STRATEGIC PLAN FRAMEWORK NOVEMBER 2022
Vision Creating the single most livable, safe, and prosperous community in America.
Mission The City will serve as the catalyst for bringing together the community’s human, economic & civic resources for the purpose of creating the single most livable, safe, and prosperous community in America
Long Term & Short Term Goals Downtown Catalyst Project • Complete Streets & Walkability • Stadium renovations • Parking • Streamline business activation process • Implementation of Raise Grant Southwest/Small-Scale Manufacturing Corridor Plan • Develop 300 Oak vision • Revisit & align existing plans/strategies • Phase 1 greenway design • Benchmark industrial revitalization in other cities Reduce (Residential) Blight • Pick a neighborhood and develop implementation plan • Involve Tree Initiative Raise High Point’s Profile as a World Arts & Design Capital • Adopt a public arts policy • Make Arts & Design a focus of our downtown aesthetic • Enhance capacity to host Arts & Design events • Explore Arts District • Explore creation of an Arts & Design Museum Increase Quality and Quantity of Housing • Dirt moving behind left field • Zoning policies for mixed use & density • Follow EDC model/mindset • Housing policies/ receivership (Make local friendly) 2 | High Point Strategic Framework – November 2022
Strategic Planning Process As part of the strategic planning process, the accomplishments since the 2016 plan were reviewed, followed by an assessment of external factors that can affect the city. Finally, a SWOT analysis was conducted to identify the city’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. A summary of these analyses is included here for reference.
Accomplishments Review
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Completed Catalyst Project New Police Department Continued showroom development, redevelopment in Market District Regional Projects: Boom Supersonic, Toyota Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Developed properties around catalyst project Skeet Club Road completed Improved permitting inspections process Family Justice Center up & running City, Chamber partnered in GAP program with industries City Lake Park Renovation Established Police Community Services Department
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External Factors Assessment
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Long Term & Short Term Goals Building on the success of the prior strategic plans, the City Council identified five long-term goals that are all priorities for the City Council. • • •
Downtown Catalyst Project Southwest/Small-Scale Manufacturing Corridor Plan Reduce (Residential) Blight
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Raise High Point’s Profile as a World Arts & Design Capital Increase Quality and Quantity of Housing
Short term goals, partners, resource needs, challenges, and measures of success were identified for each of the five long term goals
DOWNTOWN CATALYST PROJECT ● Short term goals: ○ Complete Streets & Walkability ○ Stadium renovations ○ Parking ○ Streamline business activation process ○ Implementation of Raise Grant ● Who is involved: ○ Forward High Point, EDC ○ Visit High Point, staff ○ Private sector; business owners; investors ● Resources: ○ Raise Grant ○ ARPA, general revenue funds
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○ Bond issues ○ Investor dollars ● How to measure success: ○ The night is ignited! ○ Dirt moving behind left field ○ Business activation process on paper ● Challenges ○ Cost of construction ○ Labor ○ Property ○ Permitting & planning stages
SOUTHWEST/SMALL-SCALE MANUFACTURING CORRIDOR PLAN ● Short term goals: ○ Develop 300 Oak vision ○ Revisit & align existing plans/strategies ○ Phase 1 greenway design ○ Benchmark industrial revitalization in other cities ● Who is involved: ○ EDC ○ BHP Chamber
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○ Southwest renewal foundation ○ Private sector ○ Guilford Works ● Resources: ○ ARPA funds ○ EDC incentives ● How to measure success ○ Diversity of business types? ○ New business in pipeline ○ One succinct plan for the area
REDUCE (RESIDENTIAL) BLIGHT ● Short term goals: ○ Pick a neighborhood and develop implementation plan ○ Involve Tree Initiative ● Who is involved: ○ CD&H ○ Property owners ○ Police & fire departments ○ Nonprofit partners ○ Neighborhood residents, associations, etc. ○ City departments
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● Resources ○ Non-profit funding ○ ARPA Funds ○ HUD Funds ● How to measure success: ○ Demolishing fewer houses ○ Property values ○ Crime statistics ○ 50* houses renovated or repaired by owners (Actual target pending data review by staff)
RAISE HIGH POINT’S PROFILE AS A WORLD ARTS & DESIGN CAPITAL ● Short term goals: ○ Adopt a public arts policy ○ Make Arts & Design a focus of our downtown aesthetic ○ Enhance capacity to host Arts & Design events ○ Explore Arts District ○ Explore creation of an Arts & Design Museum ● Who is involved: ○ State, Chamber of Commerce ○ Manufacturers, market, designers ○ Visit HP & Arts Council ○ HPU and other universities
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○ Industry-related non-profits ● Resources: ○ Pursue grants ○ Private partnerships ○ Philanthropists ○ Learn from other design capitals ● How to measure success: ○ Activity/foot traffic ○ Press coverage for art & design ○ Doing this without raising taxes ○ Revenue increases (sales, property) ● Challenges: ○ The City of High Point is a catalyst, not a leader
INCREASE QUALITY & QUANTITY OF HOUSING ● Short term goals: ○ Dirt moving behind left field ○ Zoning policies for mixed use & density ○ Follow EDC model/mindset ○ Housing policies/ receivership (Make local friendly) ● Who is involved: ○ Realtors Association, builders ○ CD&H ○ TREBIC ○ Housing authority ○ City departments ● Resources: ○ Housing bond?
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○ HUD funds ○ Private dollars ○ State tax credits ● How to measure success: ○ Amount of mixed use AND mixed income living ○ What is in the pipeline ○ Housing stock ● Challenges: ○ Urban sprawl; building up ○ NIMBY ○ Where does incentive funding come from? ○ Social & political challenges