Year Ahead
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nurturing human values. We are
raising powerful children who will
overcome all adversity.
“‘Coming together is a begin-.
ning. Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.’
—— Henry Ford”
Councilmember Lisa
Lavollo: ‘
“I’m encouraged by the number
of people excited to travel in the
new year and with the work that
was done prior to the 2020 Spring
season and though the pandemic.
Avalon & Catalina Island are in
the position to be the place to visit
in Southern California, especially
as we head toward the latter half of
2021. I know that the lack of travel
in 2020 will drive large numbers
of people to visit the island on
2021 and beyond. This influx of
people will likely feel very over-
whelming to most of our town
after such a long duration without
large crowds, so I’m hoping for
extra levels of patience and grace
from myself, our residents, and
our visitors.
“We will continue to face the
economic fallout from the pan-
demic as a community and a city.
Knowing that anything we do
over the next 3-5 years financial-
ly will be done through the lens
of COVID-l9 is challenging but
Avalon is resilient and is the type
of destination people are looking
for right now.
“I’m motivated by the residents
of the island who are ready to get
back to come semblance of nor-
malcy—we’ve all done so much
to keep each other as safe as pos-
sible. While I’m not naive to think
we can snap our fingers and make
this disappear I know that we’re
making our way toward that point
and that should give us all a dose
of hope for the upcoming year. “
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Councilmember Cinde
vMacGugan-cassidy:
“The upcoming year will be
a difficult financial one for the
We will need
to work diligently as the Island
begins to open up to recover funds
lost during this pandemic. The
City Council is currently work-
ing as a close knit team and I
feel confident we can weather this
financial storm together and come
out the other side stronger for
our community. We have critical
infrastructure needs that should
be addressed and hopefully with a
new Administration in place, there
will be more openness for discus-‘
sions on recovery not only for the
wealthy and large cities but for the
working class and those smaller
communities such as ours.
“As vaccinations roll out fur-
ther and our communities are able
to begin opening up we have a
unique opportunity to market to
a more local audience the charms
of the Island. So much change is
beginning to happen all around us
and change provides for unique
opportunities to see how well
some things are working and
where others can be improved. I
am looking forward to growth and
rejuvenation for all of us.
Mayor Anni Marshall:
“The onset of the COVID-19
pandemic brought many econom-
ic, social, and political challenges
with it in 2020. Many of us lost
jobs and benefits, struggled emo—
tionally as a social distancing took
its toll on our physical and emo-
tional connections with our loved
ones, and became sick ourselves.
Looking forward, 2021 will be
filled with many of the same chal-
lenges, but will also have great
opportunities for the City and
community members of Avalon.
“As COVID-l9 positivity rates
increased during the first part of
the New Year, rates have final-
ly started to stabilize and even
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decline statewide. While our com-
munity will need to remain vigi-
lant and prepare for small surges
throughout the year, the deploy-
ment of vaccines has started,
bringing with it hope for a better
tomorrow and a return to a pre-
pandemic lifestyle.
“COVID-l9 will continue to
have an impact on our economy
throughout 2021. Many of our
businesses remain closed or limit-
ed on operations as a result of state
and country health officer orders.
Tourism and leisure travel continue
to bear the brunt of the impact and
will also be one of the slowest sec-
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on the Catalina Express will also
slow recovery efforts. Businesses
should take time in early 2021 to
revisit and modify business plans
and operations, align marketing
strategies with current realties and
consider promoting messages that
show we are still here and will be
ready when timing is right and it is
safe to travel for recreation again,
take advantage of free offers and
resources available to small busi-
nesses, promote consumer and
employee confidence, and seek
out federal and state government
assistancerv “-
7 i “As a result of the loss of rev—
enue to the city, the city has had
to make tough decisions to help
ensure we can balance our budget
and continue to operate without
significantly jeopardizing pub-
lic health and safety. Budget cuts
made last year (such as employee
layoffs and furloughs, city hall
closures, reduced spending, and
postponement of planned major
capital improvement projects) will
likely continue well into 2021. To
reduce direct costs, the city will
look for new ways to conduct busi-
ness by developing public private
partnerships to complete projects
and provide services to the com—
munity, working with our legisla-
tive partners to advocate for relief
to help offset revenue loss, seeking
out grants that cover operational
and major capital improvement
project cost, and continuing to
find innovative ways to reduce
overhead and trim costs.
“City Council will continue to
focus on creating policies that are
reflective and adaptive of commu—
nity needs, priorities, and values.
While 2020 was a year of turmoil
and uncertainty, 2021 will be a
year of recovery, reflection, and
hope. I am optimistic that better
time lie ahead and that we will
weather this storm together. Our
community has been through dif-
ficult times before and each crisis
has made us stronger and more
resilient.” .
Editor’s note: Councilmember
Michael Ponce apologized for not
responding, but said he did not
have a good answer for the ques-
tion.
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