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Delegates Quarterly Meeting Overview - Swansboro, October 19-20, 2011

The Delegates Quarterly Meeting held in Swansboro on October 19-20, 2011, featured discussions on community development and sustainable planning. Led by Vice President Mark Sutherland, the agenda covered key updates including HUD Sustainable Communities Grant applications, comparative community studies, and regional issues. Engaging topics included the importance of open spaces, economic shifts, and the future of Eastern North Carolina. Attendees collaborated on strategies for the upcoming “Envision 2050” initiative, focusing on community engagement and development objectives for the region.

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Delegates Quarterly Meeting Overview - Swansboro, October 19-20, 2011

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  1. Delegates Quarterly Meeting Swansboro - October 19-20, 2011

  2. Welcome and Program Update Mark Sutherland, Vice President North Carolina's Eastern Region

  3. Meeting Agenda: Day 1 Agenda – Day One • Welcome and Program Update • Presentation and Delegate Discussion • Richard Woodruff, DPA, AICP, Jacksonville City Manager Comparative Communities: Southwest Florida and Eastern North Carolina • Break (Cash Bar) • Dinner • Delegate Discussion and Networking

  4. Program Update Agenda – Day One • THE GOOD NEWS: • HUD Sustainable Communities Grant • Comparative Communities Study • Defense Logistics Initiative • NCER, NCSE, Carteret, Lenoir, Onslow, Jones, DOT • Sentinel Landscapes Program • MCIEAST, NC Farm Bureau, ADFP, NCSU, NCFFEC, NCFSWC • Director of Communications

  5. Program Update Agenda – Day One • FOR DISCUSSION: • Attendance (90% minimum) • Need to resume recruiting in some counties • Retain Format (Overnight?) • Review Working Group Progress • Further need to consolidate?

  6. Session IV Objectives Agenda – Day One • Settle on “Envision 2050” Event • Solidify Delegate Roster • Discuss / Refine Communication Strategy • Refine Working Group Agendas & Resources • 5. Review HUD Grant – Plans “A” & “B”

  7. Comparative Communities Agenda – Day One • Regions that at one time looked like eastern NC, but no longer do so • Previously agriculture and/or military economies that met the sea • Shifting from anecdotal to analytical • Bottom Line: • This study forms the basis of our model “alternative future scenarios” for the October 2012 “Envision 2050” Exercise

  8. ComparativeCommunities Northeast SC Northwest FL Southeast SC 8

  9. ComparativeCommunities 202,667 Southeastern NC 2010 Not confined to New Hanover County Pender & Brunswick among 100 fastest growing counties in the US

  10. Commonalities • The Tipping Point – Improved Access (Roads) • Growth tripled projections (or more) • Workforce generally displaced • Increased commute times, congestion • Effects felt two counties away (schools, housing) • Loss of working lands • Exceeded locally available water resources • Loss of military or reduced training capacity • General loss of open space • Not all bad – just not anticipated • Some planned / reacted better than others

  11. Comparative Communities: • Southwest Florida & Eastern North Carolina • Richard Woodruff, DPA, AICP • City Manager, Jacksonville NC

  12. Comparative Communities: • Southwest Florida & Eastern North Carolina *Planning for the Future:Nicety or Necessity? Richard Woodruff, DPA, AICPCity Manager, Jacksonville NC * This is a separate brief that can be found at http://www.nceastmgtf.com/studies-analyses-briefs

  13. Delegate Discussion and Networking

  14. Envision 2050 • What are our regional anchors? • What threatens them? • What tools does the region have to protect them?

  15. Delegates Quarterly Meeting Swansboro - October 20, 2011

  16. Reports from the Working Groups

  17. Reports from Working Groups Focusing on Timeline Leading to Envision 2050 • Working Group’s Priority Concerns • Partners • Describe Nature of Deliverables • Input to Envision 2050 • Educational Programs / Material • Other? • Resource Needs • Working Group Progress

  18. PlanIt EAST Updates • Visit to Flint Hills Regional Council • Mark Seitz, Pender County • HUD Grant Application Status • Carron Day, Program Manager • Communications Strategy • James Jarvis, Director of Communications • Deliverables • Mark Sutherland, Program Director

  19. Sustainable Communities Grant • Application Submitted on October 6th • 37 Letters of Support

  20. Sustainable Communities Grant • Application Submitted on October 6th • 37 Letters of Support • 3 Year Work Program • Foundation Studies • Regional Plan Development • Implementation • On-going Outreach & Capacity Building

  21. Sustainable Communities Grant • Request: $2,000,000 • 46% Match (NC $90,000/3 yrs, NCER - $411,800) • $1,600,000 Federal Support • Application Status • What’s Next

  22. Reaching Delegate Consensus PlanIt EAST: Envision 2050

  23. Envision 2050 • Timeline • Location Alternatives

  24. Envision 2050 - Leadership • Envision 2050 Chair/Co-Chairs • Data Collection/GIS • Strategic Partnerships • Finance/Sponsorship • Visioning Exercise Leader • Communications/Outreach • Identifying and Engaging the Region’s Leadership • Engaging the Community

  25. Wrap Up Next PlanIt EAST Meeting January 18-19, 2012 Duplin (Wallace) Mad Boar / Holiday Inn Express

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