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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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