GLYNN COUNTY SHORT TERM WORK PROGRAM SUMMARY X Comm Dev Staff

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1 West Glynn LAND USE Develop and expand village overlay X Comm Dev, consultant Develop a Conservation Subdivision Ordinance or updated Planned Unit Development Ordinance. X Comm Dev Develop residential infill ordinance for X Comm Dev West Glynn Plan for a series of potential community nodes to serve the largely residential development occurring in this area. X Comm Dev Feasibility Study for Impact Fees to fund Infrastructure X Comm Dev, consultant $35,000 County Development regulations will be revised to establish standards which address buffering, landscaping requirements and consideration of the removal of trees. Develop design and landscape standards for industrial development that is visible from major corridors or X Tree Board, Comm Dev sensitive land uses. Update county subdivision regulations to reflect the Georgia X Comm Dev $130,000 County Department of Natural Resource's Green Growth Guidelines. Develop a Groundwater Recharge protection ordinance. X Comm Dev Development regulations shall be adopted that establish design X Comm Dev, consultant $50,000 County criteria for commercial and multi-family developments. Develop corridor design guidelines for the Demere, Frederica, and X Comm Dev, consultant Kings Way corridors Administer and enforce subdivision regulations, building codes, X X X X X Comm Dev Fees, County zoning ordinance requirements. Page: 2

2 NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES Establish a long term historic preservation program involving researching eligibility for National Register Nominations and the establish of historic districts. Designation of Historic Districts. Prepare and adopt regulations for Historic Districts. Develop a Wetlands Protection Ordinance based on Georgia DNR standards. X X X Comm Dev, Coastal Georgia Historic Society X X Comm Dev, Coastal Georgia Historic Society X Comm Dev, CGRDC County, DNR/HPD Marsh Encroachment Study X Comm Dev $50,000 County, Coastal Incentive Grant Implementation of Marsh Study findings X X X X Comm Dev $100,000 County, Coastal Incentive Grant Develop tree protection ordinance X Comm Dev County Update the Floodplain Damage Prevention Ordinance. X Comm Dev, CGRDC Develop a beach access policy and ocean scenic view preservation X Comm Dev policy. Central Glynn Central Glynn Develop plan for preservation of Altamaha Canal; develop a Master Plan for Altamaha Linear Park Preserve county control of the Altamaha Canal and invest in its rehabilitation. X X Comm Dev, Public ; $150,000 Works X X X X X Comm Dev, Parks Unknown Develop a Tree Protection Ordinance. X Comm Dev Assist in the restoration of County-owned historic properties. X X X X X Facil Mgmt TBD County, DNR/HPD, DCA Consider hiring development review staff dedicated to enforcing X X X X Comm Dev $60,000 annual County, development environmental regulations and ordinances fees Continue closure and post-closure activities on discontinued land fills X X X X X Pub Wks, Engineering, Administration County, grants Page: 3

3 Port of Brunswick Central Glynn Airport & FLETC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Develop transportation studies to resolve parking and other problems limiting economic development. Special study of US 17 from I-95 to Brunswick. Utilize Glynn County GIS to organize and depict infrastructure in a manner easily available. Develop a consolidated source of public facility capacity, fees, taxes, site information and agency contacts. Develop "green" standards which describe the characteristics or criteria for desirable industrial development for Glynn County. Cooperate with Development Authority efforts to market to target industries in communications, transportation, general machinery, and high tech Continue to support the clean-up of existing hazardous waste sites and the prevention of new pollution. Collaborate with other counties in the region to take advantage of economic development opportunities associated with the Port of Brunswick, including the selection of preferred sites for port-related development. Collaborate with the Georgia Ports Authority to establish benchmarks for Port productivity and monitor the effectiveness of the Port relative to those benchmarks. Work with community partners to develop and/or expand technical centers, charter schools, community colleges and job corps within Central Glynn. Support joint community efforts to develop the new charter career technical school. X BATS $20,000 County, GDOT X GIS, Dev Svcs Team County X X Dev Svcs Team, Facil Mgmt X Comm Dev, Dev Authority County, DCA County X X X X X Bd of Comm $1.55 mil County X X X X X Comm Dev X X X X X BWKEDA, Comm Dev BWKEDA X X GPA, BWKEDA BWKEDA X X X X X Glynn Co. Schools, Bd of Comm, Comm Dev X X X X X Glynn Co. Schools, Bd of Comm, Comm Dev Page: 4

4 HOUSING Administer regulations to ensure housing quality X X X X X Comm Dev County, fees Revise and implement new ordinance requirements as needed. X X X X X Comm Dev Fees Evaluate available housing rehabilitation programs and implement X X X X X Bd. Of Comm County, DCA those that are appropriate Enforce health, on-site sewage and groundwater recharge X X X X X Comm Dev, Bd of County, fees requirements. Health Central Glynn Encourage rehabilitation of the housing stock in Glynn County X X X X X To Be Determined County, DCA Page: 5

5 COMMUNITY FACILITIES Information Technology/Geographic Information Systems IT/GIS - Fly County - update aerial orthophotography GIS $60-80,000 County IT/GIS - Continue to develop Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to X X X X X GIS County, DCA support County mission. IT/GIS Keep the County's Records Retention Program in compliance with the standards of the Georgia Department of Archives and X X X X X Clerk, Admin County History. Public Safety PS - Maintain the state-of-the-art automation of case management in X X X X X Police/Fire TBD County the Police and Fire Departments. PS - Ensure that Fire Department equipment is in compliance with X X X X X Fire TBD County, GEMA, FEMA national standards and codes. PS - Public Safety Vehicles - Police Cars X X X X X Public Works/Fleet $3.05 mil SPLOST 4 (Tier 1) Transportation - Transit and Demand Management West Glynn Evaluate the feasibility and impacts of developing a second causeway to St. Simons Island. Develop a transportation strategy for improving connections between West Glynn and the other areas within the County that may include the extension of new arterials into West Glynn. Evaluate opportunities for public transportation with a focus on transportation to and along. X BATS County, BATS X X BATS County, BATS X X X GDOT, Pub Wks, Engineering, Comm Dev federal, state & county Create a traffic management plan for key intersections along. X BATS County, BATS Develop and implement a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategy for travel to St. Simons Island. X BATS County, BATS Page: 6

6 Central Glynn Transportation - Roads TR - Initiate a program for traffic counts to identify traffic growth trends TR - Continue programs to beautify the SPUR 25 and Highway 17 Corridor. X Pub Wks, GIS TBD County, BATS X X X X X Pub Wks, Engineering, Comm Dev TR - Seek appropriate funding for traffic safety programs. X X X X X Pub Wks, Engineering, Comm Dev TR - BATS TIP - County road safety projects X X X X X GDOT, Pub Wks, Engineering, Comm Dev Stormwater Management (Drainage) TBD County, GDOT County, GDOT $500,000 County SM - Master County Drainage Plan X X Pub Wks, Engineering $80,000 County Feasibility Study for Stormwater Utility X X Pub Wks, Engineering $80,000 County SM - Storm Drains Improvement/Upgrade X X Pub Wks, Engineering $500,000 SPLOST 4 (Tiers 2&3) SM - Develop NPDES II Plan (as required by US EPA) X X Pub Wks, Engineering $80,000 County SM - Implement NPDES II Plan (as required by US EPA) X X X X Pub Wks, Engineering TBD County, fees, grants Solid Waste SW - Assist in public educational programs regarding solid waste techniques and regulations. SW - Implement a new Solid Waste and Waste Reduction System - Pay As You Throw (PAYT) X X X X X Utilities $50,000 County, grants X Utilities County Page: 7

7 Blythe Island Blythe Island Parks & Recreation Develop a Master Plan for Blythe Island Regional Park, which considers the development of additional recreational facilities, access and parking, and areas to be set aside for protection and/or lowerimpact uses. Research the potential long-term demand for marina and boat facilities at Blythe Island and plan expansion of these facilities accordingly. Consider the feasibility of a county-owned tree farm/nursery at Blythe Island Regional Park in order to provide plant material for county properties throughout Glynn County. X X Comm Dev, Parks,consultant X Comm Dev, Parks, consultant X Comm Dev, Parks $250,000 County, fees $30,000 County Blythe Island PR - Blythe Island Park Improvements X X X Parks $325,000 SPLOST 4 (Tiers 2&3) Negotiate a joint access agreement with Glynn County Schools for X Comm Deve, Parks, school recreational facilities. Encourage schools to be developed for Glynn Co Schools multiple purposes and to serve as community centers. Develop a plan for marinas, boat access, access to waterways, and wetlands close to existing population centers PR - Construct reliable beach crossovers, fishing piers, floating docks and boat ramps in County parks where appropriate. X Parks, consultant $50,000 County X X X Public Works, Facil Mgmt, & Parks Implement a county-wide inland marina/boat ramp program. X X X Pub Wks, Engineering, Comm Dev PR - Provide handicap-accessible passive recreational opportunities throughout Glynn County. TBD TBD County, GDOT, FLWC X X X X X Facil Mgmt. County, GDOT PR - Provide reliable public beach access on St. Simons Island X X X X X Facil Mgmt. TBD County, GDOT, FLWC PR - Maintain bike paths and sidewalks on St. Simons Island and the X X X X X Public Works County, GDOT mainland Page: 8

8 Utilities Ut - Sewer Rehab/Upgrade X X X JWSC $1.61 mil SPLOST 3, GEFA I, enterprise fund Ut - Water Rehab/Upgrade X X X JWSC $325,000 enterprise fund Ut - East Beach W/S X X JWSC $2.066 mil SPLOST 3, enterprise fund, & SPLOST IV Develop long term water supply plan. X X JWSC Ut - Watershed Assessment X JWSC $125,000 enterprise fund Ut - - New WWTP (North End) X X JWSC $4.5 mil SPLOST 4 Ut - Watershed Assessment MLS X JWSC $125,000 enterprise fund Ut - W/S Mainland Upgrade X X JWSC $4 mil SPLOST 4 Investigate developing new infrastructure hubs instead of attempting X Comm Dev, JWSC West Glynn to tie into existing facilities. Research the feasibility of creating a new growth center to guide the direction and location of new development. Ut - Lift Stations Upgrade X X X X X JWSC $5,914,804 SPLOST 3 & 4, GEFA II Page: 9