Workshop on Historic Preservation Tax Credits

Senate Majority Policy Committee
and
Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

WORKSHOP 

Historic Preservation Tax Credits 

June 18, 2018 | 10:30 a.m. 
Room 461 | Main Capitol – State Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17120

 

10:30 a.m.       Welcome and Opening Remarks 

  • Senator David G. Argall, Chairman, Senate Majority Policy Committee
  • Senator Tom McGarrigle, Chairman, Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee 

10:35 a.m.       Roundtable Discussion

  • Representative Bob Freeman
  • Scott Compton, AIA Pennsylvania
  • Mindy Crawford, Preservation Pennsylvania – Attachment 1, Attachment 2
  • Carling Dinkler, Enhanced Capital
  • Scott Doyle, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission – Attachment 1, Attachment 2
  • Julie Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania Downtown Center
  • Ron Grutza, Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs
  • Cindy Hamilton, Heritage Consulting Group
  • Bryce Maretzki, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
  • Dave Martens, Zamagias Properties
  • Melissa Morgan, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
  • Howard Pollman, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
  • Rick Schuettler, Pennsylvania Municipal League
  • Alan Shuman, Shuman Development Group
  • Amy Sturges, Pennsylvania Municipal League
  • Ed Troxell, Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs

12:00 p.m.      Adjourn

Written Testimony Submitted

Blight/Revitalization Issues

Roundtable

Senate Majority Policy Committee

and

Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee  

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 | 10:00 a.m.

Harrisburg Area Community College
Midtown Campus (2nd Floor)
1500 N. 3rd Street | Harrisburg, PA 17102

 

 

10:00 a.m.       Welcome and Opening Remarks
Senator David G. Argall, Chairman, Senate Majority Policy Committee
Senator Tom McGarrigle, Chairman, Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee
Senator John DiSanto 

10:10 a.m.       Presentations and Discussion with
City of Harrisburg
Mayor Eric Papenfuse
Jackie Parker, Executive Director of Community and Economic Development
David Patton, Codes Administrator

WCI Partners
Alex Hartzler, Managing Partner & Founder

Community Blight Solutions
Robert Klein, Founder & Chairman

11:15 a.m.       Adjourn

 

Declining property ownership and population loss in cities

Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
10 a.m.
Hearing Room 1 North Office Building

Agenda


10:00 a.m.

Senator David G. Argall (R-29) & Senator Jim Brewster (D-45)
Welcome and Opening Remarks

10:05 a.m.

Teri Ooms, Executive Director
Institute for Public Policy & Economic Development at Wilkes University

  • Attachment 1
  • Attachment 2

 

                       

 

Senate Bill 1302

Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

Tuesday, October 7, 2014
11:30 a.m.
Room 8E-A East Wing


Senate Bill 1302 (Folmer) | Summary – An Act amending Title 68 (Real and Personal Property) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in creation, alteration and termination of planned communities, further providing for amendment of declaration; and, in management of planned community, further providing for bylaws, for meetings, for quorums and for lien for assessments.

  •   A09962 (Argall) | Summary –  Removes language and inserts new section to include approved methods of voting among homeowners associations in order to increase participation.

House Bill 2120

Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

Wednesday, September 24, 2014
10:30 a.m.
Room 8E-A East Wing


House Bill 2120 (Masser) | Summary: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in neighborhood blight and reclamation and revitalization, further providing for definitions, for asset attachment, for duty of out-of-State owners of property in this Commonwealth and for duty of association and trust owners.

Senate Bills 1420, 1427 and 1442

Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

Friday, June 27, 2014
10 a.m
Room 8 E-A


SB 1420 (Washington) | Summary: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in neighborhood blight remediation and revitalization, providing for notice to Department of Transportation to allow for the suspension of a property owner’s driver’s license after three or more municipal codes violations.

SB 1427 (Argall) | Summary: An Act amending the act of April 8, 1982 (P.L.310, No.87), referred to as the Recorder of Deeds Fee Law, authorizing an additional fee to be imposed and used for demolition of dilapidated buildings on blighted property; and making an editorial change.

SB 1442 (Brewster) | Summary: An Act amending the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as the Real Estate Tax Sale Law, in sale of property, providing for an optional county demolition and rehabilitation fund from a percentage fee on the final sale price of a property sold at judicial sale.

House Bill 1714 and Senate Bills 1135, 1242 and 1380

Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

Agenda

June 18, 2014
9:30 a.m.
Room 461 Main Capitol


Call to order by Chairman Argall

Consideration of Legislation

HB 1714 (Petri) | Summary: An Act amending the act of April 6, 1951 (P.L.69, No.20), known as The Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, further providing for disposition of abandoned personal property.
A07549 (Argall)Provides for clarification for instances of death of a tenant.

SB 1135 (Hughes) | Summary: An Act amending the act of May 28, 1937 (P.L.955, No.265), referred to as the Housing Authorities Law, further providing for establishment of rentals and selection of tenants; and providing for veteran preferences.

SB 1242 (Ward) | Summary: An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, providing for failure to comply with a code requirement.
A07812 (Argall) Technical amendment providing for clarification of property owner.

SB 1380 (Vogel) | Summary: An Act amending the act of December 3, 1959 (P.L.1688, No.621), known as the Housing Finance Agency Law, further providing for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund.
Adjournment

PHARE Funding (Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement)

Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee

AGENDA

Wednesday, June 11, 2014
9:30 a.m.
Hearing Room No. 1 North Office Building


9:30 a.m.

Welcome & Opening Remarks
Senator David G. Argall (R-29)
Senator Jim Brewster (D-45)

9:40 a.m.
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Brian Hudson, Chairman, Sr. Executive Director & CEO

9:50 a.m.
Greene County Commissioners Office
Charles Morris, Commissioner

10:00 a.m.
Sullivan County Housing Authority
Mark Roinick, Executive Director

10:10 a.m.
Westmoreland County Department of Planning & Development
Jason Rigone, Director

10:20 a.m.
Lycoming County Planning Commission
Kim E. Wheeler, AICP, Community Development – Lead Planner

10:30 a.m.
Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania

Elizabeth Hersh, Executive Director

Submitted Testimony

Kelly Cevette
William Setree

Act 90 of 2010 (Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act)

AGENDA

Joint Senate/House Public Hearing
Act 90 of 2010 (Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization Act)

March 19, 2014
10 a.m.

Hearing Room 1 North Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120

 

  • Executive Summary: Strategic Property Code Enforcement and Impacts on Surrounding Markets
  • Act 90 2010
  • Vacant Property Strategy