OCEAN BEACH TOWN COUNCIL
2016 GOALS and OBJECTIVES (partial list)
• Cultivate Stronger OB Civic and Community Engagement
- - Host interesting and engaging speakers at OBTC meetings
- - Host more candidate debates, voter registration drives
- - Increase OBTC membership to 500 members by October 15th; continue OBTC Members with Benefits Program and monthly newsletter
- - Host quarterly OBTC member mixers and an annual OBTC membership appreciation event
- - Create a video/social media campaign on OBTC work and civic engagement
- - Continue Respect OB Campaign
• Advocate for OB
- - Pass resolutions, make lobby visits, and take action to support OB
- - Engage with our City Council office to align with OB priorities/concerns
- - Advocate for OB Gateway Project to be 100% finished
- - Advocate for better and increased bike and pedestrian infrastructure and host a Bike to/in OB Day
- - Host a San Diego Town Councils Challenge – all local town councils within San Diego participate in an event in Ocean Beach to foster awareness, collaboration, unity, and fun
- - Street light and sidewalk maintenance through notification through social media and link on the OBTC website to requests to City of San Diego
• Invest in OB
- - Increase allocation toward OBTC Community Grants from $8,000 to $10,000
- - Continue to provide four $500 OBTC college scholarships to local students
- - Create an OB Eco-Sustainable Community Campaign and/or OBTC Eco Policy
- - Host a monthly or quarterly neighborhood clean-up event in collaboration with other civic organizations serving Ocean Beach
- - Continue facilitating OBTC events (OB Food and Toy Drive; Pier Pancake Breakfast; OB Holiday Auction; OB Holiday Parade; OB Holiday Tree; OB Craft Fairs; Chili Cook-Off with OBMA; Restaurant Walk with OBMA; etc.) and strengthen internal organizing with online Events Binder.