Phase III  

Visioning Meeting

San Joaquin Hospital

April 20, 2000

Our Slogan:

�        The Place to Be!

�        The Best Kept Secret

Our Image:

�        Kind

�        Friendly

�        Fun!!

�        Connected

�        Accepting

Our Reputation:

�        Take care of our own

�        A great place to work and live

�        Honest, fun-loving and hard-working

�        Health conscious

Business Environment:

�        Low cost of living

�        Fair allocation of state healthcare funding

Arts & Culture:

�        More children related plays, musicals, etc

�        More productions � live theater, musicals, etc

�        Bette Midler, Garth Brooks, Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand. Celine Dion, Shania Twain

Heart of the City:

�        Family oriented

�        Fun

�        Value spirituality/faith

�        Accessible health care

�        Care for underserved

Our Values:

�        Family

�        Security

�        Fair/equal treatment & access to resources

Technology:

�        Increasing opportunities for people to learn about computers

Transportation:

�        �Beltway� Freeway

�        Local transportation

�        High Speed rail to L.A. (stops at San Diego)

Biggest Changes:

�        Shift in minorities

�        Healthcare delivery/management

�        Focus on care of elderly

Break Thrus:

�        Cure for diabetes

�        100% immunizations for kids

�        Cure for cancer

�        Cure for mental diseases

�        Cure for Valley Fever

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

�        Greater diversity and higher paying jobs

�        Steady growth

�        Increasing opportunity for women in business

�        Magic Mountain

�        Flat tax

�        Curbside recycle (mandatory)

�        Major/Big golf tournament

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

�        Dairies are great

�        Agriculture has been our foundation � retain it

�        Tax incentives for business

�        Increasing manufacturing e.g. Fritolay

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

�        Computer science

�        Compete Silicon Valley

�        Affordable childcare for working parents & flexible hours (for NOC workers)

�        Increasing opportunities for teenagers, i.e. working in amusement park, grocery stores, etc.

�        Increasing technologic jobs

�        Nurses

�        Qualified teachers

�        Psychologist/therapists

Our Vision for Downtown:

�        River Walk

�        Hockey Center & NHL team

�        Baseball stadium

�        Water World in East Bakersfield

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

�        More community sponsors in the schools (Business partners for schools)

�        Safe bike path

�        Aquatic centers at high schools

�        Cleaner air

�        Better transportation

�        More entertainment � theaters, plays

�        Increasing literacy rates

�        An unbiased newspaper

�        Wider freeway 65/41

�        More parks/water parks

�        More restaurants that stay open later and serve more vegetarian and healthy foods

�        Hockey Center

�        Baseball stadium downtown

�        Christian community

�        Nordstrom�s

�        RNs

�        A return to a strong agricultural base

�        Develop a community �personality�

�        Affordable therapy for families

�        More �community hours� required for high school students

�        Senior oriented day care programs

�        Freeway loop around city

�        Coffee shops

�        Pediatric hospital/treatment facility

�        More cops in school areas & on public transportation

�        Increased competent, qualified teachers

�        Fast food vegetarian

�        More things for teens to do

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

Metropolitan Bakersfield � 2010 General Planning Area