2024 Fort Pierce Strategic Plan Update - May 2024

FORT PIERCE 2024 STRATEGIC PLAN

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ƒ Outdated Ordinances

ƒ Language Clarification

ƒ Streamlining Processes

ƒ P-Card

ƒ Construction Manager-at- Risk

ƒ Time for Legal Review

ƒ Establishment Veterinary Clinic

ƒ Noise Impact on Current Development Project(s)

ƒ Liens Issues

ƒ First Contact for Nuisance Violations

ƒ Sign Attached to Poles/Signals/ Stop Signs

ƒ Timely Disposal of Pick-Up Signs

ƒ Signs Associated with City-Support Events

All ordinance revisions are progressing as planned. The Nuisance Abatement draft ordinance will be presented to the City Commission in June 2024

ƒ Standardized Job Descriptions

ƒ Homestead Cap Growth: 2%

ƒ Millage Rate

ƒ Increasing Operating Costs

ƒ Population Growth

ƒ Growth in Demands for Service

ƒ Average Households: $300Annual Contribution to Ad Valorem Taxes

ƒ Finding Quality City Workforce

ƒ Very Competitive Labor Market

ƒ Limited Organization Capacity for Additional Work

ƒ Changing Workforce Expectations

ƒ Future Use of AI by City

ƒ Residents Lack of Understanding City Services, Finances and Taxes, Growth Impact

ƒ Contracting for City Services

ƒ Link to Boundary Discussion

ƒ Growth

ƒ Increasing Traffic Volume

ƒ Working with St. Lucie County

ƒ Working with FDOT

ƒ Identification of Roads

ƒ Funding Mechanism for Projects

ƒ Project Timing

ƒ County CIP for Roads and ROW

Corridors are being identified, showing ownership, right-ofway size, existing features and lane configuration. Proposed improvements will follow along with

KEY ISSUES

ƒ Dark Areas in Community – Lights Out – Noticed by our Residents

ƒ Decorative Lighting – Procurement 8-12 months Delays

ƒ Requests for Replacement Lights

ƒ Enhanced Coordination: UA and Public Works

ƒ Revised Replacement Process

ƒ Follow-Up: Work Completed

ƒ Timely Repair and Replacement

ƒ Regular Nightly Street Light Inspections

ƒ Street Light Design Alternatives

ƒ FDOT Lighting Requirements

ƒ Community Dialog and Explanation to Residents

ƒ Street Light Inventory

ƒ Street Light Inventory Space

ƒ Additional Cost for Inventory

ƒ Funding

ƒ Population Growth

ƒ Growing Demands for City Services

ƒ Dynamic Economic Environment

ƒ Interest Rates

ƒ Increasing Operating Costs

ƒ Increasing Project Costs

The process for the budget preparation begins in May. The proposed budget meetings and workshop schedule dates will be provided to the City Manager no later than Friday, May 10th.

ƒ Homeless

ƒ Harbor Point/Park Point Park Plan

ƒ Row Management and Maintenance

ƒ Annexation

ƒ Delaware Avenue Update

ƒ TRC Development Process

ƒ Opioid Abatement Strategy

ƒ Quiet Zones

ƒ Legal Framework

ƒ Coordination with St. Lucie County

ƒ Use of Funds

ƒ Capital Needs of Police Department

ƒ 90 Day Notification Requirement

The consultant is in the process of finalizing Inventory and LOS calculations, which includes buildings, land, vehicles and equipment. Thereafter the existing level of service (LOS) will be calculated. Law enforcement services based on land use demand and the current cost of adding law enforcement capital assets in Ft. Pierce. The calculation of LE impact fees will be compared to those adopted by other nearby or similar jurisdictions.

KEY ISSUES

ƒ City Engineer

ƒ Police Chief

ƒ Marina Director

ƒ City Manager with Plan

The City Manager has executed plans for two (2) Deputy City Managers to provide additional expertise and leadership in the Administrative Services and Public Services realm of municipal operations. Both Deputy City Managers will be educated and trained in municipal administration with a goal of professional credentialing by ICMA.

MILESTONES

1. BRIEFING REPORT: Update on Management Succession Status and Upcoming Next Steps 7/24

Responsibility: City Manager

ƒ Equipment for Maintenance

ƒ Temporary Solution with Private Sector

ƒ Significant Maintenance Needs

ƒ No Bids on RFP – Little Interest in Private Sector

We continue to have successful results utilizing the time and material contract with Econolite Systems. Information being gathered for evaluation report.

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TEAMSTERS

ƒ Negotiations meeting currently underway

PBA OFFICERS

ƒ Initial meeting scheduled for June 22, 2024

PBA SERGEANTS & LIEUTENANTS

ƒ Initial meeting scheduled for June 22, 2024

MILESTONES

ƒ Equipment Order Time and Delivery

ƒ Parking Regulations

ƒ Alternative Schedule

ƒ Resource Needs

ƒ Service Level(s)

ƒ Link to Beauty Community

ƒ Community Expectations

The new street sweeper is scheduled to be delivered on June 24, 2024.

The report will be presented to the City Commission at the Commission Day Meeting in August 2024.

Responsibility: Deputy City Manager - Public Services

ƒ City Policy

ƒ City Employee Expectations

ƒ Emerging Workforce Expectations

ƒ Consistency within City Government

ƒ Impacts on City Operations and Processes

REMOTE WORK/FLEX SCHEDULING

ƒ In progress.

ƒ New considerations have caused us to rethink our approach. We have discussed this internally and will make revisions to present it to the City Manager.

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ƒ Focus on Commercial Areas

ƒ Residential Areas not Cost Effective for the City

ƒ Legal Restrictions

ƒ Utilities as an Incentive

ƒ Ability of City to Service

ƒ Squaring City Boundaries

ƒ Urban Services Boundary Review

ƒ Voluntary Annexation

Street – Phase II (Georgia Avenue to Orange Avenue) plans are currently being revised and prepared for construction bidding. This work is scheduled to be completed by September 2024. This work is being done in anticipation of a grant award from the state legislature in the amount of $2,000,000.

Action Item 3 : Lincoln Park Corridor Redevelopment/Zoning Code Revision - Update Report and Adoption

ƒ Zoning Code Revision KEY ISSUES

ƒ Entrance

ƒ Lot Size

MILESTONES

ƒ Design Standards in Legal Review once approved will be scheduled for the Planning Board.

ƒ Approved by the Technical Review Committee in May.

Action Item 4 : Neighborhood Identity and Branding - Consultant Selection and Neighborhood Identification

ISSUES

ƒ Outcomes

ƒ Best Practices

ƒ Neighborhoods

ƒ Methodology

ƒ Costs

ƒ Funding

Due to the extended time of completion regarding the continuing services contracts, the dates for the following milestones have been amended. Once the contracts are executed, staff will request scopes for this project.

MILESTONES

KEY ISSUES

ƒ Port Zoning

ƒ Stakeholder Meeting

ƒ Working with St. Lucie County

Scheduled for Planning Board review at the June 10, 2024 meeting.

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ƒ U. S. 1 Pedestrian Crossing at Avenue “A”

ƒ 2nd Street Festival Street

ƒ Marina Square Improvements

ƒ Veteran’s Park Improvements

Proposed improvements are being evaluated for safety and functionality. Coordination with FDOT is necessary for the first project.

MILESTONES

ƒ Legislative Changes

ƒ Affordable Housing

ƒ Accessory Dwelling Units

ƒ Small Lots

ƒ Transportation Concurrency

ƒ Zoning Categories

Requested scope from consultants to issue letter of determination to the State by October 2024. MAY 2024

MILESTONES

ƒ Link to Joint Meeting with St. Lucie County Commission

ƒ Outcomes

ƒ Options

ƒ City Actions

ƒ County Project

ƒ Segment: 17th to Hartman

ƒ Service Level

ƒ Contract

ƒ Implementation

ƒ Service Boundary Expansion ƒ 7 Day a Week Services

Progressing as planned. Boundary expansion begins June 1, 2024, and the new hours of operation will begin June 17, 2024. Press release and public outreach will take place throughout the month of June 2024.

Action Item 10 :

Permitting

Construction

Plans have been submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) and the Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE) for approval. We are anticipating final review and approval by December 2024.

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Projects

ƒ Outcomes

ƒ Parking Pilot

ƒ Jetty Park

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ƒ At the May 6, 2024 meeting, the City Commission directed staff to enter negotiations with PCI Municipal Services.

ƒ Presentation to be made to the Commission with recommendations for the contract in June.

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KEY ISSUES

ƒ Proactive Marketing

ƒ Telling the City’s Story

ƒ Continue to Enhance the Image of Fort Pierce

ƒ Promoting “Small Town Feeling”

ƒ Showcasing City Government

ƒ Showcasing Fort Pierce Community

ƒ Need for Community Market Analysis – More Informed Community

ƒ Marketing beyond Departmental Capacity

ƒ Best Practices – Public and Private

ƒ Message for our Community

ƒ Changing Perceptions/ Misperceptions of Fort Pierce

ƒ Ad Agency to Market Fort Pierce

ƒ Marketing: to our Community and Outside World

ƒ Major Topics

ƒ Partnership with FPUA

ƒ Community Partners

MILESTONES

MAJOR ATTRACTION MARKETING

ƒ Ongoing and in progress. MARKETING CITY SUCCESSES

ƒ Ongoing and in progress PROACTIVE MARKETING

ƒ In progess. A potential source has been identified that we may have a piggyback opportunity from as they worked with other Florida cities. MAY 2024 update

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ƒ Town Hall Meeting – Unstructured Agenda ƒ Outreach to Residents

ƒ Findings

ƒ Learning Points

ƒ Potential Actions

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ƒ Reaching out to Youth

ƒ Increasing Costs

ƒ Expectations of City Government

ƒ Cost Recovery

ƒ Parking

ƒ Fee Structure

ƒ Types of Events

ƒ City Role

ƒ City Degree of Support

ƒ Funding Mechanisms

ƒ Impacts on Daily Operations

ƒ Community Building – Residents Involved and Meeting Residents

ƒ Market Analysis: City Fee Structure

ƒ Facility: Size, Needs, Renovation or New

ƒ Link to Downtown Master Plan

ƒ Fort Pierce Yacht Club Lease of City Building

ƒ Link to Seaplane Facility

ƒ Location with Water View

ƒ Resolution for Program

ƒ Costs/Fees

ƒ Criteria: Heroes

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ƒ Desired Outcomes

ƒ Problems/Opportunities

ƒ Best Practices

ƒ Program Options

ƒ City Role

ƒ Costs

ƒ Funding Mechanism

ƒ Foreclosed Property and Direction

ƒ The City Attorney’s office is reviewing the current foreclosure process with recommended changes to be considered for approval by the City Commission.

ƒ DCM-Public Services is meeting with the Community Response Director to discuss the next steps.

ƒ The reenergizing of civic groups that have “adopted highways” for litter control is currently underway.

MAY 2024 update

ƒ Housing Authority Property

Conditions and Appearance

ƒ Property Management

ƒ Compliance with City Codes

ƒ City Role

ƒ Lack of Maintenance

KEY ISSUES

ƒ West of 33rd Street

ƒ 17th Street to Kings Highway

ƒ FDOT Control of Roads

ƒ Outside City Limits

ƒ Unattractive Corridor

ƒ Orange Avenue, 32nd Street east to US 1 will be under construction beginning May 2024. The FDOT contractor will provide safety upgrades throughout the corridor to include ADA accessibility upgrades, lighting improvements and pavement resurfacing. The duration of construction will be 259 days, ending July 2025.

ƒ Orange Avenue from 32nd Street to Lamont Road is scheduled to start preliminary design in the Fall of 2024. Improvements will include ADA accessibility upgrades, lighting improvements and pavement resurfacing.

MILESTONES

ƒ Concept Definition

ƒ Desired Outcomes

ƒ Major Problems

ƒ Frequent “Flyers”

ƒ Best Practices

ƒ Compliance/Enforcement Tools

ƒ Special Magistrate Expectations and Contract

ƒ City Role

ƒ Landlord Responsibilities

ƒ Landlord Accountability

ƒ Landlords Putting the Burden on Tenants

ƒ Impacts on Renters

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Progressing as planned. Artist and property owner agreements are expected to be presented to the FPRA Board at the July 9th meeting.

Action Item 7 : Annual Beach Renourishment - St. Lucie County and U. S. Army Corps of Engineers -

ƒ St. Lucie County Project ƒ

(2025)

FPRA is working with Port Director to determine best path to coordinate a funding distribution schedule and determine the preferred method of funding toward the project. The Port Director has suggested an interlocal agreement between FPRA and SLC, they are discussing internally.

ƒ Maintenance Requirement

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Preliminarily scheduled for Technical Review in July. May 2024

MAY 2024 update

ƒ Scheduled for Technical Review Committee approval May 2024.

ƒ Currently under legal review.

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ƒ Resources for Daytime

ƒ City Role

ƒ St. Lucie County Role

ƒ Community Needs

ƒ Community Resources

ƒ Scope of Services

ƒ Partner: Operator

ƒ Location

ƒ Costs

ƒ Funding Mechanism

ƒ Facility Design

ƒ Hotel/Motel Option and Purchase

ƒ Mobile Unit: Scope of Services and Design

ƒ One Centralized Location

ƒ Homeless Veterans Housing Options

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The City Manager’s Office is working closely with Treasure Coast Homeless Services Council and St. Lucie County to identify a feasible site location for a facility while at the same time exploring potential partnerships with local houses of faith, social service agencies, and mental health providers to offer services in the interim.

MILESTONES

ƒ Community Needs

ƒ Gaps

ƒ Current Programs/Activities

ƒ Level of Participation

ƒ Locations

ƒ Potential Additional Programs/ Activities

ƒ Youth Recreational Trends

ƒ Youth Recreational Realities

ƒ City Role

ƒ Capital Needs

ƒ Costs

ƒ CIP Plan for Sunrise Theatre

ƒ Sunrise Theatre Found Ownership of Building

ƒ Major Facilities

ƒ Sunrise Theatre Operating Model

ƒ Marquee Upgrade

ƒ Sunrise Theatre Foundation

ƒ Operator

A Request for Proposals for the Lease and Operational Management of the Sunrise Theatre in Mid-June 2024. The Sunrise Theatre Advisory Board will be asked by the City Manager to serve as the Evaluation Committee for this RFP.

ƒ City Retention of Land Ownership

ƒ Building Condition

ƒ Community Historic Traditions

ƒ Development Options

ƒ Length of Contract

ƒ Contract End Date ƒ Financial Component

ƒ Phase 1 – Marina Expansion

ƒ Phase 2 – Internal Basin

Awaiting a meeting to be set up between the Marina staff, Engineering and Tetra Tech to review the contract MAY 2024

Construction contract is currently being reviewed by legal. Final City Commission approval anticipated in June 2024. Improvements will include vehicular parking, golf cart parking and four (4) pickleball courts.

ƒ 501c3 Creation

ƒ Park Yard Upgrade

ƒ Clinic Opening

ƒ Clinic Voucher Program ƒ Funding Mechanisms

ƒ Fort Pierce Paws for Progress, Inc (FPPP) has been officially established. They can begin receiving donations in June.

ƒ Approval of the clinic bid received, and Purchasing is working on the construction contract.

ƒ Request sent to Finance to open a restricted fund for donations specific for the clinic (both direct and through the FPPP.

ƒ Pre-construction meeting to be held in June.