CommunityBased Leadership Programs

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Community-Based Leadership Programs

• Robert W. Daverman, AIA, 2002 2004 President,
  Director 2005-6 AIA Grand Valley

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THE CHARETTE - 2005

• WEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL URBAN DESIGN CHARETTE
• JANUARY 27 29, 2005
• 59 PARTICIPANTS
• 31 ARCHITECTS (19 AIA, 7 A.AIA, 5 RA, 2 ARCH/UP
  STUDENTS)
• 18 PLANNERS (municipal and ASLA)
• 10 SPEAKERS
• TWO MAYORS
• NUMEROUS AREA STAKEHOLDERS

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THE CHARETTE SITES
MUSKEGON
NORTON SHORES
MUSKEGON HEIGHTS
WALKER
GRAND RAPIDS
HOLLAND CITY
GRANDWALK
HOLLAND CHARTER TWP
HOLLAND
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THE CHARETTE IDEAS
MUSKEGON HTS / NORTON SHORES
GRANDWALK
HOLLAND CITY CHARTER TWP
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SO WHATS THIS ALL ABOUT?

• THIS REGIONAL URBAN DESIGN CHARETTE IS INTENDED
  TO BE AN EXERCISE IN MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL
  PLANNING
• This is an all-volunteer 3-day exercise. While it
  uses informed data, it knows that only through
  deeper study and active participation of all
  sectors of the communities involved can these
  exercises be legitimate processes within the
  political norms of our society.
• Therefore It is intended to spark dialogue and
  funding that can allow further study.

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ABOUT?, Continued

• Leverage the work of the West Michigan Strategic
  Alliance (WMSA) and their partners as they build
  the regional collaborative mindset.
• IE The Council on Competitiveness, out of
  Washington, D.C. - the Councils key findings
  direct West Michigan to
• strengthen regional human capital,
• enhance our entrepreneurial platform, and
• promote regionalism.
• David Van Andel, CEO of the Van Andel Institute
  and Chair for the West Michigan Regional
  Competitive Initiative is telling us, We need
  architects on the front end working with
  regional planners, planning commissions and
  business leaders lowering the perception of
  risk by helping people imagine the return on
  their investment.

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ABOUT?, Continued

• Encourage Multi-jurisdictional Planning
• HB 4284 Joint Municipal Planning Act
• The first product of the Michigan Land Use
  Leadership Council
• To provide for joint land use planning and the
  joint exercise of certain zoning powers and
  duties by local units of government and to
  provide for the establishment, powers, and duties
  of joint planning commissions.
• Michigan Cool Cool Cities Initiative
• http//www.coolcities.com/

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ABOUT?, Continued

• Create a basis from which to
• Continue Community Land-Use Dialogue
• Establish Deeper Understanding by
• Pursuing government, community and foundation
  grant funding sources
• Enlisting the American Institute of Architects
  (AIA) R/UDAT program
• Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team
• Help develop a regional mindset for the West
  Michigan tri-plex strategic thinking.

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OUTCOMES

• PowerPoint presentation (125 slides)
  Introduction, purpose process. Programming
  analysis and concept for the 3 multi-jurisdictiona
  l areas within the metropolitan tri-plex of west
  Michigan.
• Provided free to participants and on our chapter
  website www.gvaia.org
• Grant applications underway.
• Media coverage business journals, press, radio.
  
• Presentations to joint planning commissions.
• AIA Grassroots 2005
• Regional Congressmen provided CD of charette.

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PLANNING - 2004

• SOLIDIFY PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE WMSA AND THE AIA
  GRAND VALLEY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
• PROVIDE 7 AIA GRAND VALLEY CHAPTER PROGRAMS
  DESIGNED TO ILLUMINATE, FOCUS AND BUILD INTEREST
  FOR THE TOPIC.
• LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST FORUM - Whats So Cool
  About Cool Cities.
• CHAPTER NEWSLETTER PRESIDENTS REPORT
• INITIATE CHARETTE PLANNING.

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Chapter Programs - 2004

• January Program Creating a Regional Mindset
  the West Michigan
  
  
  
  Strategic Alliance and AIA Grand Valley
• WMSA, Public Sector Consultants, The Right Place,
  Inc.
• February Program Fostering a Prosperous Economy
  Tourism, Arts, Culture - Cool Cities and the
  Case for Developing Entertainment Districts
  GRAM
• Developing Entertainment Districts and the new
  Grand Rapids Art Museum.
• May Program Ensuring a Sustainable Environment
  New Urban Communities with Sustainable
  Components.
• Lee Bay SOM Chicago.
• September Program Strengthening Community
  through Diversity Transportation
  Infrastructure - Quality services and nurturing
  cultural and historical assets
• Scott Bernstein Center for Neighborhood
  Technology Chicago.
• October Program Revitalizing our Urban Centers
  Education Human Services - Mixed use, mixed
  income housing, distinct neighborhoods and
  districts unique architecture
• Dennis Sturtevant Dwelling Place. Film The
  Rural Studio.
• November Program Program Developing a Tri-plex
  Growth Strategy Health Research - Expanding
  clusters of the life science research
  development and health care delivery
• David Van Andel - CEO Van Andel Institute. Dick
  Rittleman Burt Hill.

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CHARETTE PLANNING - 2004

• AIAGV Board endorsed focus on regional effort
  and WMSA partnership.
• AIA MICHIGAN The January Leadership Retreat
  provided support and directed us to AIA
  Communities By Design
• Connected with AIA David Downey kept him
  informed as the charette plan developed.
• Joint Municipal meetings initiated by AIA WMSA
  to determine their commitment. The Joint
  Municipal Planning Act made it all possible.
  They were thrilled!
• Charette co-chairs design the process to one
  3-day event A 3-ring circus.

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RECRUITING

• AIA Michigan AIA Center for Communities by
  Design added huge credibility and draw.
• Call For Service recruited across state
  component chapters.
• 2 Charette Team meetings 6 weeks prior.
• PowerPoint template consistent process and
  allowed completion.

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SETTING THE VISION - 2003

• Representing my firm, Progressive AE, as
  co-sponsor of WMSAs Tri-plex Growth Strategy
  Retreat. Join sub-group Urban Revitalization
  Task-force. April 2003.
• WMSA presents report to the Michigan Land Use
  Leadership Council. May 2003.
• Urban Revitalization Taskforces hold community
  input workshops in West Michigan tri-plex. July
  2003.
• Following one workshop, I asked the WMSA
  leadership where are you going from here, and
  what do you need to get there? Continuing to
  build a regional mindset for a sustainable west
  Michigan, inspire community dialogue, understand
  the greater implications, and raise additional
  funding to focus on key topics was their reply.
• The AIAGV Regional Design Charette was the
  result.

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COMMUNITY VISION 2001-02

• The Right Place, Inc. a regional economic
  development organization for the greater Grand
  Rapids region presents a draft re-development
  plan for creating the GrandWalk Sustainable
  Business-Industrial Park. http//rightplace.org/.
  October 2001.
• Area stakeholder meetings. January 2002.
• GrandWalk Development Sequence organized for
  congressional appointments. February 2002.
• Presented early development planning to
  Congressman Vernon Ehlers (R- 3rd district
  Michigan) at AIA Grassroots. March 2002.

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AIA Grand Valley - 2001

• CHAPTER GOALS
• Mission The AIA Grand Valley supports its
  members and promotes the publics understanding
  of architecture through the advocacy of quality
  design, leadership, education and service.
• Involve our entire tri-plex chapter for common
  good to membership. Involve the lakeshore
  members.
• Develop partnership opportunities for our AIA
  architects to engage in strategic community
  leadership.
• PARNERSHIP EXAMPLES
• 1998 AIAGV formed a Design Alliance of West
  Michigans design industry jointly with
  architects, furniture manufacturers, and interior
  design for community service. Difficult to rally
  and placed on-hold due to economics and time.
• 2000 AIAGV assisted in community engagement for
  the Grand Rapids Master Plan.

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WMSA publishes THE COMMON FRAMEWORK - 2002
http//www.wm-Alliance.org/
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LEADERSHIP GRAND RAPIDS 2000

• http//www.grandrapids.org/community_programs/lgr/
  lgr-program.htm
• Progressive AE is a strong supporter of the
  Leadership Grand Rapids / Leadership West
  Michigan programs.
• As a class of 2000 member, and employment issues
  sub-team, we focus on a Grand Rapids urban
  Renaissance Zone (a Michigan tax-free area set up
  to spur new jobs investment). The area we
  select, Ren Zone 1, not knowing that in 2001 this
  area would become GrandWalk. We continue to meet,
  post-grad, to explore the topic with others,
  including the Aquinas College Community
  Leadership Institute Director, Rev. George
  Heartwell. Rev. Heartwell is now Mayor Heartwell
  for the city of Grand Rapids.
• As an architect, this participation lead me to
  today.