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HomeMy Public PortalAboutPublic Comment - Jan Zabriskie (5)Public Comment Form Truckee 2040 Please submit a separate public comment form for each Element/Document. Questions? Call 530-582- 7776 Click here to view the draft General Plan documents or visit truckee2040.com Element/Document:*(?) Economic Development Element First Name jan Last Name zabriskie E-mail jan.zabriskie@gmail.com Instructions: Please use a separate public comment form for each Element/Document. Please select the item you are commenting on; if you have a general comment, select general comment. Enter the reference number given in the document, if possible. Any comments are welcome. If you have specific text changes you would like to propose, please provide the language. You may add as many additional item comments as you need.b Items for Comment You may add multiple comments by clicking "Add Additional Item for Comment" below (?) Type:*(?) Policy Reference Number: (Example: CC-1.A)(?) ED-2.9 Comment * This proposed policy to address “retail leakage” should be stricken and the underlying assumptions addressed as part of Action ED-1.B. Although contained in the 2009 Implementation Strategy, this policy does not offset any of the causes. The 2020 BAE Market Study says leakage is due to the “relative shortage of year-round lower wage retail workers,” the lower cost of goods in Reno, the larger store sizes in Reno, our relatively small resident population, and the convenience of e-commerce. The 2009 Economic Strategy, also prepared by BAE points to the same causes. Accordingly, before investing staff time looking at the supply and demand of different merchandise, there needs to be an assessment of the utility of the effort. Investigating whether the effort is worth it could be part of ED-1.B, the Economic Development Strategic Plan. Type:*(?) Action Reference Number: (Example: CC-1.A)(?) ED 2.F Comment * The proposed action to address “retail leakage,” although contained in the 2009 Implementation Strategy, does not offset any of the causes. The 2020 BAE Market Study says leakage is due to the “relative shortage of year-round lower wage retail workers,” the lower cost of goods in Reno, the larger store sizes in Reno, our relatively small resident population, and the convenience of e-commerce. The 2009 Economic Strategy, also prepared by BAE points to the same causes. Accordingly, before investing staff time looking at the supply and demand of different merchandise, there needs to be an assessment of the utility of the effort. Investigating whether the effort is worth it could be part of ED-1.B, the Economic Development Strategic Plan. A proposed revision is attached. Type:*(?) Policy Reference Number: (Example: CC-1.A)(?) ED-6.2 Comment * This proposed revision is directed at re-visiting whether it is in the long-term interest of the town to have light industry this close to downtown in light of its value as mixed use or residential land. Proposed revised language is attached. Do you have reference documents to upload?* Yes No Upload reference documents here (?) PDFs only, and total upload size for all documents cannot exceed 25MB Action ED-2.F.pdf 98KB Policy ED-6.2.pdf 109.9KB ED-2.F Tracking of Retail Sales Assessment of Retail Leakage Assess what, if any, action can be taken to address and overcome the causes of retail sales leakage. Track changes in retail sales within categories and monitor increases in sales in categories identified as having leakage. Periodically conduct a leakage analysis update to confirm progress. [Source: 2009 Economic Development Strategy, modified] Policy ED-6.2 Relocation Opportunities for Industrial Uses Provide opportunities for industrial uses currently located along the Truckee River in the Downtown and West River District to relocate to other, more suitable locations. Incentivize Prioritize the relocation of uses from along the south side of West River Street. while preserving the existing industrial areas on the north side of the street for redevelopment to accommodate existing and future industrial uses. [Source: 2025 General Plan, Economic Development Element, Policy 8.4, modified] This proposed revision is directed at re-visiting whether it is in the long-term interest of the town to have light industry this close to downtown in light of its value as mixed use or residential land.