Plan & Project Implementation
About the Division
The newly formed Plan & Project Implementation Division supports and coordinates City and Department Initiatives to implement the General Plan and the Draft Economic Development Element (EDE). This includes facilitation of the Salinas Downtown Vibrancy Plan, initiating the Alisal Vibrancy Plan, and the coordination of internal and external stakeholders and community partners to accomplish General Plan and EDE policy actions. This Division also provides administrative support and oversight to the Department by supervising, monitoring, and controlling the Department’s operating budget and activities.
Accomplishments
In 2015 the Division:
- Initiated the formal adoption process for the Economic Development Element
- Secured funding to initiated preparation of the Alisal Vibrancy Plan
- Provided small business support by assisting SUBA and processing twenty (20) Grow Salinas Fund loan applications
- Initiated implementation of Salinas Downtown Vibrancy Plan
What We're Working On
Advancement of our Economic Prosperity through:
- Work with business organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Salinas United Business Association (SUBA) to create a shop local initiative and adopt official local preference policies for City procurement of all goods and services.
- Development of a campaign to promote local businesses and products (e.g. “Made in Salinas”) including a “Buy Local”/“Made in Salinas” website/mobile app.
- Establishment of locations for small business incubation and acceleration that feature low cost, flexible space, with the availability of business support services on-site or through referral.
- Utilization of the Grow Salinas Fund to foster at least one business expansion that results in job retention or creation each year.
- Development and implementation of the Alisal Vibrancy Plan.
- Completion of a target housing market analysis for Downtown, the Alisal, and Chinatown to inform the various planning processes underway.
- Establishment of a façade improvement program next year.
- Revision and implementation of the Alisal Marketplace Plan.
City Celebrates El Grito with Community Engagement
September 19, 2018
The Salinas community came together to celebrate Mexican Independence Day at the El Grito Festival on Sunday, September 16, 2018. The festival, put on by the Cultural Committee of Salinas, included dancing, music, shopping, and traditional Mexican food vendors.
The City's Community Development Department also had a booth at El Grito to share information, get input for the Alisal Vibrancy Plan, and raffle off some fun Fall gift baskets! Booth visitors were asked what businesses they would like to see more of in the Alisal, where in the neighborhood would be a good spot...
VISTA Members Celebrate a Year of Service
July 25, 2018
Three City of Salinas VISTA members joined over 40 other county-wide AmeriCorps members in a ceremony honoring their year of service. Jissella Duarte served in the Recreation and Community Services Department, completely overhauling the City's volunteer system, creating new policies and practices to improve recruiting and management. Jennifer Alcantar and Jimmy Stephens served in the Community Development Department. Jennifer organized a "Healthy Living" speaker series for our libraries and recreation centers, bringing health professionals and resources out to share with the community, and supported the Community Health and Safety Working Group for the Alisal Vibrancy...
Working Groups Wrap First Round of Content for AVP
July 11, 2018
Community-led Working Groups wrapped up their first round of content for the Alisal Vibrancy Plan with seven meetings in June. Through these groups, residents and other stakeholders created actions and solutions that will be the key strategies and recommendations of the plan. The plan Steering Committee will review this content from each of the five Working Groups at meetings on Thursday, July 26, and Thursday, August 2. Both meetings will be from 6-8 PM, at the Firehouse Recreation Center, 1330 E Alisal Street. Working Group members and the community are invited to participate in both...
Visit the plan's website, alisalplan.org to learn how to get...
Salinas Downtown Vibrancy Plan
Learn more about the City's new community-based vision plan for pedestrians, bicycles, traffic flow, sustainable parking and attractive sense of place.
