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

Questions