EDUCATION Dickinson College B.A., Political Science
Pennsylvania State University
Middletown Campus Post-Graduate Courses
Regional Planning
George Mason University
School of Law
Arlington, Virginia
EXPERIENCE
 

President, Jeri E. Stumpf & Associates, Inc.
2006-Present

Jeri E. Stumpf & Associates, Inc. provides community planning, community redevelopment, and local government consulting services to Pennsylvania municipalities and clients in the private sector.

This is in addition to providing lobbying services for clients before the Pennsylvania Legislature, state agencies, and Pennsylvania local governments. Other governmental affairs services are also provided.
 

Governor's Office of Housing & Community Revitalization
2002-2006

Helped Governor Rendell set up and operate Pennsylvania's first Governor's Office of Housing and Community Revitalization.

Provided consulting services to municipalities in Pennsylvania involving local government, urban affairs, community revitalization, housing, and economic development.

Helped develop a new statewide community development and housing strategy for the Commonwealth.

Also developed and initiated new statewide marketing strategies for Pennsylvania's municipalities including, "Marketing Pennsylvania's Older Urban Neighborhoods" and a "Do it Yourself Marketing Program" for municipalities to use when attracting new employers and commercial businesses to their downtowns as part of revitalization initiatives.

Also consulted with municipalities on eminent domain, code enforcement, and blight issues and legislation.

Served as the Strategic Investment Officer for Brownsville, Pennsylvania under DCED's Community Action Team Program.

While with the Governor's Office, the American Planning Association in Chicago used my work on the redevelopment of underutilized properties in the development of their recently released new national policy on community revitalization.
 

Executive Director, Local Government and Urban Affairs Committees
1973-2002

Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Employed as the state's first Executive Director of the House Local Government and Urban Affairs Committees following a recommendation by the Pennsylvania Economy League that the Legislature hire professional staff. As such, established the Legislature's first research and advisory program in the area of Local Government and Urban Affairs including the development and supervision of professional staff for the two Committees and five Sub-Committees.

Responsibilities involve serving as the CEO for the Committees, and advising the members of the Caucus and their constituents, including State and local organizations, and officials, such as municipal solicitors; mayors; borough and city councils; township supervisors and township commissioners; township managers; county commissioners; county executives; executive directors of housing and redevelopment authorities; and House leadership; on a variety of issues relating to Local Government and Urban Affairs and Federal/State Relations. Specific subject areas include. housing issues, including manufactured housing; condominium law; tenant landlord relations; economic development, community revitalization; eminent domain and urban redevelopment growth management; planning and zoning; municipal and state taxes; code enforcement municipal management; municipal finance; infrastructure finance; and municipal law.

Also responsible for the development and supervision of primary and secondary research; report preparation; scheduling and staffing of legislative and investigative hearings; drafting of legislation and amendments; and the review and analysis of state, and federal legislation, programs, and issues in the aforementioned areas.

Public relations activities include the preparation and delivery of speeches and the development of public relations programs, including press releases, audio-visual presentations, videos, and annual reports.
 

Director of City Planning York Pennsylvania
1969-1973

Developed and implemented planning programs for the City of York after a six-year absence of any planning activities, including the hiring and supervision of the professional planning staff to implement the programs.

Included was an emphasis on visioning; citizen participation comprehensive planning; capital budgeting; affordable housing; community and neighborhood revitalizations; job training and support systems; economic development; urban renewal; code enforcement, historical preservation; regional cooperation; growth management infrastructure improvements, public transportation, and a $10 million rehabilitation program for the City's park and recreation system.

The Planning Department was also responsible for (1) administering the City's zoning ordinance and (2) drafting and administrating the City's first subdivision regulations, in addition to preparing all city state and federal funding applications.

Also served as the Executive Director of the City's Redevelopment Authority during this time.
 

Planner, Clifton E. Rogers & Associates
1968-1969
Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Planning Consultants

Assisted in supervising the firm's planning contacts in Pennsylvania as well as preparing (1) Comprehensive Plans (2) Municipal Zoning Ordinances (3) Sub-Division Regulations (4) County Sewer and Water Plans, and (5) various feasibility studies.
 

Planning Technician, York County Planning Commission
York County, Pennsylvania
1966-1968

Initiated research to support the activities of the senior planning staff, including the preparation of statistical data and various reports, including socio-economic analyses and forecasts.
 

Administrative Assistant, Redevelopment Authority
City of York, Pennsylvania
1965-1966

Prepared a comprehensive housing analysis and several housing relocation surveys, in addition to performing various administrative duties for the Redevelopment Authority's executive director.

PRIMARY EMPHASIS

A. MUNICIPAL LAW-MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION

The Local Government and Urban Affairs Committees and their subcommittees, cover a wide range of Municipal laws and municipal issues affecting Counties, Cities, First and Second Class Townships, Boroughs, and Municipal Authorities in Pennsylvania. The state statutes with which we had to be knowledgeable and conversant are attached.

B. MODERNIZATION AND UPDATE OF THE THIRD CLASS CITY CODE

C. COMMUNITY-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Arranged for and conducted, statewide legislative hearings on eliminating blight and expediting economic development in order to revitalize Pennsylvania's urban areas large and small, including cities and boroughs with a primary goal being increasing new housing opportunities and expanding the number of jobs, as a result of attracting new commercial and industrial development to urban areas. A lot of the implementing legislation I drafted was enacted into law following the hearings and the remaining legislation is scheduled to be this session.

LEGISLATIVE AREAS
  • Tax incentives for investment in urban areas.
  • Expanded Public/Private Partnerships.
  • Enterprise Zones.
  • international Good's Movement Task Force: Economic Development along the Delaware River/Philadelphia
  • Allegheny County Regional Asset District.
  • Economic Revitalization of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
  • Historic Preservation and the Expansion of Historic Tax Credits
    NOTE: Author of Pennsylvania's Keystone Opportunity Zone Act and The Neighborhood Improvement District Act

D. HOUSING:
The following represent examples of specific housing areas I was involved in (1) drafting legislation, (2) providing information and technical advice; (3) establishing public policy; and (4) consulting.

    • Condominium Act
    • Housing Cooperative Act
    • Landlord and Tenant Act
    • Mobile Home Park Rights Act
    • Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act
    • Federal Fair Housing Act
    • State Fair Housing Act
    • Federal Construction Codes and Standards Act
    • County Housing Trust Fund
    • Housing programs administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development
    • Housing programs administered by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
    • Federal Manufactured Housing Construction Standards Act
    • Federal housing programs administered by HUD including the Section 8 program
    • Tenant Landlord Rights
    • Manufactured home owner rights
    • Housing and Building Codes
    • Code Enforcement
    • State Building Code
    • Housing, as it relates to requirements in (1) the State's Municipal Planning Code and (2) local zoning and subdivision ordinances
    • State Consolidated Housing Plan
    • Storm water management problems
    • Financing for state housing programs
    • Mortgage insurance problems
    • Innovative housing developments as they relate to growth management
  • Author of the first "Urban Homesteading" Act in the nation.
  • Arranged for and conducted the state's first affordable housing forums at the University of Pittsburgh and University of Pennsylvania and drafted affordable housing implementing legislation based on recommendations made at those forums. Some of the legislation drafted was recognized as models nationally by the American Legislative Exchange Council.
  • Drafted an original 6 bill legislative package aimed at strengthening the rights and safety of manufactured housing consumers that was recognized as model legislation nationally.
  • Consulted with statewide non-profit housing organizations on a variety of housing issues and helped establish a statewide non-profit housing organization. Currently serving as an officer on both a state and national non-profit housing organization.

E. COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION

  • Initiated national research on urban revitalization "best practices", and arranged for tours by members of the House Urban Affairs Committee of 40 urban areas, both cities and boroughs, large and small, in Pennsylvania in 2001, and reviewed and analyzed their successful revitalization programs.
  • Arranged and conducted in October of 2000, three days of hearings at the State Capitol, on THE FUTURE OF PENNSYLVANIA CITIES at which state and national  experts testified, some via state of the art "teleconferencing."
  • In the process of preparing a final report, video, and interactive CD-ROM, on the aforementioned revitalization tours and Future of Pennsylvania Cities hearings for distribution to local governments, state and national officials, state and national organizations, including HUD and the state Department of Community and Economic Development, as well as other national, state, and local, groups  and organizations involved with community revitalization.
  • Drafted legislation to implement recommendations made at the hearings on the Future of Pennsylvania's Cities and the revitalization tours, including the creation of a $1 billion State Urban Development Trust Fund, a Commonwealth  Infrastructure Development Bank, and a Residential State Income Tax Credit Act as an incentive to encourage existing residents to remain living in the cities while encouraging new people to move there.

F.         ELIMINATION OF BLIGHT
Drafted House Resolution 91, which passed unanimously, to investigate the  causes of blight in Pennsylvania and review the effectiveness of existing state economic development programs. Based on HR 91, arranged and conducted a series of 10 statewide hearings which focused on (1) how to eliminate blight and (2) how to improve and expand existing state economic development statutes and programs including drafting new laws if needed.

Based on this investigation I (1) drafted a report and created a video which the Urban Affairs Committee released on our findings and (2) drafted a 30 bill legislative package to implement the report recommendations. Most of the bills have passed the House and many have been enacted into law or will be this session.

G. INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
Drafted legislation to establish the Pennsylvania Investment Authority Act to finance municipal sewer, water, and storm water projects. Since its establishment in 1988, PENNVEST has financed over $1 billion in municipal sewer, water and storm water infrastructure projects in Pennsylvania.

H. URBAN REDEVELOPMENT: EMINENT DOMAIN
Conducted hearings and research on needed changes to Pennsylvania's Urban Redevelopment Law and the use of eminent domain in the redevelopment process. Upon the completion of the aforementioned, drafted amendments to the States Urban Redevelopment and Eminent Domain Laws to more equitably balance the rights of property owners and the needs of local governments, developers, and redevelopment authorities when using eminent domain under the Urban Redevelopment Law for housing and economic development.

G. PLANNING, ZONING, LAND USE: GROWTH MANAGEMENT

  • Provided advice and drafted legislation dealing with planning, zoning, subdivisions, land use, land development, and growth management issues. This includes drafting amendments to the Pennsylvania's Municipalities Planning Code; drafting legislation to authorize municipal impact fees; and drafting legislation authorizing sewer and water tap-in fees.
  • Staffed Pennsylvania's first Select Committee on Land Use and Growth Management which issued a report containing over 60 legislative recommendations and authored the states first growth management legislation, (HB 14 and SB 300) which became Act 67 and Act 68 respectively in 2000.
  • Drafted the Commonwealth's first county infrastructure planning legislation for capital improvements relative to containing and managing growth.
  • Drafted amendments affecting growth management to Act 537, Pennsylvania's Sewerage Facilities Act.
  • Budgeting Process/Local Taxes
  • Elimination of Blight/Expedition of Community Revitalization Activities in Neighborhoods
  • Non-Mine Subsidence problems in the Logan section of Philadelphia, which is  destroying a neighborhood with over 3,500 homes
  • Reduced costs and improved service and delivery of gas and water service through the creation of a City owned Gas and Water Authority
  • Creation of Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperative Authority (PICA) to improve Philadelphia's Credit Rating and expand it's Municipal Bond Authority
  • Expansion and Development of the City's port facilities and Naval Yard
  • Investigation of the site selection process for Philadelphia's two new sports stadiums to be constructed for which the state has committed over $160 million  dollars in construction funds
  • School violence in Philadelphia schools
  • Privatization of Philadelphia Airport
  • Improved management practices

K. FLOOD PLAIN/STORM WATER MANAGEMENT

Drafted legislation to expand and improve flood plain zoning and storm water management within the Commonwealth; including funding for storm water management planning and capital construction.

L. LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAX REFORM
Drafted local tax reform proposals:

  • Establishing a centralized tax collection system on a county basis.
  • Eliminating local Act 511 "nuisance" taxes.
  • Increasing municipal revenues from the wage tax while decreasing reliance on municipal and school district property taxes.
  • Providing a municipal services tax for cities with a high percentage of tax-exempt property.

M. STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT REFORM
Drafted legislation to change the current assessment practices in the Commonwealth including uniform rates of assessments, standardized assessment procedures, and mandated education and training of assessors.

N. PITTSBURGH CONVENTION/EXPOSITION CENTER
Supervised a legislative investigation of $30 million in cost overruns caused by construction delays involving the Pittsburgh Convention/Exposition Center and issued a report on same containing recommendations to prevent this from  occurring in the future.

O. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Supervised a legislative investigation of current and past solid waste management practices in Philadelphia and issued a report on same containing recommendations for improvements to make the program environmentally and financially sound.

P. NORTHWEST INCINERATOR

Investigated the Northwest Incinerator in Philadelphia, which was polluting the air and groundwater, and causing cancer in residents living nearby. Within eighteen months of issuing our report, which included findings and recommendations, the incinerator was closed as we recommended.

Q. PUBLIC SAFETY

Studied public safety procedures nationally with respect to improving public safety in urban areas and in Philadelphia, including the "911" emergency response program. Made recommendations for improvements to Philadelphia's system based on our research.

Investigated the feasibility of establishing a Police Review Board in Philadelphia and drafted implementing legislation.

Drafted legislation to allow for the creation of Neighborhood Improvement Districts in Pennsylvania patterned after the highly successful Business Improvement Districts. This included private security in residential and mixed-use areas.

R. PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE

Staffed the Governor's Toll Road Task Force and (1) conducted legislative hearings and (2) assisted in drafting legislation to allow the construction of extensions to the existing Turnpike System, which totaled over $1.5 billion.

S. LONG TERM CARE
Conducted a legislative investigation of Long Term Care Problems in Pennsylvania which concluded would cost over $1 billion to solve. Based on that investigation prepared a series of detailed financial reports, including detailed cost comparative  analyses of long-term care facilities in Pennsylvania, by size, type, and regions of the state which received statewide and national recognition. I also drafted  legislation to implement the report recommendations; and an audio-visual  presentation on our findings. The reports included recommendations and enabling legislation for a new payment system and a statewide $100 million bond issue for safety improvements at nursing homes, which was passed and implemented. The reports were made part of the Congressional Record and requests for same came  from all over the United States including research "Think Tanks" like Stanford  Research institute as well as from libraries at medical schools throughout the United States. The recommendation I made in 1973, are still valid today.

Copies of reports and examples of work available upon request.

DIRECTOR OF CITY PLANNING
CITY OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA

EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY ACTIVITIES
1968 — 1973

GENERAL:

Organized and developed the Department of City Planning. Upon assuming the position in 1968, there was no Department of Planning or staff. Upon leaving, the staff totaled 15, with an annual budget of over $200,000.

RECREATION:

Completed a $10 million Comprehensive Recreation Plan for 1972— 1980.
Supervised the design, funding and construction of two new parks, totaling $1.2 million, with an additional $500,000 in park improvements scheduled for construction upon leaving my position.

LAND USE CONTROLS:

Prepared and administered York's first subdivision regulations with primary emphasis on a newly annexed area of 260 acres.

Assisted in the development of a Historic District Ordinance and the establishment of a Historic District Review Board.

Assisted in the development of a Shade Tree Ordinance, and the establishment of a Shade Tree Commission.

Prepared the work program for revising the City's Zoning Ordinance.

URBAN RENEWAL:

Assisted in the preparation and implementation of the Redevelopment Authority's Urban Renewal Projects as Director for one year, and after 19711 provided technical assistance as required.

FEDERAL AID — STATE AID:

Prepared and updated the City's Workable Program, and prepared funding applications for all City departments totaling over a billion dollars. Programs for which funds were secured included: Urban Renewal, Neighborhood Development (NDP), HUD 701, BOR Recreation, CRP, Sewer and Water, Rodent Control, etc.

HOUSING:

Supervised and closed out a housing rehabilitation project for the Redevelopment Authority while Director.

Assisted in the establishment of a Community Housing Council and a non-profit Housing Development Corporation.

Prepared a Problem Analysis and Overall Program Design for the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, outlining housing problems and socio­economic conditions in the City of York.

Assisted the Housing Authority in the development of their Turnkey Housing Program.

Developed a program for automating the records of the City Enforcement Bureau to ensure a more systematic method of code enforcement.

TRANSPORTATION:

Assisted the York County Planning Commission in the preparation of the area-wide transportation plan (York Area Transportation Study) completed in 1972.

Assisted in the preparation of TOPICS program in cooperation with the York County Planning Commission.

Assisted the York County Planning Commission and consultant involved in the preparation of an area-wide Mass Transit Study.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:

Completed the 1970 Census Analysis and initiated a complete revision of the City's Comprehensive Plan. In the new plan, the format was changed with greater emphasis placed on housing and social and health related problems.
The revised Comprehensive plan was also more management-oriented, with special attention given to the following areas: employment, education, public safety, and economic development.

PUBLIC RELATIONS:

Prepared and presented the City's first public relations program, which included an "Annual Report" and a 25-minute audio-visual presentation, entitled "York Moves into the 70's".

WORK/STUDY PROGRAMS:

Developed and coordinated work-study programs with Pennsylvania State University, Department of Architecture (State College), and Shippensburg and York Colleges.

COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS REGULARLY ASSISTED

York County Housing Council
Housing Development Corporation — Served on first Board of Directors
Community Progress Council York County Health Corporation York County Planning Commission Metropolitan Government Committee
York Recreation Commission Redevelopment Authority Citizens Advisory Committee
York County Coalition — Regional Council
Health Charrette Committee
Task Force II— Health Planning Committee Zoning Board of Adjustment
Historic Board of Review