QUARTERLY REPORT 1st Quarter – Fiscal Year 2021 Timeframe First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2021, July – September 2020 Link to reports: https://planning.baltimorecity.gov/pimlico-local-impact-aid-spending-plans-and-reports ATTACHMENT A Pimlico Local Impact Aid Quarterly Report – 1st Quarter FY21 Table of Contents Page FY FY FY FY FY FY FY FY 13/14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Park Heights Master Plan Area Park Heights Renaissance 1-22 X X X X X X X X Major Redevelopment Area 23-24 X X X X X X X Park Heights Avenue Corridor Revitalization 25-27 X X INSPIRE Development Incentives 28-29 X X Study & Design/Construction - Library 30 X X X Human Development Programs - FY15-18 31 X X X X Human Services – FY19-21 32-37 X X X Safe Streets / Kujichagulia Center 38-39 X X X James D Gross – Recreation Center 40 X CC Jackson Rec Center - Park Expansion 41-42 X X Langston House Center - Operating Expenses 43 X X X Public Art - Edgecombe Circle Wayfinding Art 44 X Park Heights Community-based projects 45-58 X X CitiWatch Cameras – Park Heights 59 1 Mile Radius Area Northwest Community Planning Forum Strategic Neighborhood Action Plan Mt Washington Community Projects 60-62 X Northwest Park improvements 63-64 X X X X Pimlico Safety Academy field improvements 65-66 X X X Recreation programming – Fallstaff (HNI) 67 X X Community Initiatives managed by HNI 68-77 X X X X X X X X Liberty-Wabash Area Public Safety – CitiWatch cameras 78-79 X X Community Initiatives managed by HNI 80-88 X X X X X X X X Coldspring Newtown Mercantile Building Redevelopment 89 X X X X X List of Completed Projects INSPIRE Community Project (Fordney Lane) 90-91 Blight Elimination (HCD) 92 Park Heights Street and Alley Cleaning 93-94 Dolfield Sidewalks 95-96 Dolfield Sidewalks – Aldi Walking Path 97 Northern Parkway Street Cleaning 98 Northern Parkway median beautification 99 Liberty Wabash - Vacant Housing Initiative 100 Pocket Park feasibility - Cheswolde 101 Job Training Scholarships (Park Heights) 102 Traffic study of NWCPF SNAP area 103 Crosswalks and Traffic Calming 104-05 Dolfield Commercial Area (Public Realm) 106-07 Dolfield/Cold Spring Façade Improvement Luckman 108-09 Park 110-11 Enhanced Public Facilities - CC Jackson Rec Planters 112 in Western Run Park 113 Jones Falls Trail amenities 114 Ornamental Fencing (Coldspring Newtown) 115-16 Coldspring Community Initiatives - HNI 117-18 Project Summary: Park Heights Renaissance (PHR) Project Description: In FY21, Local Impact Aid funding was allocated directly to PHR to implement the priorities listed in the FY21 Spending Plan. PHR’s funding is not managed by the City of Baltimore in FY21. Contact: Yolanda Jiggetts Title: Executive Director Agency/Department: Park Heights Renaissance, Inc. Telephone: 410-664-4890 Email: [email protected] Progress 1st quarter: July – September 2020 Housing and Development Department: Ms. Cathy Poindexter (Housing Coordinator) Pre-Purchase: In the months of July through September in the Homebuyers Education Process we assisted 20 potential homeowners. We have been accommodating clients through E-Home America and One-on-One Counseling sessions. During this process two (2) clients received grant assistance and 3 purchased homes, two of the purchases is in the Park Heights Community. Housing Event: In September Park Heights Renaissance participated in the Baltimore City Virtual Trolly Tour and received several calls for counseling. Renaissance Row Groundbreaking Ceremony: On September 22, 2020, the groundbreaking for the 84-unit rental development project was hosted in partnership with Pennrose Development, HABC and PHR. We had a successful COVID19-safe groundbreaking event, with the attendance of Mayor Young, Councilwoman Middleton, Senator Hayes, Jerome Stephens on behalf of Senator Ben Cardin, HABC Executive Director, and Pastor Gould leading the event with opening the opening reflection and prayer. This was a testament of a true collaboration with City and housing officials over the years to acquire, relocate residents and demolish properties to make this project possible. Immediately after the event, interest and calls began coming into our housing services department about how to apply for these housing units. PHR and Pennrose are working to develop a streamlined process to manage the waitlist and to ensure we are assessing applicant needs for assistance in preparing as potential new tenants. Foreclosure Prevention: During COVID 19 foreclosures received moratorium for several months, but loans that were in process are still receiving assistance. We have two (2) in process that’s in review for modification. 1 Loyola Northway Rehab Project: PHR released an RFP for rehab of 11 residential properties in the 2600 block of Loyola Northway for homeownership opportunities on 8/31/2020. An information session was also held in September to provide prospective developers additional information on the bidding process. Community surveys were also completed to existing residents to determine the resident's desire for phase II of the project. Other Real Estate projects: PHR continues to work collaboratively with its partners, CHAI and Conifer to complete financing in support of two additional development projects that will break ground in the next twelve to 24 months. PHR Education: Submitted by: PHR Director of Education, Mrs. Kaliq Simms, Director of Education [email protected] PHR Youth Works Mural 2019 and Chess Mosaics from 2020 PHR VIRTUAL Youth Works: Greater than a Pawn: Playing the Game of Life and Winning The PHR Youth Works program ran from July 13-Aug 14, 2020. This year, the program focused on the game of chess: incorporating life lessons and career development into daily online chess instruction (lessons included—Thinking Two Moves Ahead, Life Strategic Planning, and Pawns’ Lives Matter). 2 Community beautification and service learning were also key components of the program. Youth created chess-inspired mosaics with empowering messages that were mounted on a wall in Shirley Ave Park. Eventually, we would like to install permanent chess boards in the park so that the community might come to play in this lovely underused greenspace. One of the many program highlights was screening the Disney film Queen of Katwe and discussing the film via Zoom with Ugandan chess masters whose lives were featured in the film. This summer, more than ever, it was important for us to provide an engaging program that could be done virtually and that would teach the vital lessons stressed by MOED’s Youth Works: career training and workforce development. Total Number of Youth Enrolled in PHR Youth Works: 23 (ages 15-21) Partners: Boardroom Chess, Baltimore Clayworks, Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, Robert Katende International, Baltimore City Recs and Parks, Baltimore Curriculum Project, Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures, Herb Massie the Artist. Youth Works Park Heights Renaissance – Zoom Art Class July 2020 PHR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: PHR Community School Coordinators (CSCs) Valencia Hike, Edgecombe Circle Elementary School [email protected] Karen Rivera, Cross Country Elementary Middle School; Youth Works Site Supervisor; Oasis Trauma- Responsive School [email protected] Jimmy Mitchell, Arlington Elementary [email protected] Brianna Dorsey, Pimlico Elementary Middle School [email protected] Mariska Lee, Creative City Public Charter School [email protected] PHR is lead agent for five Community Schools: Pimlico Elementary/Middle School (a 21st C school), Arlington Elementary School (a 21st C. school), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School (school is now closed permanently) Edgecombe Circle Elementary School, and Creative City Public Charter School. PHR has recently added Cross Country Elementary Middle to our group of Community Schools in Fall 2020. Funding for Community Schools comes from the State of Maryland Kirwan Commission, Family League and Baltimore City Public Schools. VLT/slots funds also provide funding for Community Schools. 3 PHR CSCs were instrumental in food and learning packet distribution from July-present. Coordinators organized food pantries, diaper/baby product giveaways, laptops, and a host of other basic essentials for families in their schools. Some of our coordinators also made home visits (according to COVID-19 protocols) throughout this period. In addition, coordinators participated in countless hours of meetings with school staff and partners as well as professional development workshops sponsored by funders and city agencies in order to prepare for distance learning this fall. PHR Education Main Funders – VLT SLOTS, Baltimore City Public Schools, Family League, Girl Scouts of Central MD, and Enterprise Community Partners/Baltimore Women’s Giving. Distance Learning Fall 2020 PHR CSCs offer students and families support for online learning using resources provided by BCPSS and partners such as Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital. CSCs have distributed hundreds of laptops and hotspots to area school children in preparation for distance learning. PHR Education has produced e-newsletters and e-flyers throughout the pandemic period. The newsletters have provided information on food distribution, COVID testing, school announcements, family housing support, Census2020, voting, youth engagement, telehealth resources for children, etc. Over 100 partners receive the newsletter and share it with their constituents. The e-newsletter was one of the many ways we seek to keep our school communities informed and to connect them to resources. PHR Education Newsletter Vol 64 4 Fall