1. LOCATION:

Fountain Valley , a city of 9.87 square miles incorporated in 1957, is located 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles, 400 miles south of San Francisco, and 90 miles northeast of San Diego.

2. Economic Growth & Trends:	1970	1980	1990	2000	2006
Fountain Valley Population (1)	31,826	55,080	53,691	54,978	57,405
Orange County Population (1)	1,420,386	1,896,172	2,410,556	2,846,289	3,072,336
Total Taxable Retail Sales - County (in thousands) (2)	2,094,165	11,588,782	17,486,433	44,462,460	37,672,834**
County per Capita Total Taxable - Retail Sales (2)	1,474	6,111	7,250	15,621	12,261
Total Taxable Retail Sales - City (in thousands) (2)	29,512	201,753	494,649	869,965	774,638**
City Per Capita Total Taxable - Retail Sales (2)	927	3,663	9,213	14,581	13,494
Occupied Dwellings - City (1)	8,961	16,519	18,019	18,162	18,411
City School Enrollment: Grades K-12 (3)	5,027*	6,050*	4,167*	6,287*	6,188*
Median Household Income (in dollars) (1)		50,450	56,255	69,734	75,700

Sources: Fountain Valley Department of Finance; State Board of Equalization, Statistics Section; Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, and Ocean View Unified School Districts. *Represents grades 1-6. **2006 State Board of Equalization. (1) Census 2000. (2) California Board of Equalization. (3) California Department of Education.

3. Climate:
	Average Temperature			Rain	Humidity			Elevation:
Period	Min	Mean	Max	Inches	4 a.m.	Noon	4 p.m.	10-45' above sea level
January	42.67	52.3	62.12	2.29	67	51	48	Prevailing Winds:
April	50.6	60.6	70.17	0.86	79	57	51	Direction: S.W. to N.E., Mean
July	64.38	69.4	76.64	0.02	89	67	57	Hourly Speed: 10-15 mi/hr.
October	55.41	64.5	73.35	0.39	86	65	56	Latitude: 117° 57' 30" West
Year	53.18	61.7	70.57	11.76	80	60	54	Longitude: 33° 42' 30" North
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Weather Bureau, State Climatologist

4. TRANSPORTATION:

AIR: 10 minutes to Orange County Airport, 20 minutes to Long Beach Municipal Airport, 40 minutes to LAX, and 40 minutes to Ontario Airport.

BUS: Orange County Transportation Authority serves industrial and residential areas.

HARBOR: 20 miles to Port of Long Beach and 30 miles to Port of Los Angeles.

HIGHWAYS: Interstate 405 (San Diego Freeway) ties Fountain Valley into the entire Southern California Freeway network.

RAIL: Spur line located 11/2 miles east of industrial area.

TRUCK: Numerous truck lines connect Fountain Valley with all points in California & United States.

5. INDUSTRIAL SITES:

There are 450 acres (almost 9%) zoned for industrial land uses with about 20% vacant and available in parcels ranging in size from 1 to 80 acres. Included in this acreage total are 5 industrial parks or districts. The terrain is flat. Drainage is good. Subsoil is silty sand and piling is not required for average residential structures. Sizes of water mains range from 6 to 16 inches and sizes of sewer lines range from 6 to 96 inches.

6. RESIDENTIAL SITES:

The housing stock is composed of 18,477 units. The jobs and housing balance ratio is 1.56 and the vacancy rate is 3.45%. Approximately 67 percent of the housing is single-family residential, 12 percent is condominiums, 19 percent is apartments, and 2 percent are mobile homes.

	Fountain Valley		Orange County
Type	2000	Precent	2000	Precent
Single Family Detached	12,423	65%	490,141	51%
Single Family Attached	2,194	12%	124,610	13%
Multi-Family (2-4 units)	644	3%	88,659	9%
Multi-Family (5+ units)	3,333	18%	233,615	24%
Mobile Homes	398	2%	32,459	3%
Total	18,992	100%	969,484	100%

Sources: 2000 Census plus new units from Fountain Walk and Palm Island Developments.

7. WATER SUPPLY:

Name of Supplier: Fountain Valley Municipal Water System
Maximum pumping capacity: 42 million gallons a day. Average consumption: 40 units, or 30,000 gallons per day.
Water connection charges: varies with location and meter size.

Cost per unit (743 gallons):	$1.21 for the first 20 units.
	$1.44 for any additional units.

Local production: 9,653 acre feet.
Imported deliveries: 2,832 acre feet.
Consumptive Use: 12,485 acre feet.
Imported deliveries % of Consumptive use: 23%
Municipal Water District of Orange County 10500 Ellis Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92728 Phone (714) 963-3058 Fax (714) 964-9389.

8. SEWER SERVICE:

Name of Supplier: Orange County Sanitation District.
Average daily flow: 88 million gallons per day—can support up to 108 million gallons per day.

Sewer Assessment Fee: $4.38 per frontage foot. Residential properties pay $100.00 for sewer service and fee varies for non-residential properties based upon use code and square footage of improvements.

Type of treatment plant: Primary and Secondary.
Any facilities for non-recoverable industrial waste water: No. Accepts non-recoverable industrial waste water and treats it.

Sewer connection charges:	$350 per gross acre (City).
	$2,890 one time single-family residential connection for a three bedroom home and $77 average annual sewer service fee.
	$1,050 average per 1,000 square foot of commercial area for an average demand user (County Sanitation District).

Orange County Sanitation District 10844 Ellis Ave., Fountain Valley, CA 92708-7018 Phone (714) 962-2411.

9. STORM DRAINS & FLOOD CONTROL:

Master plan for storm drain has been adopted and approved in 1974. Changes assessed on the following basis: $3,195.05 per acre.

10. STREET IMPROVEMENTS:

Dedication requirements: 60’ minimum to 128’ maximum from property line to property line.
Improvement requirements: 40’ minimum to 112’ maximum. Curb to curb. Full curb, gutter and paving to centerline or street required in conjunction with development.

11. NATURAL GAS:

Name of Supplier: Southern California Gas Company, Orange County Division.
For rates applicable to the City of Fountain Valley, contact the Anaheim office located at Post Office Box 3334, Anaheim, CA 92803-3334.
Telephone (714) 643-3262 or 1-800-427-2200.

12. ELECTRIC POWER:

Name of Supplier: Southern California Edison Company.
For rates applicable to the City of Fountain Valley, contact the Westminster office located at 7333 Bolsa Avenue, Westminster, CA 92683.
Telephone (714) 895-0221 or 1-800-655-4555.

13. TELEPHONE:

Name of Supplier: Verizon & SBC
For rates and types of service applicable to the City of Fountain Valley, contact Verizon at (800) 483-4000 or visit their website at www.verizon.com; or SBC at (800) 310-2355 or visit their website at www.sbc.com.

14. GOVERNMENT FACILITIES – TAX AND INSURANCE RATES:

• Fountain Valley utilizes the Council-Manager type of government and employs 257 full-time employees. Estimated full market assets for 2004: $42,336,000.
• Retail Sales Tax: State 6.25%, County 1.0%, Transit .5%. Total 7.75%.
• Police Department: 92 full-time employees, 65 are sworn officers. Vehicles total 56: 19 patrol, 8 detective, 6 undercover, 4 police services aide, 4 trailers, 3 crime, 3 traffic, 2 crime scene investigation cars, 4 motorcycles, 2 RSVP, and 1 motor home.
• Fire Department: 46 full-time employees, 41 are sworn fire fighters. Vehicles total: 3 engines, 1 truck, 1 Battalion Chief Suburban (reserve), and 1 Ford Expedition. Joint Power Agreement with the cities of Huntington Beach (for training only); also with Metro Net (dispatching): Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Orange, Fullerton, Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Fountain Valley. Fire Insurance Classification: City rating of 3, according to the Insurance Services Organization. Adjacent cities have ratings from 2 to 8.

15. THE ORANGE COUNTY LABOR MARKET AREA:

Area includes Fountain Valley. Orange County population: 3,001,300. Estimated wage and salary employment: 1,592,100 persons.

Services	436,300*	Construction	79,700*
Manufaturing	231,000*	High Technology	58,400
Retail Trade	151,900	Transportation/Utilities	51,600*
Government	146,600*	Trade	339,700*
Tourism	123,600	Agriculture	7,700
Finance/Insurance/Realestate	105,200*	Mining	600*

Source: State Employment Development Department: Wage & salary employment and civilian labor force estimates for July 2003.
*2000 California Department of Finance.

16. EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR:

Job Sector	Number	Percent
Health Care & Social Assistance	3,313	21%
Retail Trade	3,242	21%
Accomodation and Food Services	1,974	13%
Administrative and Support	1,947	12%
Wholesale Trade	1,429	9%
Professional, Scientific and Professional Services	1,350	9%
Merchant Wholesalers	1,335	8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	611	4%
Real Estate and Rental/Leasing	327	2%
Manufacturers' Sales Branches and Sales Offices	118	1%
Total Employed Persons (16 years and over)	14,713	100%

Source: 2000 U.S. Census

17. NON-MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT:

Non-manufacturing firms employing 100 or more persons:

Name of Company	Employment	Type of Business
F.V. Regional Hospital & Medical Center	1,501	Hospital
Coastline Community College	900	Education/University
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center	880	Hospital
Redline Risk Management	800	Bounty Hunter
Fountain Valley School District	700	School District Headquarters
Cashcall Inc.	560	Money Lender
Ceridian Tax Service, Inc.	507	Tax Service
Costco Wholesale	399	Wholesale Discount Merchandise
Hyundai Motor America	393	Corporate Headquarters
Fry's Electronics Inc.	361	Electronic Merchandise
D-Link Systems, Inc.	250	Wholesale Electrical Equipment & Supplies
Hyundai Motor Finance Company	228	Corporate Headquarters
La Curacao	200	Retail Merchandise
Sam's Club	195	Wholesale Discount Merchandise
JF Shea Construction Inc.	194	Construction
Manor Care of Fountain Valley	188	Nursing Home
VCA All Care Animal	164	Animal Hospital
Bristol Park Medical Group Inc.	161	Medical
Verizon California Inc.	146	Communication Services
Talbert Medical Group	140	Medical

Source: Fountain Valley Business License Department

18. MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT:

There are 70 manufacturing plants in Fountain Valley. Leading group classes of products are: electronics, scientific instruments, recreational vehicles, and modular homes. Manufacturing firms in the community employing 50 or more:

Name of Company	Employment	Product
Kingston Technology Company	752	Computer Components
Surefire, LLC	438	Manufacturing of Flashlights
Metalcrafters, Inc.	140	Manufacturing of Motor Vehicle Parts & Equipment
Cam Commerce Solutions	92	Computer Systems Design
Payton Technology Corporation	80	Manufacturing/Assembly Computer Components
Colgan Custom Manufacturing	55	Manufacturing of Motor Vehicle Parts & Equipment
Fashion Graphics	49	Silkscreen Printing

Source: Fountain Valley Business License Department

19. COMMUNITY FACILITIES:

HEALTH: Fountain Valley has two fully accredited major medical centers: the Fountain Valley Regional Hospital with 400 beds available and Orange Coast Memorial Hospital with 230 beds, and a medical clinic.

SAFETY: There is 1 police department located near City Hall, 2 fire stations, 2 hospitals, and 1 medical center.

EDUCATION: 8 elementary schools, 1 K-8 school, 4 middle schools, 2 high schools, Coastline Community College and 3 major universities are within 20 minutes of Fountain Valley: California State University of Fullerton, California State University of Long Beach, and University of California, Irvine.

CULTURAL: 20 neighborhood/community parks (most with playgrounds), 1 regional park, 18 churches, 1 public library, 1 movie theater complex, 1 bowling alley, 7 VHF TV channels, Time Warner cable system, 11 banks, 9 savings and loans, a miniature golf course, and rollerskating. Other recreational facilities include: Mile Square Regional Park, three 18 hole golf courses, a fifty-five acre recreation center with tennis courts, basketball courts, racquetball courts, a gymnasium, and the Kingston Boys & Girls Club; also a community center and a senior center. Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Orange County Fairgrounds, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine Spectrum, and South Coast Plaza are located nearby.

20. HOUSING AVAILABILITY, PRICES AND RENTALS IN ORANGE COUNTY:

• The average rent for 1 bedroom apartments is $1,006 per month.
• The average rent for 2 bedroom apartments is $1,331 per month.
• Townhouses and 2-3 bedroom apartments is $1,600 per month.
• Single family homes have a median selling price of $520,000.
• There are 2 mobile home parks in the City: Fountain Valley Estates & Rancho La Siesta Mobile Home Park. They consist of a total of 395 spaces/units ranging in rent from $300 to $775 per month.

21. REMARKS:

• Fountain Valley is a well-planned, urban community which includes a balance of land use and services.
• Shopping centers and elementary schools are within walking distance from each residential neighborhood.
• Parks and greenbelts are strategically placed for convenience and outdoor living.
• Hotel and motel accommodations are readily available within city limits.
• Residents believe there is a good balance of residential, commercial, and industrial land uses.

The City of Fountain Valley has an Agency for Community Development to aid developers in the developmental process. For further information, please contact the Planning Division, City of Fountain Valley, 10200 Slater Avenue, Fountain Valley, California, 92708, telephone (714) 593-4425, or the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce, 11100 Warner Avenue, Suite 204, Fountain Valley, California, 92708, telephone (714) 668-0542.