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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 01-27-2017 - Attachment 1 - Status Report on Goals and Policy Priorities Retreat Item - Monitoring and Evaluation of County's Goals BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS STATUS REPORT ON GOALS AND POLICY PRIORITIES January 2017 Applies to all goals • More aggressive social agenda • Bridge diverse cultural populations and values • Social Justice Values o Foster a community culture that rejects oppression and inequity. o Ensure economic self-sufficiency. o Create a safe community. o Establish sustainable and equitable land use and environmental policies. o Enable full civic participation. Goal 1: Ensure a community network of basic human services and infrastructure that maintains,protects, and promotes the well-being of all county residents. (Each Commissioner was allotted two votes for the priorities related to this goal) Policy Priority Accomplishments Pending Initiatives AFFORDABLE HOUSING (5 VOTES) • Provide decent, standard housing • Bond referendum • Request for Proposal options for all residents regardless adopted being developed for of household income level. • Quantitative goal set at funding and the use of • Identify funds to develop targeted 1,000 units over 5 years County owned land for number of units (set numerical • Specific unit goals affordable housing goal). established by income projects • Develop explicit plan to inform level • Mobile home strategy bond expenditures and other BOCC • Scoring criteria adopted • Land banking strategy affordable housing funding. for affordable housing • Emphasize energy projects efficiency • System mapping and improvements in repair gap identification and rehabilitation process for residents programs experiencing or at risk • Identify pet friendly of homelessness affordable options and strategy for pets surrendered as part of housing changes FAMILY SUCCESS ALLIANCE (3 VOTES) • Additional support to expand FSA • Interdepartmental • All County departments coordinate initiatives with Animal Services, Library, Retreat Item - Monitoring and Evaluation of County's Goals with efforts of FSA Transportation, Cooperative Extension, DEAPR to deliver programming • Additional funding approved in 2016-17 Budget COMMUNITY CENTERS(3 VOTES) • Decentralize community resources • Cedar Grove • Determine levels of through community centers Community Center open decentralized County • Provide food, hot meals, and and operational services to be offered essential services to residents in • Operating funds • Conduct community need. appropriated in 2016-17 needs assessment to • Complete Cedar Grove community Budget identify service center and explore service demand and expansion for community centers. benchmark participation goals • Identify and resolve potential transportation barriers to Center access • Increase hours of operation and programming working with neighborhood groups NON-PROFIT FUNDING (1 VOTE) • Review process and adequacy of • BOCC established • New process to review dollar amount. funding target of 1.2% outside agency funding of non-education applications general fund • Work with expenditures departments on • Outside agency funding outside agency funding policy adopted process; target augmenting and enhancing departmental services where appropriate AGING/MENTAL HEALTH (1 VOTE) • Convening including state • Maintenance of Efforts • Monitor Cardinal legislators on serious gaps in funds refocused on Innovations needs quality and quantity of long term County priorities in assessment process senior care, especially low-income criminal justice system • School assessment of Retreat Item - Monitoring and Evaluation of County's Goals seniors. and Social Services mental health needs of • Thorough review of services from • Cardinal Innovations students Cardinal. participation in Master Aging Plan development • Public Health needs assessment for mental health services • Criminal justice mental health work group created • Improved access to jail psychiatric treatment • Diversion of EMS patients experiencing mental health issues • Crisis intervention training for law enforcement • Community Paramedicine—assess living conditions and conduct physical assessment TRANSPORTATION (1 VOTE) • Identify initiatives or ways to • Study of transportation • Apply local funds to leverage current programs to help barriers for social address department break cycle of poverty services completed specific transportation • Employment as articulated by staff • New Transportation needs (crossed with transportation as Department created • Transportation strategy relevant). and Transit Director for individuals released • Survey of unmet transportation hired from jail/magistrate needs for education and • Resolve parking issues employment needs of low income at Chapel Hill residents, used to prioritize courthouse additional services. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC • Implemented • Explore Reentry SAFETY (Not originally identified by misdemeanor diversion Council for jail and BOCC) program for young prison releases in the people community • Racial justice task force • Pilot program for law and equity training enforcement assisted • Judicial District diversion as an Retreat Item - Monitoring and Evaluation of County's Goals Executive Council to alternative to arrest coordinate justice and citation activities • Review results of emergency radio system study and system implementation • Support efforts to assist in processing expungement applications • Investigate Courthouse monitor system for residents to access dockets, floorplans, etc. • Review data needs, collection, and information sharing across departments Goal 2:Promote an interactive and engaging system of governance that reflects community values. (Each Commissioner was allotted one vote for the priorities related to this goal) Policy Priority Accomplishments Pending Initiatives OUTREACH/INTERNET ACCESS (3 VOTES) • Review County hotspot • Continue upgrades to IT and explore program for community new outreach methods, including benefit/utilization old school methods, use of multiple language efforts. • Expand internet access through County hotspots or incentives to private parties. RESIDENTS ACCESS TO COUNTY (2 VOTES) • Human answering phone • Created public • Community Relations • Rumor page—stop bad information records request portal initiated website review flow • Implemented online and needs assessment • Make the website functional Financial reporting • Create educational • Communicate the role of a County portal campaign to communicate Retreat Item - Monitoring and Evaluation of County's Goals Commission role of County operations and services • Potential State of the County report—determine metrics for evaluation • Communicate key goals and improve messaging • Explore resident academy model for engaging and educating residents on County services • Discuss "open house" forum for County departments to highlight services • Provide more County service information in Community Centers INTERGOVERNMENTAL FUNDING • Tax equity study FORMULA(2 VOTES) underway with Towns to examine County/Town services and funding sources Goal 3:Implement planning and economic development policies which create a balanced, dynamic local economy, and which promote diversity, sustainable growth, and enhanced revenue while embracing community values. (Each Commissioner was allotted one vote for the priorities related to this goal) Policy Priority Accomplishments Pending Initiatives PARTNERSHIPS (2 VOTES) • Reinvigorate joint planning with neighbors • Initiated the • Joint economic • Partnerships with other governments, Chatham/Orange development staff, and residents Work Group incentive policy with • Staff participation in Town of Chapel Hill Mebane long range • Fiber installation planning cooperation and potential cost sharing ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT(2 VOTES) Retreat Item - Monitoring and Evaluation of County's Goals • Clarify what types of development are • SWOT Analysis for • Explore industry wanted and what infrastructure is needed Economic targeting • Increase in the number of living wage jobs Development Districts • Clarify allowable or opportunities for gainful employment and Commercial land uses in Districts (salaried positions) and options. Nodes • Plan for Breeze Farm lease implementation SUB-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT(2 VOTES) • Continue good work to fund priorities in other goals. • Target small business loan/grant fund to identified needs (i.e., childcare). Goal 4:Invest in quality County facilities, a diverse work force, and technology to achieve a high performing County government. (Each Commissioner was allotted one vote for the priorities related to this goal) Policy Priority Accomplishments Pending Initiatives HOUSING LIVING WAGE FOR ORANGE • Analysis of$15 per hour • Funding COUNTY STAFF (4 VOTES) wage rate completed recommendation in FY 2017-18 Budget SUPPORT THE MANAGER'S INTERNAL • Manager's STRATEGIC INITIATIVES TO ENSURE recommendations for QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL internal initiatives funded KEY PRIORITIES (3 VOTES) in the FY2016-17 Budget Goal 5:Create,preserve, and protect a natural environment that includes clean water, clean air, wildlife, important natural lands, and sustainable energy for present and future generations. (Each Commissioner was allotted one vote for the priorities related to this goal) Policy Priority Accomplishments Pending Initiatives INCLUDE LOCAL AGRICULTURE AS KEY • Lands Legacy Program, • Continuation funding for TO UNMENTIONED"OPEN SPACE." (6 18 farms and over agricultural conservation VOTES) 1,700 acres of prime easements provided in FY farmland conserved 2016-17 Budget and FY through perpetual 2016-21 CIP. Interest easements that serve remains high in Voluntary as de facto open Agricultural District space. Many farms program. Retreat Item - Monitoring and Evaluation of County's Goals used proceeds or tax credit savings to reinvest in their farm infrastructure. • Voluntary Agricultural District program has also enrolled 73 farms and almost 11,000 acres in farmland conservation. DEVELOP PLAN FOR RESIDENTS AND • Greenhouse Gas • Participation in Interlocal FARMERS AND BUSINESSES TO Emissions inventory Clean Energy Working PREPARE FOR AND ADJUST TO EFFECTS and forecast Group, looking at solar and OF CLIMATE CHANGE (1 VOTE) completed. other initiatives. Goal 6:Ensure a high quality of life and lifelong learning that champions diversity, education at all levels, libraries,parks, recreation, and animal welfare. (Each Commissioner was allotted two votes for the priorities related to this goal) Policy Priority Accomplishments Pending Initiatives EDUCATION:AT-RISK CHILDREN (5 votes) • Initiated study • Increase support to expand pre- committee on Pre-K kindergarten services programming • Continue to close the achievement gaps and end the school to prison pipeline. CONNECT STUDENTS TO COMMUNITY • Funded Durham • Review scholarship COLLEGES(4 VOTES) Tech scholarship eligibility criteria; program potentially expand to • Created DSS include more than Navigator position recent high school to connect training graduates needs with Durham Tech courses MOVE TOWARD A JOINT EFFORT WITH TOWNS ON PARKS AND TRAILS DEVELOPMENT(2 VOTES) INCREASE COLLABORATION BETWEEN • School participation SCHOOL DISTRICTS (1 VOTE) in five year financial Retreat Item - Monitoring and Evaluation of County's Goals forecast BOND REFERENDUM (1 VOTE) • Smooth bond process for • Both bonds educational facilities and affordable approved housing per goal 1 • Scoring criteria • Identify criteria for bond approved for referendum projects—schools and affordable housing housing projects FUND K-12 AND COMMUNITY • Funding targets COLLEGES AT LEAST AT 2015-16 LEVELS achieved in FY2016- (1 VOTE) 17 Budget