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�

        Drugs

        Congested streets/freeways

        Gangs/violence

        To look like every other �big city�

        Graffiti

        Uninsured population

        More movie theaters

        Child abuse

        Elderly abuse

        Teachers that don�t care

        For profit hospitals

        Teen pregnancies

 

Metropolitan Bakersfield � 2010 General Planning Area

        Freeway to bypass Bakersfield proper

        High speed rail station downtown

        Park off of Hageman and Allen Rd.