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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/09/2010 Council Presentation - Imagine Greater Tucson~. `~ Shaping r~ur ~~r~ure f~get~~er THE FIRST QUESTION: What do you most value about living in the Tucson region? What others here have said .. . • Weather, sun, sky, viewsheds of mountains • Small town feel within larger community (also making newcomers feel welcome) • Low cost of living • Cultural diversity • Open space/Sonoran Desert (hiking, biking, etc.) • Leadership opportunities for young professionals • Educational Opportunities (University) • Lack of pretentiousness, relaxed environment • Small business opportunities • Physical proximity to Mexico/Phoenix. Why Do We Start Here? A real community vision is made up the shared values within the Tucson region. 3 ~, ~ . ...; ~ What is Imagine Greater Tucson? A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS PURPOSE: Create a shared vision and clear action for the Tucson Region that will make our community a vibrant and healthy place to live, work, learn, and play for current and future generations of all ages. .~ _., ~F i,~. '* y ~ $~ ~~J~`s } Who is involved so far... Pima County Hospital Council of BWSArchitects DM-go Sustainable Tucson Southern Arizona Holualoa Arizona Inc. City of Tucson Community Foundaflon for Arizona Associaion of , RBF Consulting Town of Marana Southern Arizona Economic Development Arizona Daily Star City of South Tucson Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Southern Arizona Diamond Ventures, Inc. Town of Sahuarita Leadership Council FirstofAmericanTitl~ 7 ~~~~ mpbell ~ i~era ~sa o Insurance Company a ° ~ in a es Neighborhood Support I :etwork D~ Institute United Way of Tucson and P~ne~er Tu~60~~fi won Engineering & Environmental Southern Arizona Town of Oro Valley Junior League of Tucson Consultants, Inc. Southern Arizona Homebuilders Association Pima Association of G Voices for Education Greater Tucson Leadership The Caliber Group, Inc. overnments Jewish Community Relalions Council ~ u b Adolfson & Peterson Community Foundation Southern Arizona of A s s~iation Prest dential Construction Southwest Decision Resources partnership Raytheon Tucson Association of The Planning Center Hecker & Realtors Downtown Tucson Partnership Habitat for Humanity Muehlebach Pima Council on Aging University of Arizona Tucson Reggi~onal Economic O Intelligent Office Gadsden Company Opportumfies, Inc. (TRE ) Tucson Regional Town Ward III Neighborhood Trend Report Hall Tucson Metropolitan Chamber Coalition Sarah and David Sustainable Tucson of Commerce Community Builder Smallhouse Sonoran Institute American Institute of Architects PRO Neighborhoods Why is this necessary? Why now? Plan Our Future Preserve Values Embrace New Ideas Enhance Community What are the key ingredients to a successful process? Engage the broader community Identify our shared values Ensure ongoing communication and learning Develop clear goals and expectations Build broad support Learn from others Building on Past and Present Efforts ~~R~`~~lnr~~~~ i UCQ{~~ L {, ~~Y~nr ~'. o . ; . r,~~_;~,r, Imagine ~~. .~ , xe;;ionrel :< ' ^,«-r, x:,n Greater Tucson Tacson ~~: Sornll'an Desert 7annrroNr l3h~e~tt`itzm G ii~:~•iti~ation Plan How does Vision translate into Action? ENVISION UTAH: LIGHT RAIL EXAMPLE STEP ONE: Value: Peace of Mind ~w ~t ~~ ~ ~ -~ K y i (~f 'i~:~ DNS >tMfGy~~, ~' 1 1 ..-M4r. _.J~s. y1.~1T ..[. ~ PEACE OF MIND PERSONAL ENJOYMENT Y PRIDE FAMILY LOVE ~` h.; r,I:,fi MNL i ~`•` ~I ~ / 11 wELL BEING 11 Rr" PERSONAL I ~ SELF '`fit ~ERSONAL ,~, I SATISFACTIONS / % /~ lk=1W1Y ENJOYMENT 1 / i i~ ____~_______€rvJgv_rnE1{t_>____ i_____ Imo' __ ~`__y__/r_____l/__ f_ _ _ __ _..__________J_____ OOA GOOD JOB AS ~F"'-y 1 SPEND TIME WITH ~ \ ~ QUALITY ! 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Researching Coordinating Engaging Stakeholders Identifying Resources and Existing Data Developing Roadmap OVERALL PROCESS P -- -,,-,~ '~ li u I ~ _ ~ r- ~ ~ ~~/ ~_~ ~~, ~ ,•,v r E f F' m ~' r L n - 1 ~ ~ ~ ~" ,.l .• ~ Tvleakacma ~ • I Fl ~1 . w -.'i: ~~'-~1Es ~ ~ t ~, n ~_ __,_ ____-J ~I ~ 1J i_ `V _ --~ ~L/ A Greater Tucson Region A Strategic Vision Analysis of alternative scenarios to make wise decisions in the face of uncertainty. A vision without action is only a hallucination! How will this be funded? Cash and in-kind All sectors of the community Broad and diverse support Why create a Publicly supported Vision? Right Way Best Way Only Way What Can I do Now? - Get the word out - Join a Task Group - Stay informed through our website www.imaginegreatertucson.org (coming soon!) - Email your interest to imaginegreatertucson@gmail.com `'", Shaping our future together Frequently Asked. Questions What is this visioning project? Imagine Greater Tucson (IGT) is a collabprative process that is being formed to quids the development of a broadly and publicly supported sbategy for our future - a vision to enhancelpror»ote Southern Arizona's environment, economic strength, and quality of life for generations to coma. It is a broad-based commitment from the entire community. What are we trying to accomplish? To create a shared vision and clear action for the Tucson region that will make our communky a vibrant and healthy place to live, work, learn and play for current and future generations of all ages. To enhance our quality of life, develop economic strength and prptect Southern Arizona's environment. We are also seeking to /earn how to wprk together as a community in order to collaborativelysolve existing and future community challenges. Why is this necessary? Why now? In 2006, Pima County's population reached 1, 000, 000 residents and by the year 2055, is expected to add a million more residents. VYhere will they live? .Will there be enough water? How are we going to pay far the necessary infrastructure improvements to accommodate our future population? How will we maintain the same quality of line that we have today, in teims of air quality, access to employment and amenities, and protection of the Sonoran desert, when we double in population? In orderto answer these questions, we must work together to enhance pur quality of life in Southern Arizona. Where arse we in the process? IGT is still in its infancy. !t is an important project that should not be rushed but yet must mai»tain the mpmentum to get to the finish line. We ere currently in the research phase looking at a variety of visioning processes undertaken within the region and other areas of the country. lGT is identifying the stakeholders from throughout the community, /poking to identify resources for the process, and developing a communications strategy. We are hopeful to launch in mid to late 2010. How did. it get :farted? Its early roots can be traced back to the Tucson Regional Town Hal/ wherein 960 community leaders were brought together for four days in May, 2007, to address some of the irx9st pressing challenges and opportunities facing the Tucson region (www.tucsontownhall.ora). In t.)ecember, 2008, the Urban Land /nstitufe put on a program entitled "Grafting Tomorrow's Built Errvkonmant" which was attended by a group of over 400 individuals representing a wide range of interests. In addition, the lnttiattng Team has been interviewing individuals who were involved in past end present Tucson vis/oning efforts to learn from these efforts and help with the process design. Mors recently, the "Communifies for All Ages" effort initiated by the Junior League of Tucson and Pima Gounctl on Aging has been incorporated into the visioning process. What are the desired outcomes? The visioning process will include an exploration of community values, scenarios analysis, research and public involvement fi order to bring the topic of planning and preparing for our community's future to the forefiront of the public mind. lMth the help of thousands of Southern Arizona residents, IGT will develop a quality strategy for our future that will help preserve critical lands, promote water conservation and clean air, improve our region-wide transportation systems, provide housing options for all residents, improve access to health, social services and education and implement other prlo~ies identified through the process. Who is participating in designing the process? The IGT Initiating Team consists of a diverse, non-partisan cross-section of the community. Representatives from business, non-profits, government, education, health care, neighborhood groups and conservation organizatians all have a seat at the table. What are the specific committees the members of the Initiating Team are sitting on? There are currently eight task groups working on a variety of aspects of the initial IGT process. Specifically, the task groups are: Stakeholder Outreach (ensuring diverse groups, organizations and individuals are involved at the ground level); Resource Identification (determining where the financial and in-kind resources will come from and preparing a budget); Survey Design (creating the survey thaf will help to inform the visioning process); Public Engagement Design (creating the public engagement process that is fair and inclusive); Public Launch Design (creating the communications and public relations strategy for the mid to late 2010 official launch of the process); Communications (developing the public relations strategy and managing the website); Youth Engagement (creating the strategy to ensure youth involvement in the process); and, Elected Official Engagement (reaching out to elected officials throughout the region for guidanceladvice). Where are the resources coming from? Regional visioning projects in other areas of the country have varied in size and scope but they all have had funding sources to get them going and sustain them over time. At this point, we are determining the extent of resources (monetary, data, expertise, in-kind assistance) that will be required for IGT. However, when the resources have been determined, we are confident that there wiA be broad support to contribute to the effort. What are the models that we are using so we're not reinventing the wheel? The lnitiating Team has conducted an immense amount of research identifying successful visioning processes in other cities and regions around the country including: Utah, Portland, Tulsa;. Chattanooga, Charlotte, Flagstaff, Denver, Sacramento, Central Texas, Central Florida, Houston, Pittsburgh, and Calgary. The lnitiating Team is also researching past efforts in the Tucson area (such as Livable Tucson and Tucson Tomorrow) to determine what has and has not worked in our community. How does this differ from and build upon past efforts such as Tucson Regional Town Hall, TREQ Blueprint, and the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan? The Tucson Regional Town Hall, TREO 8/ueprint and SDCP are examples of important tools for advancing priority issues for the community. IGT is broader in scope and is not intended to replace other efforts. In fact, IGT is examining what's been done in these and other previous efforts and integrating key findings into the design of the visioning process: How can 1 get involved? !f you are looking for an active role, there are many different ways for membees of the community to become involved: 1A/e suggest that everyone who is interested should contact us (see below) to learn more about who we are, what we are trying to accomplish, and what has been accomplished to this point. After getting caught up to speed,. and if you want to do more; you can attend one of the initiating team meetings.: Anyone interested in participating on the initiating team is expected to attend monthly meetings and participate on a task group that meets regularly and -works in support of the larger effort. Once IGT7s officially launched, a stakeholder group will be formed, and regular updates will be sent to interested individuals and organizations. How do I get more information? If you want to learn more about Imagine Greater Tucson, please send us an email imaginegreatertucson(a~ email. com.