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Receive Presentation of the Lodi Economic Development Strategic Plan and Consider Resolution Adopting the Plan (ED)
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MEETING DATE:
February 18, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Luis Aguilar, Economic Development Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive presentation of the Lodi Economic Development Strategic Plan and Consider Resolution Adopting the Plan.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
During the 2023 Strategic Vision session, City Council identified Economic Development as a key initiative and the need to develop a long-term economic development strategy. On February 5, 2024, the City hired an Economic Development Director to lead Lodi's economic development efforts.
On February 7, 2024, the City Council established an Economic Development Ad Hoc Committee to provide advice on the scope and implementation of the economic development strategic plan, among other objectives.
Through a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) process, the Natelson Dale Group, Inc. was selected to develop the City's economic development strategic plan and a contract was awarded on March 19, 2025.
The Natelson Dale Group, Inc. developed the Lodi Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP) through a community-driven process that engaged a variety of stakeholders including businesses, developers, partner organizations and the Economic Development Ad Hoc Committee.
The EDSP provides a strategic framework to guide the City of Lodi's economic development policies and programs over the next 5 years.
The EDSP Action Plan is designed to achieve the following major goals:
* Expand economic opportunities for Lodi's resident workforce
* Leverage the economic development potentials of Lodi's historic downtown
* Create development/redevelopment capacity in Lodi's other commercial and industrial areas (including revitalization of the Cherokee Lane corridor and potential new development in annexation areas)
* Strengthen the City's fiscal position
While these go...
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