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forward in Planning Commission and then City Council consideration during October through December. Director of Economic Development Pamela Ott shared how the EDZ concept is related to the City's Economic Development Strategic Plan: • B1. Collaborate with Planning and other city departments to update land use and zoning policies to reflect current business needs. • B2. Identify potential development and redevelopment sites to provide updated space, contemporary worker housing, and amenities. • C7. Identify potential opportunity sites in the City for hotel expansion or development. Associate Planner Eric Luchini gave an overview of JDEDZ timeline and key events to date: 2013 — Clorox vacates campus along Johnson Drive April 2014 — City initiates Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone May 2014 to March 2016 — CEQA and Public Process o DSEIR released & public comment period o Neighborhood and community workshops o City releases FSEIR for public comment April 2016 — Joint City Council/Planning Commission Work Session Limit the size of the buildings to 50000 square feet or less July 2016 through November 2016 — Initiative Process o City Council directs staff to stop work on the JDEDZ pending results of initiative o Initiative defeated by voters January 2017 to September 2017 o City staff re-engages work on JDEDZ project activities Mid -October through December 2017 — Public Review and Approval Eric Luchini showed a map of the JDEDZ area to provide context for its location within the city, and then reviewed the goals and objectives of the EDZ and well as anticipated phasing: • Economic Vitality o Transform the area into a thriving commercial corridor o Create opportunities for new land uses and services o Streamline the Development Review Process/CEQA Review • Infrastructure Improvements o Enhance the traffic and transportation network • Financial Stability o Generate new tax revenue to support City services and programs -sales taxes, property taxes & hotel tax • JDEDZ Phasing o Phase I: Parcels 6, 9, and 10, with approximately 285,000 square feet of new uses including Club retail, general retail, and hotel(s). This would trigger all the needed transportation improvements. Eric Luchini further offered a list of other potential uses within the JDEDZ (below), noting that existing or approved uses established prior to the adoption of this Planned Unit Development (PUD) would be permitted: