Steering Committee September 10, 2009 1. Introduction of Consultant Team Introduction of Steering...

Steering Committee

September 10, 2009

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Introduction of Consultant Team Introduction of Steering Committee Role of Steering Committee Project Overview S.W.O.T. Discussion

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Renee Brown – Bellefonte Borough Council Vana Dainty – Vice-President, Bellefonte Borough

Council Robert Dannaker – Bellefonte Borough Planning

Commission Richard Fornicola – Waterfront Property Owner Wendy Fultz – Cool Beans Stanley Goldman – Mayor, Bellefonte Borough Erin Hammerstadt – HARB Consultant & Preservation

Pennsylvania Don Holderman – Assistant Manager, Bellefonte

Borough Gary Hoover – Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce Kim Kowalyck – Café on the Park Samuel McGinley – Northwest Savings Bank Gregory Wendt – M&T Savings Bank Kim Wheeler – PA Department of Economic and

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Serve as a resource for ideas and approaches Provide direction to the consultants Review material prepared by the consultants Provide input on proposed strategies and

actions Participate in the public input process Provide updates to Council Review and comment on the final plan and

advise Council of the Committee’s recommendations

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PARTNERS

COORDINATION

THE TEAM

TASKS

THE DETAILS

THE RESULT

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DCEDBELLEFONTEBOROUGHSTEERINGCOMMITTEE

MASTER PLAN

THE MASTER PLAN IS THE RESULT OF COLLABORATIONANDCONSENSUSOF THEPARTNERS

•AGENCIES•CONSULTANT EXPERTISE•STEERING COMMITTEE•DCED•BELLEFONTE BOROUGH•BOROUGH RESIDENTS

Delta Development Group, Inc. Karen Dickinson, Project ManagerTeresa SparacinoChris Johnston

EADS Group, Inc. Jake Steinbugl

Reynolds Smith and Hills, Inc. (RS&H)George DickieRon Sill

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PROVIDING PROVEN RESULTS SINCE 1988

From Planning to Implementation:

Community and Economic DevelopmentReal Estate Development Information Technology

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◦ Trade and Transit Center◦ Downtown movie theater◦ Public investment = $40 million◦ Private investment = $100 million◦ PHMC navigation

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Engineering Architecture and Design Services

“Quality Service with Integrity”

The EADS Group:

•was established in 1955•is ISO 9001:2000 Certified•is Employee Owned and Managed•has 200+ Professional and Technical Staff•has 6 Office Locations

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THE VISIONING PROCESS

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Project Tasks

◦ Review Background Materials◦ Parcel profiles

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◦ Demographic characteristics◦ Current and planned retail establishments◦ Business owner interviews◦ Consumer profile

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◦ Steering committee◦ Public meetings

SWOT Conceptual designs Final plan

◦ Stakeholder interviews Business Resident Community organizations

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Short-, mid- and long-range goals Private/public partnerships Creative financing tools

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What can the site accommodate? What connections need to be made between the

waterfront and core business district? What traffic and parking impact will development of

the waterfront district have on the core business district?

What streetscape enhancements can be implemented to create a cohesive theme connecting the waterfront and core business districts?

What retail and commercial opportunities complement existing business?

What residential opportunities exist in the waterfront and downtwon districts?

What are the market strategy and land use options?

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Demographics Businesses Physical site conditions

History of Place Transformation Current Conditions

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1-mile ring (center of the ring = intersection of High Street & Water Street)

Projected slight population increase over next four year period (2008-2013)

Income is shifting from lower percentage of households in the < $15,000 range to higher percentage of households in the $50K +

Loss in families means lower percentage of persons in the 0-14 age bracket

Higher percentage of persons are in the 45-64 age bracket.

Additional Study: Current downtown consumers to better define market area

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Physical site conditions History of Place

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Fragments of the Past

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Lost Treasure

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Transformation

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Current Conditions

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Southern Site 34

Mid Section

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North Gateway

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Overview from the West

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Context & Edges

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Strengths◦ Assets to build upon

Weaknesses◦ Challenges to development

Opportunities◦ Create vibrant waterfront and downtown

Threats◦ Things that cannot be controlled

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