Economic outlook for AC

1. AC Vision
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2. 2020 AC Vision
08.13.14
Prepared by: Geoff Rosenberger
garosenberger@gmail.com
Cell:609-385-7585
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3. 2020 AC Vision
The route to our
future is in our roots
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Tomorrow’s city, today.
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4. Re-floating an Island Empire
1. Identify major problems
2. Present solutions
3. Strategies for completing the solutions
4. Identify individual projects
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5. GOAL
Create a new economy through business
expansion with job training and
apprenticeships in career oriented paths.
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6. MISSION
STATEMENT
 Tourist/Service Industry
 Entertainment
 Arts
 Science
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7. ☞ Problems
1. Tourism down due to:
a) Rising regional competition for
gambling dollars
b) An accurate city image is one of urban
blight
c) Limited attractions besides casino
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8. ☞ Problems
2. Layoffs continuing with few
employment opportunities
a) Urban atmosphere perceived as
unsafe
b) Under and unemployment leads
to city wide low average income
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9. ☞ Problems
3. Perceived corruption and
governmental bureaucracies
a) One industry town
b) Corporate welfare/subsidies
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10. ☞ Problems
4. Lackluster redevelopment of
a) City infrastructure
b) Economic base
c) Entertainment options
SOLUTIONS☛10

11. Solutions:
 Create transparency
 Eliminate government funding
 The route to our future is in our roots
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12. Primary Solution Components
• 1) AC Entertainment
• 2) AC Technology
• 3) AC Development
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13. Strategies
• Create new investment module as
funding mechanism
• Individual and group participation
can include local pension funds
invested into themselves.
• Transportable beta model that can
move from project to project –
C.O.R.P./AC
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14. C.O.R.P
Cooperating Organizations of Resources and People
• Public/private investment vehicle invests in local projects
• 10% ownership retained in investments to fund future projects
• All investors welcome – individuals, charities, foundations, pension
funds
• A modern day war bond recreating the village interdependence
• A vertical investment module with cross investment into affiliated
industries
• Includes entrepreneurial opportunities via on line investment – and the
whole kickoff is live from Boardwalk Hall
• i.e. Invest in entertainment – cross invest into the ancillary companies
bring in acts – cross invest into streaming/televising them
• AC Alliance creates the media focus
• CRDA funding via city loan creates structure of module
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15. AC Entertainment
Visual Realties for a Visual World
ACliveTV.com
AC Becomes the World’s Playground – the Place to See and Be Seen
ACtonight – live internet streaming and TV broadcasts from Casino
Showrooms, Boardwalk Hall, Special Events, Clubs, Restaurants Etc.
AC – Real life reality shows team with Channel 40, existing
production companies and educational facilities.
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16. AC Fests = American
Community Fests
• Birthplace of new Festivals and
Talent Expos
• New Festivals – All shows voted on
by America
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17. AC Film Festival
• Garden State Film Festival and Others
contribute to AC Film Festival with
other States and areas submitting
online entrants in all categories.
Be the New People’s Cannes!
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18. Categories
• AC Music Festival
• AC Science
• AC Art
• AC Pageants
• AC Stories – films made about and
around AC as special category
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19. ACLive.com
• On line bohemian collection point and bulletin
board for all things AC
• Still art – sculpture – photography – etc – new
submissions become reason to follow
• Free exhibits held in the Claridge, casinos,
boardwalk hall, public places
• Visual community news as submitted by
community
• Tourists postings and viewpoints
• Boardwalk and other outside cameras throughout
the city become the neighborhood watch –
stream everywhere
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20. AC Marketplace
• Community cybermall – your online
retail and service resource guide
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21. AC Bulletin
• Centralized Spot to find
entertainment information for
visitors in native languages
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22. AC Technology
• Create a technology hub and encourage competitions
for new apps and sciences with AC Entertainment
• Support Services and Training for AClive.com
• Professionals training apprentices
• Home built computers in every home and school with
sales and service on line
• Remote tech centers for free use with city wide WiFi
• Weekly upstarts financed for $10,000 with monthly
winner getting $100K
• CORP keeps 10% ownership
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23. AC Development
• This old house becomes this old town
• AC becomes the nations new reality
show with specialty companies who
orchestrate the master rebuild of
Atlantic City
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24. Midtown – The World’s
Playground
• We host more visitors from overseas
than any seashore resort in the nation.
• Standing World's Fair – create free
trade zone with diplomatic missions for
our visitors – encourage local
participation to bring their native lands
• International corridor showcasing arts,
sciences, shopping, dining, and nightlife
from around the world.....
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25. Columbus New World
Headquarters
• Centerpiece for rebirth of AC's midtown
section – daily report from AC
• Original Section – office and broadcasting
headquarters for Aclive.com
• Housing for interns and apprentices
• New Section added – youth hostel/housing
and training facility for hotel industry
• With housing supplied to the best and the
brightest local students
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26. Ducktown
• Renovated into arts district with
small studios and storefronts on first
floor – local artist housing above -
contests to determine occupants and
winners – decided by the people
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27. Marina Express
• Easy in and out of midtown – at foot
of expressway
• Marina facilities include overnight
berths – restaurant – water taxis to
water points – Gardner's basin –
Steel Pier – etc…
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28. Chariots of the Sky
• AC's Eiffel Tower – every tourist
would like to ride once
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29. Back to the Future
• Return removed street themes
• KY and the curb
• New York Avenue – gay district
• St. James Place – Irish pubs etc
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30. Bader Island
• Standing exhibition area for sports,
festivals, campground, campers,
staging area for city wide events and
festivals to be held weekly
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31. Inlet
• Family friendly and oriented area
• Water park and water themed
activities – skiing para-sailing,
fishing, new expanded aquarium -
Skateboard Park – arcade – go carts
– bowling – arcades – mini golf
• Family friendly resort housing –
townhouse/condo hotels and
timeshares
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32. Gardener’s Basin
The Pearl
• Aquarium becomes peaceful
exhibition space for art collected
from athletes and service personnel
around the world for final exhibition
in public and private buildings
around the city.
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33. Fish Market
• Seafood stands – specialty
restaurants – clam & oyster bar
• Seafood House – hosting chefs from
around the world – the reality show
winners
• Ferry to water points around town –
i.e. - steel pier – Bader island
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34. Boardwalk Focus
• License and congregate street
entertainers in certain areas – infill
blight with living art and psychic
phenomenon – (New Orlean's
Jackson Square)
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35. Artist Mural Program
• Turn the city into a canvas with local
artists
• 1) Every vacant lot along our entry
way gets a billboard
• 2) every fence on vacant grounds
and construction site tells a story
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36. East Hall
• AC Entertainment and Cultural
Museum
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37. Diving Horse Compound
• GLBT youth hostel/bar/club on one
side
• Weekly entertainment on cabaret
side
• Late night alternative for live
entertainment
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38. Ecological Tours
• Include back bays and windmills
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39. ACTV Channel 40
• Consolidate existing media outlets
into one solid enterprise with
channels of communication on a
variety of worlds
• Rebuild city image by flashing the
good around town instead of
combating the stories
• Specialized programming – search
able data base
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40. Elementary Academy
• AC's gateway to the intellect
• Life Changing Educational
opportunities
• Paid apprenticeship and training
teamed with existing unions and
educational systems
• Elementary Degree certifies
achievements in a chosen field
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41. Strategies
• Create new investment model for
large and small participation both as
investment and funding mechanism
– a transportable beta model that
can move from project to project –
C.O.R.P./DOAC
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42. History of AC Vision
• AC vision, in it’s earliest form appeared in 2008, and started
circulation.
• The comments have always been positive, though ignored.
• The parts and projects are fully interchangeable and laid out as a
guideline.
• The spirit of crowd funding is sweeping America. Transparency will
guarantee the success of the investments chosen and the future
of the city.
• The Column, Geoff’s Page: “13 Things Atlantic City Needs”
published 03.28.11 by ACWeekly.com was the first public
introduction.
• http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/news-and-
views/features/Geoffs-page-13-things-atlantic-city-needs-
117604938.html
• It contains many of the elements the city is talking about today as
well as first publication of the CORP as a funding mechanism.
Geoff Rosenberger
garosenberger@gmail.com
Cell: 609-385-7585 42