South Central PennsylvaniaHousing Recovery Summit

A Regional Summit Conference for Our Communities

Presented By

The South Central AssemblyAnd

York Housing Advisory Commission

April 29, 2014

York Holiday Inn, York, PA

The Summit:

The South Central Assembly and The York Housing Advisory Commission are pleased to welcome you to the South Central Pennsylvania Housing Recovery Summit. The Summit provides a chance to share successes and solve problems we all face in providing decent, safe, and affordable housing for citizens and communities throughout our eight counties. Housing has lagged in recovering from the Great Recession and it is our hope that the Summit will help stimulate recovery across the region

The Summit features sessions in five tracks that offer a broad range of topics for groups that make up our housing industry. The tracks include Municipal Concerns, Helping the Homeless, Housing Issues, Housing Resources, and Assisting Senior and Special Needs Populations. Three plenary sessions will present analyses on demographic patterns shaping our region’s housing future, the views of our city Mayors on their key housing concerns, and expert commentary on game changing developments facing us all in the housing arena.

The Summit is the product of many hours of planning effort by volunteers who comprise the South Central Assembly and the York Housing Advisory Commission. This bi-annual event is made possible by the generosity of numerous sponsors and exhibitors, who are listed in our program. Special thanks go to the York County Planning Commission and the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania for their administrative support.

We have built the Summit with you in mind, offering many sessions, a chance to hear your needs, and providing information on new resources to help you solve your problems.

Steve Snell, President W. Lee Woodmansee, Chair Craig Zumbrun, ChairSouth Central Assembly York Housing Advisory Commission Summit Planning Committee

The South Central Assembly and York Housing Advisory Commission presents a one day summit to share “Best Practices” and discuss key housing problems and issues

facing communities, citizens, and housing agencies in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, and York Counties.

Conference-at-a-Glance

8:00 Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:45 Morning Plenary Session Welcome: York County Commissioner, Chris Reilly;State Representative, Kevin Schreiber;Summit Coordinator, Craig Zumbrun

Presentation: A Region in Transition: Recognizing Changes in Demographics and Housing in South Central PABarry Denk, Center for Rural PA

9:40 Break – Visit sponsor and vendor displays

10:00 Break Out Session OneTrack 1: BlightTrack 2: Special Housing Needs of Youth, Veterans & Ex-offendersTrack 3: Choice, Credit & CounselingTrack 4: Federal & State ProgramsTrack 5: Development & Design

11:05 Break Out Session 2Track 1: Smart Growth, Planning for our FutureTrack 2: Housing First/Opportunities and BarriersTrack 3: Affordable Housing and Green BuildingTrack 4: Developing New Funding SourcesTrack 5: Financing

12:10 Luncheon “The Big What Ifs?”

Lunch Resource Panel: Liz Hersh, Housing Alliance of PA; Jane Vincent, HUD; Chris Estes, National

Housing Conference; Ed Geiger, PA Department of Community and Economic Development; Moderator: W. Lee Woodmansee

1:45 Break Out Session 3Track 1: Codes: Improving Neighborhoods through Property Maintenance and Nuisance CodesTrack 2: Best Practices: Area COC’sTrack 3: Reinvesting in Housing in Distressed NeighborhoodsTrack 4: Bringing in the Faith CommunityTrack 5: Services

2:45 Break – Visit sponsor and vendor displays

3:05 Afternoon Plenary Session “The Mayors on Housing” Kim Bracey, York; Rick Gray, Lancaster; Eric Papenfuse, Harrisburg; Sherry Capello, Lebanon; Moderator: Steve Snell

4:00 Wine & Cheese Networking Reception

Summit Speakers

Morning Plenary Session – A Region in Transition: Recognizing changes in Demographics and Housing in South Central PA

Barry Denk, Executive Director, Center for Rural Pennsylvania

Barry Denk is a 1975 University of Pittsburgh graduate; Mr. Denk has held positions in community based organizations, education, and government. For 10 years, he headed a workforce and entrepreneurial development program sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and served as a consultant to the World Bank and the U.S. Department of Commerce on Eastern European development matters. Following graduate school, he joined the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a legislative research agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and was named Executive Director of

the agency in 1996. He has served on the boards of several statewide associations including the Pennsylvania Rural Health Association, Pennsylvania Rural Partners, Governor’s Advisory Council on Rural Affairs, Farm Link, and PA Downtown Center. He was chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, co-authoring an NCSL publication titled “Meeting the Challenges of rural America”. He is a founding member of the National Coalition of State Rural Policy Centers.

Afternoon Plenary Session – “The Mayors on Housing”

Mayor C. Kim Bracey, City of York

C. Kim Bracey was elected Mayor of the City of York on November 3, 2009 and was sworn-in as the 24th Mayor, January 4, 2010. Prior to being elected Mayor Bracey held the position of Director of the Department of Community Development for the City of York. Mayor Bracey was born and raised in York where she attended York City schools and is a proud graduate of William Penn Senior High School and attended Bloomsburg University and in 1984 joined the United States Air Force where she

served honorably until 1994 achieving the rank of E-6. Among her medals and citations, she received the National Defense Service Medal and the Air Force Good Conduct Medal with 2 devices. In addition to her duties as mayor, Kim currently serves or has served on the Boards of York Hospital, the Martin Library, the York County Community Foundation, and Habitat for Humanity specifically because of their missions to serve the York community. She is also the founding President of the York Chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, a 30 year old national organization whose mission is to develop leaders to rebuild their communities. She is an active member of the Friendship Baptist Church and serves as the church’s Treasurer.

Mayor Sherry Capello, Lebanon

Sherry Capello was sworn in as Lebanon’s 31st Mayor on January 4, 2010. Mayor Capello has focused her administration on becoming accountable to the people, leading the city in a new direction with results. Mayor Capello earned an Associate of Arts degree in Business Management from Harrisburg Area Community College in Harrisburg, PA. She has received more than thirty certificates for professional development. Prior to her election as Mayor of Lebanon City, Mayor Capello served

for eighteen months as the Assistant Director of the Derry Township Community Development Department, as the Borough Manager for Palmyra Borough for about eleven years and as Lebanon County’s Chief Zoning

Officer for almost ten years. Mayor Capello serves as an ex-officio member of the Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corporation and the Lebanon County Women’s Commission. She is a member of the Lebanon County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Policy Committee, the Lebanon School District’s Safe and Healthy Schools and Restorative Justices Program, Women’s Club of Lebanon County, HACC Advisory Council, Lebanon County Career and Technology Center Criminal Justice Occupational Advisory Committee, Blueprint Community Core Group/Elm Street Committee, and the Community of Lebanon’s Government Relations Committee. She is Chair of the City’s Board of Health, Police Pension and Paid Firemen Pension Boards and her Visioning Committee’s Economic Restructuring Committee.

Mayor J. Richard Gray, Lancaster

J. Richard Gray was first elected Mayor of Lancaster in 2005 and was sworn into office in January of 2006. He was endorsed by the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal who applauded his vision and leadership for the city, and was re-elected in 2009. After attending American University and Dickenson Law School, Rick Gray began his law career in 1969 as a VISTA attorney assigned to the Neighborhood Legal Services in Pittsburgh, PA. He came to Lancaster in 1972 where he was the Director of Legal

Services until 1976. In 1976, he entered private practice and began a 30 career as a defense attorney. The Mayor has been recognized by the Bay Journal and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation as a leader who has promoted the greening of Lancaster’s infrastructure. In a recent address to the Choose Clean Water Coalition Conference in Lancaster, Mayor Gray said they have resolved to implement a “green” solution to keep about a billion gallons of storm water from mixing with the city sewage and being channeled into the Conestoga River, and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay. Mayor Gray is a Board Member of the Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities and a former President of the Lancaster County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Mayor Eric Papenfuse, Harrisburg

Eric Papenfuse assumed the office of Mayor of Harrisburg on January 6, 2014. Prior to becoming Mayor, Papenfuse was the founder and CEO of the Midtown Scholar Bookstore. Mayor Papenfuse has created more than 250 jobs in the past decade; his current staff is a diverse workforce of more than 60 employees. His Midtown Scholar Bookstore-Café serves as an important community resource and cultural center, bringing together people from Harrisburg’s diverse neighborhoods. Eric’s main

business headquarters is a 50,000 square-foot warehouse on North Sixth Street stocked with more than one million books. His company is among the region’s largest national and international shippers. As a former public school teacher, Eric taught Latin at Central Dauphin East and Linglestown Junior High Schools, where he served as chair of the Foreign Language department. He also served as a member of the Harrisburg Authority. “Together We Can!” is his mantra and shows his dedication to making Harrisburg a welcoming, vibrant and progressive place to live, work and play. His goals are to ensure that Harrisburg is a safe community to raise a family with quality education systems, and the financial stability required to encourage and support local business growth and sustainability.

Breakout Sessions

Track 1 – Municipal – Room #6 – Duke of York

Blight: This session covers successful approaches to indentifying blight in urban and rural communities, organizational and legal options to fighting blight, and blight removal best practices and techniques.

Moderator: Liz Hersh, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania Armand Magnelli, Livable Housing Inc.Chris Gulotta, Gulotta Associates, LLCSkip Memmi, Dauphin County Land Bank

Smart Growth, Planning for our Future: South central PA is one of the fastest growing communities in Pennsylvania. While growth can be a positive for a community it also has its challenges. How can municipalities utilize smart growth planning tools to direct housing growth in the appropriate areas while preserving the quality of life elements our communities cherish?

Moderator: Ray D’Agostino, Lancaster Housing Opportunity PartnershipFelicia Dell, York County Planning CommissionTerry Kauffman, Aaro ConsultingEd LeClair, Cumberland County Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Codes-Improving Neighborhoods through Property Maintenance and Nuisance Codes: Property maintenance codes address property and building upkeep issues that may pose a health hazard or threat to occupants, neighbors, or visitors and diminish property values. Non structural issues such as weeds or parking of unlicensed vehicles may be dealt with in nuisance codes. This session will include procedures for notification of violation, enforcement penalties and other such provisions to help keep properties and structures in sound condition.

Moderator: Shanna Terroso, Realtors Association of York and Adams CountyKip Allison, Windsor TownshipDavid Patton, Department of Public Safety City of HarrisburgKaren Bousquet, Economic Development & Neighborhood Revitalization Lancaster City

Track 2 – Homelessness – First Capital Room

Special Housing Needs of Youth, Veterans, & Ex-offenders: This session will discuss working with homeless youth, veterans, and ex-offenders, especially as it relates to achieving stable housing. Presenters will provide statistics, discuss their populations, and allow for a question and answer period.

Moderator: Kelly Blechertas, YCPD GIS 7 Information Systems AdministratorElizabeth A. Scott, York Learning CenterWilliam M. Reed, Veterans’ Services YWCA of Greater HarrisburgMelanie Snyder, Lancaster County Re-Entry Management Organization

Housing First/Opportunities and Barriers: This session will provide a brief overview of the Housing First model as well as considerations for implementing a Housing First approach. Hear from one

organization targeting chronically homeless using Housing First, as well as the pros/cons from a second organization considering the adoption of a Housing First approach.

Moderator/Speaker: Diana T. Myers, Diana T. Myers & AssociatesJennifer Johnson, Franklin/Fulton County MH/ID/EI ProgramsBen Laudermilch, Cumberland/Perry Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Best Practices from Area COC’s: Homelessness is a problem facing all of the counties in South Central Pennsylvania. This session brings together the Chairpersons of four HUD funded Continuum of Care groups serving the region to discuss problems and issues each organization face in trying to end homelessness in their areas. They will also discuss best practices they have developed in planning, coordination/communication, program development, and service delivery.

Moderator: George Barnock, York County Planning CommissionBryan Davis, Capital Area Coalition on HomelessnessMike Foley, Lancaster Homeless CoalitionNancy Newton, York County Continuum of CareBen Laudermilch, Central Pennsylvania Regional Homeless Advisory Board

Track 3 – Housing Issues – Room #5 – Princess Elizabeth

Choice, Credit & Counseling: Have housing opportunities increased or have new financing qualifications and requirements created greater obstacles? What do counselors see and provide about getting in and staying in? Listen to perspectives on housing choice, the state of credit, and counseling from fair housing, banking, and counseling experts.

Moderator: Steve Snell, Realtors Associate of York and Adams CountyJane Vincent, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)Roger Steffy, Tabor Community ServicesGreg Scagliotti, Wells Fargo

Affordable Housing and Green Building: There are many ways to label an affordable housing project or an affordable housing program green. At this session we will describe processes that will help you to arrive at common sense and financially responsible design choices that are sustainable, resilient and possibly regenerative. We will Discuss * the most productive ways to structure the “Design Process”, * The “Standards” that are worthy of consideration, and * Examples of how we’ve applied these approaches

Moderator: Carol Kauffman, Crispus Attucks AssociationArmand Magnelli, Livable Housing Inc.Marcus Sheffer, 7group

Reinvesting in Housing in Distressed Neighborhoods: Learn how experienced developers tackled housing reinvestment in distressed neighborhoods

Moderator; Beth Ellis, Self Determination Housing Project of PADave Butcher, WCI PartnersLarry Richardson, York YMCAJeremy Newberg, Capital Access Inc.

Track 4 – Housing Resources – Room #4 – Henry Tudor

Federal and State Programs: Federal and State Housing and Community Development programs have provided the bulk of funding for our region’s affordable housing programs, but they are changing. On the federal side key recommendations of the influential Bipartisan Policy Commissions’ recent report on Housing America’s Future will be reviewed, which call for transformation in federal policy and programs in areas affecting all of us – including housing counseling, the mortgage deduction, eliminating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, rural housing, rental housing support, helping very low income persons, tax credits, and aging in place. On the state side, expansion of Pennsylvania’s Housing Trust Fund from the shale gas region to all counties will be discussed, along with the potential it brings for a new funding source to meet our affordable housing needs.

Moderator: Ed Geiger, PA Department of Community and Economic DevelopmentChris Estes, National Housing ConferenceLiz Hersh, Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania

Developing New Funding Source: This session examines two new initiatives proposed for the region. Community Lenders, based on a successful Eastern PA lending consortium, is a bank and financial institution based group which would lend funds to nonprofit housing organizations for affordable housing projects at low interest rates with moderate terms. Rebuilding Together is a national organization that brings private resources to local affiliate groups for owner occupied housing rehabilitation. Developing partnerships to bring this initiative to the region will be a main focus of the session.

Moderator: W. Lee Woodmansee, York Housing Advisory CommissionJane Conover, York County Advisory Commission, Affordable Housing CommitteeAudrey McMichael, Community LendersDon Ryan, Rebuilding Together

Brining in the Faith Community: This session will be a roundtable discussion for the faith community and those in the housing services field, what is the faith community doing to assist with both services in housing and housing production/rehab in the community? What else could be done to stimulate additional faith community involvement in housing?

Moderator: TBD

Track 5 -Senior Populations & Special Needs – Room #3 – Duke of Somerset

Development and Design: Design housing for seniors and disabled persons and developing this housing is both an art and a difficult proposition. In this session, five experienced South Central Pennsylvania practitioners examine best practices and key aspects of the design and development process.

Moderator: Penny Myers, York Area Housing GroupShawn M. Colbert, Presbyterian Senior LivingEd Jenkins, Adams County Housing Authority/Adams Interfaith HousingBonnie Zehler, Franklin County Housing AuthorityJoe Wagman, Wagman Construction

Financing: With a past year of drastically cut federal and state housing program allocations, the crippling impact of sequestration, and new threats of elimination of some major programs; how do local developers manage to change? Learn about under-used financial programs and hear about tools employed and success stories in recent developments from experts.

Moderator: Craig Zumbrun, York Housing AuthorityMike Kearney, M & L ComplianceHolly Glauser, Pennsylvania Housing Finance AgencyRoy Diamond, Roy Diamond and Associates

Services: This session will feature a panel of experts representing senior and special needs populations. They will discuss how they are addressing the housing needs of these two rapidly growing groups in the region.

Moderator: Angela Dohrman, LSSHilary Hassonn, Center for Independent LivingChristine Heisey, Messiah Life Ways

Current Funders Include:PNC Bank, IUP Research Institute, County of York, National Association of REALTORS, City of York, Federal Home Loan Bank, Fulton Bank, HDC MidAtlantic, M&T Bank, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, United Way of York county, Wagman Construction, WellSpan Health, York Housing Authority, YMCA of York, Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS, Gulotta Group, LLC, M & L Compliance, John H. Myers, Noelker and Hull Associates, Penn State School of Public Affairs, REALTORS Association of York & Adams counties, USDA Rural Development, York Traditions Bank, McKonley & Asbury

For Further Information: http://www.southcentralassembly.org

South Central Assembly Background

The South Central Assembly (SCA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in 1997. The organization is focused on the broad scope of quality-of-life concerns in the eight-county region or South Central Pennsylvania that includes Adams, Cumberland, Lancaster, Dauphin, Franklin, Lebanon, Perry and York counties. SCA currently has a twenty-member Board of Directors that is composed of elected public officials and regular members of the Corporation. The public officials represent the county and municipal governments within the eight county regions. This board meets monthly to further its mission “to enhance the quality of life of South Central Pennsylvania citizens by improving governance in the region, by encouraging cooperation among governmental entities, by fostering public-private partnerships, by collaborating with other non-governmental organizations, by developing and communicating “best practices” in local government service delivery, and by facilitating the reduction of sprawl; all to make governance more efficient, effective, and economical.”

The goals of the SCA, as stated in the bylaws, are to serve as a forum for discussion and debate on collaboration among and between government entities, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and the private sector to provide services to government entities, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and the private sector that further the SCA mission to facilitate a future-focused planning perspective for the region as a whole as well as for constituent areas within the region and to study issues of importance to the region and its constituent elements.

York Housing Advisory Commission Background

The Mission of the York Housing Advisory Commission (YHAC) is to provide relevant and useful advice to improve housing in the York Community. The Commission was created by the City and County of York, and serves in an advisory capacity to the York County Commissioners and the York County Planning Commission, and to the Mayor of York City and the City Community Development Department on affordable housing.

YHAC meets monthly, and operates through 4 standing committees - Affordable Housing, Housing Choice, Education and Outreach (York Housing Task Force), and Homeless / Special Needs (Continuum of Care).

Summit Planning Committee Exhibitors

Craig Zumbrun, York Housing Authority Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORSAngie Anderson, City of York Gulotta Group, LLCDory Brannon, York County Planning Commission M & L ComplianceBeth Ellis, Self Determination Housing Project of PA McKonly & AsburyCarol Kauffman, York Housing Advisory Commission John H. MyersGeorge Klaus, York Housing Advisory Commission Noelker and Hull AssociatesStephanie Mcllwee, Pennsylvania Interfaith Community Program Penn State School of Public AffairsPenny Myers, York Area Housing Group REALTORS Association of York & Adams CountiesSteve Snell, Realtors Association of York and Adams County USDA Rural DevelopmentShanna Terroso, Realtors Association of York and Adams County York Traditions Bank

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