Strategic Plan

Strategic Action Plan 2023-2025

Strategic Business Unit

Hilton Head Island Town Council (HHITC)

Plan Details

Plan period: from 01/01/2023  to 31/12/2025

A strategic action plan presents in sufficient detail the intended activities of staff and associated agencies necessary to successfully implement the policy directions of Town Council in furthering the Town’s Mission. By clearly identifying agreed upon Focus Areas in this Plan and the corresponding Strategic Initiatives within these Focus Areas, the Town will be able to: ^^ 1) Define new projects and strategic initiatives and ensure that they are matched to appropriate staff and Town resources; ^ 2) Develop appropriate operating budgets; ^ 3) Identify and prioritize capital improvement projects or revisions to existing projects; ^ 4) Create realistic project schedules that are in-line with established Town Council priorities; and ^ 5) Develop accountability within the project implementation process by communicating the status of active strategic initiatives and by creating measurable analytics that are clear indicators of successful performance.

Plan submitted by:

Owen Ambur

The Strategic Action Plan (Plan) will be updated annually as a road-map for staff to follow while implementing the identified Strategic Initiatives. All initiatives that are not capital improvement projects and require a significant investment of staff support or other similar administrative resources are also included in the Plan. [Submitter's Note: The the performance indicators in this StratML rendition have been copied from the "dashboard" the Town Staff is maintaining at https://airtable.com/shrr5H4bAJ2EXWQTs/tblWSArw0fPNLCbYN?backgroundColor=blue&viewControls=on]

Analysis

Direction

Vision

A better community now and for future generations

Mission

To provide a blueprint for initiatives the Town will focus on this year and beyond

Values

Education

Innovation

…uses innovation and learning to continually develop and apply best practices and standards for processes and projects

Culture

Excellence

OUR IDEALS OF EXCELLENCE ~ What Kind of Community Do We Want to Be? A community that…

Health

Sustainability

…considers sustainability paramount when developing environmental and economic projects and policies

Diversity

…attracts a diverse residential population with competitive live-work options

Business

…attracts businesses and residents who appreciate our ideals and core values

History

…reserves, values, and recognizes our history

Inspiration

…fosters a spirit of inspiration and leads by example

Adaptability

…continually adapts the Core Values and Comprehensive Plan to meet the needs of the present and future

Transparency

…fosters transparency and inclusion when resolving concerns or planning for the future

Inclusivity

…is welcoming, inclusive, safe, values diversity, and is focused on people

Arts

…recognizes the benefit and value of arts, culture, recreation, healthy living, and education

Environment

…protects the natural environment as a unique quality of our identity

Recreation

Safety

Quality of Life

…is recognized as an excellent place to live, work, and visit

Tourism

…is recognized as a best-inclass destination that welcomes visitors and values tourism

Greater Good

…prioritizes the greater good

Scorecard

Perspective Goals Objectives Performance Indicators Commentary
Goal
Growth Management
Objective
Conditions & Trends
KPI
Assessment

0

to 31/05/2023
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Objective
Growth Map
KPI
Maps

0

to 31/05/2023
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Objective
Districts
KPI
Maps

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
District Plans
KPI
District Plans

0

to 30/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Land Use Map
KPI
Land Use Map

0

to 31/03/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Master Plan
KPI
Master Plan

0

to 30/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Land Use
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Mid-Island District
KPI
Mid-Island District Plan

0

to 31/03/2023
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Objective
Zoning Map
KPI
Map Amendments

0

to 30/03/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
LMO
KPI
LMO Amendments

0

to 30/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Development Program
KPI
Program Improvements

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
CIP
KPI
Capital Improvement Plan

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Goal
Workforce Housing
Objective
Community
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Planning
KPI
Action Plan

0

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Objective
Management
KPI
Dashboard

0

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KPI
Housing Organization

0

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KPI
Staffing

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Revenue
KPI
Plan

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Northpoint Public-Private Partnership
KPI
Development Agreement

0

to 01/06/2023
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Goal
Corridors & Streets
Objective
Improvement Plans
KPI
Corridor Plan (Arrow Road)

0

to 11/07/2023
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KPI
Corridor Plan (Main Street)

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Corridor Plan (New Orleans Road)

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Corridor Plan (Palmetto Bay Road)

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Corridor Plan (Pope Avenue)

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Corridor Plan (Sea Pines Circle/Greenwood Drive)

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Corridor Plan (William Hilton Parkway)

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Corridor Plans (Others/TBD)

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Safety & Beautification
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Complete Streets
KPI
Policy

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Traffic
KPI
Policy

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Toll Booth
KPI
Toll Booth Removal

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Goal
William Hilton Parkway
Objective
Design
KPI
MOA

0

to 21/02/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Land Use
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Boulevard
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Mitigation
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Municipal Consent
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Corridor Plan
KPI
Corridor Plan

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Corridor Plan (Arrow Road)

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Corridor Plan (Palmetto Bay Road)

0

to 11/07/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Review & Analysis
KPI
Committee

0

to 06/06/2023
(overdue)

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Goal
Gullah Geechee Neighborhoods
Objective
Community Redevelopment
KPI
Gullah Geechee Corporation

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Historic Neighborhoods
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Gentrification
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Business
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Housing
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Prosperity & Advancement
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Goal
Resilency
Objective
Tide & Sea Level
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Data & Grants
KPI
RFQ

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Critical Facilities
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Ordinances & Regulations
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Resilience Plan
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Zoning & Building Codes
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Projects
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Investments
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Disaster Relief
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Goal
Capital Improvements
Objective
Beaches
KPI
Beach Management & Monitoring

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Beach Renourishment

0

to 23/02/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Pathways
KPI
New Pathway Segments

0

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KPI
Pathways Accessibility & Safety Enhancement

0

to 30/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Roadways
KPI
Dirt Roads

0

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KPI
Main Street

0

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KPI
Pope Avenue

0

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KPI
William Hilton Parkway

0

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Objective
Parks
KPI
Dashboard

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Facilities
KPI
Arts Campus Feasibility Study

0

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KPI
Automobile Place/Modern Classic Motors Site Enhancements

0

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KPI
Coastal Discovery Museum Capital Project

0

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KPI
Fire Hydrant Expansion

0

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KPI
Fire/Medical Systems Equipment

0

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KPI
IT Equipment & Software

0

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KPI
Security Cameras: Shelter Cove Community Park

0

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KPI
Stormwater Projects

0

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KPI
Town Hall Security & Facility Enhancements

0

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Objective
Fleet
KPI
F+R Apparatus & Vehicle Replacement

0

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KPI
Town Vehicle Replacement

0

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Objective
Land Acquisition
KPI
Program Implementation

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Housing
KPI
Housing Program

0

to 30/05/2023
(overdue)

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Goal
Land Acquisition
Objective
Updates
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Funding
KPI
Funding Sources

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Goal
Waste & Recycling
Objective
SWOT Analysis
KPI
SWOT Analysis

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Education & Promotion
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Dialogue
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Processing Center
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Composting
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Town Code
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Goal
DMO
Objective
Contract
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Metrics
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Marketing Plan
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Performance
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Tourism
KPI
Ecotourism Evaluation

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Goal
Revenue & Funding
Objective
Land Acquisition
KPI
Greenspace Sales Tax

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Open Space Funding Strategies

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Redevelopment/Reuse Strategy

0

to 30/04/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Referendum Questions
KPI
Voter Referendum

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Workforce Housing
KPI
Dedicated Funding

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Funding Strategies

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Mid-Island TIF
KPI
TIF District

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Development Permit Fees
KPI
Permit Fee Adjustments

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Stormwater
KPI
Study

0

to 31/03/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Municipal Bonds
KPI
Bonding Capabilities

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Accommodations Tax
KPI
Policy Initiative

0

to 30/04/2023
(overdue)

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Goal
Short-Term Rentals
Objective
Data
KPI
Applications

6,000

Number

to 31/05/2023
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Objective
Permitting & Violations
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Goal
Gullah Geechee Plan
Objective
Projects
KPI
Remaining Top Recommendations

0

Number

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KPI
Top Recommendations

14

Number

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KPI
Work Plan

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Recommendations
KPI
Community & Cultural Resources

0

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Goal
St. James Baptist Church
Objective
Relocation Plan
KPI
Mitigation/Relocation

0

to 31/05/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
FAA Submission
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Grant Funding
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Objective
Construction
KPI
unnamed performance indicator

0

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Goal
Beach Parks
Objective
Master Plan
KPI
Beach Management Plan

0

to 06/04/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Beach Parking Plan

0

to 30/04/2023
(overdue)

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KPI
Master Plan

0

to 30/06/2023
(overdue)

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Objective
Shuttle Services
KPI
Enhancement

0

to 30/04/2023
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Objective
Regulations
KPI
Beach Regulations

0

to 31/05/2023
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Goals

Growth Management

Goal Statement: Establish a growth management strategy

FOCUS AREA: REVITALIZE & MODERNIZE THE ECONOMY ~ Successfully manage increasing and evolving future growth patterns in a manner that will ensure sustainability of Hilton Head Island’s unique character. Additionally, the Town must monitor economic and demographic trends, undertaking a comprehensive list of future planning activities, and proactively protecting the Island’s rich natural resources through appropriate design, regulation, and capital investment practices.

Objectives:

  • Districts
  • Development Program
  • Zoning Map
  • Land Use Map
  • Land Use
  • Conditions & Trends
  • Master Plan
  • District Plans
  • LMO
  • Growth Map
  • Mid-Island District
  • CIP

Workforce Housing

Goal Statement: Implement the Workforce Housing Framework: Finding Home

FOCUS AREA: "RIGHT-SIZED" INFRASTRUCTURE ~ Workforce housing affordability has been a growing challenge on Hilton Head Island and this negative trend has been accelerating over the last five years. Without deliberate action to counteract these trends, the Town will continue to lose its valuable share of workforce housing, home-by-home, or family-by-family. The Workforce Housing Framework is a commitment to preserve and expand workforce housing options on Hilton Head Island through the adoption of four (4) foundational pillars: Community, Planning, Management, and Revenue. Collectively, these pillars establish the enabling structure to assign future policy, programs, organizational capacity, resources, and management.

Objectives:

  • Revenue
  • Planning
  • Northpoint Public-Private Partnership
  • Management
  • Community

Corridors & Streets

Goal Statement: Adopt Major Corridors/Street Enhancement Policies

FOCUS AREA: "RIGHT-SIZED" INFRASTRUCTURE ~ The Town has prepared a Major Thoroughfare Corridors Plan which when implemented, will address improvements to the Island’s major thoroughfares including William Hilton Parkway, Main Street, Pope Avenue, New Orleans Road, Arrow Road, and Palmetto Bay Road. These improvements will be aimed at improving safety, beautification, and consistency to include landscaping and aesthetics, pathways, intersections, roadways, transit, and wayfinding.

Objectives:

  • Safety & Beautification
  • Toll Booth
  • Improvement Plans
  • Complete Streets
  • Traffic

William Hilton Parkway

Goal Statement: Develop William Hilton Parkway Gateway Corridor Plan

FOCUS AREA: "RIGHT-SIZED" INFRASTRUCTURE ~ Execute the goals and objectives outlined in the adopted “Guiding Principles for the US278 Gateway Corridor Project” as a comprehensive corridor improvement plan stretching from the mainland to the Cross Island Parkway and any/all ancillary or affected areas included therein.

Objectives:

  • Municipal Consent
  • Land Use
  • Mitigation
  • Boulevard
  • Corridor Plan
  • Review & Analysis
  • Design

Gullah Geechee Neighborhoods

Goal Statement: Commence Operations of the Gullah Geechee Historic Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation

FOCUS AREA: REVITALIZE & MODERNIZE THE ECONOMY ~ The Gullah Geechee Historic Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation has been formed with a goal of stabilizing, protecting, and promoting historic and culturally sensitive communities on Hilton Head Island. It will create strategic programs related to, but not necessarily limited to, economic development initiatives, affordable housing, streetscaping, neighborhood planning, targeted capital investment, resident education, and other community support service opportunities.

Objectives:

  • Gentrification
  • Community Redevelopment
  • Business
  • Prosperity & Advancement
  • Housing
  • Historic Neighborhoods

Resilency

Goal Statement: Identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats (SWOT) of Hilton Head Island Resiliency and Establish an Island Resiliency Plan

FOCUS AREA: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ~ As Hilton Head Island is a barrier island subject to the impacts of sea level rise and other climate related affects, it is vital that a plan be developed to enhance resiliency of the island’s infrastructure and developed areas against future storm events and potential sea level rise. In order to improve the resiliency of the island, the prudent application of climate change science and data to inform our administrative decisions, public policy, and infrastructure investments is critical. By using the most up to date models and sound information on future projections, we can assess vulnerabilities and enhance our adaptive capacity with tools and actions designed to protect the short and long-term interests of our residents and businesses and public infrastructure.

Objectives:

  • Critical Facilities
  • Data & Grants
  • Investments
  • Ordinances & Regulations
  • Projects
  • Zoning & Building Codes
  • Tide & Sea Level
  • Disaster Relief
  • Resilience Plan

Capital Improvements

Goal Statement: Implement the Capital Improvement Program (CIP)

FOCUS AREA: "RIGHT-SIZED" INFRASTRUCTURE ~ The Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is the Town’s five-year program for planning capital improvement needs identified in the Comprehensive Plan, and other adopted Town Plans. The CIP links this Plan to the Comprehensive Plan with fiscal capacity. Capital needs are synchronized with operating expenses and tied to forecasted revenues for the current and upcoming fiscal years. It includes projects that improve or maintain a Town asset including new construction, expansion, renovation, or replacement of facilities and equipment. The program follows a yearly planning and budgeting process including recommendations by the Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission with a budget adopted by Town Council. The following list includes the projects by category adopted as part of the FY23-24 budget.

Objectives:

  • Fleet
  • Beaches
  • Land Acquisition
  • Pathways
  • Facilities
  • Roadways
  • Housing
  • Parks

Land Acquisition

Goal Statement: Update the Town's Land Acquisition Manual

FOCUS AREA: "RIGHT-SIZED" INFRASTRUCTURE ~ The Town of Hilton Head Island has purchased a significant amount of land throughout the Island for a variety of strategic purposes. These have included reducing traffic congestion, preserving open space, providing public access to or views of the water, and other similar actions that are in furtherance of the Town’s Comprehensive Plan. However, the Land Acquisition Manual that the Town utilizes to identify and acquire real property has not been updated since 2005 and does not fully reflect that current needs and goals of the Town. The document should be amended and be brought up to date with existing practices, processes, and policies.

Objectives:

  • Updates
  • Funding

Waste & Recycling

Goal Statement: Conduct a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) of Hilton Head Island Solid Waste and Recycling

FOCUS AREA: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ~ The Town's Our Plan document lays out several goals related to increasing capacity for processing recyclable materials and ensuring the long-term viability of solid waste disposal for the Island. To achieve these objectives, the Town will need to work in coordination with Beaufort County as the agency responsible for household waste streams disposal for the entire county and jointly pursue opportunities that improve recycling and composting rates.

Objectives:

  • Dialogue
  • Education & Promotion
  • Composting
  • Processing Center
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Town Code

DMO

Goal Statement: Implement the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) Marketing Plan & Measure Performance

FOCUS AREA: REVITALIZE & MODERNIZE THE ECONOMY ~ Work with the Town’s authorized Destination Marketing Organization to adopt and implement an effective marketing plan that places an emphasis on positive community attributes of Hilton Head Island as a place to live, work, and play. Identify any necessary changes and ensure that Town Council feedback is incorporated into the annual marketing plan. Monitor the performance of the Town’s authorized Destination Marketing Organization partner with DMO staff to assess performance against stated goals.

Objectives:

  • Contract
  • Performance
  • Tourism
  • Metrics
  • Marketing Plan

Revenue & Funding

Goal Statement: Assess Alternative Revenue Sources and Funding Opportunities

FOCUS AREA: PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE ~ In order to support the long-term financial stability of the Town, utilize all available resources at the federal, state and local levels to identify and obtain alternative sources of revenue, grant funding, or other project funding so as to support the strategic goals and objectives of the Town, its organizational operations and its Capital Improvement Plans.

Objectives:

  • Accommodations Tax
  • Referendum Questions
  • Development Permit Fees
  • Municipal Bonds
  • Mid-Island TIF
  • Workforce Housing
  • Land Acquisition
  • Stormwater

Short-Term Rentals

Goal Statement: Conduct a Short-Term Rental program assessment

FOCUS AREA: PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE ~ Conduct a Short-Term Rental program assessment that evaluates the short-term rental program effectiveness on addressing the negative impacts to neighborhoods including environmental impacts, demands on Fire and Rescue services, impacts to public utilities and infrastructure, and impacts of land use intensity. Program assessment will include data on the volume, location, type, and size of short-term rentals on Hilton Head Island in order to better understand, plan, and manage short-term rentals, and to determine if further regulation is necessary.

Objectives:

  • Permitting & Violations
  • Data

Gullah Geechee Plan

Goal Statement: Complete Implementation of the Gullah Geechee Task Force Work Plan

FOCUS AREA: INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY ~ Implement the Framework for the Top 16 Priority Projects from the Gullah Geechee Preservation Report Recommendations as approved by Town Council in 2019. Define the critical path for the remaining recommendations from the report.

Objectives:

  • Recommendations
  • Projects

St. James Baptist Church

Goal Statement: Facilitate Relocation of the Historic St. James Baptist Church to Mitigate Impacts Generated from Airport Operations and Corresponding Safety Concerns

FOCUS AREA: CONNECTED COMMUNITY ~ The Hilton Head Airport has been actively working to retain and attract new commercial airline services. This has included taking actions to ensure that regional business jets can operate from this facility. The Historic St. James Baptist Church has been directly impacted by the increase in airport operations that has resulted from the ability to support regional business jets. The Town has therefore committed to assisting St. James Baptist Church in the successful relocation of its congregation to a mutually agreed upon location that will meet the current and future needs of the church.

Objectives:

  • Relocation Plan
  • Construction
  • Grant Funding
  • FAA Submission

Beach Parks

Goal Statement: Implement Beach Park Enhancements

FOCUS AREA: PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE ~ The Town has over 12 miles of pristine beaches that are routinely identified as being some of, if not the best in the world. This precious resource serves one the most cherished amenities for both Island residents and visitors. The Town must ensure that it maintains the quality of the beach going experience through the development of a comprehensive enhancement plan that will identify physical infrastructure needs of its beach facilities, improvements and upgrades of existing facilities, and take steps necessary to ensure that the public experiences a safe and consistently memorable day at the beach.

Objectives:

  • Regulations
  • Shuttle Services
  • Master Plan

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