Economic Development Advisory Board AGENDA
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Economic Development Advisory Board Wednesday March 15, 2017 3:30pm – 5:00pm 555 Court St NE Salem – Commissioners’ Board Room AGENDA 3:30 Welcome, Introductions, and Announcements Angie Morris 3:35 February Meeting Minutes – Action Angie Morris 3:40 Economic Development Conference - Discussion Sarah Cavazos 3:45 Grant Review - Action Sarah Cavazos 4:15 GROW EDC Report - Information Allison McKenzie 4:25 SEDCOR Report - Information Chad Freeman 4:35 Travel Salem Report Angie Morris 4:45 Quarterly Land Use Cases - Information Brandon Reich 4:55 New Business, Comments and Closing Angie Morris Future Meetings • April Date and Time Change April 19th 11:30-1:00 CTEC Lunch/Tour • May 10th @ 3:00-5:00 Business Grant reviews • June 7th @ 3:00-5:00 *Note date & time change for Community Project Grant reviews • July 12th *Note extended time TBD for Detroit Lake Tour Attachments & Handouts • 2016/17 Meeting Schedule • SEDCOR Report • February Minutes • Travel Salem • Gilgamesh Application • Quarterly Land Use Cases • GROW EDC Report • Mid-Valley Economic Indicators Salem MSA Marion County Economic Development Executive Committee Full Board July – No Meeting July – No Meeting Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 3:30 pm-5:00 pm Monday, August 1, 2016 at 11:00 am Location: Courthouse Square - 555 Court Street NE, Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Salem – 5th Floor, BOC Board Room Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 3:30pm-5:00 pm Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 11:30 am Location: Courthouse Square - 555 Court Street NE, Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Salem – 5th Floor, BOC Board Room Wednesday, October 12, 2016; 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Monday, October 3, 2016 at 11:00 am Location: Courthouse Square - 555 Court Street NE, Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Salem – 5th Floor, BOC Board Room *Date change due to Community Projects Grant review Wednesday, November 9, 2016; 3:30pm - 5:00pm Monday, October 31, 2016 at 1:30 pm Location: Courthouse Square - 555 Court Street NE, Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Salem – 5th Floor, BOC Board Room December – No Meeting December – No Meeting Wednesday, January 11, 2017; 3:30 pm-5:00 pm Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at 11:00 am Location: Courthouse Square - 555 Court Street NE, Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Salem – 5th Floor, BOC Board Room Tuesday, February 8, 2017; 3:30 pm-5:00 pm Monday, January 30, 2017 at 11:00 am Location: Courthouse Square - 555 Court Street NE, Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Salem – 5th Floor, BOC Board Room Wednesday, March 15, 2017; 3:30 pm-5:00 pm Monday, February 27, 2017 at 11:00 am Location: Courthouse Square - 555 Court Street NE, Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Salem – 5th Floor, BOC Board Room Monday, April 3, 2017 at 11:00 am Wednesday, April 19, 2017 – 11:30-1:00 Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Location: 3501 Portland Rd NE, Salem, OR Wednesday, May 10, 2017; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm Monday, May 1, 2017 at 11:00 am Location: Courthouse Square - 555 Court Street NE, Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Salem – 5th Floor, BOC Board Room Wednesday, June 7, 2017; 3:00 pm-5:00 pm Monday June 5, 2017 at 11:00 am Location: Courthouse Square - 555 Court Street NE, Location: Travel Salem 181 High St NE, Salem Salem – 5th Floor, BOC Board Room Mid-Valley Economic Indicators—Marion & Polk Counties (Salem MSA) From January 2016 to January 2017, the Salem MSA’s private sector gained 3,400 jobs and the public sector also gained jobs. The trade, transportation, and utilities industry led private-sector employment gains over the year. Employment gains in the public sector were led by local education. Year-over-year total non-farm payroll employment gains have been over 3 percent for Linn County, the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area (Marion and Polk counties), and Yamhill County in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, Linn County and the Salem MSA continued to see gains, but Yamhill County grew less than 1 percent. What happened here? Manufacturing and transportation industries each had a large business close. Finance saw merger activity with a large national company. Unemployment Rates in Marion and Polk Counties Continue Over-the-Year Declines Employment Gains Continue in the Private Sector Year-Over-Year Change, Jan 2007 - Jan 2017 12% Private Empolyment Oregon Marion Polk 5,000 Public Employment 10% 3,000 1,000 8% 4.5% -1,000 4.3% 4.4% 6% -3,000 Employment Growth Salem MSA 4% -5,000 January 2017 159,900 -7,000 2% Change 4,500 Year-Over-Year -9,000 0% Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Jan-16 Jan-17 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Jan-16 Jan-17 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Year-Over-Year Change in Added The Most Jobs NonFarm Payroll Employment Jan 2016—Jan 2017 2014-2016 4.0% Trade, transportation, and utilities (1200, 4.6%) 2014 2015 2016 Government (1100, 2.6%) 3.5% 3.7% 3.5% 3.5% 3.5% Construction (900, 10.7%) 3.0% 3.4% 3.3% Education and health services (900, 3.6%) 3.3% 2.9% Information (100, 9.1%) 2.5% Financial activities (100, 1.4%) 2.0% Professional and business services (100, 0.8%) 1.5% Leisure and hospitality (100, 0.7%) 1.0% --- Other services (100, 1.9%) 0.6% 0.5% --- Mining and logging (0, 0.0%) 0.0% Manufacturing (-100, -0.8%) Linn County Salem MSA Yamhill County For more information and/or to be added to the monthly e-mail distribution list, contact: Join the conversation and stay informed! oregonemployment.blogspot.com/ Will Summers, Workforce Analyst, Oregon Employment Dept. Twitter: @OrEmployment Serving Linn, Marion, Polk, and Yamhill counties [email protected] Need a speaker, contact me! Marion County Economic Development Advisory Board February 08, 2017 Meeting Minutes 555 Court St NE, 5th Floor Salem, OR Members Present: Nate Brown, Thomas Chambers, Bill Cummins, Bob Hill, Jay Kemble, Nate Levin, Angie Morris, A.J. Nash, Evann Remington, Dave Tibbetts, and Renata Wakeley. Staff and Guests Present: Sarah Cavazos, Tamra Goettsch, Brandon Reich, Mark Christiansen, James LaBar and Annie Gorski. Agenda Item: Welcome, Introductions & Announcements Information/Discussion: Morris welcomed attendees, and requested self‐introductions. Action: None. Agenda Item: January Minutes Information/Discussion: Morris presented the minutes and called for comment; no discussion was held. Action: A motion was brought forth by Morris to approve the January minutes; a second was made by Kemble. The motion was voted on and approved unanimously. Agenda Item: FY 17‐18 Lottery Budget Information/Discussion: Cavazos noted that a work session with the Board of Commissioners has been scheduled for February 21st to present the budget draft. The FY 16‐17 approved budget and the FY17‐18 proposed budget was presented for review. Items in red in the FY17‐18 budget are subject to change and may impact the proposed contingency balance. Cavazos reviewed line items that increased or decreased compared to FY16‐17. Clarification on the purpose of the Good Neighbor Program was provided: resources dedicated for nuisance projects where there is no ownership and no way to enforce upkeep. The county commissioners have discretion over this program in which projects are typically brought forward by the Sheriff or Public Works. Unused funds are redistributed the following year. The budgeted contingency amount for FY17‐18 is essentially the sum of the contingency and ending fund balance in FY16‐17. Since the Oregon Garden bond payments will end after December 2017, an ending fund balance is no longer critical. Placing the funds in contingency allows EDAB and the county to access resources as needed in the upcoming fiscal year. However, it was noted that settlement payments from the Oregon Garden Foundation are currently projected to be a resource for the next 80+ years – based on receivership court documents and agreements. The county is pursuing other options for an earlier pay off plan, but no details are known at this time. Goettsch invited EDAB to provide feedback for staff to take to the Board of Commissioners at the Work Session and invited members to attend if desired. There was discussion of leaving the funds in contingency and concerns of those resources going unspent if viable grant applications weren’t submitted. Some felt that low submission of applications is partly due to limited amount of funds available and the amount of work it takes to submit an application; a larger grant budget could attract more applicants. Hill felt that businesses are busy and not out actively soliciting applications. A comment was made that EDAB has the option to make adjustments to the budget throughout the year. Action: Cummins moved that the FY 17/18 Lottery Budget be moved from an informational item to an action item. A second was made by AJ. The motion was voted on and approved unanimously. Action: Nash moved that a portion of the monies that are not being spent on Bond payment be added to the FY 17/18 business development grants ‐‐ understanding of why they were placed in contingency ‐‐ given they were originally taken from the grant program and believes they should be put back into business grants. A second was made by Remington. The motion was voted on and approved unanimously. Agenda Item: Economic Development Conference Information/Discussion: Cavazos noted that the Economic Development Conference is March 7, 2017 and inquired who would be attending or available to volunteer.