MONTEREY BAY ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP April 2019 Kate Roberts, President
About Us Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) is a member-supported nonprofit organization consisting of public, private and civic entities located throughout Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties
Why Regional? Similar industries, challenges and opportunities for learning, sharing & doing Monterey + Santa Cruz + San Benito Geography Monterey Bay Transportation Traffic issues, Hwy 1, Rail Workforce Development Internship Portal, Pathways Agriculture Crosses county lines Tourism Regional opportunities Education UCSC, CSUMB Health Central CA Alliance for Health Media Market KAZU, KSBW, KION Government AMBAG Housing Alternative funding, zoning Broadband CCBC, dig once
Our Mission To improve the economic health and quality of life in the region
Our Values
Our Board of Directors Bud Colligan Marci Davis Larry deGhetaldi Ed Durkee Carrie L. Birkhofer George Blumenthal South Swell Ventures Wells Fargo PAMF Goodwill Bay Federal UC Santa Cruz Nanette Mickiewicz Rosa Vivian David Heald Matt Huffaker Mary Ann Leffel René Mendez Dominican Hospital Fernández Santa Cruz County City of Watsonville MCBC City of Gonzales San Benito Health Bank Foundation Rick Russo Shantanu Sarkar Bruce Taylor Eduardo Ochoa George Ow, Jr. Carlos Palacios Mann Packing Plantronics Taylor Farms CSUMB Ow Family Properties Santa Cruz County
MBEP Members … over 80 strong!
Our Strategies • Catalyze change through focused initiatives • Transportation • Housing • Workforce Development • Building a Tech Ecosystem • Use data to create consensus and inform action • Convene local leaders to drive progress on critical issues • Activate the power of our member network
We Bring People Together … around important issues in our region SPRING 5 th Annual Regional Economic Summit May 2, 2019 – Monterey Conference Center, Monterey FALL 5 th Annual State of the Region October 25, 2019 – Hyatt Regency, Monterey “ Congratulations on an outstanding conference and further momentum towards the transformation of our region . Shyam Kamath, Dean College of Business, CSUMB
Transportation
Transportation Priorities • Using a regional lens to apply existing funding sources more effectively to solve transportation challenges • Supporting important state and local legislation that will enable more regional and local projects to be implemented (SB1, bus on shoulder, trails, etc.) • Creating an MBEP Mobility Program that reduces traffic and promotes multi-modal options for commuters
Housing
MBEP Housing Strategy Monterey Employer Bay Advocacy Sponsored Housing Policy|Projects Housing Trust
$12.25M – exceeded $10M goal! Monterey Bay Housing Trust
Key Accomplishments to Date • Monterey Bay Housing Trust (MBHT) in partnership with Housing Trust Silicon Valley • Exceeded MBHT fundraising goal in July 2017 with over $12M in trust • 4 projects funded to date; 6 in the pipeline • MBEP Action Center • Conducted 17 successful campaigns to date, resulting in over 700 new homes • Created Regional Advocacy Calendar and Housing Pipeline Map • Conducted over 6 “Affordable Housing 101” educational workshops and presented White Paper on “Realistic Policy Changes that Could Improve Housing Affordability in MB Region” to over 20 agencies across the region • Employer Sponsored Housing • Supported projects increasing farmworker housing stock toward the goal of 5,300 permanent housing units in next 5 years • Working with local employers to think how they can be part of housing solution • Provide technical assistance to employers & promote existing exemplars (e.g. Tanimura & Antle’s Spreckels Crossing) • Supporting expansion of Landed (down payment assistance for educators) into Monterey County
Workforce Development
Monterey Bay Internships www.mbinterns.org • Regional tool for students to find internships from local employers • Free for both employers and students to use • Over 4,200 registered users • Over 300 internships posted
• Powerful tool to access LOCAL career and education information • Integrated curriculum from CSUMB, MPC, Hartnell College, Brandman University, Central Coast College, & Cabrillo College • At beginning of 2019, over 3,930 career assessments completed, 1000+ resumes downloaded & student profiles created
Building a Tech Ecosystem
Tech Priorities • Support broadband coverage throughout the state • Partnered with Central Coast Broadband Consortium (CCBC) to redefine regional standards; conducted research with businesses and consumers throughout the region • Support the proliferation of broadband through connecting jurisdictions and ISPs to state and federal grant funding for infrastructure • New regional standard of 100 Mbps download/20 Mbps upload is being considered for adoption at the state level • Support and promote local tech events and incubator activities: • Tech/AgTech MeetUps • Start-up Challenges • Hackathons • Forbes AgTech Summit • Thrive Accelerator and more
Building Community and Capacity
We Provide Regional Data on our Website http://mbep.biz/data-insights/ • Good data is critical for decision making • MBEP is dedicated to providing aggregated and visualized data that supports your research and planning needs • We collaborate with regional and national organizations Source: http://www.mbep.biz/Facts-Figures/Interactive-Maps.aspx
We Represent the Region at State Level … connecting members with statewide discussions of critical issues Statewide alliance of 15 diverse regional organizations committed to economic, environment and social well-being of our regions and state Advances governance reforms to improve public outcomes, including education and self-sufficiency, public health and well-being, environmental protection and sustainable communities.
Membership Fuels Our Efforts “Transportation Agency for Monterey County is partnering with MBEP because they bring together major employers, major government agencies and all kinds of different stakeholders that we need to get in touch with in order to implement our programs. ” Debbie Hale, Executive Director, Transportation Agency for Monterey County “W hen the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership talks, people listen. City council members know who MBEP is -- they know who they represent and that’s a very powerful constituency to stand up and say ‘we need this affordable housing, this is a good thing for our community.’” Jan Lindenthal, Chief Real Estate Developer, MidPen Housing “I like the fact that MBEP is working across sectors and really engaging with Jan Lindenthal, Chief Real Estate Developer, MidPen Housing government as well as private sector. I think we always need to look across sectors and the fact that the leadership and membership of MBEP brings in key players across sectors.” Katy Castagna, CEO of United Way Monterey County
Thank You
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