Official Informal Briefing Minutes
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 – 3:00 PM Present: Charlotte J. Nash, Jace Brooks, Lynette Howard, Tommy Hunter
Absent: John Heard
1. County Administration Board of Commissioners Strategic Priorities Update
County Administrator Glenn Stephens provided an update on the Board’s Strategic Priorities and Finance Deputy Director Joe Weatherford demonstrated the Management Framework program that highlights both Strategic and Operational Perspectives. No Official Action Taken.
Strategic Priorities Briefing
Objectives Connect Gwinnett Transit Plan
Implement SR 316 Corridor Limited Access Plan
Sugarloaf Parkway Extension: SR 316 to I-85
McGinnis Ferry Road at I-85 Interchange Gravel Springs Road at I-85 Interchange Implement Trail System Projects
Mobility & Access
Trail System Progress
• Adopted Countywide Trails Master Plan
• Harris Trail Development: • New connections link Tribble Mill Park with
Archer High School
• Ivy Creek Greenway:
• 1.25 miles in George Pierce Park + 3.5 miles accessible from Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center.
Mobility & Access
Communication & Engagement
Objectives Strategic Communications Plan to Effectively Message ‘Our Story’
Website Update
Expand & Continue Programming for Multicultural Community Develop County Ambassador Program, including Fire & Police Citizens Academy
Communication & Engagement
Website Update Completed • Responsive, flexible design for
navigating via multiple devices
• Average: 321,000 visitors per month
• 49% access site via mobile device (phone or tablet)
Strong & Vibrant Local Economy
Objectives Creation of Water Innovation Center
Infinite Energy Center Expansion & Renovation
Gwinnett Place Redevelopment
Stone Mountain Tennis Center Redevelopment
Older Multi-Family Properties Redevelopment
Small Business Resource Center
Strong & Vibrant Local Economy
Water Innovation Center
• Innovation & knowledge-sharing
• Defining business plan: Self-sustaining operations, strategic partners, services, & governance
• Phase 1 groundbreaking: October 9, 2018
Safe & Healthy Community
Objectives Build & Staff Bay Creek Police Precinct/ E911 Center
Implement Medical Units at all Fire Stations
Comprehensive Cyber-Security Systems
Support Shift from Septic to Sewer System Use
Public Safety Information System, Including Police Situational Awareness & Crime Response Center
Safe & Healthy Community
Public Safety Information System • Replacement of existing Public Safety
Solution including Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management
• Enhanced scalability, functionality, security, and high availability
• Dec 2018: Begin 18-24 month implementation
Livability & Comfort
Objectives GJAC Courthouse Expansion
New Libraries: Duluth & Norcross
Development of Discovery Park
Create Bicentennial Plaza, Complete with Artwork
Implement Effective Advocacy to Address Homelessness, Mental Health & Drug Addiction
Livability & Comfort
Bicentennial Trail & Plaza
• Landscaping & hardscaping: trailhead, trail, picnic areas, sidewalk enhancements
• Storyboards and artwork celebrating our first 200 years
• Plaza construction on former site of Fire Station 15
Smart & Sustainable Government
Objectives Utilize Debt Financing to Promote Redevelopment
First-Choice Public Sector Employer
Support Organizational Leadership Development
First-Choice Business Destination
Smart & Sustainable Government
Utilize Debt Financing to Promote Redevelopment • Critical transportation gateway &
opportunity to catalyze redevelopment
• 103 acres of OFS Brightwave site at I-85 & Jimmy Carter Blvd.
• Continued film production on-site
• OFS will lease back office space
Demonstration of Management Framework Application
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