La Gonave Master Plan 2012

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The ISC La Gonve Master PlanAn Environmental, Economic and Financial Development Plan

By

I S L A N D S O U R C E

C ONSORTIUMLtd. (ISC)

December 2012


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Overview

La Gonve


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Lle de la Gonave


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Respect for Haitis Sovereignty

Under the ISC Master Plan for La

GonveIsland, the Government of

Haiti will continue to own 100% of LaGonveIsland.


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Consistent with Haitis Action Plan forNational Recovery

Use a targeted regional development strategy

Increase Haitis resilience through decentralization of

commerce, industry and infrastructure

Create hundreds of thousands of new jobs for

Haitians Create world-class educational opportunities for

Haitians


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Goals of ISC Plan

Create a new engine for economic growth and prosperity for the people ofHaiti

Create a thriving new environment for commerce, industry and tourism

Create a new eco City of La Gonve

Generate hundreds of thousands of jobs and put Haiti on a new path torecovery

Create a La Gonve revenues plan with funds going to reinvestment in LaGonve and to GoH

Create a template for development in other parts of Haiti


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Unique Attributes of La Gonve Island

1. Capability for deep water port.

2. Proximity to the Windward Passage, the

worlds busiest sea lane

3. The current widening of the Panama Canal

by 2014 makes the Island an ideal location

for a global trans-shipment port.

4. Excellent location for international airport

hub for the Americas.

5. Effective natural protection provided by the

mainland mountains functions as a

hurricane screen.


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Size of La Gonve Island vs. Other Islands

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Martinique St. Lucia Grenada St. Kitts and Nevis La Gonave Sinagpore Hong Kong

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Singapore


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GNP (billions)

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Martinique St. Lucia Grenada St. Kitts and Nevis La Gonave Sinagpore Hong Kong

(6.1) (0.81) (0.31) (?.??)

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Why a Master Plan?

With

Ad-hoc development

Unknowns for developerslimit investment

No land rights for local

population

Unbalanced irregular

growth

Lacks protection for natural

resources

Without

Integrated development

Developers know thecontext of their

environment

Land rights established for

local population

Balanced planned growth

Natural resource protection

planned from the beginning


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Principles of the Master Plan

Port and Infrastructure District (PID)

Green Energy Technologies

World Class eco City of La Gonve

Balance between development and ecologicalrestoration


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Principles of Master Plan (cont)

Comprehensive transportation system

Island-wide tram system

New island ferry network

Respect and support for the cultural and artistic

heritage of the Haitian people (Artist Town)

An inclusive planning process that encompassesall stakeholders


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Port Infrastructure District (PID)

A wholly owned Unit of the Haitian Government

Has its own Charter approved by GoH

Responsible for finance, management, operationsand land tenure

Revenue bond issuing authority throughInternational Community (i.e. Diaspora bonds)


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Structure of PID

Government of Haiti

Port Infrastructure District

(PID)

Owns

Manages

Finance ManagementLand

TenureOperations


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Finance: BOT example

Infrastructure

company

develops port

PID grants

development rights

Builds$$$

Port fully operational

with steady client

base

Transfers toPID $$$

Rights

Operates

PID

Bonds $$

GoH

Build Operate Transfer (BOT)


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Master Plan Development: Phase I

Level I landuse suitability analysis

Generate slope mapSource 10 meter Digital Elevation Model

Map out developable land


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Locate anchor landuses based onphysiographic of land and access to deepwater

Trans-shipment port Cruise port

Airport

Designate other land-use districts based onrelative location, physiography and proximityto water


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Master Plan Development: Landuse districts


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Overlay Landuse map to get developable land for each class

Use No. Description Total Area

Hectares

Total Area

Acres

Useable Area

Acres

Useable

Pct.

1 Industrial Zone 2,968 19,208 17,060 87.3%

2 International Airport 1,277 3,129 2,940 93.2%

3 Cruise Port & Harbor Village 1910 4711 4,576 97.1%

4 Resort 9,702 23,137 18,708 82.4%

5 Town Center 7,542 18,638 14,926 83.1%

6 Residential Resort 3,511 8,675 6,731 77.6%

7 Village Towns 1214 3000 1,805 60.1%

8 Village Residential 8,318 20,552 16,574 80.7%

9 Open Space 25,850 63,877 6,908 10.8%

Totals 67,229 166,128 90,229 54.3%


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Estimate employment, visitation and residence


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Estimated Revenues (PID)

Year 5 Year 10 Year 15 Year 20

$412.45M $824.90M $1,237.36M $1,649.81M


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Distribution of PID Revenues

Entity Percent

GoH Central Government 33

GoH PID (for La Gonve reinvestment) 53

GoH Education fund 04

GoH Workforce Development 04

GoH Support for the Arts 02

Ecological Restoration 02Farming & Fisheries Support 02

Total 100%


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ISC revenues as Master DeveloperISC Task ISC Revenue Investment By PID

Reimburseable

Remarks

1. La Gonave Master

Plan

PM fee + third party

costs & exp.

ISC investor Infrastructure &

restoration plan

Reimbursement out of first bond

sale

1. PID Master

Infrastructure &

Financial Plan

PM fee + third party

costs & exp.

ISC investor 100% Reimbursement out of first bond

sale

1. LG Financial

Development Plan

PM fee + third partycosts

& exp.

ISC investor Infrastructure &

restoration plan

Reimbursement out of first bond

sale

1. PID Operating Plan PM fee + third party

costs & exp.

ISC investor 100% Reimbursement out of first bond

sale

Master DeveloperPhase I - Development Fee

- Participation

- Sublease Fee

- users

-users investors

- ISC investors

By project at

project

stabilization

Define development phases so

users inv. & ISC inv. Is near 5050.

Infrastructure

Phase I

- Development Fee

- Participation

- Sublease Fee

- users

- users investors

- ISC investors

100% Same as above

Land DevelopmentPhase I - Development Fee

- Participation

- Sublease Fee

- users

- users investors

- ISC investors

No Same as above

Utilities & restoration - Development Fee - users

- users investors

- ISC investors

Partial Charges based on Capital Recovery

assessment.

Vertical Development Joint

Venture

- Development Fee

- Asset Mgmt. Fee

- Participation

- users

- users investors

- ISC investors

No Defined exit plan for JV.

PID Operating Phase - Management Fee

- Asset Mgmt. Fee.

- Sublease Fee

- Participation

- users

- third party

developers.

- PID bond issues

Varies When majority of Phase I stabilized,

PID becomes self sufficient.

New development Management Fee

- Asset Manage Fee.

- Sublease Fee

- Participation

- users

- third party

developers.

- PID bond issues

varies Same as above

Infrastructure & restoration Management Fee

- Asset Management Fee.

- PID Excess

revenue

- PID bond issues

From capital

recovery &

assessment fees.

Could include BOT for infrastructure

expansion


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Develop an island-wide transportation system

concept plan

Create a system with multimodel

transportation.


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Master Plan Components

An industrial trans-shipment container port

A world class City of La Gonve

A cruise port with a retail resort

center

A central power plant, including a

renewable energy park

A manufacturing and

distribution center


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Post-Panamax Ships


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Caribbean Shipping Triangle


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La Gonve Cruise Port

Courtesy of Suisman Urban Designs


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Renewable Energy Park

Ocean thermal

WindBio-fuel

Waste to energy

Solar


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Master Plan Components (cont)

An international business and citycenter

General and specialty hospitals

Resort housing, hotels, golf

and marinas

Housing in multiple villages forlocal and mainland workers who wantto live on the Island


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Master Plan Components (cont)

An international airport with

maintenance and jet fuelfacilities

Ecological restoration

Transportation: island-wide light

rail & ferry system

Schools and community churches


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ISC Management Plan

GoH Advisory

Committee

ISC Executive CommitteeSean Ahearn, Edmond Heraux, Frantz Reid, Richard Boncy &

Doug Suisman

Project Director

Sean Ahearn

Planning Team

Real Estate

Mike Robbins

Charles Fombrun

PlanningDoug Suisman,(Master Planner)

Marc Andre

JoaquinQuinonero

FinanceEdmond Heraux

Alan Hembel

General Counsel

Frantz Reid

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Supporting Studies

La Gonave

Liason

Louis Elneus

HousingMarc Andre

Antonio Rodrigez

Jose Del Rio

Gerard Fombrun

Ecological Restoration

Steven Apfelbaum , AES

Teresa Vilarino

PID

Gene Schiller

Edmond Heraux

Other Studies

Fishery & Ag

Eric Heraux

Labor &Commerce

Herve Denis


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ISC Team

Gene Schiller Eric Heraux Teresa Vilarino

Richard Boncy Edmond Heraux Sean Ahearn Herve DenisMike Robbins

Charles Fombrun Doug SuismanMarc Andre Gerard Fombrun

Alan Hembel


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Next Steps

Government of Haiti (GoH) MOU with ISC for path forward for La Gonve Plan

Establish the La Gonve Working Group (LGWG) with goal of creating anisland-wide Port-infrastructure district (PID)

Designate ISC as the Master Developer

Island Source Consortium (ISC) Manage the LGWG and guide toward legislation for La Gonave PID

Establish Land Tenure for the Island

Identify anchor shipping line for trans-shipment port (ISC)

MOU between ISC and Shipping Line Capitalize ISC with first $2M

Investment Group

Obtain funding/support from International agencies (i.e. IDB, OPIC etc.)

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