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Paradise 2007
  •  State of the Town
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Paradise 2007
  •  Trends
  • (U.S.--California--Butte County)
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2007 NATIONAL ECONOMIC TRENDS
    • Pluses
      • 6th year of recovery economic upturn
      • Unemployment low at 4.5%
      • Net worth increasing
      • Energy prices off highs
      • Federal Reserve Bank on hold with rates
      • 16 months of recession in a 25 year period.
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2007 NATIONAL ECONOMIC TRENDS
    • Minuses
      • Inflation above federal comfort zone of 2-2.5%
      • Year old housing contraction
      • Significant labor shortage building for the future

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2007 california ECONOMIC TRENDS
    • Pluses
      • California doing a little better than U.S. since 2003
      • Unemployment lowest since 1990
      • High tech industry on rebound
      • Energy prices off highs
      • Commercial construction activity up
      • Per capita income up
      • Over past decade California employees have added a net 2.6 million jobs
      • Infrastructure package will benefit state economy


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2007 california ecoNOMIC TRENDS
    • Minuses
      • Slower economic growth for 2007 (due to housing)
      • Housing market down (Resales down 31%; Residential Permits down 43%)
      • California tax revenues not as good as 12 months ago; state spending exceeding revenues



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Butte county
population trends
  • "Butte County is the largest California county in terms of population north of the Bay Area and the Sacramento Valley."
  • Population 217,200
  • Between 1996 - 2006 population grew 9%
  • Population 241,515 by 2015
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Butte county
 age demographic trends
  • Largest age group (17.3%) 20-29 years of age (37,984)
  • Since 1990, persons 50-59 years of age increased 6%
  • Same period, persons 30-39 years of age decreased 5.1% (number of jobs in this age group has declined.)
  • Residents over 60 make up higher % of population in Butte County than State average.
  • By 2015, persons 10-19 & 40-59 years  of age expected to decrease most
  • Persons 60-69 years of age expected to see highest increase.
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Butte county
population trends
  • 75% White (164,718)
  • 13.1% Hispanic
  • Whites expected to increase 16,857 by 2015
  • Hispanics expected to increase 6,579 by 2015
  • Blacks smallest population increase 550 by 2015
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Butte county
income
  • Per Capita Income - $26,051


  • Average salary per worker - $33,698


  • Median Family Income - $49,700
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Butte county
jobs
  • Largest job sectors are government, retail trade, education and health care services.
  • Principal sectors producing new jobs are government, leisure services, construction, education and health care (250+ jobs each last year)
  • Public sector created the most at 380+
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Butte county
other economic trends
  • Per capita income expected to increase an average of 2% per year.
  • Population expected to increase 1% per year for the next 5 years.
  • Next 5 years, net migration expected to average 1,930 per year.
  • Total taxable sales expected to increase 5.5% over the next 5 years.
  • Industrial production to increase 2.9% over the next 5 years.
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Paradise 2007
  •  Community Profile
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population
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RACE/ETHNICITY
  • WHITE - 93.7%
  • HISPANIC -  4.3%
  • WOMEN - 53.4%
  • BABY BOOMERS (35-54 YRS.) - 27.9%
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Paradise community profile
labor force
  • 19% increase in Paradise labor force between 1996 and 2006.
  • Paradise labor force - 12,000.
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Paradise community profile
employment
  • 96.6% of Paradise labor force employed (compared to 94.9% in 2005.)
  • Paradise unemployment rate  3.33% (compared to 4.9% for County.)
  • 3.6%  increase in labor force since 2005.
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Housing Prices
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Single-family residence total home sales
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Chico/Paradise
 Fair Market Rents
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Commercial retail sales
(based on Quarterly Sales Tax Reports & Annual Audits)
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BUILDING ACTIVITY
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2006 Bank Deposits
  • Total bank deposits: $463,816,000 (Down by $4,184,000 from 2005)
  • Actual breakdown of deposits:



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Paradise community profile
  • Second year balanced budget
  • Cost of living increases for all employees
  • $800,000+ additional streets & roads monies over 10 years
  • Retirement  obligations financed
  • Local economy steady growth (impacts of housing slowdown beginning to be felt)
  • Delays with Skyway Plaza costing Town
  • Town govt.-rebuilding, restoration & transition
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Paradise 2007
  •  Programs & Services
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TOWN EMPLOYEES
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Police Department Crime Stats
2001-2006
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fire Department incidents
2001-2006
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Fire Department Loss/Save
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Housing assistance programs
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"After"
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"After"
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Paradise redevelopment agency
  • Commercial Building Façade Renovation Program
  • Business Recruitment Program
  • Business Expansion Program
  • New Business Start-Up Program
  • Sign Design and Replacement Assistance Program
  • Pole Sign Replacement Program
  • Tie-in to SBDC, SCORE, Tri-County Economic Development Corporation
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PARADISE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROGRAMS
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PARADISE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROGRAMS
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PARADISE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROGRAMS
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PARADISE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PROGRAMS
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DOWNTOWN & RDA PROJECT AREA
(% OF TOTAL RETAIL SALES)
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Paradise
redevelopment agency
  • Paradise Community Park - Completion & Dedication
  • Skyway/Foster Streetscape - Late Spring, 2007
  • Jeffords Building Renovation - (Mural by Team Paradise)- Summer, 2007
  • Pearson Rd. Streetscape Improvements - Summer 2007
  • Additional Public Parking - Downtown
  • Secure land for clustered septic wastewater treatment facility & disposal fields
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Paradise community village
(recent milestones)
  • Received 2006 Grant Funding from S.H. Cowell Foundation
  • Awarded 501(c)(3) status
  • EIR public comment phase
  • Nationwide permit application submitted
  • Site cleared for topographical studies
  • Topographical study completed
  • Tentative map being developed
  • Development & Use Agreements near completion
  • Paradise Charter Middle School applying for funding via Prop. 1D
  • YFC/CHIP to apply for 2007 HOME funds
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Coming attractions
  • MSR study for future annexations
  • Southeast Specific Plan - October 2007
  • County/Town common development standards
  • New trash hauler with higher level of services - May, 2007
  • New General Plan update process
  • Town Hall Community Civic Center planning process
  • (Continued on next slide)
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Coming attractions
  • Wagstaff/Skyway intersection improvements
  • Memorial Trailway extended (Neal Rd. to Princeton)
  • Business Registration Program
  • Skyway Plaza Shopping Center
  • Fuel Break - Pentz Road to end of Edgewood
  • Town Quarterly Newsletter &
  •       Mobile Town Hall
  • Pedestrian Safety Measures


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