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Memo ID #2021129
This memorandum provides an overview of the upcoming 2021 State of the City events and
video presentations.
Background
The City of Carlsbad prepares an annual State of the City video summarizing recent
accomplishments and future plans. The State of the City video is initially shown at two events,
once at a city-hosted event at the Schulman Auditorium, and once at a Chamber of Commerce
hosted event. The details for this year's events are as follows:
State of the City
Hosted by the City of Carlsbad
Thursday, Aug. 19
5:30 to 7 p.m.
Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium
1775 Dove Lane
State of the Community
Hosted by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Friday, Aug. 20
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (virtual meeting)
Discussion
The 2021 State of the City video will summarize major work completed in the past 12 months
and current city goals and priorities. Planned topics include:
COVID-19 response and recovery
• Emergency public health response
• Support for those in need (referrals to rental assistance, CDBG grants)
• Fostering community connections
• Virtual programming, senior meals and other ways services were adapted
• Supporting local businesses (Chamber and CVA partnership)
• Economic recovery (including industry clusters)
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Council Memo -2021 State of t he City (Districts -All)
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Housing & Homelessness
• Rental assistance and new affordable housing
• Housing Element Update
• Homelessness City Council goal and work plan
Fire Department and City Council goal
• Park fire
• Fire Station 2 rebuilding
• Fire Department standards of cover investments
Technology investments
• New Carlsbad Connects app
• New public records portal
• New website
• Virtual meetings
• Virtual building inspections
• High speed fiber project
• Cybersecurity fortification
• Carlsbad Commuter app
Traffic & mobility projects
• Poinsettia Lane completion
• Palomar Airport Road/Paseo del Norte turn lanes
• El Camino Real (College and Cannon)
• Residential traffic calming
• Road resurfacing
• Sustainably Mobility Plan projects
Park and open space
• Fulfilled the HMP Gnatcatcher Core Area credit requirement
• Aura Circle property purchase
• Buena Vista Reservoir Park
• Village H
• Calavera Hills Community Park Gateway Project
• Veterans Memorial Park Master Plan Concept approval
• Monroe Street Pool improvements
• Agua Hedionda South Shore trail
• Poinsettia Dog Park
Council Memo -2021 State of the City (Districts -All)
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Sustainability
• Climate Action Plan
• Clean Energy Alliance launch
• Added to the Green Business Network
• New hybrid police vehicles
• New EV charging stations
Water and wastewater projects
• Poinsettia Lift Station
• Maerkle cover
• Water valve replacement
• New recycled water pipelines
• Sewer replacement projects (Highland Drive and Chinquapin Avenue)
• State Street drainage/NW drainage improvements
Future opportunities and plans
• Growth management
• Coastal corridor
• Future park planning (Robertson Ranch Community Park Master Plan)
• Village and Barrio
• Maintaining financial health
• Protecting quality of life
• Diversity, equity and inclusion
• Meaningful and early public engagement
• City strategic plan
Next Steps
Video production for the 2021 State of the City is currently underway. The city-hosted event
will be promoted through all city communication channels, including media, social media, fliers,
ads and email. An event program for the city-hosted event will be provided to the City Council
in early August. Similar to previous years, each City Council member will be provided an
opportunity to make brief remarks at the city-hosted event, followed by an opportunity for the
public to interact and ask questions of City Council members and staff during a courtyard
reception following the video presentation. Starting the afternoon of Aug. 20, the State of the
City video will also be shown on the city's cable channel, posted to the city's social media and
shared via the city's enewsletters so all community members can view it.
cc: Geoff Patnoe, Assistant City Manager
Celia Brewer, City Attorney