SITE VISIT AGENDA

9:00 am : Welcome & Introductions

9:30 am: Brief Orientation to the City and Neighborhood

9:45 am: Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant (CNPG) Big

Picture

12:15 pm: Break and Lunch

1:15 pm: Neighborhood Planning Process

2:30 pm: People Planning Process

3:45 pm: Housing Planning Process

6:00 pm: Community Stakeholder meeting

Happy Valentine’s Day!

We Kingsport!

Project Website: http://www.kingsportchoice.com/

• The City of Kingsport

• Eastman Chemical Company

• Domtar

• Northeast State Community College

• Kingsport City Schools

• Holston Valley Medical Center / Wellmont

ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS

Key Partners and StakeholdersHousing

• Appalachian Service Project• Eastern Eight Community Development • Lee Apartments Resident Association• Michael Brady Inc.• Master Developer (to be determined)

People• Alliance for Business & Training• Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee• Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kingsport • Domtar• Eastman Chemical Company• ET & CS • Frontier Health• Kingsport Chamber of Commerce• Kingsport City Schools• Literacy Council of Kingsport• Northeast State Community College• Rural Health Services Consortium • The Sullivan County Department of Human Services• Wellmont Health System - Holston Valley Medical Center• UETHDA • UETHDA - Head Start• Kingsport Senior Center

Neighborhood• Domtar• Eastman Chemical Company• Kingsport Chamber of Commerce• Kingsport Tomorrow• Northeast State Community College• South Central Kingsport Community Development Inc.• United Way of Greater Kingsport

The City of Kingsport• Development Services – Planning, Community Development

• Economic Development

• Fire

• Metro Transportation Planning/Kingsport Area Transit Service

• Parks, Recreation & Leisure

• Police

• Public Works

• Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority (KHRA) - Board, Residents & Staff

Planning Initiative Lead

• Urban Collage (UC) Principal Planning Coordinator

• The Communities Group International (TCGI) Community Planning, Finance & Development Consultant

• Thomas Point Associates, Inc. Economic Development and Market Analyst

• Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc. Environmental and Civil Engineer

TEAM

Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD)• Leigh E. van Rij

Office of Public Housing Investments

• Kevin Jones Director, Financial Management Center

• Ed Ellis Director, Knoxville Field Office

• Suzanne Wright, Field Office-Field Policy Management

• Karen Haynes, Field Office Public Housing

GRANTOR

HUD OPENING AND CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD INTRO

PRESENTATION AGENDABrief Orientation to the City and Neighborhood

Context

Previous Plans

Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant (CNPG) OverviewPlanning Goals

Process & Schedule

Communication Plan

Key Partners and Community Stakeholders

Discussion

BRIEF ORIENTATION TO THE CITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD

Overview: A Legacy of inspired city-building

“The Kingsport Spirit”

The city has always looked to the future for inspiration and direction

Progressive Development• Interlocking industries•Workforce housing

Planning / Urban Design• The Nolen Plan• Introduction of zoning

Architecture• Innovative typologies• Early design guidelines•World-class designers

A Region growing in importanceThe larger area has opportunities for CN linkages:•Major open space like Bays Mountain

Park• Interstate access•Tri-Cities airport•Tourism

Overview: Physical Context

Overview: Physical ContextA Center with established assetsThe historic center, the focus of the CN study, has many assets to build on:• Revitalizing Downtown• Major employers that are invested in the

community• An excellent medical center• Cradle-to-college school facilities• An arts presence at the Renaissance Center• Natural refuges like the Kingsport

Greenbelt• Great design and public spaces like Church

Circle

Kingsport Tomorrow: Vision 2017

Model City Coalition: Downtown Kingsport Gateways / Development Plan

Core Urban Areas Redevelopment Plan; Priorities for Greater Kingsport

Economic Analysis for Redevelopment Areas

VISCOR Visioning Summary; Downtown TIF District

Riverview HOPE VI

DOJ Byrne Grant

Mayor’s Task Force on Livability

Model Cities Coalition Update; Crosstown Connector; Regional Bike / Pedestrian Plan

1997

1999

2000

2001

2005

2006

2010

2011

2012

Planning Chronology

Overview: Previous Plans

Overview: Previous Plans1997: Vision 2017

• Initiative to generate ideas on what the city should be like on its centennial anniversary

• Document organized around five issues: people, places, play, jobs and government

• Some important concepts / goals:• Linking business and education• Model of environmental excellence• Greenbelts, parks and trails• Attention to natural areas• Diverse, high-quality job attraction• Regional convention center• Improved roads / highway access• Responsive government• High level of citizen involvement

1999: Model City Coalition

• Physical design plan as outgrowth of Vision 2017• Focus on improving Downtown and the

corridors leading to it• Emphasis on implementation, economic

development

• Gateways Component• General recommendations such as

signage, lighting• Wilcox Drive Gateway Corridor:

streetscape, bridge improvements, portals at Wilcox and Sullivan, Sullivan and Center• Stone Drive Gateway Corridor:

interchange plantings, streetscape, road improvements, portals at Lynn Garden / Center, Center / Clinchfield

Overview: Previous Plans

1999: Model City Coalition

• Public Realm Component• Return Broad Street to Nolen Plan

configuration• Restore Cement Hill• Establish the Nolen Square• Develop Center and Main• Develop Main Street Park, enlarge Glen

Bruce Park• Develop Justice Plaza

• Development Component• New townhouse developments in

northwest, southeast• Additional retail / restaurants,

corporate office• Northeast State Technical Community

College presence• Wellness center• Community arts center• Industrial Heritage Center

Overview: Previous Plans

2000-2001 Plans

• Urban Areas Redevelopment Plan / Economic Analysis

• Policy document to support creation of tax-increment financing districts• Major emphasis on Downtown

redevelopment• Supporting economic analysis done

the following year

• Priorities for Greater Kingsport• Follow-up to Vision 2017 with five goals:• Embrace regionalism• Diversify economic base• Balance growth / development with

natural resource conservation• Raise education level for youths and

adults• Maintain a high quality of life

Overview: Previous Plans

2005: VISCOR

• Visual Image Study / Code and Ordinance Review• Evaluation of prior visioning, synthesis

into single community vision• Public policy review• Recommendations for planning and

regulations to achieve desired vision

• Important Elements• Extensive Visual Preference Survey with

over 1,000 respondents• Summary of desired visual

characteristics for fifteen development / public space / infrastructure categories

Overview: Previous Plans

2005: VISCOR

• Key Regulatory Recommendations• Revisions to future land use plan,

Redevelopment Corridors study (street classifications)• New pedestrian mobility plan• Code revisions including zoning

(consider form-based) ordinance and subdivision regulations• Tree preservation ordinance• Historic districts design guideline

Overview: Previous Plans

2005: VISCOR

• Key Public Improvements Recommendations• Pedestrian mobility plan• Streetscapes and sidewalks• Bike lanes and traffic calming• Church Circle enlargement /

landscaping• Cement Hill landscaping / improvements• Parks master plan / new neighborhood

parks• Redevelopment of blighted commercial

sites including several in downtown

Overview: Previous Plans

2006: Riverview HOPE VI

• $50MM revitalization of 92 distressed public housing units in Riverview neighborhood

• Completed in 2010, one year ahead of schedule

• Diverse mixed-income program• 54 units of senior/disabled housing in

renovated historic school• 22 single-family detached rental homes• 8 rental duplexes• 24 scattered-site single-family detached

homeownership• 4 YouthBuild single dwelling homes for

homeownership• Additional 9 single dwelling houses for

homeownership from sales proceeds• Endowment Fund for Community

Supportive Services

Overview: Previous Plans

2011: Mayor’s Livability Task Force

• Initiated in response to AARP survey

• Assessment of city’s quality of life

• Short-term goals to:• Improve communication to build civic

awareness• Enhance access to services• Intensify business recruitment• Invest in K-12 schools

• Long-term goals for:• Housing rehabilitation and development• Clean air and groundwater standards• Neighborhood crime reduction

• And ongoing efforts to:• Expand multimodal mobility options

including connections to the Greenbelt• Add community facilities like the aquatic

center, library expansion, new parks

Overview: Previous Plans

Source: http://development.kingsporttn.gov/files/development/FINAL_Blue_Ribbon_Task_Force_Report_to_BMA.pdf

2012: Model City Coalition Plan Update

• Evaluation of progress since 1997 ($42MM private, $129MM public investment)

• Key recommendation: oversight team to manage plan execution

• Three focus areas:• Housing (upscale apartments / condos,

lofts, SF residential)• Magnets (retail, entertainment, sports,

leisure / festivals, higher education, government)• Aesthetics, gateways, infrastructure

(Wilcox Drive, Stone Drive gateway corridors; Nolen Square, streetscaping)

Overview: Previous Plans

Source: http://development.kingsporttn.gov/files/development/Model_City_Coalition_budget_presentation_to_BMA.pdf

Relevant Projects

• Crosstown Connector Phase 5

• Library renovation / expansion

• Eastman Chemical expansion at Borden Mill

• Holston Valley Medical Center renovation/ expansion

• Historic State Theater

Overview: Previous Plans

CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS PLANNING GRANT (CNPG)

OVERVIEW

Overview: Choice Neighborhood Initiative

“Choice Neighborhoods grants

transform distressed neighborhoods

and public and assisted projects into

viable and sustainable mixed-

income neighborhoods by linking

housing improvements with

appropriate services, schools,

public assets, transportation, and

access to jobs.”

• KHRA has received a

$300,000 Choice

Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) Planning Grant by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• One of 17 grantees across

the country

• GOAL: Develop a

comprehensive

Transformation Plan to

revitalize the target neighborhood planning area.

Overview: Planning Goals - Develop a TRANSFORMATION PLAN for…

HOUSINGEnergy efficient, mixed-income, one-for-one replacement

NEIGHBORHOODWell-functioning, economically viable, mixed-income neighborhoods

PEOPLEImproved health, safety, employment, mobility, and education

Overview: Planning Goals - Neighborhood

Transform the Selected Neighborhood through:• Good Services• Quality Schools• Improved Public Assets• Convenient Public

Transportation• Access to Jobs

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Overview: Planning Goals - People

• Education:• Better Schools and

Resources• Learning from

Cradle to College• Preparation for

Employment

• Community and Supportive Services:• Health • Safety• Employment

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Overview: Planning Goals - Housing• Transform “distressed”

Public and Assisted Housing into Housing that is:• Energy Efficient• Mixed Income• Well-designed• Financially Healthy for

the Long Term• One for One Replacement

requirement for units being redeveloped

• Current residents have right of return

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Overview: Physical ContextCNI Study Area

Bounded by:• Kingsport Greenbelt on the north; • Center Street, Railroads, and Wilcox

Drive on the west and south; • Center Street, Wateree Street,

Piedmont Drive and Dorothy Street on the east.

Overview: Physical ContextThe TARGET Housing

Overview: Neighborhood Characteristics• Poverty Rate 40.02%• Part I crime rate 2.21 times

that of the city• Long-term vacancy rate

17.88 versus 8.66 for Sullivan County

• Target Housing:• 128 units• Rehabilitation Cost per

unit $102,273• Structural Deficiencies• Outdated building

systems• On-site infrastructure

replacement• Unit design deficiencies

1. Research and Data Collection

2. Examine Issues and Needs

3. Develop Sustainable Transformation Strategies and Indicators to Measure Outcomes, and a Community Vision and Goals for• Housing Supply• Community Growth

(People)• Neighborhood

Improvement

4. Finalize and Document the Transformation Plan

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Overview: Planning Process

• Planning Grant Application Submitted: May 2012• Grant Received: October 2012• HUD Site Visit: February 2013• Focus Groups: quarterly meetings• Steering Committee: quarterly meetings• Plan completed: October 2014

Overview: Planning Schedule

Overview: Community Engagement

• Resident Meeting - April 24, 2012

• Resident Kickoff Meeting – Dec 10, 2012

• Partner & Community Meeting – Dec 10. 2012

Overview: Communication Plan• Resident Training• Transformation Team,

Steering Committee, and Focus Group Meetings

• Issues forums, workshops and charrettes

• Flyers posted in local access centers

• Resident and Community Survey

• Press releases• Social media• Housing Authority

website

Jointly, the Focus Groups will design and implement the transformation planning

process over the 24 month grant-planning period.

Steering Committee will promote consensus.

Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority will

lead the planning process

Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority, City and Anchor Institutions

Steering Committee

Education Economic Self-

Sufficiency

Health Safety Transport Seniors Youth

Overview: Key Partners and Stakeholders

Northeast State Community College will serve as an independent Monitoring and Evaluation entity and will track progress.

Stakeholders will provide input, confirm findings, and provide consensus throughout the transformation planning process.

DISCUSSION

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Project Website: http://www.kingsportchoice.com/

Let’s Start Planning!

Planning Station Exercise #1

Change / No Change

On the Map:

Put a RED DOT on a place that you want to preserve, or something you don’t want to see change. Think about…

• A historic building• A favorite park• Your community center………etc.

You get four dots so you’ll need to choose wisely!

Planning Station Exercise #2

Change / No Change

On the same Map:

Put a GREEN DOT on something you want to see change. Think about:

• A building that is run down and needs repair or demolition• A vacant lot where there should be a

house• A broken sidewalk to fix• A dangerous intersection that needs

a stop sign or traffic light….…etc.

Remember, four dots only!

Planning Station Exercise #3 Major Issues & Opportunities

On the same Map:

Grab a marker and post-it notes to identify and highlight major issues & opportunities on the map

Issues &

Opportunities

Project Website: http://www.kingsportchoice.com/

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