Plan & Project Implementation
About the Division
The 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.
Salinas Economic Recovery Task Force Volunteers Keep Businesses Informed
July 15, 2020
These unprecedented months of Shelter-In-Place orders have provided very difficult times for so many, including the local small businesses. To address the pandemic and the resulting economic crisis in our community, our late Mayor Joe Gunter, appointed the Salinas Economic Recovery Task Force to support our small businesses to safely reopen and recover. The task force is composed of both public and private sectors including City and County Health department staff, representatives from local businesses, business associations (Salinas United Business Association and the Chamber of Commerce) and small business technical assistance providers and financial institutions....
Business Reopening Guidelines and Resources
June 23, 2020
Monterey County is quickly reopening as the state and county officials have given the green light to move into Stage 3! As of June 12th gyms, bars, hotels, cardrooms, and swimming pools are allowed to re-open, and starting Friday, June 19th aesthetician, skincare, cosmetology, electrology, nail salon, body art, tattoo parlor and piercing services can reopen.
As stay-at-home orders are modified, it is essential that businesses take all steps necessary to ensure the safety of workers and customers, which includes developing and implementing a COVID-19 prevention plan. Key business practices include physical distancing to...
City Continues Small Business Support with Hotline, Additional Resources
June 3, 2020
These are certainly unusual times for all of us and we hope that everyone is staying safe and healthy. In an effort to assist local businesses, the Community Development Department and the City launched a bilingual small business support hotline on April 30th to connect businesses financially impacted by COVID-19 pandemic with free counseling resources and local, state and federal and disaster relief funding. In just three days from launching the hotline, the hotline received over 100 small business calls. Most callers are seeking financial assistance and any additional guidance that could help them keep...
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.
