1. City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Mayor’s Land Recycling Taskforce Kick-off Meeting Thursday, March 4, 2010 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Luke Ravenstahl Mayor, City of Pittsburgh

2. City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Agenda City of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood InitiativesCity of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor  Welcome, Introductions, and Purpose of the Task Force Mayor Luke Ravenstahl  Local Context and Current Strategies Rob Stephany, Urban Redevelopment Authority  National Context and Strategies Dan Kildee and Amy Hovey, Center for Community Progress  Next Steps: Identify Gaps, Work Plan and Meeting Schedule

3. City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Introductions Members of the Task Force include:  City Representatives  County Representatives  State Representatives  School Representatives  Local Authorities  Community Development Professionals  Real Estate Attorneys  Advocates City of Pittsburgh – Bureau of PoliceCity of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood InitiativesCity of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

4. City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning City of Pittsburgh – Bureau of Police We are not the City we used to be. City of Pittsburgh – Department of Neighborhood InitiativesCity of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor  Lost 50% of population (vs. 15% of housing stock)  Currently 1,400 condemnations  Currently 6,000 vacant buildings  Currently 14,000 vacant lots  Almost 20% of our parcels are tax delinquent

5. City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning The City of Pittsburgh is shrinking  The City of Pittsburgh had 333,527 residents in 2000. This is a 50% percent population loss over five decades since 1950. During the same period, the United States gained 85%.

6. City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning Goal of this Task Force:  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

7. City of Pittsburgh – Department of City Planning We are not starting from scratch.  CARC buyback  Mayor’s Green Up Pittsburgh Program  Increase in City’s demolition budget  Community Land Reform Initiative  Online Permitting  City’s First Comprehensive Plan City of Pittsburgh – Office of the Mayor

8. The key to revitalization is to control these tax delinquent and abandoned properties. Then we can control our destiny. Thank you.