Phase III  

Association of Realtors

April 14, 2000

Our Slogan:

�        Pride�Vision�Community

�        A Place to Call Home

�        A great place to live!

Our Image:

�        Example of a �turnaround�pride, progressive, thriving

�        Oil & Ag

�        Big city conveniences with small town feel

�        We care!

Our Reputation:

�        Friendly � open to new people

�        Safest place to raise children

�        Low crime rate

�        Variety of career opportunities

�        Effective law enforcement

Business Environment:

�        Technology replaces oil as major employer

�        KCSOS �Greater Bakersfield � California�s Education Headquarters/spills over into local schools as state�s BEST!

Arts & Culture:

�        Diversified music center not just country

�        Broadway plays and musicals

�        Opera House

Education:

�        Students with high marks

�        Lowest dropout rate in state

�        Family involvement and value

�        Charter schools

�        One language

�        Engineering classes

Heart of the City:

�        Cultural diversity

�        Downtown � Riverwalk with water in river 365 days with shops and restaurants

�        New art museum

�        Baseball stadium/entertainment center adjacent to the Garden with parking

�        Nordstroms

Our Values:

�        #1 Family

�        Ethical positive business environment

�        Churches � God

�        Wholesome but, open-minded

Technology:

�        Available

�        Tech with/be on Internet � affordable

�        Most homes have high speed internet access

Transportation:

�        Bullet

�        Complete freeway system

�        New form of transportation (electric, or?)

�        Downtown Trolley System

�        4 lanes to Taft

Biggest Changes:

�        Highways that go somewhere

�        Healthcare

�        Retirement

�        Trees

�        4 lanes for Hwy 46

�        See Mountains!

Break Thrus:

�        All cancers

�        Implementation of circulation plan

Looking back I�m most proud of�

�        Our growth

�        Our leaders

What�s our Vision for our Economy over the next 10-20 years?

�        More technology companies open here

�        Booming with unemployment @ 3-4%

�        More specialty agricultural businesses � like �baby carrots� � tomatoes, garlic, almonds

�        UC campus

�        Effective transportation: freeways with landscaping maintained; air traffic; mass transit

What kind of Economic Development Initiatives do we want to create?

�        Micro breweries

�        Creation of mega industrial parks

�        Bigger amusement and theme park

�        IRS moved from DC to Bakersfield with all employees

�        Large, integrated motor sports complex � testing, events � commence with no growth

�        Good atmosphere for drive thru Bakersfield

What kind of jobs do we want to attract here over the next 10-20 years?

�        High tech

�        Medical � tops in field

�        Engineering

�        Specialized clinics like � Stanford, Scripps, etc

�        Teaching

�        Medical research

�        Pharmaceutical manufacturing

�        Distribution facilities

�        World wide ag distribution

�        Lots of diversity in jobs

�        Use talent we have

Our Vision for Downtown:

�        Improve Kern County Museum and make it a special place

�        Mega Recreational Facilities near museum

�        Industrial complex/park N of Museum

�        Under pass at 24^th & Oak � direct route to hospital and route to 99 North. Take congestion and delay out of Rosedale and freeway intersection

�        Tunnel to F Street

�        Under river to Select

�        Greenscaped cul-de-sacs to 24^th � 21^st one-way; 19^th one-way

�        Chester Ave. small unique shops

�        Increased densification of commercial and housing downtown

�        Gas Light District with horse and carriage � Better restaurants downtown around Riverwalk

�        Riverwalk � trolley cars � closed off streets � outdoor recreation around Central Park

�        Centennial Parkway along Truxtun with Horton Plaza type center

�        Kern River Expressway connects to Centennial Parkway

�        Baseball stadium at California and Union

�        Horton Plaza type center on Truxtun

�        California Ave. is landscape window to civic center

�        Chester from Brundage to California is greenscaped to Civic Center\Re-energizing of neighborhoods

�        Planned re-development streets, curbs, lighting, incentive to trash and rebuild W of Lakeview � Manufacturing jobs

�        Landscape 58 and widen

In our Community�s Future We Wanted and We Got�

�        Landscaped medians

�        More students @ Cal State

�        Trash cans removed by owners � out of sight

�        Higher test scores K-12

�        Water in Kern River year �round

�        Engineering @ Cal State

�        Better restaurants

�        INS in Bakersfield

�        Downtown elementary

�        Green city with trees

�        Trade billboards for trees

�        More community recreational facilities

�        World class air transportation

�        Every neighborhood � safe

�        Quality & sanctity of life!

�        High level of  % of home ownership

�        Retirement community

In our Community� Future We Didn�t Want and We Didn�t Get�

Metropolitan Bakersfield � 2010 General Planning Area

Common Themes:

�        Trees - landscaping

�        Waterways

�        Visual image

�        Freeways - transportation

�        Education

�        High tech

�        Safety for families

�        Culture

�        Quality of life

�        Less shopping malls

�        Recreation

�        High paying jobs