STRATEGY

PRIORITY

STRATEGY INITIATION

BENCHMARK ACTIVITIES

PRIMARY IMPLEMENTATION RESPONSIBILITY

PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATE

POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES

Traditional Commerce Pattern Maintenance

High

Municipal Governing Bodies

Appoint a Regional Economic Development Committee

Municipal Governing Bodies

Assumes the majority of the initial work is exploratory in nature with minimal costs. The exploration may lead to real projects.

Regional partnerships with industry / State and Federal Economic Development Grant Programs

Determine who is going to watch dog the components (RCC, municipal planning commissions, existing or new organization / task force [e.g., business task force]) .

Regional Economic Development Committee

see above

see above

Create organization or task force, if required and deliver the activities to the selected organization or task force for the various components.

Regional Economic Development Committee

see above

see above

Regional Historic Preservation Task Force

High

Regional Economic Development Committee

Create Task Force.

Regional Economic Development Committee

No cost

n/a

Determine the need for consultant and county support.

Regional Historic Preservation Task Force consultation with Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County and Lancaster County Planning Commission

No cost

n/a

Develop 3-year work program based on strategy components.

Regional Historic Preservation Task Force

Dependent on the need for consultant services - assume the region will need a facilitator - $1500 or less

National Trust for Historic Preservation - grants and/or facilitation

Complete Resource Study

Regional Historic Preservation Task Force

$5,000 to $8,000

Consultant recommendations from Lancaster County Preservation Trust and the State Historic Preservation Office - Grants from the State Historic Preservation Office or Nation Trust for Historic Preservation

Business Friendly Region Promotion

High

Regional Economic Development Committee

Form a joint business task force

Regional Economic Development Committee

Minimal Cost

n/a

Organize the business roundtable

Joint Business Task Force

Minimal Cost

n/a

Create an agenda for roundtable discussions and task force activities based on strategy components.

Joint Business Task Force

Dependent on activities

Business community partnerships / County-State-Federal Economic Development Programs

Historic Overlay District in the Central Business District

Medium

Historic District Advisory Committee

Explore District Expansion

Historic District Advisory Committee (HDAC)

Dependent on the availability of assistance from Lancaster County Preservation Trust

Assistance from Lancaster County Preservation Trust / State Historic Preservation Office (Certified Local Government funds) / National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) - Northeast Field Office (215-991-5778 or 617-523-0885), the NTHP listed Lancaster County on its 11 most endangered so they should be interested in helping - DC contact Frank Gilbert (202-588-6000 - ordinance and commission work expert)

Update zoning map, ordinance and design guidelines, as appropriate

HDAC & Lititz Planning Commission Recommendation to Council

see above

see above

Create / train /activate a Historic Commission based on strategy components.

Borough Council

see above

see above

Tourism Consortium

Medium

Regional Economic Development Committee

Form Consortium

Regional Economic Development Committee

no cost

n/a

Develop a three-year work program based on strategy components

Tourism Consortium

Discussion Facilitator - $1500

Business / tourism industry partners - Lancaster County Heritage Tourism Program - National Trust for Historic Preservation Grants - Pennsylvania Main Street Program - PA Tourism Grant

Main Street Methodology

Medium

Borough Planning Commission Recommendation to Borough Council

Join Pennsylvania Downtown Center and National Main Street Center

Borough Council

$500

General Funds

Explore need for staff position and work program based on other downtown components

Borough Manager / Borough Council

$5,000 +\- for consultant to begin the process

Local Merchants Association

Create BID Task Force

Borough Council

Consultant & Legal Fees (dependent on legal fees - in kind services option) -$4,000 to $5,000

Local Merchants Association / Borough General Fund

Lititz Springs Park Capacity Exploration

Low

Lititz Borough Park Committee

Create a task force to examine components

Lititz Borough Park Committee

no cost - exploration may lead to actual projects

DCNR - Recreation Grants - TEA 21 Enhancement Grants - Chesapeake Bay Foundation Programs