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    08/27/99 10:20 FAX 530 792 5791 USDA NRCS CA PAZENG 101 001 Uil FAX TO: USDA NRCS ATTN: Darrel Dominick FAX: 202-720-8819 (South Bldg. Rm. 216A) 8/27/99 4 pp. From: Marsha Gery, California State Outreach Coordinator USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 530-792-5604 ph 530-792-5790 fax RE: Multi Ethnic Center Here is a start on some information re: the Multi-Ethnic Small Farm and Community Development Center. I'll FedEx copies of their quarterly reports, a San Francisco Examiner article on Black Farmers, and a chart of our other outreach projects in CA. You should receive these materials on Monday, Aug. 30. Hope this helps. If you come up with any other questions, shoot them my way and I'll do my best to find the anwers! Marsha Gery 08 27 10.20 FAX 530 792 5791 USDA NRCS CA PAYENG 10002 Multi-Ethnic Small Farm and Community Development Center Area Served California Central Valley including Fresno, Madera, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Kings. Kem and Tulare Counties Partners Natural Resources Conservation Service Rural Development Farm Service Agency California State University-Fresno National Banker's Association California Futures Institute Central Valley Technology Center Great Valley Center Board of Directors The Board is currently made up of eight minority small farmers and business persons and meet the second Thursday of every month. Board meetings to date have averaged 90% attendance. Albert Smith Chair Small Farmer/Businessman (also President of Black Farmers Assn.) Powell Brannon Vice Chair Small Farmer/Community Activist John Oaxaca Farm Labor Contractor/Activist Larry Sandoval Secretary Farm Superintendent Mike Smith Treasurer Small Farmer Phen Vue President California Highlander Cooperative (represents 360 Southcast Asian small farmers) Locale/Population Background California's Central Valley is one of the most agriculturally productive areas in the world producing 250 crops worth $13 billion each year. Demographic Magazine recently identified the top 20 multi-ethnic cities in the nation-17 of which are either in California or Texas. The other three are Chicago, New York and Washington D.C. Within the top 10, four are in Central California; one of them is Fresno. A community is considered multi-ethnic when it has at lcast two ethnic populations over 30%. Seventy-one percent of the farms in Fresno County are operated by small farmers. 1 08 530 792 5791 USDA NRCS CA PATENG 171 The Southeast Asian community represents the fastest growing segment of small farmers in the San Joaquin Valley. Among the 26 specialty crops and nine American fruits and vegetables produced by Hmong, Mien and Laotian farmers, 680 acres of strawberries, 600 acres of cherry tomatoes, 750 acres of squash, 2,000 acres of green beans, 1,520 acres of oriental vegetables and 600 acres of eggplant are cultivated. Of the 24,660 farms in the arca, approximately 95 are operated by Black farmers. Hispanics make up 34% of the county's population. Project Description The primary objective of the Multi-Ethnic Center is to create a healthy community of historically underserved small farmers and businesses by achieving economic self- sufficiency through coordinated public and private investment. To accomplish this vision, the Center has developed services in four major areas: )technical assistance, 2.) access to capital, 3.) marketing and outreach, and 4.) farmland acquisition. The Center operates as an extended outreach tool for the USDA agencies, utilizing program coordinators and community development specialists that have community outreach responsibilities. Community assessments include outreach efforts that include 502/504 single family housing programs, 514/516 multifamily housing projects, business and industry, and rural enterprise grants. The Multi-Ethnic Center leverages outreach efforts with community-based organizations as well as conventional financial institutions that have major community Reinvestment Act (CRA) commitments to historically underserved rural communities. Project Background Congressman Calvin Dooley's office convened a planning process in early 1998 that brought together representatives from USDA, UC Cooperative Extension, American Farmland Trust, California State University-Fresno, and small farmers and business persons from the Asian, African-American, and Hispanic communities. Over a series of five meetings, the group identified the needs of traditionally underserved farmers and small businesses currently operating in Fresno County and California Central Valley, evaluated existing programs available, established a vision, goals, and objectives for programs to service minority owned businesses and small farmers, and formed an advisory committee to implement the program. 2 08 27 FAX 530 792 5791 USDA NRCS The outcome of this planning effort was the creation of a framework (the Multi-Ethnic Center) for carrying out the program and the establishment of a solid working relationship between the small farm and rural communities and the agencies responsible for providing services to them. Monitoring Outcome Although there are no hard statistics available at this point on the number of people served, a database is in developmental stages. The opportunities are enormous. Relevant economic and community development outreach includes realistic and comprehensive "real world" measures as follows. -Number of new, closed, or stabilized business addresses; -Number of farm labor housing units available; -Increases and decreases in value of locally assess tax base; -Number of "quality" jobs created and available (measured by wages, working environment, and benefits); -Changes in community attitude; (measured by fewer gangs, less graffiti, home improvements, and news articles about local development); -Public health indicators; -Increase and decreases in County food stamp applications; -Quality of inventory. The Multi-Ethnic Center will review and evaluate progress in implementing its work plan on a quarterly basis. Based on this evaluation, the Center will submit a mid-year and an annual report describing progress on priorities in relation to the work plan. Categories of outcomes may include, but are not limited to: -Building local capacity;; -Removing barriers; -Leveraging resources; -Creating partnerships; -Developing networks; -Providing education on issues relating to agricultural practices and trends affecting community development; -Special initiatives and methods undertaken to overcome special challenges posed by conditions such as remoteness, population loss, low education, agricultural land challenges, language population diversity, physical barriers, etc. Funding NRCS, through an agreement with the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, provided $45,000 in start-up funds in FY98. Since receiving that initial funding, the Center has leveraged it about 6 to 1. 3 SECTION NESS CALENDAR 2 VF STOCKS 3 snobee.com THE FRESNO BEE SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1999 THE MARKET Dow Jones 30 Industrials Small farm center Down 14.15 points to 9,822.24 opens Standard & Poor's 500 By JIM STEINBERG Fresno. and the U.S. Department of are scheduled at 4 p.m. Tuesday. Down 7.19 points to 1,282.80 THE FRESNO BEE Agriculture. Speakers will include Dooley, President The center's name is long and intim- John Welty of Fresno State, USDA otli- New hope and help for small and idating: The USDA National Center for cials and banking representatives. "Bluntly speaking, Nasday Composite ethnic farmers and business owners ar- Excellence and Multi-Ethnic Small rives Tuesday in the central San Joa- The only other centers of this type minorities and women Down 15.63 points to 2,419.17 Farm and Community Development. quin Valley with the official opening of operate in Kentucky, Texas, Mississippi Its mission and reason for being are 0 small farm center in Fresno, one of and Washington state, said Vicente Or- simple: Ethnic and other small farmers have not been served by only live in the United States. duno Jr., the center's chief administra- and merchants deserve the same level tive officer. of service that larger farmers and mer- USDA agencies. There Experts will begin helping African- IE NATION American, Hispanic, Asian and other chants receive from the USDA, other "In many respects, this is about rural has been flagrant small farmers and merchants at the federal and state agencies and lending poverty," says Sharon Nance, a state new venture, located at the University institutions. rural sociologist who works for the " gold fall; dollar rises of California Center, 550 E. Shaw Ave. The Fresno center follows a pro- Natural Resources Conservation Ser- neglect. prices drilted lower in sluggish A grass-roots effort pushed the ideal longed legal fight by African-American vice, a division of the USDA. "All the farmers who sued the federal govern- economic indicators support the need Fruday. for years, enlisted Rep. Cal Dooley, D- ollar rose broadly Gold fell to Hanford, both the University of Cali- ment over access to loans. for trying to give an opportunity for - Dan Glickman, U.S. Agriculture secretary off $3.20. on the New York forma and California State University, A grand opening and ribbon culling Please SCC Center, Page C2 de Exchange. 'y securities change little YORK - Treasury securities e changed Friday as investors the escalating tensions in the GAS PRICES SOAR China and several huge corporate bond ICe of the benchmark 30-year Fresno customers see bond Tell 1/16 pount, or 63 $1,000 in face value. Its yield, wes 111 the opposite direction, costs jump by 30 cents a willing 59% from 5 58% late Thursday gallon and more. broader market, prices of short- hsury securities rose 1/16, while By DENNIS POLLOCK rate Treasury securities rose be. 2 and in point. from Thursday, THE FRESNO DEE Regula to open Bridge Telerate, a financial in- A customer groaned at the service. pump prices at Bae Burton's gas imman Brothers Daily Treasury station in Fresno Friday. "Why ex, reflecting price movements SO lugh?" she asked. with maturities of a year or markets Burton himself gronned as he se 0.21 point to 1,282.90. spilled an unintended pun while uls at Irand culprits, signs explaining a big part of the rea- son: earlier shutdowns or signifi- Country wants to cul a ORR When it. comes to cant cutbacks in production at RIUE 1C books, small companies are two major refineries in the state. deal with U.S. for .1 culprits. a new study reports. "An explosion at another 1e- ile the financial finagling is finery ['I'hursday] is just adding membership in 11. damage 0 n'l. Half the more fuel to the fire," he said. in the h dy wound up bulled by prices in recent ing their reorganizing SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1999 THE FRESNO BEE enter: Dooley credited with crucial role in project ned from Page CI Glickman established the latest ment and a federal judge has is- aucestry who have been "under- larger farming operations and "I think the times - consoli- to work. If it comes in center, in part to redress the sued a Monday deadline for filing served" by government and lend- businesses 33 antagonists. dation and concentration for ercial agriculture, line. It USDA's and other agencies' fail- objections to the government's ing agencies. "This is beneficial for every- lorger markets - will present sense." me to serve small farmers and revised settlement proposal. Palacios has worked with Val- body," she said. "There is no at- opportunities for local growers," CC points to small farmer rural business owners of African- Officials of the new Fresno ley farmworkers for the Ford titude of us versus the status Kirkpatrick said. Ile mentioned Palacios as "the energy American, Hispanic, Asian, center point to Dooley as playing Foundation and has owned an quo. I think it's high time that "colonies" in such areas as I that center." Palacios American Indian and other eth- a central role in getting it. Dool- interpreters service, check cash- organizations come together." southwest and southeast Fresno, 119 president of the cen- nic ancestry. Orduno said. ey said Friday from Washington, ing and travel service businesses. The new organization is nego- Easton and Kearney Park. porate board Orduno "Bluntly speaking," he said, D.C., that recent immigrants She farmed 22 years along Man- tiating to buy 15 acres in Fresno Farmers bought 20- and 40- at other staff members in- "minorities and women have not who brought Lastes and farming ning Avenue until last yeur, for a one-stop center for farmers acre parcels, forming n farming l'onins Martinez, a former been served by USDA agencies. techniques from Southeast Asia growing grapes, cotton, suybeans and rural small business owners. mosaje, he said. Many large com- State crimmology profes. There has been flagrant neglect or other areas represent a model and alfalla. Plans call for a federal credit mercial growers aren't interested incation professor Robert That's why you have the black for "niche" market farming that Palacios said the center's bud- union. training and extensions in farming such small parcels to- of Fresno State; manage- farmers' class-action lawsuit." can succeed in the Valley. get, financed through the USDA for such groups as Future Farm- day, and families can earn an professor Dewey Johnson, Years of effort to set up the "Agriculture is an enterprise and private donors. was submit- ers of America and 4-H. income by intensive, "hands-on" r of Fresno State's Small Fresno center coincided with the that some of our recent immi- ted this week at $350,000, but it In Visalia, Greg Kirkpatrick production of niche crops. AS Institute: and adminis- National Black Farmers Associa- grants are most familiar with could reach to $1 million or more represented the American Farm- "The American Farmland assistant Terry Fleming. tion lawsuit alleging USDA dis- and interested in continuing, he by year's end. land Trust, a national organiza- Trust is interested because these center will serve Fresno, emmination by denying or stall- said They farm small plots, and "History shows that minorities tion dedicated to preserving are the areas most threatened by 1, Tulare, Kings, Kern and ing federal loans. their smaller-scale operations have a tougher time getting ac- farming, in helping launch the urban sprawl," Kirkpatrick said. 1119 counties, concentrat- The group reached D settle- can succeed economically if cess to capital," she said "It has new center. "They are the buffer between cit- specific objectives: techni- ment on its $3 billion complaint joined to niche marketing, Dool- been very difficult getting ser- The farmland trust has ies and larger farms. It is impor- islance; access to capital, in January, and payments to ey said. But the small farm cen- vices of the Department of Agri- worked about three years with tant Lo make them economically ting and research; and farmers may eventually exceed ter extends beyond ethnic groups culture." Hmong ropresentatives, the viable. As the saying goes, the nd acquisition. $300 million. However, some of to include other small rural Palacios took pains emphasiz- USDA, the two university sys- best way to protect formland is culture Secretary Dan the farmers oppose the settle- farmers and merchants of any ing that the center doesn't view terms and Dooley's office. to farm it Gas: Prices leap 30 cents or more within weeks in Fresno usiness calendar Continued from Page CI Warren Maguire, owner of Iding Your Busi- He said the record high pre- Maguire's Airport Chevron, a seminar ollered by viously registered in the AAA said he W85 surprised gas ntral California chapter survey of mostly Northern Cal- prices had dropped as low as Service Corps of Re- ifornia stations was $1.60 in they did in recent months. recutives - 9 a.m -4 May 1996. "I was sure we would never IS. Small Business Moreno said a special survey 500 gas below a dollar, even at stration Office confer- of prices in select cities will be Arco," he said. "If you go back om, 2719 N. Air Fres- released Tuesday because of two or three years 3go, you saw e, Fresno. Cost: $30 the rapid climb. oil at $20 a borrel. A little over son. Pre-registration Tuesday's survey will not in- a month ago, it was barely $11. nmended. Details: clude Fresno, but it will include It's around $16 now." 31, ext. 102; JoAhne Sacrainento. San Francisco, at 346-0380. San Jose, Oakland, Reno, Las A plan by the Organization 3Za Lawyers' Dinner Vegas and Salt Lake City. of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut the world's 9 p.m.- 1:30 a.m., Both Moreno and Burton say those who sell gasoline at retail supply of oil is not yet a signifi- Inca banquet hall, have had no recourse as prices cant factor in the state's price iolumne St., Fresno. for their deliveries have risen. increases, said Will Woods, ex- 10 per person; $20 ecutive director of the Automo- tents Details: No escape from increases tive Trade Organizations of 10. "If a customer has a hard California, an Irvine-based Lime paying $2 more for a trade group representing more tankful of gas," Burton said, than 2,000 gasoline retailers. Markets "imagine having to pay $2,000 "At. least half of our gasoline more In two days, a 9,000-gal- is domestically produced, and lon load for ure went up to some comes from " zuela," in St ASSOCIATED TRESS $12,000. an increase of $2,000." Woods said. "It t: to 15 A vendor sells Teletubby dolls in Sao Paulo, Brazil, as residents look fo sources of Guy Land ARC 884-7674 [email protected] Lara Muldoon Treas 622-6773 [email protected] Do. Seth Harris DOL 693-6073 Horris-Seth @ DOL.GOV TADE SULLIVAN USDA 720-0164 TADE_SULLIVAN@ wdc, fsa. usda. gov Author: Linda Lawson at ostnovp Date: 09/15/1999 7:52 PM Priority: Urgent Receipt Requested TO: Linda Darr at OSTNOV2 Subject: attached rough cut new markets ideas Linda, As you know, this is rough cut and needs lots of vetting. It is a summary of the discussion. Also is below in case you don't have the time to open the other one. L Potential Locations for New Markets II Hartford, Connecticut - A city that is committed to economic revitalization in partnership with private sector interests. A key representative of the private sector community - Aetna Insurance - has, through its CEO, expressed a strong interest in having the President visit Hartford as part of this NMI tour. He was an active participant in the first NMI trip. Hartford has been working diligently on transportation to get welfare recipients and other low income people to jobs and has recently received a DOT Job Access grant. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - While the economic dislocations caused by the decline of the steel and other heavy industries in this area have been largely absorbed, there continue to be pockets of poverty and unemployment. Surrounding communities, like Aliquippa and Homestead, continue to be depressed, as do in town communities such as the hill district. There is a strong corporate headquarters presence (e.g., US Steel) and the principal US Airways hub at Pittsburgh International Airport. These provide opportunities to develop private sector involvement. The Pittsburgh Area Transit system is an active and innovative transit provider. Access to Financing DOT's innovative financing program - the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) - - will provide loan guarantees that leverage private sector financing that that otherwise might not be available for some major transportation projects. While final decisions have not yet been made, an intermodal terminal in Miami, Florida may be one of the recipients of a TIFIA loan. If so, Miami would be a potential new market initiative site. This project is expected to spur job growth for the community. Miami, is a city with diverse ethnic communities, and a relatively high proportion of elderly Americans that includes an Enterprise Zone. Displaced workers in rural/natural resource/farm communities: Small family-owned farms in America's Heartland are suffering from low market values and rising production costs. Small communities in the rural northwest whose economies are based natural resource industries are prey to the same fate. Public/private partnerships are needed in order to revitalize economic development and bring new jobs to these locations. This could be focused on hard-hit Iowa or Nebraska rural farm communities or coastal fishing or lumber towns. Southwest border: Communities of poverty riddle America's southwest border. Basic infrastructure, housing sewer, and roads are lacking. Large immigrant communities reside in these locations. While some border communities have benefited from increased trade, these communities are true examples of the new markets initiative and need investments to spur economic development and provide new jobs. Author: Linda Lawson at ostnovp Date: 09/15/1999 7:52 PM Priority: Urgent Receipt Requested TO: Linda Darr at OSTNOV2 Subject: attached rough cut new markets ideas Linda, As you know, this is rough cut and needs lots of vetting. It is a summary of the discussion. Also is below in case you don't have the time to open the other one. L Potential Locations for New Markets II Hartford, Connecticut - A city that is committed to economic revitalization in partnership with private sector interests. A key representative of the private sector community - Aetna Insurance has, through its CEO, expressed a strong interest in having the President visit Hartford as part of this NMI tour. He was an active participant in the first NMI trip. Hartford has been working diligently on transportation to get welfare recipients and other low income people to jobs and has recently received a DOT Job Access grant. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - While the economic dislocations caused by the decline of the steel and other heavy industries in this area have been largely absorbed, there continue to be pockets of poverty and unemployment. Surrounding communities, like Aliquippa and Homestead, continue to be depressed, as do in town communities such as the hill district. There is a strong corporate headquarters presence (e.g., US Steel) and the principal US Airways hub at Pittsburgh International Airport. These provide opportunities to develop private sector involvement. The Pittsburgh Area Transit system is an active and innovative transit provider. Access to Financing DOT's innovative financing program - the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) will provide loan guarantees that leverage private sector financing that that otherwise might not be available for some major transportation projects. While final decisions have not yet been made, an intermodal terminal in Miami, Florida may be one of the recipients of a TIFIA loan. If so, Miami would be a potential new market initiative site. This project is expected to spur job growth for the community. Miami, is a city with diverse ethnic communities, and a relatively high proportion of elderly Americans that includes an Enterprise Zone. Displaced workers in rural/natural resource/farm communities: Small family-owned farms in America's Heartland are suffering from low market values and rising production costs. Small communities in the rural northwest whose economies are based natural resource industries are prey to the same fate. Public/private partnerships are needed in order to revitalize economic development and bring new jobs to these locations. This could be focused on hard-hit Iowa or Nebraska rural farm communities or coastal fishing or lumber towns. Southwest border: Communities of poverty riddle America's southwest border. Basic infrastructure, housing sewer, and roads are lacking. Large immigrant communities reside in these locations. While some border communities have benefited from increased trade, these communities are true examples of the new markets initiative and need investments to spur economic development and provide new jobs. RUST Belt / NEW ongland / urban Indians / -Julian Potter 69044 DOL. 0 - Nat'l Academy Foundation- < X Schools w/in schools. business/ED focus. technology ^ - Romd III - community focus /march -up - Tribal/urban ^ tribal colleges /Amesican Indian Patnership formal internship committment SEATLE minneapolis. V. formal. Bus Linc tribal - YOUTH Offender Program. (Seattle) GAngs 11< Sears Tower. Minneupolis. S - BofA - Rmal Call CenTERS - - NEW Scattle. tele commuting. - Wildcar <San Antonio> - Mills : Newark. OTHERS NAVY STORES - TJMax -> AJ Wright Anchun Stores GM9 Alt/chi/Det - BosTon.current - Rust Belt ^ Faith Based )capital/ Housing JOBS ^ Connecting financial institutions to the faith based community- - Partnerships / goals "Faith. Bused Linc" < Small business/access to Capital New Market Tour Opportunities The Welfare to Work Partnership Mary 65571 Smith Site: TBD Corporate Champion: Citigroup Theme: Expansion of Wildcat job training program Summary: Salomon Smith Barney's successful welfare to work effort has not yet been integrated into Citigroup's overall hiring program. The company would announce the expansion of their partnership with Wildcat and the launch of new training programs around the country in cities like San Antonio. Site: Newark, NJ (Meadowlands) Corporate Champion: Mills Corporation Theme: Permanent, construction and entrepreneurial opportunities for employment Summary: Mills hopes to connect their large-scale mall developments with existing sports centers. As with other developments around the country, Mills plans to work with the Rockefellar Foundation, the City of Newark, community organizations and training/employment intermediaries to develop and implement recruitment, hiring and retention program. Site(s): Atlanta, Chicago, and Detroit. (Currently, the program operates in Boston, through a partnership with Morgan Memorial Goodwill.) Corporate Champion: TJX Companies Theme: Inner city investment Summary: The corporation is also opening a new line of stores, A.J. Wright in areas where large businesses have left and where the community is seeking a major business to anchor a store. The A.J. Wright stores will be established in numerous inner cities in the northeast. More information to follow on all of the above examples. attended Don Grows - Treasury. 622 CEa. Dong almond - 55012 Condinated Octivity, Presiness Mary 65571 Smith Proposed New Markets Initiative Site: Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, MN is a promising site for a Presidential New Markets Initiative event. With a focus on creating economic opportunities, Minneapolis is an example of large untapped markets and newly mobilized communities. As of April 1999, over 10 businesses, including banks, had commitments under the Welfare-to-Work Partnership. Moreover, all of the welfare reform, economic development, job creation, education, housing, child care and transportation issues that are prevalent on a national basis are more than evident in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis/St.Paul metropolitan area has the single largest urban Indian population in the United States. The Twin Cities also account for the largest diversity of cultures per capita for a city of their size. With this large population and great diversity, however, comes a vast need for appropriate services and opportunities, as well as ample ingenuity on behalf of the Indian service providers to meet the needs of their clients. Minneapolis is a thriving center for urban Indian welfare-to-work activities. The Indian community has been working diligently and effectively on Welfare Reform since 1996. They have formed partnerships with a large number of Indian and non-Indian businesses and corporations, in both the public and private sectors. The American Indian Partnership, a coalition of over 30 organizations and agencies in Hennepin County (including the 6 largest Native non-profit agencies in city), have joined together to facilitate welfare-to-work from cultural standpoint. This model has been so successful that it is expanding to other areas of Minnesota, as well as to other states. The Minneapolis campus of the Native American Educational Service (NAES) Tribal College has also been quite involved in welfare reform and opening economic opportunities for Native students. In the past year, NAES has developed a curriculum about welfare reform and, supported by funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, have held their first community forum about devolution and welfare reform. These community forums, including service providers, welfare recipients, students and other members of the community, will continue in the coming years. In addition to efforts made in by tribal organizations in Minneapolis itself, the surrounding region has a wealth of successful tribally-administered programs. The regional, inter-tribal organization, the Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes, represents tribes from Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, and lowa and works closely with North Dakota and South Dakota tribes. Moreover, Minnesota is a long-standing Democratic state, with tribes supporting and contributing resources to national and local Democratic campaigns, including President Clinton. MEMORANDUM Minneapolis To: Maurice Jones : Treasury Deputy Director for Policy and Programs, CDFI Fund From: Bill Luecht External Affairs, CDFI Fund Re: Results from CDFI Fund brainstorming session on second new markets trip Possible Themes Continuum of Capital (Coastal, Working Capital, BAC in FL, check with SELP) Faith Based Community Development (Leviticus, Mercy Loan Fund, McAuley, Faith Cmmunity, New Community, souther credit unions) Industries stepping up to the plate before CRA like regulations (Insurance, Telecommunications, & Utilities) (IFF and Alstate, DVCDLF and utilities, etc.) Funding of facilities: child care centers, health care centers, youth centers and other facilities) (NFF and youth centers, PCDC and health center) State establishing CDFI Fund like programs (Pennsylvania, etc.) Social conscious investing/community development venture capital Rural Infrastructure (RCAC, Rural LISC, etc) Geographic Areas New England (rural, fishing industry, agriculture) (NHCLF, VCLF, Coastal, BCC/BCLF, Working Capital, NJCLF, CBAC, etc.) Southern States (CDCUs) Rust Belt (rural, manufacturing, decaying urban industrial areas) (CLFSWP- Pittsburgh, N.E. Ventures - Ore belt, Sable, Legacy - Milwaukee) Pacific Northwest (rural, agriculture, microenterprise development) (Cascadia) Rural West (infrastructure) (RCAC, Rural LISC) ARIEL Zwang HUD HUD 708.0614 4839 New Markets List of High-Possibility Sites as of 9/15/99 Site Info Provided for First New Markets Tour Info Received from Field Since September 10 CT. New Haven New EZ: was designated EC in '95. Omni took over only large downtown hotel; complete rehab using welfare-to-work trainees has resulted in 85 permanent jobs. HOPE VI awarded approx. '94 now underway; 365 units to come down. NOTE: FBI is investigating a livable cities initiative grant. FL. Palm Beach Issue would be dichotomy between haves and have-nots. A number of homeless projects there (Awaiting /WPB detailed info.) IN. Gary ACE Hardware. Field reminds that Secly was there in March to announce EZ designation (with 2 neighboring cities). Consortium of local banks established $50 million pool for Zone. Zone expects 3000 jobs created over 3 years. Also $19.8 HOPE VI award this year. Total HUD dollars !995-99: $118 million. MA. Boston Dudley Square. New EZ. Field says Dudley Square still a good choice, much to look at. Adjacent neighborhood is Grove Hall, where EZ investment is making inroads. MI: Benton Harbor CDFI'' Proposed by field. "Most distressed central city in Michigan." 1998 HUD/Cornerstone Foundation Financial Summit. BEDI grant, $1.5 million 108 loan., significant other HUD involvement. (AZ checking for private sector involvement.) 7 Flinr (No project identified.) City continues to reel from plant closings. New Homeownership Zone will include 309 homes: total $50 million investment of which $2 million from HUD. Mayor has announced Buick City Task Force to strategize attracting new business. Universities partnering in small business development. MN, Minneapolis New EZ. Sears Tower redevelopment for multi-use complex, Phillips Eco-Enterprise Center. EZ was critical in developing both. More direct HUD role unclear. NY. Buffalo Mile-long abandoned rail corridor converted to new parkway; $7m investment included $1 from EZ and $1 from HUD. Buffalo Medical Corridor area includes medical enterprises. businesses; $9.7 million 108 loan for 100-room hotel. LTV Steel will donate 100-350 acres for multi-year redevelopment to retain/create 5,000-8,000 jobs. Inner Harbor project will encourage recreational, cultural activities and tourism; HUD recently announced EDI and 108 funding totaling $9.2 million in this year, which will result in 1000 new jobs. Former GM plant was purchased by American Axle & Manufacturing, creating largest mfg employer in Buffalo. 300 jobs created: 7 new businesses now located nearby. NY. New York Harlem USA: major retail complex in EZ. 200 construction jobs, plus 300 permanent. Broadway Video: 20 jobs for EZ residents in high-tech post-production facility. NY. Rochester Upper Falls Shopping Center: $3m EZ, $980,000 CDBG, more than $4m in other local and federal funds, $2.8 m private sector. Anchor tenant is Tops supermarket that gives preference in training and hiring to neighborhood residents: more than 120 jobs created. August '99 EDI award for Sx to German-Simonow for renovations and upgrades of their facilities. City and HUD have executed one of the first Single Family Asset Control Agreements in the county. PA. McKeesport People's Building Family Support Project: Various HUD investments $750k in EC funds developed complex of 30 human service agencies. TX, Fort Worth Minyards Grocery: outstanding project combined public. private investment to create 165 jobs and attract additional businesses. First local grocery in over 20 years. DRAFT Peter Hamm 219.6871 Potential Sites and Cities for a Potential New Markets Tour U.S. Department of Labor Programs Note: all specific sites listed are subject to further review and vetting. NEWARK, NJ SPORTS TEAMS - LIVABILITY - WELFARE TO WORK Site TBD Newark The President and the Secretary join Nets owner Ray Chambers, players for the New Jersey Nets and other New Mills York area athletes and business leaders for an announcement of a major financial investment and partnership effort to Cord revitalize inner-city Newark, creating jobs for local Welfare- to-Work clients and out-of-school youth and youthful offenders. Contact: Ana Ma for Ray Bramucci, DOL, 202-693-2700 DENVER, CO OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH Manual High School 1700 E. 28th Street Denver The President/Secretary visits Manual High School, taking a tour of the school's Technology Lab, where vocational students will demonstrate one of the many programs and tutorials available on computer work stations, such as a flight has simulator program. Joined by Mayor Wellington Webb, local businessman Rollie Heath, additional businesses that pledge commitments and young people from the high school and other local out-of-school youth programs including a new Youth Opportunity program. Contact: Wilma Webb, 303-844-1256 Page 2 DETROIT, MI WELFARE TO WORK, OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH Arbor Career Center 1500 Southfield Freeway Detroit The President, the Secretary and area CEOs from the big three automakers tour this highly rated One Stop Career Center, announcing linkages between Michigan's Welfare-to-Work program and Detroit's new Youth Opportunity grant to major area employers. Contact: Willie Walker, Detroit SDA, 313-876-0674 BOSTON, MA OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH, MANUFACTURING Site: TBD The President/Secretary convene a meeting of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino's high-energy Youth Council, made possible by passage of the landmark Workforce Investment Act, and area CEOs pledging jobs. Contact: Thomas O'Brien, Boston SDA, 617-722-4300 SEATTLE, WA OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH, YOUTH VIOLENCE Safe Futures Youth Center 6337 35th Avenue SW Police Seattle The President/Secretary join law enforcement and business leaders at this center, one of several possible sites that are involved in a wide-ranging effort by Seattle to crack down on runaway gang activity by getting young people out of gangs and into meaningful jobs. Page 3 Contact: Alfred Starr, Seattle/King SDA, 206-448-0474 NEW ORLEANS, LA OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH New Orleans Job Corps Center 3801 Hollygrove Street New Orleans The President/Secretary tour the Job Corps Center, representing the federal government's most effective, long- running program to help out-of-school and at-risk youth, with New Orleans area business leaders. Announcements include a new agreement linking the Job Corps system nationwide with the Americorps program. Contact: Jose deOlivares, Regional Job Corps, 214-767-2567 ATLANTA, GA OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH, WELFARE-TO-WORK Bell South 5375 Chamblee Dunwoody Road (Or other facility) Atlanta The President/Secretary tour a Bell South facility where youth and former welfare recipients are at work, as Bell South announces a major national commitment to employ at-risk 2000 youth and Welfare-to-Work participants. Contact: Stephanie Swirsky, DOL 202-693-6006 MEMORANDUM To: Maurice Jones Deputy Director for Policy and Programs, CDFI Fund From: Bill Luecht External Affairs, CDFI Fund Re: Results from CDFI Fund brainstorming session on second new markets trip Possible Themes Continuum of Capital Faith Based Community Development Industries stepping up to the plate before CRA like regulations (Insurance, Telecommunications, & Utilities) Funding of facilities: child care centers, health care centers, youth centers and other facilities) State establishing CDFI Fund like programs Social conscious investing/community development venture capital Rural Infrastructure Geographic Areas New England Southern States Rust Belt Pacific Northwest Rural West Lisa Green 09/15/99 06:41:13 PM Record Type: Record To: Elizabeth J. Potter/OVP@OVP, Carl Haacke/OPD/EOP@EOP, Jackson T. Dunn/WHO/EOP@EOP, Kathleen K. Ahn/WHO/EOP@EOP CC: Jonathan A. Kaplan/OPD/EOP@EOP, Melissa G. Green/OPD/EOP@EOP Subject: Small Groups for Tomorrow's Brainstorming Session on New Markets brainstormingagenda.dbrainstmemotogene.ddeas for 2nd trip.do Thank you for agreeing to help facilitate tomorrow's small groups for the Brainstorming Session on New Markets. Each group will consist of representatives from various agencies, as well as internal White House Staff. My expectation is that no group will have more than 2 people from the same agency. Your role will be to 1) Be a timekeeper. Please make sure the small group ends by 11:45, which is the time on the schedule/agenda. Realistically, you will probably run a little bit over, but please try to have eveyrone back in the main room -- 231 no later than 12:00. 2) Track all of the ideas. By no means am I asking you to be a notetaker (in fact you may want to ask if anyone in the group wants to be a recorder). But after the session I would like to know what all the ideas were that came up (not just the five that get reported back to the larger group), so that I can record them. One sentence -- verbally after the meeting -- or on paper for each idea is fine. 3) Keep any one person from hogging the floor. Please try to encourage input and participation from everyone. 4) Collect any paper that is distributed. Some agencies will come prepared with paper on their ideas. I've heard that a few offices have had their own internal brainstorming sessions. I want to make sure that we get copies of any written product that folks are willing to share. 5) Encourage thinking out of the box. Please make people feel that all ideas are welcome and that nothing is too crazy for consideration. This is meant to be a brainstorming session where anything/everything goes. Thanks again for agreeing to facilitate the small groups. If you have any other thoughts ideas please let me know first thing in the morning. Also, don't forget that, in addition to being a facilitator you should contribute your own ideas. See you tomorrow, unless of course we are all flooded out by Floyd. Lisa Green 09/15/99 06:50:03 PM Record Type: Record To: Jackson T. Dunn/WHO/EOP@EOP, Carl Haacke/OPD/EOP@EOP, Elizabeth J. Potter/OVP@OVP, Kathleen K. Ahn/WHO/EOP@EOP CC: Jonathan A. Kaplan/OPD/EOP@EOP Subject: Rooms for Tomorrow's Brainstorming Session Just so you know ahead of time --- the groups will be as follows Jay - Room 209 Group #1 Julian - Room 231 Group #2 Carl - Room 221 Group #3 Kathleen - Room 231 Group #4 I'm just going to have folks count off 1-2-3-4 to break up into groups. I have a list of who's coming but 1 think there may be some no shows because of tomorrow's weather, so I'm hesitant to create pre-assigned groups. If we end up with too many people and we need five groups, I will facilitate the fifth group. But I think it will work best if I'm able to circulate in case there are questions or problems. September 15, 1999 MEMORANDUM TO GENE SPERLING FROM: LISA GREEN SUBJECT: NEW MARKETS BRAINSTORMING SESSION Background We are holding a brainstorming session in preparation for the second trip and in effort to be more creative and prolific with New Markets events over the next fourth months. This an informal session designed to encourage innovative ideas for the trip or separate stand alone events. Agenda and Format We will open with the full interagency working group gathered in one room. A few minutes will be spent talking about the goals of the New Markets Initiative, to encourage private sector investment in economically distressed communities, and how we can accomplish a great deal even without legislation. We will emphasize the importance of thinking of the New Markets Initiative as an ongoing effort. The brainstorming session is not just about the trip but about ways we can promote the goals of the New Markets Initiative, through the President's use of the bully pulpit and other efforts. We will then ask the group to comment on what elements of the 1st trip were particularly good and what lessons we learned that can be used to make the 2nd trip and other New Markets events even better. I will refer to the four M's as a way to think about events for New Markets. Mobilization of the Private Sector - The themes that we focus on and the places we visit must center upon the role of the private investment in helping to improve conditions in poor communities. We want to involve the private sector and encourage them to respond to specific challenges, revolving around certain themes or locations. Memorable Settings - We are looking for places to visit that will be of interest and will bring attention to the needs of distressed communities. As in the first trip, we also want these places to illustrate the possibilities under the right conditions and given the right tools. Moving Stories - Accordingly, we want to be able to point to some signs of hope --- storeis that show something good has happened in the community, preferably as a result of a program that was created or expanded under the Clinton-Gore Administration. Measurable Impact - Ultimately, we want companies to establish goals that can be measured, so that we can look back in a year or more and point to concrete accomplishments that would not have happened without the New Markets effort. The session will then breakout into smaller groups that will be asked to come up with at least five ideas. The small groups will be encouraged to think out of the box. The interagency working group as also provided beforehand with the attached set of ideas to start people thinking. A copy of that idea sheet will be provided for each the smaller groups. There is a White House sta: f person helping to facilitate each of the small group sessions. We will close by bringing the larger group back together and asking for reports from each of the facilitators an comments from the entire group. Followup Agencies have already been asked to submit memos by Monday September 20 on ideas for both locations and themes for the second trip. We expect that some of the ideas from this brainstorming session will be fleshed out in more detail in these memos. Patrik / constory Nawsal I AGENDA BRAINSTORMING SESSION FOR NEW MARKETS Room 231 Old Executive Office Building 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM I. Introductions il nd Overview (10:30 - 10:45 AM) Goals for The New Markets Initiative Review of the 1" Trip's Success The Four Ms Need for an Ongoing Effort Instruct ons for Breakout Groups II. Breakout Groups (10:45 - 11:45) III. Reports and Wrap-up (11:45 -- 12:30) Author: Linda Lawson at ostnovp Date: 09/15/1999 7:52 PM Priority: Urgent Receipt Requested TO: Linda Darr at OSTNOV2 Subject: attached rough cut new markets ideas Linda, As you know, this is rough cut and needs lots of vetting. It is a summary of the discussion. Also is below in case you don't have the time to open the other one. L Potential Locations for New Markets II Hartford, Connecticut - A city that is committed to economic revitalization in partnership with private sector interests. A key representative of the private sector community - Aetna Insurance has, through its CEC, expressed a strong interest in having the President visit Hartford as part of this NMI tour. He was an active participant in the first NMI trip. Hartford has been working diligently on transportation to get welfare recipients and other low income people to jobs and has recently received a DOT Job Access grant. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - While the economic dislocations caused by the decline of the steel and other heavy industries in this area have been largely absorbed, there continue to be pockets of poverty and unemployment. Surrounding communities, like Aliquippa and Homestead, continue to be depressed, as do in town communities such as the hill district. There is a strong corporate headquarters presence (e.g., US Steel) and the principal US Airways hub at Pittsburgh International Airport. These provide opportunities to develop private sector involvement. The Pittsburgh Area Transit system is an active and innovative transit provider. Access to Financing DOT's innovative financing program - the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) will provide loan guarantees that leverage private sector financing that that otherwise might not be available for some major transportation projects. While final decisions have not yet been made, an intermodal terminal in Miami, Florida may be one of the recipients of a TIFEA loan. If SO, Miami would be a potential new market initiative site. This project is expected to spur job growth for the community. Miami, is a city with diverse ethnic communities, and a relatively high proportion of elderly Americans that includes an Enterprise Zone. Displaced workers in rural/natural resource/farm communities: Small family-owned farms ..n America's Heartland are suffering from low market values and r.sing production costs. Small communities in the rural northwest whose economies are based natural resource industries are prey to the same fate. Public/private partnerships are needed in order to revitalize economic development and bring new jobs to these locations. This could be focused on hard-hit Iowa or Nebraska rural farm communities or coastal fishing or lumber towns. Southwest border: Communities of poverty riddle America's southwest border. Basic infrastructure, housing sewer, and roads are lacking. Large immigrant communities reside in these locations. While some border communities have benefited from increased trade, these communities are true examples of the new markets initiative and need investments to spur economic development and provide new jobs. Lisa Green 09/15/99 06 41:13 PM Record Type: Record To: Elizabeth J. Potter/OVP@OVP, Carl Haacke/OPD/EOP@EOP, Jackson T. Dunn/WHO/EOP@EOP, Kathleen K. Ahn/WHO/EOP@EOP CC: Jonathan A. Kablan/OPD/EOP@EOP, Melissa G. Green/OPD/EOP@EOP Subject: Small Groups for Tomorrow's Brainstorming Session on New Markets brainstormingagenda. dbrainstmemotogene.ddea for 2nd trip.do Thank you for agreeing to help facilitate tomorrow's small groups for the Brainstorming Session on New Markets. Each group will consist of representatives from various agencies,as well as internal White House Staff. My expectation is that no group will have more than 2 people from the same agency. Your role will be to 1) Be a timekeeper. Flease make sure the small group ends by 11:45, which is the time on the schedule/agenda. Realistically, you will probably run a little bit over, but please try to have eveyrone back in the main room -- 231 no later than 12:00. 2) Track all of the ideas. By no means am I asking you to be a notetaker (in fact you may want to ask if anyone in the group wants to be a recorder). But after the session I would like to know what all the ideas were that came up (not just the five that get reported back to the larger group), so that I can record them. One sentence -- verbal y after the meeting -- or on paper for each idea is fine. 3) Keep any one person from hogging the floor. Please try to encourage input and participation from everyone. 4) Collect any paper that is distributed. Some agencies will come prepared with paper on their ideas. I've heard that a few of ices have had their own internal brainstorming sessions. I want to make sure that we get copies of any written product that folks are willing to share. 5) Encourage thinking out of the box. Please make people feel that all ideas are welcome and that nothing is too crazy for consideration. This is meant to be a brainstorming session where anything/everything goes. Thanks again for agree to facilitate the small groups. If you have any other thoughts ideas please let me know first thing in the morning. Also, don't forget that, in addition to being a facilitator you should contribute your own ideas. See you tomorrow, unless of course we are all flooded out by Floyd. Lisa Green 09/15/99 06:50:03 PM Record Type: Record To: Jackson T. Durin/WHO/EOP@EOP, Carl Haacke/OPD/EOP@EOP, Elizabeth J. Potter/OVP@OVP, Kathleen K. Ah n/WHO/EOP@EOP CC: Jonathan A. (plan/OPD/EOP@EOP Subject: Rooms for Tom orrow's Brainstorming Session Just so you know ahead of time --- the groups will be as follows Jay - Room 209 Group #1 Julian - Room 231 Group #2 Carl - Room 221 Group #3 Kathleen - Room 231 Group #4 I'm just going to have folks count off 1-2-3-4 to break up into groups. I have a list of who's coming but I think there may be some no shows because of tomorrow's weather, so I'm hesitant to create pre-assigned groups. If we end up with too m any people and we need five groups, I will facilitate the fifth group. But I think it will work best if I'm able to circulate in case there are questions or problems. September 15, 1999 MEMORANDUM TO GENE SPERLING FROM: LISA GREEN SUBJECT: NEW MARKETS BRAINSTORMING SESSION Background We are holding a bra instorming session in preparation for the second trip and in effort to be more creative and prolific with New Markets events over the next fourth months. This an informal session designed to encourage innovative ideas for the trip or separate stand alone events. Agenda and Forma: We will open with the full interagency working group gathered in one room. A few minutes will be spent talking about the goals of the New Markets Initiative, to encourage private sector investment in economically distressed communities, and how we can accomplish a great deal even without legislation. We will emphasi the importance of thinking of the New Markets Initiative as an ongoing effort. The brainstorming session is not just about the trip but about ways we can promote the goals of the New Markets Initiative, through the President's use of the bully pulpit and other efforts. We will then ask the group to comment on what elements of the 1st trip were particularly good and what lessons we learned that can be used to make the 2nd trip and other New Markets events even better. I will refer to the four M's as a way to think about events for New Markets. Mobilization of the Private Sector - The themes that we focus on and the places we visit must center upon the role of the private investment in helping to improve conditions in poor communities. We want to involve the private sector and encourage them to respond to specific challenges, revolving around certain themes or locations. Memorable Settings - We are looking for places to visit that will be of interest and will bring attention to the needs of distressed communities. As in the first trip, we also want these places o illustrate the possibilities under the right conditions and given the right tools. Moving Stories - Accordingly, we want to be able to point to some signs of hope storeis that show something good has happened in the community, preferably as a result of a program that was created or expanded under the Clinton-Gore Administration. Measurable Impact - Ultimately, we want companies to establish goals that can be measured, SC that we can look back in a year or more and point to concrete accomplishnients that would not have happened without the New Markets effort. The session will then breakout into smaller groups that will be asked to come up with at least five ideas. The small groups will be encouraged to think out of the box. The interagency working group was also provided beforehand with the attached set of ideas to start people thinking. A copy of that idea sheet will be provided for each the smaller groups. There is a White House sta T person helping to facilitate each of the small group sessions. We will close by bringing the larger group back together and asking for reports from each of the facilitators ar d comments from the entire group. Followup Agencies have already been asked to submit memos by Monday September 20 on ideas for both locations and themes for the second trip. We expect that some of the ideas from this brainstorming session will be fleshed out in more detail in these memos. September 3, 199 MEMORANDUM F DR GENE SPERLING FROM: LISA GREEN SUBJECT: IDEAS FOR THE SECOND NEW MARKETS TRIP Background Following our recent onversation, I have done some brainstorming for the next New Markets trip. This memo outli es several ideas on how we can distinguish the second trip from the first. The following information includes suggestions from members of the interagency working group and White House staff. I am also planning a brainstorming session the week of September 13th to solicit additional id as and to expand upon those summarized below. Suggestion for an Overall Theme The New Markets Init ative is an effort to encourage the private sector to invest in underserved and economically dist essed areas - or what we refer to as New Markets. As part of the first New Market tour, the President challenged corporate America to invest in poor communities throughout the nation. The response, which was tremendous, came primarily from financial institutions banks, insurance companies, and mortgage firms. On this second trip the President could extend his challenge to various areas of the private sector, with a focus on specific types of private institutions on each stop of his tour. The second tour coul focus on the role that different segments of the economy can serve in stimulating economic growth in New Markets. Specific Themes Examples of industrie ; that could be highlighted on legs of the tour include: The Legal Community: Members of the One America Lawyer's steering committee have already expres sed an interest in providing support or pro-bono work for investment funds or small business activity that would result from the New Markets Initiative. The President could be accompanied by managing partners from some of the major law firms in the country on one leg of the trip. We could highlight existing programs (such as the one created lo ally by the DC bar) where attorneys are working with small businesses or investment fur ds in New Markets. Private Universities: SBA has suggested that we identify Universities that are providing technical assis ance to small businesses in low income communities and use them as a model to encourage such programs across the country. We have also received a letter from the University of Oregon, where they have such a program, that we could highlight. On this leg of he trip, the President would be accompanied by University and College Presidents froi 1 institutions that were making commitments to create or expand such programs. Faith Based Institutions: We could highlight successful faith based efforts to encourage economic development, such as the types of programs developed by Reverend Floyd Flake in his Queens, NY church which owns and operates several businesses in a distressed community. The President could be accompanied by religious leaders, announcing commitments by their institutions to create programs connected to New Markets. There are also numerous faith-based CDFIs and Credit Unions, focussed on New Markets, that we could highlight. Private Foundations and Non Profits: The possibilities here are endless. One exciting idea, would be to have some of the larger community development intermediaries (i.e. LISC, Enterprise, Ford Foundation) create a joint program to support Community Development Venture Capital funds. This type of collaborative program has been done successfully in the housing/CDC arena with the National Community Development Initiative. Private Research Organizations and Think Tanks: There could be a commitment from research groups to commit to provide data on New Markets. The internal interagency working group on New Markets research and data is already exploring ways the government might be able to work with private data companies and think tanks to provide indicators for investment in low and moderate income communities. Sports Teams and Organizations: We could build off of the program created by the New Jersey Nets/New York Yankees that supports youth programs in Newark, NJ. Jeffrey Rheinsodorf, who participated in the Rainbow/PUSH Conference, and owns the White Sox/Chicago Bulls is another leader investing in New Markets. His organization has developed successful supplier/vendor relationships with small minority businesses, which could be used as a model for other sports team. Both of these organizations could be asked to challenge other sports teams to invest in New Markets. The President could be accompanied on this leg of the trip by team owners and athletes, which would no doubt bring great media attention to the tour. Pension Funds: We held a very successful meeting last week with ULLICO and the Building and Construction Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. They are considering making a major announcement involving their pension funds money and a new investment vehicle based on the New Markets Initiative model that would target low and moderate-income communities. They believe their investment would spur others to action. The President could be accompanied by the heads of major pension funds such as TIA-CREF, CALPERS (the California State fund) as well as the AFL-CIO. Retailers: We could have one leg of the trip focussed specifically on retail investment with major retailers, for example Howard Schultz from Starbucks, accompanying the President. We could ask the National Retail Federation to take the lead on creating an event or a program. Manufacturers: Similarly, we could ask the Manufacturing Association to make a commitment as an organization to support New Markets. We could seek innovative programs and investment commitments made by large manufacturers, in particularly the Big Three could be encouraged to announce a significant commitment to New Markets. States and Local Governments: At some point we could turn attention to the role of the public sector, on a local level, in creating an environment that supports private investment in New Markets. There are several good examples of proposed State programs that would mirror and certainly complement the New Markets Initiative. The programs that would be far enough along to announce include a tax credit program in California (that LISC has been very involved in developing) and a program in North Carolina that involves numerous incentives to private investors. The President could be accompanied by Governors and local officials, making announcements about commitments in their cities and states. We could also invite the heads of the appropriate associations to join us and could ask for supporting resolutions from the National Governor's Association and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Summary There are a lot of ideas here and there will probably be additional ideas coming out of our brainstorming session. I believe it will be easier to plan and strategize for the trip if we work with themes and then pick locations, events, and participants that are consistent with the themes. Time Line If you agree with this strategy, I would like to set the following deadlines for the second trip: Early September Brainstorming Session (no later than 9/15) Written Summaries of Ideas and Proposed Events from Agencies Late September Memo on Themes/Proposed Events to Gene Sperling, et. al (no later than 9/30) Solicitation of Commitments from Private Companies (this has already start somewhat, but we should have as many preliminary commitments as possible by the end of the month) Early October Memo to the President outlining Themes and Possible Locations (no later than 10/15) Decision on Locations Late October Advance Teams on Location (10/20 - 10/31) 11/3 - 6 Dates on the President's schedule for 2nd New Markets trip HUD New Markets List of High-Possibility Sites as of 9/15/99 Site Info Provided for First New Markets Tour Info Received from Field Since September 10 CT. New Haven New EZ: was designated EC in '95. Omni took over only large downtown hotel; complete rehab using welfare-to-work trainees has resulted in 85 permanent jobs. HOPE VI awarded approx. '94 now underway: 365 units to come down. NOTE: FBI is investigating a livable cities initiative grant. FL. Palm Beach Issue would be dichotomy between haves and have-nots. A number of homeless projects there. (Awaiting /WPB detailed info.) IN. Gary ACE Hardware. Field reminds that Sec'y was there in March to announce EZ designation (with 2 neighboring cities). Consortium of local banks established $50 million pool for Zone. Zone expects 3000 jobs created over 3 years. Also $19.8 HOPE VI award this year. Total HUD dollars 1995-99: $118 million.. MA. Boston Dudley Square. New EZ. Field says Dudley Square still a good choice, much to look at. Adjacent neighborhood is Grove Hall. where EZ investment is making inroads. MI. Benton do be 3 Proposed by field. "Most distressed central city in Michigan." 1998 HUD/Cornerstone Foundation Financial Harbor Summit. BEDI grant. $1.5 million 108 loan., significant other HUD involvement. (AZ checking for private sector involvement.) MI. Flint (No project identified.) City continues to reel from plant closings. New Homeownership Zone will include 309 homes: total $50 million investment of which $2 million from HUD. Mayor has announced Buick City Task Force to strategize attracting new business. Universities partnering in small business development. MN. Minneapolis New EZ. Sears Tower redevelopment for multi-use complex, Phillips Eco-Enterprise Center. EZ was critical in developing both. More direct HUD role unclear. NY. Buffalo Mile-long abandoned rail corridor converted to new parkway; $7m investment included $1 from EZ and $1 from HUD. Buffalo Medical Corridor area includes medical enterprises, businesses; $9.7 million 108 loan for 100-room hotel. LTV Steel will donate 100-350 acres for multi-year redevelopment to retain/create 5.000-8,000 jobs. Inner Harbor project will encourage recreational, cultural activities and tourism; HUD recently announced EDI and 108 funding totaling $9.2 million in this year, which will result in 1000 new jobs. Former GM plant was purchased by American Axle & Manufacturing, creating largest mfg employer in Buffalo. 300 jobs created; 7 new businesses now located nearby. NY, New York Harlem USA: major retail complex in EZ. 200 construction jobs, plus 300 permanent. Broadway Video: 20 jobs for EZ residents in high-tech post-production facility. NY. Rochester Upper Falls Shopping Center: $3m EZ, $980,000 CDBG, more than $4m in other local and federal funds, $2.8 m private sector. Anchor tenant is Tops supermarket that gives preference in training and hiring to neighborhood residents: more than 120 jobs created. August '99 EDI award for $x to German-Simonow for renovations and upgrades of their facilities. City and HUD have executed one of the first Single Family Asset Control Agreements in the county. PA. McKeesport People's Building Family Support Project: Various HUD investments S750k in EC funds developed complex of 30 human service agencies. TX. Fort Worth Minyards Grocery: outstanding project combined public, private investment to create 165 jobs and attract additional businesses. First local grocery in over 20 years. Proposed New Markets Initiative Site: Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis, MN is a promising site for a Presidential New Markets Initiative event. With a focus on creating economic opportunities, Minneapolis is an example of large untapped markets and newly mobilized communities. As of April 1999, over 10 businesses, including banks, had commitments under the Welfare-to-Work Partnership. Moreover, all of the welfare reform, economic development, job creation, education, housing, child care and transportation issues that are prevalent on a national basis are more than evident in Minneapolis. The Minneapolis/St.Paul metropolitan area has the single largest urban Indian population in the United States. The Twin Cities also account for the largest diversity of cultures per capita for a city of their size. With this large population and great diversity, however, comes a vast need for appropriate services and opportunities, as well as ample ingenuity on behalf of the Indian service providers to meet the needs of their clients. Minneapolis is a thriving center for urban Indian welfare-to-work activities. The Indian community has been working diligently and effectively on Welfare Reform since 1996. They have formed partnerships with a large number of Indian and non-Indian businesses and corporations, in both the public and private sectors. The American Indian Partnership, a coalition of over 30 organizations and agencies in Hennepin County (including the 6 largest Native non-profit agencies in city), have joined together to facilitate welfare-to-work from cultural standpoint. This model has been so successful that it is expanding to other areas of Minnesota, as well as to other states. The Minneapolis campus of the Native American Educational Service (NAES) Tribal College has also been quite involved in welfare reform and opening economic opportunities for Native students. In the past year, NAES has developed a curriculum about welfare reform and, supported by funding from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, have held their first community forum about devolution and welfare reform. These community forums, including service providers, welfare recipients, students and other members of the community, will continue in the coming years. In addition to efforts made in by tribal organizations in Minneapolis itself, the surrounding region has a wealth of successful tribally-administered programs. The regional, inter-tribal organization, the Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes, represents tribes from Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, and lowa and works closely with North Dakota and South Dakota tribes. Moreover, Minnesota is a long-standing Democratic state, with tribes supporting and contributing resources to national and local Democratic campaigns, including President Clinton. New Market Tour Opportunities The Welfare to Work Partnership Site: TBD Corporate Champion: Citigroup Theme: Expansion of Wildcat job training program Summary: Salomon Smith Barney's successful welfare to work effort has not yet been integrated into Citigroup's overall hiring program. The company would announce the expansion of their partnership with Wildcat and the launch of new training programs around the country in cities like San Antonio. Site: Newark, NJ (Meadowlands) Corporate Champion: Mills Corporation Theme: Permanent, construction and entrepreneurial opportunities for employment Summary: Mills hopes to connect their large-scale mall developments with existing sports centers. As with other developments around the country, Mills plans to work with the Rockefellar Foundation, the City of Newark, community organizations and training/employment intermediaries to develop and implement recruitment, hiring and retention program. Site(s): Atlanta, Chicago, and Detroit. (Currently, the program operates in Boston, through a partnership with Morgan Memorial Goodwill.) Corporate Champion: TJX Companies Theme: Inner city investment Summary: The corporation is also opening a new line of stores, A.J. Wright in areas where large businesses have left and where the community is seeking a major business to anchor a store. The A.J. Wright stores will be established in numerous inner cities in the northeast. More information to follow on all of the above examples. Record Type: Record To: Lisa Green/OPD/EOP@EOP CC: Subject: From Barbara Please call Barbara at 410/879-8672 regarding today's New Market meeting. Forwarded by Barbara B. Hunt/WHO/EOP on 09/16/99 10:17 AM [email protected] 09/16/99 10:16:22 AM Record Type: Record To: Barbara B. Hunt/WHO/EOP CC: Subject: raynell The following list are Mayors that IGA has heard from that would like consideration for the New Market tour. Mayor Manuel Lopez Oxnard, CA County Commissioner Carol Roberts Palm Beach County, FI (Glades Rural District) James B. King, Presidential Fellow Trinity College Hartford, CT Mayor Clarence Anthone South Bay, FL Lisa Green 09/15/99 06:50:03 PM Record Type: Record To: Jackson T. Dunn/WHO/EOP@EOP, Carl Haacke/OPD/EOP@EOP. Elizabeth J. Potter/OVP@OVP, Kathleen K. Ahn/WHO/EOP@EOP CC: Jonathan A. Kaplan/OPD/EOP@EOP Subject: Rooms for Tomorrow's Brainstorming Session Just so you know ahead of time --- the groups will be as follows Jay - Room 209 Group #1 Julian - Room 231 Group #2 Carl - Room 221 Group #3 Kathleen - Room 231 Group #4 I'm just going to have folks count off 1-2-3-4 to break up into groups. I have a list of who's coming but I think there may be some no shows because of tomorrow's weather, so I'm hesitant to create pre-assigned groups. If we end up with too many people and we need five groups, I will facilitate the fifth group. But I think it will work best if I'm able to circulate in case there are questions or problems. Lisa Green 09/15/99 06:41:13 PM Record Type: Record To: Elizabeth J. Potter/OVP@OVP, Carl Haacke/OPD/EOP@EOP, Jackson T. Dunn/WHO/EOP@EOP, Kathleen K. Ahn/WHO/EOP@EOP CC: Jonathan A. Kaplan/OPD/EOP@EOP, Melissa G. Green/OPD/EOP@EOP Subject: Small Groups for Tomorrow's Brainstorming Session on New Markets brainstormingagenda.dbrainstmemotogene.ddeas for 2nd trip.do Thank you for agreeing to help facilitate tomorrow's small groups for the Brainstorming Session on New Markets. Each group will consist of representatives from various agencies, as well as internal White House Staff. My expectation is that no group will have more than 2 people from the same agency. Your role will be to 1) Be a timekeeper. Please make sure the small group ends by 11:45, which is the time on the schedule/agenda. Realistically, you will probably run a little bit over, but please try to have eveyrone back in the main room -- 231 no later than 12:00. 2) Track all of the ideas. By no means am I asking you to be a notetaker (in fact you may want to ask if anyone in the group wants to be a recorder). But after the session I would like to know what all the ideas were that came up (not just the five that get reported back to the larger group), so that I can record them. One sentence -- verbally after the meeting -- or on paper for each idea is fine. 3) Keep any one person from hogging the floor. Please try to encourage input and participation from everyone. 4) Collect any paper that is distributed. Some agencies will come prepared with paper on their ideas. I've heard that a few offices have had their own internal brainstorming sessions. I want to make sure that we get copies of any written product that folks are willing to share. 5) Encourage thinking out of the box. Please make people feel that all ideas are welcome and that nothing is too crazy for consideration. This is meant to be a brainstorming session where anything/everything goes. Thanks again for agreeing to facilitate the small groups. If you have any other thoughts ideas please let me know first thing in the morning. Also, don't forget that, in addition to being a facilitator you should contribute your own ideas. See you tomorrow, unless of course we are all flooded out by Floyd. Anne Whitworth Brasky mit 09/10/99 05:25:48 , PM Record Type: Record To: Lisa Green/OPD/EOP@EOP CC: Subject: Re: New Markets Brainstorming Session - Thursday, September 16 hopefully you meen 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM! I think both Steph and Sara Latham are going to try to make it. New mkts Tyng in labor Welfare - to- Wak Non- Universities'acommity Colleges. HBCUS HS Institutions VSDA grants to Inst. fn technical Amarican assistance fn famers. USDA - Socus on As. highlight the FLORIDA COOPERATIVE - model for Rs. technical Assist other pugra Florida A+M + involvement tangible ARAMARK Corp. neceases in dollars of 100 - 200 country cooperatives accusthe income - approx. 4-5 - Syrs. directly fied - direct involvement/help fun USDA. Excellence - FRESNO, CA - Nat'l Center for Multi ethic Corg. 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