| Explore Feasibility of “Waste to Energy” Industries |
Prepare a report for the Board of Supervisors that identifies best practices, examples of co-generation and/or biomass facilities, identify stakeholders and next steps |
Chief Administrative Office, Board of Supervisors, Environmental Management |
Summer 2024 |
It was determined to begin working with Ecostrat to determine the County's Bioeconomy Development Opportunity (BDO) Zone rating. |
Summer 2025 |
| Appoint an Ad-Hoc committee of the Board of Supervisors to begin initial coordination steps |
Chief Administrative Office, Board of Supervisors, Stakeholders |
Winter 2024 |
Completed - The Ad Hoc Committee was created on April 12, 2022 (Legistar file 22-0601) |
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| Develop a Business Recognition Program |
Create a social media-based program that promotes and celebrates our diverse businesses and their stories |
Planning and Building (Economic Development), Chief Administrative Office, Stakeholders |
Spring 2024 |
Revamped the elevate to El Dorado Website, and created new Facebook/Instagram pages. Working in coordination with chambers to push out content. |
Continual updates |
| Create a unique annual event to recognize EDC businesses in targeted categories and highlight available programs and resources |
Planning and Building (Economic Development) |
Summer 2024 |
Held first event at the end of 2024, for the El Dorado Hills Business Park business owners. Resulted in Market Velocity Report for the Business Park. Next events will be determined through the strategic planning effort underway through the SEED Committee. |
Spring 2025, Continual |
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| Develop a Countywide Economic Development Strategic Plan focused on managed growth and economic stability |
Gather input from stakeholders/community on items to address in the plan; develop a scope of work including goals, community input and action items |
Planning and Building (Economic Development) |
Spring 2024 |
In Progress, SEED bylaws and program were revamped at the end of 2024 and development of the scope and plan is in progress. |
Summer 2025 |
| Analyze countywide tourism benefits and impacts |
Planning and Building (Economic Development) |
Summer 2024 |
Economic Development staff and SEED have been analyzing tourism impacts and how it will inform the plan. |
Spring 2025 |
| Prepare a scope of work for the Strategic Plan |
Planning and Building (Economic Development) |
Summer 2024 |
The March meeting of SEED is the first session dedicated to forming the scope of work for the plan after stakeholder presentations to the group in the past several meetings. |
Spring 2025 |
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| Streamline and Increase Transparency of Projects and Permit Processing |
Increase the types of permits that can be submitted electronically |
Planning and Building (Economic Development) |
Summer 2024 |
Up to 38 permit types are available online with more to come. |
Complete (and ongoing) |
| Gather and review data on “lifecycle” of a permit and identify points that cause the permit process to slow or stop; Revise processes to address those permits |
Planning and Building (Economic Development) |
Fall-Winter 2024 |
Creating reports to identify permit timelines and lifecycles. Started to revise and simplify planning and building permit applications that will speed the process up. |
Summer 2025 |
| Create a regular report of key statistics and metrics to share with the Board of Supervisors and public |
Planning and Building (Economic Development) |
Spring 2024 |
This is done through monthly reports on department metrics and activities. |
Complete (and ongoing) |
| Develop an online, map-based tool for the public to easily access information about development projects of public interest |
Planning and Building (Economic Development) |
Spring 2024 |
Listed as "Projects In Your Area" on the department website. |
Complete (and ongoing) |
| Create flow charts and brief “how to” videos/slideshows for the most used processes to help customers successfully navigate |
Planning and Building (Economic Development), Chief Administrative Office (Communications) |
Summer 2024 |
Started in 2024 IT has created how to videos for simple permit processes. Within Planning we are creating several flow charts for internal processes and external applicant processes. This will be an ongoing process. |
Summer 2025 |
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