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Spring 2019 Community Update on Smyrnas Strategic Vision Plan March 5 th , 2019 Agenda Welcome City Staff Presentation on Implementation Progress City Council Education Committee Tim Gould, Ward 6, Committee Chair Smyrna

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Spring 2019 Community Update

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Smyrna’s Strategic Vision Plan

March 5th, 2019

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Agenda

  • Welcome
  • City Staff Presentation on Implementation Progress
  • City Council Education Committee – Tim Gould, Ward 6, Committee Chair
  • Smyrna Youth Council
  • Community Health Committee – “Smyrna Streets Alive” Event
  • Campbell High School – Business Partners, CHS Journalism Club
  • Smyrna Education Foundation
  • Smyrna Citizens Academy
  • Smyrna United Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion
  • Community Housing Team – Georgia Initiative for Community Housing
  • Sustainability - Keep Smyrna Beautiful
  • Smyrna Historical Society
  • Questions

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Vision Plan Implementation Structure

Council Vision Committee

Resident Committees and Groups City Staff Implementation Team

  • Mayor Bacon, Chair

Mayor

  • Derek Norton, Mayor Pro-Tem

Ward 1

  • Maryline Blackburn

Ward 3

Community Partners

City Departments Resident Volunteers www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Progress Report – Envisio Planning Tool

This report was generated today, March 5, 2019.

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

  • 5 Goals
  • 16 Outcomes
  • 58 Action Items
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Outcome Level Progress Report – Envisio

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

This report was generated today, March 5, 2019.

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Resident Feedback Surveys - Polco

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

www.polco.us/Smyrna

  • Monthly resident satisfaction questions

repeat annually to track sentiment

  • 1330 responses since inception
  • Allows city to return to reach more

residents each month.

  • Increased communication is needed
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Celebrating Our Success

  • Inaugural Smyrna Citizens Academy in 2018
  • Creation of City Council Education Committee
  • Inaugural Smyrna Youth Council 2018-2019
  • Community Housing Team Accepted into

Georgia Initiative for Community Housing

  • First Smyrna Streets Alive event a success
  • 2nd Annual Meet and Greet for Peace Event
  • Creation of Campbell Business Partners

program and CHS Journalism Club

  • Creation of Restaurant Districts in downtown
  • $300,000 grant for Transit Feasibility Study
  • $200,000 grant for construction of Off-Road

Mountain Bike Park at North Cooper Lake Park

  • $30,000 raised by “Dancing with the Stars” of

Smyrna CHS Athletics Fundraiser Event

  • $7,000 grant for KSB Community Watershed

Improvement project at Lake Court Park

  • Implementation of Envisio planning tool
  • Initiation of Polco resident feedback tool
  • Adoption of a Sustainability Resolution

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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How to Get Involved

❑ Tune In to Stay Informed!

  • Facebook, newsletters, websites
  • www.SmyrnaVision.com

❑ Find what you’re passionate about ❑Community Groups ❑ Business Support ❑Volunteer with City or Community Partners ❑ Write Stories for Vision Website ❑ Share Your Professional Expertise / Services

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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City Council Education Committee

Tim Gould, City Council Member, Ward 6, Education Committee Chair

Committee:

  • Tim Gould, Ward 6, Chair
  • Maryline Blackburn, Ward 3
  • Susan Wilkinson, Ward 5

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Smyrna Youth Council

  • Youth leadership development and local government civic education
  • 2018-2019 Smyrna Youth Council is the city’s first
  • 11 high school students from Smyrna community, 3 schools
  • Annual application, open every August
  • Community sponsors welcome!

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov Members of SYC meeting State Representative Teri Anulewicz during a visit to Georgia State Capitol during 2019 General Assembly

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Community Health – “Smyrna Streets Alive”

Mary Groover, Resident lead Laura Bracci, Resident lead

  • Inaugural event in 2018 a success!
  • First Open Streets event in Cobb County
  • Looking at August 2019 for second event
  • Community partners and sponsors welcome!

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Campbell High School

Joshua Ford, Vice Principal, CHS Dan Penick, Teacher, CHS

  • Campbell High School Business Partners Program
  • CHS Journalism Club

Presentation: https://spark.adobe.com/page/L4iWpRars3w7w/

  • Community business partners and sponsors welcome!

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Smyrna Education Foundation

Kathy Young, Chair www.SmyrnaEducationFoundation.org

  • Volunteers welcome!

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Smyrna Citizens Academy

Jean Manki, SCA Graduate

  • Dr. Elesia Glover, SCA Graduate
  • Local gov’t civics education for residents
  • 8-week course + graduation
  • Inaugural Smyrna Citizens Academy

graduated in Spring 2018

  • 2019 SCA beginning next week!
  • Community sponsors welcome!

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov 2018 Smyrna Citizens Academy Graduating Class, being recognized during a meeting of the Smyrna City Council

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Smyrna United Task Force

Co-chairs: Mara Johnson and Justin Cook www.smyrnavision.com/SmyrnaUnited Mission: The Smyrna United Task Force works to build a more welcoming community whereby all residents' needs are recognized through candid conversations, forums to advance initiatives, and signature celebrations.

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Events

  • Past:

Meet & Greet for Peace

  • Current:

diverCITY (with the Smyrna Youth Council)

  • Future:

Community dialogues/cultural immersion

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How Can You Get Involved?

  • Attend a meeting!
  • First Tuesday of every month @ 6:30pm
  • Anyone is welcome to join whether you
  • Work in Smyrna
  • Live in Smyrna
  • Invested in the community
  • Volunteers and community sponsors welcome!
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Community Housing Team

Pastor Jeff Pennington of Smyrna First Baptist Church, Housing Team Member

  • Housing team accepted into Georgia Initiative for Community Housing in 2018
  • Attended first retreat in February 2019 in Valdosta, GA.
  • Next retreat in September.
  • Community partners and sponsors welcome!

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Sustainability - Keep Smyrna Beautiful

Janet Liberman, Director of KSB, City of Smyrna @KeepSmyrnaBeautiful on Facebook

  • Volunteers and community partners welcome!

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Smyrna Historical Society

Jennie Eldredge, Museum Manager, City of Smyrna

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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How to Get Involved + Questions

❑ Attend Meetings and Get Involved

  • Smyrna United Task Force - monthly
  • Community Health / Smyrna Streets Alive
  • Smyrna Arts Council
  • Smyrna Historical Society
  • Community Housing Team – bi-monthly

❑ Volunteer

  • Smyrna Schools (all levels)
  • Keep Smyrna Beautiful
  • Smyrna Education Foundation

❑ Apply to Participate:

  • Smyrna Youth Council (Fall 2019)
  • Smyrna Citizens Academy (Spring 2020)
  • Smyrna Citizens Fire Academy
  • Smyrna Citizens Police Academy

❑ Stay Informed:

  • Vision website (www.smyrnavision.com) and city

website (www.smyrnaga.gov)

  • City and Vision Facebook pages
  • City Administrator Newsletter, Vision Newsletter

www.smyrnavision.com www.smyrnaga.gov

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Contact Information

Tammi Saddler-Jones, City Administrator tsjones@smyrnaga.gov Scott Andrews, Assistant City Administrator sandrews@smyrnaga.gov Maxwell Ruppersburg, Spec. Projects Coord. mruppersburg@smyrnaga.gov Ashley Youmans, ayoumans@smyrnaga.gov Janet Liberman, KSB Director jliberman@smyrnaga.gov Jennie Eldredge, Museum Manager jeldredge@smyrnaga.gov