Process for change – Breakout 2

Process For Change – BREAKOUT 2 (Facilitated by Guy Williams)

Big Solutions (Ideal)

• Good Neighbors – Skillman
• Empower groups to make decisions
• Better communication between city of Detroit activities (transparency)
• Connectivity of other plans throughout the city
• City Master Plan city-wide review
• All city depts. need to follow Master Plan
• H20 Dept. to work w/ community on rates to prevent storm water pollution
• Follow-thru very important

• Penalty or incentive for everyone
• Everyone must be involved
• Creating regional investment
• City, state fed

Implementation

• Identify low-hanging fruit
• I.e. eliminate conflicting zoning policy
• Food policy council + other groups should broadcast shows/info on local TV
• Awareness -> education – be sure to connect the two
• Facilitate small-scale, diverse solutions
• Decentralized
• Neighborhoods
• More local involvement
• Explore alternative business model – reinvestment of money
• Cool: not using 1 tax dollar for developing Detroit
• Restaurant assoc. -> grow food
• Neighborhood investors
• Economic development resources
• Incentives for businesses that work w/ communities
• Incentives for new bldgs vs. existing bldgs.
• Need policy
• City of Detroit “building better” program/policy
• Challenge
• How to identify low-hanging fruit
• Prioritize

Top Priorities

• Connectivity (3)
• The interactive plan more effective

Next Steps

• Ask (city):
• Assign 1 person from City of Detroit for Urban Ag + 1 person for Land Use
• Transparency very important to foster partnerships
• Designated comm.. representatives for the comm.
• Public comment review of city policy audits
• Consider info presented at this Summit to be included into Policy Audits
• Review against old policy
• Land use policy needs remediation
• Water quality = health