Monday, February 25, 2008

Community Meeting Format

Not a good sign when DMPED announces it will censor both developers and community members. Note not only the ban on presenting financial information (which is crucial to making an informed decision about which offer is the best and whether any PPP is better than no PPP) but also the fact that developers must pre-submit their presentations to DMPED for approval. Frankly, it looks like DMPED sees candid exchanges between developers and the community as a threat to the success of this project. Let's hope this isn't the "model process" DMPED plans to use citywide.


Tenley-Friendship Library/Janney Elementary School Redevelopment
Developer Presentations to the Community
Format for the Public Meeting


Date: February 28, 2008

Location: Janney Elementary School

Time: 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Setup & Open House: 6:00 - 6:30 pm

All development teams should arrive no later than 6:00 pm to allow sufficient time to load their PowerPoint presentations and display their presentation boards for public viewing in the area designated by DMPED.

Equipment: All development teams should bring their own presentation easels and laptops for their PowerPoint presentations – there is a limit to four easels per team. DMPED will arrange for a projector, and projections screen. In case of any technical difficulty, all development teams should bring a copy of their PowerPoint presentation on a USB flash drive that can be transferred to a laptop before the meeting.

Presentation Content: Development teams should address the following areas in their presentations:
  • Qualifications and Experience of Developer
  • Project Vision and Development Approach
  • Community Benefits, Including CBE Commitment, Stakeholder Engagement, and Community Outreach.

The Presentations should not include any information regarding the total development costs, project financial structuring or other financial information.

Opening Remarks: 6:30 pm – 6:40 pm
Opening remarks by DMPED

Presentation Format: Each development team will have 20 minutes to present. Each team will be a given a one minute notice before the expiration of the presentation. The order of the presentation will be determined randomly prior to the community meeting.

6:40pm – 6:45 pm

Moderator will provide an introduction of the Tenley-Janney project including the development area, current uses and project timing. Moderator will also provide the guidelines for the evening.

6:45pm – 6:55pm: Library presentation on the future of the Tenley Library, timing and design.
5 minute break for set-up

7:00 pm – 7:20 pm: Team 1
5 minute break for set-up

7:25 pm – 7:45 pm: Team 2
5 minute break for set-up

7:50 pm – 8:10 pm: Team 3


Presentation Guidelines & Rules: A maximum of two team members will be allowed to present. However, multiple team members will be allowed to respond during the question and answer period. Each development team is encouraged to bring no more than 10 team members to engage the community at the conclusion of the event.

All presentations must be limited to no greater than 15 slides.

All presentations must be submitted to DMPED for final review by 5:00 pm on February 27, 2008.

No videos or audio enhancements will be allowed during your presentation. Handouts are not allowed during your presentation.

Display boards should not be used during your presentation. However we are requesting that all teams display their boards in the lobby of the venue.

Q & A Period: 8:10 pm – 9:00 pm

Each team is expected to field questions from the community. Index cards will be provided to the public for written comments or questions. The moderator, with assistance from DMPED staff will direct all questions to the appropriate development teams. DMPED will reserve the right to screen questions that are inappropriate or off-topic. Development teams will not be allowed to ask questions to other development teams.

Team Member Attendance: A maximum of two team members will be allowed to present. However, multiple team members will be allowed to respond during the question and answer period. Each development team is encouraged to bring no more than 10 team members to engage the community at the conclusion of the event.

New Infomation: Development teams shall not present new information to the community not originally submitted in the response to the solicitation of offers. New information may not be presented during presentation or during the question and answer period.

Presentations On the Web: All development teams will agree to allow DMPED to display their community presentation on the Tenley-Janney Blog, as well as the DMPED website beginning February 29, 2008. Online presentations will be used for the community to provide additional feedback for each proposal.