Connecting to the Global Economy Yolo County, California

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1 Connecting to the Global Economy Yolo County, California Don Saylor, Yolo County Supervisor, District 2 December, 2014

2 Yolo Story Square Tomato Yolo and UC Davis Years of Innovation

3 Placing Yolo County on the Map

4 Placing Yolo County on the Map

5 Placing Yolo County on the Map

6 Core Asset: Port of West Sacramento

7 Core Asset: Next Economy Capital Region Core Business Clusters Cluster Number Employees, 2010 Output in Millions Agriculture & Food $ 3455 Advanced Manufacturing $ 1740 Information & Communications Technology $ 9693 Life Sciences & Health Sciences $ 8643 Clean Energy Technology Education & Knowledge Creation 3015 $ $ 1115

8 Core Asset: Regional Blueprint 22 ci.es 6 coun.es Land Base 15% Urban 85% Rural Popula.on 15% Rural 85% Urban

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10 Regional Planning Perspective Rural Urban Connec2on Strategy Lens for rural land use and transporta2on planning

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12 Core Asset: UC Davis Global Footprint/Local EcoSystem

13 Yolo Story - DMG Mori The world of machine tools has globalized. Strong alliances are necessary to master the challenges Dr. Mori

14 Selected R&D Groups Ò Agriculture Sustainability Institute Ò Air Quality Research Center Ò Bodega Marine Laboratory Ò California National Primate Research Center Ò California Institute of Food and Agricultural Research Ò Center for Water Energy Efficiency Ò Foods for Health Institute Ò Institute of Transportation Studies Ò John Muir Institute of the Environment Ò Robert Mondovi Institute for Wine and Food Science Ò UC Davis Energy Institute Ò Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy Ò Western Institute for Food Safety and Security Ò Sino/US Food Safety

15 World Food Center Ò Address the urgent need to reform food production to meet the rising demand Ò Address the impact of climate change on food production, Ò Improve the way food is grown and its ultimate role in human health. How will we feed a world population of 9 billion by 2050?

16 Core Asset: Yolo County Policy Framework 2030 General Plan Agriculture Element Discourage conversion of ag land Maintain urban boundaries Protect agricultural infrastructure Land Use Element Development may not have an adverse impact on ag No new urban development in ag areas Prohibit division of ag land Conserve and enhance productivity of ag land Ag Element Land Use Element

17 Yolo County Strategic Goals

18 Evolving Tools Williamson Act (1965) - Yolo Zoning (1970) City-County Pass-Through (1988) Yolo Land Trust (1988) Voter Initiatives Measure O : Davis parcel tax assessment to support purchase of easements (2000) Measure J (2000) and R (2010) Davis Growth limits Woodland Urban Limit Line (2006) County Ordinances Ag Mitigation (2008) Clustered Housing (2010) Right to Farm Yolo Ag Development Fund

19 Yolo County - Agriculture Snapshot 795 farming operations Farm gate value at an all-time high -- $721 million 6 Certified Farmers Markets 21 CSA s (Community Supported Ag) 10 Wine tasting Rooms Diverse Ag related ecosystem Commodities Seed Central AG Tech Farm to Fork Top Commodities by Value (2013 $Millions) Tomato Grapes 69.5 Almond 69.3 Rice 62.7 Walnuts 62.7 Organic 60.1 Hay 52.7 Sunflower Seed 28 Corn 23.5 Wheat 19.8

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21 Jordan RICE HAY 40 Yolo County s Top Ag Exports Millions of Pounds Exported, 2013 China 19.5 Turkey Japan Korea, Republic of Japan SEEDS ALMONDS France Germany Hong Kong Japan Germany Austria

22 Yolo Story - Dixon Ridge Farms INSERT Lester Walnuts

23 Seed Central

24 Ag Tech Companies

25 Yolo Story - Bayer CropScience

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27 Infrastructure Challenges Ò Ò Ò Ò Ò Ò Rail Roads Port and Ship Channel Local Processing Facilities Water supply, storage, conveyance and quality Broadband Yolo County s Deteriorating Roads

28 Yolo Story Local EcoSystem/Global Footprint Ò SQUARE TOMATO -- Yolo Story is built on innovation and collaboration Ò The world is connected and changing Ò Focus on assets -- live your own story Ò Smart policy framework builds the story Ò Nationwide infrastructure investment is critical