Town of Danville, California's 2015 State of the Town,. Delivered by Mayor Mike Doyle on April 23, 2015 at Crow Canyon Country Club,

1. STATE OF THE TOWN
APRIL 23, 2015
CROW CANYON COUNTRY CLUB
TOWN OF DANVILLE
MAYOR MIKE DOYLE

2. A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE
AND DO BUSINESS.

3. 1. LOCATION
2. HIGH LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY
3. EXCELLENT SCHOOLS & FACILITIES
4. PROXIMITY TO TECH, EMPLOYMENT
CENTERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION
5. SUCCESSFUL DOWNTOWN
6. SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS
7. LOTS OF LOCAL PATRIOTS
8. POLITICAL STABILITY

4. 2014/15 POPULATION: 43,200 (8TH LARGEST IN COUNTY)
MEDIAN AGE IS UP FROM 38 IN 1990 TO 45 IN 2010
2/3 OF RESIDENT WORKFORCE HAS BACHELOR’S DEGREE
UNEMPLOYMENT: <4%
ALMOST 10% OF EMPLOYED RESIDENTS ARE HOME BASED
AVG. SALES PRICE FOR SINGLE FAMILY HOME: $1.12 M

5. ROLE OF TOWN GOVERNMENT & PRIORITIES
HIGH LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY
POSITIVE COMMUNITY APPEARANCE
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS THAT RETAIN THE TOWN’S CHARACTER
BROAD RANGE OF RECREATIONAL & ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ECONOMIC VITALITY & GROWTH
PROACTIVE REGIONAL PRESENCE
COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS & SPECIAL EVENTS
FIRST 5 ACCOUNT FOR OVER 85% OF TOWN EXPENDITURES

6. FINANCIAL OUTLOOK:
PROPERTY VALUES AHEAD OF PRE-RECESSION
$28.1 MILLION OPERATING BUDGET IN 2014/15
BALANCED BUDGET WITH 10-YEAR FORECASTS
AAA RATED
NO UNFUNDED LIABILITIES

7. PUBLIC SAFETY

8. RECENT COMMERICAL BURGLARIES

9. CRIME AGAINST PEOPLE
DOWN FROM 32 ASSAULTS IN 2010
TO 17 IN 2014

10. PROPERTY CRIME
534 INCIDENTS IN 2010
411 in 2013
444 in 2014

11. WHY IS PROPERTY CRIME AN ISSUE?
TARGET-RICH ENVIRONMENT
FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY
INCREASING STEADILY SINCE NOVEMBER

12. TRAFFIC COLLISIONS
TRENDING DOWNWARD FROM
376 COLLISIONS IN 2011 TO
304 IN 2014, GOAL OF UNDER 300

13. NEW K-9 TEAM
TYLER & RONY

14. READ OUR ANNUAL REPORT
WWW.DANVILLE.CA.GOV/POLICE

15. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
PROMOTING ECONOMIC VITALITY

16. BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS
LOCAL AND REGIONAL

17. BUSINESS RETENTION
HELPING BUSINESSES THRIVE

18. BUSINESS RETENTION
RETAIL INCENTIVE PROGRAM

19. BUSINESS RETENTION
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

20. BUSINESS RETENTION
BUSINESS CONCIERGE

21. BUSINESS PROMOTION
MONTHLY ADVERTORIAL
35,000 CIRCULATION
88,000 READERSHIP

22. COMMUNITY PLANNING
PLACEMAKING AND VISIONING

23. COMMUNITY PLANNING
PLACEMAKING AND VISIONING

24. COMMUNITY PLANNING
DANVILLE HOTEL

25. COMMUNITY PLANNING
AUSTIN ROOT HOUSE

26. COMMUNITY PLANNING
BASIL LEAF/YO’S ON HARTZ

27. COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS

28. COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENTS

29. DOWNTOWN
NORTH HARTZ AVENUE
BEAUTIFICATION

30. DOWNTOWN
RAILROAD AVENUE
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

31. DOWNTOWN PARKING
ROSE STREET PARKING FACILITY
NEW PARKING AT SRVHS

32. MOBILITY
SAN RAMON VALLEY BLVD WIDENING
CROW CANYON RD / CAMINO TASSAJARA PAVEMENT
PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL STREETS
I-680 EXPRESS LANES

33. PARKS/FACILITIES
BOCCE BALL COURTS @ SYCAMORE VALLEY PARK

34. PARKS/FACILITIES
OSAGE STATION PARK – PLAY & PICNIC AREA
LIBRARY RENOVATIONS

35. WHAT’S NEW
NEW GARBAGE & RECYCLING FRANCHISE
DROUGHT MANAGEMENT

36. WHAT’S NEW
SOLAR ARRAYS
EVS/CHARGING STATIONS
PLASTIC BAG BAN
IMPROVING SERVICE
THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

37. STAY IN TOUCH WITH YOUR TOWN
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