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| Name of Organization: | South Laguna Civic Association |
| Date of Workshop: | June 9, 2000 |
| Number of Participants: | |
| Facilitator: | Marion Jacobs |
Summary of Assets
The group identified the following community assets during
group discussion and on written comment cards.
The Environment
Natural environment
- Wildlife
- Vegetation - doesn't have "paved" feel of many beach communities north
Downtown
- Variety of restaurants
- No large corporate businesses
Infrastructure
The Community
Image and Identity
- Casual atmosphere
- Privacy
- Low noise level
Summary of Challenges
The group identified the following community challenges
during group discussion and on written comment cards.
- Retaining the Festival of the Arts
- Resisting change
The Environment
Housing
- Housing issues: appropriate for seniors, quality anddesign control, affordable for low, middle income potential residents
Downtown
Transportation
- El Toro airport
- Lack of bicycle trails
Infrastructure
- Maintaining roads, infrastructure
- Do away with variances
- Historic preservation
The Community
Image and Identity
Governance
- City government controlled by developers
- Keep chain stores out of town
- Creating a "green" and "blue" city government
- State and federal listing of land/ocean species for
permanent protection
- Blocking building of tract homes
- School buildings upgrade
- Laguna for the people, not big money interests
Summary of Visions
The group identified the following as major visions for
Laguna Beach during group discussion and on written comment cards.
The Environment
Natural environment
- Open spaces around city used as "buffer zone"
- Catch-and-release fishing in ponds
- ecotourism
- Channel water in the canyon so it does not flood
Transportation
- No coast highway - reroute or underground
- Free in-city transportation system
- Recreational path through city
- No cars downtown
- Toll roads free
- No commercial jets flying overhead
The Community
Image and Identity
- More like 30 years ago: more tie-dye, less uptight,
knock down surf and sand
- Global model of sustainable harmonious living (people,
environment)
Governance
- All utilities underground paid for by city
- Publicly funded municipal elections
- City government more responsive to citizens
- A much less pro-development council, approach
Summary of Opportunities
The group identified the following opportunities during
group discussion and on written comment cards.
The Environment
Natural environment
- Apply appropriate technologies and local talent to abate pollution
The People
Education
Community organizations
- Citizen committee formed to monitor implementation of plan
Children/youth
Communications
- More city-wide community gatherings like Vision Fair
Activist citizenry
- Capitalize on community interest - we are at a crisis point
The Community
Image and Identity
- Take leadership role for other communities
- Don't let outsiders determine Laguna direction
- Create culture of conscious consumption
Economy
- Social value over private profit
Governance
- Campaign-finance limits - publicly funded elections
- Penalties for non-conformance of goals
- Visionary people in office; pro-active governing body
- Visionary legal counseling to implement vision without fear of litigation
- Implement and enforce existing land use and ocean protection ordinances
- Take advantage of local talent to lead community
- Secede from county
- Set priorities: safe water before new parking lots
- Vote out any and all entities that lack and environmental vision
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