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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - Mail Packet - 9/24/2019 - Ura Retreat Follow Up Materials - September 2019Urban Renewal Authority 222 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.416.4349 970.224.6107 – fax fcgov.com URA Packet Contents September 19, 2019 1. Cover Memo 2. URA Picturing the Future Report 3. URA Retreat: Achieve, Avoid, Preserve Output and Exercise 4. North College URA Workshop Meeting Minutes 5. URA Board 6-month Planning Calendar 6. URA Finance Committee Planning Calendar Urban Renewal Authority 222 Laporte Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80521 970.416.4349 970.224.6107 - fax fcgov.com MEMORANDUM DATE: September 19, 2019 TO: Wade Troxell, Chair THRU: Darin Atteberry, Executive Director Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager Jacqueline Kozak-Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer Josh Birks, Economic Health Office Director FROM: Clay Frickey, Redevelopment Program Manager RE: Retreat follow-up, update on bond and finance counsel for potential Prospect South loan re-finance, and update on Institute for the Built Environment (IBE) engagement In lieu of holding a September meeting, URA staff have prepared several items for the Board’s consideration via memo. Retreat Follow-Up Trebuchet Group has finalized their report summarizing the outcomes and feedback from the URA Board retreat (attached). One of the recommended next steps of the report is to test the list of outcomes generated at the retreat and then formalize this list of criteria to use moving forward. In response to this recommendation, staff and Chris Hutchinson grouped the Board’s top voted outcomes from the retreat into community related and project related outcomes with four sub- categories: • Community enhancements • Equity & access • Project quality • Partnership Based on these categories, staff then placed all the other desired outcomes generated during the Achieve, Avoid, Preserve exercise into the category they correspond with best. This allows the Board to consider each of these desired outcomes when evaluating projects. The attached spreadsheet shows the grouping of desired outcomes along with an example evaluation of the Mall. Staff has requested extending the October URA Board meeting by one hour to allow the Board time to discuss the evaluation criteria and test using this tool to evaluate two past projects. Update on bond and finance counsel for potential Prospect South loan re-finance The City is looking to re-finance a $5 million loan granted to the URA for the Prospect South TIF District. We have contracted with Deb Hinsvark from Ehlers as our financial advisor and Mike McGinnis as our bond counsel for this re-finance. Deb and Mike bring extensive experience on bond issuances for URAs across the state. We have scheduled a kick-off call with City staff and their bond and finance counsel this Friday afternoon. The goal is to complete the re-finance by the end of the year. Update on IBE engagement The URA staff began this engagement with an objective of gaining insight into the kinds of projects the North College community would support in the Area. IBE and the Family Center are reaching a broader cross-section of the North College community. The anticipated outcome is a plan of investment for URA funds that maximizes the public benefit before 2029, when the availability of the tool will terminate. IBE convened the first workshop on August 26. 16 community members attended with IBE, URA, and Family Center staff providing support. The focus of the initial workshop was to introduce the process, begin idea sharing, build rapport amongst the group, and gain understanding on opportunities the URA presents to North College. Attached are the meeting minutes from the workshop. Attendees expressed their interest in continuing this conversation and learning more about the possibilities of urban renewal along North College. IBE is currently drafting a scope of work to continue this engagement based on the success of the first workshop. October agenda overview The following items are scheduled for the October URA Board meeting: • Discussion of URA IGA with the City • Discussion of URA bylaws • URA 2020 budget • Outcome of mediation for Drake and College URP • Recommendation of Drake and College URP • Follow-up from board retreat Picturing the Future Report Urban Renewal Authority ©2019 Trebuchet Group Company Confidential and Proprietary 29 Aug 2019s Summary The Urban Renewal Authority Board and staff met on 22 August 2019 to create criteria for shared success. The team worked together to draft the criteria and have extensive discussions about what matters to our community, residents, and legacy of the organization. This report includes Observations, Recommendations and Next Steps, Key Outcomes from the workshop, Participant Feedback, and an Appendix of information generated during the work session. Observations I noted the following during the session: Positives - Everyone engaged throughout the conversations. Members of the group listened to each other respectfully and shared their opinion on the subject at hand. - There is a lot of passion from the members of this group for the work being done and the resulting impact on the community and its members. Challenges - Some members of this group – and the overall structure – are new. People are still feeling out what’s important and how to navigate the group and process. Recommendations and Next Steps 1. First, test the list of outcomes generated at this session with theoretical projects. Validate and adjust the Picture of the Future criteria with potential projects as examples. 2. Next, formalize the list of criteria and apply it going forward. The value of this work done by the Board and staff will be determined by how it is applied. Suggestions from the group include: • Adopt policy statement codifying these / …a clear, written policy or set of guidelines • Formalize this by resolution toward mission/vision/strategy • Create a vision (common) from today’s work • Take steps and plan to do this – staff support to bring innovative ideas forward 3. Invest time regularly for continuing education and philosophical discussions. Explore areas of disagreement or differences to come to a commitment everyone can work within. Two possibilities: determine proactive versus reactive posture/intention for the URA, and reach a consensus on role of URA/City/developers in future of our community. 4. Create rules of engagement together. Even if informal, ground rules can improve the quality and consistency of conversations and shared work. Picturing the Future Report Urban Renewal Authority ©2019 Trebuchet Group Page 2 of 7 29 Aug 2019 What Good Looks Like These are the highest priority Achieve-Avoid-Preserve items in order of total votes. This list should help guide decisions and efforts to help the entire team collectively act on the same priorities. Votes Outcomes 10 Preserve Historic context, environment and building (connect to past, embodied energy, sense of place) 9 Achieve Connecting residents to what they want to do (to schools, work, home, rivers, Denver) 8 Achieve Housing options for everyone 8 Preserve Sense of community - neighborhoods 8 Preserve Community charisma and personality 8 Avoid Unfair impacts to government partners 7.7 Achieve Benefits for all residents – no one left out 7.7 Avoid Cookie-cutter, strip mall development 7.6 Achieve “That was amazing” projects in 30 years 7.6 Avoid Perception of entitlement to developers 7.6 Achieve Everyone has high quality of life through equitable (opportunities and means) access Picturing the Future Report Urban Renewal Authority ©2019 Trebuchet Group Page 3 of 7 29 Aug 2019 Participant Feedback What is one thing that you will take away from this session? - Well prepared session - The need for a common understanding of the role of URA. High enthusiasm for equity and transparency. - Everyone is more on the same page for future plans than I thought - Clarity and more insight re: how each member feels about URA - Gave the group a chance to speak to and hear from one another - Lots of consensus/agreement on the board - Good alignment on passion for equity - This group can and wants to work together - I feel we got an opportunity to ask questions and express concerns about the purpose and value of URA What do you think about the organization taking time for this session? - Appreciate it but would have preferred more overlap with non-working hours/day - Good - Well spent - Useful - It was great. Very needed - Good use of time - It was worthwhile - It is a MUST. Makes lots of sense - Will adjust URA vision for future projects - Very important to build a sense of team and common purpose On a scale from 0 (poor) – 10 (outstanding), how did the session go for you? Why? - 5/6 – Good issues raised, but uneven understanding of the project role of URA/TIF in development/development vs. role of private developers and city - 7 – good groundwork, needs more work and time - 7 – Learned a lot but could have used more time - 7 – it takes more time than we had – I know how this work carries forward for future members - 8 – Could have been higher but we are all good at driving the conversation ���� - 9 - 9 – Everyone was listening and honest - 10 - 10 - 10 – Love this process – wish we had more time Picturing the Future Report Urban Renewal Authority ©2019 Trebuchet Group Page 4 of 7 29 Aug 2019 On a scale of 0 – 10, what’s your commitment level to success? Why? - ? – Do not have a clear picture yet - 7 - 7 – I still think we need to solve the question of proactive vs reactive posture - 7 – Excited to work with the team, want to make sure we stay cohesive - 8 - 8 – good but remain concerned that development for development sake may continue - 8.5 – It is vital that we consider thoughtfully and plan our future - 9 – Like the community centered and equity - 10 – much clearer and organized - 10 – Because a lot of support for being proactive – making positive change in community What do you think the organization most needs to do next? - Conversations on-going - Test this session outcome to see how it works - Reach a consensus on role of URA/City/developers in future of our community - Adopt policy statement codifying these - Organize this info into something useful and actionable - Formalize this by resolution toward mission/vision/strategy - We need to adopt a clear, written policy or set of guidelines - Create a vision (common) from today’s work - Steps/plan to do this – staff support to bring innovative ideas forward – continuing education on the possibilities - 1) set regular times for continued philosophical discussions and 2) [be] aware not to do job of city council Any other comments you wish to share? - Good to see the commitment and passion of board members for equity - Great job - Well done Chris - I believe we need to work very hard on opening up communication with the public Picturing the Future Report Urban Renewal Authority ©2019 Trebuchet Group Page 5 of 7 29 Aug 2019 Appendix Following are materials created during the workshop for your reference. Expectations Name Expectation Christophe Get to know each other – shared community Ken Understanding our roles and responsibilities Emily Shared path forward/vision Joe Consensus: reactive where fit or aspirational Ross Shared vision and constituents benefit Julie Knowing each others strengths and weaknesses Kristin Incorporate community values Susan Shared belief – benefit city not developer Steve Better functioning board -> leadership Andy Credibility above reproach Jennifer Board – where fall on spectrum Clay Finding core mission Josh Finding good direction for staff – cohesiveness as body Caitlin Hearing about vision Darin Clarity on tool use Wade Common framework to accomplish our promise Mike Clarity of focus on objectives Jeff Better understanding of short-erm and long-term benefit – what we do Picturing the Future Report Urban Renewal Authority ©2019 Trebuchet Group Page 6 of 7 29 Aug 2019 Complete Scored Results These inputs are the results of group consensus on the major areas that members believe the organization should focus on. These items have been arranged in order of number of votes within each category, with the top vote items indicated by bold italics. Achieve Connecting residents to what they want to do (to schools, work, home, rivers, Denver) Housing options for everyone Benefits for all residents – no one left out Everyone has high quality of life thru equitable (opportunity and means) access “That was amazing” projects in 30 years Unique, architecturally significant development Community driven development Multiple ways to get to place (and around) Public benefits that we would not have gotten otherwise Catalyze projects that enrich community (partnership and ripple effect) Amenities that serve vast majority (police points, facilities) Inclusive sense of place Build community among whole community Trust, integrity and credibility Everyone feels ownership and pride Ownership of projects after we say “yes” – proactive up front Commitment to climate action Sense of community that connects us all Regenerative community thru private sector financing Healthy, safe, not dangerous “liveability” bare minimum Connecting all layers of community thru place Library services in growth areas Avoid Unfair impacts to government partners Cookie-cutter, strip mall development Perception of entitlement for developers Others dictate what project looks like Wasting taxpayers’ money Being an exclusive place (choice city for?) – actively push people out Increasing traffic congestion – one person one car Projects not in alignment – frustration – waste $ Quick fix without thought to future ramifications Fragment the community (gentrification) Becoming problem for our successors Picturing the Future Report Urban Renewal Authority ©2019 Trebuchet Group Page 7 of 7 29 Aug 2019 Preserve Historic context, environment and building (connect to past, embodied energy, sense of place) Sense of community – neighborhoods Community charisma and personality Wonderful choice city Community understanding and support for tool Future Project (Potential) areas - Southern Gateway - Corridor Drake to Overland - West Laporte (NW) - International St by airport Great Ideas - Dashboard for metrics and monitoring - Affordable housing projects 1088897.77.67.67.687.6 Preserve Preserve Preserve Achieve Achieve Achieve Achieve Avoid Achieve Avoid Avoid Historic context, environment and building Sense of community ‐ neighborhoods Community charisma and personality Housing options for everyone Connecting residents to what they want to do (to schools, work, home, rivers, Denver) Benefits for all residents – no one left out Everyone has high quality of life through equitable (opportunities and means) access Cookie‐cutter, strip mall development “That was amazing” projects in 30 years Unfair impacts to government partners Perception of entitlement to developers Avoid ‐ Fragment the community (gentrification) Multiple ways to get to place (and around) Public benefits that we would not have gotten otherwise Unique, architecturally significant development Avoid ‐ Wasting taxpayers’ money How Preserve Historic context, environment and building Preserved the historic role as a shopping destination Preserve Sense of community ‐ neighborhoods The east park built enhanced community gathering spaces; added housing Preserve Community charisma and personality Revilatlized Achieve Housing options for everyone Added high‐end market rate housing but no affordable housing Achieve Connecting residents to what they want to do (to schools, work, home, rivers, Denver) Enhanced connectivity with underpass and bus stop; poor access through parking lots Achieve Benefits for all residents – no one left out Enhanced the Youth activity center and created the underpass; However, most stores targeted at middle‐to upper income; lots of restaurants Achieve Everyone has high quality of life through equitable (opportunities and means) access See above Avoid Cookie‐cutter, strip mall development Mixed; along College is fairly cookie cutter; the main court and outside spaces are unique Achieve “That was amazing” projects in 30 years Public facilities will be remembered the shopping will not Avoid Unfair impacts to government partners City was in for all Sales Tax ‐ equitable deal structure; Returned some BPP to County; pre‐ HB1348 ‐ in some way address the percieved impacts to our partners Avoid Perception of entitlement to developers Poor Job ‐ Behind the scense negotiation was efficient ‐ Original request was for $72 million in public assistanced; negotiated result = $45 million plus $8 million in public benefit; did a good job of limiting the assistance to minimum required but failed at communicating / combating the perception The Mall 1 1501 Campus Delivery | Fort Collins, CO 80523-1501 970.491.5041 | ibe.colostate.edu NORTH COLLEGE URA WORKSHOP #1 MINUTES August 26, 2019 The first North College URA Workshop was facilitated by Josie Plaut of IBE. The intention of the meeting was to introduce a process of community informed planning, begin idea sharing and gain understanding of Urban Renewal Authority (URA) opportunities. Together the group defined and agreed upon the following practices for engagement: - Listen with an open mind - Be respectful of everyone - Be honest - Be polite/respectful - One person speaks at a time - Address the group not an individual - Share ideas with freedom Group introductions: What brought you here today? Why is this a valuable use of your time? - We all care about this community. What does the community feel is most important about North Fort Collins? Opening Activity: The group was asked to answer the following questions and share responses/ discuss in small groups during dinner. What do you value about this community? How is North Fort Collins unique? - Need to look at the best we can do with what we have - Stakeholders all have their own say and it takes away from what the URA used to do. - Infrastructure – we need sidewalks and bike lanes - What are the needs of each party? How do we come together? - North Fort Collins feels like a patchwork of city and county land, which has made getting infrastructure done anywhere difficult. Often times a sidewalk will end as soon as it hits city limits. - People need to commit to the redevelopment even if it takes a long time. - It feels like there are two Fort Collins, the north and the south. The north has a unique culture that needs to be maintained. - Sound barriers on the highway make it feel like there is an actual barrier between neighborhoods in North Fort Collins. 2 - More bridges are needed to get to mobile home parks. Currently there are physical blockades to these communities. - There are a lot of hidden gems/resources in North Fort Collins, such as high quality childcare, good parks and small businesses. There are several parks that are difficult to get to. - New resources such as the Whitewater Park and the Lyric are drawing more people to North Fort Collins. - It is difficult to know whether some trails are public or private. - The railroad down Hickory is a challenge. - 2025 kids cannot get to the park without going down College. - Private ownership of bridge by the canal is a challenge. - Residents currently often use the canal informally. - It is difficult to get into the city from North Fort Collins neighborhoods. What is the unique role that North Fort Collins plays? - There is varying industry (examples: Revive, Innosphere) - The community tries hard to promote local art, food and beverage which helps promote the diversity of others - North Fort Collins is growing which makes a difference to the community. People are trying hard to include people who speak languages other than English and it feels there is an acceptance of others. - Small business owners are able to access property. - Diversity is needed in our conversations in a healthy and productive way. - The community celebrates the diversity of its residents and the immigrant populations. This diversity seems to begin downtown and expands beautifully into North Fort Collins - It is important to keep the strength of the variety of businesses. - There is a mixture of old and new architecture, buildings are non-homogenous - There is an eagerness to be educated and to learn within the community. - One of the few places in town where artists can still live and work - Small businesses can still get a “toe-hold.” Improvements come with risks, so how do we inform HOW the community changes? How can we enhance what is already strong? How can the URA invest and how can the community inform this? - Recommendations will be taken to the URA board for decision-making - There is a lot still unfunded that needs to get done - URA can only invest in designated plan areas - The hope for this process is to convene a core group of people in order to establish what the needs of the community are, which will take time. This is a different way than development usually happens. How can we bring community understanding to inform something farther along in the process? Next Steps: - The group is hoping to convene for 4 – 6 meetings to get to where we want to be in formulating a community informed plan. The group will meet every month or so. - The goal is to get greater participation from residents and find the best time to meet. 3 - We will follow up with individuals in attendance to see if they would like to continue contributing to this process. - From a quick poll of the room, it appears that Mondays are the preferred day of the month for a meeting. Wrap-up: What have you gotten out of today’s meeting? - There is a passion for seeing improvements - There are conflicting goals within discussions at the city and we will need to be ready for those challenges. - It is good to meet new people and create new connections - People are energized by the dialogue - There is a lot to discuss and a lot that is bringing us together. The process will require focus and attention. - It is important to have inclusion of many different backgrounds - We will all learn together throughout this process. Follow up items: - Send out and share the 2005 Market Analysis City Plan - Send out a full list of URA projects - Follow up on continued participation interest The following individuals were in attendance: - Josie Plaut – IBE - Todd Parker – Resident - Tommy Miles – Resident - Beth Rosen – City of Fort Collins, Social Sustainability - Luke McFetridge – Developer - Ron Lautzenhauser – Owner, Big O Tires - Dave Dixon – Bike Fort Collins - Colin Day – IBE - Laura Schwartz – Salud - Jim Eddy – President, North College Community Advisory Group - Araceli Newman – Resident - Kelly Haworth – Larimer County, Built Environment - Linda Vescio – Resident - Jose – Resident - Gloria – Resident - Edna Chavez – Resident - Clay Frickey – URA - Jennifer Baker – URA - Clark Mapes – City of Fort Collins, Planning Department - Emily Gorgol – The Family Center - Andrea Swan – IBE URA 6-MONTH PLANNING CALENDAR September 2019 – February 2020 CALENDAR SUBJECT TO FREQUENT CHANGES Email URA Staff for up-to-date information: URABoardInfo@fcgov.com “The mission of the Urban Renewal Authority is to remedy blight, using Tax Increment Financing, to leverage private capital investment, and stimulate sustainable development and public improvement projects.” BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS: Wade Troxell, Chair Julie Pignataro Ross Cunniff, Vice Chair Andy Smith Christophe Febvre Kristin Stephens Emily Gorgol Ken Summers Susan Gutowsky Joe Wise Steve Johnson (Items are listed in no particular order) URA Board Meeting Selection Committee Planning & Zoning Board Plan Area Review Committee URA Finance Committee City Council Meeting Public Open House City Council Finance Committee Legal Contract Review Committee Created: 9/11/2019 5:35 PM URA Board Meeting Selection Committee Planning and Zoning Board Plan Area Review Committee URA Finance Committee City Council Meeting Public Open House City Council Finance Committee URA Legal Contract Review Committee Meeting Info Agenda Item The purpose of this item is to… September 26 Time: 3:00pm Location: CIC URA Board Meeting CANCELED Agenda: URA Board to approve minutes of July 25, 2019 URA Board meeting URA legal Representation Update URA legal representation of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck and associated contract URA Finance and Bond Council Update on URA retaining separate Finance and Bond Council URA IGA with CITY Discussion of potential changes to the URA’s IGA with the City October 14 Time: 2:00pm Location: CIC URA Finance Committee Agenda: URA Finance Committee to approve the minutes of the September 11, 2019 meeting N. College CAG engagement N. College CAG meeting the URA Finance Committee PSD and URA mediation outcomes & TIF allocations Discussion of mediation outcomes and TIF allocations to Urban Plan Area at Drake and College Brinkmann Term Sheet Discussion and approval of Brinkmann Term Sheet for Drake and College development URA Board Meeting Selection Committee Planning and Zoning Board Plan Area Review Committee URA Finance Committee City Council Meeting Public Open House City Council Finance Committee URA Legal Contract Review Committee Meeting Info Agenda Item The purpose of this item is to… October 24 Time: 3:00pm Location: CIC URA Board Meeting Agenda: URA Board to approve the minutes of September 26th URA Board meeting URA and City of Fort Collins IGA Discussion of URA IGA with the City URA Bylaws Discussion of URA Bylaws and potential changes URA 2020 budget Adoption of the URA 2020 Budget PSD and URA mediation outcomes and TIF Allocations Discussion of mediation outcomes and TIF allocations to Urban Renewal Plan Area at Drake and College Recommendation of a Plan Area Recommendation of Drake and College Plan Area URA Board Retreat Follow-up Follow-up of URA Board Retreat November 7 Time: 3:00pm Location: CIC URA Board Meeting Agenda: URA Board to approve the minutes of the October 24th URA Board meeting URA Board Meeting Selection Committee Planning and Zoning Board Plan Area Review Committee URA Finance Committee City Council Meeting Public Open House City Council Finance Committee URA Legal Contract Review Committee Meeting Info Agenda Item The purpose of this item is to… North College TIF Area Discussion of North College plan area objects, URA funding, URA Board retreat alignment and IBE update URA Finance and Bond Council Discussion of URA retaining separate Finance and Bond Council November 13 Time: 2:00pm Location: CIC URA Finance Committee Agenda: Approval of URA Finance Committee minutes from October 14, 2019 meeting URA Insurance Discussion of URA Insurance and Purchasing Power 320 East Vine Discussion of TIF Participation in 320 East Vine expansion 2020 URA Budget Discussion of the 2020 URA Budget December 3 Time: 11:00 am Location: CIC URA Finance Committee Agenda: Approval of URA Finance Committee minutes from November 13, 2019 meeting 501 Spaulding Lane Discussion of proposal located at 501 Spaulding Lane URA Board Meeting Selection Committee Planning and Zoning Board Plan Area Review Committee URA Finance Committee City Council Meeting Public Open House City Council Finance Committee URA Legal Contract Review Committee Meeting Info Agenda Item The purpose of this item is to… December 4 Time: 2:00pm Location: CIC URA Board Meeting Agenda: URA Board to approve the minutes of the November 7th URA Board meeting 320 East Vine Discussion of TIF Participation in 320 East Vine expansion 2020 URA Budget Discussion of the 2020 URA Budget January 9 Time: 3:00pm Location: CIC URA Finance Committee Agenda: Approval of the URA Finance Committee minutes from December 3, 2019 January 23 Time: 3:00pm Location: CIC URA Board Meeting Agenda: Approval of the December 4, 2019 URA Board meeting minutes February 13 Time: 3:00pm Location: CIC URA Finance Committee Agenda: Approval of the January 9, 2020 URA Finance Committee meeting minutes February 27 Time: 3:00pm Location CIC URA Board Meeting Agenda: Approval of the January 23, 2020 URA Board meeting minutes URA Board Meeting Selection Committee Planning and Zoning Board Plan Area Review Committee URA Finance Committee City Council Meeting Public Open House City Council Finance Committee URA Legal Contract Review Committee UNSCHEDULED OR UPCOMING ITEMS Item Purpose of Item King Soopers Project Prospect & College Project (S. Prospect) Prospect South URA Policy Watermark Proposal – 501 Spaulding Discuss possible TIF participation in a private development project Discuss possible TIF participation in a private development project Discussion of URA Policy application at Prospect South Watermark proposal in North College URA Finance Committee Agenda Planning Calendar 2019-2020 RVSD 9/11/2019 mnb Location: CIC Room (Agenda Items listed in no particular order) October 14th Meeting Time: 2:00pm N. College CAG meeting the URA Finance Committee 10 min Clay Frickey PSD & URA mediation outcomes and IGA Allocations 40 min Josh Birks Brinkmann Term Sheet 10min Josh Birks November 13th Meeting Time: 2:00pm URA Insurance & Purchasing Power 30 min Clay Frickey & Josh Birks 320 East Vine TIF participation 10 min Clay Frickey 2020 URA Budget 20 min Rachel Rogers December 3rd Meeting Time: 2:00pm Watermark Proposal 30 min Clay Frickey & Josh Birks North College Engagement Feedback 30 min Clay Frickey Future Council Finance Committee Topics: • Projected sales tax revenue Spradley-Barr-Mazda • North College Albertsons • North College Engagement Feedback Avoid ‐ Others dictate what project looks like Commitment to climate action Avoid ‐ Becoming problem for our successors Inclusive sense of place Preserve ‐ Wonderful choice city Regenerative community thru private sector financing Avoid ‐ Projects not in alignment – frustration – waste $ Community understanding and support for tool Avoid ‐ Quick fix without thought to future Avoid ‐ Becoming problem for our Sense of community that connects us all Connecting all layers of community thru place Library services in growth areas Commitment to climate action Avoid ‐ Being an exclusive place (choice city for?) – actively push Community Enhancement/Benefits? (Outcomes) Equity & Access Project Quality Partnership Community Related Project Related Community driven development Catalyze projects that enrich community (partnership and ripple effect) Amenities that serve vast majority (police points, facilities) Inclusive sense of place Build community among whole community Everyone feels ownership and pride Ownership of projects after we say “yes” – proactive up front Healthy, safe, not dangerous “liveability” bare minimum Avoid ‐ Being an exclusive place (choice city for?) – actively push people out Avoid ‐ Being an exclusive place (choice city for?) – actively push people out Avoid ‐ Increasing traffic congestion – one person one car Preserve ‐ Wonderful choice city