OCEAN BEACH TOWN COUNCIL
2015 GOALS and OBJECTIVES (partial list)
Cultivate Stronger OB Civic and Community Engagement
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Continue the Respect OB Campaign and launch OB Culture – Civic Engagement
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Host interesting and engaging speakers at OBTC meetings
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Host more candidate debates, voter registration drives
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Increase OBTC membership by 33% to 356 members; continue OBTC Members with Benefits Program and monthly newsletter.
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Host quarterly OBTC member mixers and an annual OBTC membership
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Create a video/social media campaign on OBTC work and civic engagement
Advocate for OB
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Pass resolutions, make lobby visits, and take action to support OB
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Engage with our City Council office to align with OB priorities/concerns
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Advocate for adoption of OB Community Plan by CA Coastal Commission and host a community celebration party
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Advocate for OB Gateway Project to be 100% finished
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Advocate for better and increased bike and pedestrian infrastructure and host a Bike to/in OB Day
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Host a San Diego Town Councils Challenge – all local town councils within San Diego participate in an event in Ocean Beach to foster – 1. Awareness 2. Collaboration 3. Unity 4. Fun
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Repaint or spruce-up electrical box artwork around Ocean Beach with OBMA
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Evaluate possibility of facilitating an Instant Justice Program for ticket offenses and possibly overlap into sentences which conscript offender for clean-ups.
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Street light maintenance through notification through social media and perhaps a link on the OBTC website to make requests to the City of San Diego.
Invest in OB
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Increase allocation toward OBTC Community Grants
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Continue to provide four $500 OBTC college scholarships to local students
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Create an OB Eco-Sustainable Community Campaign and/or OBTC Eco Policy
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Host a monthly or quarterly neighborhood clean-up event in collaboration with other civic organizations serving Ocean Beach
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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; Holiday Parade; etc.) and strengthen internal organizing with online Events Binder.
