Citizens For Northville Citizens For Northville Town Hall

Citizens For Northville

Citizens For Northville Town Hall Meeting Agenda Marquis Theater 7 PM — October 24, 2019

Agenda - Welcome - Meeting is being video recorded and will be posted on the CFN website: - citizensfornorthville. org - Should take about an hour - Presentation followed by citizen comments/suggestions/ideas

Agenda - Purpose of this meeting: - No politics - To review lessons learned from the recent “Downs” Area P. U. D. process - This meeting is about process not content

Agenda (continued) - Purpose of this meeting: - To review the Citizens For Northville group’s findings and recommendations concerning Improved Communications and Collaboration between the City and its citizens regarding future development proposals including specific redevelopment projects.

Agenda (continued) - Purpose of this meeting: - While concerns regarding the recent P. U. D. for “The Downs” area inspired this effort, it is not the purpose of this meeting to critique the specifics of that particular redevelopment proposal.

Agenda (continued) - Purpose of this meeting: - To get your input on these recommendations either live here tonight and/or afterwards by email. - To help Northville be the best that it can be.

Agenda (continued) - CFN Presentation - This evening’s presentation is essentially what we propose to present to the City Council on November 18, 2019. - Citizen comments/suggestions/ideas - No politics - No complaints

Agenda (continued) - Citizen comments/suggestions/ideas - Stay focused on the material presented - Should there be a Citizens Committee as part of the Master Plan Review? - What is your “vision” for Northville in the future? - How will this “vision” be realized — Master Plan? Zoning? P. U. D. ? Other?

Citizens For Northville Members Bill Poulos Bob Buckhave David Jerome Sue Petres John Casey Kathi Jerome Jim Russell Laura Atkinson Joe Corriveau Karl Kennedy Carol Schrauben Joanne Bandoni Walter Davison Bob Langan Alan Somershoe Ron Bodnar Dennis Engerer Jim Long Kathy Spillane Cindi Brazen Jennifer Gerish Kurt Menhart Bill Stockhausen Ed Brazen Rich Halmekangas Pattie Mullen Owen Weir Barbara Moroski. Browne John Jameson Jim Petres Dave Atkinson

Citizens For Northville (background): - CFN group is for sustainable development that advances the community in a variety of ways. - Purpose of CFN: Improve the communication process between the City and the citizens to promote awareness and collaboration regarding future development proposals.

Citizens For Northville (background): - Formed in July 2019 - Concerned business owners and residents - Keen awareness that “The Downs” project can make or break Northville.

Citizens For Northville (background): - Hired an expert consultant to guide the group’s efforts (Mike Stampfler of Kalamazoo, MI). - Recent “Downs” redevelopment proposal did not appear to be consistent with the Master Plan.

Citizens For Northville (background): - The Master Plan lacks sufficient specificity regarding the community’s vision for the future. - Costs/benefits, issues and impact on community infrastructure by the recent development proposal were not documented by the City in such a way to make it easy for the community to stay abreast of events.

Citizens For Northville (background): - Limited community input to the Master Plan process and “The Downs” P. U. D. - Need improvements to the City/Citizen communication processes.

Citizens For Northville (background): - Planning Commission had the difficult task of conducting the Downs P. U. D. process. - Developer withdrew from the P. U. D process.

Context - Planning Commission proposes/City Council approves Master Plan, Zoning Ordinances, future development proposals including the redevelopment P. U. D. process. - What is the relationship of the MP to Zoning Decisions to Future Development Proposals to Capital Improvement Plan to P. U. D. ?

Capital Improvement Plan MP Goals, Objectives & Strategies P. U. D. Zoning Decisions Land Use Decisions Public Decisions Future Development Proposals

Communication Process: Current Situation

Communication Process - Current Situation - City Website posts government councils’, boards’, commissions’ meeting minutes (video recordings), relevant documents including redevelopment proposals like the recent “Downs” P. U. D.

Communication Process - Current Situation - Not easy for citizens to stay abreast of developments - hard to find “Waldo” on the website.

Communication Process - Current Situation - There is only limited opportunity for brief citizen comments at City meetings, not easy for citizens to provide more comprehensive input.

Communication Process - Current Situation - Citizens are not prompted or encouraged to engage in the process on a timely basis, most are unaware of key developments as they happen.

Communication Process: Desired Outcome

Communication Process - Desired Outcome - Publicly asking and addressing the right questions prior to authorizing any proposed redevelopment.

Communication Process - Desired Outcome - Real time communication of costs/benefits, issues, and impact on infrastructure by any development.

Communication Process - Desired Outcome - Make it easy for citizens to stay abreast of events as they occur - in “real time. ”

Communication Process - Desired Outcome - Prompt and encourage citizens to engage in a timely manner.

Communication Process - Desired Outcome - Citizens take the initiative to get involved providing constructive feedback and proposed solutions.

Communication Process - Desired Outcome - The super-ordinate goal of redevelopment should be to achieve “the best possible” as opposed to “good enough. ” ‣ To encourage proposals that align with the City’s vision set forth in the Master Plan as opposed to trying to make the best of a less than optimal proposal.

Specific Recommendations For Discussion

Communication Process - Desired Outcome Simple but Powerful Recommendations

Communication Process - Desired Outcome A. Communication: Establish a real-time two way collaborative communication process with the community 1. Including the current status of each of the following areas in the form of a continuously updated executive summary a. Including relevant data with respect to any redevelopment project b. Ensure that the public can easily follow along and provide timely feedback as appropriate c. Communicate information via the City’s website (allow for citizen input), Weekly City email, create a City Facebook page (allows for citizen input) and “The Ville. ”

Communication Process - Desired Outcome B. Flood Plain restrictions/issues: 1. City input to FEMA 2. Developer input to FEMA 3. Assurance that any developer proposal will: a. Mitigate flooding b. Improve handling/processing of storm water runoff c. Risk Map Project Plan when appropriate, community meetings/hearings?

Communication Process - Desired Outcome C. Escrow Accounts: 1. Should be required by the City by ordinance for future repair/maintenance of any proposed project related infrastructure. a. Including all infrastructure projects for construction scheduled for later or phased completion that are related to the project proposed

Communication Process - Desired Outcome D. “Public Impact Reports” should be required by the City before project approvals are granted: 1. Police, Fire, Water, Sewer 2. Traffic Level of Service changes (optimization for vehicle or pedestrian traffic — should be evaluated and published before project approvals granted) 3. Associated costs and who pays for City services required to support the proposed project should be published before approvals are granted

Communication Process - Desired Outcome D. “Public Impact Reports” should be required by the City before project approvals are granted: 4. Financial Impact to the City and Taxpayers a. Costs and Benefits should be published before project approval is granted 5. On-going expenses for Public Services a. Costs to rate payers for storm water, sewer, utilities 6. Impact on current City water system deficiencies

Communication Process - Desired Outcome E. Citizens take the initiative to get involved providing constructive feedback and proposed solutions.

Communication Process - Desired Outcome Checkpoint A. Establish a real-time two way collaborative communication process with the community 1. Including the current status of each of the areas we just covered in the form of a continuously updated executive summary a. Including relevant data with respect to any redevelopment project b. Ensure that the public can easily follow along and provide timely feedback as appropriate c. Communicate information via the City’s website (allow for citizen input), Weekly City email, create a City Facebook page (allows for citizen input) and “The Ville. ” 2. Citizens take the initiative to get involved providing constructive feedback and proposed solutions.

Communication Process - Desired Outcome Master Plan re-opening - major questions

Communication Process - Desired Outcome F. Major questions for discussion concerning Master Plan reopening or Re-Do: 1. Do we need a carefully and well structured process to encourage broad based community input in a meaningful and detailed way and response to that input? What should this process look like? Citizens Committee? Public Workshops? 2. Should the city communicate the new process to the community and prompt feedback on the process and promote citizen involvement before undertaking the Master Plan re-do process? 3. Should the public be kept informed of deliberations? How can this best be done? Real time reports?

Communication Process - Desired Outcome F. Major questions for discussion concerning Master Plan reopening or Re-Do: 4. Should the City study Master Plan “best practices” (other communities) before start of Master Plan Re-Do? 5. Should the MP support sustainable development that all systems can support? What encompasses “sustainable development” for the Northville community? 6. Should the MP reflect the overall desire of the community for the future?

We will be requesting that City Council adopt these recommendations at the November 18 City Council Meeting.

In Summary - Publicly asking and addressing the right questions prior to authorizing any proposed redevelopment project. - Real time communication of costs/benefits, issues, and impact of infrastructure by any development. - Make it easy for citizens to stay abreast of events as they occur- in “real time. ”

In Summary - Prompt and encourage citizens to engage on a timely basis. - Citizens take the initiative to get involved providing constructive feedback and proposed solutions. - The superordinate goal of redevelopment should be to achieve “the best possible” as opposed to “good enough”

In Summary - Community review and comment of the Master Plan re-opening process before it’s undertaken. - Encourage development proposals that align with the City’s vision set forth in the Master Plan as opposed to trying to make the best of a less optimal proposal.

Call to Action: - Get Involved • Join our group • Participate in a review of the proposed Master Plan re-opening process and opportunity to respond prior to undertaking the process. • Participate in the Reopening of the Master Plan • Participate in and support the Planning Commission’s activities - Offer suggestions, solutions - Contact the City Council and encourage them to adopt these recommendations discussed here this evening. - Attend the City Council Meeting on November 18, 2019. - You are all invited to join The Citizens For Northville group - please send me an email to wpoulos@comcast. net

Call to Action: TO CONTRIBUTE TO CITIZENS FOR NORTHVILLE: www. gofundme. com/citizens-for-northville You can find this link on our website – www. citizensfornorthville. org

Citizen Comments/Suggestions/Ideas - When called upon, please stand so we can hear you. - Remember: - no politics - no complaints - Stay focused on the material presented - Process not Content