VISION & PLANS

A CITY WHERE:

We treat each other with love and respect;
We work hard, live by moral principles, and give our all to everything we do;
We have strong families;
We live in safe and affordable neighborhoods;
We produce, among others, the finest engineers, teachers, doctors, chefs, musicians, electricians and family members;
We care for others, including those who are lonely, disadvantaged and downtrodden;
Service and goodness is just the way we are.

Make weekly short and engaging “Family Time” lesson outlines available for home use that cover a variety of moral values so that parents can be their children’s best teachers.
Make temporal self-reliance and emotional resilience discussion classes more widely available.
Partner with CCSD to sponsor and broadcast monthly high school short video competitions on relevant moral and societal issues such as pornography, violence and drug abuse.
Partner with CCSD and local media stations to recite and promote daily affirmations such as: “In this city, we work hard. We’re helpful, honest and kind, and we treat others with respect.”
Sponsor monthly podcasts with guest speakers to address family needs.
Digitally recognize and celebrate achievement, improvement and/or value-based behaviors.

Create a “Home Sweet Home” valley-wide task force with key stakeholders and concerned citizens to address our housing concerns. As possible, implement their suggestions.
Explore a property tax break for local home buyers for the first two years of home ownership.

Develop a strong civic-minded mentality:
- Education programs presented in grades 2, 5, 8 and 11. These programs will help our young people develop a strong sentiment of public morality and will focus on ethics, values, civic mindedness, and respecting the law.
- “Family Time” lessons reinforcing the same.
Strict laws, strict enforcement, strong penalties. Tough on first offenders. No loopholes. No getting off on technicalities.
Visible police presence where officers build relationships with the public.

Provide quarterly motivational assemblies with famous figures to all high school and middle school students. Assemblies will be presented live to a small group of students then broadcasted virtually.
Mayor’s Honor Roll and Mayor’s Improvement Roll certificates for achievement and improvement.
Seek additional ways to celebrate good teachers.

Seek to expand the outreach efforts of the Courtyard Homeless Resource Center.
Create a “Safe and Secure” valley-wide task force with key stakeholders and concerned citizens to explore ways to help and support at-risk and disadvantaged populations.
Sponsor appropriate work programs for those experiencing homelessness and/or severe mental health issues.