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:
- Formal adoption of the Economic Development Element to advance major economic development initiatives
- 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.
Study Finds Potential for More Housing Options Downtown
July 12, 2017
With shops, restaurants, and other amenities within strolling distance, downtowns are an increasingly popular place to live. Salinas can follow in that trend, a report from Economic & Planning Systems, Inc (EPS) finds, as there is currently the potential for 500 new residential units in the downtown area over the next five years. On Tuesday, July 11, City Council accepted the Downtown Housing Target Market Analysis (HTMA). The HTMA provides the data to support the city revising its strategies and policies to encourage investment in new units at a time when more housing options are...
Two New Properties Join Downtown Community Benefit District
July 12, 2017
On Tuesday, July 11, City Council adopted a resolution expanding the Downtown Community Benefit District (CBD), by adding properties at 318 Cayuga Street and 401 Monterey Street. The CBD was formed in 2015 in order to levy and collect assessments on property within the district in order to provide improvements to infrastructure and other amenities. Assessment funds are collected by the County of Monterey and passed through to the Salinas City Center Improvement Association (SCCIA), the District’s management association. To date, SCCIA has used funds primarily for safety and beautification efforts.
Steering Committee for Alisal Vibrancy Plan Holds Orientation
June 14, 2017
The Steering Committee for the Alisal Vibrancy Plan held an orientation on June 7, at the WIC offices on East Alisal Street, co-facilitated by city staff and members of our Technical Advisory Committee. Over two-thirds of the Steering Committee are residents of East Salinas neighborhoods and every one of the 28 members has a personal connection to the Alisal. The primary role of the Steering Committee are to ensure that residents are engaged and driving the Alisal Vibrancy Plan process, and that plan contents and documents reflects the vision and ideas of the community. At...
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Alisal Vibrancy Plan Steering Committee Application
Please call the Advanced Planning Division at (831) 758-7206.
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.