SDNEDC New Members: NRG Energy & Westfield Shopping Center

Presentation to the Board – Randy Brown with Fluid Components International
Randy provided a brief overview of the company and their corporate history. FCI is a global company located in San Marcos. FCI is committed to providing innovative solutions for their customer's most challenging requirements for sensing, measuring and controlling air, gas, liquid, flow, level and temperature. FCI was awarded the Exporter of the Year for 2007 by the San Diego World Trade Center.

Jim Desmond – Mayor of San Marcos
Mayor Desmond presented our board with an update on projects going on in the City of San Marcos. Jim mentioned that one of the goals for the city is act as the Education hub for North County with CSUSM and Palomar College having their campuses located there and the new High Tech High charter school who recently opened their new facility in September.
Keith Turner- Interim President of SDNCC
Keith gave a brief report on the activities related to the fires in October. He mentioned the efforts of the chamber and many others to help with the recovery by home owners in San Diego County. The SDNCC has been one of the key organizations coordinating the relief efforts.

Marketing Committee – Diane Strand, Committee Chair The focus is on the Holiday Luncheon and Awards presentation scheduled for December 6th at the California Center for the Arts. The Committee will start planning for the 2008 year with special attention on our 10th Anniversary. The next television program will be on the topic of water and Poseidon Resources has committed to sponsoring a segment.

Public Policy Committee – David Nilson, Committee Chair The Committee discussed a number of different projects including Poseidon Resources and the results of the Coastal Commission and State Land Commission Meetings, Palomar Airport Renovation, Sunrise Powerlink and the progress of the highway infrastructure projects.

Council completes some '07 goals

It's hard to believe that 2007 is drawing to a close and all of the "New Year's resolutions" and plans that we made are either being completed, extended or forgotten.

How did you do this year? I will admit that not every plan I made in January was accomplished, however, many things the San Diego North Economic Development Council set out to do, were achieved.

The first thing I want to mention that was actually started in 2000 and is not completed as of today, is the desalination project in Carlsbad. In my last column, I asked for the community to speak out about how they felt regarding this project. The response was overwhelming ---- literally.

I received such a large number of e-mails that my server went down and I was only able to retrieve about 100 of them of which I presented to the Lands Commission Board and the Coastal Commission Board. Your voice made a difference and the commissioners were keenly aware that the you, the public, support this new drought-resistant source of clean water. Thank you!

A second project that was launched in 2006 and came to fruition in 2007, is the San Diego North Economic Outlook. The magazine-style publication was created to highlight the major business clusters located in North County as a means to attract new businesses and recruit new employees who work in these business sectors. This project was submitted for award consideration to the California Association for Local Economic Development and the SDNEDC was selected as an Award of Merit winner in 2007, the first professional award in our young history.

A third plan made for 2007 was to have a television program that would focus on economic development issues in the North County called the Economic Roundtable. This project, a partnership between the council and JDS Video & Media Productions, Inc., a full service production company became a reality.

The first program showcased a real estate development in North County, specifically the Merriam Mountains Community, located on 2,327 acres west of Interstate 15 and north of Deer Springs Road. It is situated near North County employment centers and is close to The San Marcos Town Center, Cal State San Marcos, Palomar College and Sprinter Stations. The program aired in September on KOCT, Cox and Time-Warner beginning and was seen in more than 500,000 homes.

Overall, I think we had a good, productive year; hope you did, too.

Mark Your Calendar


Board Meeting
Thursday, February 14, 2008
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Cal State San Marcos

Thursday, March 13, 2008
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Tri-City Medical Center

Thursday, April 10, 2008
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Cal State San Marcos

Thursday, May 8, 2008
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Tri-City Medical Center

Thursday, June 12, 2008
7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Cal State San Marcos


Marketing Committee
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SDNEDC Office

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SDNEDC Office

Tuesday, April 1, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SDNEDC Office

Tuesday, May 6, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SDNEDC Office

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SDNEDC Office


Public Policy Committee
Thursday, February 7, 2008
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SDNEDC Office

Thursday, March 6, 2008
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SDNEDC Office

Thursday, April 3, 2008
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SDNEDC Office

Thursday, May 1, 2008
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SDNEDC Office

Thursday, June 5, 2008
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
SDNEDC Office


SDNEDC President's Message - Video
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Save The Date

2008 China Business Update & Outlook
January 25, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Andean Business Opportunities &
The Peru & Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (FTAs)
February 7, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

For more information please contact Casey Cleveland at 619-615-0868 x109 or ccleveland@sdwtc.org

San Diego Workforce Partnership
Convening Leaders, Confronting Reality
Thursday, March 13, 2008
7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
San Diego Convention Center