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Mission StatementMission Statement The North Embarcadero Waterfront The North Embarcadero Waterfront

(NEW) Futures Committee will lead a (NEW) Futures Committee will lead a community-driven process to identify community-driven process to identify and evaluate alternatives for the and evaluate alternatives for the power plant site. Our Mission will be power plant site. Our Mission will be to create and document a vision that to create and document a vision that identifies and integrates the diverse identifies and integrates the diverse perspectives and requirements of our perspectives and requirements of our community.community.

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Three Possible ScenariosThree Possible Scenarios• No ChangeNo Change

Opportunity – Tank Farm Opportunity – Tank Farm LocationLocation



• Build New Plant (on tank farm site)Build New Plant (on tank farm site)

Opportunity – Existing Plant SiteOpportunity – Existing Plant Site



• Plant Closes Plant Closes

Opportunity – Approximately 107 Opportunity – Approximately 107 Acres Acres (minus sensitive resource (minus sensitive resource areas)areas)



Project Plan OverviewProject Plan Overview

• Phase I- Information and Data GatheringPhase I- Information and Data Gathering– Working GroupsWorking Groups

• Short Term FinanceShort Term Finance

• Existing Site ResearchExisting Site Research

• Community CommunicationsCommunity Communications

• Regulators and Other Interested PartiesRegulators and Other Interested Parties

• Phase II – Analysis and ConsolidationPhase II – Analysis and Consolidation

• Phase III – Document Vision, Phase III – Document Vision, Recommendations and Actions PlanRecommendations and Actions Plan



The City of Bellingham has provided a model for proceeding with this vision.

TimingTiming

• Phase I – Fall 2006Phase I – Fall 2006

• Phase II – To Be Determined Phase II – To Be Determined (Estimate -Six to Twelve Months)(Estimate -Six to Twelve Months)

• Phase III – To Be Determined Phase III – To Be Determined (Estimate – 2008)(Estimate – 2008)


BenefitsBenefits• Single Most Significant Single Most Significant

Event in Morro Bay’s Event in Morro Bay’s HistoryHistory

• Opportunity for Economic Opportunity for Economic Stability Stability

• Enhance Our Quality of LifeEnhance Our Quality of Life

• Protect the EnvironmentProtect the Environment

• Design Our Community’s Design Our Community’s FutureFuture

• Control/Influence the Control/Influence the ProcessProcess


Why Are We Here?Why Are We Here?

• Reaching Out to Reaching Out to StakeholdersStakeholders

• Establishing Establishing Communications NetworkCommunications Network

• Receive Ideas and Receive Ideas and Expertise from Expertise from Stakeholders like youStakeholders like you

• Assure the Vision of the Assure the Vision of the Future Represents the Future Represents the Diversity and Diversity and Requirements of the Requirements of the CommunityCommunity


NEW Futures CommitteeNEW Futures CommitteeContact InformationContact Information

NEW Futures c/o Melody DemerittNEW Futures c/o Melody Demeritt

DeMeritt04@yahooDeMeritt04@yahoo

NEW Futures c/o Rob SchultzNEW Futures c/o Rob Schultz

[email protected]@morro-bay.ca.us

Web site: http://newfutures.morro-bay.com or http://morro-bay.com/newfutures Discussion group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/new-futures

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