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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
80,000
82,000
84,000
86,000
88,000
90,000
92,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Population Growth
42,000
44,000
46,000
48,000
50,000
52,000
54,000
56,000
58,000
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Job Growth
Post-Recovery Economic Snapshot
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
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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
$0.00
$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
IDEAS WANTED ― Visit OIED.net
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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92 93
2004 2011 2018
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
