L IVING C ITIES S USTAINABLE C OMMUNITIES B OOT C AMP DRAFT Framework Presentation to LC Funders November 19, 2010

P RELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF BOOT CAMP TEAM PROPOSALS RegionCategory Apache County, AZ 1 Asheville, NC1 Boston, MA2 Fresno, CA2 Gulfport, MS1 Hollywood, FL1 Houston, TX1 Madison, WI2 New York, NY2 NE Ohio1 Seattle, WA2 SE Michigan2 Twin Cities, MN2 Challenges: 1. Leading with environmental sustainability, not economy or equity 2. Focused on outputs over outcomes, projects over systems change 3. Weak on meaningful community engagement 4. Little thought for long-term institutionalization 5. No real engagement of the private sector, especially related to financing investments 2

T HE B OOT CAMP F RAMEWORK Boot Camp Overarching Goal: To help the teams use the SCRP program to create prosperous, diversified regional economies that provide opportunity to all residents and that firmly embrace environmental stewardship Why? Diversified, regional economies are more resilient to market changes Leading with an economic strategy creates opportunities to reach scale with environmental and equity goals Equitable regions are more prosperous Compact communities save money and are more economically sustainable over time Preserving the environment saves money A healthy population saves the community money 3

P ROSPEROUS, D IVERSIFIED, R EGIONAL E CONOMIES : 4 Based on an economic strategy Grounded in achieving equitable outcomes Realized through public-private financing Held accountable over time by collaborative decision- making structures Continuously informed by data E QUITABLE O UTCOMES

P ILLARS OF THE B OOT C AMP C URRICULUM 55 C HALLENGES F OCUS A REA P RELIMINARY C URRICULUM Leading with environmental sustainability, not economy or equity No real engagement of the private sector, especially related to financing investments Economic Strategy: How to leverage land, labor, and investments to advance the regional economy and increase economic efficiencies How to understand and connect SCRP strategies to the regional economy Understanding how the economy drives infrastructure and infrastructure drives the economy Engaging the private sector in planning to ensure ROI for industry and development is economically feasible How to align public investments and incentives to build sustainable economies of opportunity No real engagement of the private sector, especially related to financing investments Financing: How to influence and leverage the private market to deliver on the vision Blending capital from public, private and philanthropic sources to create equitable and sustainable results Aligning public investments and incentives with key goals Creating mechanisms to work at scale Weak on meaningful community engagement Little thought for long- term institutionalization Collaborative Decision- making Structures: How to ensure meaningful and inclusive participation over time How to build the constituency How to build the political will through an inside/ outside strategy How to build the capacity of participants and conveners How to “make permanent” the structure and mechanisms for decision-making How to create incentives for collaboration Leading with environmental sustainability, not economy or equity Equitable Outcomes: Planning for equitable results that result in increased opportunities and enhanced quality of life for low-income communities How to define and solve for key disparities How to influence and leverage the market to increase access to opportunity, including fair housing practices How to align public investments and incentives to drive equitable outcomes Little thought for long- term institutionalization Focused on outputs rather than outcomes Using Data to inform the work : Creating a “just-in- time” feedback loop on implementation to ensure attainment of outcomes Developing indicators and dashboards Institutionalizing data Implementing a continuous improvement approach to the work

C HALLENGE : F OCUSED ON O UTPUTS RATHER THAN O UTCOMES, P ROJECTS RATHER THAN S YSTEMS To get to the goal of prosperous, resilient, regional economies, we must help these awardees move from Transactions to Transformation to ensure that physical improvements: Leverage and stimulate the economy Add up to equitable access to resources, education, jobs, housing Reduce environmental degradation, our carbon footprint, and enhance quality of life Drive systems transformation, shifting the way a region approaches land-use and economic development to support tighter integration of efforts resulting in a more efficient use of resources and better economic outcomes for residents 6 T RANSACTIONS Projects Plans Site by Site Clear start/end TRANSFORMATION New way of doing business Whole Systems Silo Busting Long-term Outcomes