WHEREAS - Watsonville California

Opportunities
1. Economic stimulus grants - “poverty markers“
2. Green building opportunities
3. “Catch the wave” of new economy (be ready)
4. New jobs “Green” and how to tap into that
5. Manabe-Ow Business Park as employment/some training ctr.
6. UCSC expansion “location”
7. Developing materials locally to reduce our own Carbon footprint
8. Stem Cell research
9. Pajaro Train Station
10. More intergovernmental collaboration
11. Non-Profits and Community organizations operating locally
12. Pajaro Valley housing cost of living still relatively lower “regionally speaking”
13. Steady school enrollment #’s
14. Beautiful downtown
15. Potential as local vacation spot for lower cost vacations
16. Rebranding- City Logo
17. Landfill diversion opportunities & working with County
18. Emergent Technologies-doing more with less
19. Some good companies that will stay
20. Grant funding for water projects
21. Closure of marginal after school/will create market for other
22. New crops for emerging markets
23. Develop chamber marketing program to promote Watsonville
24. Redmond/Hirara House-divert traffic from Highway 1
25. Reach more people through technology
26. Inventory of vacant industrial buildings
27. Mello Center/Arts
28. Culturally rich community
29. Solar Project at the landfill
30. Expand solar project
31. Library-pursue grants and partner with education
32. Library-expand lecture series
33. Expand City’s Volunteer Programs
34. Farmer’s Market –Continue to expand & Offer opportunities to other businesses to
benefit
35. Health & Wellness-Market more healthy foods