The Economic Engine of San Diego

Update July 6, 2016

EAST OTAY MESA

Contact us @ www.eastotaymesa.com

Land use

characterized by

Heavy Industrial,

High Tech, Retail,

Manufacturing/

Assembly,

Commercial, Public

Facilities

42,000 projected

jobs by 2020 per

SANDAG

LOCATION MAP FOR EAST OTAY MESA

BORDER TRADE HAS A MAJOR ECONOMIC IMPACT

WHO IS ALREADY ON THE MESA?

Bi-National Success Stories

Tijuana EDC

Employees 2003 2011

Vista, Ca 500 2120

Mexico 600 2150

Other Countries

820

Manufacturing employment

DJO Global, 10K report 2011

DJO Binational Success Story

New perspective on collaboration

Tijuana EDC

Caltrans

Mexico is California’s

number 1 export market

Total trade value $59.68

billion

Supporting 692,240 jobs in

California

Loaded

Trucks Less than 500

500 to 2,000

2,001 to 5,000

5,001 to 10,000

10,000 to 25,000

25,001 to 100,000

Over 100,000

Top Commercial

Border

Crossings 2014:

Ranked By Truck

Traffic

2 5

6 3

1

4

31 U.S. States Exported More Than $1 Billion to Mexico (2015)

Source: US Census, Foreign Trade Statistics

California

$26.8 B

COMMERCIAL CROSS BORDER WAITS AVERAGE 3 ½ HOURS

BORDER WAITS COST BILLIONS IN DELAYS

Caltrans

What is needed to realize the region’s economic potential?

SR-11 AND NEW POE LOCATION MAP

SR 11 & POE I-905 A&B

Otay Water Lines

$2.6 million

City of San

Diego Roads

Land Mitigation

County Roads

$122 million

SD Rural Fire

$12 million

SANDAG BRT Lines

Sheriff Substation

Land Mitigation

Sewer

Infrastructure

$19 million

Yellow = major developer funding provided & projected

MAJOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE UNDERWAY TOTAL $145 MILLION IN PRIVATE SECTOR IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDES:

ROAD NETWORK UNDERWAY

Existing Ports of Entry (POEs) are over-capacity

Truck wait times are 3.5 hours

Air pollution impacts both sides of the border

Of total trucks that enter through all CA POEs

from Mexico, 70% pass through the Otay POE

Freeway frontage roads need realignment

Completion of 4 Lane/2 mile toll road funding

State+Federal funds needed to complete Otay II

Source—SANDAG Border Projects Update, April 2011

CURRENT SR 11 & OTAY II POE CHALLENGES

New POE will accomodate 1.4 million trucks

Potential for 42,000 new local and CA jobs

Completion of SR-11 moves $28.6 Billion in goods

Reduce wait times from 3.5 hours to 30 minutes

Phase I completion 2015/Phase II completion 2017

Of the Mexico truck traffic that moves through the

Otay & Tecate POEs, 90% enters through Otay Mesa

Trade increasing with Mexico vs. China

Source—SANDAG Border Projects Update, April 2011

BENEFITS OF SR-11 AND OTAY II

OTAY MESA / MESA DE OTAY

$-

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

$30

$35

$40

$45

Billio

ns

Two-way Trade by Truck

Exports by Truck Imports by Truck

Amend County MSCP to match City of SD = ½:1

Determine Toll Formula for SR-11/Otay II

Funding for Port of Entry Customs staffing

Coordinate incentives for new businesses

County economic development response plan

Secure state emissions/CA Trans Plan funding

Launch EOM SCEDC+County marketing plan

COORDINATED AGENCY EFFORTS NEEDED:

East Otay Mesa: The largest tract of undeveloped industrially-zoned land

in San Diego County Potential for 42,000 new jobs and millions in sales and

property tax revenue growth Opportunities to lease developed properties at

reasonable rates, close to Baja California Market

Public support needed: Widen and improve Southbound State Truck Route to

existing Otay Mesa Commercial Crossing (La Media Rd.) Complete planned expansion of existing Otay Mesa

crossing Complete SR11 and build Otay Mesa II toll crossing Please advocate for continued infrastructure funding.

ROI (return on investment) is significant to the economy.

Creates Jobs!

REALIZE OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH POTENTIAL!