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HARRISBURGCOMPREHENSIVEPLAN+HOUSINGSTRATEGY

SCOPEOFSERVICESMullin&LonerganAssociates(M&L)proposestocompletethefollowingscopeofservicestoproducea

comprehensiveplanfortheCityofHarrisburg,PA. M&Lwillpreparetheplaninconsultationwithandat

thedirectionofthecomprehensiveplansteeringcommittee. M&Lanticipatesthatthecitys

comprehensiveplanwillfocusonneighborhoodsandbusinesscorridorsandbepeoplecentric.

HarrisburgislocatedinDauphinCounty,andDauphinCountyisseekingtoprepareanew

comprehensiveplanviatheTriCountyRegionalPlanningCommission(TCRPC). M&Lwillinsurethat

thereiscompatibilitybetweentheHarrisburgandDauphinCountycomprehensiveplansthrough

communicationwithTCRPCstaffduringtheplanningprocessandTCRPCsrepresentationonthe

HarrisburgComprehensivePlansteeringcommittee.

Throughoutthecomprehensiveplanningprocess,M&Lsoverarchinggoalwillbethepreparationofan

implementablecomprehensiveplan,i.e.,aplanofspecific,detailedpracticalactionsthataddressthe

cityspriorityissuesandthatprovideablueprintdesignedtoachievethecitysvisionforitsfuture

development. Theplanwillbewrittenandorganizedinareaderfriendlymannerandwillidentifythe

implementationteam,i.e.,theplayersandpartnersfromtheprivateandpublicsectorswhoarekeyto

implementingtheplanandhavethestructureandcapacitytodoso. Theplanwillincludecost

estimatesandpotentialfundingsourcesforimplementationactivities.

SinceApril2013,M&Lhasheldtwomeetingswiththecomprehensiveplansteeringcommitteeto

discussthecomprehensiveplanplanningprocessandtoidentifythecityspriorityissues. Thesteering

committeeselectedfivebroadareashousing,landuse,economicdevelopment,infrastructureand

beautification toserveasthefocusofthecityscomprehensiveplan. Thesteeringcommitteeandcity

representativesalsoidentifiedpublicsafety,educationandpublictransitasissuesthatmustbe

addressed. M&Lanticipatesthatmeetingsheldduringthecourseofthecomprehensiveplanning

processwillmorespecificallydefineissueswithinthefocusareas. Priorityissueswillmostlikelyvary

amongneighborhoods,andtheseneighborhoodprioritiesmaydifferfromcitywidepriorities.

CompliancewiththePAMunicipalitiesPlanningCode(MPC)

M&LwillproduceacomprehensiveplanthatinallrespectscomplieswiththerequirementsofthePA

Municipalities

Planning

Code

(MPC),

most

specifically

the

requirements

of

Section

301

of

the

MPC.

CompliancewiththeAct47RecoveryPlan

M&LwillproduceacomprehensiveplanthataddressesthefollowinginitiativesinthecitysadoptedAct

47RecoveryPlan:

UpdatetheCitysComprehensivePlan

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Developacomprehensivehousingstrategy

M&Lsfeeforpreparingthecomprehensiveplandoesnotincludethepreparationofaneconomic

developmentplan. Thedevelopmentofacoordinatedlongtermeconomicdevelopmentstrategicplan

isanotherinitiativeoftheAct47RecoveryPlan,andthecityhasdesignatedtheCapitalRegional

Economic

Development

Corporation

(CREDC)

as

the

agency

to

develop

this

economic

development

plan.

M&Lrecognizestheneedfortheincorporationoftheeconomicdevelopmentplanintothe

comprehensiveplan. Toachievethedesiredsynthesis,M&Lwillcommunicateandcollaboratewith

CREDCthroughoutthecomprehensiveplanprocess. Thiscollaborationmayinclude,amongother

things,sharingtheresultsofstakeholderinterviewsandCREDCsparticipationinoutreachefforts,e.g.,

presentingandgatheringinformationabouttheeconomicdevelopmentstrategicplanatthe

neighborhoodandcitywidemeetingsbeingheldforthecomprehensiveplan.

M&LanticipatesthatCREDCsscheduleforpreparingtheeconomicdevelopmentstrategicplanwill

permitincorporationofthatplanintothecomprehensiveplaninaccordancewiththecomprehensive

plancompletionschedule(December2014). Ifthisisnotthecase,M&LwillrequestameetingwithCity

representatives,theOfficeoftheReceiver,theAct47RecoveryTeam,DCEDandCREDCtodiscussany

neededcontractamendments/adjustmentstoallowincorporationoftheeconomicdevelopment

strategyintothefinalcomprehensiveplan.

M&Lsfeeforpreparingthecomprehensiveplanalsodoesnotincludedetailedresearchintopublic

safety,educationandpublictransitorthepreparationofreportsorplansconcerningtheseissues.

Instead,research,reportsandplansonthesetopicswillbedevelopedbysubcommitteesofthe

comprehensiveplansteeringcommittee. Ifreportsandplansontheseissuesarecompletedand

providedtoM&LbyOctober1,2014,M&Lwillincorporatetherelevantelementsofthereportsand

plansinthecomprehensiveplan.

SelectionofFocusTopics

Thecomprehensiveplansteeringcommitteehasselectedfivebroadareashousing,landuse,

economicdevelopment,infrastructureandbeautificationfromwhichspecificcitywidefocustopics

willbeselected. M&Lrecognizesthatthecomprehensiveplanprocessisfluidandmayentailchanges

andshiftsintheidentification,specificationandprioritizationoffocustopics.

M&Lwillbeginitscomprehensiveplanworkbyreviewingthecomprehensiveplanningprocesswiththe

comprehensiveplansteeringcommittee. (SeeAttachment1.) M&Lwillreviewthefivebroadcitywide

issuesidentifiedduringthesteeringcommitteemeetingsheldinAprilandMay2013. M&Lwillsolicit

steeringcommitteeinputonfurtherspecificationofthesefiveareasandidentificationofindividuals,

groupsandagenciestomeetwithand/orinterviewforeachoftheselectedfocustopics.

Thecityhasidentifiedthefollowingneighborhoodsasthetargetneighborhoodsofthecomprehensive

plansneighborhoodplanningefforts:AllisonHill,Downtown,Midtown,SouthAllisonHill,Southsideand

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Uptown. Attheinitialsteeringcommitteemeeting,M&Lwillsolicitcommitteeverificationofthe

selectionoftheseneighborhoodsforconcentratedattention.

Foreachofthecitywideandneighborhoodfocustopics,M&Lwillconductthefollowingactivities:Phase1 DataCollection: M&Lwillcollectpertinentdatafrombothprimaryandsecondarysources.

Primarydatasourcesincludeindividuals,groupsandagenciesthataremostinvolvedinandaffectedby

thecitysandneighborhoodsplansfortheselectedfocustopics. Secondarydatasourcesinclude

publishedinformation,e.g.,censusdata,relevantplansandstudies,reports,ordinances,codes,

regulations,maps,etc. Secondarydatawillinclude(asrelevant)standarddemographics(population,

incomelevels,householdcharacteristics,educationlevels,employment,etc.),housingrelated

information(age,type,condition,number,vacancy,tenure,codes,etc.),economiccharacteristics,and

otherinformation(taxstructure,publicsafetystatistics,businessreports,capitalimprovementsplan,

etc.).

Thecollectionofprimarydatawillentailmeetingsandinterviewswithcityrepresentatives,

neighborhoodgroups,stakeholders,publicandprivateagencies,andthegeneralpublic. These

meetingsandinterviewsmaybeheldinperson,bytelephone,orviaothermedia. Primarydata

collectedwillalsoincludefieldsurveysofthecityandselectedneighborhoodstodeterminethegeneral

location,type,densityandinterrelationshipoflandusesandotherexistingconditions. M&Lwill

conductatotalofupto20meetingsand/orinterviewstocompletePhase1activities.

AnticipatedscheduletocompletePhase1activities:Twomonths

Phase2CurrentConditionsAnalysis: Duringthisphase,M&LwillanalyzetrendsandconditionsidentifiedthroughtheprimaryandsecondarydatacollectedduringPhase1. M&Lwillalsoidentify

assets

and

challenges

for

each

of

the

broad

city

wide

emphasis

areas

selected

at

the

April

and

May

2013

steeringcommitteemeetings. Amongtheanticipatedworktobeincludedinthisphaseareahousing

marketanalysis,neighborhoodtypologies,andfieldsurveys.

AswithPhase1,Phase2activitieswillentailmeetings,interviewsandsurveyswithcityrepresentatives,

neighborhoodgroups,stakeholders,publicandprivateagencies,andthegeneralpublictoreview,verify

andrefinethetrends,conditions,assetsandchallengesidentified. M&Lwillconductatotalofupto20

meetingsand/orinterviewstocompletePhase2activities.

AnticipatedscheduletocompletePhase2activities:Twofourmonths

Phase

3

Priority

Assessment:

M&L

will

begin

this

phase

of

the

comprehensive

plan

work

with

a

comprehensiveplansteeringcommitteemeetingtodiscussthescheduling,natureandpurposeofthe

upcomingfirstroundofcitywideandneighborhoodmeetings. M&Lwillthenconductacitywide

meeting andaroundofneighborhoodmeetings/charettestopresenttheresultsofthePhase1and

Phase2workconcerningconditions,trends,assetsandchallengesandgatherinputregardingthe

accuracyandcompletenessofthisinformation. M&Lwillalsosolicitcommentsandobservationsfrom

themeetingattendeesconcerningotherpertinentcitywideneighborhoodconditions. M&Lwillsolicit

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inputtoidentifycitywideandneighborhoodpriorityissuesthatwillserveasfocustopicsforthe

comprehensiveplan. Meetingattendeeswillprioritizeneedsasbeingshortterm(12years),midterm

(35years)andlongterm(610+years).

Afterconductingthefirstroundofcitywideandneighborhoodmeetings,M&Lwillprepareadraft

vision

statement

for

the

City

for

the

consideration

of

the

comprehensive

plan

steering

committee.

This

visionstatementwillseektoidentifytheimageorbrandthattheCitywishesforitself.

DuringPhase3,M&Lwillconductonecitywidemeetingandonemeetingineachtargetneighborhood

togathercommunityinputonneedsandpriorities.

AnticipatedscheduletocompletePhase3activities:Twomonths

Phase4DevelopPracticalRecommendations: M&Lwillbeginthisphasebymeetingwiththecomprehensiveplansteeringcommitteetogetfeedbackontheprioritycityandneighborhoodneeds

identifiedduringthePhase3citywideandneighborhoodmeetingsandM&Lsdraftrecommendations

to

address

those

priority

needs.

Based

on

the

results

of

the

Phase

3

city

wide

and

neighborhood

meetingsand/orotherdevelopments,M&Lwillseeksteeringcommitteeinputonanydesiredrevisions

tothecommitteespreviouslyselectedcitywidefocustopics.

M&Lwillpresentthedraftvisionstatementforthecomprehensiveplanforthesteeringcommittees

considerationandrevisionasdesired.

M&Lwillalsopresentthesteeringcommitteewithinformationontheupcomingsecondroundofcity

wideandneighborhoodmeetings. Atthesecitywideandneighborhoodmeetings,M&Lwillpresent

informationanddraftrecommendationstoaddressthefocustopicpriorityneedsidentifiedduringthe

firstroundofcitywideandneighborhoodmeetings. M&Lwillsolicitinputfrommeetingattendees

regardingthedraftrecommendationstodetermineneededrevisions.

DuringPhase4,M&Lwillconductonecitywidemeetingandonemeetingineachtargetneighborhood.

AnticipatedscheduletocompletePhase4activities:Twothreemonths

Phase5 ImplementationPlan: M&Lwilldraftalistofrecommendationstoaddresstheneighborhoodandcitywidepriorityissues. M&Lwillmeetwiththecomprehensiveplansteeringcommitteeto

presentthesedraftpriorityrecommendations.

M&Lwillalsopresentitsrecommendationsfortheimplementationstructureneededtoensurethatthe

comprehensiveplansactionstepswilloccurinatimely,effectiveandefficientmanner. The

implementationstructurewillconsistofindividualsandpublicandprivatesectororganizations,groups,

institutionsandagencieswiththeexpertise,capacityandcommitmenttomakethingshappenandget

thingsdone.

M&Lsimplementationstructurerecommendationswillincludetheidentificationofanimplementation

coordinator(i.e.,anindividual,organizationorteam)tofacilitatecomprehensiveplanimplementation.

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M&Lsrecommendationsconcerningtheimplementationstructurewillbebasedontheinformation

M&Lobtainsfromthemeetings,interviews,researchandfieldworkitconductsduringPhases14of

thisscopeofservices.

Basedonsteeringcommitteeinput,M&Lwillrevisethedraftpriorityrecommendationsand

implementation

structure

recommendations

and

present

both

neighborhood

specific

and

city

wide

draftpriorityrecommendationsatathirdroundofneighborhoodmeetingsforcommentbycommunity

residentsandgroups.

M&Lwillalsopresentthecitywidepriorityrecommendationstogroupsofthecityschoosing.

DuringPhase5,M&Lwillconductonemeetingineachtargetneighborhoodanduptothreeothercity

selectedgroupmeetings.

AnticipatedscheduletocompletePhase5activities:Threefourmonths

Phase6PreparationofDraftComprehensivePlan: Uponcityapproval/authorization,M&Lwillpreparethecompletedraftcomprehensiveplanforpublicdisplay.

Anticipatedscheduletocompletethedraftcomprehensiveplan: Twoweeks.

Phase7AdoptionProcess: M&Lwillprovidethefollowingservicesduringtheadoptionprocessofthecomprehensiveplan:

Assistthecitywiththepreparationofthenoticesfortherequiredpublicmeetingofthecityplanning

commissionandtherequiredpublichearingofcitycouncil. Thecitywillpaythepublicationcostsfor

thesenotices.

Attendtherequiredpublicmeetingofthecityplanningcommissiontopresentthedraftcomprehensive

plan.

Attendtherequiredpublichearingofcitycounciltopresenttheproposedcomprehensiveplan.

Anticipatedscheduletocompleteadoptionphaseservices: Twothreemonths

Deliverables: M&Lwillprovidethefollowingworkproducts:Duringthecomprehensiveplanprocess,M&Lwillprovideasufficientnumberofpaperorelectronic

copiesofthedocumentsreferredtointhescopeofservicesforreviewbythesteeringcommitteeorby

attendeesatneighborhoodmeetings.

M&LwillproduceacomprehensiveplanthatcomplieswithallaspectsoftheMPC. Thecomprehensive

planwillconsistoftext,maps,charts,illustrativegraphicsandappendiceswithsupporting

documentationandotherrelevantmaterials. ForthepubliccommentperiodrequiredbytheMPC,M&L

willprovidethecitywithfivepapercopiesofthedraftcomprehensiveplanforpublicdisplayand15

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electroniccopiesofthedraftplanforthecitysdistributiontothecountyplanningagency,surrounding

municipalitiesandthecityschooldistrict.

M&Lwillprovidethecitywith20papercopiesand25electroniccopiesoftheadoptedcomprehensive

plan.

Anticipatedscheduletocompletepreparationanddeliveryofthedraftcomprehensiveplanforpublic

display: Twoweeks.

Anticipatedscheduletocompletepreparationanddeliveryoftheadoptedcomprehensiveplan: Two

weeks.

Anticipatedscheduletocompleteallphasesofthecomprehensiveplanningprocess:1418months

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