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Mayor’s Land Recycling Taskforce Meeting II Thursday, June 3, 2010 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Mayor’s Land Recycling Taskforce Meeting II Thursday, June 3, 2010 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Luke Ravenstahl Mayor, City of Pittsburgh. Agenda. Welcome, Introductions and Review Purpose of the Task Force Mayor Luke Ravenstahl Tools We Currently Have: Local, State and National Level

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Mayor’s Land Recycling Taskforce Meeting II Thursday, June 3, 2010 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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  1. Mayor’s Land Recycling Taskforce Meeting II Thursday, June 3, 2010 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Luke Ravenstahl Mayor, City of Pittsburgh City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning

  2. Agenda • Welcome, Introductions and Review Purpose of the Task Force Mayor Luke Ravenstahl • Tools We Currently Have: Local, State and National Level Irene McLaughlin, J.D., Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania House Bill 712 Kendall Pelling, East Liberty Development, Inc. • Next Steps & Proposed Work Process for Moving Forward Kim Graziani, Office of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor City of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood Initiatives

  3. Scope of the Problem • City has lost 50% of its population in 50 years • City has lost only 15% of its housing stock • Currently 1,400 condemned structures • Currently 6,000 vacant buildings • Currently 24,000 vacant lots (11,000 publicly owned) • Almost 20% of our parcels are tax delinquent City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor City of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood Initiatives City of Pittsburgh – Bureau of Police

  4. Tax Delinquency and Declining Market Value City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

  5. Addressing the Problem • Initiatives are underway • (e.g. CARC buyback, Land Reserve, Green Up Program, Increase in demolition budget, City’s first Comprehensive Plan) • But they are not enough • Treasurer’s sales are time and cost intensive • Pittsburgh’s Land Reserve process is limited to a few hundred parcels • Demolitions do not keep up with rate of condemnations • Green Up Pittsburgh and other greening initiatives do not tackle the scale and need of open spaces City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

  6. Progress to Date • Collected data (i.e. Market Value Analysis, SNAP, PNCIS) • Community outreach (i.e. PCRG, Foundations) • Advocacy and input on current legislation (i.e. HB 712) City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

  7. The key to revitalization is to control these tax delinquent and abandoned properties. Then we can control our destiny. Thank you.

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