Office of Economic Development
Division Info
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday
(City Hall is closed on alternating Fridays.)
Phone: (714) 741-5130
Department
About Us
The Economic Development Division is charged with carrying out the mission of the City’s economic development program: to strengthen and grow the city’s economic base. To that end, the Economic Development Division works to accomplish the following economic development related goals through the implementation of various economic development programs:
- increase the city’s tax base,
- create and retain jobs within in the city,
- address sales tax leakage,
- diversify the sales tax base,
- create new markets within the city, and
- build local and regional relationships to aid in the advancement of the Economic Development Mission.
Additionally, the Economic Development Division is charged with the wind down of the former Garden Grove Agency for Community Development as required by state law and the California State Department of Finance.
Meet Your Economic Development Team
Community and Economic Development Director
Phone: (714) 741-5121
lisak@ggcity.org
Sr. Project Planner
Phone: (714) 741-5124
greg1@ggcity.org
Project Planner
Phone: (714) 741-5788
monicac@ggcity.org
Sr. Economic Dev. Specialist
Phone: (714) 741-5130
gracel@ggcity.org
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