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VISION: CREATING A PICTURE OF NIPOMO’S FUTUREVISION: CREATING A PICTURE OF NIPOMO’S FUTURE

NIPOMO WORKSHOPNIPOMO WORKSHOPFEB 12, 2011FEB 12, 2011

  RESULTS OF WORK SESSION IIRESULTS OF WORK SESSION II

 CO-SPONSORED BY CO-SPONSORED BY  

N.I.C.E. and the NIPOMO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE N.I.C.E. and the NIPOMO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

   PREPARED BY: MORROW-McGILL PREPARED BY: MORROW-McGILL

Tuesday, February 18, 2011Tuesday, February 18, 2011

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TOP 5 VISIONS IN RANDOM ORDERTOP 5 VISIONS IN RANDOM ORDER

DEVELOP COMMUNITY IDENTITY YOUTH AND SENIOR ACTIVITIES / FACILITIES LARGER TAX BASE / COMMERCIAL

DEVELOPMENT / BUSINESS RECRUITMENT HOTEL / CONFERENCE CENTER EDUCATION

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DEVELOP COMMUNITY IDENTITYDEVELOP COMMUNITY IDENTITY DEVELOP COMMUNITY MARKETING PLAN

– BENEFITS RURAL ATMOSPHERE 3 GOLF COURSES WINERIES JOCKO’S HISTORIC DANA ADOBE OCEAN / BEACHES / LAKES / DUNES GREAT YEAR ROUND WEATHER

CONSISTENT ARCHITECTURAL LOOK GATEWAY TO SLO COUNTY

– VISITOR CENTER– COMMUNITY WEBSITE– CREATE COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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YOUTH AND SENIOR ACTIVITIES/FACILITIESYOUTH AND SENIOR ACTIVITIES/FACILITIES

DEVELOP COMMUNITY AWARENESS PLAN– FOCUS ON BENEFITS OF REGIONAL PARK

PROMOTE AS CENTER FOR THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS DOG PARK HORSE TRAILS BALL FIELDS DEVELOP FUND RAISING PLAN SHERIFF’S SUBSTATION

– ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES SENIOR TRANSPORTATION BUS STOP PARK AND RIDE

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DEVELOP LARGE TAX BASE COMMUNITY / DEVELOP LARGE TAX BASE COMMUNITY / BUSINESS RECRUITMENTBUSINESS RECRUITMENT

RETAIL SALES PROPERTY TAXES AGRICULTURAL GENERATE REVENUES FROM OUTSIDE

COMMUNITY / STATE TASK FORCE JOB CREATION

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HOTEL / CONFERENCE CENTERHOTEL / CONFERENCE CENTER

DEVELOP REASONS FOR VISITING NIPOMO– GOLF– WEATHER– RESTARAUNTS– BEACHES– WINE COUNTRY– HISTORIC DANA ADOBE– HORSE COMMUNITY– ENTERTAINMENT

CLARK CENTER PCPA MELODRAMA

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HOTEL / CONFERENCE CENTER HOTEL / CONFERENCE CENTER (CONT’D)(CONT’D)

WHAT ARE CURRENT PLANS– WHO, WHAT, WHAT TYPES

CO-ORDINATE DEVELOPERS / INVESTORS– IDENTIFY AND DEAL WITH EXISTING BUSINESS

NEEDS SHORTCOMINGS– WEB SITE– IDENTITY– VISITORS CENTER– SPECIAL EVENTS OR FESTIVALS– TRANSPORTATION

AIR RENTAL CARS RAIL MASS TRANSIT

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EDUCATION EDUCATION

FORM A COMMITTEE TO DEVELOP WAYS TO SUPPORT LMUSD

PARENT INVOLVEMENT AT THE LOWER LEVELS– INCREASE LIBRARY HOURS– A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL– COMMUNIYT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES– DIALOGUE WITH SCHOOLS / PTA– OLD TOWN MUSEUM– PRE “K” PROGRAMS– TUTORING PROGRAM– CAREER DAYS– FIND FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS– ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS