CITY OF PENSACOLA MAYORAL TRANSITION COMMITTEE REPORT MARCH 4, 2019 PRESENTED TO MAYOR GROVER ROBINSON, IV FROM THE CITIZENS OF PENSACOLA COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: QUINT STUDER CONTENTS MAYOR’S MESSAGE .................................................................................................................................................. 4 CHAIRMAN’S SUMMARY ......................................................................................................................................... 5 KEY OBSERVATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 6 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 12 CRIME AND SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................... 13 SCOPE OF REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 13 KEY OBSERVATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 14 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 15 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 20 BARRIERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 20 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................................................................. 21 SCOPE OF REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 21 KEY OBSERVATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 22 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 22 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 24 BARRIERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 24 EDUCATION ................................................................................................................................................................. 25 SCOPE OF REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 25 KEY OBSERVATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 26 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 26 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 28 BARRIERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................................................... 30 SCOPE OF REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 30 KEY OBSERVATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 30 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 31 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 34 BARRIERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 35 FINANCE..................................................................................................................................................................... 36 SCOPE OF REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 36 CURRENT SNAP SHOT ......................................................................................................................................... 37 KEY OBSERVATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 37 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 37 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 42 BARRIERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 42 2 GOVERNANCE .......................................................................................................................................................... 43 SCOPE OF REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 43 KEY OBSERVATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 44 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 47 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 49 BARRIERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 50 GOVERNMENTAL EFFICIENCY ............................................................................................................................. 51 SCOPE OF REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 51 KEY OBSERVATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 52 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 53 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 55 BARRIERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 55 LEGAL ......................................................................................................................................................................... 56 SCOPE OF REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 56 KEY OBSERVATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 57 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 57 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 59 BARRIERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 59 NEIGHBORHOODS ................................................................................................................................................... 60 SCOPE OF REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 60 KEY OBSERVATIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 60 RECOMMENDATIONS ......................................................................................................................................... 61 MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT ........................................................................................................................