Twenty-one members of the public joined Council Member Ramona Finnila and Mark Packard along with City staff on Monday, October 20th to discuss their vision of Carlsbad's future. Here are highlights of their discussions about Carlsbad's future:
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Top Issues and Concerns: |
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Revitalize Village |
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Newsletter/Communication |
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Multi-generational facilities |
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Decide what functions should be in a Civic Center |
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Village as heart of CityofCarlsbad |
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Keep the charm and character |
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Socialize/Interact with neighbors |
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Civic Center - Cultural/Park/Meeting Place |
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Create Unique Coastal Focal Places |
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Create Focal Points in Neighborhoods |
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Encouraging Community Volunteer Groups (w/diverse membership) |
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Spirit |
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How can we create spirit? |
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Make school district part of City boundaries |
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Implementing 2 ½ day conference |
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Make a commitment |
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How do we re-instill the sense of community? |
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Some kind of continuum when entering and/or leaving Carlsbad |
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Close community |
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Newsletter/communication (right now it's difficult to get connected; difficult to get information) |
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Citizen's Academy |
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Volunteering |
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Movie Preview information - put City events on it |
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Central Meeting Place |
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Main Street Mall |
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Connecting through schools |
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City Hall center piece of downtown |
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Center for Performing Arts (Farmer's) |
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Library Downtown |
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More things you put in the area will draw people to it |
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Revitalize downtown |
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Multi-generational |
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Take "State of the City" on the road. |
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Walking capabilities to get from place to place |
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Form follows function |
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Community |
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What is community? How can we create a sense of community? |
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Remove the isolating signage to the housing communities |
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A place of shared vision, shared values |
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Mentoring "veterans" bring along the "rookies" |
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Caring for all |
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Valuing the "individuality" and "Personality" of the various neighborhoods |
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"Walkability" of our neighborhoods. We want to and we can get to know our neighbors. |
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Focal points in neighborhoods, such as parks, community centers, etc. |
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Create attractive spaces that people want to congregate and walk |
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Community feels like: |
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Socializing with neighbors |
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Interacting with neighbors |
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Changing any negatives in the neighborhood |
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Sharing spaces, e.g. shopping in Carlsbad Village (small scale, quaint) |
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Create a Community Center - cultural center |
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What should a civic center look like? |
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Civic Center should have: |
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Theater/Auditorium (multiple uses - adaptable) |
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Parks (e.g. Central Park) |
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Restaurants |
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Easy to get to (by Coaster) |
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Charm & Character |
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Concession Stands |
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Gathering Place |
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Pool |
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Spirit |
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How do we create spirit? Where does our spirit come from? |
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Take the spirit from the downtown to "other" Carlsbad communities. |
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Say "hi" when walking down the boardwalk |
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The village is the "heart" of Carlsbad - need more neighborhoods similar to the downtown |
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Small town spirit |
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(Need to create a) sense of community geographically |
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Libraries (as cultural spirit) |
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Importance of Carlsbad history |
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Place |
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What can (or does) make Carlsbad different? |
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Quality of government |
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Social spirit |
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Flower Fields |
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Golf industry |
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Care for environment |
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Integrity of our government leadership |
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We still face challenges to create unique focal places - before all opportunities are gone |
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What can we do to make Carlsbad a special place? |
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More public transportation to connect our city geography, makes walking and distances difficult |
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Save/cherish the beach setting |
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World-class open spaces |
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Add more trees, thoughtfully |
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Create a park on the ocean |
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Seize the opportunity - be proactive: park, amphitheatre, theatre (we missed buying Hosp Grove) |
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