UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL COMMUNITY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER JANUARY 22ND COLLABORATIVE PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 1
1. Our Team 2. Overview of Venue 3. Community Benefjts 4. Next Steps 5. Q uestions for Discussion WHAT WE ARE GOING TO COVER UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 2
A cultural destination that builds repeatable and sustainable economic and social capital for current Northside residents, and provides the catalyst for connecting North Minneapolis communities to their River. OUR VISION UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 3
OUR TEAM SHoP Architects - Lead Design LSE - Architect of Record Eric Won - Economic Adviser MZA+Co. - Government Relations and Public Affairs Alissa Luepke Pier - Career Pathways Program Facilitator Coen+Partners - Landscape Architect Discussion: Who should join the team? UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 4
VENUE LOCATION: CONCEPT PLAN APPROVAL . E V A G N I L W O D 7 19.5 acres of INTERSTATE 94 park area 6 N A V E . W A S H I N G T O SECOND STREET 1 2 3 A D O I L R R A 4 5 PARKWAY (FUTURE PHASE) MISSISSIPPI RIVER Concept Plan Parkway Alignment and Music Venue Location UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 5
VENUE LOCATION: AUGUST 2019 UPDATE DOWLING AVE. 7 INTERSTATE 94 WASHINGTON AVE. 6 1 SECOND STREET I ) E S A 19.5 acres of H P ( Y A 2 W K R A P park area 3 RAILROAD 4 A S E ) P H U R E F U T Parkway Location 5 A Y ( R K W P A V E R P I R I S I P S S I S M I Venue Location Alternate Parkway Alignment and Music Venue Location UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 6
DESIRED COMMUNITY BENEFITS WE HEARD IN AUGUST • Entrepreneurship opportunities and • Economic benefit for the community creation of generational wealth • World Class/high design/destination • Youth education/training • Generating taxes for the City and anti- • Open park space/views to river displacement initiatives • Public programming, building social • Environmental/conservation (Cleaning capital the river, Clean energy, LEED, etc…. • Access for local Northside musicians • Jobs on site / Union/career building and artists, and the whole Twin Cities • Community Preparedness Training Arts community UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 7
COMMUNITY BENEFITS First Avenue is committed to creating a cultural destination for North Minneapolis that pays dividends directly back to the community for generations. First Avenue is committed to doing development differently. Acknowledging systemic divestment, focusing on equitable processes and outcomes for the Northside community, and making Minneapolis a better place for ALL its residents. First Avenue is committed to establishing a sustainable, repeating revenue source that invests in North Minneapolis youth, businesses, cultural amenities, and residents for generations to come. First Avenue is committed to a community ownership model that supports deeper community connections, builds social capital, and becomes a source of civic pride. First Avenue is committed to the following Community Benefjts in combination with City procurement requirements and seeks to share in further developing these ideas with community. This is just the beginning… *These Community Benefjts are organized by Key Values from the City’s Equitable and Resilient Inclusive Development Matrix UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 8
COMMUNITY BENEFITS: ECONOMIC INCLUSION, JOBS AND CAREERS COMMUNITY ASKS FIRST AVENUE COMMITMENTS Jobs, Training Desire for high-paying jobs with • We will implement First-Hire Procedures for current and Career career trajectories. Northside residents at all levels Pathways • We have launched a Career Pathways: Music and Theater Industry Career Development Initiative that brings together venues, unions, schools and community orgs to expose youth to music in schools, provides training in the field, and partners with venues to offer apprenticeship and mentorships. • We will establish goals for on-site construction hours for pre-apprentices • We need input on best community providers of job training programs. Once identified, partner to add venue-specific job training curriculum for: Carpentry, electrical, IT, financial services, marketing, web design, sound & lighting • We will generate 559 initial construction jobs & 269 operations jobs at the venue Youth Northside youth need access to • We will hire as many as 70 Step-Up interns each year for Employment entry-level jobs and exposure to long- entry level positions that will provide both employment and term career options and mentorships. exposure to careers in music (carpentry, electrical, sound mixing, accounting, marketing), as well as resume and interview training. UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 9
COMMUNITY BENEFITS: ECONOMIC INCLUSION, JOBS AND CAREERS COMMUNITY ASKS FIRST AVENUE COMMITMENTS Intentional Procurement Practices Financial opportunities (sub and • We will implement Intentional prime contracting, consulting Contractor Capacity opportunities) associated with the Development practices – project should support local partnering large contractors businesses. with smaller to provide technical support and mentoring on bidding and subcontracting for new MBE/WBE businesses • We will develop scopes of work in ways that allow local MBE/WBE businesses to win contracts UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 10
COMMUNITY BENEFITS: WEALTH CREATION COMMUNITY ASKS FIRST AVENUE COMMITMENTS Increase prosperity for Investments in Northside businesses • We will give priority to Northside businesses for Northside residents that employ Northside residents. any venue contracting , e.g., food and beverage services, security, textile and poster printing, operation of on-site market • We will support Northside-initiated program specifically to support BIPOC small businesses in the Northside resulting and benefitting from UHT. This program will offer wrap-around services for new and scaling businesses, not limited to: ideation, start-up support, mentorship, continued education, and seed funding for new businesses that will benefit from Upper Harbor Terminal. • We will provide legal, technical and financial support to create a Northside Community Development Corporation (CDC) or appropriate vehicle/model led by Northside residents with historic ties. Affordability of Events Events need to be affordable and • We will offer discounted tickets for Northside accessible to residents, particularly resident and highly discounted/free ticketing for youth. Northside youth through Tickets for Kids. UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 11
COMMUNITY BENEFITS: COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP COMMUNITY ASKS FIRST AVENUE COMMITMENTS Two ownership options for land Community Ownership Public/community ownership of 1. Community Entity w/governing board land, developments, units • Structure? Governance? • New or existing? • Role of City/MPRB? Law/ordinance change needed? 2. Community + First Ave. • Structure? Governance? • We will work with Juxta, Recast Project, and other Northside Community Space Residents & community see orgs and artists to create permanent and temporary art themselves reflected in the space; installations at the venue that reflect the honest past, create a sense of belonging present & future of the Northside and the site. • We will convene an advisory group of community members to facilitate a public process to evolve the design of the venue. Community Voice & Programming at venue needs to be • We will create a Youth Advisory Committee to advise First Ave. on use and design of venue and provide stipends Decision Making of interest to community residents • We will convene an community working group of to provide input and accountability mechanisms for the development of free community events • Feedback from North Minneapolis residents will inform artist selection for some performances/events • Free space for programming will be provided to the community when the venue is not in use. UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 12
OWNERSHIP OPTIONS Guthrie Community Option 1 Community Option 2 Operations & Program FA FA FA+CE First Ave = Facility Operator + Major Concerts CE = Community Programming Facility Control City City City Fee Ownership (Land) FA FA+CE Community Entity Considerations: • Options must be “State Bond Approved” • FACE = First Ave. + Community Entity UPPER HARBOR TERMINAL | 13
COMMUNITY BENEFITS: DISRUPTING GENTRIFICATION AND DISPLACEMENT COMMUNITY ASKS FIRST AVENUE COMMITMENTS Anti-Displacement Need to support proactive • We will support policy solutions from the City’s Anti- anti-displacement Displacement/Right-to-Return Pilot Program for residents strategies. displaced from targeted neighborhoods • Programs financially supported by UHT could include: CLCLT, Concern that neighborhood Tenant Opportunity to Purchase, Down Payment Assistance, will see turn over due to and other increased property values/taxes Community Community needs • We will provide legal, technical and financial support to Development continued roll in this process create a Northside CDC if desired. Corporation (CDC) once CPC work is finished
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