Results from Phase III Community Forums:
Volunteer Facilitator Training - March 14, 2000
Our Slogan:
� In the Heart of it all
� Bakerfield-the best kept secret
Our Image
� Clean & Safe
� Vacation "Riverwalk"
� Educated
� Inclusive
� Great Schools "Clovis type"
Our Reputation
� Proactive
� Inclusive
� Business friendly
� Fun!
Business Environment
� Lots of opportunity/choices
� "New Silicon Valley"
� Strong Ag base - export, technology, efficiency
Arts & Culture
� Performing Arts Center/Concert Hall
� Encourage art/music participation for all
� Art museum that rivals L.A.
� "Cowboy" culture (music, peotry, CA heritage)
Heart of the City
� Multiple use-living safe-all ages
� Entertainment
� Fun "Riverwalk" atmosphere
� Everyone wants to go there
� Theatres
� "Nordstroms".com
� Chewy's
� Cheescake Factory
� Gladstones
Technology
� Leading edge high tech
Transportation
� Transportation Hub (shipping
� Hi-speed rail between San Diego & Sacramento
Our Values
� Tolerance
� Family Centered
� Peaceful and free of crime
Biggest Change
� Managed growth to Ag land, but to the East
� Educational success is a priority for whole community
� Water in the river and riverside parks for miles
� Much greener
� Water developments
Break Thrus
� Safe
� Public transportation everyone uses
� Affordable health care-holistic prevention
� Clean air
� Positive image as a city to live in
� College going rte @ 50%
What's Our Vision for our economy over the Next 10-20 years?
� Good opportunities for youth
� Transportation for all
� Affordable/accessible/quality child care
� Low unemployment rate
� Diverse
� Family friendly businesses
� Strong political Influence in all factors�elected officials
What kind of Economic Development Initiatives do we want to create?
� Tax breaks/cheap land in "depressed" area
� Industries/entrepreneurs taking advantage of affordable housing
� Technoloby/engineering training
� E-commerce incubator
� Ag export development
� Telecommuting support center(s)
What kind of Jobs do we want to attract here over the next 10-20 years?
� Technology oriented
� Transportation (trucking, train, shipping, warehousing, etc.)
� Various professionals working from home offices
� Entertainment technology - animation, etc.
� Stable
� Careers
Our Vision for Downtown
� Wonderful well-known antique district (H street)
� Fountains
� Historic value-Museum, Native American; Interactive; Oil-Agriculture
� Affordable Apartments & Condos
� Multi-level mall - incl. Nordstroms
� Grocery Store
� Restaurants
� Protected Historic District
� Middle School
� Jazz Club
� Youth Center next to Senior Center
� Lots & lots of fountains
� High density living with wonderful retail, restaurants, etc.
� More Parks
� Trees along Union Avenue
� Park between California and Brundage
� New homes & parks between Lakeview and Union
� Multicultural center same as above
� Shopping Von's
� Lots of trees and water
� Easy no fee parking downtown
� Bike trails
� Synchronized lights to minimize air pollution
In our Community's Future We Wanted and We Got
� Univ. of California-Bakersfield
� Top scores in K-12 grades
� Mountain views all year
� Lead safe community
� Quick drive from SW to NE and no one loses their home
� Low dropout rate
� Lots of Trees!
� No teen pregnancy - healthy babies
� Community amenities
� Opportunities for all to succeed
� Convenient, cheap air and rail service
� Homes, parks & shops in SE
� Variety of entertainment opportunities
In our Community's Future We Didn't Want and Didn't Get
� Freeways to no-where
� Higher housing prices
� Gangs
� Bigots/racist/intolerance
� Leap Frog development - uncontrolled growth
� Continued Blight!
� Dairies
� Poor image
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