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SITE VISIT AGENDA

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

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SITE VISIT AGENDA

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  1. 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

  2. Happy Valentine’s Day! We Kingsport!

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

  4. ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS • The City of Kingsport • Eastman Chemical Company • Domtar • Northeast State Community College • Kingsport City Schools • Holston Valley Medical Center / Wellmont

  5. Key Partners and Stakeholders Housing • 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

  6. TEAM • 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

  7. GRANTOR 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

  8. HUD OPENING AND CHOICE NEIGHBORHOOD INTRO

  9. PRESENTATION AGENDA Brief Orientation to the City and Neighborhood Context Previous Plans Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant (CNPG) Overview Planning Goals Process & Schedule Communication Plan Key Partners and Community Stakeholders Discussion

  10. BRIEF ORIENTATION TO THE CITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD

  11. 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

  12. Overview: Physical Context A Region growing in importance The larger area has opportunities for CN linkages: • Major open space like Bays Mountain Park • Interstate access • Tri-Cities airport • Tourism

  13. Overview: Physical Context A Center with established assets The 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

  14. Overview: Previous Plans • Planning Chronology 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

  15. Overview: Previous Plans 1997: 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

  16. Overview: Previous Plans 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

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

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

  24. Overview: Previous Plans 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) Source: http://development.kingsporttn.gov/files/development/ Model_City_Coalition_budget_presentation_to_BMA.pdf

  25. Overview: Previous Plans Relevant Projects • Crosstown Connector Phase 5 • Library renovation / expansion • Eastman Chemical expansion at Borden Mill • Holston Valley Medical Center renovation/ expansion • Historic State Theater

  26. CHOICE NEIGHBORHOODS PLANNING GRANT (CNPG) OVERVIEW

  27. Overview: Choice NeighborhoodInitiative • 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. “Choice Neighborhoods grants transform distressed neighborhoods and public and assisted projects into viableandsustainable mixed-income neighborhoods by linking housing improvementswith appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation, and access to jobs.”

  28. Overview: Planning Goals - Develop a TRANSFORMATION PLAN for… HOUSING Energy efficient, mixed-income, one-for-one replacement NEIGHBORHOOD Well-functioning, economically viable, mixed-income neighborhoods PEOPLE Improved health, safety, employment, mobility, and education

  29. Overview: Planning Goals - Neighborhood Transform the Selected Neighborhood through: • Good Services • Quality Schools • Improved Public Assets • Convenient Public Transportation • Access to Jobs

  30. Overview: Planning Goals - People • Education: • Better Schools and Resources • Learning from Cradle to College • Preparation for Employment • Community and Supportive Services: • Health • Safety • Employment

  31. 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

  32. Overview: Physical Context CNI 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.

  33. Overview: Physical Context • The TARGET Housing

  34. 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

  35. Overview: Planning Process • Research and Data Collection • Examine Issues and Needs • Develop Sustainable Transformation Strategies and Indicators to Measure Outcomes, and a Community Vision and Goals for • Housing Supply • Community Growth (People) • Neighborhood Improvement • Finalize and Document the Transformation Plan I

  36. Overview: Planning Schedule • Planning Grant Application Submitted: May 2012 • Grant Received: October 2012 • HUD Site Visit: February2013 • Focus Groups: quarterly meetings • Steering Committee: quarterly meetings • Plan completed: October 2014

  37. Overview: Community Engagement • Resident Meeting - April 24, 2012 • Resident Kickoff Meeting – Dec 10, 2012 • Partner & Community Meeting – Dec 10. 2012

  38. 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

  39. Overview: Key Partners and Stakeholders • Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority will lead the planning process • Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority, • City and Anchor Institutions • Steering Committee will promote consensus. • Steering Committee • Jointly, the Focus Groups will design and implement the transformation planning process over the 24 month grant-planning period. • Transport • Education • Economic Self-Sufficiency • Health • Safety • Seniors • Youth 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.

  40. DISCUSSIONQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS • Project Website: http://www.kingsportchoice.com/

  41. Let’s Start Planning!

  42. 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!

  43. 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!

  44. 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

  45. THANK YOU • Project Website: http://www.kingsportchoice.com/

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