Delegates Quarterly Meeting Swansboro - October 19-20, 2011

Welcome and Program Update Mark Sutherland, Vice President North Carolina's Eastern Region

Agenda – Day One Meeting Agenda: Day 1 Welcome and Program Update Presentation and Delegate Discussion Richard Woodruff, DPA, AICP, Jacksonville City Manager Comparative Communities: Southwest Florida and Eastern North Carolina Break (Cash Bar) Dinner Delegate Discussion and Networking

Agenda – Day One Program Update THE GOOD NEWS: HUD Sustainable Communities Grant Comparative Communities Study Defense Logistics Initiative NCER, NCSE, Carteret, Lenoir, Onslow, Jones, DOT Sentinel Landscapes Program MCIEAST, NC Farm Bureau, ADFP, NCSU, NCFFEC, NCFSWC Director of Communications

Agenda – Day One Program Update FOR DISCUSSION: Attendance (90% minimum) Need to resume recruiting in some counties Retain Format (Overnight?) Review Working Group Progress Further need to consolidate?

Agenda – Day One Session IV Objectives 1.Settle on Envision 2050 Event 2.Solidify Delegate Roster 3.Discuss / Refine Communication Strategy 4.Refine Working Group Agendas & Resources 5. Review HUD Grant – Plans A & B

Agenda – Day One Comparative Communities Regions that at one time looked like eastern NC, but no longer do so Previously agriculture and/or military economies that met the sea Shifting from anecdotal to analytical Bottom Line: This study forms the basis of our model alternative future scenarios for the October 2012 Envision 2050 Exercise

Comparative Communities 8 8 Northeast SC Northwest FL Southeast SC

Southeastern NC 202, Not confined to New Hanover County Pender & Brunswick among 100 fastest growing counties in the US Comparative Communities

Commonalities The Tipping Point – Improved Access (Roads) Growth tripled projections (or more) Workforce generally displaced Increased commute times, congestion Effects felt two counties away (schools, housing) Loss of working lands Exceeded locally available water resources Loss of military or reduced training capacity General loss of open space Not all bad – just not anticipated Some planned / reacted better than others

Comparative Communities: Southwest Florida & Eastern North Carolina Richard Woodruff, DPA, AICP City Manager, Jacksonville NC

Comparative Communities: Southwest Florida & Eastern North Carolina *Planning for the Future: Nicety or Necessity? Richard Woodruff, DPA, AICP City Manager, Jacksonville NC * This is a separate brief that can be found at

Delegate Discussion and Networking

Envision 2050 What are our regional anchors? What threatens them? What tools does the region have to protect them?

Delegates Quarterly Meeting Swansboro - October 20, 2011

Reports from the Working Groups Sustaining Military Readiness Housing Regional Water Resources Open Space Sustainable Corridors Renewable Energy

Reports from Working Groups Focusing on Timeline Leading to Envision 2050 Working Groups Priority Concerns Partners Describe Nature of Deliverables Input to Envision 2050 Educational Programs / Material Other? Resource Needs Working Group Progress

PlanIt EAST Updates Visit to Flint Hills Regional Council Mark Seitz, Pender County HUD Grant Application Status Carron Day, Program Manager Communications Strategy James Jarvis, Director of Communications Deliverables Mark Sutherland, Program Director

Application Submitted on October 6th 37 Letters of Support Sustainable Communities Grant

Application Submitted on October 6th 37 Letters of Support 3 Year Work Program Foundation Studies Regional Plan Development Implementation On-going Outreach & Capacity Building Sustainable Communities Grant

Request: $2,000,000 46% Match (NC $90,000/3 yrs, NCER - $411,800) $1,600,000 Federal Support Application Status Whats Next Sustainable Communities Grant

Reaching Delegate Consensus PlanIt EAST: Envision 2050

Timeline Location Alternatives Envision 2050

Envision 2050 Chair/Co-Chairs Data Collection/GIS Strategic Partnerships Finance/Sponsorship Visioning Exercise Leader Communications/Outreach Identifying and Engaging the Regions Leadership Engaging the Community Envision Leadership

Wrap Up Next PlanIt EAST Meeting January 18-19, 2012 Duplin (Wallace) Mad Boar / Holiday Inn Express