STANISLAUS COUNTY

Prepared by the

Oakdale District Chamber of Commerce

2007/2008

1.  LOCATION: 

Oakdale, incorporated 1906, is located 325 miles North of Los Angeles and 98 Miles East of San Francisco. 

Elevation: 155 feet.  Latitude: 37.46 North Longitudes: 120.51 West

Source:  U.S. Weather Bureau

1. ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TRENDS:

Sources:  Stanislaus County Auditor, City of Oakdale, State Board of Equalization, Oakdale Joint Union High District, Employment Development Dept. and Bureau of Census 

*Figures are in Thousands of Dollars

3.  CLIMATE: 

The climate of Oakdale is typical of the San Joaquin Valley, with mild winters and hot, dry summers.  The average temperatures range from 46 degrees to 80 degrees.  Rainfall is moderate, averaging about 12 to 14 inches per year, as is typical of the Valley, and occurs primarily during the winter months (November through March).  Frequent temperature inversions which occur during the winter cause low stratum fog conditions, resulting in poor ground level visibility.

Based upon National Weather Service Data from Stockton, the prevailing winds in this part of the San Joaquin Valley are from the West or West-Northwest during the nine months between March and November.  During the winter months of December, January, and February, winds are typically from the Southeast.

4.  TRANSPORTATION: 

Rail:            Burlington-Northern Santa Fe, Union Pacific and Sierra R.R. (with reciprocal switching). 

                           Connections for all points.

Truck:         All major Southern and Northern California carriers available with day or overnight

                           delivery to nearly all points in the U.S.

Air:              12 miles to Modesto Airport; 27 miles to Stockton, Oakdale Airport, Executive and Company

                            Planes.

Buses:         Stanislaus County Transit Phone:  1-800-262-1516 & Riverbank, Oakdale Transit Authority

                           (ROTA) or Trolley Phone:   869-7444

Water:         30 miles to Port of Stockton.

Highways:  State Highways 108 and 120; 15 miles to U.S. 99; 28 miles to Interstate 5.

5.  INDUSTRIAL SITES

Oakdale's industrial area prior to the annexation of the South Oakdale Specific Plan encompassed 500 acres within the city limits.  Approximately 225 acres remain vacant and available for development with adjacent sewer and water in place.  Parcel sizes range from 1/2 acre to 20 acres in size.  At Hi-Tech Industrial Park, some 11 acres are available for lease or sale ranging from 1/2 acre to 2 1/2 acres in size.  Smaller sized lots of about 1/4 acre in size are available within the 10 acre Downing Industrial Park.    These original 500 acres with the exception of 30 acres primarily owned by ATSF Railroad being zoned M-1, (Light Industrial are zoned L-M (Limited Industrial).   

In 2006 the City completed the South Industrial Specific Plan Process which added approximately 500 acres to the City’s existing industrial land.  The South Industrial Specific Plan area is comprised of 32 parcels and consists of two land uses and three zoning districts with 166 acres of the area currently developed with farmhouses and related farm structures.  There are 116.3 acres of proposed L-M (Limited Industrial); 223.5 acres of M-1 (Light Industrial) and 5 acres of RE (Rural Estate).  The Rural Estate designation would permit estate homes on 3 acre minimum lots.

With the annexation and ultimate development of the South Oakdale Specific Plan area, the City has planned the extension and expansion of major East/West and North/South transportation corridors and the expansion and extension of existing sewer and water lines as development occurs.

All industrial properties are subject to the City’s Industrial Design Standards and those parcels within the South Oakdale Industrial Specific Plan area are subject to the plan adopted by the City Council in May of 2006.

6.  WATER SUPPLY: 

Name of Supplier:  City of Oakdale
Maximum Pumping Capacity:  16.2 million gal./day
Average consumption:  3.4 mg./day
Cost per 1,000 gallons in quantities of 100,000 gallons/month 0.65
Cost per 1,000 gallons in quantities of 1,000,000 gallon/month: 0.47
Water connection charges $3.00/Frontage Foot plus Service Cost plus $10 turn on fee plus $75 deposit.  Service cost is $650 up to 1"; over 1" is time and material

7. SEWER SERVICE: 

Name of Supplier:  City of Oakdale
Capacity of sewer plant:  2.5 million gallon per day.  Peak flow:  5 million gallons per day
Sewer service charge:  Yes.  On what basis rated?  Flow and B.O.D.
Type of treatment plant:  Primary and Secondary
Facilities for non recoverable industrial waste water:  No.
Sewer connection charges:  $625 Residential

8.  STORM DRAINS & FLOOD CONTROL 

Master Plan of storm drains adopted?  Yes
Three separate systems:  West, Central and East.  West and East not completely engineered.

9.  STREET IMPROVEMENTS:

Dedication requirements:  Minimum 50', Maximum 100' R/W (Specific Plan Areas allow various widths).
Improvement requirements:  Curb, gutter and sidewalk; water, sewer, gas, electric, cable television, and storm lines.
Minimum 4" A.B and 2 A.C. Street Section.

10. NATURAL GAS:  

Name of Supplier:  Pacific Gas & Electric Company

For rates applicable to the City of Oakdale contact the PG&E office located at 285 North Third Avenue.

Oakdale, CA  95361.    Phone 1-800-743-5000.

11. ELECTRIC POWER: 

Name of Supplier:  Pacific Gas & Electric Company

For rates applicable to the City of Oakdale, contact the PG & E office located at 285 North Third Avenue

Oakdale, CA  95361.   Phone 1-800-743-5000.

12. TELEPHONE: 

Name of Supplier:  AT&T

For rates and types of service applicable to the City of Oakdale, contact the AT&T

For Telephone Installation, Customer Service or Repair Service Departments

Call: 1-800-310-2355 for residential, 1-800-750-2355 for business.

13.  GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES – TAX & INSURANCE RATES: 

All property / residential commercial, industrial is appraised at full market value as it existed on March 1, 1975, with increases limited to a maximum of 2% annually.  Property created or sold since March 1, 1975, will bear full cash value as of the time created or sold, plus 2% annual

increases.  The basic tax rate is $1.00 per $100 appraised (real cash) value plus any taxes levied to cover bonded indebtedness for county, city, school, or other taxing agencies.  Appraised valuations and tax rates are published annually after July 1.

a.     Oakdale has a Mayor/City Council/Administrator type of government.

      2004-2005 City Assessed valuation = $1,264,564,147     County = $29,128,915,183

b.     Combined total industrial property tax rates 1995 $1.00 per $100 assessed value.

Code area (s) 4-000 – 4-010

Adjacent unincorporated area:  Code Area – 84-000 – 84-039

c.        Retail Sales Tax:  State 6.00% City/County 1.00%, Total 7.00% plus .25% included in total for mass transit district funding, and .125 Stanislaus City Library Tax Transaction & Use. 

d.       Police Department:  28 Sworn Officers, 1  Dispatcher Supervisor , 5 Dispatchers, 2 full time Record Clerk, 1 Administrative Secretary,  1.5 Animal Control Officer (1 part time),  5 part time Cross Guards, 2.5 Community Service Officer. 1 Evidence Clerk, 5 police reserves, 26 C.A.P.S. Volunteers and 28 vehicles 

e.     Fire Department: 19 Fire Fighters, 3 Administrative (Executive Assistant, Division Chief/Fire Marshal, Fire Chief), and 6 Reserve Fire Fighters.  Apparatus includes -  3 Type I ( Structural) Engines, 1 Type I/ II OES Engine (Structural / Light Bush) OES (State owned) Engine, 2 Type III (Bush/Grass) engines, 1 Type II Truck 1Rescue Unit, 1 rescue boat, I technical rescue unit/trailer. Two fire stations = Station #1 Main / Administration located at 325 East “G” Street – staffed with three- person crew, Station #2 located at 450 S. Willowood Drive – staff with a two-person minimum crew.  Minimum department staffing is five line personnel and one on-call officer.  Insurance Service Organization (ISO) rating of 4. rural areas without a water supply, ISO 8.  The Department responds to approximately 1600 calls a year.  (Note:  ISO collects information on municipal fire-protection efforts in communities throughout the United States.  In each of those communities, ISO analyzes the relevant data using our Fire Suppression Rating Schedule (FSRS).  We then assign a Public Protection Classification from 1 to 10.  Class 1 represents exemplary public protection, and Class 10 indicates that the area’s fire-suppression program doesn’t meet ISO’s minimum criteria. )  

f.     The City has a Redevelopment Agency and is putting significant resources into reinvestment programs to revitalize and enhance the historic downtown.  Oakdale also strongly supports the retention and expansion of existing businesses, and facilitating location of new businesses within the community.  The city is presently preparing two specific plans for approximately 685 acres of territory adjacent to the City and situated within the city's Sphere of Influence.  The development of the specific plans is guided by Livable Cities (Ahwahnee Principles for Smart Growth) guidelines incorporated into the City's General Plan.  Construction is complete at Burchell Hill (the first completed specific plan community) and new homes are currently under construction in the Bridle Ridge Specific Plan community by five different home builders.

14. LABOR FORCE STATISTICS AND CHARACTERISTICS

                 Stanislaus County - July, 2006 EDD    

 Data in Thousands/ Not adjusted Seasonality

                                                                Labor Force             Employed               Unemployed           Rate

The City of Oakdale’s Labor Force             8,700                     7,900                        800                9.5%

Oakdale, and its surrounding area, has a good pool of unskilled and semi-skilled labor.  A number of residents, skilled and semi-skilled commute daily to work places in Modesto, San Joaquin County, and the Bay Area.  Training programs are available to employers through Stanislaus County Department of Employment & Training and the State of California Employment Training Panel.                                                                                        

Source:    www.calmis.ca.gov  Labor Marketing Information Division

And Stanislaus Economic Development & Workforce Alliance

15.  COMMUNITY FACILITIES:

HEALTH:   Oakdale has 1 general hospital with 150 bed capacity; 2 community health centers, 2 residential care facilities, 1 skilled nursing facility, 24 physician/surgeons; 12 dentists; 4 optometrists, and 8 chiropractors.

EDUCATION:  4 elementary schools, 1 junior high school, 1 high school, 1 charter high school, 1 continuation high school, and 2 rural.   California State University, Stanislaus, is located 28 miles south of Oakdale, Modesto Junior Colleges is about 13 miles South/West.  Columbia College now has classes on the Oakdale High School campus. 

CULTURAL:    19 churches; 1 library; 1 weekly newspaper; 1 daily newspaper; 7 TV channels received direct; 1 TV cable system (Comcast); 7 banks; 17 parks; 8 playgrounds.  Other recreation facilities include: 8 tennis courts; 1 private golf course; 1 swimming pool; 9 baseball diamonds, 6 horseshoe pits; 1 volleyball court, 3 basketball courts, 3 soccer fields and nearby lakes for fishing, boating and water sports.  Within a two-hour drive, one can be in San Francisco, on the ocean beaches or enjoy year-round activities in the Sierras.

16. HOUSING AVAILABILITY, PRICES AND RENTALS:           

Rentals for one and two bedroom apartments and duplexes range from $575 to $875 per month.  Rentals for two and three bedroom houses range from $850 to $1400 per month.  Median price range for houses sold in Oakdale in 2008 was $300,000.  There are suburban areas within 4 miles of Oakdale offering home prices from $150,000 to $1,000,000 plus.

There are 5 motels with 200 rooms with in the community area.  There are 5 mobile home parks in the community area.

                Source:  California Association of Realitors and DataQuick 

17. MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT:

There are over 20 manufacturing plants in the community area.  Leading group classes of products are:  Food processing, equipment & stock        feed.

The largest manufacturing firms in the community are:

*Figures reflect peak seasonal numbers where applicable.

**Sconza Candy Company has announced plans to have at least 100 employees when they arrive. 

18.  NON-MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT:

Figures reflect peak seasonal numbers where applicable.

Source:  And Stanislaus Economic Development & Workforce Alliance

19.   REMARKS: 

Oakdale is located near the Northern tip of the San Joaquin Valley within a two-hour drive of the Sierra Nevada’s mountains and foothills, San Francisco, and the Pacific Ocean.   Oakdale is a hub of recreational activity from the Stanislaus River winding through town, as the gateway to Yosemite National Park, and offering opportunities for water sports and fishing.  Nearby lakes are well suited for boating and water skiing.  Camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing are available in the nearby Sierra foothills.

City of Oakdale                                                                       Oakdale District Chamber of Commerce 280 N. Third Avenue, Oakdale, CA  95361                                   & Visitors Bureau

                                                                                                   590 N. Yosemite Avenue, Oakdale, CA 95361

Phone:  (209) 847-3031 Fax: (209) 847-0826                  Phone:     (209) 847-2244 Fax: (209) 847-0826

Web site: www.ci.oakdale.ca.us                                           Web site:  www.oakdalechamber.com

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Alliance

1010 10^th Street, Ste. 1400, First Floor, Modesto, CA  95353

Phone: (209) 567-4985 Fax:  (209) 567-4944

Web site: www.stanalliance.com