HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOIC HUD Grant RequestDate: September 21, 2011
To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Erik Kropp, Interim County Administrator ~
Re: COIC HUD Grant Request work session item
Staff from COIC is scheduled to attend your September 26th work session to discuss a
HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant proposaL COIC is planning to
apply for this grant and is asking for the County to join a consortium of local
governments and organizations that would be part of the regional planning process. ,
The grant will request $1 million over a three year period to create a regional plan that: I1. Integrates transportation, economic development and housing; and
2. Establishes a framework to address our most significant regional challenges and
to implement high priority regional projects.
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Attached is a draft concept paper developed by COIC.
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Central Oregon Regional Sustainability Plan Project Synopsis
HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant
August 30, 2011
DRAFT
Brief Purpose Statement
This project will support the efforts of the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, its
consortium partners, and other organizations to create a ng framework
that integrates regional planning processes into a Region Plan. The Plan will
focus on the integration of economic development, and housing, and will
incorporate analysis, planning, and action planning implementation.
Problem
Since 1990, the Central Oregon region has
doubling in size from 102,000 to 200,000
attributed to a high quality of life, many .n,.,'",I""_'
region transforms from a natural resource and
high-tech, entrepreneurial, service
region's twO-largest communities
capturing economic growth 1'\1""\",1'\"'
decades-long economic slump.
number of interrelated nrl"\,nl.:o,rn~
I~T.:l,nt"'.:o commuting:•
options (e.g. improved
,
unities.
• communities located on US 97, and
development and expansion while
requirements and Oregon Highway Plan
• infrastructure and alignment of technical
employment opportunities.
• ng to support economic development.
• Unem 14.7%, outstrip state and national averages, demonstrating
the need for and economic diversification.1
• Energy supply on capacity shortfalls in some communities.
• Destination resort which, while providing jobs and public sector incomes,
stresses the capacity of rural infrastructure.
• Climate change impacts to regional tourism, agriculture, and forestry sectors; stormwater
infrastructure impacts; and the potential for climate-induced in-migration.
• Water resource allocation conflicts.
The region is struggling to effectively address these and a myriad of other problems.
Compounding the challenge, state and federal government funding is declining due to the
1 Central Oregon's 2010 unadjusted unemployment rate was 14.7%; Oregon =10.8%; US =9.6% (Oregon
Employment Department).
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economic downturn and the end of federal stimulus investments, as well as strict limits on the
ability of local governments to raise additional funds to fill the gap. The region must now solve
complex regional problems with diminishing financial resources.
A new approach to planning and regional problem-solving is needed. These problems can be
addressed more effectively and efficiently through regional coordination and planning than could
be achieved by individual jurisdictions working independently.
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has stated that "the state can no longer afford single-objective
spending. Agency work, investments and projects need to be better integrated and focused on
regional priorities. To grow Oregon's economy and create resources in the community-
public, private and civic -must join forces to shape the re and to successfully
accelerate on-the-ground projects."
Furthermore, the Oregon Chapter of the American recently conducted a
study of regional planning deficiencies and "Regional Planning
for the 21 st Century" (November, 2010). The Central Oregon as
having significant regional-scale challenges planning
framework to address these challenges. Oregon region
wants to comprehensively tackle these challeng .tnnl-=-th.or to
coordinate activities.
Central Oregon is now at a "tipping
framework to identify and implement
the weight of its shared nrn,nuornct
Regional Problem
Over the past 10 neil and its partners have
embarked on anum , and problem-solving initiatives that
exemplify to develop the new framework,
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• - a regional forum for the
discussion, understanding, and coordination of transportation issues affecting the
Central Oregon region, and to provide feedback and recommendations to the Oregon
Transportation Commission.
• Central Oregon Health Impact Assessment - a partnership aimed at informing regional
policy by providing data on the public health impact of transportation and land use policy
scenarios.
Economic Development and Public Infrastructure
• Central Oregon Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), including:
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o an inventory of public infrastructure projects necessary for economic
development;
o long range issues for which collaborative regional action is necessary;
o incorporation of all regional economic development strategies to develop
integrated economic development goals and strategies; and
o inventory of state and federal funding sources.
• Food Policy Council - A regional collaborative working to strengthen communities by
securing the future of the local food system, including the agricultural sector.
• Clean Energy Works Oregon - a residential housing energy efficiency retrofit financing
program (launching November 2011)
• Regional Rail Plan -The Rail Plan addressed rail safety and congestion
issues, freight mobility, and economic (Jel~elj~ornel't in recommendations on
a regional railroad crossing strategy and aeC:ISI()I"] process as well as
development of a regional prioritized list of ents.
• showed that the region
currently serves as an integrated, workforce and
commercial amenities, and should be its perceived scale
in the market. Local governments are now
establishing a regional governance str and market
large industrial parcels (50+ acres) in the
•
• is working to meet new
through the cooperation
users in the basin.
• the region's housing authority and a
ng regional priorities within their
the ing continuum for the individuals and
s includes updating the regional housing needs
1ln':=,I'c:.hllnc:. and leveraging resources, and developing
o and resources to bridge the gap between today's barriers
This includes expanding the portfolio of housing
sustainable programs, and advocating needs and
highlig
• Bend 2030 -Bend was a community visioning process for the community of Bend,
the region's traditional principal city. Local and regional partners helped develop the
2030 Vision, which includes the following visions related to housing and regional
planning:
o "Bend is part of a formal regional planning organization that promotes
collaborative dialogue and coordinated planning";
o Bend has small neighborhood centers offering neighborhood commercial
services within walking distance of residents;
o Bend has pursued mixed-use development" offering residents employment
opportunities in close proximity to housing;
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o The supply of affordable housing is preserved and enhanced through
partnerships;
o "Incentive-Based Sustainability" -planning and growth management policies
include incentives for developers to incorporate Sustainable Bend principles into
all new developments;
o Green building standards and practices are institutionalized into policy and code;
o Persons with special needs have appropriate, affordable housing options;
o Bend continues to develop continuing care facilities for its growing elder
population;
• Central Oregon 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness - a regional plan put together by the
10 Year Plan Working Group, a coalition of regional officials, social service
providers, educational institutions, and other ....."r~.... ""
Project Purpose
This project will support the efforts of the Central 'nm,~nt'~1 Council, its
consortium partners, and other organizations to In".r!:l"'\/~, and action
oriented problem-solving framework that i icelsse~s into a Regional
Sustainability Plan. This 'framework will i "vision" and
performance benchmarks, b) analysis and i and identification
of "pressure points" to affect positive change
addressed in isolation from each multi-ju
making; and d) coordinated .rYl''I.'....YI'
sustainable communities.
Scope of Work
The scope of work will
1. ional jurisdictions,
ional livability;
the barriers and effect the
al Sustainability Plan adopted by the COIC
and jurisdictional Comprehensive Plans.
2. The Consortium and partners will begin
by Vision, primarily through the process of integrating
existing and priorities. For some issues without an existing
regional regional energy production and consumption) the consortium
will work to ic priorities. This process will recognize that some
regional priorities to be oppositional, and consortium partners will work to
identify underlying and needs embedded in each priority, articulate tradeoffs, and
look for innovative "third way" solutions. The Vision will focus on Economic
Development/Employment, Transportation, and Housing, but will articulate and measure
the public health, energy consumption/climate change, social equity/justice, and
environmental impacts of different scenarios. The Visioning process will utilize the
Sustainability Partnership's Livability Principles (http://www.epa.gov/dcedlpartnershipl)
as guideposts to regional sustainability.
3. Interdependency Modeling and Analysis. The consortium will hire a consultant with
experience helping regions model and analyze interdependencies among housing,
economic development, and transportation in order to develop a model for a)
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understanding the network of interdependencies and tradeoffs. b) predicting change
across the three primary issue areas, c) identification of "pressure points" to positively
impact multiple factors at once, and d) the identification of key regional priority projects
to promote regional sustainability.
4. Action Planning and Implementation. This task involves the development of regional
and community-scale partnerships and teams to implement priority projects. These
teams will be convened by COIC, other consortium members. or other lead entities as
appropriate to the issue and project. The teams will be coordinated by COIC and the
COIC Board, and will be charged with busting barriers to success, coordinating and
leveraging resources, and ensuring project implementation.
5. Central Oregon Regional Sustainability Plan. The model,
visioning, modeling/analysis, priority projects, and i ntation activities will be
captured into a Central Oregon Regional .........,....... The Plan will be organized
by short-term (1-5 years), medium-term (5-10 long-term (10+ years)
strategies and priorities, and will be
Consortium members
• COIC board (communities)
• Bend MPO
• Housing Works
• Partnership to End Poverty
• City of Bend
• City of Redmond
• Crook, Deschutes, and
engagement with other public
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