CommUNITY 2030

Public health and economic sustainability are the top priorities for this fiscal year.  

We must strive to be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the community.

Therefore: 

Finally, to the extent possible, we will continue to work on several FY21 initiatives and actions that were not fully accomplished due to the public health and economic disruptions caused by COVID-19.

Under Consideration (U)

Under consideration / no action taken at this time

Advocating (E)

Encouraging and supporting others to act/no direct City action 

Planning (P)

Preliminary planning by City staff underway 

Active (A)

Dedicated City staff time towards action (approved funding)

Suspended (S)

Temporally suspended due to changing circumstances

Completed (C)

Primary objective achieved / Project substantially complete 

Not Considered (N)

Action item deemed no longer strategically relevant

Goal

Initiative

Department

1^st

Qt.

2^nd

Qt.

3^rd

Qt.

4^th

Qt.

SG1 Sustainable Urban Planning

1.02.002.0003

Conduct and complete the East Street FBC and SAP

Planning

A

A

A 

1.03.002.0001

Continue to implement residential compost pilot and determine direction for scaling to Citywide operation

Sustainability

A

A

1.03.002.0002 Begin process for Green Bank feasibility study

Sustainability

P

P

P 

SG2 Social Well-Being

2.01.001.0002 Renovate 100 S. Market Street - HHS permanent supportive housing facility and soup kitchen

Housing and Human Services

A

 A

A 

2.02.001.0005 Implement flood resiliency projects (Army Corp)

Engineering

A

A 

A 

2.04.001.0001 Secure Westside Regional Park improvements via external partnerships

Office of the Mayor and Parks and Recreation

A

A 

A

2.04.001.0002 Return Affiliated Minor League Baseball to the City of Frederick  

Department of Economic Development and Office of the Mayor

A

A 

A 

2.04.002.0001 Complete the Parks Master Plan

Parks and Recreation

A

A 

A 

2.04.002.0004 Commence implementation of the Parks Master Plan including improvements to parks in Equity Emphasis Areas

Parks and Recreation

P

P 

P

2.05.002.0002 Design and construct a Westside Health Center

Housing and Human Services and Office of the Mayor

A

A

A

SG3 Safe and Vibrant Community

3.01.004.0002 Continue implementation of the Vacant Property Ordinance

Code Enforcement

A

A

A 

3.01.005.0004 Create policies and install additional security cameras in City parks and public spaces. 

Office of the Mayor

P

P

P 

3.01.005.0005 Design and construct City Hall Safety Improvements

Office of the Mayor

P

P 

A 

3.01.005.0005 Fully implement the FPD body worn camera program

Frederick Police Department

C

-

- 

- 

3.01.007.0002 Design and construct a new police headquarters

Frederick Police Department and Office of the Mayor

A

A

A

3.02.002.0003 Secure public amenities through P3 development on surplus City land

P

P

P

3.02.002.0004 Secure final agreements required for the Downtown Hotel and Conference Center

A

A

A

SG4 Competitive Employment

4.01.001 Ensure that City Government employees are provided competitive salaries, benefits, and work schedules.

4.01.001.0002 Continuously evaluate employee pay and benefits for City government employees

(HR)

A

 A

4.04.001 Evaluate City polices and procedures to support diversity and inclusion strategies

4.04.001.0001 Complete the Diversity and Inclusion Master Plan (D&I Plan) and implement recommendations

(HR)

A

 A

4.04.001.0002 Establish a new City staff position focused on diversity, inclusion, and minority affairs.

(OM)

C

4.05.002 Invest in the summer youth work program and City Internships to train and connect workforce to employers

4.05.002.0001 Establish a standardized student internship program to gain experience within City departments centralized through Human Resources

(HR)

C

4.05.002.0002 City government to coordinate with local colleges and universities to offer student internships

(HR)

P

A 

4.05.004 Support and grow entrepreneurial incubator/accelerator programs

4.05.004.0001 Provide small business micro-grants to defray the negative economic impacts of COVID-19

(DED)

C

SG5 Enhanced Mobility

5.01.004 Adjust regulations to include all modes of mobility

5.01.004.0002 Complete Mobility Fee Study

(Engineering)

A

 A

5.03.001 Advocate for high quality effective and efficient local public transportation options

5.03.001.0001 Complete the Downtown Parking and Circulator Study and consider implementation of the recommendations

(DED, Parking)

A

C 

SG6 Civic Engagement

6.01.001 Enhance communication between government and the Neighborhood Advisory Council (NAC)

6.01.001.0001 Implement consistent NAC notification channel/newsletter

(Communications)

A

 A

6.01.001.0002 Improve NAC websites to be of greater resource to NACs

(Communications)

A

 A

6.01.001.0003 Convert NAC social media pages to align with social media policy and to promote more significant conversation and collaboration

(Communications)

A

A 

6.04.001 Ensure translation/interpretation services are available at City functions for the deaf and for whom English is not their primary language

6.04.001.0001 Launch bi-lingual pay program to aid in on-site translation services

(Communications)

A

P 

6.04.001.0002 Invest in and launch technology to expand closed captioning services for public meetings

(Communications)

A

 A

6.04.001.0003 Invest in and launch technology to expand translation services at our customer/residents service desks and locations

(Communications)

A

C