Executive Summary

Possible Strategy Areas

Based on the input gathered throughout the weekend events, MIG synthesized the information and developed seven possible strategy areas. These strategy areas are aligned with the vision themes and address the most pressing issues facing Laguna Beach today. The possible strategy areas are listed below as well as some specific strategy ideas identified by community members throughout the weekend.

Preserving the unique, small town character of Laguna Beach

• Growth management
• Design guidelines
• Historic preservation
• View preservation Culture and the arts

Maintaining a vibrant, resident-friendly ?Downtown? area and City economy

• Local-serving businesses
• Parking
• Technology
• Mixed-use development
• Home-based businesses

Promoting community diversity

• Affordable housing
• Living-wage for service workers.

Developing an integrated transportation system

• Traffic and Congestion
• Pedestrian and bike pathways
• Transit ? people moving systems
• Village entrance

Improving environmental quality

• Water quality
• Ocean and beach quality
• Open space protection/conservation
• Pollution
• Flood control
• Fire protection

Enhancing community cohesion

• Youth and senior services
• Community participation
• Community problem-solving
• Government