In this presentation:

- Legislative CEQA Reform Efforts

- Selected CEQA Case Law Developments

- Land Use Developments

- What’s Happening in Tracy?

- Overview and Purpose

- Site Selection Criteria

- What Makes a City Business Friendly?

- Prioritizing Economic Development

- Saving Businesses Money

- Saving Business Time

- Providing Regulatory Guidance

- Outstanding Quality of Life

- A Constant Dialogue

- Is There Another Way of Looking at this?

- Litmus Test for City/Developer Partnerships

- #1 Are you flexible in the right places?

- Does Zoning Respond to the Market or Does it Impede its Flow?

- #2 Have You Prepared the Playing Field?

- #3 Have Both Parties Set Development Expectations Up Front?

- Policies are Real, Process is Phony

- #4 Is Your City a Good Listener?

- #5 Do You Develop Your Staff?

- Tracy W.I.N.S.

- 5 Things Developers Can Do to Better Partner

- Excerpt from Conclusion:

With attention to these systems, we’ve developed a culture and attitude that excels at forming partnerships.