Douglasville City Manager's Report to City Council for 2020

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Mayor – Council Goals 2020 4 out of the 14 goals completed 7 out of the 14 goals ongoing 3 out of the 14 goals postponed


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL COMPLETE! I d e n t i f y t h e n e c e s s a r y sta f f c h a n g e s to s u p p o r t f u t u r e o p e r a t i o n s o f t h e C i t y. I n c o r p o r a te a p o r t i o n o f t h o s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s i n to the proposed fiscal year 2021 budget. - - D e c i s i o n s w e re m a d e t o g i v e t h e C i t y M a n a g e r a u t h o r i t y t o a s s i s t with this goal.


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL COMPLETE! C o n d u c t m a n d a te d t r a i n i n g f o r a l l m e m b e r s o f t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n r e l a te d to t h e i r r o l e s a n d r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s a s m e m b e r s a n d r e v i e w c r i te r i a r e l a te d to t h e U n i f i e d D e v e l o p m e n t O r d i n a n c e .


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL COMPLETE! A d o p t a n o r d i n a n c e u p d a t i n g t h e zo n i n g f e e s c h e d u l e b a s e d o n t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f r o m sta f f.


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL COMPLETE! A p p r o v e a Re q u e st f o r P r o p o s a l to c o n d u c t a c o m p r e h e n s i v e S a n i ta t i o n R a te S t u d y.


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL ONGOING! D e v e l o p a n d a d o p t zo n i n g o v e r l a y s d i st r i c t s a n d g u i d e l i n e s to support redevelopment of the Old Mill and Old Jail properties. D e v e l o p a M a ste r P l a n f o r t h e O l d J a i l p r o p e r t y t h a t i n c l u d e s t h e Ta x A l l o c a t i o n D i st r i c t ( TA D ) p o l i c i e s a n d t h e r o l e o f t h e C i t y i n t h e r e d e v e l o p m e nt p l a n . - - M o re d e c i s i o n s w i l l b e m a d e a s a m a s te r p l a n d e v e l o p e r i s identified (RFP is Due Jan 22nd).


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL ONGOING I d e n t i f y t h e b e st m e t h o d o f o p e r a t i o n s f o r t h e C i t y o f D o u g l a sv i l l e A m p h i t h e a te r. M o v e f o r w a r d w i t h d r a f t i n g t h e p o l i c i e s f o r t h e o p e r a t i o n s o f t h e f a c i l i t y. Po l i c i e s w i l l i n c l u d e t h e p r o v i s i o n s f o r C i t y s p o n s o r e d e v e n t s a n d p r i v a te l y s p o n s o r e d e v e n t s . A d d i t i o n a l l y, a r e s o l u t i o n w i l l b e a d o p te d e l i m i n a t i n g i nv o l v e m e n t b y e l e c te d o f f i c i a l s i n C i t y o f D o u g l a sv i l l e s p o n s o r e d s p e c i a l e v e n t s once the new facility is opened. - A s c o n s t r u c t i o n p ro g re s s e s o p e ra t i o n s w i l l b e f i n a l i ze d


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL ONGOING! I d e n t i f y n ex t ste p s to w a r d i m p r o v i n g t h e f u n c t i o n a l i t y a n d u s e o f J e s s i e D a v i s Pa r k . T h i s w i l l i n c l u d e t h e d e v e l o p m e nt o f a p h a s e d p l a n f o r c o n st r u c t i o n o f d e s i g n a te d f a c i l i t i e s i n t h e p a r k m a ste r plan.


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL ONGOING! P u r s u e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a n d i n i t i a t i v e s to s u p p o r t S m a r t C i t y initiatives. Future initiatives might include electric vehicle parking a n d c h a r g i n g sta t i o n s , a n d s o l a r o p t i o n s i n c i t y f a c i l i t i e s . - - S ta f f h a s m o n t h l y m e e t i n g s w i t h G A Po w e r to d e v e l o p a S M A RT Ro a d M a p a n d p o s s i b l e s o l u t i o n s f o r e l e c t r i c v e h i c l e p a r k i n g /sta t i o n s . - - S ta f f i s a l s o w o r k i n g w i t h A l l i a n c e f o r I n n o v a t i o n o n I n te l l i g e n t Communities initiatives.


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL ONGOING! A d o p t r e v i s i o n s n e e d e d to u p d a te t h e M a s s G a t h e r i n g o r d i n a n c e .


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL ONGOING! Move forward with supporting the Douglas County P3 initiative and e sta b l i s h m e n t o f t h e n e w b o a r d to i n c l u d e a p p o i n t m e nt s to t h e b o a r d b y t h e C i t y o f D o u g l a sv i l l e . - I n i t i a l B o a r d ( C h a i r, V C , S e c r e ta r y a n d Tr e a s u r e r ) a n d b y l a w s e sta b l i s h e d -Other board members will not officially join the board until 2021


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL ONGOING! C o n t i n u e to o p e r a te t h e C i t y i n a f i s c a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e m a n n e r. - G F OA B u d g e t A w a r d - T h e c i t y h a s p a i d $ 1 1 . 2 M i n D e b t i n t h e l a st 4 y e a r s . -Add Fund Balance Amount


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL POSTPONED! M o v e f o r w a r d w i t h d e v e l o p m e nt ste p s r e l a te d to c o n st r u c t i o n o f a h o te l i n s u p p o r t o f ex p a n d i n g u s e o f t h e C o n f e r e n c e C e n te r. T h e p l a n w i l l ta ke i n to c o n s i d e r a t i o n i n c l u s i o n o f a p o l i c e p r e c i n c t to meet the public use provision in the original land donation.


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL POSTPONED! S ta f f w i l l c o n d u c t a f u l l c o st a n a l y s i s , to i n c l u d e m e e t i n g w i t h t h e D o u g l a s C o u n t y Ta x C o m m i s s i o n e r, to a c c o u n t f o r a l l c o st s to b r i n g p r o p e r t y ta x c o l l e c t i o n s b a c k i n te r n a l l y to t h e C i t y.


Mayor – Council Goals 2020 GOAL POSTPONED D evel op a t r a n s i t i o n p l a n a n d i m p l e m e ntat i on ste ps fo r n ew I n s u r ance B r o ke r S e r vi ce s fo r t h e C i t y . --Further Discussion will be held in January 2021


Major Accomplishments -OLD MILL CLEAN-UP -OLD JAIL DEMOLITION/CLEAN UP -CEDAR MOUNTAIN ROAD FACILITY -COURTHOUSE SQUARE FACILITY -DALLAS HIGHWAY LCI STUDY -MILL VILLAGE PARK RENOVATIONS -CAPRAA ACCREDITATION -CONFERENCE CENTER AV RENOVATION (JAN 2021) -WAYFINDING SIGNAGE PLAN -BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN -ARTS MASTER PLAN/ PUBLIC ART COMMISSION -ALL-AMERICAN CITY FINALIST 2020


COVID – 19 Initiatives -TAKE CARE DOUGLASVILLE CAMPAIGN -COVID-19 INFORMATION CENTER (WEBSITE) -COVID-19 GUIDELINES TRAINING FOR BUSINESSES -DIGITAL SIGNAGE ROLLOUT/COVID SIGNAGE AT ALL CITY FACILITIES -VIRTUAL MEETINGS -VIRTUAL GA CITIES WEEK -PARKS AND REC PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES -FENCE ART


Graduate Fellow Projects • CORONAVIRUS GRANTS • FEMA/GEMA- $19,156.80 • DOJ- $62,680 • CARES ACT- $1.7 MILLION •

QUARTERLY PLANS PRESENTATION

• CONFERENCE CENTER AUDIT • CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN • ASSISTED ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER WITH: GA CITIES WEEK, SUPPER CLUBS, DOSE OF DOUGLASVILLE CITIZENS ACADEMY • CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON VARIOUS REQUESTS INCLUDING: NOISE ORDINANCES, SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES, PURCHASING POLICIES • EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM- CORE VALUES PROGRAM


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