ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

CHRIS BORTZ, Chair TUESDAY

LESLIE GHIZ, Vice-Chair NOVEMBER 24, 2009

JEFF BERDING, Member 1:00 P.M.

DAVID CROWLEY, Member COUNCIL CHAMBERS

CECIL THOMAS, Member ROOM 300

ROXANNE QUALLS, Member

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Kathy Calloway

Clerk to the Committee

A G E N D A

1-200901398 MOTION, dated 10/7/2009 submitted by Councilmember Bortz, that a

text amendment be drafted to amend section 1449-01 of the zoning

code in order to remove appeals to Council.

2-200901544 COMMUNICATION, submitted by Councilmember Chris Bortz,

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, This Memorandum of Understanding

(this "MOU") is entered into as of the day of October, 2009 by

and between the City of Cincinnati, a municipal corporation

existing under the laws of Ohio (the "City"), and Queensgate

Terminals, LLC, and Ohio limited liability company

("Queensgate"), regarding the acquisition, construction,

development, use and operation of a public port facility on the

Ohio River in Cincinnati for the Mutual benefit of the City and

Queensgate. The City and Queensgate are sometimes individually

referred to as a Party" and collectively referred to as the

"Parties".

3-200900322 REPORT, dated 3/10/2009 submitted by Milton Dohoney, Jr., City

Manager, regarding a Motion dated 12/17/2008 submitted by

Councilmember Thomas, that the City Administration research and

report back to City Council on the possibility of implementing

an MBE/WBE Program based on the results of the Croson Study,

which showed disparate treatment of minority owned businesses in

the allocation of development contracts in the City of

Cincinnati.

4-200801086 MOTION, dated 9/8/2008 submitted by Councilmembers Qualls,

Bortz, Berding, Monzel, Cole and Vice Mayor Crowley, for the

purpose of responding to requests from the Mt. Washington

community - its community council and residents - and assessing

the feasibility of implementing traffic calming measures for

Beechmont Avenue: We move that the administration provide to

Council a timeline and a budget for implementation of traffic

calming measures along Beechmont Avenue from the City

corporation line near Elstun Road to the corporation line near

Burney Lane. Such measures could include: landscaped medians,

crosswalks, dedicated bicycle lanes, traffic signals, on-street

parking, reduced target speeds, and the application of

roundabouts. The administration shall provide Council with a

timeline and budget for a implementing these improvements over

the next five biennial budgets. We further move that the

administration provide to Council a timeline and a budget that

prioritizes implementation of traffic calming measures,

including on-street parking and reduced speeds, in the Mt.

Washington business district. The administration should provide

estimates for inclusion of these measures in the 2009/2010

budget. (STATEMENT ATTACHED)

5-200901151 MOTION, submitted by Councilmember Qualls, Streets are the

public living room of a community. If designed for people and

community they create the public spaces that create neighborhood

identity and character and support economic activity and social

interaction. The City of Cincinnati's Streets Policy should

support economic and social development and improve the

character and identity of neighborhoods by providing more

transportation options and creating more user-friendly streets;

and promoting transportation solutions that complement the

context of the community and better integrate land use and

transportation investments. Using funds previously allocated in

the 2009-2010 budget passed in December 2008 for the

Neighborhood Transportation Strategies and Innovative

Transportation Strategies projects, the Department of

Transportation and Engineering (DOTE) is now preparing a

citywide streets policy. WE MOVE that DOTE develop a Complete

Streets/Great Streets policy that incorporates the following

guiding principles and practices so that transportation

improvements are planned, designed, and constructed to encourage

walking, bicycling and transit use while promoting safe

operations for all users and facilitate placemaking. (BALANCE OF

MOTION ON FILE)

6-200901566 COMMUNICATION, dated 11/11/2009, submitted by Councilmember

Bortz, from Scott R. Snyder, regarding Notification of Proposed

Performance Location.

S U P P L E M E N T A L A G E N D A

7-200901567 COMMUNICATION, dated 11/17/2009, submitted by Councilmember

Bortz, from Kevin Flynn, regarding Concerning Memorandum of

Understanding with Queensgate Terminals.