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Armando said the City Council approved approximately $25,000 to fund an external evaluation of the incubator facility. The consultant will review tenants, lease rates, facility uses and comparable market rates to determine whether the incubator can be made profitable or structured to better support small-business development. Staff said funding for the evaluation is expected to be available beginning July 1 and that the study will take several months.

On Puerza Local, staff reported the first cohort includes 12 businesses and that all participants remain engaged; classes are scheduled to finish in July with a tentative graduation in the last week of July. Recruitment for a second cohort will begin soon; Council has also funded a third cohort. Armando told the commission \"we have 12 businesses in Puerza Local, and we still have 12 businesses. So no business has dropped the program.\" Commissioners said landlords and vacant storefronts on Main Street should be engaged as part of revitalization and facade-improvement efforts.

Staff described outreach plans for cottage-food/home-vendor information and a May 9 small-business fair that will include the Yuma County Health Department and other resource providers. The department said prior park-based events that paired resources with public foot traffic produced good engagement and that future outreach will combine in-person events with digital and direct outreach to business owners.

Other updates included ongoing marketing collateral work with MGM Design, facade-improvement ideas for downtown buildings, and the department’s plan to recruit property owners and developers as stakeholders in upcoming projects.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - City of San Luis Economic Development Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","City staff said Council approved about $25,000 to fund an evaluation of the city’s incubator space, reported the Puerza Local small-business cohort remains at 12 businesses with graduation planned for late July, and outlined planned outreach including a May 9 small-business fair and cottage-food/home-vendor education.","taxTitle","San Luis, Yuma County, Arizona","taxId",53256,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269858,"San Luis advances plan to promote commercial development on 36 acres along Cesar Chavez Boulevard",372,2830000,3202000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3039994-802bc27a26da87496439aa51d3d59fb9&start=2830&end=3202","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3039994-802bc27a26da87496439aa51d3d59fb9/thumbnail_2830000.jpg","/articles/6269858/San-Luis/Yuma-County/Arizona/San-Luis-advances-plan-to-promote-commercial-development-on-36-acres-along-Cesar-Chavez-Boulevard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269858-0fec27dbcb3103c1b9142bb6e9083a02/orig.mp4?Expires=1770974909&Signature=IyIoCWWbIf6gX356CGZ6DPCeoSCt3O-oriMY9A-T9XjeEh3ylqiqDQkhCK1ILfS1R410InEX0RFTZXW~WtgfgFkxwxlx2iOA2hoKKBxc7iMtzvIAy4GE1lJ4z3-jqaqFQNHkM7QnuIDKacwmB4O2UgMlibNjIun6vVGGcrO0eiv8EWp8H1pg1B7GW~4wS9lgw2q7Eg1rkrvvEeS9cM-b4MqkNpUWOCHNYr8OgmKMG3wdx1aKnKLqrLNoTUDmYM8tXU9hKHWP66Epre4kDpNtlL0lPx4OJDaqCSsvuPtin-l82rfo4fJUR-1RJ9yPsyoza1AgPdnL9a0~TqxvKFUPRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City economic development staff told the commission the department will prioritize a roughly 36-acre commercially zoned parcel on Cesar Chavez Boulevard (between Fourth and Sixth avenues) as a focus for recruitment of commercial development coordinated with the State Land Department. The parcel sits near a planned port-of-entry expansion and the staff said the city will seek developers and consider a master plan to guide land use and infrastructure.

Armando, economic development staff, said the department will work with developers and the State Land Department to prepare the property for commercial proposals and that the city will consider three factors in shaping a master plan: uses that generate the most tax revenue, what the community wants, and what companies already have interest but lack sites. He described Cesar Chavez Boulevard as already designed and zoned for commercial use and said construction and impact studies were completed when the road project was designed.

Commission members raised questions about traffic and school-zone impacts. Commissioner Eric R. Jones asked whether studies exist to evaluate impacts from added commercial activity near school zones. Staff replied that Cesar Chavez Boulevard was fully designed and that required traffic and impact analyses were completed during the roadway design phase; staff said future development proposals will involve developers and likely include additional impact analysis as projects advance.

The department said outreach to property owners, community stakeholders and potential developers will inform the master plan. Staff estimated the outreach and planning effort would start later in 2025 and continue through a development and marketing phase; no final developer agreements or sales were announced at the meeting.","City staff briefed the commission on plans to market 36 acres of commercially zoned state and federal lands along Cesar Chavez Boulevard, coordinate with the State Land Department, and pursue a master plan to attract tax-generating uses including potential hotels and retail.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269862,"San Luis Economic Development Commission approves Jan. minutes; meeting adjourned by voice vote",13,4148000,4161000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3039994-802bc27a26da87496439aa51d3d59fb9&start=4148&end=4161","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3039994-802bc27a26da87496439aa51d3d59fb9/thumbnail_4148000.jpg","/articles/6269862/San-Luis/Yuma-County/Arizona/San-Luis-Economic-Development-Commission-approves-Jan-minutes-meeting-adjourned-by-voice-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269862-43fa4777936c8561a58b3c21ec5e0d52/orig.mp4?Expires=1770974909&Signature=jgUSuVvsdc4A5ohNNtrobc8emGSOyeNL2XgDwG0ctDJzI8OWV0QWm3vBdHOUkrX56MQfVUvIGuSH5dfP2KhpQTEpdwI9FI9WQ0O0bH4aQpRrhYSd2G928xeLXi2D-fzNJ9j0Y7o7dhkWneM4HXj3OAkL5a-hDjdLDMIjBZhR46lXHxW4gLdIKVKJVJ3RB3IfcD4I1SdSWVmS2FWTmpruACDNNnaRXM38AVGXKcWLAX0TsYo0nLPThuykrs8royrBnCio7QkHR1QNSdiM7kgOGAXTUPX7vbb5I9zH7A7~n1wNehFcbma30bLGJ-B0yi5auo3MNHG5aJkt6CRxxEiG3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Luis Economic Development Commission approved the minutes of its regular meeting held in January and later voted to adjourn the current meeting.

For the minutes approval the transcript records a motion to approve the January minutes and a second; the clerk called for a voice vote and the chair declared the motion carries. The record does not name the motion maker or the seconder. The roll-call present at the start of the meeting lists Chairman Jesus Carrillo, Vice Chair Salma Marufo, and commission members Abraham Andrade, Oscar Franco, Eric R. Jones, Marie Carmen Lopez and Linda Padilla; the chair announced a quorum.

At the end of the meeting a motion to adjourn received a second, a voice vote was taken and the chair declared the motion carried.

No votes against or abstentions were recorded in the transcript for either procedural motion; the transcript records the motions carried by voice vote.","The commission voted to approve January meeting minutes and later unanimously approved a motion to adjourn. Both actions were carried by voice vote; no recorded roll-call breakdown was provided in the transcript.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6269868,"San Luis commission hires Designing Local to conduct historic survey and public-art policy; April 25 engagement planned",2033,592000,2625000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3039994-802bc27a26da87496439aa51d3d59fb9&start=592&end=2625","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3039994-802bc27a26da87496439aa51d3d59fb9/thumbnail_592000.jpg","/articles/6269868/San-Luis/Yuma-County/Arizona/San-Luis-commission-hires-Designing-Local-to-conduct-historic-survey-and-public-art-policy-April-25-engagement-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6269868-676cee9da6d5bc997b449f7b189489b1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770974909&Signature=ifJ4Q~CkBQ91YzO~wn5Wu8cdsjysu0VTov~fQauVB7vgokk573nDn4wbFULlaV0dNelFHEaiyvYypvnxIE6guzI9iCTYPnDuh9igaH8kZzYbdK1cbMzOZTFQVBlEsmtwHSSvwfLuHzHSWr0jtrNmmH~if9u3yxfl2z5KDJvh5o4J83n8cIm58vIv0je5uffaCyKcX~~ubmCZZhHGtNuBRELsna3zg0qW6azH0phSITcMtS8hBoSNVP3tWSu9hCjq6cGEe13Z4p0qsCCs-LXKMfxfuBXlBAkxHHIKh4boz95ZpOfOPQKnQXz2~ms5-UdfszpIJHl3VudVCWjOnIo5Iw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Luis Economic Development Commission on an April meeting heard a kickoff presentation from consultants Designing Local on a project to survey historic and cultural resources and to develop a public-art policy and implementation plan for the city. The department identified $30,000 in available funds from a previously budgeted Merrill Phase 1 project and transferred that amount to support the work.

Designing Local described a multi-month scope that combines a historic resources survey, recommendations for identifying potential historic districts, and a public-art policy with funding and implementation guidance. Megan Adornetto, historic preservationist with Designing Local, said the team will produce a final survey report and a public-art policy for Council consideration \"in August or September.\" Anna Tallarico, Designing Local’s public art coordinator, told the commission the consultant team will recommend funding mechanisms scaled to San Luis and will provide examples and case studies.

The consultants said outreach will include stakeholder interviews, a bilingual digital survey, and an in-person engagement booth at Arte En La Calle. Josh Lapp, a Designing Local principal, is scheduled to attend the Arte En La Calle event to engage with residents and collect input on where public art and preservation work should be focused. The consultants said engagement materials will include visual boards, QR-coded digital surveys and paper copies, and translated materials to reach bilingual residents.

Commission discussion focused on local priorities and possible project sites. Commission member Marie Carmen Lopez suggested murals near Main Street entrances and other visible corridors. Commission member Eric R. Jones urged identifying and preserving historically significant properties such as Cesar Chavez’s former home. Commission member Oscar Franco recommended integrating digital wayfinding and QR codes to provide more layered historical information than a single plaque.

Designing Local described funding models the firm commonly recommends — for example, a percent-for-art approach that dedicates a small share of construction budgets to public art — but told commissioners they will tailor recommendations to San Luis. The department and consultants said the project will culminate in a plan and recommendations to be presented to City Council for adoption.

The team encouraged commissioners and stakeholders to attend the April 25 engagement event; the public booth will collect written and digital comments. The consultants will continue background research and stakeholder outreach before returning with interim updates and a draft plan for the commission and then Council.","The Economic Development Commission heard a kickoff presentation from consultants Designing Local on a combined historic-survey and public-art plan, approved use of a $30,000 budget transfer, and scheduled a public engagement booth at Arte En La Calle on April 25.","actionData","errors"]

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San Luis to evaluate business incubator; Puerza Local cohort full and small-business outreach expanding

San Luis advances plan to promote commercial development on 36 acres along Cesar Chavez Boulevard

San Luis Economic Development Commission approves Jan. minutes; meeting adjourned by voice vote

San Luis commission hires Designing Local to conduct historic survey and public-art policy; April 25 engagement planned