Livermore Celebrating 150 Years

Livermore Celebrating 150 Years

State of the City AddressMayor John Marchand

May 23, 2019

150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad

150th Anniversary of the Founding of Livermore by William Mendenhall

Train DepotRibbon Cutting - October 11, 2018

150th Anniversary of the Periodic Table created by Dmitri Mendeleev

“When the elements are arranged in order of

increasing atomic mass, certain sets of properties

recur periodically."

Periodic Table of Elements

Confirmed on May 30, 2012

100th Anniversary of the Stockmen’s Rodeo Association

State of the Economy

Post-Recovery Economic Snapshot

76,000

78,000

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82,000

84,000

86,000

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90,000

92,000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Population Growth

42,000

44,000

46,000

48,000

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52,000

54,000

56,000

58,000

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Job Growth

Post-Recovery Economic Snapshot

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2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

Livermore Unemployment Rate

$92,000

$94,000

$96,000

$98,000

$100,000

$102,000

$104,000

$106,000

$108,000

$110,000

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

Livermore Median Household Income

Post-Recovery Economic Snapshot

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$20,000,000.00

$40,000,000.00

$60,000,000.00

$80,000,000.00

$100,000,000.00

$120,000,000.00

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

City Revenues

Property Taxes Sales & Use Taxes All Others Total

Economic Strategic Plan

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New Businesses

New BusinessesThe Outlets – New Stores

New Businesses The Shops

New Businesses

New Restaurants & Wineries

Omega Road Winery

i-GATE Continued Success

• i-GATE is launching a new incubator program for life sciences and hardware startups called Switch Labs.

• Two Switch member companies graduated out of the incubator in May and moved into their own offices in Livermore.

i-GATE Continued Success

Switch Labs member company Savion Aerospace is developing a liquid natural gas-powered aircraft in partnership with LLNL.

A Wright Brothers moment at LVKSavion conducted the first successful LNG-powered test flight in US history at the Livermore airport on April 30.

Game Changer Award Recipient

Connecting Jobs and Housing

Valley Link Project

Centra – 49 single family residences by Signature Homes on Central Avenue

Coopers Place – 31 townhomes by Tri Pointe Homes at Catalina Drive and Barcelona Street

New Homes

Sage – 476 unit residential project by SheaHomes at Isabel and Portola Avenues

Chestnut Square Family• 42 units up to 60% of Area

Median Income • Non-age restricted• Community space with

programming for youth• 10 units for homeless with

support services

Chestnut Square

Auburn Grove• 108 unit townhome project• Approved as part of the First

Street Corridor General Plan Amendment

Legacy – Former Groth Brothers Site

• On First Street between South M and South L Streets

• 14,000 sq. ft. retail• 221 apartment units

Our Downtown

Downtown

Downtown

Downtown Timeline

Downtown Parking

Downtown

What People Are Saying About Livermore…

Survey Highlights & Trends

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Shopping Voted Quality of Life

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Percent Rating Positively – Excellent or Good

WalletHub’s Best Small Cities in California – 2018

Livermore ranked in the Top 10 Best Small Cities in California!

What Others Think

SafeWiseTop 15% Safest Cities in California

Smart Asset Top Ten Best Places to Raise a Family

Diablo Magazine

April 2019 IssueLawrence Livermore National Lab -The Smartest Square Mile on Earth

May 2019 IssueSplendor in the Glass in Livermore Valley

Diablo Magazine Photography by: Christie Hemm (April Issue); Nat and Cody Gantz (May Issue)

Livermore High School CA Distinguished School

Altamont Creek Elementary CA Green Ribbon School

Award Winning Schools

Encouraging Tomorrow’s Leaders

Pedrozzi Foundation Summer Reading Program

System Overload RoboticsYouth in Government Day

Working Together in Livermore…

Our Community’s Helping HandsCommunity Service Day

Graffiti Abatement Project

Tri Valley Non-profit Alliance

• Create a supportive communal space to bring nonprofit organizations together

• 32 cities and 7 counties represented• Over 200 organizations served

It’s Happening in Livermore…

Livermorium Day – May 30th

101st Rodeo June 7 – 9

Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 80th Anniversary

Downtown Fourth of July

Civic Center Meeting Hall Ribbon Cutting – July 13

2019 Little League World Series50/70 Intermediate Division

July 28 – August 4

Veterans Way Ribbon Cutting • Ribbon Cutting Summer 2019• Two-way east to west street• Between South Livermore

Avenue and South L Street• Diagonal parking

150th Anniversary Celebration of Livermore’s Founding - November 2019

Celebrating 150 Years

Thank You