These meeting minutes were from the April 5th, 2013 Heartland 2050 Steering Committee meeting.

1. Steering Committee Kick-Off
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Thursday, April 5, 2013
Scott Conference Center
6450 Pine Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68106
MEETING MINUTES
Steering Committee Members
See attached Steering Committee attendance identifying who was present/absent
Staff
Greg Youell, MAPA
Jake Hansen. MAPA
Sloan Dawson, MAPA
Clint Sloss, MAPA
Sarah Skarka, MAPA
Katrina Lane, Waitt Co
A. Welcome from Co-Chairs
Dana Bradford, CEO of Waitt Company
Mayor Tom Hanafan, City of Council Bluffs, IA
Mr. Bradford and Mayor Hanafan welcomed committee members back for the second
Steering Committee meeting.
B. Overview and Update on Planning Process
Greg Youell, MAPA Executive Director
Mr. Youell updated the committee members on the public engagement efforts to begin
as soon as June. This process will gather input from the public via the values laddering
survey
C. Research Team Presentation: Land & Natural Resources*
Steve Oltmans, Mayor’s Chief of Staff- City of Omaha
Sloan Dawson, Heartland 2050 Project Coordinator
Mr. Dawson started the conversation with a focus on land use and the urban expansion
into rural areas. During the period between 1992 and 2006, forests saw a 54% loss in
land area covered (435 sq mi to 201 sq mi). In addition, urban land development
outpaced population growth effectively decreasing our populationdensity nearly in half
(1990- 2,717 pop/sqmi ; 2010- 1,532 pop/sqmi).
Mr. Oltmans went through his presentation heavily focused on the Papio-Missouri
River watershed and the barriers to locating development on sewerable land.
D. Research Team Presentation: Demographics and Mobility*
Pete Tulipana, President & CEO- Iowa West Foundation
Jake Hansen, MAPA Community & Economic Development Manager
Mr. Tulipana led the discussion beginning with a basic review of population change
since 1950. Jake focused his portion of the presentation on employment and wages by
industry. He also spoke about Stress Indicators, statistics just as percent of 18-24
population without high school degree or unemployed labor force over 16. North
2222 Cuming Street
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 444-6866
www.heartland2050.org

2. Steering Committee Kick-Off
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Thursday, April 5, 2013
Scott Conference Center
6450 Pine Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68106
MEETING MINUTES
Omaha and Council Bluffs south of I-80 were two concentration areas that had high
levels of Stress Indicators related to poverty.
E. Research Team Presentation: Housing and Built Environment*
Sandy Dodge, President and Chairman of the Board – NP Dodge
Mr. Dodge discussed variety of issues related to land use, housing, and trends in
development including developed land, housing unit types, and distribution of housing
growth . Mr. Dodge pointed out that housing has been driven by single-family
residences, that we’re trending to lower-density development and decentralization, and
the physical footprint of Omaha is outpacing population growth almost 10 to 1.
The second portion of the presentation focused on the character of housing in the
region such as age, affordability, ownership versus rentals, and public housing
statistics.
Lastly, Mr. Dodge spoke about the distribution of retail and industrial development in
the region. For instance, Omaha Central holds 40% or more of the urban metro cores
industrial space (percent of total inventory, square foot) while Omaha Suburban holds
40% or more of the urban metro core’s retail real estate inventory.
F. Making Sense of the Information
This time was provided to allow the committee members Q&A for any of the
presentations.
*Download the compiled presentations for all three research teams HERE.
2222 Cuming Street
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 444-6866
www.heartland2050.org

3. Heartland 2050
Steering Committee
April 5, 2013
Name
Title/Organization
Dr. Kenneth Bird
Fr. Steven Boes
Mary Ann Borgeson
Dana Bradford
David Brown
Tim Burke
Mike Cassling
Dick Christie
Barry Cleaveland
Sandy Dodge
Todd Foje
Mikki Frost
Lynn Grobe
Tom Hanafan
Frank Hayes
Dave Johnson
Doug Kindig
Dan Kinney
Ron Kohn
Stuart Krejci
Steve Kruger
Clark Lauritzen
Amy Lindsay
Dave Lutton
Bob McCarthy
Bruce McCauley
Othello Meadows
Heath Mello
Jim Peterson
Carolina Quezada
BJ Reed
Dick Reiser
Tom Richards
Daniel Ritter
Rita Sanders
President & CEO, Avenue Scholars Foundation
Executive Director, Boys Town, Nebraska
Commissioner, Douglas County, Nebraska
CEO, Waitt Corporation
CEO, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Executive VP, Omaha Public Power District
CEO, CQuence Health Group
Executive Director, Metropolitan Omaha Education Consortium
Commissioner, Iowa Transportation Commission
CEO, NP Dodge Real Estate
CEO, Great Plains Communications
Director, Community Benefits & Healthier Communities, Alegent Health Systems
Supervisor, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Mayor, City of Council Bluffs
President, Hayes & Associates, L.L.C.
Business Manager, Mid-American Energy
Mayor, City of La Vista, Nebraska
President, Iowa Western Community College
Supervisor, Mills County, Iowa
Senior Vice President, First National Bank of Wahoo
Commissioner, Washington County, Nebraska
President, First National Bank Wealth Management
Board Member, Metropolitan Utilities District
Commissioner, Saunders County, Nebraska
President, McCarthy Construction
Interim Director, 55th Civil Engineer Squadron, USAF - Offutt Air Force Base
Executive Director, 75 North Revitalization, Inc.
Senator, Metropolitan Community College
Commissioner, Cass County, Nebraska
Executive Director, Latino Center of the Midlands
Dean, University of Nebraska at Omaha
VP, Werner Trucking
Commissioner, Sarpy County, Nebraska
Student, Mayor’s Youth Leadership Commission
Mayor, City of Bellevue, Nebraska
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4. Heartland 2050
Steering Committee
April 5, 2013
Name
Title/Organization
Clifford Scott
Bob Smith
Connie Spellman
Jim Suttle
Pete Tulipana
Andrea Tullos
Linda Washburn
Michael Young
CEO, Omaha Housing Authority
Supervisor, Harrison County, Iowa
Executive Director, Omaha by Design
Mayor, City of Omaha, Nebraska
Executive Director, Iowa West Foundation
Colonel, Offutt Air Force Base - 55th Support Group
Executive Director, Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce
Chair, Metro Transit
Attendance?
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