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    • Maximize the Chamber’s relationships with St. Johns County, the City of St. Augustine, and the City of St. Augustine Beach through regular contact with elected Commissioners and professional staff.
    • Enhance the strong partnerships with St. Johns County, Northeast Florida Regional Airport Authority, St. Johns County Industrial Development Authority, Tourism Development Council, Visitors, and Convention Bureau and other partners to further cooperative economic development efforts in the County.

    • Support continued interaction with the regional economic development and marketing partnerships including JAXUSA, the Northeast Florida Regional Council, and the North Florida Transportation Planning Organization.
    • Maximize the working partnerships with Enterprise Florida, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, and Visit Florida to bring additional economic activity to St. Johns County.

    • Continue our strong support and partnership with the PGA Tour, which annually brings millions of visitor dollars into the St. Johns County economy and donates millions of dollars to support non-profit agencies in the County.

     

    • Support the prioritization of funding for local economic development initiatives.
    • Work with the County’s Tourist Development Council, Visitors, and Convention Bureau, and the St. Johns County Farm Bureau to promote the burgeoning agri-tourism sector.
    • Support funding for the enhancement of tourism natural assets.

    • Support the prioritization of local transportation funding for the completion of Strategic Infrastructure Corridors which will enhance St. Johns County’s economic competitiveness. Actively engage with the NFTPO, NEFRC, and the County’s state legislative delegation to support local efforts to solicit state and/or federal transportation funding.
    • Support long-term local funding sources for beach restoration and replenishment and actively support efforts to obtain state and federal matching funds.

    • Support the continued examination of St. Johns County’s Land Use regulations and building codes to promote the creation of additional affordable housing units for our growing workforce.
    • Support St. Johns County’s public and private educational institutions which enhance the County’s attractiveness to new businesses and foster an educated, ready-to-work employment base. Special emphasis should be placed on career, technical, and adult education.
    • Collaborate with the St. Johns County School Board, St. Johns River State College, and the First Coast Technical College to provide focused educational instruction to support St. Johns County’s important manufacturing sector.

     

    • Maintain and strengthen the relationship between city officials and the Chamber’s Historic St. Augustine Area Council to ensure that the needs and concerns of the local business community are understood and addressed in a timely manner.
    • Work with St. Johns County and the City of St. Augustine officials to develop county-wide aggressive panhandling ordinances. Participate in the county-wide Continuum of Care Program to seek long-term solutions to end homelessness.  

    • Engage with other regional non-profits and city government to explore plans for a cultural performing arts center to be located in St. Augustine.

    • Work with city officials and regional transportation organizations such as NFTPO and JTA to secure funds for the King Street revitalization and a potential multi-modal transportation hub at the intersection of King Street and US1.