Summary: Priorities and Goals

• Goal 1: Communication Channels & Key Partnerships
  Utilize new and existing communication channels, as well as partnerships with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and island businesses, to further enhance safety for residents, visitors, and employees on Isle of Palms.

-Public Safety Committee

-Isle of Palms Police Department

-Isle of Palms Fire &  Rescue 

• Goal 2: Education and Enforcement 
  Increase education efforts & enforcement of golf cart/Low Speed Vehicle (“LSV”) operating rules. 

-Public Safety Committee

-Isle of Palms Police Department

• Goal 3: Speed Limit Signage & Monitoring 
  Identify areas on the island to improve or reinstall speed limit signage and add speed monitoring to improve overall safety for residents and visitors.

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 4: Coyote Management
  Improve coyote management efforts.

-Public Safety Committee

-Isle of Palms Police Department

-Environmental Advisory Committee 

• Goal 1:   Police Staffing & Presence
  Increase police staffing and presence during the beach season. 

-Public Safety Committee

-Isle of Palms Police Department

• Goal 2: Public Awareness
  Increase public awareness of beach safety issues. 

-Public Safety Committee

-Isle of Palms Police Department

-Isle of Palms Police Department

• Goal 3: E-Bikes & Electric Skateboards
  Increase safety on the beach with regard to E-Bikes and Electric Skateboards.

Public Safety Committee 

• Goal 4: Firearms
  Ban firearms from the beach.

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 5: Overnight Items
  Better control over items which are allowed to be left on the beach overnight.

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 1: Prioritize in Key Areas
  Prioritize pedestrian safety throughout the island with emphasis in key areas such as Palm Boulevard, Waterway Boulevard and commercial areas surrounding the connector.

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 1: Bike Lanes
  Improve bike safety by encouraging bikers to areas of the island with less traffic and parking by leveraging the existing bike lane and improving it.

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 1: Continuous Improvement & Workforce
  Support public safety departments by ensuring best practices through a robust Continuous Improvement Program while offering public safety positions designed to attract and retain employees. 

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 1: Emergency Personnel & Equipment 
  Evaluate our emergency personnel and equipment based on the seasonal peak demands to ensure adequate response times due to regional population growth.

-Isle of Palms Police Department

-Isle of Palms Fire & Rescue

• Goal 1: Worst Case Scenario Planning
  Provide needed equipment to maintain safe conditions on the island during worst-case scenarios.

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 1: Facilities & Spaces 
  Continue to provide well-equipped, thoughtfully designed spaces supporting the recreational, educational, social, and artistic interests of the community.

Public Services and Facilities Committee  

• Goal 2: Programming 
  To provide diverse programming for all ages that reflects community interests, maximizes connections to our natural environment, and is inclusive.

-Public Services and Facilities Committee 

-Isle of Palms Recreation Center

-Environmental  Advisory Committee 

• Goal 3: Awareness & Participation 
  Maximize awareness of and participation in Recreation Department programs through multi-channel, two-way communication.

-Public Services and Facilities Committee

-Isle of Palms Recreation Center

• Goal 1: Data & Opportunities 
  Accurately track noise and light concerns to identify opportunities and partner with other communities to consider best practices.

-Public Safety Committee

-Isle of Palms Police Department

-Environmental Advisory Committee

• Goal 1: Enforcement & Data
  Enhance enforcement efforts of STRs and monitor data to ensure livability on the island.

-Planning Commission

-Isle of Palms Police Department

• Goal 1: Proactive Communication 
  Ensure there is proactive communication to residents, businesses and visitors regarding ordinances, processes, signage and education on quality-of-life issues.

All City Departments 

• Goal 1: Natural Resource Management  
  Focus on resiliency and natural resource management, exploring adding STEM-trained staff devoted to these areas, as other coastal communities in the region have.

Environmental Advisory Committee  

• Goal 2: Ordinances 
  Use ordinances related to environmental issues more effectively.

-Environmental Advisory Committee

• Goal 3: Data Collection & Usage 
  Collect and use environmental data to inform decisions and educate the public.

Environmental Advisory Committee

• Goal 4: Resiliency & Adaptation 
  With Planning Commission leadership and involvement of the Environmental Advisory Committee, develop a unified plan for resiliency and adaptation.

-Planning Commission 

-Environmental Advisory Committee

• Goal 5: Energy Practices 
  Adapt city energy practices as a model for residents, visitors, businesses and other communities. 

Environmental Advisory Committee

• Goal 6: Promotion 
  Promote Isle of Palms’ natural resources and positive environmental practices.

-Environmental Advisory Committee 

-Public Relations

• Goal 7: Effective Communication 
  Deepen stakeholder engagement through effective communications.

-City Administration

-Public Relations

• Goal 1: Monitor 
  Monitor the health of the entire beach.

- Beach Preservation Ad Hoc Committee

-Environmental Advisory Committee

• Goal 2: Be Prepared 
  Be prepared for action.

-City Administration

-Environmental Advisory Committee

-Beach Preservation Ad Hoc Committee

• Goal 3: Informed Decision Making  
  Make informed decisions, striving to “Do no harm.”

-City Administration

-Environmental Advisory Committee

• Goal 4: Funding Model
  Firmly establish a fiscally sound funding model for beach renourishment.

-City Administration 

• Goal 1: Drainage Projects
  Accelerate already existing comprehensive list of city drainage projects.

Public Services and Facilities Committee 

• Goal 2: Septic Systems & Grinder Pumps 
  Support transition away from septic systems and grinder pumps.

Public Services and Facilities Committee

• Goal 3: Underground Power Lines  
  Advance underground power line projects to protect power use and trees.

Public Services and Facilities Committee

• Goal 1: Collaboration  
  Engage and work with conservation organizations and neighbors. 

-Environmental Advisory Committee

-Beach Preservation Ad Hoc Committee 

• Goal 2: Maximizing Native Plants & Trees 
  Maximize opportunities for native plants throughout the island.

Environmental Advisory Committee

• Goal 3: Tree Ordinances 
  Review and establish ordinances that are friendly to native trees.

Environmental Advisory Committee

-Planning Commission

• Goal 1: Removal 
  Remove litter routinely with paid personnel and volunteers.

-City Administration

-Environmental Advisory Committee

• Goal 2: Beach Trash Collection 
  Reconsider and improve city’s beach trash collection system.

Public Services and Facilities Committee 

• Goal 3: Sustainable Practices 
  Support sustainable practices in island businesses and restaurants.

-Environmental Advisory Committee 

-Public Services and Facilities Committee

• Goal 4: Messaging 
  Provide more consistent and effective litter messaging.

-City Administration

-Environmental Advisory Committee 

-Public Relations

• Goal 1: Explore Solutions
  Identify and develop near-term solutions and ongoing processes which protect residential neighborhoods and provide an enjoyable experience for residents and visitors alike.

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 2: Accurate Data and Reporting
  Formally recognize parking spaces and encroachments that are not included in the current LCBMP.

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 3: Parking Optimization
  Provide efficient, safe parking that steers visitors toward the city’s Front beach lots and other designated visitor parking spaces on the island to accommodate seasonal visitor access and community preference. 

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 4: Palm Boulevard
  Expedite the parking process for visitors by establishing intentional, managed parking along Palm Boulevard to enable drivers to readily identify a parking space.  

Public Safety Committee

• Goal 5: Communication
  Effectively communicate parking availability for residents and visitors during the high season.

-Public Safety Committee

-Administration

-Parking Management

• Goal 1: Isle of Palms Connector
  Efficiently move traffic on the Isle of Palms Connector (SC-517), especially during high-demand periods such as weekends and holidays. 

-Public Safety Committee

-Isle of Palms Police Department

• Goal 2: Routing Traffic
  Efficiently route traffic to available parking island wide to keep traffic flowing.

-Public Safety Committee

-Isle of Palms Police Department

• Goal 3: Long Range Plan
  Develop a long-range plan given the greater Charleston area’s growth and impact to the island.

Planning Commission

• Goal 4: Real-Time Communication
  Communicate parking and traffic conditions in real time for residents and visitors, especially for high season, high demand days/weekends/holidays. 

-Public Safety Committee

-Parking Management