Special Projects/CDC Operations

Community Development – Special Projects/CDC Operations

Functions

The function of Community Development Commission’s (“CDC”) Special Projects was to assist the City in facilitating City Council’s goals and objectives with projects, programs and activities that accelerate the City’s efforts toward economic and community development strategies and/or that involve more than one Redevelopment Project Area

Activities

Community Outreach

• Maintain a department web page to provide updates on current projects, outline future activities, and highlight development opportunities throughout the City.
• Create a quarterly newsletter that features current projects, future developments, activities and accomplishments, occurring in CDC project areas.
• Participate in the deployment of the City’s Mobile Satellite City Hall program.
• Created and presented a PowerPoint presentation on the fundamentals of redevelopment to the City Council and community-based organizations in the City, and will continue to make presentations to organizations who wish to better understand redevelopment efforts in Oxnard.

Retail Attraction /Retail Retention

• Provide ongoing retail attraction/retention activities including direct mailers, advertising and City representation at local, regional and national retail trade shows.
• Update retail attraction brochure marketing the City and highlighting potential development opportunities. Attend local, regional and national retail trade shows and placed a newly designed advertisement in trade show publications. Established and maintain a computer database of contacts within the commercial development, brokerage and retail communities for follow-up meetings and City tours. Update the CDC’s Retail Website providing information on available commercial properties in Oxnard, and revised demographics and traffic counts to reflect 2005-2006 statistics.
• In April, 2009, the CDC joined two programs offered by the Economic Development Collaborative-Ventura County, to help business throughout the City.
  • The Revolving Loan Fund makes available long-term, low-payment, below-market-priced financing for new and existing businesses throughout the City. Loans are for the financing of fixed assets, working capital, leasehold improvements and debt restructuring, and are available from $10,000 to $250,000.
  • The Business Enhancement Program is an all-encompassing business assistance and education program that provides employers access to the latest business resources to sustain jobs and improve a company’s economic stability. These services are free of charge and provide one-on-one counseling in areas of key specialties.