McIntyre 101 Presentation: Dec 16 2020

McIntyre 101 Portsmouth Listens Steering Committee | Principle Group December 16th 7PM

Agenda • Introduction from Karen Conard, City Manager • Welcome from McIntyre Subcommittee of the City Council • Current Zoning and Land Use for the Site from Nick Cracknell, Principal Planner • Portsmouth Listens Process from Jim Noucas, Portsmouth Listens • Site Opportunities and Obstacles from Russell Preston, Principle • Audience Questions and Answers • Next steps, Activities & Uses survey and video link McIntyre Property

Agenda

Getting Organized What questions does this process need to answer?

• Please submit questions at any time in the chat • Chat will be monitored by team in real time and organized on the “whiteboard” for discussion.

• After the 101 presentation, we will review the “whiteboard” and discuss the questions.

• Questions will be directed to the relevant panelist. If a question cannot be answered it will saved and the answer published when available.

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Reminder: Please submit your questions in the chat.

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Existing Conditions MCINTYRE PROJECT, 62 DANIEL STREET

Neighborhood Context

McIntyre Property, 62 Daniel Street

Federal McIntyre Property (c. 1967)

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2 ¼ acres 245’ of frontage on Daniel St. 378’ of frontage on Penhallow St. 186’ of frontage on Bow St. 135 parking spaces 1 & 4 story building (c.1967) 107,000 SF of GFA Two-tiered parking lot 2 minute walk to Market Square

McIntyre Property, 62 Daniel Street

Zoning Map – Character Districts

Maximum Building Height Map

* INCENTIVE FOR COMMUNITY SPACE

Permitted Land Uses in CD4 & CD5 1.

Commercial Uses: Hotels / Inns Offices Retail Business Restaurants Nightclub/ Bars Financial Institutions ‌

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Residential: Live-Work Multifamily Assisted-Living Micro-Units

Permitting - Site Plan Review PLANNING BOARD:

PRIMARY FOCUS ON SITE DESIGN 1.

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Landscaping Lighting Drainage Utilities Parking & Traffic Pedestrian & Bicycle Open Space Waste Disposal Systems

Permitting - Historic District

HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION:

PRIMARY FOCUS ON BUILDING DESIGN Work Sessions Public Hearings Design Guidelines

WELCOME to the

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McIntyre Property Public Space Dialogue ******

“Values to Visions to Sketches”

What is Portsmouth Listens? www.portsmouthlistens.org

Since 1998, Portsmouth Listens evolved as a neutral convener of dialogue on issues critical to making Portsmouth the best place to live and work for everyone; A NH not for profit corporation formed in 2005(not 501(c)(3)); All volunteer – no paid staff or funding; Bring together community in small groups to deliberate on issues critical to making Portsmouth the best place to live, work and play for everyone; Trained facilitators guide small groups of 8 to 12 citizens in a safe and respectful environment to dialogue about critical issues; The results are then presented to the community decision makers to assist in final decisions about the community.

What is the study circle dialogue process?

It is not a public hearing where: Citizens have 3 minutes to share their idea; No interaction or deliberation; Total public input = 3 mins x 60 citizens = 3 hours.

A study circle dialogue is where: All participants have a chance to share their ideas; Participants deliberate on and prioritize ideas; Findings and recommendation formally reported back to Decision makers; Total public input = 150 participants x 2hrs/week x 2 weeks = 600 hours

What is the basic concept of deliberative dialogue?

“The marketplace of ideas” “The truth or the best policy arises from the competition of widely various ideas in free, transparent public discourse”.

Embraced by the Supreme Court as the “theory of the Constitution”; It is the basis of our economy; and Our justice system through the jury system.

In Portsmouth we have come to call it “mining the collective wisdom of the community”.

The process identifies community values and transforms them into visions for making Portsmouth the best place to live, work and play for everyone.

What values and visions will guide the design of the McIntyre public space to make downtown Portsmouth the best place to live, work and play for everyone?

What is: Values to Visions to Sketches?

As part of a typical design process, an owner provides input on its desires to its architect. After viewing the property, the architect creates sketches to provide the owner with what its project might look like. The sketches lead to specific plans for the project. The McIntyre Public Space dialogue is an effort to provide public input about the McIntyre public space.

The Portsmouth Listens two-step dialogue process is: First, participants will be asked to identify values that have made Portsmouth one of the best places to live, work and play.

Second, each group will explore visions of how its values can be incorporated into the McIntyre project.

Then, our architectural partner, the Principle Group, will generate “sketches� from public input to guide the City and Redgate/Kane in negotiating a final McIntyre plan.

Example of “Values to Vision to Sketches” Values: History has been a key value in Portsmouth’s success and in the most recent Master Plan identified Diversity as important value.

Vision: The vision that incorporated the values of history and diversity was the creation of the African Burial Ground.

Sketches: Information about the Chestnut Street site was gathered from which sketches were prepared that lead to the final plan for the African Burial Ground.

The McIntyre Dialogue Process The McIntyre Public space dialogue seeks to generate public input for meaningful public space on the McIntyre property.

Participants will be assigned to groups that will meet for two weekly sessions the weeks of January 4 and 11; Participants will be matched to facilitators on their preferred evenings or days; Groups sessions will be hosted on Zoom; Each group will prepare a written report of its findings and recommendations, and have the opportunity to orally report out to the City Council and its development partner, Redgate/Kane; The results will also be reviewed by the Principle Group architectural firm to generate sketches based on the groups’ input; There will be an opportunity for public input on the sketches.

Creating Safe and Respectful Space The integrity of a safe and respectful dialogue space is based on some common ground rules: on mutual respect – all participants have an opportunity to share and only one person speaks at a time; confidentiality within the group – one can share what is said in the group but not who said it; no phone use during deliberative sessions and no tweeting or posting; work together to find common solutions to difficult problems.

Due to the high number of sign-ups and limited facilitator resources, not all signups may be able to participate in a study circle group. Alternative participation opportunities are being created to provide everyone that wants to provide input san opportunity to do so as part of this overall process.

Participants for the study circle groups will be randomly selected and assigned by the Principle Group.

Participants not assigned to a study circle group will receive all materials and alternative opportunities to participate in the public input process.

Over the next week, we will complete group assignments.

All sign-ups will receive a copy of the Discussion Guide. It will include an outline of the dialogue process and information and links to helpful information, including some of which you will hear and see tonight.

Prior to the commencement of the study circle sessions, we ask that you do two things: 1. Please listen closely to the Principle Group presentation and read the Discussion Guide. There is lots to learn and consider.

2. Take a walk around the site to see what is there. Look at: all of the potential open areas on or near the site; observe surrounding properties; and explore the connections from the site to the surrounding neighborhoods.

Upon close inspection, what you see may be significantly different than your existing perceptions.

Thank you for joining this critically important process that will provide public input on a project that will have a lasting impact on our community for generations to come!

Redgate/ Kane Redevelopment Proposal • • • •

Land Use – Office (40K) / Retail & Restaurant (35K) / Residential (76 units) GSF – 158,000 SF (60K Existing + 98K Proposed ) Parking – 92+/- on-site parking spaces Open Space (Plaza, Pocket Parks and Pedestrian Alleways)

Site Analysis

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TEAM

Russell Preston Project Director

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Logan Copane Planner, Project Manager

Mandy Reynolds Planner

Ariane Rutt Architect

Carlos Sainz Caccia Urban Designer

Site Analysis

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1/4 mi | Five-minute walk

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Historic Map 1887

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Historic Map 1920

Opportunities and Obstacles

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Figure Ground

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Solar Orientation

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Environmental Comfort

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Topography

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Block Size

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Network of Cross-weaves

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Unique Character of the Street Pattern

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Street as Public Gathering Place

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Vehicle Travel Pattern

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Walking in Downtown

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Terminated Vista

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Important View

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Zoning & Building Code Requirements

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Zoning & Building Code Requirements

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Selective Demolition

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Views to the Region

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Parking Capacity

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Park Once Strategy

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Civic Program for the Site

Next Steps

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SCHEDULE December

January

February

March

Week of January 4th Study Circles Week of January 11th Study Circles

February 11th Designer Roundtable Draft Sketches Published

February 22nd Final Sketches

Community Comment Period Dec 16, 2020 Portsmouth Listens 101 McIntyre Property

Week of January 25th Study Circle Presentation to Council

Council Process

LOOKING FOR INFO? •

Check the City of Portsmouth website https:// www.cityofportsmouth.com/mcintyre-project

• Contact us at Mcintyre@principle.us

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Where to find out More

NEXT 48 HOURS • Email link to this Presentation Video • Email link to Activities & Uses Survey: https://

principlegroup.typeform.com/to/M3g1gkIG • Sub-committee meeting at 12/18 at 10:30 AM. Public Comments can be made during that meeting.

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Next Steps

JANUARY: PORTSMOUTH LISTENS STUDY CIRCLES • If signed up, you will be notified of your facilitator prior to the new year • Sign up through midnight tomorrow (Dec. 17) https:// www.surveymonkey.com/r/McIntyre2020

Please note: If you have registered for the Portsmouth Listens Study Circles which will be held in January 2021, you will receive a separate email with information about your facilitator and schedule.

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Next Steps

Discussion

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Getting Organized What questions does this process need to answer?

• Please submit questions at any time in the chat.

• Questions on the “whiteboard” will be discussed by the panelists. If a question cannot be answered it will saved and the answer published when available.

• After discussing all fo the chat questions, we’ll make the raise hand available and can take questions via voice. Please keep your comments to 3 MIN or less to respect everyone’s time.

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Thank You!