Bellefonte Waterfront District Revitalization Plan Steering Committee September 10, 2009 1
Agenda Introduction of Consultant Team Introduction of Steering Committee Role of Steering Committee Project Overview S. W. O. T. Discussion 2
Steering Committee Renee Brown – Bellefonte Borough Council Vana Dainty – Vice-President, Bellefonte Borough Council Robert Dannaker – Bellefonte Borough Planning Commission Richard Fornicola – Waterfront Property Owner Wendy Fultz – Cool Beans Stanley Goldman – Mayor, Bellefonte Borough Erin Hammerstadt – HARB Consultant & Preservation Pennsylvania Don Holderman – Assistant Manager, Bellefonte Borough Gary Hoover – Bellefonte Chamber of Commerce Kim Kowalyck – Café on the Park Samuel Mc. Ginley – Northwest Savings Bank Gregory Wendt – M&T Savings Bank Kim Wheeler – PA Department of Economic and Community Development 3
Steering Committee Role Serve as a resource for ideas and approaches Provide direction to the consultants Review material prepared by the consultants Provide input on proposed strategies and actions Participate in the public input process Provide updates to Council Review and comment on the final plan and advise Council of the Committee’s recommendations 4
PARTNERS COORDINATION THE TEAM TASKS THE DETAILS THE RESULT 5
THE MASTER PLAN IS THE RESULT OF COLLABORATION AND CONSENSUS OF THE PARTNERS • AGENCIES • CONSULTANT EXPERTISE • STEERING COMMITTEE • DCED • BELLEFONTE BOROUGH • BOROUGH RESIDENTS DCED BELLEFONTE BOROUGH STEERING COMMITTEE MASTER PLAN 6
Consultant Team Delta Development Group, Inc. Karen Dickinson, Project Manager Teresa Sparacino Chris Johnston EADS Group, Inc. Jake Steinbugl Reynolds Smith and Hills, Inc. (RS&H) George Dickie Ron Sill 7
Delta Development Group, Inc. PROVIDING PROVEN RESULTS SINCE 1988 From Planning to Implementation: Community and Economic Development Real Estate Development Information Technology 8
Williamsport Central Business District Revitalization & Community Gateway Project ◦ ◦ ◦ Trade and Transit Center Downtown movie theater Public investment = $40 million Private investment = $100 million PHMC navigation 9
Engineering Architecture and Design Services “Quality Service with Integrity” The EADS Group: was established in 1955 is ISO 9001: 2000 Certified is Employee Owned and Managed has 200+ Professional and Technical Staff • has 6 Office Locations • • 10
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THE VISIONING PROCESS
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Project Tasks Understand the Project Area Build Public Consensus Market Assessment and Feasibility Create Redevelopment Concepts Implementation and Funding Strategy 18
Understand the Project Area ◦ Review Background Materials ◦ Parcel profiles 19
Market Assessment and Feasibility ◦ ◦ Demographic characteristics Current and planned retail establishments Business owner interviews Consumer profile 20
Build Public Consensus ◦ Steering committee ◦ Public meetings SWOT Conceptual designs Final plan ◦ Stakeholder interviews Business Resident Community organizations 21
Implementation and Funding Strategy Short-, mid- and long-range goals Private/public partnerships Creative financing tools 22
Questions to be Answered Through the Planning Process What can the site accommodate? What connections need to be made between the waterfront and core business district? What traffic and parking impact will development of the waterfront district have on the core business district? What streetscape enhancements can be implemented to create a cohesive theme connecting the waterfront and core business districts? What retail and commercial opportunities complement existing business? What residential opportunities exist in the waterfront and downtwon districts? What are the market strategy and land use options? 23
Current Conditions Demographics Businesses Physical site conditions History of Place Transformation Current Conditions 24
Demographics 1 -mile ring (center of the ring = intersection of High Street & Water Street) Projected slight population increase over next four year period (2008 -2013) Income is shifting from lower percentage of households in the < $15, 000 range to higher percentage of households in the $50 K + Loss in families means lower percentage of persons in the 0 -14 age bracket Higher percentage of persons are in the 45 -64 age bracket. Additional Study: Current downtown consumers to better define market area 25
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Business Mix 27
Physical site conditions History of Place 28
Fragments of the Past 29
Lost Treasure 30
Transformation 31
Current Conditions 33
Southern Site 34
Mid Section 35
North Gateway 36
Overview from the West 37
Context & Edges 38
S. W. O. T. Discussion Strengths ◦ Assets to build upon Weaknesses ◦ Challenges to development Opportunities ◦ Create vibrant waterfront and downtown Threats ◦ Things that cannot be controlled 39
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