Re-Elect Pamela Bensoussan to City Council Seat 3 in 2012
A Proven Track Record in Chula Vista
The future of Chula Vista will be shaped and defined by decisions that will be made in the next several years. City Council priorities will drive the process of implementing our goals. As your Councilwoman I pledge to stay focused on these important goals – to help keep the City on track towards becoming economically healthy and prosperous and realizing its full potential. I will continue working for a vibrant world-class bayfront, an environmentally sustainable city with a four-year university and technology center, and a balanced revitalized economy with new opportunities for jobs and growth.
Since assuming office in 2008, I have made it my priority to help accelerate the progression of our Bayfront Master Plan through the required regulatory process, a process that was stalled when I first joined the Council. Now, with the final step just months away, the table is set for our bayfront to become the "jewel" of our city with vast parks and open space and an improved marina and boardwalk. A planned resort hotel and convention center, retail shops and dining will add to the expanded opportunities for recreation, eco-tourism, and cultural activities.
Also of major importance during the first years of my term was the decommissioning of the South Bay Power Plant at the end of 2010. This antiquated plant is no longer polluting our coastal neighborhoods and will soon be demolished, opening up a view of our bay that we haven’t experienced since the early 1960s.
I will continue working to attract the right mix of business and residential development to our historic downtown to ensure economic health and diverse business and housing opportunities, while maintaining the look and feel of our urban village. Restoring the old Vogue Theatre and implementing the Third Avenue streetscape makeover are essential to this process. We must also complete plans in progress to address the substantial needs of Southwest Chula Vista that have long been neglected.
To maintain a good quality of life for our residents, we must attract quality development that helps pay for vital services and infrastructure, and creates a healthy balance of jobs and housing. Since elected to office, I have been focused on how we will create this balance while meeting our future energy needs. Chula Vista must remain at the forefront of planning for a sustainable future that includes solutions to help ease increased traffic impacts. We have led the region in demonstrating that environmental policy can result in substantial savings and economic development.
We must also stay focused on attracting a four-year university and technology park, and work to increase partnerships with important organizations and institutions within our borders, like the Olympic Training Center in the east and the Chula Vista Nature Center on the Bay.
I will also continue working to improve interaction with our international neighbors to the South to strengthen our assets for a regional identity that takes into consideration the important role our city plays in the international arena – half way between Mexico and San Diego.
In the 2012 election you will determine who will represent you in shepherding the City through these important times. I urge you to support my re-election so that I may continue to advocate for progress in implementing the shared vision of a healthy vibrant city for all residents alike. Please vote to Re-Elect Pamela for Seat No. 3 in June 2012.
Thank you,
Chula Vista Deputy Mayor Pamela Bensoussan
Pamela Bensoussan's Council Assignments
- International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability)
- San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Energy Working Group
- Council Energy Subcommittee
- South County Economic Development Council – Chula Vista’s delegate to Board of Directors
- Western Revitalization Task Force Chair
- Otay Valley Regional Park (OVRP) - Policy committee and Preserve Owner Manager (POM)
- League of California Cities Executive Committee, San Diego – Imperial County Division, Alternate Voting Member
- Centennial Celebration, Council Subcommittee