County of Monterey - File #: 23-532

• File #: 23-532
• Name: Consider adopting a resolution establishing a Capital Investment Incentive Program (CIIP) and authorize the County Administrative Officer or Designee to negotiate a Community Services Agreement with Joby Aviation Inc. (Joby); Provide direction to staff.
• Type: General Agenda Item
• Status: General Government - Consent
• File created: 6/13/2023
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/27/2023
• Final action: 6/27/2023
• Title: Consider adopting a resolution establishing a Capital Investment Incentive Program (CIIP) and authorize the County Administrative Officer or Designee to negotiate a Community Services Agreement with Joby Aviation Inc. (Joby); Provide direction to staff.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2023	Board of Supervisors

Title
Consider adopting a resolution establishing a Capital Investment Incentive Program (CIIP) and authorize the County Administrative Officer or Designee to negotiate a Community Services Agreement with Joby Aviation Inc. (Joby); Provide direction to staff.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Consider adopting a resolution establishing a Capital Investment Incentive Program (CIIP) and authorize the County Administrative Officer or Designee to negotiate a Community Services Agreement with Joby Aviation Inc. (Joby); Provide direction to staff.

SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The County of Monterey has worked closely with Joby Aviation Inc. (Joby) for several years and has provided support through various departments. Joby issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a competitive site selection for a 600,000+ square foot aircraft production and testing facility in December 2022. Several local partners (California State University Monterey Bay, City of Marina, County of Monterey Economic Development, County of Monterey Workforce Development Board, Monterey Bay Drone Automation & Robotic Technologies, Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, University of California Santa Cruz) came together to form a working group to respond to the Joby RFP. The group setup weekly meetings to discuss programs and incentives applicable to Joby. The group submitted a response to the RFP at Joby headquarters in Santa Cruz on March 3, 2023.

On March 8, 2023, economic development staff provided a quarterly recap of activities for FY22-23 Q2 to the Economic Development Committee, which included a brief overview of the Joby RFP. Jonathan Brown, representing the labor industry for the Economic Development Committee made a motion to draft a letter of support to Joby. Following this motion Supervisor Alejo, Vice Chair of the Economic Development Committee requested that the working group make a presentation to the Board of Supervisors at an upcoming Board Meeting.

On A...