Actions <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 8/28/2019 <br />45