EDC 02-21-98
City of Cupertino
Economic Development Committee
Regular Meeting
January 21,1998
1.
CALL TO ORDER
At 7:35 a.m. Carol Atwood called the meeting to order at Cupertino City Hall, 10300
Torre Avenue, Conference Room A, Cupertino.
2.
ROLLCALL
City Staff: Carol Atwood, Don Brown, Bob Cowan, Steve Dowling, Dorothy Steenfott,
Bert Viskovich
City Council: Sandy James, John Statton
Absent: Tom Hall, Donna Lawler
Guests: Pam Marino
3.
NEW BUSINESS
A.
Status of Key Development Activity (Commercial/OfficelResidential)
Bob Cowan provided a brief list of developments taking place and reviewed the
status of each.
B.
Corporate Contacts
Carol Atwood stated that she'd like to change the format of the site visits. It was
determined last year that many of the top 50 companies that were called upon to
visit were not really interested. Carol stated that she'd like to see the committee
"adopt a manager" and invite them to Rotary and other community events to assist
them in becoming involved with our community. She listed several companies
and requested the committee members to choose a company they'd like to work
with. The following companies were assigned:
JC Penney - Atwood/Statton Valleo Manager - AtwoodIBrown
Cupertino Village - Cowan/James Sears - DowlinglHall
Macy's - Brown/Atwood/Statton Sun Micro - James
Autodesk, Inc. - ViskovichlLawler
C.
Committee members should be prepared to provide monthly updates.
Brainstorming Key Projects for 1997/98
Carol requested input from the committee on what specific projects the group
would like to work on in 1998. The committee identified five projects and the
following assignments were made:
Vallco - Brown/Cowan/ Atwood/Statton
Symantec - CowanlViskovich
Target - Brown/James
Luckys - Cowan/Hall
Incentive Package - CowanlViskovich
Committee members should be prepared to provide monthly updates.
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D.
Economic Development Summit Project List and Planning
Carol requested committee input on whether to have another summit this year.
Carol stated that she did not feel we needed one due to the fact that most of the
businesses that attended talked about specific concerns that are already being
addressed. Several ideas were discussed and it was decided that committee
members return next month with more specific plans.
4.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:48 a.m.