Please join us for our October monthly meeting to hear about the ambitious growth and development plans in Elk Grove. Darrel Doan, the City’s Economic Development Director, and Christopher Jordan, the Assistant to the City Manager, will provide a tag-team presentation on the City’s current planning and development activities.  A few of the City’s exciting current projects include the Southeast Policy Area, General Plan Update, and major capital projects, such as the Civic Center and Competition Sports Complex.

Mr. Doan has more than 14 years of experience in public planning, economic development and redevelopment.  He joined the City of Elk Grove earlier this year from the City of Alameda, where he served as the City’s first Economic Development Division Manager.  Prior to his work in Alameda, Mr. Doan served as the Director of Economic Development and Managing Director of Real Estate Development for the Baltimore Development Corporation.  Mr. Doan joined the City of Elk Grove at an exciting time, as the City embarks on its most ambitious project to date, development of the Southeast Policy Area (SEPA).  The 1,200 acre master plan area is the first City initiated master plan since incorporation in July 2000, and the largest scale development within the City.  Mr. Doan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from UC Davis, and a Master’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from Rutgers University.

Mr. Jordan has spent his 11 year professional career working with numerous California cities and municipalities in various capacities, including having served as the Planning Director for the City of Ione.  He has also served as a project manager on a variety of advance planning projects, including zoning codes and development codes, general plans, and design guidelines. He has processed dozens of projects, including variances, subdivisions, rezones, design reviews, and general plan amendments.  Mr. Jordan has spent parts of the past 11 years working with and for the City of Elk Grove, formerly as a contract Planning Manager, and most recently in the full-time position he currently holds.  In his current position at the City, his focus is on planning and implementing the bigger picture and forward looking projects.  Mr. Jordan graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in City and Regional Planning from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.