Welcome and introductions

Recap of grant opportunity and previous Executive Committee decisions

Grant narrative

Proposed governance structure and partner roles

Budget and local match

Next steps

Date Milestone

Sep 21 Executive Committee meeting

Sep 21 DRCOG Board meeting

Sep 26 Full draft narrative available for review

Sep 28 Stakeholder Committee meeting

Sep 29 Comments on draft narrative due

Sep 30 Executive Committee members sign resolution

Oct 6 Final application DUE

Total of $67 million available in FY2011

Support for multijurisdictional planning efforts that integrate: Housing

Land use

Economic and workforce development

Transportation

Infrastructure investments

Denver region can apply for up to $5 million Pre-application for Category 2 approved

191 total eligible applicants

Regional (Metro Vision)

Corridor (rapid transit)

Site (catalytic project)

Aging (leverage DRCOG’s role as AAA)

Social equity and access to opportunity

Stakeholder engagement

Housing choices

Economic and workforce development

Environment, public health and sustainability

Technical support and policy tools (learning lab)

Subcommittees

Fund a subset of corridors based on

input/criteria from Stakeholder and

Executive Committees

Northwest, Gold and East

Reserve funds in overall application

budget for “learning lab” activities to

assist remaining corridors

Defined/named catalytic project in

West Corridor (tbd by West Corridor

communities)

Placeholder in budget for funded

corridors to select additional catalytic

projects during corridor planning

Emphasize work done since last grant application, even without funding

Improved organizational structure, with leadership and continuity beyond grant

Regional planning process to expand vision for economic development and housing choices

Stakeholder plans revolve around giving voice to traditionally marginalized populations

Leverage of FasTracks, unprecedented opportunity to have impact throughout system

Context of opportunity with transit to integrate Livability Principles

Environmental concerns – air and water

Access to jobs – Colorado Paradox

Combined housing and transportation costs

Aging and demographic changes

Need for leadership development, particularly at lower income levels

Provide oversight

Ensure the regional, corridor and catalytic

project planning efforts are meeting the

sustainability objectives of the overall effort

Ensure planning efforts as a whole will result in

implementable strategies that equitably benefit

the Denver region

Jim Taylor, DRCOG Board Chair (representing cities)*

Tom Clark, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

Nancy Engelken, Housing Colorado

Jack Hilbert, DRCOG Board Treasurer (representing counties)

Deborah Obermeyer/Craig Carlson, Metro North Chamber

John Powers/Joanne Keys, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado

Lee Kemp, RTD Bill Mosher/Chris Achenbach, Urban Land Institute

Anne Warhover, Colorado Health Foundation*

Dave Ferrill, Governor’s Office Hassan Salem/Linda Tinney, US Bank Colorado

Christine Benero/Jerene Petersen, Mile High United Way

Paul Ryan, Denver Mayor’s Office

Chad Ochsner, REMAX Alliance Elise Jones, Colorado Environmental Coalition

Rob Osborne, Xcel Energy

Aaron Miripol, Urban Land Conservancy

Elbra Wedgeworth, Community at Large

Cris White, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

Tom Gougeon/Patrick Horvath, Mile High Transit Opportunity Collaborative

*Co-chairs

Representatives from

DRCOG and Mile High

Transit Opportunity

Collaborative

Provide logistical support

and project direction

Provide seamless

integration of three planning

levels (regional, corridor

and catalytic project)

Anschutz Family Foundation*

The Colorado Health Foundation

The Denver Foundation*

Enterprise Community Partners*

The Ford Foundation

FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities*

Gates Family Foundation*

Housing and Homelessness Funders’ Collaborative

JP Morgan Chase Foundation

Kaiser Permanente*

Linda D. Campbell Fund

Piton Foundation*

Reconnecting America

Rose Community Foundation*

Urban Land Conservancy*

U.S. Bank*

Wells Fargo

*Partners that have committed matching resources

Lead applicant

Fiscal agent

Lead and coordinate regional planning activities

Citizens Advisory Committee – provide guidance to the Board on community engagement, particularly direct involvement of typically underrepresented groups

Technical Planning Advisory Committee – provide technical guidance to the Board. Members will include local government planning staff and subject matter experts

Adams County*

Boulder County

City and County of Denver*

City of Arvada*

City of Aurora

City of Boulder

City of Brighton

City of Centennial

City of Commerce City

City of Edgewater

City of Englewood

City of Federal Heights

City of Golden

City of Lafayette

City of Lakewood*

City of Littleton

City of Lone Tree

City of Longmont

City of Louisville

City of Sheridan

City of Thornton*

City of Westminster

City of Wheat Ridge

Douglas County

Gilpin county

Town of Bennett

Town of Erie

Town of Lyons

Town of Superior

*Partners that have committed matching resources

City and county officials, housing authorities, subject matter experts Lead the corridor-level and

catalytic project planning efforts

Receive input from larger stakeholder committees

Reconnecting America will coordinate

Adams County*

Adams County Housing Authority

Aurora Housing Authority*

Boulder County

City and County of Denver*

City of Arvada*

City of Aurora

City of Boulder

City of Lafayette

City of Lakewood*

City of Longmont

City of Louisville

City of Westminster

City of Wheat Ridge

Denver Housing Authority

Jefferson County Housing Authority*

Metro West Housing Solutions*

Town of Superior

Reconnecting America (coordinator)

*Partners that have committed matching resources

FRESC*, Denver Foundation*, Transit Alliance*, PlaceMatters* Experience in leadership development, capacity

building, meeting facilitation, outreach to traditionally underrepresented communities, working with advocacy organizations

Ensure that a broad spectrum of stakeholders have meaningful opportunities to provide input and feedback on planning efforts and policy decisions

*Partners that have committed matching resources

Interactive community meetings (region-wide and corridor-specific) – Facilitated by PlaceMatters

Regional Citizens Advisory Committee - Provide input to DRCOG Board

Corridor Stakeholder Committees - Provide input to Corridor Working Groups

Technical Planning Advisory Committee (comprised of local planning staff and subject-matter experts) – Provide input to DRCOG Board

DRCOG Board – Regional policy and implementation

Corridor Working Groups – Local policy and implementation

Outreach, training and capacity building among low-income and minority communities – FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities

Citizens Academies (capacity building across a broad spectrum

of constituencies) – Transit Alliance

Grants and technical assistance to resident leaders – Denver Foundation and others

Recruit older adults and people with disabilities to represent these interest areas - AAA and others

Capacity Building

Direct Input on Planning and Decision Making

Decision-Making Authority

University of Colorado*, Reconnecting

America, PlaceMatters*

Opportunities for neutral assessment and

knowledge sharing

Outcomes assessment of existing transit lines,

lessons learned that can inform all future

corridors

*Partners that have committed matching resources

Organizations with demonstrated subject matter expertise housing, transportation, economic development,

community development, public health and environmental issues

Available to provide input and assistance to regional, corridor and catalytic planning activities

“Menu of services” offered as in-kind match or at discounted rate

Alliance for Sustainable Colorado*

Artspace*

Colorado Brownfields Foundation*

Denver Urban Gardens

Enterprise Community Partners*

Housing Colorado*

iCast*

Jefferson County Public Health*

Kaiser Permanente*

Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation

Mile High Transit Opportunity Collaborative*

National Renewable Energy Lab

Piton Foundation*

PlaceMatters*

Tri-County Health Department

Urban Land Conservancy*

Urban Land Institute*

US Bank*

*Partners that have committed matching resources

State

Colorado Department of Local Affairs (Division of Housing and Division of Local Government)*

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment*

Colorado Department of Transportation

Philanthropic

Anschutz Family Foundation*

Colorado Health Foundation

Denver Foundation*

Gates Family Foundation*

Kaiser Permanente*

LP Brown Foundation*

Mile High Transit Opportunity Collaborative*

Piton Foundation*

Rose Community Foundation*

*Partners that have committed matching resources

Consensus-building process

Flexibility at each planning level

Regional level: DRCOG

Corridor and catalytic: Corridor Working

Groups (Northwest, West, East, Gold)

Oversight of SCRPG goals and objectives:

Executive Committee

with support of the Coordinating Committee

Basic Activities - $994,000 Consultant support for incorporation of housing and

economic development into Metro Vision Plan

Data collection and analysis

Expert consultation for DRCOG’s Boomer Bond initiative

DRCOG staff support for overall grant funded activities

Matching resources Piton Foundation support for data collection and analysis

In-kind resources from local governments, housing authorities, RTD, State agencies and Regional Resource Group

Corridor Planning (Basic Activities) - $900,000 Coordination and capacity building across all three corridors

Consultant support, to be selected by Corridor Working Groups Data collection, issue analysis, facilitation, outreach and other forms

of technical assistance.

Catalytic Projects - $1,790,000 Specific activities to be determined by Corridor Working

Groups Architectural, engineering, and urban design work; environmental

impact assessment; legal fees; and site control, including potential acquisition

Technical support from the National Renewable Energy Lab

Matching Resources

Cash and in-kind resources from local

governments, housing authorities, RTD, State

agencies

Discounted technical assistance and/or in-kind

resources from Regional Resource Team

partners

Support for all three planning levels - $846,000

Outreach, training and capacity building among traditionally disadvantaged and under-represented populations, led by FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities

Citizens Academies, led by Transit Alliance (region-wide and corridor-specific)

Facilitation support for interactive community meetings, provided by PlaceMatters

Matching Resources

Cash and in-kind resources from FRESC, Transit Alliance and PlaceMatters

Grants and technical assistance to resident leaders and community-based organizations provided by the Denver Foundation and other members of the Mile High Transit Opportunity Collaborative

Support for all three planning levels - $415,000 Workshops and trainings led by DRCOG and

Reconnecting America

Case studies led by the University of Colorado

Tool development (e.g., visualization and scenario planning) led by PlaceMatters

Matching Resources Cash and/or in-kind resources from University of

Colorado and PlaceMatters

Other expenses- $28,000 Travel for conferences and peer-exchanges

Supplies

Additional Matching Resources Investments in the Denver TOD Fund (financing

for affordable housing in transit station areas)

Foundation support for the Mile High Transit Opportunity Collaborative and related activities

Category Amount

Regional Planning $994,000

Corridor Planning $900,000

Catalytic Projects $1,790,000

Stakeholder Engagement $846,000

Outcomes Assessment and Knowledge Sharing

$415,000

Other $28,000

Total Estimated Budget $4,973,000

Total Estimated Match $5,590,000

Section 1. Executive Committee strongly endorses and supports the submittal of the comprehensive joint application for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grants Program submitted by the Denver Regional Council of Governments and its Partners

Section 2. The SCRPG Executive Committee pledges to continue working collaboratively with the Denver Regional Council of Governments, its Partners and stakeholders from across the region to implement the proposals contained in the 2011 Grant Application and to refine and implement the Metro Vision Plan to achieve the outcomes envisioned in the Federal Livability Principles for the Denver metro area

Date Milestone

Sep 21 Executive Committee meeting

Sep 21 DRCOG Board meeting

Sep 26 Full draft narrative available for review

Sep 28 Stakeholder Committee meeting

Sep 29 Comments on draft narrative due

Sep 30 Executive Committee members sign resolution

Oct 6 Final application DUE