Transcript Sustainable Communities Regional Planning

Sustainable Communities
Regional Planning
By: Dawn Keeley, Funding Strategist
ND Association of Oil and Gas Producing Counties
Annual Meeting
Medora, ND
October 6, 2011
HEADLINES
Bismarck Tribune:
“Helms:
Just getting started”
Williston Herald: “Williams and Mountrail Counties:
New Man Camps”
Williston Herald:
The New Yorker:
No
“Four Semi Accidents in Four Days”
“Kuwait on the Prairie”
Forbes: “Kodiak Invests Another $235 million in Bakken
Acreage”
CNN Mad Money: “Double Your Salary in the Middle of
Nowhere, North Dakota”
Bismarck Tribune: “North Dakota’s Second Quarter
Retail Sales Grow by $1 billion: Williams trails Cass
by less than $9,000”
Taking a
DEEP BREATH
Rapid Development
• Housing
• Public Infrastructure
• Health Care
• Emergency Services
• Private Sector
Regional Planning Process
Lack of Resources
• Money
• Labor
• Natural Resources
• Manufactured
Goods
Isolated Solutions
• Inefficient
• Potential Conflicts
 Quantify Problems
 Identify Alternatives
 Evaluate Alternatives
 Recommend Solutions
FEDERAL SUPPORT
for Regional Planning
US Department of
Housing and Urban Development
“Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program”
Grants to Assist in Local and Regional Planning Initiatives
$70 Million Nationwide with $17.5M Set Aside for Rural Areas
185 Pre-Applications Submitted in August 2011
Today is the Full Application Deadline
Federal OBJECTIVES
Support for Multi-Jurisdictional Planning
Efforts which Integrate Investments in:
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Housing
Land Use
Economic Development
Workforce Development
Transportation
Infrastructure
STATE SUPPORT
for Regional Planning
Board of University and
School Lands Approved
$300,000 from the Energy
Infrastructure and
Impact Fund
Regional CONSORTIUM
Regional Partners:
REAP Investment Fund
ND Assoc. of Oil & Gas Producing Counties
SW REAP
Building Communities, Inc.
Dickinson State University
Minot State University
Williston State University
Roosevelt Custer Regional Planning Council
Souris Basin Planning Council
Mandan, Hidasta, and Arikara Nation
Administrative PARTNERS
Lead Applicant
Lead Sponsors
Bakken & Three Forks
FOOTPRINT
PROPOSED Project Area
KEY Planning Activities
 County-Specific Economic Development
Strategic Plans
 Infrastructure Agenda
 Land Use Planning and Codes
 Entrepreneurship Initiative
 Scenario Planning and Catalytic Visioning
 Regional Sustainability Plan
County-Wide Economic Development
STRATEGIC PLANS
• Building Community-Based Economic
Development Strategic Plans for Counties and
Larger Communities Focused on Economic
Diversification
• To be Completed in Year One
INFRASTRUCTURE Agenda
Broad Analysis of Immediate Infrastructure
Investment Needed to Preserve Short-Term
Livability and Promote Long-Term Economic
Diversification
– Compilation of Municipal Core Infrastructure
Needs and Conceptual Design and Cost
Estimating Assistance on Newly-Identified
Projects
– Water, Wastewater, Street/Road/Highway
Needs
To Be Completed By End of Q3 2012
Land Use Planning
POLICY & CODES
 Establish a Clearinghouse for Methods and
Best Practices to Assist Cities and Counties
Address the Immediate Rapid Growth Issues
 City and County-Based Land Use Policy and
Code Recommendations Designed to
Develop Region-Wide Uniformity (with
allowance for specific community goals and
outcomes)
Entrepreneurship
INITATIVE
• In Partnership with the Strom Center
for Entrepreneurship and
Innovation, an Effort to Gather
Adequate Data to Support
Entrepreneurship
• Providing Coaching to
Entrepreneurs and Existing Business
Leaders to Assist in Serving and
Diversifying Small Businesses
SCENARIO Planning
• Population >3,000
• Explore Differing
Outcomes
• Alternative
Scenarios Presented
• Community
Determines Optimal
Planning Strategy
CATALYTIC Visioning
• Opportunities Community-byCommunity Basis
• Development of Conceptual
Plans
• Intended to Catalyze Concept
into Developable Projects
Regional
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
• Addressing the Six Livability Principles of the
Partnership for Sustainable Communities (HUD,
DOT, and EPA)
• Outline Regional Recommendations for:
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Provide more Transportation Choices
Promote Equitable, Affordable Housing
Enhance Economic Competitiveness
Support Existing Communities
Coordinate Policies and Leverage Investment
Value Communities and Neighborhoods
Regional SOLUTIONS
Rapid Development
• Housing
• Public Infrastructure
• Health Care
• Emergency Services
• Private Sector
Regional Planning Process
 Quantify Problems
 Identify Alternatives
 Evaluate Alternatives
 Recommend Solutions
Lack of Resources
• Money
• Labor
• Natural Resources
• Manufactured
Goods
Isolated Solutions
• Inefficient
• Potential Conflicts
Regional Solution
Implementable
Local Support
Regional Support
Specific Solutions and Action Items
LEAD PLANNING Consultants
Unique Strategic Planning Process
in Three ways
1. Comprehensive: Presents 25 Options
for Economic Diversification and
Improved Livability
2. Objective: Assist Communities to
Select their Strategies based on Logic,
not just Emotion
3. Expeditious: One Productive Week to
Plan; Implementation Underway
Immediately
Questions
Dawn Keeley
Funding Strategist
AE2S Nexus
4050 Garden View Dr. Ste 200
Grand Forks, ND 58201
(701) 746-8087
[email protected]
www.ae2snexus.com / www.ae2s.com