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102406 PUBLIC VOICESLeadership Team Presentation to the Leadership Team Presentation to the Virginia Beach City Council Virginia Beach City Council October 24, 2006 October 24, 2006 Good News! Good News! Redevelopment -The Reality Redevelopment -The Reality ? ? Why Involve the Community? Why Involve the Community? ? ? “Framing the Issue” “Framing the Issue” ? ? Getting Ready for the Forums Getting Ready for the Forums ? ? The Reader The Reader ? ? The Event The Event ? ? The Training The Training ? ? 21 Forums 21 Forums ? ? Forum Teams Forum Teams ? ? Deliberation Reports Deliberation Reports ? ? Two Summary Documents Two Summary Documents ? ? Group Recommendations from 21 Deliberative Forums Group Recommendations from 21 Deliberative Forums ? ? Themes and Concerns from 21 Deliberative Forums Themes and Concerns from 21 Deliberative Forums ? ? The Executive Summary The Executive Summary ? ? EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Combined Observations from Forums Combined Observations from Forums The public expressed virtually unanimous The public expressed virtually unanimous ? ? support for the City Council, as an elected support for the City Council, as an elected accountable body, to receive views on accountable body, to receive views on redevelopment for their consideration. redevelopment for their consideration. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Combined Observations from Forums Combined Observations from Forums A common but not universal theme A common but not universal theme ? ? expressed was that there is a lack of trust in expressed was that there is a lack of trust in government. government. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Combined Observations from Forums Combined Observations from Forums Participants insisted upon an institutionalized on- Participants insisted upon an institutionalized on- ? ? going role in the planning process for citizens to going role in the planning process for citizens to work on redevelopment and neighborhood work on redevelopment and neighborhood revitalization. Committees or commissions revitalization. Committees or commissions should be formed at the neighborhood level to should be formed at the neighborhood level to consider local projects and identify redevelopment consider local projects and identify redevelopment needs and funding priorities. Related to this is a needs and funding priorities. Related to this is a request to educate citizens on the process and request to educate citizens on the process and impacts of proposed projects. impacts of proposed projects. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Combined Observations from Forums Combined Observations from Forums The active partnership of citizens, business, The active partnership of citizens, business, ? ? government, military and others, is an government, military and others, is an absolute requirement for the creation of a absolute requirement for the creation of a vision or plan for redevelopment. vision or plan for redevelopment. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Combined Observations from Forums Combined Observations from Forums The role of government in the process of The role of government in the process of ? ? redevelopment is to convene and manage an open redevelopment is to convene and manage an open and transparent process, provide professional and transparent process, provide professional expertise, identify the zoning and other expertise, identify the zoning and other requirements to implement the redevelopment requirements to implement the redevelopment plan, and then implement and protect the plan. plan, and then implement and protect the plan. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Combined Observations from Forums Combined Observations from Forums A long-term unified redevelopment vision should A long-term unified redevelopment vision should ? ? include multiple planning components (e.g. include multiple planning components (e.g. infrastructure, transportation, open space). It must infrastructure, transportation, open space). It must be broadly understood, consistently applied and be broadly understood, consistently applied and rigorously adhered to by government actions. rigorously adhered to by government actions. Combined Issues, Combined Issues, Concerns and Themes Concerns and Themes from Forums from Forums 1. Property Rights 1. Property Rights Sentiment for Eminent Domainvaried… Sentiment for Eminent Domainvaried… ? ? OK for OK for Roads NOEcon. and Dev. Schools Fair Compensation and Treatment Redevelopment and Housing Authority Redevelopment and Housing Authority ? ? Some (but no general) support of a ? Redevelopment and Housing Authority with limited powers 2. Affordable Housing 2. Affordable Housing Discussed as a general concept-not as Discussed as a general concept-not as ? ? strictly defined by HUD strictly defined by HUD Need to serve diverse needs/income groups Need to serve diverse needs/income groups ? ? Range of observations… Range of observations… ? ? Government regulationsmake housing too Government regulationsmake housing too ? ? expensive expensive City incentivesto encourage private development City incentivesto encourage private development ? ? 3. Government / Developer Relationship 3. Government / Developer Relationship Often cited as too strong Often cited as too strong ? ? Citizens not being heard Citizens not being heard ? ? Unpredictable application of rules Unpredictable application of rules ? ? Developers generally considered essential partners in city Developers generally considered essential partners in city ? ? vision vision 4. Comprehensive Planning 4. Comprehensive Planning Existing plan not followed Existing plan not followed ? ? Exceptions cause problems Exceptions cause problems ? ? Desire for long-term redevelopment Desire for long-term redevelopment ? ? plan/vision plan/vision Beginning at the neighborhood level Beginning at the neighborhood level ? ? Need better notificationof changes Need better notificationof changes ? ? Personal Personal Observations Observations Next Step Next Step Questions? Questions?