STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
Agenda Item 10.2
COMPONENTS OF THE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN
Plan will be periodically
reviewed & updated on an
annual basis.
Changes to Plan dependent on
several factors: market
conditions, sites availability,
financing & interest rates,
Council objectives, etc.
Economic Development staff
often don’t always play lead;
but facilitate or play a
supportive role.
Short-Term (1 Year), Medium-
Term (1-3 Years), Long-Term (3
or More Years) and Ongoing
which means the City must
continue to plan and
implement for the foreseeable
future.
REGULAR UPDATES FACTORS FOR CHANGE ROLE OF STAFF IMPLEMENTATION
TIMELINE
IMAGE ENHANCEMENT
& PROMOTION OF
COMMUNITY
• Promote Downtown Waterfront Activities
(Short-Term)
• Adventist Health Arena, Baseball Stadium, Hockey,
and Arena Football. No city in Northern California
can boast to be home to so many professional sports
teams (Short-Term)
• University of Pacific Medical School (Long-Term)
• St. Joseph’s Hospital Expansion (Medium)
• Revise Economic Development Website to reflect all
the positives taking place across the city (Ongoing)
• Create drone videos to promote various economic
segments of city (Ongoing)
• Establish an electronic Economic Development
Newsletter (Short-Term)
REVENUE
ENHANCEMENTS
1 Point of Sale
Warehouses
(Amazon,
Walmart,
etc.) (Short &
Medium)
2 Big Box
Retailers not
in market
area (IKEA,
Dave &
Buster’s,
etc.) (Short &
Medium)
3 Data Centers
(Short and
Medium-
term)
4 Auto Mall/
Dealerships.
Recruit more
dealerships
(Ongoing)
ATTRACTION & DIVERSIFICATION
OF EMPLOYERS IN
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
• Stockton Airport Expansion (Medium)
• Recruitment and Expansion of
Medical Device Companies (Ongoing)
• Recruitment of Advanced
Manufacturing Companies (Ongoing)
• Recruitment of Aerospace & Defense
Contractors (Ongoing)
• Recruitment of Drone Industry
Employers (Ongoing)
DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT
(18-HOUR COMMUNITY)
Explore Establishment of an EIFD and amend Opportunity Zone 2.0 to attract private investments downtown and elsewhere across city (Short-Term)
Promote 70% market rate versus 30% affordable housing (Short & Medium)
Recruit full-service supermarket, restaurants, breweries & entertainment uses (Short & Medium)
Devise strategy to develop Weber Point site with mix of uses (Short & Medium Term)
Strategy to clean up and dispose 3-acre city-owned property between arena and stadium (Short & Medium Term)
Devise Strategy to sell Historic City Hall & Former Wells Fargo Bldg. (Short, Medium & Long-Range)
Coordinate with property owners to restore, upgrade, etc. to support Downtown living and business development
(Short Medium & Long)
Complete and implement Downtown Master Plan
(Short, Medium & Long)
RETAIL/RESTAURANT
ATTRACTION & SHOPPING
CENTER ENHANCEMENT
• Weberstown Mall: Facilitate recruitment of replacement for Sears (Short & Medium)
• Trinity Power Center: fully leased with new In & Out and Chick-Fil-A under construction. Plus, recruitment of a full-service supermarket (Short & Medium Term)
• Other Shopping Centers across town (recruitment and center upgrades coordinated with owners) (Ongoing)
• Miracle Mile: redevelopment of former theater, recruitment of locally serving retailers and coordination with merchant's association (Ongoing)
• Yosemite Village: Support revitalization and enhancement (Ongoing)
PARTNERSHIPS WITH
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
& JOB TRAINING AGENCIES
• Form partnerships with educational
institutions and job training agencies
to create good paying jobs for
residents (Ongoing)
• Connect new and expanding industry
with job training and educational
institutions to place local workers
(Ongoing)
TARGETED
SERVICES
• Recruit full-service supermarket to
South Stockton (Short & Medium)
• Recruit commercial uses to former
Kmart and Walmart sites in South
Stockton (Short & Medium)
• Recruit a full-service supermarket
along Eight-Mile Road Corridor
(Short & Medium)
INCENTIVES & SERVICES
Explore the establishment of an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) to help finance new construction, renovations, industry, mixed-use development, market-rate and affordable housing, and infrastructure improvements in targeted areas of the city, including downtown. (Ongoing)
• Pursue an extension of Opportunity Zone 2.0 and promote regionally to developers and investors. (Ongoing)
• Promote the Sales Tax Rebate Program. (Ongoing)
• Promote the Short-Term Non-Residential Public Facilities Mitigation Fee Deferral Program. (Ongoing)
• Provide Site Selection Assistance. (Ongoing)
• Provide Retail Recruitment Services. (Ongoing)
• Implement a Business Retention & Expansion Program within the Industrial District. (Ongoing)
• Support the continued development and growth of the Port of Stockton. (Ongoing)
• Support the continued development and growth of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport. (Ongoing)
• Examine the potential redevelopment of San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. (Medium & Long Term)
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the 3-Year Economic
Development Action Plan for the
City of Stockton.
Authorize the City Manager, or
designee, to take necessary and
appropriate actions to carry out
the purpose and intent of the
motion.
Economic
Development
Department
QUESTIONS