Building Community Buy-in Through Vision-based Comprehensive Planning

Building Community Buy in through Vision-based

Comprehensive Planning

MORPC Educational Forum

January 8, 2010

Columbus

Objectives of Presentation

Share comp plan model that incorporates sustainability cornerstones

Demonstrate vision-based comp planning through West Carrollton case study

Share tools, techniques and sources of assistance that build community buy-in

Ecological Economy

Social

Three Sectors of Community

What is Community?

Community of Place

Community of

Interest

Profile of West Carrollton

First ring suburb of Dayton Established 1830 Population and growth Demographics Current economic conditions Background that led to sustainable comp plan

Cornerstones of Sustainability

Inclusive Long term Balances between three sectors of a

community: social, environmental, economic Multi-dimensional indicators

Cornerstone #1: Inclusion

Steering Committee membership

Community visioning

Balance within the three sectors of community

Discussion What organizations and/or groups in your

community would you think to include in your comp plan process?

Tool: Lasswell’s Values & Institutions Categories

Government, Courts, Unions, Related Organizations

Health, Safety, Environment & Supporting Organizations

Civil Rights, Fraternity, Sorority, Honor Societies

Religious Organizations

Families, Family Support Groups, Seniors, Youth

Public & Non-Public Schools, Workplace Develop.

Landowners, Business,

Foundations, Poverty Programs

Higher Education, Research Entities, Media

Harold D. Lasswell, POLITICS: WHO GETS WHAT, WHEN, HOW, Meridian Books, THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Cleveland and New York, 1958, p. 202.

Revised by: Myra Moss and Bill Grunkemeyer, OSU Extension Sustainable Development Initiatives, 2009

Steering Committee MembershipWealth/Poverty Rotary, South Metro Regional Chamber, Small

Business Owners, Community Improvement Corporation, CountyCorp Housing

Well Being Fire Department, Parks & Recreation, Regional Planning, Regional Transit Authority

Respect Masonic Group, Veterans, National Archives

Rectitude West Carrollton Church of the Nazarene

Power City Council, City of Miamisburg Planning, Miami Township Planning, Board of Zoning Appeals, Planning Commission

Affection YWCA, Senior Citizens, High School Students

Skills West Carrollton School Administrators, School Teachers and Staff

Enlightenment West Carrollton Media Coordinator

West Carrollton Steering Committee

Discussion How do residents in your community share

their desires and goals in a comp planning process?

Where/how do you meet to gain residents’ input?

Tool: Lasswell’s Values & Institutions Categories

Government, Courts, Unions, Related Organizations

Health, Safety, Environment & Supporting Organizations

Civil Rights, Fraternity, Sorority, Honor Societies

Religious Organizations

Families, Family Support Groups, Seniors, Youth

Public & Non-Public Schools, Workplace Develop.

Landowners, Business,

Foundations, Poverty Programs

Higher Education, Research Entities, Media

Harold D. Lasswell, POLITICS: WHO GETS WHAT, WHEN, HOW, Meridian Books, THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Cleveland and New York, 1958, p. 202.

Revised by: Myra Moss and Bill Grunkemeyer, OSU Extension Sustainable Development Initiatives, 2009

Visioning: Who, Where and How to Visit

Determined by Steering Committee

Goal: Reduce barriers to participation

Technique: “Go to where people gather”Piggybacking on existing meetings and events

West Carrollton Vision Sessions

Visioning: Who to Visit in West CarrolltonCommunity Sector Examples of Organizations

Wealth/Poverty Rotary

Business Advisory Committee

Habitat for Humanity

Well Being West Carrollton Police Department

Lindburgh Platt Neighborhood Watch

YMCA Board & Staff

Enlightenment West Carrollton Media Coordinator

Rectitude Church of the Nazarene

Skills Elementary Schools, Middle School & High School

Communications Advisory Council

Early Childhood Council

Techniques: How and Where

Neighborhoods

Schools

Community Events

Community Groups

Residents

Organizations

Steering Committee

Train local volunteers

Identify where people gather

Volunteers meet with their constituents

Reduce barriers to participation

Cornerstone #2: Long Term

Consider impact of decisions made today on future generations

Develop a shared vision looking 50 years into the future

Tools: Two Vision Questions What do you value about the West Carrollton

community? (Identifies existing assets)

What do you hope for the West Carrollton community for your grandchildren and great-grandchildren? (Identifies desired assets)

Vision Statement: West Carrollton’s environmental sustainability is strengthened by proper economic development approaches, emphasizing re-development and natural resource based development. West Carrollton’s residents seek a balance between green space, open space and commercial, retail and other kinds of development.

Community Category: Affection • Enforcement of building and property maintenance to protect neighborhood

property investments• Downtown area development around Elm StreetCommunity Category: Respect• Destination community for Miami Valley (like Lebanon, for example)• Work towards making it a great landmarkCommunity Category: Power• Re-develop Roberds Plaza area• Develop gravel pits (Hilltop Prop.) to west for productive use• Develop River front land, with a plan, planned development• Similar to Miamisburg riverfront planCommunity Category: Wealth & Poverty• Development of river and corridor• Balance green space vs. commercial development• Bring Woody’s back!

West Carrollton Vision Themes

1. Downtown: Define boundaries of Downtown, create/revitalize downtown corridor, rehabilitate and redevelop buildings and public spaces, add retail and entertainment

2. Economic development: Create local jobs, expand industry, diversify industry, spur small business development

3. Transportation infrastructure: Exit 47 completed, develop and expand alternative forms of transportation and recreation such as bike paths, footpaths and sidewalks, public transportation

4. Riverfront and river corridor: Develop riverfront corridor as a focal point and attraction, possible uses include – retail, entertainment/restaurants, recreation, housing, tourism, attraction of visitors to community

West Carrollton Vision Themes4. Housing:

Improve existing housing, maintain residential neighborhoods, revitalize areas of town, preserve historic properties/areas, provide housing varieties of housing so residents can remain through various stages of life

5. Image/Identity: Attract visitors to area, expand Festivals, develop unique features such as riverfront, provide entertainment venues such as restaurants, develop and promote West Carrollton as a destination

6. Family centered activities and amenities: Develop more activities and opportunities for kids and families such as parks, restaurants

West Carrollton Vision Themes

7. Parks, recreation and trees/landscaping: Offer more activities for youth, expand recreational programs and facilities (YMCA), increase attractiveness of community through landscaping, maintain and expand green space and open space

8. Infrastructure/technology: Improve internet access

9. Education:Support, improve and revitalize schools, use schools to position community in new economy, increase higher education rate of residents, life long education, residents understand local history, library continues to serve residents.

West Carrollton Workgroups Economic Development Housing Parks & Recreation Education Community Facilities, Infrastructure &

Transportation Capstone: Growth Management & Land Use

Cornerstone #3: Balance

Ecology Economy

Social

Ecology

Social Economy

From this… To this.

Growth Management Section Definition of growth management Developed individual sections first to define growth

management All Workgroup Chairs form Growth Management

Team Added professional staff from City Outside support for technical assistance and data

collection/analysis Professional staff developed the section and brought

back to chairs for concurrence

Show future land use mapYear 2030 Land Use

Cornerstone #4: Multidimensional Multi-dimensionality built in at the goal

prioritization stage

1. Social, economic and environmental goals linked to create “features” of the community

2. Interconnections lead to multi-disciplinary goals (features)

Growth Management Section

Social, economic and environmental goals linked to identify planning areas of the community

Show future land use mapYear 2030 Land Use

Sonic Restaurant

Sonic Restaurant

Multidimensional Indicators Economic

Social

Environmental

Combined (Multi-Dimensional)

Number of jobs created

Jobs that pay a living wage

Jobs that do not decrease thequality of the area’s aquifer

Creation of jobs that pay aliving wage and do notdecrease the area’s aquifer

Multidimensional Indicators Problematic

Housing – rental to owner occupied

Downtown corridor

Summary Implementation & next steps

Local leadership commitment

Project in schools (landscape, etc.)

Contact InformationGregory Gaines, AICP, Director of

City Planning, City of West Carrollton

300 East Central Avenue

West Carrollton, OH 45449

GGaines@westcarrollton.org

City of West Carrollton web site:

http://www.westcarrollton.org/

OSU Extension Sustainable

Development Initiatives web site:

www.sustainabledevelopment.osu.edu

Myra Moss, Educator

Ohio State University Extension

c/o Licking County, 771 E. Main St.

Newark, OH 43055

Ph: 740.607.5177

moss.63@osu.edu

Bill Grunkemeyer, Specialist

Ohio State University Extension

OARDC, 1680 Madison Avenue

Wooster, Ohio 44691

Phone: 330.263.3799

Email: grunkemeyer.1@cfaes.osu.edu