Interim Planning Report · 2008-05-20 · Interim Planning Report submitted by Five E’s...

Dauphin Island Strategic Planning Project

Interim Planning Reportsubmitted by

Five E’s Unlimited

April 20, 2007

Protection of Natural Resources

Economic Sustainability

Consistent Enforcement of

Laws

Affordable Quality & Quantity of

Water

Consolidation of Government

Coastal Protection Community Facilities

Environmental fee or toll onto Island

Encourage local businesses & support them

Enforce ordinances/laws (e.g., dogs, tree cutting, litter, drugs, driving)

Clean drinking water (preserving wetlands)

One government – no POA or Park & Beach Board

Preserve south shore (beach renourishment)

No youth care (day care) or structured youth activity

Maintain & conserve airport preserve

New businesses to the Island (restaurants)

Reduce speed limits Cost & quality of water Too many civic entities Recovery of shoreline & low density development

Need an activity center

Conserving, replenishing, preserving natural assets

Incentives to promote attractive businesses

Increased traffic gridlock Encourage Mobile water/sewer service to DI

Synergy among town, park & beach bd, POA, & water& sewer

Restoration of coast line (engineered beaches)

Keep community-use properties for community use in perpetuity

Conserve, preserve, replenish natural resources

Support for restaurants and other businesses

Enforce all zoning ordinances & traffic/parking

Drinking water quality Consolidation of public entities

Clean & healthy beaches No childcare on Island

Save the trees and wetlands

Alternative sources of Town revenue (other than condos)

Comprehensive tree ordinance

Enough water supply & sewage capacity for development

Join water, fire, POA into Town

Beach replenishment No community center for Town

Preserve the east end dunes

Toll to Island Greenways – wildlife corridors

Quality & quantity of water sources

Preserve the seafood industry

Toll on the bridge Tourism garbage impact on island

Environmental impact fee Can the Island pay for itself?

Too many drugs on Island

Preserve habitat for birds & other wildlife

Income industries – fishing, tourism, residents, royalties

Trash pick-up

Public dock for commercial shrimpers

Lack of restaurants Develop ordinances that have forethought instead of just reaction

Wetland protection Lack of restaurants on Island

Save all wetlands Missing downtown & related services

Control development for conservation of natural resources

Presenter�

Presentation Notes�

The Orientation and Fact Finding Workshop held on February 8, 2007 included more than 100 participants that were introduced to the DI Strategic Planning project and asked to provide the Consultant Team with their initial impressions of problems facing the Town in its quest for a sustainable future. During the Workshop breakout groups decided on their initial, spontaneous (instinctive) issues of concern and contributed these ideas to an overall workshop opinion of key issues which is illustrated in the Table .�

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569 Stakeholder Surveys have been received for analysis of community concerns – related to problems on the Island identified by respondents. The distribution of survey respondents was dominated by property owners (Figure 1). �

Survey Respondent Distribution

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With regards to where on the Island people lived (or owned property) who responded to the stakeholder survey, residents on the east end of Dauphin Island dominated the returns (Figure 2). �

Comparison of Full & Part Time Resident Distributions

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Full-time residents responding to the survey were predominately located on the east end of the Island. And the east end also was the location for the dominance of respondents (property owners) who classified themselves as part-time residents. �

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By asking Stakeholders in the Survey to list three complaints they had about living on Dauphin Island, we were able to assess their short-term concerns for an effectively functioning and viable community. These “thorn-in-the-side” kinds of responses are illustrated in the chart in Figure 4. �

Ranking of Planning Issue Concerns

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Dauphin Island stakeholders were also asked to respond to their most important issues of concern regarding future planning for the Island community. The results of these survey responses are shown in Figure 5. �

Key Issue Identification by Stakeholder Location on Island

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A stakeholder’s residence or property ownership location on the Island might influence the way they responded to certain questions posed on the survey. So we decided to examine the key issues of concern from stakeholder survey responses according to the part of the Island that people lived on. These results are illustrated in Figure 6. �

Full Time versus Part Time Resident Concerns

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Another factor that might show differences in key issues of concern, besides where people lived, is the opinions of part-time versus full-time residents. Figure 7 shows how the different issues of concern regarding the future of Dauphin Island vary between these two segments of the Town’s property owners. �

Planning Concern vs Home Location on Island

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Stakeholder opinions on key issues of concern according to Island property owner location for some specific planning issues. �


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Stakeholder opinions on key issues of concern according to Island property owner location for some specific planning issues.�

Lack of Environmental

Concern/ Awareness

Beach Erosion

Land Subsidence

Building on Beach

Profit Motives Investment

Waterfront Living

Sea Level Rise

Commercial Boat Wake

Building in Marshes

Building in Woods

Affordable Real Estate

Marine Transportation

Storm Frequency

Loss of Protective Vegetation

Disrupt Natural Sand

Flow

Increase Beach Use

Building on Dunes

Dredging Ship Channel

Over Development

Lack of Environmental

Ordinances

Hurricanes

Lack of Sand Source

Land-Use Regulation

Government Bureaucracy

Presenter�


For each major planning issue of concern identified during the Dauphin Island Visioning process, Pattern Maps were developed in order for stakeholders to familiarize themselves with the interconnections and complexities for the different trends and forces affecting the issue of concern. The particular Pattern Map issue for this illustration is identified by the red circle in the center of chart (i.e. beach erosion). This exercise allowed stakeholders to identify relationships and acknowledge which factors were most influential on the subject being mapped. �

Governance

Serve Special

Interests

Hampers Enforcement

Natural Disasters

Lack of County/State

Support

Entities Outlived

Usefulness

Misconceptions

Number of Separate Entities

Complexity Slows Progress

Diluted Resources

Turf Wars (Egos)

Government Bureaucracy

MediaPublic

Relations

Presenter�


For each major planning issue of concern identified during the Dauphin Island Visioning process, Pattern Maps were developed in order for stakeholders to familiarize themselves with the interconnections and complexities for the different trends and forces affecting the issue of concern. The particular Pattern Map issue for this illustration is identified by the red circle in the center of chart (i.e. governance). This exercise allowed stakeholders to identify relationships and acknowledge which factors were most influential on the subject being mapped. �

Over Development

Protection of Natural Resources

Erosion

Loss of Wetlands

Loss of Habitat Salt Water

Intrusion

Loss of Wildlife

Storms

Water Quantity

Small Town

De- Forestation

Disrespectful Attitude for

Environment

Less Impact to other

Environs

Water Quality

Dredging

Bird Sanctuary

Non-Native Species Invasion

Light Pollution

Beach & Water

Access

Presenter�


For each major planning issue of concern identified during the Dauphin Island Visioning process, Pattern Maps were developed in order for stakeholders to familiarize themselves with the interconnections and complexities for the different trends and forces affecting the issue of concern. The particular Pattern Map issue for this illustration is identified by the red circle in the center of chart (i.e. protection of natural resources). This exercise allowed stakeholders to identify relationships and acknowledge which factors were most influential on the subject being mapped. �

Economic Development

Tourism

Loss of Revenue

Signage

Charter Fishing

Tax Base

Large House Inventory

Loss of Lodging

Availability

Insurance

Loss of Residents

Real Estate Market

Cost

Storms

Communications

Loss of Utilities

Zoning

Property Values

Loss of Beach

Loss of Tourism

Better Notification of

Public Meetings on TV Channel

Presenter�


For each major planning issue of concern identified during the Dauphin Island Visioning process, Pattern Maps were developed in order for stakeholders to familiarize themselves with the interconnections and complexities for the different trends and forces affecting the issue of concern. The particular Pattern Map issue for this illustration is identified by the red circle in the center of chart (i.e. economic development). This exercise allowed stakeholders to identify relationships and acknowledge which factors were most influential on the subject being mapped. �

Changing Consumer Demands

EconomyLack of Tourism Promotion

Natural Disaster

Risks

Not Taking Advantage of

Diverse Opportunities

Fear Changes to Gulf Shores

Model

Seasonal Shift in Consumer

Habits

Lack of Affordability

Unpredictable Governing

Not Taking Advantage

of Ferry

Insurance Rates

Difference of Opinion

Among Island Sectors

Periodic Population

Shift

Business at Risk from Weekend

Visitors

Bureaucracy

Lack of Choices

Presenter�


For each major planning issue of concern identified during the Dauphin Island Visioning process, Pattern Maps were developed in order for stakeholders to familiarize themselves with the interconnections and complexities for the different trends and forces affecting the issue of concern. The particular Pattern Map issue for this illustration is identified by the red circle in the center of chart (i.e. economy). This exercise allowed stakeholders to identify relationships and acknowledge which factors were most influential on the subject being mapped. �

Shared Community Vision for Shared Community Vision for Dauphin IslandDauphin Island

On behalf of the people of Dauphin Island, the Town will lead this small island community through the 21st century by preserving the island’s history, culture, and environmental assets, while planning for a future

that capitalizes on its natural resources to promote economic

well-being.

This Shared Community Vision is Supported by the This Shared Community Vision is Supported by the Following ElementsFollowing Elements………………

Communitycitizens that are active environmental stewards (3)community-wide communication services (7)affordable housing for its workforce (2)access to necessary health and other vital services

Environmentconservation and restoration of the island’s beaches, shore, and other

important habitats (18)adaptive management of beaches and erosion mitigation by encouraging

natural processes while tracking most up to date advancement of maintenance technologies (18)

construction & land use activities that represent low impact development (4)management of healthy natural ecosystems, locally and regionally, to protect

the services they provide (29)Culture

diversity of people made up of permanent residents, part-year and seasonal residents, as well as week-long visitors, weekenders, and day-trippers (2)

local history museums that communicate historical cultures of the islandpromotion of local and regional art and artists

Presenter�


Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of votes each element of the vision received from workshop participants, showing its rank of importance in the minds of the stakeholders.�

This Shared Community Vision is Supported by the This Shared Community Vision is Supported by the Following ElementsFollowing Elements……………… (continued)(continued)

Governanceunified and effective (43)transparent government operationsrecognition of all special interests and responsive to citizen concernsencouragement of active public involvement in the Town’s governancemaintenance of diverse revenue generating activities to support services (8)responsible planning for a sustainable future (13)fair and equitable conflict resolution

Economicsa small, central downtown village with waterfront activities and retail (23)a working waterfront incentives to support small businessa small-town feel with balance of retail and basic services that support

tourism and address permanent resident needs (12)efficient, effective and appropriate public transport (3)

Tourismappropriate recreational uses of beachespublic access to resourcesnature-based, economically vibrant, and responsible tourism activities (17)diversified tourist servicesvisitors that are active environmental stewards

Presenter�


Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of votes each element of the vision received from workshop participants, showing its rank of importance in the minds of the stakeholders. �

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