ENVISION ATHENS FY2019-FY2023 Short-Term Work Program 5-Year List of Programs/Policies/Plans Activities to implement the Envision Athens Action Agenda

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Topic: HOUSING Coordinator H1. Target challenged multi- ACCGOV- Housing and Community Development, Athens Housing Authority, • Prioritize affordable housing via SPLOST family developments for Initiative for Advantage Behavioral Health Systems, Live Forward, Athens Homeless Coalition, allocation at an adequate level in order to major redevelopment, Community Interfaith Hospitality Network, Veteran’s Administration, Athens Area Homeless make a measurable impact ($4 million per especially mixed-income. Housing Shelter, Habitat for Humanity (ReNew Athens), Athens Land Trust, Clarke County year) Multi-family has shifted over the (GICH) Team • Initiate implementation of at least one multi- School District, ACC Code Enforcement, Development Authority of the Unified past 30 years. A boom in in-town family affordable housing development by student options has left many Government of Athens-Clarke County, Athens Area Board of Realtors, Athens the year 2023 older student housing complexes Wellbeing Project, UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences: Georgia with diminishing rents and • Implement policy to support mixed income Community Housing, Private developers (local), Athens Apartment Association, related disinvestment. These housing within new residential developments properties present an opportunity Land Bank Authority, Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, Mayor and Commission, • Evaluate ACC property for purposes of for well-planned redevelopment ACCA Council on Aging, Athens Downtown Development Authority, Bigger Vision, mixed income residential redevelopment that incorporates diverse housing Salvation Army, EACDC, HCDC, The Sparrow’s Nest, landlords • According to Athens Wellbeing Project data, options, captures greater real increase number of Athenians who estate value, and provides more experience housing as a budgeting factor affordable options for low income less than 30% of their salary or working income residents. The community can begin by creating • Through code enforcement, improve multi- an inventory of vulnerable family housing conditions to ensure safety properties and considering and habitability strategic purchases when available. Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Coordinator Topic: EDUCATION EC1. Equip young people in Clarke LSGT’s, Parent Advisory Board, PTO/A’s, Great Promise Partnership, Family Athens-Clarke County with County Connection: Communities in Schools, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, • With CCSD, students will demonstrate the skills needed to thrive as School Athens Made, Four Athens, Real LEDGE, ACC GOV, Athens Land Trust, Athens increased emotional intelligence across the citizens and to succeed in District/ Boys & Girls Club, NEGA Business Alliance, YMCA, YWCO, Chess & Community, 5 core competences (CASEL) career pathways that are Athens Girls Rock Athens (Mokah Johnson), Nuci’s Space, , • An increasing number of students across sustainable, adaptable to Community Piedmont College, UGA, Foothills Charter School, Manufacturers’ Roundtable, Clarke County will participate in dual credit changing workforce Career Double Helix, Waseca, Athens Montessori, Athens Christian, Monsignor Donovan, coursework conditions, and that provide Academy St. Joseph's Catholic School, Downtown Academy, Girl Scouts, Boy Scout, Strong • Students’ social networks will be assessed optimum economic mobility Girls; Youth athletic leagues (Athens United Soccer Assoc., Athens baseball and addressed via eco-mapping and social leagues, youth football teams), Athens Tutorial Program, Clarke County Mentor Strategies: networking strategy with staff support -Provide learning opportunities for Program, OASIS, ACC Library, Pinewoods Library, Congregations, UGA SSW • Career pathways will be engaged by an children that will enable them to Tony Mallon, Jennifer Elkin (Nellie B/Rolling Ridge) and Michael Robinson increasing number of students, in which successfully enter the workforce (i.e. (potential professors in residence at CCSD), Action Inc., Empowered Youth students select, engage, and complete a GPP, ACCA, UGA, ATC, PC) Mentoring (UGA School of Education), Eckerd Connects Paxen, Women to the pathway to employment during their school -Identify the employee gaps of local World, NEGA Regional Commission, United Way careers industries and teach classes to • Attendance will increase among students middle and high school students that engaging in career pathways will provide them with skills relevant to these gaps (via CCSD, UGA, • CCSD students will have access to an ATC, PC, Four Athens) Athens specific occupational outlook inventory -Expose students to businesses • Clarke County will demonstrate an increase earlier in academic trajectory to plan vocationally in number of internships and apprenticeships available to students -Integrate learning opportunities for • An increasing majority of students will leave young people with economic high school with a resume and cover letter development goals for the community so that local high school • An increasing number of students will be graduates have received training engaged in the workforce or further that enables them to straight to work education after high school in ACC (i.e. coding, industry needs, • Career related speaker sessions, business hospitality industry, etc.) partnerships will increase • An increasing number of students will apply for FAFSA and to college Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Coordinator(s) Topic: SOCIAL SERVICES SS1. Address poverty by Athens Piedmont College, Northeast Georgia Regional Commission, ACC targeting unemployment Technical Economic Development, Action, Inc., Bread for Life, Goodwill ATC: and underemployment by College (ATC) GoodBiz program, Vocational Rehab, Manufacturer’s Roundtable, Retention: 74% (Current: 69%) educating and training Georgia Department of Labor, The Ark, Action Ministries, HCD, Job Placement: 95% adults for successful Bread for Life Athens Land Trust, Salvation Army SOAR, DFCS: TANF, Field Placement: 90% (71%) careers within an ever- (BFL) Accountability Court- Judge Auslander, UGA, Athens Homeless changing workforce. Coalition, Economic Justice Coalition, Business owners (e.g. Peter BFL: Innovative Dale), Interfaith Hospitality Network, Athens Area Homeless Shelter, 30 people in one year will graduate from the program, gain Health Care Congregations, Interfaith Table (Paul Baxley), Advantage Behavioral employment in the industry, or further their education Address poverty by Institute (IHCI) Health Systems, Athens Day Reporting Center, Athens Diversion targeting unemployment and Center, Casa de Amistad, NEGA Business Alliance, Athens Area IHCI: underemployment by Chamber of Commerce, Eckerd Connects, CCSD’s ACCA, United 2018: 75% will complete the program and become certified and will training and preparing adults Way of NEGA, The Latin American Association, IHN, East Athens have employment for vocational success in Development Corporation, Sparrow’s Nest, Bigger Vision Abundant 2019: 80% high demand careers. Life, ACC Library, United Way, Athens Wellbeing Project, DECAL, 2020: 85% Family Connection- Communities in Schools Of students placed successfully in jobs, 90% job placement 6 month The community will focus on follow up special populations- including returning citizens, SERVE Athens will support these outcomes via: people who are chronically 1) Highlighting the work of these 3 lead coordinators unemployed, young people 2) Partnering with CCSD to increase teacher and counselor emerging from high school- experiences with technical education (2019-20 PL Day) and prepare them for 3) Partnering with CCSD and ATC to host field trips for students vocational success by to provide on-site experience with technical education illuminating potential career 4) Implement accessible and relevant job fairs in underserved paths, providing necessary Athens neighborhoods training, and inspiring the next generation to achieve. It will consider current programs by Action Inc., Bread for Life, and others, and how these might partner with employers to put more trained people to work in Athens. This action will take into account the limited ability to attract employers to the area.

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Topic: TRANSPORTATION Coordinator TR1. Support bike and pedestrian ACCGOV Citizens Committee (Tony Eubanks): • Approval of master plans by November 2018 infrastructure through respective master Transportation TSPLOST, SPLOST, Bike Athens (Tyler • Advance four Tier 1 pedestrian projects using plans. & Public Dewey), , Oconee TSPLOST funding Works- Drew Rivers Greenway (Nat Kuykendall), • Advance four Tier 1 bicycle projects using TSPLOST The Bike Athens’ update to its 2001 Bike Master Raessler Complete Streets, Rails-to-Trails/Firefly funding Plan and Community Pedestrian Plan provides a Trail Committee (Andy Herod, Mark • Advance West Broad Pedestrian Improvements host of improvements to the original document Ralston), GDOT, ACCGOV Leisure including: a clearer philosophical approach; best- • Creation of an interactive transportation map, to be Services (Kent Kilpatrick), Convention made available on ACC website practice designs, low-cost solutions, and perhaps and Visitors’ Bureau, City of Winterville, most importantly, an updated list of community- • Utilize all relevant planning efforts including the MOVE approved priorities. The implementation of the Georgia Bikes (Elliot Caldwell), Athens collaborative to ensure that, whenever plan’s recommendations will be supported through Pinewoods (Aida), EADC (Trevor Ross), possible, transportation planning optimizes the public and private investments. CCSD (Tawanna Mattox), Carol Myers, complementary relationship between pedestrian, Athens Area Council on Aging, Multiple bicycle, and transit modes. Choices, Hope Haven, Georgia Options • Create a Vision Zero Action Plan • Implement two greenway projects to increase connections (both to other transit and destinations) • Host Open Streets event promoting movement in ACC • Establish an ACC Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator position supported by a Citizens’ Advisory Council • Select and commission design for remaining Tier 1 projects • Complete entire pedestrian network by 2040 • Platinum bicycle friendly community by 2050

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Coordinator Topic: ENVIRONMENT E1. Achieve goal of 20% of County as protected ACCGOV – UGA, Oconee Rivers Greenway greenspace. Sustainability Commission, UOWN: Upper • By December 2018, every area contributing to Office- Oconee Watershed Network, greenspace will be mapped and classified as: The community should continue to preserve a significant Andrew Georgia Dept. of Natural perpetually protected, unlikely to change, or at- portion of its agricultural and open land in perpetuity, but also Saunders Resources, Environmental risk consider methods for “greening” its urbanized areas. Projects Organizations: Athens and • Outline next steps, if any, needed to meet the could include pocket parks, tree plantings, green Oconee Trust, UGA SSW 20% goal and to ensure protection infrastructure, or other initiatives. Sherri Miller (environmental • By February 2019, ACC will have achieved

justice), Athens Land Trust, 20% of County as protected greenspace Keep Athens Clarke County Beautiful

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Topic: ECONOMIC Coordinator DEVELOPMENT ED1. Create a comprehensive ACCGOV Athens Technical College, Clarke County School District, Piedmont economic development plan. Economic College, ACCGOV, Athens Community Career Academy, Four Athens, • By December 2018, ACC will have a roundtable for Development Great Promise Partnership, Athens Made, Development Authority of the ACC economic development vision and branding Create a plan to continue the Department, Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Athens Downtown • By March 2019, ACC interested entrepreneurs with improvement of coordination and Athens Area limited access will engage in a symposium to support Development Authority, NEGA Business Alliance, Georgia Power, Georgia cooperation of Athens entities Chamber of emerging and expanding businesses operated by concerned with economic growth Commerce EMC's, Manufacturer's Roundtable, Downtown Athens Business underrepresented entrepreneurs and the attraction, creation of jobs Association, The Hatch, East Athens Business Leaders Association, West • Continue to connect underrepresented entrepreneurs to which offer wages that support a Athens Business Association, City of Winterville, NEGA Regional opportunity via academies and workshops (e.g. Macon normal standard of living for Commission, The Classic Center, The Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, Bibb Contractor’s Academy) workers. PARMC, St. Mary’s, UGA, Draft Brewers Association of Georgia, Hot • By April 2019, ACC will have the benefit of a fully

Corners: Homer Wilson, Dawg Gone Good BBQ; Morton, Beau Shell: Lil expanded and inclusive MOB Directory This action includes the following: Ice Cream Dude, FBLA, UGA Society of Entrepreneurs, Williams and • By June 2019, Envision Athens, the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, and ACC Economic Associates (engineering), RAI Steele, Entrepreneurship Center at UGA, -Create a collective vision and Development will collaborate with relevant partners to common branding for economic Terry Leadership Fellows Program, UGA SSW Tony Mallon, Mary Caplan, survey, synthesize and report experiences of a diverse development ACCUG’s David Boyd array of ACC business owners re: impediments or challenges to doing business in ACC. -Offer strategies to connect workers • By end of year 2019, a comprehensive economic with employers’ needs; offering development plan will be complete and ready for training to fill industry needs in implementation Athens • Prioritize land acquisition and improvement fund via SPLOST ($15 m) - Create opportunities for • Connect the UGA Innovation study to private underemployed, unemployed, and employment sector within ACC (combine this and vulnerable sectors of the population previous item)

• Establish a “best ‘practices” roundtable for Economic - Ensure businesses and industries Development organizations and professionals understand the advantages of Athens’ populations • Increase year over year (YOY) the number of jobs created - Consider the diversity of the • Increase year over year (YOY) average weekly wages community- related to race, socio- • Increase year over year (YOY) number of new projects economics, etc.- to craft equitable • Increase year over year (YOY) number of expansions policies

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Coordinator Topic: ARTS & CULTURE AR1. Measure economic The Athens Athens Cultural Affairs Commission, ACCGOV -Economic Development By February 2019, CREATE Athens will have impacts of arts, culture, and Convention & Department, Lyndon House, , Athens-Clarke Heritage synthesized data from existing sources to heritage tourism to inform Visitor’s Foundation, Classic Center Foundation, Downtown Athens Business present quantitative data capturing how arts, Athens' economic development Bureau Association, Educates, AthFest, City of Winterville, Winterville culture, and heritage tourism impacts the strategy Arts Council, The Athens Area Arts Council, Athens Area Chamber of local economy in Athens-Clarke County. Commerce, Georgia Tourism- Project Manager Mark Beechuk, Georgia What’s the dollar value of a Department of Economic Development (researcher), Historic Heartland painting or a concert performance? Regional Project Manager, UGA Warnell School of Forestry (Bynum How do you measure the collective Boley), Piedmont College Hospitality and Tourism Program: Dr. Mark impact of Athens arts and cultural Newman, UGA College of Agriculture: Agritourism, Fred Smith: Black scene? These are difficult History Bowl, Elizabeth Platt: BHL, Historic Preservation, WXAG: questions, but are critical to Yvonne McKethan, Hot Corners: Tawanna Mattox, Homer Wilson, protecting and advancing the arts Athens Technical College: Dr. Jackie Wilson, ACC’s Jeff Montgomery, in Athens. In order to better Andrew Ratcliffe with Tweed Recording, Ryan Lewis with Kindercore highlight the importance of the arts, the community should seek to Vinyl, Seth Hendershot, East Athens Dance Center, Pinewoods Library, quantify their impact. Though an UGA Museum of Art, Athens Made, UGA’s Music Business Certificate exact dollar value may be hard to Program, Athens Rising, Athens Popfest, Lamar Dodd School of Art, determine, there are metrics Flanigan’s Portrait Studio, Athens Historical Society available for measuring their effect. Whether it is the number of events, hotel stays, or some other figure these data should be regularly collected to understand the current state and health of the scene. This can help spur future investment and document the related return. The community should set five, ten, and twenty year goals based on benchmarks to be sure the arts and cultural scene continues to grow.

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Coordinator(s) Topic: LAND USE LU1. Develop zoning ACCGOV – Georgia Initiative for Community Housing (GICH) Team, HCD, Athens standards and incentives to Planning Housing Authority, Athens Behavioral Health Systems, Athens Area • Development of amendments to the zoning ordinance to address design and density, to pursue develop and/or redevelop Department, Homeless Shelter, Habitat for Humanity, Athens Land Trust, Clarke redevelopment of quality, affordable multi-family quality multi-family options Planning County School District, Mayor & Commission, Development Authority of options for a diverse group. Commission the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Athens Area Board of • Focus upon RM’s 2 and 3 (multi-family residential) Realtors, Athens Area Homebuilders’ Association, UGA (School of to zone to increase density beyond 50 Public and International Affairs, Business, Geography), Northeast bedrooms/acre There is a need for greater diversity • Utilize the current special district overlay standards of housing products throughout the Georgia Regional Commission, Federation of Neighborhoods, Land to create districts that allow for increased County. Multi-family developments Bank Authority, UGA SSW Mary Caplan residential densities (especially on the periphery of the • Within the Atlanta Highway corridor input process, community) should be integrated consider opportunities for workforce housing into surrounding neighborhoods • Continue to pursue collaborative opportunities with and include a range of price points private sector developers to create increased from affordable to workforce to quality, affordable housing market-rate. The movement of student housing preferences from the periphery of the campus to downtown should be studied and older developments should be allowed to redevelop to provide more diversity in housing options.

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Coordinator(s) Topic: HEALTH HE1. Develop an effective ACCGOV Police Clarke County Sheriff’s Office; Benchmark; UGA Police; UGA: • A reduction in the number of people in mental health crisis and co- mental health crisis response Department; Fanning, Schools of Social Work, Public Health, Human Development occurring disorders who are booked into jail (or taken directly to team. Advantage and Family Sciences; Public and private mental health providers: UGA hospitals/medical care facilities) Student Health Services, Family Counseling Services, Samaritan • A reduction in the length of time people in mental health crisis and co- Behavioral occurring disorders stay in jail (or hospitals/medical care facilities) Communities are typically well- Health Systems; Counseling Center; Athens Area Health Network; CCSD; Mercy Health Center; Athens Nurse's Clinic, Athens Neighborhood Health Center, • A reduction in the number of people in mental health crisis and co- positioned to deal with medical occurring disorders returning to jail/ hospitals/medical care facilities Piedmont Athens Health Department, Commencement Center (addiction recovery emergencies related to physical • An increase in the number of people released from jail and/or Regional; St. centers), ACC Justice and Mental Health Collaborative; Homeless and health, but less so for mental Mary’s; CCSD; hospitals/medical care facilities who are connected to community-based health crises. Athens should Poverty Coalition; Pathways; UGA ASPIRE Clinic, Judge services and supports ACC Fire become a leader in this regard, Auslander’s court, Community Care Clinic (Prince), Hospital • Reduce the average number of 1013 classified patients per month in acute and continue to develop a Department emergency departments, Rutland Academy, Nuci’s Space, ACC care hospital settings due to improved connection to outpatient services response team to deal with a range Council on Aging, UGA SSW: Lee Cornelius (health disparity), and improved outpatient crisis treatment of mental health emergencies. This Tiffany Washington (aging population), Rosalin Campbell • Reduce repeat mental health consumer utilization of Emergency includes wraparound services that (African American congregations and mental health), Ryan Departments accompany the patient from the Mobray (Advantage Behavioral Health- opoid crisis), Shifa • Increase referral tracking and follow up to insure the patient is connected with outpatient care incident through discharge and Clinic, St. Mary’s CIMA recovery. The community’s • Create and implement a data sharing mechanism among mental health hospital systems have begun work responders to optimize safety and person center responses via a on this initiative and should partner continuum of care (mental health ecosystem) with ACCPD for implementation. • Implementation of integrated practice units involving multiple agencies to provide cooperative mental health and medical care in a safer mental health facility • Reduce the amount of time that children and adolescents wait at the local hospital to be transported to a mental health facility when needed

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Coordinator Topic: INFRASTRUCTURE I1. Repair and replace public ACCGOV Public GDOT, Federal Highway Administration, • Corridor redevelopment infrastructure assets commensurate Utilities Madison, Athens-Clarke, Oconee • Pass SPLOST 2020 with substantial infrastructure renewal with physical deterioration. Department Regional Transportation projects (Frank Stephens), Study (MACORTS) Committee, ACCGOV • Consistently deliver capital projects in a timely manner In order to maintain the economic value and Transportation & Mayor & Commission consistent with the Service Delivery Plan reliability of public assets, sustained Public Works • Sustainably fund the Live Stream Replacement Program reinvestment, replacement and Department (Drew • Reclaim and replace Runway 9/27 rehabilitation must keep pace with the Raessler), Central • Invest in the renewal of Bishop and Memorial parks deterioration of those assets. This will also Services (David • Sustainably fund the Live Stream Pipe Replacement avoid an expensive backlog of capital Fluck), and Program, Pavement Management Program, Bridge maintenance. These assets include Leisure Services Maintenance Program, and Signal Replacement Program pavement, bridges, traffic control devices, (Kent Kilpatrick) • Related to: storm water conveyance structures, water 1. Roadways: 70% of all lane-miles in good or lines, sewers, parks and facilities. excellent condition

2. Bridges: Average bridge sufficiency rating greater

than 80 (as determined by GDOT inspections)

3. Signals: Average traffic signal age less than 15-

years

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Coordinator Topic: NEIGHBORHOODS N1. Utilize neighborhood schools as CCSD LSGT's, Family Connection – Communities • Assess current use of CCSD facilities for the purpose of hubs for diverse school and in Schools, Federation of Neighborhoods, considering increased neighborhood engagement neighborhood engagement. Youth Development Task Force, • Evaluate diversity of facility use and consider impediments Neighborhood/Homeowner Associations, to usage or access by any under-represented group Schools are a natural, central location for Athens Wellbeing Project, Network for • Create and implement a mechanism to require ongoing effective engagement and service delivery. Southern Economic Mobility, Athens evaluation of equity in facilities usage These facilities provide a comfortable, neutral Housing Authority, HCD: EADC/HCDC, location and help remove psychological or • Translate facility use form into Spanish and make readily Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation, available to Latinx potential users physical barriers for community members who Georgia Conflict Center, ACCPD, CCSD might be less likely to be engaged. During the • Communicate usage of CCSD facilities by highlighting Envision Athens engagement process, meetings Police, Boys and Girls Club, Great Promise community events hosted therein were held at schools throughout the community. Partnership, CCSD Parent Advisory Board, • Identify opportunities for expanded use of CCSD facilities These events attracted hundreds of residents Youth athletic leagues (Athens United (in collaboration with ACC Leisure Services and other and reflected the significant diversity of Athens. Soccer Assoc., Athens baseball leagues, partners) Generally, attendees felt more comfortable youth football teams), ACC Leisure sharing ideas in this setting and were more Services, UGA Office of Service Learning, likely to invite friends and family along. The Athens Technical College, Neighborhood community should continue to utilize these watch programs, UGA SSW Rebecca facilities in this way and take advantage of these Matthew, IHN, Athens Wellbeing Project, assets. Action Ministries Smart Lunch Smart Kid

Lead Additional Organizations Success Measure Coordinator Topic: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CE1. Create gathering spaces that are ACC Leisure Athens Downtown Development Authority, • Increase community awareness of the 20% of ACC trails which are available and accessible to all. Department Neighborhood Associations, ACCGOV easily accessible Leisure Services, All Inclusive Recreational • Promote the availability of ADA aides, ASL interpreters, and Create new and revitalize current spaces so Sports (AIRS), Athens Anti-Discrimination Athens Creative Theatre opportunities to increase usage among that they are available and accessible to all. Movement, Athens Immigrants’ Rights ACC participants with special needs Coalition, Athens Community Agenda, • Increase participation in ACC arts programs that are low-cost/free In a vibrant community, people get together. Great Athens Area Chamber of Commerce, NEGA in partnership with CREATE Athens and ACC Leisure Services public spaces are magnets for people and help Business Alliance, ESP, Athens Anti- them strengthen their personal connection to where • Partner with MOVE Athens and Athens Transit to consider Discrimination Movement; City of Winterville, transportation access to Sandy Creek Nature Center and Park, as they live and who they live with. In Athens, the Youth athletic leagues (Athens United Soccer community should continue to cultivate these well as other accessible programs (ACT) spaces at all scales and in every part of the County. Assoc., Athens baseball leagues, youth • Promote the P.L.A.Y fund and similar opportunities among CCSD From the rural areas to downtown, leaders should football teams), ACCPD outreach division, parents and other potential supporters demand room for public gatherings spaces UGA College of Environmental Design, • Increase the number of households with walking or public transit whenever possible. A recent project announcement Neighborhood watch groups and Next door access to a park or trail from 24% to 30% from Southern Brewing Company to build an app for communication, Athens Wellbeing outdoor amphitheater provides a great example of Project, Athens Area Council on Aging, this kind of project. Multiple Choices, Hope Haven, Georgia Options, Georgia Council of the Blind, OLLI

Lead Coordinator Additional Organizations Success Measure Topic: SAFETY SA 1: Develop and implement ACCGOV Police Piedmont ARMC, St. Mary’s (National EMS), ACCGOV Transit and strategic plans to enhance Department, Fire & Transportation & Public Works, ACC Animal Control, Organizations • Increase levels of trust and confidence in coordinated delivery of public Emergency serving vulnerable populations, at risk for any potential abuse (children, public safety, according to self-report via safety services. Management, Sheriff’s aging, individuals with disabilities, etc.), Neighborhood watch groups, UGA Athens Wellbeing Project data Office; UGA Police; SSW: Joon Choi (Chay), Adrian Baldwin-White (campus safety), David • Increase level of self-reported safety that Corrections Facility Okech (human trafficking), Michael Robinson (school resource officers), people experience in their neighborhoods VERSUS Prevent Child Abuse Athens, The Cottage, Project Safe according to National Citizens Survey • Increase communication via a public safety SA1 Provide and identify sufficient roundtable convening on a regular basis funding to implement the Athens- • Collaboratively seek solutions to address the Clarke County Police Department needs of individuals who have high Strategic Vision Plan. frequency of involvement with public safety • Support the steps necessary to create and SA8 Develop a Fire & Emergency implement strategic plans for public safety Services Strategic Plan to enhance • Increase the availability of expert mental and grow fire service delivery in health support through public safety delivery area of significant medical for people with mental health conditions emergency. • Utilize performance based probation to support re-entering individuals with safe paths to success • Provide a dedicated school counselor to serve as a liaison for public safety departments • Provide fire safety information to CCSD students at appropriate elementary level • Pursue 90% goal of number of 911 calls answered within 10 seconds • Increase certified EMT’s within ACC Fire Department staff YOY • Complete the hazard mitigation plan

Lead Coordinator Additional Organizations Success Measure Topic: AGRICULTURE AG 1: Within Athens' East side, ACC Cooperative St. Mary’s, Piedmont Athens Regional, Athens • In partnership with Athens Wellbeing Project, establish a consistent and sustainable Extension Farmers Market, Athens Land Trust- West Broad investigate food insecurity at the household and venue for fresh food Farmer's Market: Young Urban Farmers, neighborhood level to determine and pursue the Wholesome Wave, UGArden, East Athens most relevant and impactful strategies for Athenians PREVIOUS: Establish an Eastside Business Leaders Association, Clarke County • Increase household access to fresh food by offering Farmer’s Market. Farmers Roundtable, LEAD Athens (Athens Area low cost and relevant consumer options (e.g. CSA Chamber of Commerce), East Athens box weekly) within specific Athens Eastside Increase access to fresh, locally grown food at Development Corporation, CCSD: Hilsman and neighborhoods experiencing food insecurity “pop-up” locations regularly, connecting Cedar Shoals HS FFA, 4-H, ACC Economic • In partnership with ACCPD, provide fresh food producers directly with customers, and Development, City of Winterville, UGA SSW Anna access and relevant education and awareness via providing healthy food. A coalition of Scheyett and Dean of Ag., Sherri Miller, ACCA community actors should address the community cookout events underserved East side in this regard Culinary Arts Program, Covenant Presbyterian, • Connect the need for fresh food with an FEAST, First Baptist Church entrepreneurial opportunity on Athens Eastside, establishing a storefront or mobile market opportunity to increase both economic and nutrition opportunities • Support a farmers’ market in Winterville