Brownfields Institute

November 12, 2007

 

Session Design:

5:00 Dinner

5:15 Christopher Hauck Berlin Wall project – [de] construction

6:00 Liz Dumbaugh Martin – Your Vision

6:20 Tom Fitzgerald – Community Building

 

Christopher Hauck Berlin Wall project – [de] construction

§         joint effort btw Christopher Hauck (Louisville native), the Mayor’s Committee on Public Art (MCOPA), and the City of Louisville in conjunction with the 2008 Idea Festival

§         other organizations involved with the exhibition include the University of Louisville, the Waterfront Development Corporation, the Center for Neighborhoods, Delta Dental and USA Image

§         Hauck’s project is a photo-documentation of the last remaining section of the Berlin Wall, known as the East Side Gallery, which has been painted, graffitied, stickered, sprayed, and marked on by people from all over the world

§         Goal: to facilitate public discourse and understanding through open dialogue and exchange and to encourage education through the exploration of topics in history, current events, popular culture, sociology, political science, visual art, urban planning and other topics

§         4 proposed locations: 1) Waterfront Park; 2) Gallery District – Market St.; 3) 9th Street; 4) Old LG&E Building parking lot (7th & Ormsby)

§         Proposed time frame: August 2008 – January 2009

www.thewallart.com

 

Liz Dumbaugh Martin – Your Vision

Overview of the Redefining Brownfields 3-Year Grant

§         3 agencies collaborating

§         Creating a public forum to foster community participation in brownfields redevelopment

§         Provide education

§         Support creation of vision

 

Year 1 – 9 sessions to facilitate the goals of the grant:

1.        Mission or overall goal determined

2.      Park Hill Corridor Group came to life

3.       Vision & measurable objectives were identified

 

Mission/Overall Goal: Through a collaboration of stakeholders, the Park Hill Corridor Group will create a strategic plan for the transformation of the corridor into an economically, ecologically and socially vibrant neighborhood, remembering its past and looking into the future.

 

Vision/Measurable Objectives: abbreviated areas in need of attention and what has been done to meet those needs

§         Workforce Þ PM demolition, 12th and 7th, 7th and Shipp

§         Leadership Þ Breaking New Grounds, MP

§         Environmental concerns Þ WestCo TF, PHCG, Neighborhood Youth Bds

§         Business support/recruitment Þ companies-expanding, MasterPlanning process, Breaking New Grounds. Urban Fresh, revolving loan remediation program

§         Housing Þ Housing Partnership new homes, NDHC, Youth Build, MasterPlan

§         Transportation Þ Entran & MasterPlan

§         Education Þ Simmons, UofL Signature Partnerships, JCPS Family Resource Center

§         Entertainment Þ Christopher Hauck, jewelry workshops, Blue art contest,

§         Efforts to enhance opportunities for youth Þ Youth Build, Boy Scouts

§         Need for improved social services Þ Healing Place, Hotel CA, St. Stephen food and clothing drives, LCCC, Junior League, 18th & Hill, Bridges of Hope Neighborhood Place, JCPS Family Resource Center

§         Comfortable, healthy living Þ Center for Health Equity, Urban Fresh, bicycle routes, Breaking New Grounds

 

Tonight - Connect the activity and advancement of Year 2 back to the vision

§         $ for master plan, transportation study. creation of task force

§         Brainstorm about what other groups are working in West Louisville towards positive change

 

Year 3 – Forming a Non-Profit Corporation

Need to have these things in check to start…

1.        Choose an available business name that meets the requirements of state law.

*      Park Hill Corridor Group

 

2.      File formal paperwork, usually called articles of incorporation.

*      Legal Aid Society – Community Development

 

3.       Apply for federal and state exemptions.

*      Legal Aid Society

4.      Create by-laws, which set out the operating rules for the non-profit corporation.

*      Legal Aid Society

 

5.       Appoint initial directors (cannot file without these in Kentucky).

~        President

~        Vice-President

~        Secretary

~        Treasurer

 

6.       Hold first meeting of board of directors.

 

Tom Fitzgerald – Community Building – Distilled Wisdom

§         many community building efforts are the response of communities in crisis—defensive position because things happen ‘to’ them

§         It is challenging to sustain the effort because 1) the group usually deals with the crisis and then goes back to daily lives; and, 2) the effort usually depends on 1 or 2 dynamic individuals

§          PHCG needs to:

~        look back and take pride in accomplishments

~        take inventory of community assets and perceived needs

~        decide it wants to go forward and agree that there is value in continuing

~        determine how the group will move forward

§         Strategic Plan should connect the dots of where you are and what you want to see

§         No magic formula for successful community efforts except talent, skills, passion and commitment

§         Economic development occurs on a small scale

§         Keep mission and vision in mind

§         Community building is a series of linked steps

§         Collaborative committees are more effective than individual leaders

§         Take on manageable tasks and then build on successes

§         Need to determine goals and priorities

~        Short-term

~        Mid-term

~        Long-term

 

Questions Raised in General Discussion

1.        How to best identify the goals on which this group should function?

2.      How do we prioritize goals?

3.       What are the elements of a sustainable organization?

4.      How will the PHCG ensure that the master plan is implemented? Should it have a ‘watchdog’ role?