Mid-California International Trade District 28 th Annual Yosemite Policymakers Conference Yosemite National Park Supervisor Daron McDaniel Merced County March 2019
Mid-California International Trade District • Built as a partnership with Port of Los Angeles • Port referring to Merced County site as LA’s inland port • 8.2 million square feet of development • Being developed as a carbon-neutral industrial district • Building $150M Atwater-Merced Expressway • Will have master developer/risk capital partners
Merced County Project Objectives Jobs 10,000 - Number of Manufacturing/ - Quality/Pay Level Technology $10,000,000 +/- Local Revenues Annually Asset Value Growth +$100,000,000
Markets and Competitiveness MCITD Competes Well For Investment Key Competitiveness Factors 1. Total Landed Cost • Automotive 2. Master Planned Development • Medical Products and Supplies 3. Access: Silicon Valley R&D • Industrial Machinery 4. Large State Production and • Commercial Space Systems Consumption Market 5. Proximity to Global Logistics • Food Production Hubs – Ports and Airports • Specialty Chemicals 6. Active/Friendly Local • Regional Distribution Government Partner
Project Approach 1. Map Market Competitiveness 2. Conduct Site Evaluation Secure 3. Create Sector Business Strategies Investment 4. Craft Physical Development Plan Partner 5. Develop Public and Private Partnerships 6. Secure Federal Approvals 7. Finalize AME Road Delivery Plan
Project Components – Physical Plan Airport Corp + Cargo Rail CATDC District MCITD 1 st Phase Google/ Waymo
Public and Private Project Partnerships Mid-California International Trade District Merced County GLDPartners CATDC Rail Strategy/District State of Merced County BNSF Seaports California Partner Legislative Federal Legislative Corporations Delegation Government Delegation SJAPCD Universities
California AutoTech Testing & Development Center (CATDC) • Mobility: Size and Scale Autonomy • Silicon Valley as a Global Hub • Immediate: Testing + Development Complex (State Safety Investment) Systems • Future: Manufacturing: Assembly, Production, Scale-Up • Designed as a Self-Sustaining Connected Vehicle • Google/Waymo onsite • Shared-Use Facility Propulsion
California AutoTech Testing & Development Center (CATDC)
Rail Strategy • Project with Port of Los Angeles & BNSF • Takes advantage of existing rail infrastructure • Will support ag producers & a range of manufacturing • Requires transload/intermodal infrastructure • BUILD application
Rail District • Created a 115 acre rail district to include the transload complex and dedicated rail-oriented sites • Offers opportunity for rail investment hub, including sites adjacent to transload facility • Define need for new rail infrastructure: $12.0M • Working with BNSF + coordinating with PoLA • Pursuing funding with agreement among parties • Marketing for rail-oriented projects in meantime; as part of early investment plan
Port of Los Angeles Partnership • Objectives • County: Enhance project credibility, expanded marketing & provide end-to-end support for inbound/ outbound shippers • Port: Political credit, new business, catalyst for railroad relationship • Marketing and joint business development proceeding • Keys to Relationship 1. Port referring to MCITD as their “inland port” 2. Joint business development and logistics planning 3. Exporter outreach in CV
Port Partnership in Action • Now supporting marketing: seamless connectivity for inbound and outbound supply chains – makes Merced County more competitive • Allows Merced County to be promoted as a future West Coast transport & logistics hub (quadrimodal) • Partnership will support increased use of rail versus truck • Supporting State initiative to reduce greenhouse gases • Can support alternative propulsion systems/ technology trials/use
Final Takeaways • County undertaking a project that has gained state, national and international attention. • County’s efforts are being viewed as an economic development model for the state. • Board has a razor sharp focus on facilitating job creation for Merced County residents. • This is a manufacturing story. We will be a place where technology development grows into manufacturing products for the global marketplace. • There is much work to do and we need your help to champion the direction as this is a novel, strategic and forward-thinking plan for the future.
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