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.