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2007-03-06; City Council; 18924; Partners for Livable Communities Presention
CITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 1 18,924 MTG. 3/6/07 DEPT. ComDev Presentation from Robert McNulty of Partners for Livable Communities DEPT. HEAD CITY ATTY. CITY MGR. RECOMMENDED ACTION: To receive the presentation by Robert McNulty. ITEM EXPLANATION: Robert McNulty, President for Partners for Livable Communities will make a presentation to City Council. Partners for Livable Communities is a national, nonprofit organization working to restore and renew communities. Partners has over twenty-five years of experience in solving community problems by providing information, leadership and guidance. Partners helps communities identify possibilities; stimulate ideas and suggest alternatives. For over 25 years, Partners has helped communities improve their quality of life, or amenities, and has brought about better living, economic expansion, and social growth to their client communities. Partners believes that a high quality of life is the foundation for creating safe neighborhoods, satisfied residents, and business investment. EXHIBITS: 1. Biography of Robert McNulty. DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Sandra Holder, 760-602-2724. shold@ci.carlsbad.ca.us FOR CITY CLERKS L/SE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED DENIED CONTINUED WITHDRAWN AMENDED nn n nn CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN RETURNED TO STAFF OTHER -SEE MINUTES D n n M Rec'd ' Presentation O o „ , ,. „.„Exhibit 1 o o OO®O O o o o o O O wO O o o o o OO©OO O o Robert McNulty o o ©oooo o o o ©OOQOO o °o ooOCOo o o Since 1975, Robert McNulty has used his abilities of coalition building and creativity to develop the organization Partners for Livable Places, now known as Partners for Livable Communities. Partners has been on the cutting edge of livability, quality of life, and civic development concerns throughout America, and increasingly in other parts of the world. With a network of over 1 ,000 organizations ranging from the World Wildlife Fund to the Urban Land Institute, Partners embodies the diversity and consensus building needed in the recovery of the American city. Mr. McNulty has academic degrees in business and law from the University of California, Berkeley. He has been a Fellow at both the Graduate School of Design at Harvard, and at Yale's Pearson College. He received fellowship grants from the Graham Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Smithsonian Institution. Over the course of his diverse career, Mr. McNulty has worked within the Department of Archeology of Colonial Williamsburg; served as research assistant to the Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History; worked as an Environmental Advisor to the Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration; and served as Assistant Director of the Architecture and Design program of the National Endowment for the Arts. Mr. McNulty is widely traveled, having worked in over 300 communities in America and has traveled extensively in some 1 00 countries around the world. He is a sought-after facilitator who is frequently called to interact between racially divided communities. He offers a unique resource for innovations and ideas that can affect community change. Mr. McNulty has been a frequent speaker, writer, editor and contributor on urban strategies over the last twenty years and has also written for the The Washington Post. The Christian Science Monitor, the Atlanta Magazine, and California Monthly Magazine. Exhibit'T Robert McNulty is the President for Partners for Livable Communities. Partners for Livable Communities is a national, nonprofit organization working to restore and renew communities. Partners has over twenty-five years of experience in solving community problems by providing information, leadership and guidance. Partners helps communities identify possibilities; stimulate ideas and suggest alternatives. For over 25 years, Partners has helped communities improve their quality of life, or amenities, and has brought about better living, economic expansion, and social growth to their client communities. Partners believes that a high quality of life is the foundation for creating safe neighborhoods, satisfied residents, and business investment. Some of the services offered by Partners include the following: Strategic Planning for Your Community's Future - 1 1/2 day Workshop This workshop, designed for a small leadership group, centers on defining a community vision, fostering civic engagement, establishing benchmarks to measure progress, and choosing a stewardship body that will guide implementation of these goals. The workshop also delineates step-by-step elements that work and lead to substantial change in the process of visioning, strategic planning, goal setting, benchmarking, and regional cooperation. Consulting on Municipal Strategies. Consulting on Municipal Strategies allows communities to hire Partners on a year-long retainer to receive consultation on livability issues as they arise. Partners also engages in shorter-term projects such as writing business plans, assisting to build public/private partnerships, and providing leadership training. Culture Builds Communities: Putting Culture to Work for Community and Economic Development Partners' Culture Builds Communities strategy uses a community's cultural resources to stimulate youth development, economic development, social development, and community design. In a four-day residency session, Partners will assess the community's current uses of culture as they relate to people, place, jobs, finance, leadership, and "branding" for your region. The assessment panel will be composed of seven to nine professionals who will evaluate opportunities taken and not yet realized. The panel will then develop a strategic plan based on culture as a source to strengthen your community. Participants in the program will also receive a timeline for implementing the recommendations. Partners' past clients include civil rights groups, youth mentoring organizations, and urban designers. A Community Checkup: A Comprehensive Strategic Review of Your Community Partners can undertake a strategic review of the overall livability, quality of life, and economic development of your community. The review can be narrowed to a topic(s) such as regional cooperation, sustainable development, the creative economy, downtown neighborhoods, and transportation. The review is a four-day process, and the fee includes Partners' expenses, strategic analysis, and the work of a team of consultant professionals. Exhibit "1" Culture Builds Communities: Putting the Arts, Culture and Amenities to Work for Your Community is a national initiative of Partners. A series of programs demonstrate how cultural resources can contribute to youth development, economic development, social development and community design. Partners for loOOOOOo• ooOOOoo»ooOOOOD D o OO Q O O o »o QO O O ° °« o oQ Q 6 o a tooQOOoo cooOOOOo • Q OO OO o Q Livable Communities Partners for Livable Communities or over 25 years, Partners has helped communities improve their quality of life, and as a result, has brought about economic and social development to towns and cities across America. Partners' unique approach to community development, is called amenity planning. Amenities are those aspects that make a community ideal for living and working, such as the arts, culture, folklore, popular culture, humanities, and the natural environment. A community rich in amenities, or quality of life, is more likely to attract skilled workers, satisfied residents, tourism, and business investment. A livable community is a vibrant and strong community. Amenity planning considers a community's cultural planning, humanities planning, natural resources, and physical design. In 25 years, Partners has applied amenity planning to places far and wide, brining about better living for our client communities. Partners is committed to helping communities become livable places for all their residents and workers. Through Partners' Community Technical Assistance Program, cities and towns receive guidance on improving their amenities, while encouraging growth and livability. "Little did we know that when we asked Partners to do a charette for Broad Street, we would set in process a whole new civic agenda for Richmond." -John Snow, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury jump start programs Strategic Planning - 1 Vz day Workshop Consulting on Municipal Strategies Executive Consulting Service Speech Service & Brainstormmg Sessions new programs Leadership & VisioningTraining Livability Consultmgfor Smaller Communities Culture Builds Communities Putting Culture to Work for Economic & Community Development A Community Checkup. A Comprehensive Strategic Review of Your Community services of hands-on help Charettes on Community Development - New Idea Corps Implementing Best Practices in Your Community - Design/Development Charette - Placemaking - City Gateway Assessment Branding & Marketing Services information & networking services Livability Central Meeting & Conference Management Public Speech Services National and International Study Tours Research Services what Partners can do for you right now Partners can provide technical assistance to your community on a number of livability issues. From business development, preservation of open space, to making multiculturalism a vital asset, Partners' consulting services are designed to improve your community's quality of life and meet its unique needs. STRATEGIC PLANNING - 1 ¥2 DAY WORKSHOP ($9.500 + travel expenses) For communities with limited time and resources, Partners has extracted concepts from its 25-year experience and designed a one-and-a-half day workshop. The briefing, entitled "Creating a Common Future: How to Strategically Plan for Your Community's Future," centers on defining a vision for your community's future, fostering civic engagement, establishing benchmarks to measure progress, and choosing a stewardship body that will guide implementation of these goals. The workshop also delineates step-by-step elements that work and lead to substantial change in the process of visioning, strategic planning, goal setting, benchmarking, and regional cooperation. The workshop is designed for a small leadership group. CONSULTING ON MUNICIPAL STRATEGIES ($10,000 for 12 months) Imagine having Partners' expertise on call, 5 days a week. Consulting on Municipal Strategies allows communities to hire Partners on a year-long retainer. Participating communities will be able to consult Partners when the need arises on livability issues in their town or city. Examples of Partners' past involvement with municipalities include: designing welfare-to-work programs, retrofitting suburbs to make them amenable for aging in place, and revamping programming at a museum to make it a community resource for human development. Partners can assist with short-term projects as well. Communities have asked Partners for help with writing a business plan, building public/private partnerships, and providing leadership training. EXECUTIVE CONSULTING SERVICE ($2,500) Business leaders involved in community development may hire Partners on a year-long retainer to answer questions on livability issues. Clients are entitled to call as often as needed for a full 12 months. Answers will be provided within 24 hours by Partners' President, Bob McNulty, or Partners' Division Directors, totaling more than 50 years in amenity management, community livability, and economic development. Examples of services that participants may request: animation - Partners can devise strategies for revitalizing or enlivening a downtown. Partners is experienced in creating pedestrian traffic to make downtown areas come alive, organizing special events, designing physical improvements, and rethinking zoning to allow broader use of public spaces. cultural planning - A rich arts and cultural life improve a community's quality of life and give it a competitive edge in attracting investment and tourism. Communities can request assistance on expanding their arts and cultural opportunities. Partners can guide the planning and management of both new and existing cultural facilities or arts activities. cultural tourism - A community with a wealth of indigenous culture may lack a coherent "It's to fefif to the to a lias to lie an In our to - Senior Vice President Principle Community Investment ExecwfcVe, of tourism plan that incorporates all elements of its heritage. Partners can assist in sensitively integrating local music, food, art, crafts, historic buildings, artifacts, and natural resources into a marketing and promotion strategy for tourism. • design quality - Partners can assist with improving the appearance, durability, and function of your community's physical places. A renovation plan can be devised for buildings, open spaces, public structures, or private facilities. SPEECH SERVICE AND BRAINSTORM1NG SESSIONS For communities that need a motivational jump start, presentations and brainstorming led by Partners' President Robert McNulty can provide the ideas and impetus that your community needs. Robert McNulty brings over 20 years of experience in community livability. His style is lively and optimistic. He combines good sense, directness, and a wealth of contacts to the table. He describes himself as a "networker" and "linker." His philosophy on community development is, "Actions speak louder than planning." While McNulty's words are straightforward and simple, behind them is a wealth of experience and knowledge about urban development and livability. McNulty can be the fulcrum of change to help a client take advantage of hidden opportunities, use available assets, and motivate community members to promote quality of life, economic development and social equity in their neighborhoods. x Fee structure - brainstorming session: $1,200 per day; facilitation (meetings, . focus groups, conferences): $2,000 per day; keynote presentation: $2,500 per day; keynote presentation plus workshop or small group forum: $3,000 per day. 1 "PurtttGfS Is 1*1 <th& fOfCffllllt Of ' i the of life In ! communities." LEADERSHIP AND VISIONING TRAINING I. Leadership Training. Creating a leadership group that works together as a team can be a daunting challenge. Partners lends its extensive experience in leadership training to help groups become effective stewards of their community. The sessions also include training on drafting a common community vision, building public support around your initiative, running productive meetings, team building, assessing your community's assets, and developing a flagship idea or community campaign slogan. Groups may elect to have all or only some of the following sessions: effective outreach methods - Implementing a community improvement plan often depends on being able to effectively communicate the idea to the public, then gathering support for it. Partners' session on outreach methods outlines different approaches such as focus groups, goal committees, resource teams, and community charettes. The training will highlight the difference between each approach, how to conduct outreach, and how to determine which method is most appropriate. meeting management - This session equips participants to make their meetings more efficient and productive. Partners will illustrate how to keep a meeting running on schedule, on task, and how to resolve differences when they arise. This session also addresses how to write an agenda for a meeting, how to manage meeting logistics, setting discussion guidelines, and the elements of post-meeting follow-up. organizing the leadership - Increasingly, leadership groups are composed of stakeholders from both the public and private sectors. This session will teach participants how to elicit cooperation from the public and private sector and how to Community Technical Assistance Program use a group's diversity as a source of strength. • drafting the vision The first step any leadership group should undertake is to define a common mission. A mission or vision statement gives the community focus, and it becomes the foundation for a strategic plan. Participants of this session will learn how to assess a community's needs and create consensus around the vision. • assessing assets and opportunities Communities sometimes do not take full advantage of their assets. An area may possess special labor force skills or a historic resource that is overlooked. These "missed opportunities" can become sources for community growth, but transforming a weakness into a strength requires that a community first assess its problem areas. Partners can conduct such an assessment, evaluating a community's strengths and weaknesses. As an outsider, Partners' assessment can lend valuable insight. II. VisioningTraining. Partners' leadership training illuminates how to set goals, also known as "visioning," and how to design strategies to accomplish those goals. • Visioning: The Long View - A typical community vision takes the long view. It is often a statement of where the us to President Community Foundation & Trust community wants to be, looking ahead as many as twenty-five years into the future. A mission statement is generally broad, to appeal to as many community members as possible. But a community may lack the specifics on how to reach their goals. Partners' role in visioning training can bridge the gap between planning and implementation. Partners can help a client community define a vision, then define specific steps to realize the vision. Visioning: The Shorter View - The specific tactics to achieve a strategic vision appear in shorter-term statements and plan. While most good goal-setting visioning programs look twenty years ahead, a smaller group of individuals must create one- and five-year plans. Partners can lead this process on writing the shorter-term, specific plans. A one-year business plan, with Partners' assistance, will serve as the "ground- breaking" template and identify which resources should be used immediately. Training on writing a five-year plan will help clients set goals and actions that form the framework for the twenty-year agenda. For more information, contact Robert McNulty, President of Partners for Livable Communities. (202) 887-5990 x27 or bmcnulty@livable.com LIABILITY CONSULTING FOR SMALLER COMMUNITIES For over 25 years, Partners has built a national reputation helping communities grow by developing their livability, or quality of life assets. Partners historically has worked with mid-size cities. However, Partners' special brand of community planning is highly relevant and adaptable to the needs of smaller cities as well. Livability Consulting services are now available to cities with a population of 5,000-75,000. Partners understands the special challenges that smaller cities and towns face, such as how to encourage growth while maintaining small town amenities. Livability Consulting for Smaller Communities can help communities achieve this balance, so that young people wishing to return home 4 Community Technical Assistance Program "I to,, In is- tlie to-- It ,'f ,- ' "' - : fteilly ' -:' - Fofiier "Admlnistfator, Agency,. can find jobs. Livability Consulting can also be a catalyst for change, helping restructure a community's physical environment, quality of life, and image, while honoring small town values. Partners has worked in communities as diverse as Marquette, Michigan; Salisbury, Maryland; Hobbs, New Mexico; and Emporia, Virginia, each time reinvigorating local life and economy. For more information, contact Robert McNulty, President of Partners for Livable Communities. (202) 887-5990 x27 or brncnulty@livable.com CULTURE BUILDS COMMUNITIES: PUTTING CULTURE TO WORK FOR ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Partners' Culture Builds Communities strategy uses a community's cultural assets as the foundation for stimulating economic growth and livability. Participating communities will receive guidance on becoming dynamic, exciting, and caring places, through the use of cultural resources. Culture Builds Communities is designed to impact the economic, social, regional, financial, human capital, and downtown resources for the client community. In a four- day residency session, Partners will assess the client's current uses of culture as they relate to people, place, jobs, finance, leadership, and "branding" for its region. The assessment panel will be composed of seven to nine professionals who will evaluate opportunities taken and not yet realized. The panel will then develop a strategic plan based on culture as a source of community value. Clients will also receive a timeline for implementing the recommendations. The short- term timeline will delineate the first year of using arts, culture, and design elements to affect human capital, economic development, image, regional cooperation, social mobility of neighborhoods, and key anchor tenants downtown. Longer-term goals will be outlined in a comprehensive action plan that covers 3 years. The action plan will be presented to a community forum and during a strategic planning retreat for citizens and public stakeholders. Partners follows a three-step process to implement Culture Builds Community. Step One: Once a client is on board, Partners will meet with a staff of city officials, executive directors of non-profits and arts organizations in 15-minute interviews to gain insight on the climate of the city/ region, relevant workable issues, and the scope of the project. Research and site visits will be conducted leading up to the 4-day residency session. Partners will contact technical assistance providers whose expertise match the client's issues. Step Two: Partners decides on the best course of action. Logistics of the 4-day session are organized. Partners confirms the roster of technical assistance providers and briefs them on the clients' needs. Step Three: Week of the residency session: Day 1: Brainstorming sessions between Partners staff, technical assistance providers, and city officials. Day 2: Technical assistance providers will make presentations based on their area of expertise and what they have learned about the city to a larger working group. Breakout sessions are formed to analyze the issue from different viewpoints. Day 3: Continuation of breakout sessions. Community Technical Assistance Program Day 4: Groups are reconvened. A representative from each group will present the recommendations to fellow participants. Technical assistance officers will guide the group to combine the recommendations into one visioning statement. Culture Builds Communities can be tailored with a special focus on arts and youth. Partners' Arts and Culture: Tools for Youth Development service lasts up to 9 months. Partners' past clients include civil rights groups, youth mentoring organizations, and urban designers. .- of '& • - • Former Secretary •: - , ,,_-: * U.S. Department of '• '. ' "-v ''": Housing Development A COMMUNITY CHECKUP: A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC REVIEW OF YOUR COMMUNITY Partners can undertake a strategic review of the overall livability, quality of life, and economic development of your community. The review can be narrowed to a topic(s) such as regional cooperation, sustainable development, the creative economy, downtown neighborhoods, and transportation. The review is a four-day process, and the fee includes Partners' expenses, strategic analysis, and the work of a team of consultant professionals. Day 1: Team strategy conference Four to five presentations by key public officials Up to 20 sequenced 15-minute interviews with community, business, and civic leaders Day 2: Day 3: Team conference and requests for further data Catch-up interviews (4 to 5, maximum) Field investigations and reconnaissance Document and reference material analysis Detailed work plan developed and agreed upon Team leader presents publication format Action groups formed for specific tasks, assisted by students from local universities First drafts of written materials and sketch plans, diagrams and graphics produced Refined drafts and graphics produced Periodic editorial meetings and task reassignments throughout the day Final written and graphic material to composing action group Final copy and artwork in "camera ready" form to printer (approximately midnight) A final report will be presented to sponsors discussing the results and answers to public questions. The client is responsible for providing the support structure of the four-day review. A successful review will require the client to arrange work space, equipment, access to word processing, photography, printing services, reference documents, and meals. Clients should budget 60 to 90 days to complete the preparations. Day 4: for to for all of us, a In to live." Community Technical Assistance Program CHARETTES ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Some communities may require immediate fixes to problems they are facing, but desire an innovative solution with hands-on help. Partners can organize a charette, a 2-3 day workshop and brainstorming session that focuses solely on one community issue. Clients discuss the problem with Partners acting as the facilitator, and the charette concludes with setting goals for solving the issue. Partners provides the expertise, drawing on its trustees, core members, and a roster of technical assistance consultants. All local meeting arrangements are the responsibility of the contracting community. Partners has coordinated charettes in many cities that resulted in renewed commitment to a public issue. • In Camden, New Jersey, a two-day charette resulted in a report to the Camden Redevelopment Agency that identified the city's strengths, weaknesses, and potential areas of action. One recommendation helped establish Camden Marketfest, a downtown festive market event. The charette also led to the creation of a new Office on Neighborhoods. • Partners' Community Planning Charette for Fontana, California, contributed to the initial planning for a new government/civic center complex. Partners designed a participatory process to involve citizens in the idea and programming phase of the project, using focus groups and a design charette. The project generated community interest and a design that reflected the citizens' desire to capture a sense of community and a link with their rich agricultural heritage. Clients may choose from a variety of charette topics: • New idea Corps: Implementing Best Practices in Your Community This service looks at a narrow issue raised by the client and applies a solution that has worked in other communities. Partners' consulting team meets with local leaders to discuss how the best practice should be adapted to the local culture, geography, economics, and political climate. At the end of the first or second day, Partners consultants will deliver a written implementation strategy. Design/Development Charette - Partners offers assistance with a design or development issue in your community through its design/development charette. The charette is run by a group of professionals from diverse fields such as design, engineering, transportation, planning, and economic development. A charette can range from 1 Vi to 3 ¥2 days and can be organized for broad community involvement. Past projects include: • The Hartford Downtown Council and the Greater Hartford Arts Council contracted with Partners to conduct a four-day cultural planning charette. The charette brought together professionals with expertise in events programming, economic development, tourism attraction and promotion, institutional management, and urban planning. They developed recommendations and guidelines for 1) improving the appearance and program activities of Hartford's public open space; 2) attracting more visitors, shoppers and business interests to the city through an improved city image and public awareness campaign; and 3) developing an immediate Community Technical Assistance Program 7 implementation mechanism for short-term, highly visible projects. • A one-day project examined the site of an 18th century brewery in central Baltimore. Maryland, to generate workable, low-cost design ideas for the site that would sustain its public education function, provide a continuous link with other nearby historical sites, and be relatively maintenance free. The consultation, undertaken with the Baltimore Center for Urban Archeology, also advised the City of Baltimore how history could be integrated into a new community development. Placemaking: Designing and Planning Physical Spaces - Communities can create distinctive places centered on their public art. Partners' Placemaking service helps communities design and landscape a distinctive place that enhances their identity. Work is conducted through a charette composed of architects, designers, historians, and planners. Members of the charette identify key themes to be highlighted and invite local artists and designers to work with them to design the new civic space. City Gateway Assessment - Many communities have a less than adequate city gateway. Partners can organize a nationally prominent team of consultants to design a thematic forum exploring a quality entry for your community. u for all ft ss You i'i of if'fifcn jiiicf issfefig* rosiifcs. BRANDING AND MARKETING SERVICES - Partners can develop and coordinate a marketing campaign or public relations strategy to effectively serve the promotional needs of a single project or an entire city. This can include such services as local and national multimedia campaigns, and the design and production of brochures, posters, and other promotional materials. • Partners conducted a charette in Brea, California at the request of the city manager. The task was to create public involvement in a 23-acre downtown area under urban renewal. Partners, in conjunction with commercial firms, developed a process whereby the citizens would have a weekend to express their views. Developers were also invited to participate. The participation of local citizens ensured that the project had widespread neighborhood support and incorporated local concerns. • Partners was retained by the City of Fontana, a rapidly growing community in San Bernardino County, California, to engage its new citizens and old-time residents in designing a new civic center. The public considered such questions as: What should it include? What could become the new heart of Fontana? Citizens agreed it should serve as a neutral gathering place for all citizens and project an image of a caring government. The civic center project engaged some 500 citizens, with Partners providing training for community facilitators. C. President, Lyndhutsi Foundation 8 Community Technical Assistance Program LIABILITY CENTRAL Livability Central is Partners' national research and technical assistance center that focuses on issues of community livability. The goal of Livability Central is to document successful local community development strategies, to help communities tailor best practices to their local conditions, and to promote the successes of particular communities as examples. Communities may request access to the research and technical assistance conducted by the four divisions of the center: the Information Clearinghouse on Livability, Livability Books, the Community Technical Assistance Program, and the Celebrate America Media Brokerage Center. I. The Information Clearinghouse on Livability: This computerized database contains thousands of case studies of best practices on livability issues and community development. II. Livability Books: A Nonprofit Press: For 25 years, Livability Books has published articles and books on public policy, economic development, cultural policy, and public/private cooperation. Because of Livability Books, a greater number of communities have learned how to improve livability in their neighborhoods. III. The Community Technical Assistance Program: Communities that wish to develop livability strategies may solicit Partners for direct, hands-on technical assistance and consulting. IV. The Celebrate America Media Brokerage Center: Livability Central's media brokerage center is a contact for national and international media on issues of livability. The center works with the media to publicize the success of local people and groups that have improved livability in ' • „ ; an 'am N.. JL • Mayor (197&--1994;/'./ ;,.'Shelliy-Coarity, their community. The Center may also provide analysis on community development. MEETING AND CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT Partners for Livable Communities has been the proud organizer of some of the most groundbreaking conferences of the last 20 years in the field of community development, leadership, and planning. Partners' reputation draws such luminary speakers as Governor Parris Glendening, William Hudnut, Henry Cisneros, regional design expert Bill Fulton, and Orlando Mayor Glenda Hood. All of these leaders have also served on Partners' Board of Directors. Partners' recent "Crossing the Line: National Leadership Forum on Regional Strategies" included three governors, four mayors, Fred Smith, founder of Federal Express, and Carl Guardino of the Silicon Valley Manufacturers Association on its list of one hundred speakers from around the country. Partners offers workshop, forum, and conference management services: • Workshops: Partners can arrange the programming, logistics, and promotion for workshops. The workshops are aimed at small groups, emphasizing participation in local problem solving. Ideas and panelists for the workshops are drawn from Partners' network. • Forums: A forum is a public meeting on a subject of broad audience interest, Community Technical Assistance Program 9 oriented for groups of 100+ participants. Following are past forums organized by Partners: A "Design in Transportation" Forum in Pittsburgh focused on the opportunities to include quality design and public art in the city's new light rail systems. D.C. Alive was a response to the need for concerted civic ventures beyond the conventional initiatives of individual groups to generate pedestrian activity in downtown Washington, DC. The workshop, jointly sponsored by Partners for Livable Communities and The District of Columbia Downtown Partnership, and funded by the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, featured sessions on public spaces, festivals, publicity, and management. Creating a Livable City brought together a consortium of San Diego business and civic ,v-,;;': leaders for a working session on downtown economic development and revitalization. Co- sponsored by Partners and the San Diego Economics of Amenity Committee, the forum addressed elements of revitalization: fiscal policy; cooperative management policies among property holders; creation of public-private partnerships for downtown development projects; and new retail and marketing programs. The Canadian city of Sault Sainte Marie in southern Ontario sponsored a "grassroots" gathering to involve community leaders in identifying the city's economic development opportunities. The program highlighted several amenity-based strategies (including cultural planning, use of creative zoning codes and ordinances, and public- private partnerships) and offered sessions on the aesthetic quality of urban design, improving natural spaces within the city, and waterfront area development projects. Conferences: A well-run conference that incorporates nationally renowned speakers, timely and innovative content, and a lively agenda can inspire local stakeholders and serve as the springboard for revitalization and tremendous growth. Partners has managed a number of successful conferences: The national press coverage (36 feature stories) for the "Arts Edge" conference in Pittsburgh, where cultural activities and facilities as tools for economic development were examined, helped lead to the city's designation as America's , Most Livable City. - "Destination Where?" a three-day conference on civic tourism strategies in Memphis, Tennessee, featured prominent speakers, case studies and panel discussions. The conference addressed issues of identifying, using and protecting community assets, meeting the needs and expectations of tourists, marketing cities with new tourist attractions, and promoting overall economic growth through tourism. "Quality of Life: Competitive Edge Chattanooga," a conference attended by more than 275 people, examined the relationship between quality of life improvements and a community's ability to attract new business investments, residential growth, and 10 Community Technical Assistance Program increased tourism revenues. Workshops focused on issues critical for Chattanooga: using public-private partnerships to strengthen economic development efforts; recovering urban waterfront areas for recreation, tourism and business; rebuilding and promoting downtown commercial centers; and establishing standards for urban design. "Cultural Tourism: New Opportunities for the Industrial City," a forum sponsored jointly by Partners and the Paterson, NJ, Department of Community Development, was a catalyst to expand the range of possibilities for cultural tourism in Paterson, one of the nation's first industrial cities. The conference, funded by the US Department of Commerce and the City of Paterson, included workshops on "Marketing and Image-Building in the Gritty Cities," "Involving Government, Unions and Corporations in Cultural Development," and "Managing Cultural Tourism." To make your meeting, conference, or forum a success, Partners will: - develop the conference or workshop agenda: develop session topics and talking points, identify and secure speakers, develop backup material and handouts publicize conference/workshop to a local/national audience: write and circulate press releases and press kits, develop a conference identity and logo, work with a designer to develop conference save-the-date cards, registration brochures and programs, secure mailing lists for distribution of conference materials produce the conference/ workshop: secure meeting and lodging space and arrange meals, provide for speaker needs, staff check-in and serve as director of the conference/workshop, arrange for minutes of the conference/ workshop arrange conference/workshop follow-up: send thank-you notes to all speakers and participants, edit and distribute minutes, if requested, develop and produce an official conference proceedings report For local and regional workshops, Partners can serve as session moderator, or keynote speaker. PUBLIC SPEECH SERVICES Partners can make a presentation to your chamber of commerce, city council, or economic development agency on the importance of a community-wide vision process or amenities strategy. The session includes a video/film of successes in other communities. These sessions can be tailored to meet a group's individual needs. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOURS Study tours are an effective means for civic leaders to share innovative ideas on community improvements firsthand. Tours also offer participants the chance to see if an idea that works in one community can be transferred to another. These tours are organized for groups ranging from fifteen to forty people. The trips can be arranged from two days (for domestic travel) to three weeks. The "Learning from Europe/ Learning from America" program is Partners' vehicle for exchange in the Atlantic community. ! is I to be < & St"cisiic asscffs/* Community Technical Assistance Program 11 RESEARCH SERVICES Partners can prepare a written analysis based on a survey of amenities and offer recommendations for action. Some of the reports we have produced include: • a "cultural audit" of downtown Washington, DC, describing all special cultural activities in the area. It included outstanding examples from other parts of the country and a plan to simulate such events for retail growth, tourism, and civic enrichment in the nation's capital. • a marketing study completed for Richmond, Virginia analyzed the need for additional spaces for the arts. A subsequent feasibility study recommended one structure as a future community arts facility. . , ,the of life in to on the s If Is to - to our "•: ' , - Henry G. C'fsneros ,*• •r"W~x rev*'>N/^ £f{|yp»s er^\; js™-. -•\ ,<| I'I r^ ff H; .n x, x Chattanooga Venture ;„ "In 198.4, Partners came,to Chattanooga, Tennessee to convene a series of meetings , that established Chattanooga Venture, a " public/private leadership group. .'Chattanooga Venture, on Partners' recommendation, conducted an extensive community-wide goal setting program known as Vision 2000. The resulting action plan focused on revitalizing* % the riverfront,?^' 7^- • alleviating stibsta|*da'rd-0 housing, apdm ^ -^; | strengthening heal|h, |^, education? and?social /s-«, :, VX .'Wservices. Chattan^)ga«',^ Venture and,,Vision}'-' ^, f 2000 have^prppelled-'; _. # into action 223 '--**-• *%?-" projects and prd'gramsL ' created 1,381 permanent jobs a'nd^7,3o© "fls> temporary construction positions-,|ser,ved =^ ^ 1,551,000 people and triggered':*;*-^'"^ **>'? I^$'79,3,0p0,g0t) i0. public an^d. private*'^; '^;v $1 int/estmenfs'-tO:,fun,d|proje'ets Jike.the(jl;-" *"!./'""^ 'fPTerinfessee Aquarijjm',|the Be'ssie'^rriith^HaJ^i-'' !-: ^^th'fe^amily^yiolence Cenfer^anfi the^Tiypii ^' • ^« iff Th'eater fe^dvajbn. tfi.e prpgram%as^[so^ -,- .^developed,Jinane'ed, re^novated arfdf '^.^ '" :f , mbna^d^^ffordable.hbusing'fpjfmpf^' ^SC^lo^-^mb^er^te^incbrge'- - '"•* , p%cess>.was*so successfuI tha"t! Partn'ers^as "'' v7 ^Wt •• ' s ' if ^^s * £? '' -•" ''^ 1 -ffi * recently commissioned tb7^,elp>,;implem'ent>'fC fiSReVlsipn?;2,000,|a "repeat p*erforrtf~—^vit^^+-:-' jnV199^,^stab'lishe^s2llt'oe'n1'u|y \ ilbbjptivelU. «- -*V '*•/--;-' I and-- Rebirth of Grand apds' •"',... f ;;; ' ,,Can art' be a ..catalyst" for- change? mat* wast •• !;•-' $*$t? ,\''' -~ff*i , ^ C '"' fr'*., J1*V,\ the questiori%,heftthe-Fr,ey Foundation. 'v" j/:'>• '.-:< ft-IP* .,7,,.- > - ,t'> . ' ,•$•: '3$? s . convened, a group ofjtGrand Rapids, •-> .^--'.. •J*;' Michigan,;pitize:ns.;to discussfthe city's *'* '>futu're'. .Bringing togejhef opinions from at:*:^- • diverse cross-sectioriiOfthe:co"rrimunify,;,the V,,-, ' ' sV '< 'V ^ "- ^ ' v' < /•• - '• .A'group wrestled with important issues "-related tothow peop.te- perceive' and use the city and , how art might be.^use.d to create a more vibrant and welcpmirig urban environment. ' : Out of the sessions, a new public art and ; placemaking initiative grew that combines art, architecture, landscaping, lighting, and other wonderful visual and sensory elements to create, exciting, interactive spaces within the city.. Partners was part of the strategic planning voices and Visions team for the downtown plan. Partners also served as a consultant on a regional strategy and as a downtown development and 12 Community Technical Assistance Program ;i|,., ameWity«co"nsuitant, p'uttingitogether a-team* M>*-'">> :**^l|fi'. ' -^-^% '-flJ.^*H - -•'-.- '®placenriakers tbldesign a'~public^§t/; .$ ^' prac^rnaking|stjategy|.fo'r,downtownfto jip/* . r-cp'mcidef^jth thejppehihgfo.ftthe new;,cjyTc; "*?: arenafiiwb criti'carsitesirlaN/e'aligady beenfi' ^seiected:;;tfie amRhtfheater.alfthe corner of •• f^~l\/ipnYpe",and.Pearl, and the Easter rf|f uItura fe ,: ..CdfriSor.p.rvfRultonj.Stfeet^Bpth^sites, off§K trem,lhdo*us!:potential,,to'|invigorate the city*?* :,• stimullJteJnew deyglopmentAtand bgcdrne ?s :,^families,.:and far,;the Pubii^rt/Piaeemakin'g'Team'h'a^;, * Ipjanaiyzed cdrgmunity^in.Rut,-stub'ied;Site'st, -5^1 •* * revi1|\|ed^JanSsc^ape anll;:archite?eture plans*;'",, ?^^'invite'C|a|tists''pip|osals,pWd cpmmjssionecp - worl|jjrenowned sculptor MayaJLfn'to.design *.' - ''-an sign'atuVe.worktp;serve''as'|he};i|S'*^:^|l''" '"*' centeYpiece of this ajibitious revitalizatid|T » yfhe Richmond Renaissance ' '?,.;- ••" ' .^;,;:,t—, =—; -" ^gitgr. -.-'»v^! • 3f... - - .- ''-?*X'c*. Af^cah^meiiea^and,white leaders i.nj4i.T '•" ». §fiBnmpn^dJnad littje expefielfce working ..... ',/fc£'Xx ,^-s-f^'7 i ' —Jn -f^ • ,M r vW'^^, -,.-I^V i"Xtogether!,when;Partners was calle,d|in to;h:elp ? cons.i'dfr-ways to revitalize Broad Stfeet^^v'. -t , Richmond's main tRproughfaret As a,result^*'I 'y/pf those, initial*tfieetingstpartnefs served as;;, Mthe^neutral-cpnvener tofprrri th0i|'Richmpncl'"' ^. !;• Renaissance Committee1," the;city's firstfst ;> biraciarpublic/private!developrrient entity" ?j founded to spearhead'efforts to'-use cultural .,,= ;: and recreation activities to-iure more people'% i "'-and business downtown. Amongthe ,.>; - Committees' accomplishments,— the - ~S Richmond Riverfront Development < Corporation, the Richmond Community Development Corporation, the Education . Project (an alliance between corporations' .and the public school to increase educational effectiveness) and numerous other community and economic development projects. John W. Snow, the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department commented that, "Little did we know that when we asked Partners to do a charette for Broad Street, we would set in process a whole new civic agenda for Richmond." ^™ ..-.^ ^,-,, ,,..?*v- -^ ^ • . // ^ ^^ .~ A Branding Gharette in Roanoke. Virginia ^n'trt'e cor;porate wprld/Srandigg eqSates aj- '.'iDroduc't;olfserviceiw.ith a:unique name.,,:||: % ', .^'X>1 * ',"'' \ , •i'1'!\V, i-y?. S-!*?-. ' ,, ''%$/ ''*• WBen the tpwrfof Rpanbke, VirginjSly^anted, I'to apply^b/aWding'td-tfte Rpa'ifokIAya!ley .;.|%}| §*• *'. ^;, '.^*" 'sviffi 'V .-.»>'•'-*, .isE .' '"areapit hir,ed,partners to lead a.ifMdc '* /-il-\'i» v/-\-t-t-^\ /-\ r-»T'+ \r\ i*)? +<^^»l*-vv-' '-,. >'£$&&....'• " -'.' % 'eharette prilthe topic*- ""Roanoke^was'al ready familiat with t-lje/. :^ * • '•;ii!t!l - -Jt1- - ':% • •~M»-'x§'.'t~ ' 'cdric'ept of brandingt, Variousjageheies in; |M-"': !$£ '. ,s°"*' -,J-, .-?? ' :-', ...|J#"the area had rnarketing;and public:relatiohs---. -.'*?«-, . 'fi • , ''?«•"'« ''*%*.'*•'""•..."campaigns,t,m place,, but the^efforts1 were not" ...g; --' ^ £ ••'- .^'-|--S- • - ^:-.-<fl.coordli.n'ated. • Overtime, t(|isiprbduced ^:;^- '^offer,iwith" no clear-message emergingitoTthe ,; %^"^' ""*' "i**^-' ' '^' '*; '"" -:'-- f^*" ^"t^ -;-- ^ '&>•>'-^pjfblic. NRoSndke,al,sl3thad,a|negativeurnage3 ;^ •• ' prp^blem! Spmefeutsidjr'sXpercgi.y.edll,;'*- '** \ ". yX Roanpke|to 6"e isdlated,^ lacking m diversi%| ;f m and ,iittle'J:known b'Qtsideiof Virginia;'-- a, '|.^"'V *' ""• •-». /-,v-• ....,'•> to,'.',..a*ft.-v., „ - v; iPartnersj-rble wa'Ssto unitethe^-town's X^-%^%' *" various marketirig'efforts^bnd createia?^" ", -\ ••isj^V' •-- - i^^ '*'?* ' ' -X*v X1 ?-', <" "* - ''>K',7¥= ?>|XU.: cbmmon'.bran'ding image fp/,Rb'arioke., T^e^V*' *|;new bjahaing wpuld alsp-heip minifpizeftrie;.:- ^negative imagesfof Roanoke. >;^j|l - :'' "-,- :a ''The cha|itte'Was-!||xcomrr|^njt'y-wid*et.,S; ,'ip't • ^; '' ' succoss.X'Overi^O'partici'pants camejt. ;^- •' X together to form,a comTjioh vision:lf©r|tteir town's future: With Partners' 'gui4agee* : -'::. RoanokeYesiHents,identified the; resources }: ,« .they currently5have.and discussed stepsjfprxj '-^ - overcoming barriers to change. The; V;,^ ." charette concluded with a plan ofntext'steps that will establish Rbahoke as a key tourist - •" attractiori'in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 4X; Commimity Technical Assistance Program 13 Cities Alabama Birmingham Mobile Arizona Phoenix Scottsdale Tucson Arkansas Fayetteville Helena Little Rock Northwest Arkansas Coalition Pine Bluff California Brea Carlsbad Chula Vista Escondido Fontana Glendaie Hay ward Los Angeles Mendocino Oakland Pasadena Riverside Sacramento San Diego San Francisco San Jose Santa Barbara Stockton Ventura Walnut Creek Wood lake Colorado Colorado Springs Denver Pueblo Steamboat Springs Connecticut Danbury Hartford New Britain Delaware Wilmington DC Florida Clearwater Ft. 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Marie Toronto Vancouver Winnipeg St. Lucia Dominica Bonaire British Virgin Islands Caracas, Venezuela St. Eustatius Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil Africa Durban, South Africa Capetown, South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa of us try in our to an ve- fay we a image,,,The of is In II life he! ..not of that City of Community Technical Assistance Program if JUMP START PROGRAMS Strategic Planning - 1 V2 day Workshop $ 9,500 + travel Consulting on Municipal Strategies $10,000/12 months Executive Consulting Service $ 2,500 Speech Service and Brainstorming Sessions $ 1,200 - $3,000/day NEW PROGRAMS Leadership & Visioning Training Upon Negotiation Livability Consulting for Smaller Communities Upon Negotiation Culture Builds Communities: Putting Culture to Work for Economic & Community Development Upon Negotiation A Community Checkup: A Comprehensive Strategic Review of Your Community Upon Negotiation Charetteson Community Development From $25,000, + expenses New Idea Corps: ImplementingBest Practices in Your Community Design/Development Charette Placemaking: Designing & Planning Physical Spaces City Gateway Assessment Branding & Marketing Services From $25,000, + expenses INFORMATION & NETWORKING SERVICES Meeting & Conference Management Initial Planning Services From $25,000 Other Services Upon Negotiation Public Speech Services $3,000 + expenses National and International Study Tours Upon Negotiation Research Services Based on needs Yes, I would like to make my community more livable! To request Partners' services for your community, please contact us: Partners for Livable Communities 1429 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 www.livable.com Phone: (202) 887-5990 Fax: (202) 466-4845 E-mail: bmcnulty@livable.com IS Community Technical Assistance Program Karin Bacon Karin Bacon Events, Inc. New York, NY Frank Benest City of Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA Paul Brophy Brophy and Reilly Washington, DC Anne Corbett Cultural Development Corporation Washington, DC Albert Dobbins Community Planning Division, Maryland National Capitol Park and Planning Commission Upper Malboro, MD Stanton Eckstut Ehrenkrantz, Eckstut & Kuhn New York, NY Ronald Lee Fleming Townscape Institute Cambridge, MA Donald Geis Geis Design Research Associates Potomac, MD Jamie Greene American Community Partnership Columbus, OH Claude Gruen Gruen, Gruen and Associates San Francisco, CA Sandra Hillman Trahan, Burden & Charles Inc. Baltimore, MD Fred Kent Project for Public Spaces New York, NY John Krauss Indiana University, Center for Urban Policy and the Environment Indianapolis, IN Christopher Leinberger Arcadia Land Company Santa Fe, NM Gianni Longo American Communities Partnership New York, NY Mel Mister Melvin A. Mister & Associates Brooklyn, NY Leo Molinaro Molinaro Associates, Inc. Washington, DC Joseph Passonneau Joseph Passonneau & Partners Washington, DC Leo Penne R. Leo Penne Associates, Inc. Silver Spring, MD Elliot Rhodeside Rhodeside and Harwell, Inc. Alexandria, VA Mary Reilly Brophy and Reilly Columbia, MD Carolyn Sawyer The Tom Sawyer Company Columbia, SC Susan Schear Artlsln Oradell, NJ Community Technical Assistance Program 17 Joyce Schwartz Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz Ltd. New York, NY Hawkins Stern Economic Research Associates Washington, DC Dr. Rowena Stewart Founder & Director, American Jazz Museum Kansas City, MO Sam Sweet Shakespeare Theatre Washington, DC Richard Ward Development Strategies, Inc. St. Louis, MO Arthur Ziegler Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Pittsburgh, PA Charles Zucker Lee & Liu Associates, Inc. Washington, DC Is] a tot sue* cllsscfiifiiafof of flie A OFFICERS Chairman The Honorable William A. Johnson, Jr. Mayor of Rochester Rochester, NY Vice Chairman Mr. Peter Harkness Editor and Publisher Governing Magazine Washington, DC Treasurer Mr. Peter Beard Senior Vice President Knowledge Access & Technology Strategies Fannie Mae Foundation Washington, DC Secretary Ms. Vickie Tassan Senior Vice President Community Reinvestment Bank of America Washington, DC Chair, Executive Committee The Honorable Glenda Hood Mayor of Orlando Orlando, FL President Mr. Robert H. McNulty President & CEO Partners for Livable Communities Washington, D.C. BOARD OFTRUSTEES The Honorable David Armstrong Former Mayor of Louisville Louisville, KY Ms. Angela Blackwell President PolicyLmk Oakland, CA Mr. Robert Bobb City Manager City of Oakland Oakland, CA Mr. Del Borgsdorf City Manager City of San Jose San Jose, CA Mr. Paul Brophy Principal Brophy and Reilly Columbia, MD Ms. Jane Campbell Mayor of Cleveland Cleveland, OH Ms. Deborah Craig President YouthNet of Greater Kansas City Kansas City, MO Mr. Michael Curran Columbia, MD Mr. Richard C.D. Fleming President & CEO St. Louis Regional Chamber & Growth Association St. Louis, MO The Honorable Parris N. Glendening Former Governor State of Maryland Annapolis, MD Mr. Charles Gould President and CEO Volunteers of America Alexandria, VA Ms. Gloria Guerrero President & CEO Rural Development and Financial Corporation San Antonio, TX 18 Community Technical Assistance Program Ms. Jane Henderson Director Community Development Group Wachovia Corporation Charlotte, NC Mr. Anthony Jones Senior Director Community Outreach Anheuser-Busch, Inc. St. Louis, MO The Honorable Randy C. Kelly Mayor of the City of St. Paul St Paul, MN Mr. Mosi Kitwana Director, Research and Development International City/County Management Association Washington, DC Ms. Ellen Lazar Executive Director Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Washington, DC The Honorable Henry L Marsh, III Senator State of Virginia Richmond, VA The Honorable Patrick McCrory Mayor of Charlotte Charlotte, NC Mr. Neal R. Peirce Syndicated Columnist Washington, DC Mr. Des Power Chairman Queensland Events Corporation Australia Mr. Melvin R. Primas, Jr. Director Governor's Camden Office Camden, NJ Mr. William K. Reilly President AQUA International Partners, LLP San Francisco, CA Mr. Charles T. Royer National Program Director America's Promise Seattle, WAand Former Mayor of Seattle Mr. Peter Shapiro Member Prince George's County Council Prince George's County, MD Mr. William Strickland President and CEO Manchester Bidwell Corporation Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Carl Struever President Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Inc. Baltimore, MD Ms. Kathy Dwyer Southern Director Capital Children's Museum Washington, DC Ms. Deborah Szekely Founder Eureka Communities Washington, DC Ms. Lois Weisberg Commissioner Dept. of Cultural Affairs Chicago, IL LIFETIME TRUSTEES Mr. George M. Brady, Jr. Former Chairman Partners for Livable Communities and the National Corporation of Housing Partnerships Washington, DC Mr. Wilbur Garrett Founder La Ruta Maya Conservation Foundation Great Falls, VA Former Editor National Geographic The Honorable Jim Rout Former Mayor of Shelby County Tennessee Memphis, TN Mr. Alfred W. Wishart, Jr. Former President The Pittsburgh Foundation Pittsburgh, PA Community Technical Assistance Program Partners for Livable Communities g oO O O o* o O Q O oo Q O Q O Qa oo Q O oa OO O O oo D o Q O oo o O O O e• oo O O oooo O O o Partners for Livable Communities 14 29 21st Street, NW Washington, DC 20036