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Steering Committee

The Steering Committee was the primary governing body for the planning process. The role of the committee was to guide the development of the RPSD. The committee had 29 members that represented a diversity of organizations, constituents, and sectors. Eleven members represented the organizations that initiated the planning process in 2010 when they applied for a grant through the Partnership for Sustainable Communities.  These organizations are also known as the “Consortium Partners”. They have all provided matching funds and/or staff time for the grant and werre contractually obligated to fulfill specific tasks under the program work plan. The additional 18 members were asked to be on the Committee to ensure diverse racial, economic, geographic and sector representation.

The Steering Committee met quarterly.

Next Meeting Date and Time:
TBD

Location:
East-West Gateway Board Room

Committee Members

Previous Meeting Packets
Meeting Packets - 2013
Meeting Packets - 2012
Meeting Packets - 2011

Additional Reports and Materials

Summary Report of Steering Committee Meetings 2 and 3 In Summer 2011 the Steering Committee held a series of meetings conducted by Vector Communications to develop a shared frame of reference, establish guiding principles for the planning process and gain a common understanding of what is needed for the collaborative planning process to be successful.

Public Engagement Committee

The Public Engagement Committee was responsible for ensuring a broad-based outreach and engagement process throughout the region. The committee was led by FOCUS St. Louis and membership included 31 community development specialists who represented a wide range of constituents and focus areas. The committee worked with FOCUS to engage citizens and stakeholders through a series of meetings in Community Planning Areas, Partner organizations’ other projects, surveys and interviews.

Members

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Additional Reports and Materials
Public Engagement Plan - January 2012
Region-wide Baseline Telephone Survey Final Report - December 2011

Outcome Management Committee

The Outcome Management Committee was responsible for ensuring the RPSD is useful to decision makers and will be implemented across the region. The Committee developed performance measures to ensure the planning goals were met, defined final metrics for tracking the plan’s success over the long term and layed the ground work for successful implementation of the plan. The Committee also prepared progress reports for the Consortium Partners, local elected officials and the general public with information about performance during the three-year planning process. The committee had 19 members. Contact the Committee Chair, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Technical Planning Committee

The Technical Planning Committee was responsible for planning, research and data management, including development of a web based data portal. The Committee addressed the broad range of issues from housing, to the environment, to transportation and livability. The committee was led by Sarah Coffin, a professor at St. Louis University, and was broken down into five sub-committees. The committee is continually grew due to the nature of its role in the planning process. It included over 75 members that represented a diversity of organizations. 

The Technical Planning Committee met quarterly as a whole and had additional meetings of sub-committees on a regular basis.

Members

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Subcommittees

Housing Subcommittee was responsible for informing the regional planning process and the OneSTL on the housing needs of the region and providing recommendations of how to address those needs. During the first part of the planning process, the committee analyzed housing and related data along with local knowledge and input from Community Planning Areas, surveys of local governments and others to document the priorities of local communities and the region as a whole. Next, the committee identified best practices, lessons learned, and strategies and recommendations for addressing the housing and community development related issues identified in the initial portion of the process. 

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Transit-Oriented Development Subcommittee was formed to discuss and learn about TOD, how it might be defined for the St. Louis region, and the various aspects, motivations, and challenges of TOD planning and implementation. Issues such as best practices, market context, incentive programs, local ordinance models, performance measures, and development practices were included in the discussion. The committee also provided perspective and support, as requested, in conjunction with the TOD Study consultant team currently working in the region. Meetings were scheduled around guest speaker availability, periodic updates of the TOD Study process, or as needed.

East-West Gateway and its partners held four public meetings  to solicit public input about the potential for economic development near MetroLink light rail stations.  For more information, please visit www.stlouistod.com

Environmental Best Practices Subcommittee worked on environmental issues in the region, including air quality, land use, energy efficiency, green infrastructure and water, local food and plants. The committee created the Sustainable Solutions Toolkit where stakeholders can find solutions and resources uniquely linked together that address these issues. Those involved with the Environmental Best Practices group were committed to creating a toolkit that offers a range of solutions - from simplistic to sophisticated. The committee also linked best practices with corresponding educational components and addressed the economic impact of implementing best practices – making implementation of best practices easier for communities or individuals to initiate.

Previous Meeting Minutes

Additional reports and materials:
Presentation: EBP Toolkit Categories , August 2011
Presentation: Best Management Practices Toolkits and Plans, July 2011

Scenario Planning Subcommittee developed a baseline and two alternative planning scenarios for each Community Planning Area. Scenario planning tools can help decision makers, planners, and the public examine and quickly comprehend the impacts of current growth patterns and various alternative development options for the future. Scenario planning tools used by the team included a land use model to predict future areas of growth, a watershed model to assess water quality and flooding impacts, and regional transportation and air quality models to assess air pollution and global warming impacts. The Scenario Planning Subcommittee worked with the planning and research team to help communicate the results of this work to each CPA and determine how to best incorporate feedback from the CPAs into the scenario plans.

Meeting Minutes - August 2011

Data Portal Subcommittee assisted in developing a web portal that fed the planning information needs of the grant and ultimately the region. The data portal will provide web-based geographic information about OneSTL and provide the region with web-based resources to implement the OneSTL.  Membership on this committee included those who are involved with GIS and other information for their organizations. All of the Technical Planning subcommittees, as well as others, were key in developing the content for the Portal. Contact the committee chair, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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