Long Beach has a vision for 2030.
In that vision, residents have job opportunities, entrepreneurial support, access to free WiFi in public spaces, affordable housing, educational opportunities and healthy food options. They feel safe and secure in their communities, from crime and from the effects of climate change. They have diverse transportation options. Their local government is data-driven, transparent and engages with them on important issues.
Rather than create a huge vision board, city staff compiled these aspirations into a 64-page report: the Long Beach Strategic Vision 2030, which was unanimously passed by the council on Tuesday.
“Having a vision is important. Local government moves slow, it doesn’t move fast, but by having a vision you can make sure that we move as efficiently as possible towards a goal,” Vice Mayor Rex Richardson said.
The 2030 vision is just that: a vision. The aspirational document provides a framework that council members can refer back to when they make policy and funding decisions, both of which will be needed to make the vision a reality.
Along with the wide breadth of aspirations in the plan, council members made sure to include their own visions into the final document.
The council approved an amendment to: highlight the LGBTQ community throughout the document’s goals, increase engagement with the local school district, incentivize businesses to provide onsite childcare at expanded hours, help residents move out of Section 8 housing, increase breastfeeding awareness, create citywide connections to local beaches and parks, and increase focus on the Long Beach College Promise, a program where LBUSD students can attend Long Beach City College for free.
The council also requested annual progress reports moving forward so the city can track its movement towards achieving the numerous goals laid out in the vision.
The proposed vision document without amendments can be read here.
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