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Working to improve the quality of life of our residents
The Council is committed to ensuring that Monterey
retains its special character, which derives from its heritage,
size and location. The Council also is committed to ensuring
that Monterey remains a safe and welcoming place to live, work and
visit.
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Ensuring a level of economic vitality sufficient to support our
quality of life and municipal infrastructure requirements (both
physical and human)
The Council is both committed and concerned about
the right kind and right level of economic activity. For example,
economic development of the region’s academic and research assets
is in the best interest of the City; the introduction of a heavy
manufacturing enterprise is not.
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Providing sufficient resources and support to develop
and retain a high quality city work force
The Council knows that the quality of city services
correlates directly with the quality of city employees. For that
reason, the Council is committed to supporting strategies that
ensure Monterey can consistently attract, develop and retain
employees capable of delivering services consistent with their
vision for the future of the City.
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Ensuring an adequate water supply for the city; now and in the future
The Council recognizes that access to a dependable
supply of fresh water is a significant gating factor which impacts
their ability to provide affordable housing and promote economic
vitality consistent with the goals described in the City’s General
Plan.
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Providing the City of Monterey with multiple modes of transportation
that are safe, efficient
and effective
The Council is committed to developing policies and
supporting plans that create an environment where people, bicycles
and motor vehicles can move through the community with minimal
delay. The Council also wants to explore creative applications of
public space design principles and the use of transit services to
lessen people’s reliance on cars to move about the City.
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Appropriately preserve, promote, and maintain our historic,
cultural, and environmental assets
Monterey is home to many historic, cultural and natural assets of
value to the community, the nation and the world. The Council is
committed to support policies and plans that ensure the protection
and appropriate development and use of these assets in perpetuity.
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Maintain and expand an environment that solicits, welcomes and
appreciates input from all
The Council wants to provide the mechanisms and
processes for developing and maintaining multiple and robust lines
of communications between the City and its many constituents,
stake-holders and others who have a legitimate interest in the
business of the city.
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