City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Mayor’s Land Recycling Task Force Meeting IV Thursday, December 2, a.m. – 12 p.m.

City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Agenda City of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood InitiativesCity of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor  Welcome, Introduction & Updates Kim Graziani, Office of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl  Land Banking and the Role of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Rob Stephany, Urban Redevelopment Authority  Next Steps Kim Graziani, Office of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl  Divide and Conquer: Finance and Land Banking Working Groups City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Bureau of Police Introduction City of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood Initiatives City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor  Goal for Meeting  Clarify role of URA and highlight pilot projects  Progress to date  Get to work!

City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Today’s Challenge City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor  Creation of Two (2) Working Groups:  Finance  Land Banking  Mayoral Working Group Chair Appointees (4) City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

Update of LRTF Work-To-Date  Update on HB 712  Key Points from the Kennedy Report City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Bureau of Police Review: Goals of the Task Force City of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood InitiativesCity of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor  Develop a plan to recycle tax delinquent and abandoned properties  Turn them back into revenue-generating land  Stabilize property values  Increase the viability of our neighborhoods City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

Average Sales Price by Census Tract,

Average Sales Price by Census Tract,

Average Sales Price by Census Tract,

Average Sales Price by Census Tract,

Homewood With Tax Delinquent

City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Land Recycling Pilot Projects  Homewood  Larimer City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor Review Urban Redevelopment Authority

City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Homewood 45% of neighborhood is tax delinquent (1,977 out of 4,348 taxable parcels)

Tax Delinquency: Larimer Larimer

The Larimer Story City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning October, total parcels in zone 17 are city-owned (tan) 45 are vacant lots (green) 8 are vacant structures (blue) 37 parcels go to treasurer’s sale in September/December 2006 (red dots) Urban Redevelopment Authority

The Larimer Story (Cont.) City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning April, 2010 Zone expanded:193 total parcels in zone 89 are city-owned (tan) 16 are URA-owned (red) 18 are vacant lots (green) 9 are vacant structures (blue) 7.85 out of 13.5 acres are under public control Urban Redevelopment Authority

Larimer Green Zone, City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Year Total Parcels in Zone Private, Unmaintained Vacant Lots Vacant Structures City-OwnedURA-Owned (51%)8 (9%)17 (19%)0 (0%) (23%)26 (14%)43 (23%)0 (0%) (11%)9 (5%)92 (50%)9 (5%) (9%)9 (5%)89 (46%)16 (8%) Urban Redevelopment Authority

Larimer Green Zone Total Costs Total Public Acquisitions$123,379$148,232$19,250$290,861 Private Acquisitions$196,108$110,837$306,945 Holding Costs$500$532$2,578$272$3,882 Demolition$133,067$2,945$136,012 Community Support Greening$27,175$30,000 $87,175 Organizational/Programmatic ELCCC/Kingsley$67,825$15,000$82,825 Hosanna Industries Homeface Program$100,000 Total$123,879$243,764$496,003$144,054$1,007,700  Total Cost: $1Million Total Acreage Under Public Control: 7.85 (13.5 acre zone) Urban Redevelopment Authority

Larimer 45% of neighborhood is tax delinquent (1,977 out of 4,348 taxable parcels) Before After Urban Redevelopment Authority

Land Bank vs. Role of Urban Redevelopment Authority  URA’s Constraints:  URA Insurance Purchased vs. City Self-Insured  Certification of Blight Areas  Disposition Policy Constraints (i.e. Redevelopment Law) City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Urban Redevelopment Authority

Divide and Conquer: Working Groups  Working Groups: 1.Finance; and 2.Land Banking  Roles and Expectations  Break Out into Working Groups City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

Working Group Tasks: 12/2  Create Meeting Schedule  Determine Outcomes City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Next Steps  Next Land Recycling Task Force Meeting: March X, :00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PittMAPS conference room City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

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