beaumont's 2013 state of the city presentation

7/30/2019 Beaumont's 2013 State of the City presentation

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Beaumont anovernightsuccess100yearsinthemaking!Photosshowsomeofouryear

longfestivities!


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Beaumonthasgrownsignificantlyoverthelastdecadeevenbeingrecognizedas

ThefastestgrowingcityintheStateofCaliforniain2007The2ndfastestgrowingcityintheStateofCaliforniain2008The2ndfastestgrowingcityintheStateofCaliforniain2009(citieswithpopulationsover30,000)

Evenwith

the

economic

slow

down,

Beaumont

has

experienced

a14%

increase

since

2010.


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ForoveradecadeBeaumontsexpenditureshave neverexceededourrevenues.A

balancedbudgethasbeenthekeytoBeaumontscontinuedsuccess.


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Twoof thetoprevenuesourcesinBeaumontarepropertyandsalestax.Othersinclude:

publicsafetytax,utilityusers,franchises,andbusinesslicensesjusttonameafew.


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Foramoreindepthlookatthecitysbudget process,pleasevisitourwebsite

www.BeaumontCares.com!


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BeaumontsCoreValuescreatethefoundationall ro ramsarebuilton


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CurrentlytheCityofBeaumont has141fulltimeand26parttimeemployees.

Recentjobopportunitiesinclude:oncallbusdriverwhichwillremainopenuntilfilled.


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TheCityofBeaumontisbrokendowninto3mainsuperdepartments. Letstakealookat

eachofthem!


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ThefirstSuperDepartmentwe willtakealookatisAdministrativeServicesortheCivic

Centerfunctions.


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Asyousawinapreviousslide,eachsuperdepartmenteachhastheirownfunctionsanda

recentprogramcalledCityHall24/7hasenabledalldepartmentsareabletoassistwith

basiccustomerservicefunctionssuchas:passports,buspasses,doglicense,building

permits,utilitypayments,businesslicense,etc.

Soif

you

are

unable

to

make

it

to

the

Civic

Center

during

regular

business

hours,

feel

free

to

stopbythepolicedepartmentortheCRC!


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Beaumontisalwayslookingfornewwaystoassistcitizens.Listed aresomeofthemany

programsavailable.Inthephotoyouseethepharmaceuticalrecyclingcontainerwhere

citizenscandropoffexpiredorunusedmedications.


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TheCityofBeaumontTransit systemoperates 8fixedroutesand 1commuterlink to

CalimesaandSanBernardinoMetrolink,aswellas DialARide services withinBeaumont

andCherryValley.In2012,BeaumontPassTransit providednearly200,000passengertrips!

About56%oftheridersareschoolagedchildren.


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In recentyearsemployeeshavetakentheinitiativetoimprovetheirhealththrougha

varietyofprograms.Healthyrecipesareemailedouteachweekandcoworkersoftenmeet

uptoexercisetogether.Thecombinationofhealthyinitiativeshavemeantfewersickdays,

moreproductivity,lowerinsurancepremiumsandenhancedpublicservice.TheHealthy

CityProgramwillsoonbeextendedtothecommunitywithrecipesbeingavailableonthe

cityswebsite

and

health

education

classes

sponsored

by

Beaver

Medical

Group.

Whatisletsmove:LetsMove!isacomprehensiveinitiative,launchedbytheFirstLady,dedicatedtosolvingthechallengeofchildhoodobesitywithinageneration,sothatchildrenborntodaywillgrowuphealthierandabletopursuetheirdreams.Combiningcomprehensivestrategieswithcommonsense,Let'sMove!isaboutputtingchildrenonthepathtoahealthyfutureduringtheirearliestmonthsandyears.Givingparentshelpfulinformationandfosteringenvironmentsthatsupporthealthychoices.Providinghealthierfoodsinourschools.Ensuringthateveryfamilyhasaccesstohealth ,a ordable ood.And,hel in kidsbecomemore h sicall active.


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Youcanseebythemapthatwehaveplentyoftrailsinplace,28milestobeexactand

roughly37moremilesplanned forthefuture!


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BeaumontisthefirstcityintheInlandEmpiretoreachPlatinumCertificationintheLocal

EnergyLeadersPartnershipwithSouthernCaliforniaEdison.


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Communitywiderecycleevents beganonasmallscalebackin2007withtirerecyclingand

havesincegrownintolargescaleoperationtakingintonsofmaterial.Thisprogramis

fundedthroughstategrantsandvolunteers.


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TheOfficeofEmergencyServices providestrainingforemployeesandthepublicandto

datehastrained630peopleintheCERTprogram.OurOESdepartmentalsohandlescost

recoveryprogramsforBeaumontwhenwehaveaneventsuchasthefloodingin2010.In

thoseeventsalonetheywereabletorecoveralmost$400,000.00fortheCity.


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Themainfunctions ofPlanningandEconomicDevelopmentare:

Provideinformationandrecommendations toensurethatdevelopmentprojectsareof

thehighestpossiblequality

RetaincurrentandrecruitpotentialemployerstotheCityofBeaumont.

EnsurethatdevelopmentinthecommunityproducesthemaximumbenefittotheCity

andits

citizens.

Ensurethatcommercial andindustrialusesandrelateddevelopmentsenhancethe

.


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Whatbeganasasmallfarmingtownintheearly1900shasblossomedintooneofthe

fastestgrowingcitiesinCaliforniainthemid2000s.


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AsofApril30th atotalof409permitshavebeenissued.By projectingthosefigureswe

expectatotalof1227permitsforthecurrentyear,aprojected16%increaseover2012.


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Sofar,thisvisionaryapproachundertheCommunityFacilitiesDistrictsprogramhasbuilt227.8m on npu c mprovementss ncet em 1990s.It s een onet roug us ng

innovativefinancingthatmakesuptheheartofthepublicimprovementsprogram.

Afewoftheprojectsare:

Newreservoirs

can

hold

16.75

million

gallons

and

help

enhance

our

community

water

supplyandfireprotection.

Morethan25milesofmajornewroadshavebeenbuilt.

Morethan40milesofwaterpipelineshavebeenbuiltthroughoutthecity.

Fifteentrafficlightshavebeeninstalledthroughoutthecity.

92 acres of new arks have been built that is e ual to almost 70 football fields!

Beaumonts

sewer

plant

can

handle

4

million

gallons

a

day

(soon

to

be

8

million

gallons

a

day.)

Overamileofcitybuilt railroadtrackhasbeeninstalledforlocalbusinesses.


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Asyoucan seeinthegraphhomepriceshavereturnedtoprehousingbubbleprices.With

interestratesatanalltimelowandnewmodelhomesopeninginSundance,weexpectto

welcomeanewwaveofresidentstoBeaumont.


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Bylookingatthegraphwe canseeasnapshotofFebruary2013showingthatthe98.2%of

homesinBeaumontarenon distressedpropertiesmeaningthattheyarenotforsaleor

goingthroughtheforeclosureprocess.


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Ourshoppingexperienceofferseverythingfromnationallyandinternationallyknown

retailerstoquaintantiqueshopswithhardtofinditems.


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Ifyouthinkmoneycantbuyyouhappiness,youdontknowwheretoshop!Beaumontis

thepremierlocationforallofyourshoppingneeds.WiththehelpoftheBeaumont

Chamber,Beaumontexpectstowelcomemanynewbusinessesin2013andreceive

$3,600,000insalestaxrevenue!Itisimportanttorememberthatbybuyinglocal,youkeep

yourtaxdollarsinBeaumont!


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FamilyDollarwillbeholdingthereRibbon CuttingandGrandOpeningthisSaturday

followingBreezinthroughBeaumont!


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768acresofavailable landzonedforindustrialuse

145acresofcompletedbuildingspaceavailable


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ConstructionoftheICON HealthandFitnesstiltupbuildingbeganinmid April.


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ConvenientlylocatedattheInterstate10andStateRoute60,Beaumontisideallylocated

forcontinuedgrowth.


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OnFebruary172009,theCityCouncilapprovedtheBeaumontEconomicStimulusProgram

whichcontainsmeasurestoassisthomeowners,businesses,propertyowners,and

developers. Todatetheprogram haswaivedover6milliondollars.


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ThesecondSuperDepartmentwe willtakealookatisCommunityServices.


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TheCityofBeaumontowns andmaintains16parksincludingStewart Parkwhichishome

toThePlunge,theskatepark,baseballdiamonds,basketballcourts,andmanyevents

includingtheBreezinthroughBeaumont,CherryFestival,4th ofJulyCelebration,and

SummerConcertSeriesjusttonameafew!


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OurCommunityServicestaffcandoitall, frommowingtomaintenancetoeventstaffing!

Hereisjustashortlistoftheirnormalactivities.


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The AlbertA.ChatignySr.CommunityRecreationCenter,alsoknownastheCRC,has174

childrenenrolledintheSayCampProgram.90100childrenattendonanormalday,

cominginbeforeandafterschooltoparticipateincrafts,computertime,sports,andspend

timeonhomework.

TheCRC

also

runs

aTeen

Center

which

gives

children

6th 12th grade

the

opportunity

to

socialize,dohomeworkandplaygames,likeGuitarHero,inasafeandcoolenvironment.


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Thelast SuperDepartmentwe willtakealookatisPublicSafetyServicesincludingpolice

andfire.


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Manyofourprogramsfollow theCommunityOrientedPolicingandProblemSolving,or

COPPSphilosophy. Communitypolicingbringspoliceandcitizenstogethertopreventcrime

andsolveneighborhoodproblems.

Inthephotoyoucanseeanofficerspeaking withachildatoneoftheHomeDepotSafety

Fairs.


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Asyou canseecrimesremainrelativelylowandshowonlyashortincreaseasour

populationcontinuestogrow.

Againstpeople:assault,rape,homicide,robbery

Againstproperty:

burglary,

theft,

motor

vehicle

theft


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AsyoucanseeourAnimalCareOfficers areverybusyrunningcallsforBeaumontaswellas

ourneighboringcitiesofBanningandCalimesa.Callscoveravarietyoftopicssuchas:

Locateandremovestray,uncontrolled,orabusedanimalsfromundesirableconditions

Examineanimals

for

injuries

or

malnutrition

Issuewarningsorcitationsinconnectionwithanimalrelatedoffenses

ServicetoourneighboringcitiesbeganinJulyof2010


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In2012CodeEnforcementopened758cases,695or91%ofthosecaseshavebeenclosed

out/completed


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Beaumont benefitsfromtheRegionalizedfireprotectionofCalFire.Beaumontisprotected

by Engine66(BeaumontFirestation),Engine21(CalimesaFirestation),Engine20

(Beaumont/BanningCitywest),Engine22(CherryValleyFirestation).

In2012CalFire provided2,944callstoBeaumont!


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As theoldsayinggoes,thereissuccessinnumbers.Bycollaboratingwithotheragencies

Beaumonthasbeenabletoaccomplishmanyprojectsforitscitizens.

RepresentativesoftencometogetheratCooperativeAgencies Meetingstoensure


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Inrecentyears,Beaumonthasworkedhandinhandwithourneighbors using

redevelopmentmoney,developmentfees,andotherfundstoimproveandexpandfacilities

andservicesinourhometown.

Acoupleofthemostrecentprojectsarethepedestrianbridgeslocated onBeaumont

Avenueand

Brookside

Avenue

keeping

our

children

safe

and

dry.


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Cityandcommunityeventswouldnotbepossiblewithoutthecooperationofourmany

servicegroupsandorganizationsintown.Wethankyouforallofyourservice!

CherryFestivalAssociation

BeaumontSpiritRun

Chamberof

Commerce


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ThereisalwayssomethingnewandexcitingcomingtoBeaumont!

Manyoftheproposedprojects receivefederal,stateandcountyfunding.Eachyear,staff

travelstoWashingtonDCtomeetwithofficialsandshareBeaumontsplans.Overtheyears

Beaumonthasreceivedroughly9milliondollarsinfundingthatwasadirectresultofthese

trips.Letstakealookatwhatsinstorefor2013!


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Commuter Link120isanewproposednewroutethatwilltakeriderstotheSanBernardino

Metrolink StationandtheLomaLindaVeteransHospital.Detailsarependingapprovaland

moreinformationwillbecomingsoon!


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Thebridgeandnewregionalbypasswillofferlocalmotoristsanalternateroutearoundthe

Interstate10/Highway79interchange.CommutersfromasfarawayasFrenchValley,Hemet

andSanJacintoalsowillbenefit.Motoristswillhavesafer,easieraccesswhereI10and

Highway60cometogether.AndifthefreewayorHwy.60happentobeshutdown,the

newPotreroBoulevardBypasswillprovideanemergencyaccessroute.


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TheSR60/PotreroBlvd.Interchangewouldnotbepossiblewithoutthecompletion ofthe

CentennialMemorialBridgewhichunlocked2,000acresoflandandprovidesaccesstoOak

ValleyParkwayandthe10freeway.


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Hightechcontrolrooms,big,blueponds,and140milesofundergroundlineskeepupwith

sewertreatmentinBeaumont.

Thetreatmentfacilityhandles4milliongallonsadayandusesasevenstepprocesstoturn

wasteintoenvironmentallysaferecycledwaterandsludge.

1.8milliongallonsadayarefedintoCoopersCreektopreserveriparianhabitat.

700,000gallons

aday

are

poured

into

the

Basin

to

replenish

water

levels.

.

Thefuturegoalistoincreaseto8milliongallonsaday.


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BeaumontsnewlydesignedwebsitewillgoliveonJuly3rd.Thenewlookwillfeature

streamlinedmenuoptions, quicklinkbuttons,scrollingslideshow,andsocialmediafeeds.

DontforgettoMakeusyourHomepage!


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Civic Center planters,trafficcalmingbumps,parallelparking enhancethecampusfeel

oftheCivicCenter

GraceAvenue Possiblestreetvacation

4th &Viele Possibleinstallationofa4waystopsignwithfutureplanstobuildasignaled

intersection helpcontrolcommercialtrafficexitingfreeway


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Thereareplentyofwaysyoucanbecomemoreinvolved withyourcity!


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The2012 theBeaumontCharitableFoundationraised$70,000during2012!Pastevents

haveincludedamurdermysterydinner,golftournament,discgolf,dunktanks,cornbooth,

filltheboot,tipacop,etc.Theeventsarealwaysfunandweencourageeveryonetocome

outandparticipate.


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VolunteerthroughtheVIBEProgram andreceivemoneybackforyourtime!Thereare

plentyofopportunitiesavailabletoyouincluding:events,theCRC,thePD,justtonamea

few.


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Have studentsinhighschool?EncouragethemtojointheBeaumontYouthAdvisory

Committeeandgetinvolvedwithgovernment!


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BeaumontCaresMeetingarethe1st Wednesdayofeachmonthat6pmattheBeaumont

CivicCenter.Thisrelaxedenvironmentistheperfectplacetodiscussaconcernorquestion

aboutyourneighborhoodwithCitystaff.


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Follow usonFacebookandTwitterforuptodateinformation!


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Joinusfortheseupcomingevents!


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Allconcertsbeginat7pm ChamberMarketNightalsogoingon!Shoplocal


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Wesincerelyappreciatethesupportofouramazingcommunity.

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