Phase III  

Visioning Meeting

Westchester Kiwanis

April 21, 2000

Our Slogan:

�        We are not L.A. North

Our Image:

�        The cleanest air in California

�        More attractive entrances to city

�        A little bit of country and a little bit of rock n roll

Our Reputation:

�        A good place to raise a family

Business Environment:

�        High Tech

�        More dairies

�        Small factories

Arts & Culture:

�        A real symphony orchestra

�        A symphony hall

Education:

�        Bring back industrial arts to the high schools

�        An enforced code of discipline

Heart of the City:

�        Just business conditions

Our Values:

�        People who CARE

Transportation:

�        Light rail service

�        High speed rail downtown

�        More public transportation

�        Better bicycle access

Biggest Changes:

�        All gangs eradicated

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

�        Curtail excess of environmentalists

�        More dairies � fewer cows

�        Fewer dairies � more cows

�        More local bonds for schools

�        Small industrial factories

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

�        More trees

�        Tax incentives for small businesses

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

�        More computer jobs

�        Professionals

�        High tech

�        Light industry

Our Vision for Downtown:

�        New baseball stadium and ice rink in the K.C. Museum area

�        Baseball Park N of Truxtun W of Union

�        Senior Housing  and repair of old business or removal of eye sores, plus more trees S of California, W of Union

�        Commercial development in the Lakeview Area

�        Light rail running along Truxtun, Hwy 178/24th, & Chester Ave.

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

�        An improved expanded bike path that is so �smooth� you can rollerblade on it

�        Grade and high schools open 12 mos. A year

�        Facilities for teenagers: sports and social

�        Universal garbage pick up

�        Curbside recycling

�        Subway

�        Clean up Hwy 99 corridor

�        All buildings and development to require an architect�s overview and approval

�        More people involved in Kiwanis

�        New building balanced by redevelopment or revitalization of older areas

�        Full buildings and land downtown

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

Metropolitan Bakersfield � 2010 General Planning Area

�        Freeway that circles the city

�        Green belt along the Kern Freeway

�        Upgrade Airpark for commercial aviation

�        9 hole Executive golf course at Mesa Marin

�        No water projects (lack of water)

�        Full FASCAR/cart facility (2 mile oval trial course) near Mesa Marin

�        Make Rosedale Hwy a freeway

�        Greeway to I5 along river