June 17, 2024: Strategic Performance Report

JUNE 17, 2024

DR. EMMANUEL ADEDIRAN

INTERIM CITY MANAGER

I am pleased to transmit the 23rd installment of the Community Building Leadership Team’s (CBLT’s) Strategic Performance Report (SPR). Please see attached.

HISTORIC COLLEGE PARK GOLF COURSE

We closed out the month of May with Spring in full bloom. The staff has been hard at work implementing some exciting changes to our golf course. I am delighted to report that we continue to see a steady increase in the number of golfers visiting daily. We can thank the favorable weather conditions. Furthermore, the new merchandise has been well received, with great feedback on the styles and variety of options.

Currently, our Golf Course General Manager is becoming PGA certified as a Class A member in General Management. Becoming PGA certified will aid him in possessing additional knowledge, skills, abilities through the combination of d ti t l i th iti

The Georgia International Convention Center, The Gateway Center Arena and the Historic College Park Golf Course reported the following year-to-date revenues: The Georgia International Convention Center reported $12,134,695.39 or 107.8% of the adopted budget. The Gateway Center Arena reported $1,522,536.52 which is 72.85% of their year-to-date adopted budget. The Historic College Park Golf Course reported year-to-date revenues of $336,311.58 equivalent to 82% of adopted budget.

Hotel and Vacation Rental Fire Safety While there are fire safety regulations in place for hotels and motels, homes and apartments used as vacation or short-term rentals are not regulated to the same extent.

HUMAN RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT

OPEN ENROLLMENT

We are pleased to announce that Open Enrollment for Benefits will take place from June 17 to June 21. Informational sessions will be held at 10 AM and 2 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Please note that on Tuesday, June 18th, the session will end early at 12 PM.

It is mandatory for all City Employees to attend Open Enrollment and at least one of these sessions, even if you are not planning to make any changes to your benefits. This year, we are switching our Medical, Dental, and Vision providers to Anthem, and it's crucial that everyone is informed about the new plans and changes.

Recruitment

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

NEW CITYWIDE CAMERA UPGRADE

We are happy to report that (4) cameras have been installed at Phillips Park and the other test site will be on Old National Pkwy. Councilman Gay loves the new cameras. The Chief of Police and I reviewed the new cameras yesterday. We will be adding our access to FUSUS dashboard once this project is finished.

CYBER SECURITY TRAINING

Great news! We are now at 92% completion thus far with the Cyber Security training. I contacted the Mayor/Council and Department Heads to remind them to finish. All accounts that are not complete were deactivated on Monday June 10th.

SEE CLICK FIX(311)

We are now ready to launch our “See Click Fix” app. The goggle app. that runs the Android has been fixed. This will allow our citizens, staff, and guests to report any issues (abandoned cars, high grass, down trees, etc.) they see around our city.

Kameron Preston will do a quick overview of the technology on Monday, June 17th, at the Council meeting.

CHARLES PHILLIPS WI-FI

We are eager to report (4) cameras are now working in Charles Phillips Park. Most notably one of them is pointed toward the new basketball court. Other cameras will also be installed at the park. We also have a camera at Barrett Park and several cameras on Old National Pkwy.

PARKS, RECREATION, AND CULTURAL ARTS

THE 1ST ANNUAL COLLEGE PARK JUNETEENTH

The City of College Park will host its first annual Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 19th. The event day outline will include a parade down Main Street starting at Truist Bank, starting at 10:00 am and ending approximately at 12:00 pm at the Subway on Main Street. Following the parade will be a movie on the Auditorium lawn from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm, featuring the movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”. From 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm will be a Vendor Fair and Kids’ Zone. Ending the day will be Music on the Lawn from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm featuring New South Playaz. We invite all to come out and join in the parade and the festivities to bring the community together for this citywide event.

It was a fantastic event in which was electrifying. So much fun to see the senior performing and encourage all.

Transportation buses will be available at the Wyatt Recreation Center located at 2300 Godby Road and at Phillips Park located at 4400 Herschel Road, to the Public Safety Building located at 3717 College Street. The buses will run throughout the day, from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, to bring the community to the celebration.

POLICE DEPARTMENT

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

On June 12, 2024, The College Park Police Department held Part II of the free Women’s entitled Fundamentals of Shooting at the Godby Road Police Precinct located at 2330 Godby Rd, College Park, GA 30349. Part II of the symposium was designed to help women of marksmanship that are essential for ensuring an accurate shot, consistency between shot accuracy, and the safety of those around the firearm user. The experienced Packing Pretty covered everything from stance or platform, grip, draw, sight alignment and sight picture, follow trigger management, breathing, follow through, and recovery.

Those ladies who attended the class were given an opportunity to shoot on our high-fidelity firearms simulator which provides unmatched realism, fully immersing users.

CRIME/FELONY ARRESTS [SEE FULL REPORT FOR FULL LISTINGS]

2216 Godby Rd (Chevron), Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance/ Possession of a Firearm by a Felon. A College Park Special Operations Investigator, while conducting patrols, observed two males seated in a vehicle outside the location. Upon approaching the vehicle, a strong odor of Marijuana emitted from inside the vehicle.

Both individuals were detained and charged with thirty (30) Fentanyl pills and the passenger was charged with firearm; two subjects were taken into custody.

2450 Old National Hwy (Baymont Inn & Suites), Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance/Possession of a Firearm by a Felon/Possession of a Firearm during a Felony. A College Park Police Officer, while conducting patrols, made contact with a male and female who were loitering outside of the building. After a field investigation was conducted both individuals were taken into custody for 1.27 ounces of Marijuana.

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

At Public Works, our office occasionally gets inundated with sales and marketing calls. Companies persistently promote their products and services, asserting that they provide the ideal solutions for our business needs. Faithfully, our Executive Assistant manages these calls, but one company caught her attention. The Building and Grounds team has raised concerns about marking our city’s football and baseball fields. Specifically, they’re questioning whose responsibility it is to do the marking, the time required, and the impact it has when diverting crew members from their regular duties. These concerns led us to explore a product introduced by one of our marketing callers:

TinyMobileRobots. Introducing the New TinyLineMarker Pro X (youtube.com) Click the link.

We’ve communicated with Recreation about this tool. The goal is to collaborate with Recreation regarding this machinery and eventually introduce this product to the Mayor and Council.