Oakley Community Council Minutes

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November 2024 General Meeting Minutes

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:35:52 GMT

Minutes for the 2024 November meeting of the Oakley Community Council

October 2024 Meeting Minutes

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:27:10 GMT

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March 2024 Meeting MInutes

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Attached are the meeting minutes from March of 2024 - they're in our google drive, let us know if they don't work!

February 2024 Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:57:54 GMT

January 2024 Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:54:00 GMT

November 2023 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:03:47 GMT

October 2023 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:40:31 GMT

September 2023 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:39:11 GMT

May 2023 Meeting Minutes (Final)

Joe Groh — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 18:06:26 GMT

June 2023 Meeting Minutes Approved

Joe Groh — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:34:47 GMT

April 2023 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:33:49 GMT

March 2023 Meeting Minutes

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:52:47 GMT

Minutes as approved from the March 7th Meeting

02-16-2023 Meeting Minutes

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:48:31 GMT

Feb Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

02-07-2023 Meeting Minutes

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:39:20 GMT

Minutes from our Feb 7th Meeting at our Google Drive

01-19-2023 Minutes

Joe Groh — Fri, 10 Feb 2023 11:46:56 GMT

01-10-2023 Minutes

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11-1-2022 General Meeting Minutes

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10-20-2022 Meeting Minutes

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10-04-2022 Meeting Minutes

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09-15-2022 Meeting Minutes

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09-06-2022 Meeting Minutes

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08-18-2022 Meeting Minutes

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08-02-2022 Meeting Minutes

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06-07-2022 Meeting Minutes

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05-03-2022 Meeting Minutes

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04-05-2022 Meeting Minutes

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04-21-2022 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 16:10:36 GMT

03-01-2022 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Tue, 03 May 2022 11:30:24 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

March 1^st, 2022 7PM

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Until otherwise noted, all Oakley Community Council Meetings will be conducted online, via the Zoom virtual conference tool. You can find full virtual/online meeting details on the homepage of our website, www.oakleynow.com.

AGENDA

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

Present: Jason, Joe, Colleen, Evan, Paige, Mallory, Kenny, Troy, Jon, Seth (Sandy not present)

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Capt. Joe Desmond
o run volume is consistent from last year - 181 for the month of Feb
o interrupted by a fire run; presentation attached at the end of these minutes
o
· Cincinnati Police Depart – Officer Barry
o 400% increase in robberies over last month; targeting folks leaving cars open while making multiple trips. all in a consistent area (back of parking lots at big box stores)
o violent crime down
o increased crime involving mail drop boxes at post office and check fraud.
o significant reports of Oakley pot holes improves odds of them being repaired
· CRC – Blake Williams
o goal is to move CRC meeting back to Rec Center in April
o Summer day camp is already filled
o Youth to work teen program is up and running
o Minicamp on 3/7, and then for spring break.
o work is ongoing about new build at Rec Center; vote is scheduled for Weds 3/2
o community clean up day is going to be Saturday 4/16
o Rec Center will be following city’s cue for mask mandates
· Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
o BoE hired a new superintendent on 2/27 - probably begins in May
o Summer scholars for any student in 1-6 grade - 190 kids so far signed up.
o Expansion begins for HPS this summer hopefully - double cafeteria, new classrooms, new gym, new STEAM room, etc etc. Significant school improvement
▪ essentially 100 new spots for the school
o Upcoming presentation of the expansion at future OCC meeting.

Guests

· Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) – Alona Ballard
o Org dedicated to advocating for people for fair housing processes, to answer questions about housing, etc
o offers to come speak/work with community groups on housing topics
· Dewey’s Pizza Run to Raise Dough – Stephanie McCall
o community charity running event in Oakley to raise money for Cincy Children’s Hospital
o looking for community partners
o targeting a Sunday morning
· Gavi Begtrup – State Rep Candidate
o running for State Rep; districts are still up in the air

Real Estate Development:

· 3033 Jared Ellis Drive – McBride Dale Associates (Anne McBride)
o Lot 5 of CastFab subdivision
o Currently vacant, most intense zoning the city has. Development would require a zone-map amendment - looking at 94 town-homeiminiums (owners own the property)
o anticipated price of units is around $500,000
o work to integrate with master plan and to look at traffic considerations
o questions about size and affordability, and costs of building, etc
Oakley Rec Center Updates
City council voted to allocate the final 2 million for our Rec Center renovation. This helps CRC begin to engage with us about actual plans, which helps us begin to leverage partners financially to increase the cost of the project. Project is complicated, but movement is now forward. Goal is to still interact with fundraising organization.

OCC Committees/Projects:

· NBDIP Project Selection [VOTE]
o (Joe Groh) - form for voting on the projects in the chat of the meeting. 3 submissions for project
▪ seasonal banners to lamp posts
▪ grates on tree wells
▪ clean up Allston st and make it more pedestrian friendly
o basic application must be submitted by 4 pm on Friday 3/4. Encouraging people to vote for tonight.
· Discussion about returning to in person meetings for April
o no masks required per city/rec center rules
o work on a virtual option to see if it can be done, check on child care.
· concerns about immune-compromised folks and their abilities to attend.
· some potential for broadcasting on FB live to be a middle ground

Approve Meeting Minutes – Jason Wilcoxon

· 02/01
· 02/17
· Motioned by Jason Wilcoxon, seconded by Evan
o rollcall vote 9-0
o (kenny abstained)

Financial Report – Joe Groh

• see attached

• 22k in deposits last month

• report tabled until 3rd Thursday meeting

Evan’s last meeting and conversation

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on March 24th

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on April 5th

Adjourn Meeting

CFD Presentation:

• (Run totals ENGINE 31- 181 March YTD 405 TRUCK 31- 127 YTD 193)

• Discuss trend info Fairly consistent with 2021

• March 2022 …. Main Topics:

02-01-2022 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Tue, 03 May 2022 11:29:30 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

February 1^st, 2022 7:00 PM

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AGENDA

Present: Colleen, Mallory, Joe, Jason, Troy, Kenny, Seth, Jon, Sandy, Evan

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Police Depart – Officer Barry
o 2nd month in a row with high rate of stolen cars
o concern about weather; encouraged to stay home
o CPD website/social media as a good resource for weather related info.

Guests:

· Judge Rickell Howard Smith
o candidate for Juvenile Court Judge
o Rickellforjudge.com

OCC 2022 Update – Colleen Reynolds

• Andrew Bernier has stepped off our council which means we have a vacancy for a 3 year term, considering open nominations and people interested can email Colleen directly

• goal of going back to in person meetings full time in April; potentially 3rd Thursday meeting in March would be in person for the board.

• Third Thursday agenda will be configuring agendas for 2022

• Third Thursday in March will adjust to accommodate for St. Patrick’s Day and light attendance

• Questions about events and planning for the year to be discussed at Third Thursday meeting.

OCC Committees/Projects:

· NBDIP – Joe Groh
o Process kicks off now; significant funding source for OCC over the years.
o Joe is soliciting ideas for us to submit; decisions will have to be made at our Mar 1 meeting.
o Anyone is allowed to vote or submit ideas
o after pre-app, a more robust process kicks in
o https://oakleynow.com/NBDIP-Process for more details
· Wayfinding Signage – Joe Groh
o signage preferences were passed on to the city. signage was discussed at Jan 20 meeting;
o Business committee is working to ensure information and reliability of signage
o DOTE is working on project with us/currently
o expectation of finalization for information in the summer
o https://oakleynow.com/Wayfinding-Signage
· 3 projects submitted for CBR (Community Budget Request)
o Stairs connecting Oakley playground to Kilbourne was approved - project is going out to bid.

Approve Meeting Minutes (TBD)

· January 20th
o motion to approve minutes as sent by email, by Joe. seconded by mallory
▪ 4 abstain, 6 yes

Financial Report – Joe Groh

• no big financials news; should be some checks waiting at our mailbox

• Motion: approve financial report as submitted by Jason. Seconded by Seth.

• unanimous approval

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on February 17th via Zoom

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on March 1^st – TBD

Adjourn Meeting

motion to adjourn unanimously approved

April Third Thursday Meeting MInutes

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:10:57 GMT

Approved minutes from Third Thursday Meeting in April April Third Thursday

April General Meeting Minutes

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:04:29 GMT

Approved minutes from the April 2022 Meeting April 2022 Meeting Minutes

01-20-2022 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 15:36:57 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

January 20th, 2022 7:00 PM

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Minutes

Board Attendance

· Present: Joe, Kenny, Mallory, Paige, Jason, Seth, Troy
· Absent: Colleen, Jon, Sandy, Evan

OCC Committee/Project Updates:

· Vision Zero 2022 – Joe/Paige [VOTE: 1/28 Deadline]
o Discussion on the 6 suggestions submitted
o Voted for top 2 priorities:
· #1 Madison/Oakley Square
· #2 Brotherton Rd Corridor (Madison – Sherel)
· Wayfinding Signage Discussion – Joe
o Joell/DOTE video presentation of options.
o Poll taken to determine board preferences
· Map layout preference
· Smaller/Actual Orientation - 2
· Larger, vertical map – 6
· Two sided sign, map on one side, history of other – 8 yes
· Physical sign design
· 1 - Single post, business vertical on side of map - 1
· 2a - Double post, smaller map with pop-out - 1
· 2b - Double post, larger map, grill at bottom - 2
· 2c - Double post, larger map, no grill - 4
· Paxton Intersection – Joe
o Brian Williams had asked 2 questions about Paxton Intersection, looking for board’s general preference
o Duke wood poles on the north side between Drakewood and Isabella.
· If Duke will not relocate the poles, they will be right in the middle of the proposed walk.
· DOTE plans to push Duke to relocate but it is not guaranteed.
· We could remove the two on-street parking spaces on Paxton and widen the sidewalk even more to provide more pedestrian space around the existing poles.
· Thoughts from the CC on removing the two on-street parking spaces?
· Board had no objections, as long as Businesses ok
o Who maintains the landscaped island on Wasson, created by the slip lane from Paxton.
· Not OCC jurisdiction, must be Hp
· NBDIP FY2023 Announcement/Timeline – Joe
o Start thinking of project ideas
o https://oakleynow.com/NBDIP-Process

Discussion:

· 2022 Board Goals – Colleen – Colleen absent, tabled until February

Adjourn Meeting

01-04-2022 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 13:36:23 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

January 4th, 2022 7:00 PM

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Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

· Present: Colleen, Evan, Joe, Jason, Kenny, Andrew, Paige, Seth, Mallory, Sandy
· Absent: Troy, Jon

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Capt. Joe Desmond
o n/a
· Cincinnati Police Depart – Officer Barry
o Arrest made in IHOP incident
o Be aware: 3 cases where individuals were approached, their key taken & car taken.
o Theft & shoplifting down
o Link to Stats
· CRC – Blake Williams
o Aprina (did Krogers Christmas concert) performed for seniors at the center
o Will be resource for CPS remote learning
o Looking to hire, working on calendar of events
o Wanted to be involved with beautification team.
· Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
o CPS staffing is low district wide, HPS ok currently
o Expansion team is proceeding with planning, groundbreaking hopefully spring 2023
o Summer scholar program – June 1^st thru June 28^th. K-^, currently enrolled
· Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o n/a

Announcement of Officers:

· Election held during board meeting prior to public meeting (6:45)
· President: Colleen Reynolds
· Vice President: Evan Nolan
· Treasurer: Joe Groh
· Secretary: Jason Wilcoxon

Real Estate Development:

· Dewey’s Corporate, Oakley Square – Chuck Lipp & Team [VOTE]
o Link to presentation
o Discussion about the new parking spots being provided behind the store.
o Chuck Lipp, newer to his role, apologized for not being aware of the Tap & Screw situation details in the previous meeting.
o Motion: 1.Dewey's: Sec. 1425-15 part C - Special Exception - Section 1425-15 part C prohibits required parking in remote locations exceeding 600’ from the edge of the subject parcel. Motion to approve variance of the 600 foot limitation to the parking requirement.
o Motion by: Joe
o Seconded: Seth
o Vote: Yes - 7 No - 3 Abstain - Absent - 2
· 4016 Allston – Renewal of Prior Approval [VOTE]
o Requested variance was approved in 2018
o Timeline has lapsed, looking to renewing the variance
o Motion: To approve the variance request as approved by the board in 2018
o Motion by: Paige
o Seconded: Mallory
o Vote: Yes - 10 No - Abstain - Absent - 2

OCC Committees/Projects:

· Light Up Oakley 2021 Winners – Joe Groh
o Best Street/Block – 34^th
o Best Traditional
§ 1^st: Santa’s Flying Pig
§ 2^nd: Miracle on 34^th Street
o Best Theme
§ 1^st: Wild Winter Wonder Corner
§ 2^nd: Abominable Snowman
o Griswold Award:
§ 1^st: Clark’s at It Again
§ 2^nd: Wild Winter Wonder Corner
o Best Outdoor Display:
§ Making Spirits Bright (Roher Insurance)
o Best Window Display:
§ Flaggs USA
· Vision Zero 2022 – Joe Groh (1/28 Deadline)
o Please review the suggestion to date (existing suggestions), make any suggestions you may have (Make suggestion)
o Be prepared to vote at Jan 20^th meeting
o Final submission due to city by 4pm Jan 28th
· NBDSG – Joe Groh (2/4 Deadline)
o Full information and timelines here:
https://choosecincy.com/neighborhood-services/neighborhood-business-district-support-grants-nbdsg/
· Pedestrian Tunnel – Joe Groh & Colleen Reynolds
o Follow-up conversations ongoing with Woolpert Engineering on their design efforts

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

o Motion to approve by: Jason
o Seconded: Andrew
o Vote: Yes - 10 No - Abstain - Absent - 2

Andrew Bernier announced that he will be moving out of Oakley and unfortunately will be resigning after only 1 meeting.

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on January 20^th via Zoom

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on February 1^st – TBD

Adjourn Meeting

12-07-2021 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 13:34:27 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

December 7th, 2021 7:00 PM

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Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

· In Attendance: Colleen, Evan, Jason, Joe, Dan, Kenny, Mallory, Seth, Paige. Jon (late), Troy (late), Sandy (late)
· Absent:

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Capt. Joe Desmond
o Link to Fire Update: CFD Dec Notes
o 251 responses, ladder 159
· Cincinnati Police Depart – Officer Barry
o Link to CPD stats: CPD Dec Stats
· CRC – Blake Williams
o New to Oakley, 25^th year with CRC, previous PR, Madisonville, North Avondale, Hirsch
· Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
o n/a
· Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o n/a

Guests:

· Christmas Concert at Oakley Kroger – Aprina Johnson
o Concert Dec 21^st, 5-8 pm

Farewell to outgoing Trustee Dan Krohn

OCC Board Election:

· Jason Wilcoxon
· Seth Shaifer
· Kenny McNutt
· Andrew Bernier

Real Estate Development:

· Dewey’s Corporate, Oakley Square – Chuck Lipp & Team
o Dewey’s is looking to purchase the property at 3061 Madison Rd, and use it for their corporate office.
o There are not sufficient parking places there, but they are looking to add spaces behind your current Oakley Square location.
o These spots are further than the 600 foot requirement in the zoning code, would need a variance.
o There was discussion about Dewey’s role in the Tap & Screw issue several years back.
o Dewey’s was going to develop more details for their request and come back to the January 4^th meeting.
o Link to presentation.
· New Oakley Station Development – Mark Hemberger [Potential Vote – Amend PD]
o Link to presentation
o Looking to develop a similar concept to Covington Yard, on vacant property just west of the Anthem building in Oakley Station.
o Need a change to the existing Planned Development (PD) to allow for commercial vs. office usage.
o Motion: Motion to support a Major Amendment to the Concept Plan for PD #64 to allow for the site , which was originally designated for office use, to be developed as an eating and outdoor entertainment venue.
o Motion to approve: Seth
o Seconded: Jason
o Vote: Yes - 10 No- 0 Abstain- 2 Absent-
· Romana & 2094 Madison Site – Josh Pedoto [Potential Vote – Variances]
o Link to presentation
o There are several variances being requested, several involved variances to the Urban Overlay district.
§ Support for a Use Variance for the demolition of a building within the Urban Design Overlay District, that has not been ordered demolished by the Director of Buildings and Inspections.
§ Support for a Conditional Use for the ground-floor residential uses.
§ Support for a Numerical Variance of two (2) for the three (3) proposed principal structures on a single lot, in excess of the one (1) permitted.
§ Support for a Dimensional Variance of 24’ for the proposed 1’ setback on the northwest.
§ Support for a Special Exception to reduce the Buffer Yard to 1’ (a 14’ Variance) for the first 52’ of the property facing Romana Place.
§ Support for a Special Exception to allow Ground Floor Transparency below 70% along Madison Road and 50% along Romana Place
o Single motion to approve all the variance requests as presented
o Motion to approve: Paige
o Seconded: Dan
o Vote: Yes - 8 No- 4 Abstain- 0 Absent- 0
· Rookwood Commons Phase 3 – Dutch Cambruzzi [Potential Vote – Variances]
o Working on Phase 3 of their project on Edwards.
o Variance requests are similar to this requested & approved for Phase 1 and 2
o Variance requests:
§ Support for a Use Variance for the demolition of a building within the Urban Design Overlay District, that has not been ordered demolished by the Director of Buildings and Inspections.
§ Support for a Conditional Use for the ground-floor residential uses.
§ Support for a Numerical Variance of two (2) for the three (3) proposed principal structures on a single lot, in excess of the one (1) permitted.
§ Support for a Dimensional Variance of 24’ for the proposed 1’ setback on the northwest.
§ Support for a Special Exception to reduce the Buffer Yard to 1’ (a 14’ Variance) for the first 52’ of the property facing Romana Place.
§ Support for a Special Exception to allow Ground Floor Transparency below 70% along Madison Road and 50% along Romana Place
o Motion to vote on each item individually
o Motion to approve: Seth
o Seconded: Joe
o Vote: all items were passed by 12-0 vote.

OCC Committees/Projects:

· Light Up Oakley 2021 – Joe Groh
o Continue to promote!
· Vision Zero 2022 – Joe Groh
o We are soliciting input for projects for the next iteration of Vision Zero funding.
· Officer Elections Timing – Colleen Reynolds
o Will be held 4 January

Approve Meeting Minutes

· November 18^th
· Motion to approve: Joe
· Seconded: Mallory
· Vote: Yes - 9 No- Abstain- 3 Absent-

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Motion to approve: Jason
· Seconded: Joe
· Vote: Yes - 12 No- 0 Abstain- Absent-

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting – Cancelled

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, January 4^th via Zoom

Adjourn Meeting

11-02-2021 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:37:12 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

November 2nd, 2021 7:00 PM

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Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions:

Present: Colleen, Evan, Jason, Joe, Paige, Kenny, Mallory, Dan, Sandy, Seth (late 7:12, left early), Jon (late 7:09), Troy
Absent:

Community Partners:

Cincinnati Fire Department – Capt. Joe Desmond
n/a
Cincinnati Police Depart – Officer Barry
Thefts, assaults up slightly
Be aware with holidays coming – thefts from porches, vehicles, parking lots
Urban Air shooting – still under investigation
Pedestrian in wheel chair hit – no life-threatening injuries
Question – best way to handle encountering some breaking into car:
§ Call 911, don’t confront, if drive up on it as a single female – keep going
CRC – Blake Williams
o n/a
· Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
o n/a
· Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o n/a

Guests:

· Paxton Intersection Update – DOTE (Bryan Williams)
o Was already scheduled to be rehabilitated, so they added to infrastructure fund grant application
o DOTE is aware on ongoing construction & schedules
o Ohio Public Works grant applied for on this too
o Likely to start construction in 2023
o Both traffic signals to be rebuilt & retimed
o Early spring target for getting into deeper design
· Oakley Wayfinding Signage Update – DOTE (Joell Angel-Chumbley), Jeff Stein
o Discussion of signage locations and design alternatives
o Civic brand vs OCC brand vs app branding
§ Signs take existing signage as basic palette
o Discussion of location of sign on eastern end
§ Closer to start of business district?
§ Where is most pedestrian density?
o Map on both sides? Map on one side, history on other?
o Color themes?
o Update on damaged sign
§ No maintenance agreement, will to fund it
§ DOTE to get us an estimate to replace

Real Estate Development:

· n/a

OCC Committees/Projects:

· n/a

Approve Meeting Minutes

· October 5^th
· Motion – Joe
· Seconded – Paige
· Votes: Yes: 9 No: 0 Abstain: 1 Absent: 2

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Motion – Jason
· Seconded – Dan
· Votes: Yes: 10 No: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 2

New Business:

· OCC ELECTION REMINDER

· Next Third Thursday Meeting – November 18th TBD

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, December 7th via Zoom

Adjourn Meeting

10-5-2021 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:10:09 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

October 5th, 2021 7:00 PM

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Minutes

Trustee Introductions/Attendance:

· Present: Colleen, Evan, Jason, Joe, Dan, Seth, Paige, Sandy
· Joined late: Jon (7:35), Kenny (7:20)
· Absent: Troy, Mallory

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Capt. Joe Desmond
o Newly promoted Captain
o Check smoke detectors, have backup batteries
o Family emergency meeting places and safety practices
§ Be able know who might be missing and where in the house they may be
· CPD & CRC – Absent for National Night Out
· Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
o n/a
· Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o n/a

Guests:

· Kurt Grossman – Candidate, Cincinnati City Council
· Stacey Smith – Candidate, Cincinnati City Council

Real Estate Development:

· 3136 Madison Proposed Dental Office – Dr. Blomer, Adam Clark, Bill Baker (MSA Architects) - [VOTE]
· Review of the presentation provided in September
· Motion #1 – Seth: 3136 Madison Rd - Motion to support the variance reducing the parking requirement from 34 spaces (required per the zoning code) to 19 parking spaces
o Seconded: Joe
o Vote: Yes- 10 No- 0 Abstain- 0 Absent- 2
· Motion #2 – Seth: 3136 Madison Rd - Motion to support the zoning variance for a 10% reduction in the required ground floor transparency at the primary façade. Zoning code requires 80%, the plans call to provide 70%.
o Seconded: Joe
o Vote: Yes- 10 No- 0 Abstain- 0 Absent- 2

OCC Committees/Projects:

· Beautification:
o Oakley Square Lighting Contract – Sandy [VOTE]
o Motion to approve contract with Xtreme Pressurized Cleaning DBA Curb Appeal Pros, in the amount of $4,500.00, to pay for installation and maintenance of holiday lights on Oakley Square
§ Motion by: Sandy
§ Seconded: Paige
§ Vote: Yes – 10 No – 0 Absent - 2
· Jason Wilcoxon - Yes
· Joe Groh - Yes
· Dan Krohn - Yes
· Evan Nolan - Yes
· Sandra Gross - Yes
· Jon Bernier - Yes
· Paige Scheidler - Yes
· Seth Shaifer - Yes
· Colleen Reynolds - Yes
· Kenny McNutt - Yes
o Oaktober Cleanup Recap – Paige/Mallory
§ 29 volunteers
§ 170+ pounds of trash
§ Thanks to Doug Storer (Roher Insurance) for water donation
§ Expenses, signs, etc.: $327 (approved up to $500)
o 2021 Light Up Oakley Holiday Lights Contest Update & Funding Request – Joe [VOTE]
§ Discussed key dates and approved request for funds
· November 20th thru December 18th for nominations
· Covers the three major holiday celebrations/seasons:
o Hannukah: Nov 28th – Dec 6th
o Traditional Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years
o Kwanzaa: Dec 26th – Jan 1st
· Voting enabled in the app/online – Dec 2nd – 31st
· Winners Announced at Jan 4th OCC meeting
· New app link: lights.oakleynow.com
· Emphasis on participation – target 75% of residences with some display
· Encourage neighbors to reach out and help others
§ Motion text - authorize the lights committee up to $2800 to spent on gifts and prizes.
§ Motion by: Joe
§ Seconded: Paige
§ Vote: Yes – 10 No – 0 Absent - 2
· Jason Wilcoxon - Yes
· Joe Groh - Yes
· Dan Krohn - Yes
· Evan Nolan - Yes
· Sandra Gross - Yes
· Jon Bernier - Yes
· Paige Scheidler - Yes
· Seth Shaifer - Yes
· Colleen Reynolds - Yes
· Kenny McNutt - Yes
· 2021 NBDSF Funding – Joe [VOTE]
o Motion to approve the following NBDSF funding request allocation: 1) $50 for CNBDU Membership Fees. 2) $1,450 for Landscaping & Beautification. 3) $2,000 for membership
o Motion by: Joe
o Seconded: Seth
o Vote: Yes – 10 No – 0 Absent - 2
§ Jason Wilcoxon - Yes
§ Joe Groh - Yes
§ Dan Krohn - Yes
§ Evan Nolan - Yes
§ Sandra Gross - Yes
§ Jon Bernier - Yes
§ Paige Scheidler - Yes
§ Seth Shaifer - Yes
§ Colleen Reynolds - Yes
§ Kenny McNutt - Yes
· Tunnel Project Update – Joe/Colleen
o Woolpert selected as firm to do design
o No longer under Non-disclosure
o There will be at least one public meeting where design details be shared.
o Goal is to have ready to submit funding requests in Jun 2022
· CBR Project Approval Update – Joe
o If you recall, last fall we submitted 3 projects for consideration for funding in the FY 2022-2023 Biennial Budget (Community Budget Request/CBR) cycle.
§ 1. Sewer line repair (33rd/Eileen)
§ 2. Install tree well grates
§ 3. Repair of stairs from end of Kilbourne into Oakley Playground.
o #3 was approved!
o Details around timing will be forthcoming

Approve Meeting Minutes - September 16^th

· Motion – Joe
· Seconded: Dan
· Vote: Yes- 8 No- 0 Abstain- 2 Absent- 2

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Motion – Joe
· Seconded: Dan
· Vote: Yes- 10 No- 0 Abstain- 0 Absent- 2

New Business:

· OCC ELECTION REMINDER
· Next Third Thursday Meeting – October 21^st
o Discussion about having meeting in person without providing online option
o Meeting format to be forthcoming
· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, November 2nd via Zoom

Adjourn Meeting

09-07-2021 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:31:43 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

September 7th, 2021 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

· Present: Colleen, Evan, Jason, Joe, Dan, Troy, Paige, Mallory, Kenny
· Absent: Jon, Sandy, Seth

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Lt Chris Bishop
o N/A
· Cincinnati Police Department – Officer Barry
o Crime stats consistent, no spikes
· CRC – Tim Heyl
o JaLisa promoted, new director
o Transitioning to after school programs
o Had a “great” summer series of event
· Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
o School back in session, going well
· Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o n/a

Guests:

· Bill Frost, City Council Candidate
o Charter committee endorsed
· Brian Garry, City Council Candidate
o Independent
· Greg Landsman, City Council Candidate
o Democratic committee endorsed
· John J. Williams, City Council Candidate
o Charter committee endorsed

COVID-19:

· OCC Update – Colleen Reynolds
o November election day, register, vote
o Will stay virtual for time being
o Elections in December, anyone interested needs to attend required # meetings (3)

Real Estate Development:

· 3136 Madison Proposed dental office – Dr. Blomer (Hyde Park Pediatric Dentistry), Bill Baker (MSA Architects)
o Project introduction – current parking lot site between Oakley Glass and Baba India
o Initial drawings:
o
o
o Probably looking at variances for:
§ Parking, front windows transparency, adherence to Urban Overlay District. They will be getting more details and meeting with zoning team prior to October 2^nd meeting.

OCC Committees/Projects:

· FY22 NSP Funding – Joe [VOTE]
o $7638 available
o Recommended split:
§
o Motion: Joe – That we approve the NSP funding allocation as presented.
o Seconded: Jason
o Vote: Yes - 9 No - 0 Abstain - 0 Absent - 3
· Affair on the Square Recap
o Thank you to all the volunteers and those who braved the heat to support the event
o Will review what did & didn’t work for future events
· Beautification:
o Oaktober Cleanup Announcement – Paige/Mallory
§ Saturday October 2^nd, 9-11am
§ Motion: Mallory – permission to spend up to $500 for event signage and supplies
§ Seconded: Paige
§ Vote: Yes - 9 No - 0 Abstain – 0 Absent - 3
o 2021 Light Up Oakley Holiday Lights Contest Announcement – Joe
§ Notice that we will be sponsoring this event once again, never too early to start planning
· Neighborhood Activation Funds Update – Joe
o $10,000 made available from federal Pandemic relief funds
o Application submitted, to be used for community events
o Justification:
o
· 2020 Census Update
o Redistricting level data released – Population, basic demographic splits
o Net change 2010 -> 2020: 9,605 -> 12,566 Net change +30.72%
o Our Neighborhood Statistical Assumption (NSA) are expanded in 2020 – Tract 54 was merged with tract 108 (formerly Madisonville) to create new 276 tract.
o
o Demographics change
o
· City Density Proposal Overview
o Moved to October meeting

Approve Meeting Minutes

· July 6^th
o Motion: Joe
o Seconded:
o Vote: Yes - 6 No - 0 Abstain – 3 Absent - 3
· August 3rd
o Motion: Joe
o Seconded:
o Vote: Yes - 8 No - 0 Abstain - 1 Absent - 3

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

o Motion: Jason –
o Seconded:
o Vote: Yes - 9 No - 0 Abstain – 0 Absent - 3

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting – September 16th via ZOOM

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, October 5^th via Zoom

Adjourn Meeting

08-03-2021 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:38:20 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

August 3rd, 2021 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

· Present: Colleen, Joe. Mallory, Seth, Dan, Sandy, Kenny, Troy, Jason, Paige
· Absent: Evan, Jon

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Eric DuHorn, Officer of the day
o 231 runs for month
o Turn off stoves when leave, stay behind closed doors
o Sign up for Smart 911
· Cincinnati Police Department – Officer Barry
o Theft from auto consistent in commercial properties, extra patrols
· CRC – JaLisa Elkins
o n/a
· Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
o School starts 8/19
o Ice cream social 8/17, 6-7pm
o Expansion plan process, new gym & 8 classrooms
· Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o n/a

Guests:

· Oakley Housing Inventory – Kira Palmer
o Work completed, presented final draft of study

COVID-19:

· OCC Update – Colleen Reynolds
o Staying virtual – rec center not well equipped (small, poor circulation, bandwidth issue)

Real Estate Development:

· Ridge Development – Jonathan Evans [Potential Vote]
o Two businesses, Chipotle drive-thru, Aspen Dental Office
o Needs variance to allow pick-up window on side vs. in rear.
o Discussion about traffic issue on Ridge
§ DOTE will require center turn lane in front of development, with turn lanes at Alamo and Ibsen
o Motion: Seth
§ “Motion to provide letter of support to approve a pick-up window to be located on the side of the building instead of the rear of the building, as required in section 1409-13 of the Cincinnati Zoning Code.”
o Seconded: Dan
o Vote:
§ Yes – 8
§ No – 1
§ Abstain – 1
§ Absent - 2

OCC Committees:

· Zoning
o Density ordinance. Intro info
§ Looking to remove size limit in specific zoning
o Romana Proposal
§ In Urban Overlay District, different zoning from across the street
· Requires business on ground level
o Parking Overlay District
§ Invite to next meeting?
· Events
o Affair On the Square 8/28 3-8pm
§ Need volunteers

Approve July 6^th Meeting Minutes

· Moved to next meeting

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Motion: Jason
· Seconded: Mallory
· Vote:
o Yes – 10
o No – 0
o Abstain – 0
o Absent - 2

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting – August 19^th via ZOOM

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, September 7^th – TBD

Adjourn Meeting

07-06-2021 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 12:35:32 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

July 6th, 2021 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

· Present: Colleen, Joe, Dan, Mallory, Evan, Seth, Troy, Jon
· Absent: Kenny, Sandy, Paige, Jason

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
o Capt. McDonough new assignment
§ New recruit class, 70 people short, 4 vacant Captain positions
o Temporary new contact: Lt Chris Bishop
§ Building Inspections restarting
· Cincinnati Police Department – Officer Christine Barry
o Theft from autos down vs last month
· Flooding concerns:
o Speaker Card, Ryan Schwallie, resident
§ Flooding at flood wall
o Brandon Neely, Camberwell Flooding
· Issue with Brookstone Apartments runoff
o Councilmember Kearney
§ Will work with residents
· CRC – Joe Berta
o Campout/Movie night on the ballfields
o Summer programs ongoing
· Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
o n/a
· Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o n/a

Guests:

· People Working Cooperatively – Connie Porter
o Specialize in repair and assistance for low-income families
o Renters & homeowners

COVID-19:

· In-Person Meeting Return – Colleen Reynolds
o Looking to move to in-person in August, looking into hybrid options

Real Estate Development:

· Future Development at Madison & Romana – Matt Walker
o Looking to build 9 units on former Yat Ka Mein restaurant site
o To be owner-occupied
· Oakley Station Potential Project – Troy McAndrews
o Rob Smyjunas (Vandercar holding)
o Gauge interest in building with ice rinks in Oakley Station), use TIF $$ ?, non-profit?
o Joe – is there enough demand?
· Hyde Park Avenue House Extension – Colleen Reynolds
o Discussion f what OCC role is/should be on such requests (zoning variances for residential improvements)
o Getting OCC approval allows homeowners to expedite process
o Option of “no-hearing” zoning

SPEAKER CARDS:

· Lynn Hailey – Wasson Development
o Concern about size of development, traffic issues, water runoff
o Out of OCC jurisdiction, limited options
o OCC will send concerns to developer, request city look into traffic & water studies.

OCC Committees:

· Major Events Update – Joe Groh & Jon Bernier
o Affair on The Square
o Carryout food & picnic on square, 3 music acts
· Oakley Cleanup Recap – Joe Groh
o Great success, 54 volunteers, close to 300 pounds collected
o Want to do a Fall event as well
· Wayfinding Signage – Joe Groh
o DOTE has approval to move forward, will be meeting with them over the next several weeks
o Oakley Guide app

Approve June 1^st Meeting Minutes

· Motion: Joe
· Seconded: Mallory
· Vote:
o Yes – 6
o No – 0
o Abstain – 2
o Absent - 4

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Brought to next meeting

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting – Cancelled

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, August 3^rd – Hope to have IN PERSON

Adjourn Meeting

06-01-2021 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 19:51:43 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

June 1st, 2021 7:00 PM

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AGENDA

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Attendance

Here: Evan, Joe, Dan, Troy, Jon, Paige, Kenny, Jason, Mallory, Seth
Absent: Colleen, Sandy
Evan, VP, ran the meeting Colleen’s absence

Community Partners:

Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
o n/a
Cincinnati Police Department – Officer Barry
o Property theft down from last year.
o Shoplifting and theft from autos up
· CRC – JaLisa Elkins
o n/a

Requests:

Annual Funding Request for 4^th of July Ault Park Fireworks ($500) – Evan Nolan
o Motion: Seth
o Seconded: Mallory
o Yes - 9
o No - 1
o Abstain - 2

Real Estate Development:

Evans Engineering – Jonathan Evans
o Informational briefing, potential development on Ridge
o Looking to build new building, 3 retail spaces, drive-through
o Will be back at later meeting with more detailed request and approvals

OCC Committees

Major Events Update – Joe Groh
o Discussed community responses
o Discussed potential dates, pick August 28^th
§ Motion to approve up to $5000 for special event by : Jon
§ Seconded: Paige
§ Yes - 10
§ No - 0
§ Abstain – 2
Oakley Cleanup – Joe Groh
o June 26^th, 8:30-noon

Miscellaneous Announcements:

Metro Service Update – Joe Groh
o Rt 11 Madison Rd – 24 hours now
o Rt 51 Crosstown – 24 hours now
o Others servicing Oakley getting extended weekend hours, higher frequency

Approve May 20th Meeting Minutes

· Motion: Joe
· Seconded: Paige
· Yes - 7
· No - 0
· Abstain - 5

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Motion: Jason
· Seconded: Joe
· Yes - 10
· No - 0
· Abstain - 2

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, June 17th – VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, July 6th – VIRTUAL

Adjourn Meeting

05-17-2021 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 12:34:01 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

May 20th, 2021 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Minutes

Board Attendance:

· Present: Colleen, Evan. Joe, Dan, Sandy, Mallory, Paige, Troy (late – 7:10), Seth (late – 7:30)
· Missing: Jon, Jason, Kenny

Approve May 4th Meeting Minutes

· Motion – Joe
· Seconded: Paige
· Vote: 7 Yes, 0 No, 2 Abstain (joined late)

Guests:

· Oakley Housing Inventory Update – Kira Palmer
o Update on project scope, design
o Uses Census tracts/SNA boundaries; not community council boundaries
o Looking to adjust the groupings of AMI breakout, to be more consistent with HUD reporting.
o Will have final report to present at July Meeting

Discussion:

· 2021 Events – Colleen Reynolds
o Joe shared initial survey results
o Restrictions getting lifted 2 June
o Dan – put in 4/5 events for special events insurance coverage
o Colleen will work with Jon before next meeting on options
· Committee Updates – If Needed
o NBDIP Update – Joe Groh
§ Presentations on 5/25 and 5/26
o Community Cleanup – Joe Groh
§ Planning meeting on 5/28

New Business:

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, June 1st – VIRTUAL

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, June 17th – VIRTUAL

Adjourn Meeting

05-04-2021 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Tue, 25 May 2021 12:56:27 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

May 4th, 2021 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

MINUTES

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

· Present: Colleen, Evan, Jason, Joe, Dan, Paige, Mallory, Jon, Seth, Kenny, Sandy, Troy
· Absent: None

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
o n/a
· Cincinnati Police Department – Officer Butler
o Most incidents down from previous 28 days, exception is theft from autos
· CRC – JaLisa Elkins
o New summer activities:
§ Outdoor fitness & Yoga classes
§ Youth and adult fitness (Cincy Movement)
§ Mini-coding camps for kids (IDAP Academy)
§ Neighborhood campout (last weekend in July)
§ May 24th – Hoxworth Blood drive
· Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
o Scholl year winding down
o Summer scholars program – June 2^{nd -} June 30^th (k-6)
· Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o n/a

Guests:

· Last Mile Food Rescue – Olivia Cook
o Non-profit that works to redistribute unused food from restaurants
o Volunteer driver/pickup driven
o Deliver to registered non-profits

Real Estate Development:

· RP McMurphys – George Dyer & Dave Schaff (VOTE)
o MOTION= Motion to support RP McMurphys request for zoning relief to allow 2 Conditional Uses related to outdoor area as detailed in Cincinnati municipal code Section 1419-21 (e & g) with the following conditions:
o Amplified sound played through speakers only be permitted between 10 AM and midnight on Friday and Saturday at 10 AM and 10 PM on all other days
o The outdoor area may be open no later than midnight Sunday through Thursday and 2 AM Friday and Saturday
· Motion: Jon
· Seconded: Troy
· Vote: Yes: 10 No: 0 Abstain: 2

OCC Committees:

· Beautification:
o Landscaping Funding – Sandy Gross (VOTE)
§ Motion: Sandy – Approve contract for Native Roots to maintain the tree wells $2695
§ Seconded: Joe
§ Vote: Yes: 12 No: 0 Abstain: 0
o Community Gardens
§ Decided to slow down & do planning now for next year
o Cleanup Event
§ Will coordinate with team and business partners
· 2021 Events Discussion – Colleen Reynolds & Jon Bernier
o Discussed several options
o Will do a poll to gauge interest
o Discuss at next third Thursday

Approve April 15th Meeting Minutes

· Motion: Dan
· Seconded: Joe
· Vote: Yes: 10 No: 0 Abstain: 2

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Motion: Jason
· Seconded: Paige
· Vote: Yes: 11 No: 0 Abstain: 1

Adjourn Meeting

04-15-2021 Approved Minutes

Joe Groh — Mon, 10 May 2021 16:40:24 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

April 15th, 2021 7:00 PM

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Minutes

Attendance:

Present: Colleen, Joe, Dan, Mallory, Kenny, Seth, Jon, Sandy, Paige, Troy
Missing: Jason, Evan

Approve April 6th Meeting Minutes

Motion:
Seconded:
Vote: Yes 9 No 0 Abstain 1 Absent 2

Welcome Newest Trustee: Mallory Dodd

April 6th Follow Ups:

Biggby Coffee Variances – Potential Vote Per 4/6 Discussion
o Seth: Motion to support the request for variances for the Biggy Coffee project on Barrow Avenue as follows:
§ 1. A Conditional Use request to allow a drive through to be located on a corner lot
§ 2. Approve a Special Exception to allow the building to be constructed at the proposed site location which does not meet the Building Placement requirement of being constructed at the corner.
§ 3. Approval of a Special Exception to reduce the required ground floor transparency requirements from 80% on the south elevation and 30% on the west and east elevations.
o Seconded: Joe
o Vote: Yes 8 No 0 Abstain 2 Absent 2

· Rookwood Place II
o Seth: Motion to support Rookwood Place LLC’s request for variances for the property located at 3908 Edwards Road as follows:
§ 1407-07 - Front Yard Setbacks
· 12’6 Proposed in lieu of 24’ Required – 11’6 Variance
· (20’ base, +2’ per 10’ Bldg Ht over 25’)
§ 1407-07 - Rear Yard Setbacks
· [#5 & #6]
· 17’ Proposed in lieu of 26’ Required – 9’ Variance
· (20’ base, +3’ per 10’ Bldg Ht over 25’)
§ 1407-07 - Rear Yard Setbacks
· [#1 - #4, #7]
· 2’ Proposed in lieu of 26’ Required – 24’ Variance
· (20’ base, +3’ per 10’ Bldg Ht over 25’)
§ 1423-13 - Buffer Yard
· Special Exception – Proposed 6’ Fence + 3’w Planting
· (in lieu of 10’ Yard required), along Subdivision East PL.
§ 1407-07 - Max Gross FAR
· Proposed increase to 1.92 Max in lieu of 0.6 FAR Max
§ 1407-07 - Side Yard Setback
· [N. Prop Line #4 only]
· 7’9 Proposed in lieu of 9’ Required – 1’3 Variance
· (5’ base, +2’ per 10’ Bldg Ht over 25’, to 10’ max)32 Variance
o Seconded: Joe
o Vote: Yes 8 No 0 Abstain 2 Absent 2

Projects:

CRC Great American Cleanup
o 4/24/2021 10am-2pm Oakley Rec Center
Beautification Projects
o Tree Wells – Potential Vote
o Discussion about vendor options, use of pesticides.
o Sandy, Beautification chair, opted to push vote to 4 May, 2021 to allow further discussion with vendors

Discussion:

2021 Events – Colleen Reynolds
o Discussion about potential to plan an event(s) for upcoming events
o City issuing permits? Yes, upon review & latest restriction guidelines
o Think about options, will discuss further at May 4^th meeting
§ Would have to have decision made in May to allow ample time for permits, tents, etc., most likely.
· Committee Updates – If Needed
o Ferdinand sale – letter sent; water works has concern about lines in area; likely not be allowed to build there.
o Parking Overlay – city looking for community interest in exploring possibility
§ Colleen to send letter expressing interest
o Recognition for local accomplishments options

New Business:

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, May 4th – VIRTUAL

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, May 20th – VIRTUAL

Adjourn Meeting

04-06-2021 Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:57:34 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

April 6th, 2021 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

Present: Colleen, Evan, Jason, Joe, Dan, Seth, Kenny, Paige, Jon
Absent: Sandy, Troy

Community Partners:

Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
- n/a
Cincinnati Police Department – Officer Christine Barry
- Most incidents down from last month with the exception of theft from autos, whch was up slightly
CRC – JaLisa Elkins
- Summer Camp – already full; same COVID limitations
- Pool – will be doing swim team & junior life card
- - Has wifi, so will be able to reserve space at pool, check in
  - Same reservation policies as last summer
  - Swim lessons will be on Saturday
- Outdoor fitness classes, IDAP STEM classes, Abracadoodle art class, neighborhood campout events being planned for the summer
Hyde Park Neighborhood School – Jill Sunderman
- Principal
- Thanked OCC for contribution for picnic benches
- Back in full time in-person
- Summer Scholar Program June 2 – June 30
Oakley Library – Chris Oaks - n/a

City of Cincinnati:

Councilmember Betsy Sundermann
Talked about the three issues/charter amendments on the May ballot:
Issue 1 – Corruption based, ability to hire special prosecutor
Issue 2 – Ability to remove indicted members
Issue 3 – Affordable Housing Amendment
American Relief Fund
FY budget cycle

Guests:

Hamilton County DD Services – Ryan Braun & Diana Mairose
- Mission & Vision: Promote/support those with developmental disabilities
- Diana lives in Oakley (21 years) and is program advocate
- - Chose Oakley because of bus, walkability, shopping & library
  - Can help with anyone in the community with disability needs
  - Safety issue – red car parked long time in Mio’s lot
  - Paxton & Isabella – traffic light hard to see
Harman Najoli – Candidate for Mayor - n/a
Brian Gary – Candidate for Cincinnati City Council - n/a
Jaime Castle – Candidate for Cincinnati City Council
- Mt Washington resident
- Works for CPS, education background
- Family, Children, education focus. People first.

Real Estate Development:

Biggby Coffee Presentation – Anne McBride, Mark Ayer
- Want to build drive thru coffee shop on site at Ridge, Alamo, and Mill Ridge
- Asking for variances, conditional use
- Vote tabled until 4/16/2021 so that they can have specific variance wording/requirements
- Concerns about traffic, specifically for south bound Ridge (no left turn allowed to Alamo)
- Trip generation analysis OK’d by DOTE
- Consolidated Site review done, wanted more landscaping
3800 Ferdinand Land Sale – Seth Shaifer
Sunset Properties looking to purchase city land at 3800 Ferdinand
- Is part of the walkway between Celeron & Ferdinand
- Concerns about buyer not keeping the walkway.
- Motion by Evan, seconded by Dan. All approved: Consensus of board is to draft letter of No Objection with condition that buyer will maintain the walkway; Seth, Colleen, Joe will draft letter to city

OCC Committees:

Landscaping Funding – Beautification Committee
- Tabled until 4/15 since Chairman not present
American Rescue Act Opportunity – Colleen Reynolds
- Two projects we’d like to promote – Rec Center ($2m), Tunnel project ($500k - $1m)
- Colleen & Joe will draft letters to be shared with city council

Approve March Meeting Minutes, March 18^th Meeting Minutes, and Financial Report

Motion to approve: Paige
Seconded: Jason
Yes - 10 No - 0 Abstain - 1

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, April 15^th – VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, May 5^th – VIRTUAL

Board Vacancy:

Candidate Remarks Followed By Board Executive Session – Colleen Reynolds
Each candidate had a couple minutes to introduce themselves.
Board then convened Executive Session to discuss candidates and take a vote.
Mallory Dodd was selected.

Adjourn Meeting

03-18-2021 Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 14:11:58 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

March 18th, 2021 7:00 PM

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Minutes

Attendance:

Present - Jason, Joe, Colleen, Kenny, Dan, Paige, Sandy, Troy, Jon, Evan
·Absent - Seth

Approve March 2nd Meeting Minutes

Motion: Joe
Seconded: Paige
Vote: 10 yes, 1 abstain

Guests:

OGGO Opportunity presentation– Michael Palmer, Dustin Grutza
- Ride Share company, electric vehicles
o OTR/Downtown services pre-covid, provide ride share in entertainment areas
o Offer brand marketing opportunities thru vehicle wraps, app, in vehicle video
o Possible coverage area could include Oakley, Hyde Park, Rookwood
o Costs offset by rider fees and sponsor/corporate contracts
o Discussion about feasibility for our area, need to coordinate with other communities
o Business committee will discuss further, no decision made

Projects:

· NBDIP Pre Application Update – Joe Groh
o Pre-application be submitted this week
o Will need to work on the detailed application over next several weeks
§ Seasonal banners? Mix of Oakey banners all year, with rotation of seasonal?
· HPNS Picnic Benches – Jason Wilcoxon
o Would allow more activity outside
o HPNS reached out asking for help
o Discussion about if this something OCC should do – there is precedent
o MOTION: Troy – Motion that we provide up to $1400 to sponsor 6 tables
§ Seconded - Jason
§ Vote: Yes - 8 No - 2
· Beautification – Joe Groh, Sandy Gross
o Need to be thinking about local beautification projects – H&R Block/Nextdoor grants
· OCC Apps Demonstration (1 of 2) – Joe Groh
o Demonstration of Board Communications app, designed for internal board communications, committee/project tasks, and streamlining process of updates and building agendas.

Discussion:

· 2021 Events – Colleen Reynolds – tabled for now.

New Business:

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, April 6^th – VIRTUAL
· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, April 15^th – VIRTUAL

Executive Session:

· Election Candidate discussion

Adjourn Meeting

03-02-2021 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:48:57 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

March 2nd, 2021 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Attendance:

· Colleen, Evan, Jason, Joe, Kenny, Sandy, Seth, Dan, Sandy
· Absent: Paige, Jon

Guests:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
o n/a
· Cincinnati Police Department – Officer Brown, Lt Seta
o Lt Seta – responsible for all neighborhood liaison officers
o Officer Brown – slight uptick in breaking & Entering (3); other thefts down from previous 28 days
· CRC – JaLisa Elkins
o n/a

Guest:

· Gavi Bertrup – Candidate for Mayor
o PhD Physics, small business owner, Gabby Giffords policy advisor

COVID-19:

· OCC Updates – Colleen Reynolds

Real Estate Development:

· Three Oaks Subdivision at Planning Commission – FYI
o On Planning Commission agenda 3/5
· Mike Copfer – Graphite Oakley/Hills Properties update
o Purchase finalized
o Plan approved
o More brick, site construction & demo
o Start build in July

Miscellaneous Announcements:

· NBDIP Pre Application Update – Joe Groh [VOTE]
o Three suggested projects:
§ Tree Well Grates
§ Lamp Post Banners
§ Allston Streetscape
o Poll taken to determine top choice – Lamp Post Banners top choice
· Board Vacancy Process – Colleen Reynolds
o Anyone interested in running should fill out Applicant form
o Link
· OCC at Cincinnati City Hall – Colleen Reynolds
o Will give our presentation March 15
· Business District Expansion Update – Joe Groh
o Reviewed the updated Oakley North expansion and Oakley South node
o Map Link

Speaker Cards

· Solarize Cincy – Anthony Isaacs
o Solarize Cincy Co-op
o Link

Approve February 18th Meeting Minutes

· Motion: Joe
· Seconded: Seth
· Vote: Yes 10, absent - 2

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Motion: Jason
· Seconded: evan
· Vote: Yes 10, absent - 2

New Business:

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, April 6th – VIRTUAL

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, April 15th – VIRTUAL

Adjourn Meeting

02-18-2021 Approved Thursday Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 04 Mar 2021 16:11:10 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

February 18th, 2021 7:00 PM

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Minutes

Attendance:

Present - Jason, Joe, Colleen, Kenny, Dan, Paige, Sandy, Troy, Jon, Seth, Evan (joined late)
Absent - n/a

Approve February 2nd Meeting Minutes

Motion: Joe
Seconded: Paige
Vote: 8 yes, 3 abstain

Discussion:

Board Vacancy Process – Colleen Reynolds
o 4 individuals interested in vacant position
o Discussed options for electing/selecting new person
o Decision:
- § Have candidates supply bio
- § Talk with officers
- § Vote at first Tuesday meeting April
City of Cincinnati Communications – Colleen Reynolds & Joe Groh
o Invited to present at City Council Neighborhoods Committee (tentatively 1 March)
o Review & discuss our presentation of who we are, our accomplishments, and wants/needs
o Board asked to provide their top 10 issues/wants/needs/etal via Google Form to be be shared.
NBDIP – Joe Groh
o Board and residents can learn about the NBDIP process, submit project ideas, and review/comment on proposed projects here:
- § https://oakleynow.com/NBDIP-Process
o Current projects listed are the two that did not get selected as top priority in the fall:
- § Tree Well Grates
- § Allston Streetscape Design Study
o Submit any new potential projects prior to the march 2^nd meeting, when we will have t select main option(s) so we need to have initial draft application submitted by March 11
· Potential Business District Expansion – Joe Groh
o CNBDU accepting requests to either expand an existing business district, or add a new business “node”
§ Expand – must be contiguous to existing business district
§ Node – not contiguous
o Primary benefit – these new areas would be eligible to have projects there that are funded by NBDIP/NDBSF/NSP neighborhood program funding
§ This is not intended to mean residential areas within the new areas will be converted to commercial.
o Joe presented map showing potential expansion called “Oakley North” which would extend north/east from end of current district.
o Joe presented map showing potential Node called “Oakley South”, which would include the section along Wasson Way and the Isabella/Paxton intersection
o Board discussed options and decided to modify map as shown in the following link:
§ https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1PF7DzpoileJbZKn9UMN8mQGApx0DqU_a&usp=sharing
o Board to review the revised map and discuss/vote at March 2^nd Tuesday meeting
· 2021 City Elections – Colleen Reynolds
o Investigating potential of hosting a City Council Candidate’s Night with Mt. Lookout and potentially Hyde Park, due to high number of candidates
o Board will limit new candidates to submit speaker cards to speak at our meetings
o Incumbents may be provided additional time to address current city council actions/decisions/updates
· Unfinished Committee Conversation (If Needed) – All
o Business (Troy) – OGGO
§ Ride Share operation specific to Oakley
§ Potentially service offered Wednesday - Sunday evenings, all day on weekends
§ Will invite to present at future meeting
o Zoning – Hyde Park Avenue residents concerned existing barriers will not stop vehicles from cutting through, which is feature they requested. Seth has had conversations with the developer.
o Sandy – style guidelines

New Business:

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, March 2nd– VIRTUAL

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, March 18th – VIRTUAL

Adjourn Meeting

· Motion: Seth
· Seconded: Joe
· Vote: 11 yes

02-02-2021 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 12:07:11 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

February 2nd, 2021 7:00 PM

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MINUTES

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

Present: Colleen, Jason, Joe, Dan, Seth, Kenny, Jon, Troy, Sandy, Paige

Absent: Evan

Guests:

Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
o FD vaccinations started
o Winter weather, please help keep snow cleared from around hydrants
Cincinnati Police Department – Capt. Pettis/Officer Brown
o Officer Al Brown is covering for Officer Barry, who is on medical leave
o Past 20 days – 17 thefts, 1 B&E
o Capt. Danita Pettis taking over as Dist. 2 Captain; introduced herself
CRC – JaLisa Elkins
o CPS returning, offer all day care when students when not in school; after school care when in school
o Wednesdays, offer take-out meals for seniors
o AARP Tax service for seniors – start Feb 21, details coming. Call 513-549-4775
Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o n/a

City of Cincinnati:

Councilmember David Mann/Gerald Checco (Chief of staff)/Kathy Doane (Community Relations & Services)
o City Hall updates
§ Mayor’s Reform Panel approved, to review processes to eliminate ethics issues
§ Efforts to better define responsibilities/duties of the three components of the city: council, administration, mayor
§ Budget year discussions are getting started.
Issue of employees working from outside city – are taxes still collected.
· COVID impact on revenues

COVID-19:

OCC Updates – Colleen Reynolds
o Continue to meet virtual, events for the year still TBD
o Business owners appreciate longer hours, thankful for support from the community
o Passing of Mr. Aglamesis
§ Potential of dedicating bench on the Square in his honor?

Real Estate Development:

Biggby Coffee Presentation – Mark Ayer, Jonathan Evans [VOTE?]
o n/a

Miscellaneous Announcements:

Board 2021 Committees/Projects – Colleen Reynolds
o Discussed the Committees and Major Projects for 2021
o Encouraged residents to get involved.
o Committees:
§ Business
§ Economic Development & Zoning
§ Finance
§ Membership
§ Beautification
§ Major Events
§ Education
§ Pedestrian/Traffic Safety
§ Communications
o Major Projects:
§ Three Oaks Tunnel team
§ Oakley Housing Inventory
§ SOP Completion
§ Parking Overlay
§ Recreation Center
§ Oakley Neighborhood School
Trustee Anthony Isaacs has officially resigned (moved out of Oakley)
o Accepting names of individuals interested in filling the remaining 2 years of his term
o Hope to have position filled NLT end of March

2022 NDBIP Process – Joe Groh
o Time is here to nominate projects for the FY2022 NBDIP Process
o All NBDIP information can be found here: https://oakleynow.com/NBDIP-Process
o Deadlines/Milestones:
§ April 2, 2021 – Pre-application due to the city
§ May 14, 2021 – Final application due to the city
§ May 25/26, 2021 – Neighborhood presentations
o All are encouraged to submit suggestions for potential projects at the link above
o Will be discussing at upcoming Third Thursday and First Tuesday meetings

Education – Jason Wilcoxon
o Hyde Park School – need for more outdoor infrastructure, specifically picnic tables
o Possible to have a build party?
o Joe – looking to engage local students in Beautification efforts

Speaker Cards

K.A. Heard Jr. – City Council Candidate
o https://stayheardcommittee.weebly.com/

Approve January 5th Meeting Minutes

Motion: Joe
Seconded: Seth
Vote: 9 yes, 1 abstain (Dan), Evan absent

Approve January 21^st Meeting Minutes

Motion: Joe
Seconded: Seth
Vote: 9 Yes, 1 abstain (Jon), Evan absent

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

Motion to approve: Jason
Seconded: Sandy
Vote: 10 yes, Evan absent

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, February 18th – VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, March 2nd– VIRTUAL

Adjourn Meeting

Motion to approve: Paige
Seconded: Sandy
Vote: 10 yes, Evan absent

01-21-2021 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:42:06 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

January 21, 2021; 7:00 PM

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Minutes

Attendance: Colleen, Joe, Dan, Anthony, Kenny, Troy, Seth, Sandy, Paige

Evan called in for part of the call

Missing: Jason, Jon

Project Update:

· Tunnel Project Update – Dan Krohn, Joe Groh

o Received 2 proposals, Tunnel Team evaluating, conducted interviews

o Professional proposals

o Will be public hearing in the future to review design options

2021 Board Planning Discussion

· Committees, projects, priorities

· Review of 2020 committees and projects

· Discussion of 2021 committees and projects

o Committee chairs, members

§ Same committees as last year

· Business

· Economic Development & Zoning

· Finance

· Membership

· Beautification

· Major Events

· Education

· Pedestrian Safety

· Communications

o Major projects chairs, members

§ Parking Overlay

§ Recreation Center

§ Oakley Neighborhood School

§ Three Oaks Tunnel Team

§ Added 2 new projects;

· Oakley Housing Inventory

· SOP Completion

o Some discussion about using “committee” and need for some type of schedule.

§ Joe mentioned efforts to streamline internal board processes which will help

· Dissuasion on voting at Thursday meetings, intent of Thursday meetings vs Tuesday meeting.

o No need to formally say no votes on Thursday, should be based on circumstances and would require sufficient community notice.

o Talked about ways to get letters of support out faster, tied to timing of approval of minutes.

· Colleen will finalize based on discussion and present on February 2^nd Tuesday meeting

· How to move forward with COVID19 discussion

February 2^nd Agenda Items/Suggestions

· Biggby Coffee?

· Candidates Speaker card

· Committee/Projects Updates

Trustee Anthony Issacs announced he has moved out of Oakley and will be resigning.

New Business:

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, February 2nd – VIRTUAL – ZOOM

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, February 18th – VIRTUAL – ZOOM

01-05-2021 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:36:33 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

January 5th, 2021; 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Attendance: Colleen, Evan, Jason, Joe, Sandy, Jon, Anthony, Seth, Troy, Kenny, Paige

Absent: Dan

Community Partners:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
o No Update
· Cincinnati Police Department – Capt Jones/Officer Christine Berry
o Capt Jones being reassigned, Capt Danita Pettis his replacement
· CRC – JaLisa Elkins
o No Update
· Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o No Update
· Metro/SORTA – Joe Groh (for Taylor Liggins)
o Metro/SORTA hosting series of information meetings to discuss first round of upgraded services
o Rt 11 (Oakley/Hyde Park) meeting Jan 14

Projects:

· Holiday Lighting/Decoration Contest – Winners Announced
o Best Traditional – Community Vote 1^st Place – A Classic Christmas Wonderland, 3894 Drakewood Drive – Andrew Cole
o Best Traditional – Community Vote 2nd Place - Winter Joy, 4208 34th Ave – Diane Rupp
o Best Theme – Community Vote 1^st Place - A Very Merry Star Wars Christmas You Must Have, 3806 Millsbrae Ave – Ryan Moore
o Best Theme – Community Vote 2^nd Place – Miracle on 34th Street, 4317 34th Ave – Brandon Autrey
o Griswold Award – Community Vote 1^st Place - Clark’s Place, 4222 34th Ave – Bob Reeder

o Griswold Award – Community Vote 2^nd Place – Winter Joy, 4208 34th Ave – Diane Rupp
o Best Street – Community Vote 1^st Place – 34th
o Best Street – Community Vote 2^nd Place – Hyde Park Ave
o Best Outdoor Display – Community Vote 1^st Place – King Arthur’s
o Best Window Display – Community Vote 1^st Place – Flagg’s USA
o Best Window Display – Community Vote 2^nd Place – Trend Boutique
o Best Traditional – Judge’s Vote 1^st Place – The Ferry Household, 2716 Arbor Ave – Brian Ferry
o Best Theme – Judge’s Vote 1^st Place - A Very Merry Star Wars Christmas You Must Have, 3806 Millsbrae Ave – Ryan Moore
o Griswold Award – Judge’s Vote 1^st Place - Clark’s Place, 4222 34th Ave – Bob Reeder
o Best Street – Judge’s Vote 1^st Place – 34th
o Best Outdoor Display – Judge’s Vote 1^st Place – King Arthur’s
o Best Window Display – Judge’s Vote 1^st Place – Trend Boutique

· Bridge Plaque Committee – Colleen Reynolds
o A project team will be put together to design an additional plaque to mention OCC and community members who contributed to getting the pedestrian bridge complete.

Real Estate Development:

· City of Cincinnati: Oakley Housing Inventory – Kira Palmer
o Vista/City Planning project, based on CBI Initiative
o Snapshot of Affordable housing (no more than 30% of pre-tax income)
o Based on Census/ACS data, HUD Area Median Family Income

COVID-19:

· OCC Updates – Colleen Reynolds

Miscellaneous Updates:

· Office Election Recap – Colleen Reynolds
o Officers elected on 12/19
o President – Colleen Reynolds
o Vice President – Evan Nolan
o Treasurer – Jason Wilcoxon
o Secretary – Joe Groh
· St. Cecilia Playground – Joe Groh
o Building an expanded playground, expect to be done this summer
o Will be available to the public during non-school hours
o Accepting donors - jgrote@eastsideregion.org

Speaker Cards:

· Adam Mysock – Manifest Drawing Center
o Offering a series of free art/film classes
o www.manifestgallery.org
o www.facebook.com/manifestgallery
o www.manifestdrawingcenter.org
· Sara Pearce Remembrance – Sandy Gross, Joe Groh
o Wife of OMP Committee Member Mark Pearce
o Active in Oakley and city arts community
· Heather Schradin – Athletico Physical Therapy new business introduction
o In previous Bones Burgers space

Approve December 1st Meeting Minutes

· Motion: Evan Seconded: Anthony
· Yes: 11 No: 0 Abstain:

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Motion: Joe Seconded: Anthony
· Yes: 11 No: 0 Abstain:

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, January 21st – VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, February 2nd – VIRTUAL

Adjourn Meeting

· Motion: Paige Seconded: Joe
· Yes: 11 No: 0 Abstain:

12-1-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:12:42 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

December 1st, 2020; 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Minutes

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

Present: Colleen, Joe, Jason, Kenny, Dan, Jon, Evan, Troy, Sandy, Anthony, Seth
Absent: Cody

Community Partner:

Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
N/A
Cincinnati Police Department – Capt Jones/Officer Christine Berry
o Reductions across the board, big reduction in theft from auto
o Northside Bank robbed, suspect linked to 4 other local banks
o Citizen app – not most reliable as not all calls reported are valid, or codes not accurate
CRC – JaLisa Elkins
o All day & remote learning continue
o Mini-camp for CPS holidays, couple spots available
o Holiday Event: Find the Elf Christmas Contest
Oakley Library – Chris Oaks
o Branch Manager – www.Cincinnatilibrary.org
o In person service available. 2-hour time limit

OCC Election

4 candidates: Evan Nolan, Jon Bernier, Joe Groh, Paige Scheidler
No additional nominations
Board officer elections to happen later in the month (3^rd Thursday)

COVID-19:

OCC Updates – Colleen Reynolds
o Zoom & Facebook Live good changes
o Virtual meetings continue for foreseeable future

Real Estate Development:

Biggby Coffee – no representative, Seth shared initial drawing
o Looking to put drive-thru on property at Ridge & Alamo
o Will present full request at January meeting
Rename Jared Ellis Drive scheduled for 12/18 Planning Commission meeting

Projects:

Vision Zero Project Submission – Joe Groh [VOTE]
o Pedestrian Safety team reviewed process and presented recommendations
o Discussion/Question on the top locations
o Motion: Evan - Motion to delegate the safety team recommendation to make the final decision. Seconded by Sandy
o Vote: Yes - 11 No - 0
Holiday Lighting/Decoration Contest Update – Joe Groh/Tina Hubert [VOTE]
o Discussion on the prizes and money to spend on gift cards
o Motion by Joe: To authorize the lights project committee to spend up to $800 for prizes. Seconded: Jon
o Vote: Yes - 11 No - 0
Tunnel Team Update – Dan Krohn
o Update – Our ordinance approved to spend TIF $
o RFP process – sent to 7 firms
o Tunnel team to review (week of 14 Dec) and present recommendations at January Tuesday meeting

Miscellaneous Announcements:

NSP/NBD approved
2020 Housekeeping
o No official meeting on 12/17; election of officers
o Need to keep ATT contract on tablets?

Speaker Cards - none

Approve Nov 19th Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve: Joe Seconded: Sandy
Vote: Yes - 9 No - 0 Abstain - 2

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

Motion to approve: Jason Seconded: Joe
Vote: Yes - 11 No - 0

OCC Election Results

4 candidates elected: Evan Nolan, Jon Bernier, Joe Groh, Paige Scheidler

Adjourn Meeting

Motion to approve: Jason Seconded: Kenny
Vote: Yes - 11 No - 0

11-19-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:12:16 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

November 19th, 2020; 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order – Evan Nolan

Trustees present: Evan Nolan, Kenny McNutt, Troy McAndrews, Joe Groh, Sandy Gross, Seth Shaifer, Anthony Isaacs, Dan Krohn, Jon Bernier

Trustees absent: Cody Gausvik, Jason Wilcoxon, Colleen Reynolds

Opening statement:

Statement from Evan about our conflicts of interest policy and the difficult situations that can arise when we have relationships with people who have an interest before the Board
Emphasized the need for openness about any potential conflicts

Economic Development and Zoning Committee:

Sandy requested that the Economic Development and Zoning Committee respond to requests for information related to development projects and asked for clarification on whether we have SOPs for how to proceed in discussions with developers who have reached out to discuss a prospective development. Sandy also pointed out that there may be members of our community who are unaware of development projects that affect them.
Seth clarified that the Committee is focused on making it possible to have efficient proceedings during the regular OCC meetings

COVID-19:

OCC Updates – Evan Nolan
o Joe suggests that we remind businesses about the form to update their status on the OCC website

Projects:

Holiday Lighting/Decoration Contest Update – Joe Groh
o Initial info has been distributed on social media
o Next steps: decide on prizes and adjudication of the contest
§ Possibly buy gift cards from local businesses as prizes
o Create the forms for nomination and voting with Tina
o Sandy, Troy, and Jason also on the team
o Bring motion to December OCC regular meeting
FY 21/22 Vision Zero Project Request – Joe Groh
o City Vision Zero team reached out for top five requests for budget
o Joe reached out to some Trustees and members who have been involved in pedestrian safety efforts for initial ideas
o Will post a form for community members to provide feedback
o Joe presented background on the overall city Vision Zero effort
§ $500k budget in 2019, $750k budget in 2020
§ $750k leveraged to $1.3M via grants
§ Joe detailed several possible types of requests
§ Three Oaks and Wasson Way will bring several improvements outside of this budget request
§ Joe previewed the initial suggestions for improvements
· Joe will get feedback from Mel McVay about the most appropriate requests
Committee/Project updates
o Pedestrian/Bike Tunnel update – Dan Krohn
§ Ordinance to set up account for due diligence was put through the Budget & Finance Committee without objection on 11/9 and sent on to full council on 11/12 where it passed unanimously
§ Request for bids on the project can now be made
§ After designs are complete, we can seek funding

Miscellaneous Announcements:

Elections Discussion – Kenny McNutt
o Bios, key dates, voting process
§ Election on December 1^st
§ Bios due by November 20^th
§ Plan to post ballot by Saturday, November 21^st
§ Four open spots, currently four people have declared they are running
§ For questions, please check oakleynow.comor email nominations@oakleynow.com
Jared Ellis Drive
o City Planning Committee meeting has been postponed
o Joe and Colleen plan to attend
Columbus Avenue development in Hyde Park
o Adjacent to Wasson Way, but currently Columbus is closed off with a fence
o A developer is trying to build two SF homes at the terminus of Columbus Ave
Oakley Square flag replacement
o In honor of Kenny McNutt’s contributions to the community, a community member has anonymously asked to replace the flag of the United States of America that flies over the square
o Evan will coordinate the next steps
· Woman-themed meditation path
An organization seeking a public space for a woman-themed path in Oakley has reached out to Brazee Street Studios to discuss a glass block piece for the space

Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

Evan Nolan motions to approve the November 3^rd OCC regular meeting minutes. Joe Groh seconded. Unanimous approval. 9/0/0

New Business:

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, December 1st – VIRTUAL – Move to ZOOM

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, December 17th – VIRTUAL – Move to ZOOM

o Evan noted that the OCC doesn’t typically hold a Third Thursday Meeting in December. Will update at the December Tuesday OCC meeting.

Adjourn Meeting

Seth motions to adjourn. Sandy seconds the motion. Unanimous approval. 9/0/0

11-03-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:11:40 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Google Meet

November 3, 2020; 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Until otherwise noted, all Oakley Community Council Meetings will be conducted online, via the Google Meet virtual conference tool. You can find full virtual/online meeting details on the homepage of our website, www.oakleynow.com.

Minutes

Meeting Video

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

· Present: Colleen, Kenny, Joe, Anthony, Seth, Troy, Cody, Jason, Evan, Dan, Sandy, Jon
· Absent:

Guests:

· Cincinnati Fire Department– Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
Keep fryers far away from house; make sure turkey is dry. Most problems occur when people put wet or frozen turkeys in fryers.
· Cincinnati Police Department– Captain Jones, District 2 Police
Violent crime is down. Slight increase theft from autos.

· CRC– JaLisa Elkins
N/A

Quick Notes:

· NBD– Craig Rosen
Support funds from the City - $3400 received last year ($2400 for events; $1k beautification)
$3,500 received this year. Proposal for $3k for Beautification; $500 for Operations.
16 – yes’s; 0 – no’s. NBD proposal approved.

· Esplanade Tree Lighting (Ratify Email Vote) – Cody Gausvik

Cody Gausvik motions to spend no more than $4,000 for holiday lights on the esplanade for 2020. No objections. Motion passes.

Real Estate Development:

· Madison & Kennedy (Morelia Group) – Colleen Reynolds
Proposal to rezone 8 residential lots (7 single family homes) to build retail (Swenson’s and similar retail).
Swenson’s now willing to match materials to resemble nearby homes. Residents are in support of project.

RESOLUTION

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakley Community Council hereby supports Morelia Group, LLC’s (“Applicant’s”) proposal to change the zoning classification of Hamilton County, Ohio Auditor’s Parcel Nos. 051-0002-0139, 051-0002-0140, 051-0002-0141, 051-0002-0142, 051-0002-0143, 051-0002-0144, 051-0002-0145 and 051-0002-0153 (collectively, the “Parcels”) from Residential, Mixed (“RMX”) to Commercial, General (“CG-A”), provided that the following requirements are imposed as conditions to such zoning change:

1. All buildings constructed on the Parcels shall feature compatible exterior building materials and colors;
2. Applicant shall convey to the City of Cincinnati (the “City”) a strip of land approximately sixteen feet (16’) in width along the frontage of the Parcels bordering Madison Road, subject to approval of such conveyance by the City and the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”); and
3. Applicant shall install a pedestrian crosswalk across Madison Road connecting to the Parcels, subject to approval of such installation by the City and ODOT.

The Zoning and Economic Development Committee is hereby authorized and instructed to issue and deliver a letter to the City of Cincinnati that memorializes Oakley Community Council’s support for the aforementioned zoning change subject to the conditions listed above.

Troy McAndrews motions to approve the resolution as presented; seconded by Dan Krohn.

Evan Nolan and Colleen Reynolds abstain.

7 approve.

Cody Gausvik, Sandy Gross and Anthony Isaacs disapprove.

Motion passes.

· Wrapping Up 2020: News & Projects to Come – Colleen Reynolds
· Bridge Maintenance, Robertson, FYIs: City has requested OCC to incur some of the costs associated with maintenance.

Projects:

· NBDIP– Joe Groh
We received approval for the Way Finding signage in Oakley (QR Code)
· Oakley Guide Business Membership Requirement
$50 fee

Joe Groh votes to require businesses to pay the fee to be an OCC member or OAH sponsor to be included in the Oakley Guide. Motion passes.

· Holiday Lighting/Decorating Contest– Joe Groh/Tina Hubert
Residents would register online for the community to then vote on their outdoor decorations. Tina provided a very thorough plan and presented to the board.
Miscellaneous Announcements:

· Election Discussion– Colleen Reynolds/Kenny McNutt
Candidate bios are due by 11/15.
· COVID-19 Updates– Colleen Reynolds

Speaker Cards

· Approve 10/22/20 Meeting Minutes
Motion by Joe Groh to approve the 10/22/20 Meeting Minutes; seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. Unanimous approval; minutes approved.

Cody Gausvik, Sandy Gross, Seth and Jon abstain.

· Approve 10/6/20 Meeting Minutes
Tabled until next meeting.

· Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

Tabled until next meeting

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, November 19^th – VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, December 1^st – VIRTUAL

Adjourn Meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting by Colleen Reynolds; seconded by Cody Gausvik. Meeting ends at 8:57PM.

10-6-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:11:58 GMT

Oakley Community Council Virtual Meeting: Google Meet

October 6th, 2020; 7:00 PM

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AGENDA

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance T

rustee Introductions - Evan, Dan, Sandy, Kenny, Anthony, Joe, Colleen, Troy, Seth, Jon

Guests:

• Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain o

• Cincinnati Police Department – Capt Jones/Officer Christine Berry o nothing alarming in crime stats for Oakley o property crime is cooling off across the city, and in Oakley as well o would like to know about stolen yard signs (see below), would accept any Ring doorbell, surveillance, etc

• CRC – JaLisa Elkins o offering care for kids after school at Hyde Park School with in person school coming back online

COVID-19: •

OCC Updates – Colleen Reynolds o Virtual meetings through the rest of the year o Potential change from google’s meetings to other platforms; discussion was fine with either; Colleen suggested moving to zoom next month to see how it works

Real Estate Development:

• Robertson Traffic Concerns – Chris Ziegelmeyer / Neyer Properties o Developers here for questions about development on Norwood side of Robertson o Joe recapped traffic calming efforts that have happened as part of the 3 Oaks project ▪ parking on street ▪ curb bumps at each intersection ▪ extra crosswalks ▪ signal lights ▪ 4-way stop near 31/33rd o Audience: concerns that development hasn’t engaged with neighbors concerning traffic; question about having a separate meeting to hear community concerns o Board: tonight’s conversation is to begin the talk; ask project managers to put together a process to discuss project calming measures. Place to collect input from the community online. Reaching out to DOTE to see what ideas they have; o Developer: also going back to their design process to find information to help guide the conversation. o Tunnel conversation: due diligence study is starting; waiting on City to put together and approve the ordinance to study the project. Neyer has been putting together the specs and details of this part of the project for the community to present to the city.

• Madison & Kennedy Corner – Chris Hildebrant / Morelia Group [POTENTIAL VOTE] o significant conversation since Sept meeting over this project o Morelia group presentation: ▪ review of Oakley station development ▪ the Crossings of Oakley • restaurant, retail, shopping and residential potentially o First plan is 14k square feet of Class A Retail and Restaurants • committed to moving forward with no TIF Funding for option 1; option 2 needs TIF funding - difference is 4 story building • CEO of Swensons: first location in Cincinnati; Akron-based, corporately owned full service drive in restaurant • traffic study was submitted to city on 10/5 • Paige ______ - helping to coordinate neighborhoods surrounding development and their input about the project. o overwhelming concern is that residential properties remain residential o large concerns over the traffic at that intersection o concerns about a “chain” location going in and it’s impact on the neighborhood o desire to have the vote postponed to November • discussion about how the houses under question function there and what’s best for that stretch of road. Owners who are under contract discussed the development • significant discussion about the nature of the site, what Oakley wants from that site • commitment to further conversations and plans

Projects:

• City of Cincinnati Community Budget Requests – Joe Groh [VOTE] o projects to vote for are on oakleynow.com through Oct 8 o 20 votes so far o Joe would like to take top 3 on Oct 8 and submit them to the city by Oct 23 o questions about MSD’s involvement in one of the suggestions ▪ ongoing issues with MSD and their responses to citizens o other suggestion is for Bike lanes to add to Marburg o Other suggestion is for replacing stairs o long discussion about how to decide which project gets community vote - how are we rank ordering votes and then submitting the application • NSP Options [VOTE] o 20 votes from the community to vote to approve the presentation.

▪ vote to approve NSP details from last meeting were 20-0-1 o use last meetings minutes for the details

• Bike Racks Update – Joe Groh Miscellaneous Announcements:

• Signage Theft & Neighborhood Response – Colleen Reynolds

• Invest Night of Neighborhoods – Joe Groh

• Election Reminder – Colleen Reynolds

• NEW DATE FOR NEXT MEETING – 10/22 Speaker Cards Approve September 17th Meeting Minutes

• Jason friendly amended to last meeting minutes to include tonight’s 20-0-1 vote to approve NSP particular

• Vote was 7-0-3 to approve the 9/17 meetings Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon • motion to approve financial report, seconded by Anthony, 9-0-3 approved New Business: •

Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, October 22nd – VIRTUAL / NEW DATE

• Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, November 3rd – VIRTUAL Adjourn Meeting

9-17-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:11:09 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting
Virtual Meeting: Google Meet

September 17^th, 2020; 7:00 PM

Minutes

Meeting Video

Trustees Present: Jason Wilcoxon, Kenny McNutt, Dan Krohn, Joe Groh, Seth Shaifer, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Sandy Gross, Troy McAndrews, Anthony Isaacs

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier, Cody Gausvik

Approve 9/1/20 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh motions to approve 9/1/20 meeting minutes; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Unanimous approval. Evan Nolan, Sandy Gross, and Dan Krohn abstain.

Madison & Kennedy Discussion (Morelia Group) – Seth Shaifer, Guests

Colleen is conflicted out and will not be voting due to the Mr. Hildebrant’s representation by Dinsmore attorneys. Evan is conflicted out and will not be voting due to his client work with owner of other parcels under discussion.

Proposed development at Madison Rd and Kennedy Ave. Neighbors have expressed concern about traffic. Developers are willing to give right-of-way for a continuous right-hand turn lane from westbound Madison onto northbound Kennedy and have included a right turn only exit onto northbound Kennedy. There are three concept site plans. Plan A includes a Swenson’s restaurant with no drive-through that would require rezoning of 3 single family home parcels on corner from residential to commercial. Plan B is contingent on Plan A and would expand the site eastward along Madison with the exception of the fourth house from the corner, with whom they have no current agreement. Plan B would include an additional building and extra parking that they hope to share with the Oakley Kitchen event space. Plan C requires the fourth house from the corner and would include two additional buildings, instead of one, and a city-subsidized underground parking structure. The buildings would have retail on the first floor and four floors of 45-60 affordable housing apartment units ($850-$950/month) above the retail. Two other restaurants and a wireless carrier are interested in the retail space.

Interested in resident feedback. Seeking a vote at regular October meeting for rezoning the 3 single family home parcels on corner from residential to commercial, with the possible restriction of no drive-through.

NBDIP Update – Joe Groh

Final application submitted for the top two vote-getters: wayfinding signage and goVibrant routes. Joe and Anthony met with Christy from goVibrant to discuss possible routes. NBDIP board will decide within about 6 weeks of the final presentations that are scheduled for next week.

NSP – Craig Rozen

Last year, the Neighborhood Support Program awarded neighborhood councils $6058. This year, we requested an early disbursement of NSP funds to cover events early in the year, which was honored. NSP funding was eventually increased, which leaves us with an additional $1,929 to allocate.

OCC Board will present a suggested request for NSP funds at the October regular meeting to submit in time for the first round of approvals. The NSP funds must be approved by a vote open to all OCC members.

Community Budget Request – Joe Groh

OCC may submit requests for up to 3 projects for funding in the 2022-2023 city budget. Suggestions can be submitted and viewed on the website at https://oakleynow.com/CBR. Joe will add a form for the community to vote on their preferred projects. OCC Board needs to vote at October regular meeting to meet the October 23^rd submission deadline.

Elections Discussion – Colleen Reynolds

Call for members who are up for re-election to declare whether they are running for another term. New candidates need to ensure that they have met requirements for meeting attendance.

Review 10/6 Draft Agenda – Colleen Reynolds

- Several board members have conflicts with development topics.
- Resident complaints about theft and defacement of BLM et al. signs.
- Start discussion of traffic impact to Robinson
o Neyer
o Playing Card group don’t have traffic study done
- CBR vote (OCC Board)
- NSP vote (OCC members)
- Reminder about elections and voting method
- Census reminder

Update on pedestrian gateway bridge project – Colleen Reynolds

New lighting under the gateway pedestrian bridge and rail crossing.

Census Reminder – Joe Groh

Submission deadline of September 30^th.

Possible new development – Seth Shaifer

Possible new Biggby Coffee near Sherwin-Williams store, drive-through only.

Adjourn Meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting by Kenny McNutt; seconded by Dan Krohn. Meeting ends at 8:14PM.

9-1-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:10:50 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Google Meet

September 1, 2020; 7:00 PM

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

Minutes

Meeting Video

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

· Present: Colleen, Kenny, Joe, Anthony, Seth, Troy, Cody, Jon, Jason, Sandy
· Absent: Evan, Dan

Guests:

· Cincinnati Fire Department– Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
Small fire at former Kenner site – investigating as arson.
· Cincinnati Police Department– Captain Jones, District 2 Police
YTD – Oakley has seen crime slightly increase at Meijer, Target, etc.
City-wide, crime is soaring, but not in Oakley.

· CRC– JaLisa Elkins
Pleasant Ridge pool to close after this weekend. Some CRC fitness centers have reopened with reservation.
· Beyond Self Storage– Tim Hensley

COVID-19:

· OCC Updates– Colleen Reynolds
Planning to have virtual meetings for the rest of the year. Need to think about how to host virtual election in December. Jon, Joe, Evan and Cody are up for reelection.

Real Estate Development:

· Robertson Traffic Concerns – Colleen Reynolds
Addition of Three Oaks and nearby Norwood developments has raised traffic concerns. Plan is to host developers from both projects at the next meeting. Due to reduced traffic, it’s been challenging to conduct traffic studies. Reduced speed limit discussion: Joe has been in contact with city and state legislators RE: reducing city street speed limits. Resident of Markbreit (David) planning to create petition to bring to OCC for approval.

Projects:

· NBDIP (Joe): Final application submitted; mid to end of October is when decision will be made. Romana and Flaggs USA crosswalks have been approved.
· City of Cincinnati Community Budget Requests (Joe): Please forward your ideas to OCC and/or Joe. Joe may request a call with you to understand request.
· 2020 Census: pop-up stands all over Oakley. Please complete the census!

Approve 8/4/20 Meeting Minutes

Motion by Joe to approve the 8/4/20 Meeting Minutes; seconded by Cody. Unanimous approval; minutes approved.

Sandy and Seth abstain

Financial Report

Motion by to approve the Financial Report by Seth; seconded by Joe. Unanimous approval; financials approved.

Hyde Park Ave barrier removed and replaced with temporary barrier – concern from nearby residents. Seth working with DOTE to address.

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, September 17^th – VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, October 6^th – VIRTUAL

Speaker Cards

· None

Adjourn Meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting by Cody; seconded by Seth. Meeting ends at 7:59PM.

8-4-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:10:34 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Google Meet

August 4, 2020; 7:00 PM

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

Minutes

Meeting Video

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Trustee Introductions

· Present: Colleen, Evan, Dan, Kenny, Joe, Anthony, Seth, Troy, Cody, Jon
· Absent: Jason, Sandy

Guests:

· Cincinnati Police Department– Captain Jones, District 2 Police

Experiencing uptick in violent crime (shootings) across the city. Oakley crime remains low.

· CRC – JaLisa Elkins
Summer camp still taking place (only 45 kids this year) – two weeks left of camp. Pool is still reservation-based to keep numbers down. Updates for the fall coming soon.
· Bill Frost – Candidate for City Council 2021

COVID-19:

· OCC Updates – Colleen Reynolds

Real Estate Development:

Will include 12 row houses.

Motion by Seth to support the Cardiff Row plan as shown and presented on 8/4/2020 per the City of Cincinnati Planning Department request for a zoning change from ML to RMX. Further, the OCC supports the front yard setback variances as shown on the plan; seconded by Evan Nolan. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Projects:

· Three Oaks Tunnel (Dan and Joe):Mayor and City Manager believe this project should move forward. $265k of funding will come from Oakley TIF district. Needs to be approved by City Council. OCC will be integral to the process after approval. Grant applications will need to be submitted.
· NBDIP (Joe):three projects proposed. 1.GoVibrant Walking Paths and Signage; 2. Allston Street Beautification; 3. Tree grates along Madison. Feedback welcomed at the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pNO8nJop3IyhY8KaA0_l8LJ13w5Qn0j0m8Ej4RtujrA/viewform?usp=sf_link
· Discussion around 20^Th Century Site: Colleen to research.
· 2020 Census: starting next week, folks will be knocking on your door if you haven’t completed. Friday, 8/14 mobile station at Oakley Square from 6-9 and Saturday 11-3PM.

Approve 7/16/20 Meeting Minutes

Motion by Joe Groh to approve the 7/16/20 Meeting Minutes; seconded by Anthony Isaacs. Unanimous approval; minutes approved.

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, August 20^th – VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, September 1^st – VIRTUAL

Speaker Cards

· None

Adjourn Meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting by Seth; seconded by Evan. Meeting ends at 8:34PM.

7-16-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:10:12 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Live via Google Hangout

7/16/20; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Anthony Isaacs, Troy McAndrews, Sandy Gross, Seth Shaifer, Jon Bernier, Kenny McNutt, Seth Shaifer

Trustees Not Present: Sandy Gross, Jason Wilcoxon

Approve 7/7/20 Meeting Minutes

Anthony Isaacs motions to approve 7/7/20 meeting minutes; seconded by Joe Groh. Unanimous approval. Sandy Gross and Jason Wilcoxon abstain.

Honoring Jared Ellis

Jared was very supportive and involved during the entire Oakley Master Plan process. He attended many OCC meetings and provided great support and oversight during various new developments in Oakley. Jared was very proud to work for the City of Cincinnati.

How do we honor Jared’s memory?

· Proposal to rename street after Jared near Oakley Station.
· Proposal to dedicate Oakley Master Plan to Jared.
· Proposal to dedicate park bench to Jared.

Further discussion to take place at 8/4/20 meeting.

Next Steps on Apollo

Traffic light timing at Madison and Camberwell – OCC working with Brian Williams.

Limit commercial through traffic with signage?

OCC to draft letter to DOTE, Planning, Water Works (storm water) expressing concerns about potential driveway from Apollo.

Residents very pleased with support from OCC during this entire process.

NBDIP

Historically, plans submitted go through peer review with bus tour. NBDIP has helped with all three phases of our streetscape. We could ask up to 50k for 2020. Application due August 21^st.

· Grates on all tree wells? ADA compliant, wouldn’t have to weed them.
· Kevin Wright (Yard & Co.)/Anthony Isaacs – turn Allston into public space similar to how other neighborhoods have done. Expand sidewalk? More streetscape?

Match difference in cost with TIF fund?

Future Meeting Discussion

CRC may be closed until the end of the year. Monthly meetings will continue virtually until further notice.

Adjourn Meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting by Seth Shaifer; seconded by Evan Nolan. Meeting ends at 8:20PM.

7-7-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 21:20:31 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 – 7 PM

Live via Google Hangout

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2020/07/07/cincinnati-coronavirus-covid-19-free-testing-sites/5385786002/

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Anthony Isaacs, Troy McAndrews, Sandy Gross, Seth Shaifer, Evan Nolan, Jon Bernier, Jason Wilcoxon (arrived late)

Trustees Not Present:

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome

Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards
Trustee Introductions
City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400
Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Guests:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
Back to normal and busy. New 2019 Cincinnati Engine 31 fire truck.
· Cincinnati Police Department – Captain Aaron Jones
Oakley seeing decrease in crime during May, June and July months.
Violent crime spiking in other neighborhoods.
· CRC – JaLisa Elkins – reservations can be made online for pool access.
· Beyond Self Storage – Lara Anderson: Store Opening Announcement

23rd location

COVID-19:

OCC Updates – Colleen Reynolds

Free COVID-19 Testing Sites: https://www.hamiltoncountyhealth.org/announcements/covid-19-testing/

Real Estate Development:

· The Establishment – Troy McAndrews [VOTE]
Owners have secured 200 signatures of approval
Anonymous complaints about noise late at night.
The OCC supports the following Conditional Use requests by the Establishment at 2900 Wasson Road:
*Amplified outdoor sound
*Outdoor space greater than 50% of the indoor space accessible to public
*Outdoor space within 100’ of residences
*Hours of operation to exceed 10 pm (Sunday-Thursday) and midnight (Friday-Sat)

Motion by Seth Shaifer to approve the above Conditional Use requests; seconded by Anthony Isaacs. 7 approve; motion passes.

Troy McAndrews, Colleen Reynolds, Kenny McNutt and Sandy Gross abstain

· Apollo Home (Camberwell) – Jamie Gerdsen & Sophia Holley [VOTE]
Purchased property in 2018; requesting variances. Apollo added 14 parking spots along with lot behind property for additional parking. Problem with trespassing/loitering on the property. Security concerns led to fence being erected.
Apollo willing to add 75 trees. Apollo met with nearby neighbors to discuss concerns. Apollo states there will be no storage placed on empty parcels.
Apollo agrees to contact police when there is loitering on property. Apollo not seeking zone change in connection with consolidation. Apollo will participate in a quarterly call with neighbors. Variance is not being requested for driveway (no prohibition in SF Zoning – DOTE will review when permit is pulled by applicant.
Residents want to ensure there is a 6ft wooden fence to block dumpsters. Resident requested speed bumps on Camberwell. Traffic concerns: future ped safety team + traffic light – OCC item
Trucks: Apollo will address too many at one time.

1. 4545 Camberwell Road
a. Requesting use variance for additional parking
b. A variance is requested relating to the buffer. (size)
c. A variance is requested relating to the fence. (no encroachment and replacement of trees when unhealthy) – fence to be at least 6’
2. 4502 Camberwell Road
a. A variance is requested relating to the buffer
b. Residents approved as presented
3. 4538 Camberwell Road
a. A variance is requested relating to the buffer

Motion by Evan Nolan to adopt five variances as requested; seconded by Troy McAndrews. 11 approve; motion passes.

Jason Wilcoxon abstained

Motion by Evan Nolan to oppose curb cut on Camberwell Road for additional driveway for Apollo; seconded by Cody Gausvik.

9 approve; motion passes.

Colleen Reynolds, Dan Krohn and Jason Wilcoxon abstain

· Anchor Properties (Isabella/Paxton) – Matt Hemberger – [VOTE]
The OCC supports the requested variance from a 15-foot buffer yard (per Section 1423-13-A) to 5 feet, conditioned on Anchor Properties complying with the remaining fencing and landscaping requirements.
Motion by Cody Gausvik to approve the requested variance for Anchor Properties; seconded by Dan Krohn.
11 approve; motion passes.
Evan Nolan abstained.
· Carvana has cancelled plans for Oakley Station.

6/2/20 Meeting Minutes update:

As Seth was authorized by the Board to provide a support letter based on the outcome of further discussions with the next-door homeowner with respect to 2 “open” variances.

For the rear yard setback that 35’ is required, the OCC

supports a 5’ rear yard setback along the RMX property line
supports a 10’ rear yard setback along the SF-4 property line, which also has support from the property owner on the adjacent SF-4 parcel.

For the Type A Buffer Yard requirement, the OCC

Acknowledges that with the movement of the proposed structure to 10’ from the property line, no reduction is required.

However, rather than a fence in the buffer yard, the parties have agreed to have the developer provide plantings along the side of the structure, and the OCC supports this change.

Seth will include these with the prior approved variance requests in a letter to the city.

Projects:

· TIF Ordinance from Council on Affordable Housing – Colleen Reynolds
City trying to create more affordable housing in neighborhoods.

Miscellaneous Announcements:

· Census Update – Joe Groh
You will receive a post card next week if you haven’t completed census.

Approve June 2nd Meeting Minutes

Seth Shaifer motions to approve 6/2/20 Meeting Minutes; seconded by Joe Groh.

11 approve; 6/2/20 Meeting Minutes approved

Cody Gausvik abstained.

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

Left over money from Oakley postcard will go to artist who created illustration.

Motion by Dan Krohn for $300 to be provided to illustrator who designed Oakley post card; seconded by Joe Groh.

Unanimous approval; motion passes.

NBD application – need answer by 7/10 on if we’re submitting the same requests as previously. Amendment to be created Thursday.

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, July 16th - VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, August 4th – VIRTUAL (TBD)

Motion to adjourn meeting by Troy McAndrews; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Meeting ends at 10:05.

Adjourn Meeting

5-21-2020 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 12:12:05 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Live via Google Hangout

5/21/20; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Anthony Isaacs, Troy McAndrews, Sandy Gross, Seth Shaifer, Jon Bernier, Kenny McNutt

Trustees Not Present: Jason Wilcoxon,

Approve May 5th Meeting Minutes

Joe motions to approve 5/5/20 meeting minutes; seconded by Dan Krohn. Unanimous approval.

COVID-19

Outdoor Dining Options – Board Discussion / Personal Updates

Establishment: reopened, great weekend turnout. People were following distancing protocols.

OPG: reopened, great weekend turnout. Adjusting based on how weekend went.

Sleepy Bee: working to create new layout inside.

OCC Action Regarding Reopening – Board Discussion

Continue to direct people to OCC social media pages.

Discussion about creating Oakley Community Fund for people in need to use to utilize at local businesses; takes $5k to start. Discussion about sending letters and placing phone calls to local businesses.

Since We Last Met:

Apollo Update – Joe Groh & Colleen Reynolds

Apollo reports trespassers/vandalism on property, which is why they erected fence. May be attempting to buy additional houses in that area. OCC plans to invite them to June meeting. OCC to contact city to understand where this project stands. Seth to coordinate with Apollo and residents. Suggestion for OCC to issue letter to city expressing OCC’s concern.

Status of New Crosswalks & Bike Racks – Joe Groh

Most of DOTE furloughed. City has received bike racks – plan in place for them being distributed, however, contact who manages distribution was furloughed. Not entirely clear on when Flaggs USA crosswalk will be installed.

Committee & Majors Projects: What’s Next – Colleen Reynolds

Gateway project – maintenance agreement provided to OCC to sign. Will review and advise board of next steps.

June Agenda:

Preview Draft for Feedback – Colleen Reynolds

Schedule Zoom call for parking discussion.

Other items:

· Rec Centers and Pools are reopening – limited capacity; may need reservation for pools. Opening 7 pools.

· Issue 7 passed.

· Flooding issues on Camberwell Road – suggestion to contact MSD.
· Officer Barry: motorcycles and quads on Madison Road. District 2 aware, however, they’re gone by the time police respond there. Non-emergency dispatch will respond if called. They will pull them over but will not chase.

Adjourn Meeting

5-5-20 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Fri, 22 May 2020 13:01:25 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 – 7 PM

Live via Google Hangout

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Anthony Issacs, Jason Wilcoxon, Troy McAndrews, Sandy Gross, Seth Shaifer, Jon Bernier, Evan Nolan

Trustees Not Present:

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome

Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards
Trustee Introductions
City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400
Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Guests:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
Runs are down across the city. Steel Place fire – not sure of cause yet. (Business was closed)
· Cincinnati Police Department – Officer Christine Berry @Christine.berry@cincinnati.oh.gov
Increase from theft to vehicles is on the rise in Oakley. There has been a rise in violent crime city-wide, which is where a lot of resources are being diverted. Oakley has not seen a large increase in violent crime; violent crime in Oakley down 30%.
· CRC – JaLisa Elkins
Rec Center is closed. Seniors can still pick up 7 days’ worth of meals on Wednesdays. 85 meals prepped for tomorrow, which is higher than usual. Snacks being handed out to kids as well. Some childcare is being provided at the Madisonville CRC and other locations for essential workers. No decision has been made RE: summer camp.

Public Officials:

Clerk of Courts – Aftab Pureval

Everyone in his department has either taken a pay cut or furloughed. Courthouse remains open, as does the Clerk’s office. You can file suit in person at 900 Sycamore Street at the Justice Center.

Very specific rules for entering courthouse going forward and you can find specific details at Courtclerk.org.

Most jury trials and civil cases continue to be postponed.

If going to courthouse – only two family members allowed inside at a time with you; there is a mandatory temperature screen; and everyone entering courthouse must wear a mask.

Asking for support for reelection campaign.

City Councilmember – Greg Landsman

30 deaths in Cincinnati total from COVID-19. $45-50 million in city reserves we may have to tap into. If no federal help is provided, city is looking at an $80 million deficit.
Question about Vision Zero budget? Improvements are in capital budget, should be okay.
Question about retailers opening? Retailers will be required to follow specific safety protocols, like wearing a mask inside.
Question about residential and commercial abatements during this pandemic? Greg has proposed series of commercial abatement revisions. There is also a proposed alternate residential permit process. Greg and P.G. have put forth motion about what the various options could be, but no official vote has been taken.
Virtual summits will be hosted by Landsman in the future.

COVID-19:

OCC Updates – Colleen Reynolds

Oakley Pup Crawl scheduled for 5/31 currently. Discussion on OCC requesting event organizers to postpone pub crawl.

Colleen to reach out to organizers to see if they will support postponing event. Colleen will update the board and advise if any further action is needed.

Real Estate Development:

· Rookwood Place, LLC – Douglas Hine (Edwards Rd/Camden Phase II) [VOTE]
Roadblock at the end of Hyde Park Ave has been removed but will be replaced once construction is complete.
Requesting support for Phase 2 (8 units); Phase 1 has 8 units.
Resident asked where equipment will be stored for Phase 2? Detailed plan in place.
Are there hopes to secure property in between properties? Yes.
Neighbors have communicated developers have been very good neighborhood partners during construction.
Seth Shaifer motions to approve the Rookwood Place, LLC concept as presented at the 5/5/20 OCC meeting; seconded by Dan Krohn. Unanimous approval; motion passes.
· The Establishment – Troy McAndrews
Recently received permit violations.
1. Outdoor TVs – requesting zoning relief to have outdoor TVs. TVs will be on from 7am-10pm weekdays and until 12AM on weekends. Need zoning relief to use as outdoor entertainment.
2. Expanded outdoor patio (15 x 15 ft wide); city requesting additional parking spaces, but due to the location of the business, there is no option for additional parking.
3. Fence across driveway on Wasson – business installed black aluminum fence to prevent rideshare and other drivers from abruptly entering and exiting driveway, due to pedestrian safety concerns. City has requested the fence be removed.

Vote tabled. OCC board needs to discuss process for when board member has request for zoning relief. Fellow OCC businessowners to meet and discuss with Troy. Vote will likely be taken in June.

Miscellaneous Announcements:

· Census Update – Joe Groh – Oakley at 63% response rate; online response are due end of the October.
· Major Projects / Committee Updates

OCC Neighborhood Mailer: Sandy Gross had designer create mailer “#oakleystrong”. Lists local resources on mailer.

Beautification: Tree well spring cleanup underway.

Rec Center Update: it’s been a year since OCC approved funds for Ignite to start process. CRC is on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic. Monthly meetings are taking place until CRC gets a better understanding of where they are during this pandemic. There’s not much OCC can do at this time. OCC has requested deliverable of what Ignite has completed so far and what their plan is for the future (deliverable to be shared publicly). We are not paying for Ignite’s time through this process; we’re paying for the final deliverable. Even though Ignite has taken longer than anticipated, there is no increased price for the OCC due to the amount of time it’s taking Ignite.

Approve April 7th Meeting Minutes

Cody Gausvik motions to approve 4/7/20 minutes; seconded by Seth Shaifer. 11 approve; Jon Bernier abstained.

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

In process of closing OCURC account

Jason Wilcoxon motions to approve OCC financial report as presented; seconded by Joe Groh. Unanimous approval.

New Business:

Tunnel project update coming up in June.

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, May 21st - VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, June 2nd – VIRTUAL (TBD)

Motion to adjourn the meeting by Cody Gausvik ; seconded by Joe Groh. Meeting ends at 9:10PM.

4-7-20 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Wed, 06 May 2020 11:30:18 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, April 7, 2020 – 7 PM

Live via Google Hangout

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Anthony Issacs, Jason Wilcoxon, Troy McAndrews, Sandy Gross, Seth Shaifer

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome

Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards
Trustee Introductions
City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400
Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Guests:

· Cincinnati Fire Department – Jeff McDonough, Engine 31 Captain
No fire inspections or fire hydrant servicing until further notice. Fire fighters are staying at firehouse and keeping equipment clean. Different protocols are being taken when responding to emergencies. Please refer to the CDC, NIH and Cincinnati Health Department websites for the latest information. Time change in March – perfect time to change your smoke detector batteries. You can still get a smoke detector from the Fire Department.
· Cincinnati Police Department – Officer Christine Berry @Christine.berry@cincinnati.oh.gov
CPD is prioritizing calls; please go online to report issues instead of showing up in person at the police station.

COVID-19:

· OCC Response – Colleen Reynolds
Virtual meetings going forward until further notice. Detailed information on Oakelynow.com regarding businesses that are still open, resources, links, etc.
· OCC Summer Series – Jon Bernier
Not cancelled, but on hold for the moment. Discussion about if we should still send out mailer to residents. Dan and Colleen to discuss and carry forward.
· State of the City of Cincinnati – Colleen Reynolds
Copious amounts of city employees have been furloughed. Please call Colleen if you have questions on who is still available or who we should contact in the meantime. City working to bring Planning Commission online; everything zoning related has been postponed until 4/17.
· Additional Support – Board Discussion
Discussion about how we can support our local businesses. Promote National Bear Hunt in Oakley?

Real Estate Development:

· Apollo Home: Camberwell Road: NOW ON HOLD
· From Paige (on behalf of neighbors from surrounding streets)
o Since Apollo relocated, they’ve been trying to expand location.
o Without permit, they paved a parking lot to the property line.
o Over 30 residents are opposed to any variance or zone changes, including the addition of a driveway.
o Concerned about new driveway; requesting proper buffer zone so residents don’t have to look at parking lot.
· Inspector gave citation to Apollo in September 2019.
· If Apollo doesn’t come back, what action can we take? How can we hold them accountable?

Miscellaneous Announcements:

· Landscaping – Cody Gausvik
Requesting $3,000 for tree well maintenance for 2020 ($1,000 of NSP; $1,500 of NBD; and $500 from OCC operating account).
Cody Gausvik motions to allocate $1,000 of NSP funds, $1,500 of NBD funds and $500 of OCC operating funds for tree well maintenance for 2020; seconded by Dan Krohn. Unanimous approval; motion passes.
· Election Day Change – Colleen Reynolds
All information can be found online. Ohio is now vote by mail only. You can request absentee ballots at Kroger. If you have already voted by mail, you do not need to vote again. Be sure you ask your older adults in your neighborhood if they have voted and if they need help.
· Census Update – Joe Groh
Census still taking place; participation is Oakley is currently at around 50-54%.

There is now a new Development in Oakley section on Oakleynow.com: https://oakleynow.com/Development

Approve March 19^th Meeting Minutes

Seth Shaifer motions to approve 3/19/20 minutes; amendment proposed by Evan Nolan to change “will require” to “may require”. Amendment accepted by Seth Shaifer. Seconded by Evan Nolan. 8 approve; Kenny McNutt, Sandy Gross and John Bernier abstain.

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

$80,000 given to City for pedestrian bridge project. Motion by Jason to approve the financial report as presented; seconded by Joe Groh. Unanimous approval.

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, April 23^rd - VIRTUAL

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, May 5^th - VIRTUAL

Motion to adjourn the meeting by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Meeting ends at 8:35PM

3-19-20 OCC Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:58:00 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Live via Google Hangout

3/19/20; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Anthony Issacs, Jason Wilcoxon, Troy McAndrews, Sandy Gross, Seth Shaifer

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier, Kenny McNutt

Quick Highlights:

· OCC board has posted local resources on front page of Oakleynow.com for residents.
· Suggestion to post updates for local resources on social media.
· Small Business celebration party/idea for June/July proposed.
· OCC board will host 4/7 meeting virtually; will discuss format for community. Currently, there are two items that mayrequire a vote at the 4/7 meeting. Apollo and Hildebrant are planning to present at April meeting.
· Board retreat has been postponed until further notice.
· Carvana location (proposed on lot closest to the highway near former Cast-Fab site) – suggestion to schedule them for introductions at June meeting.
· Gills Carwash – planning to present in at May meeting.
· Planning Commission and City Council sessions/meetings have all been postponed.

Approve 3/3/20 Minutes

Motion by Joe Groh to approve 3/3/20 minutes; seconded by Dan Krohn. Unanimous approval.

Sandy Gross, John Bernier, Kenny McNutt and Cody Gausvik abstained.

Adjourn Meeting

3/3/2020 OCC Tuesday Meeting - Approved Minutes.

Joe Groh — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:46:50 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Community Center

March 3^rd, 2020; 7:00 PM

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

Minutes

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome

Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards
Trustee Introductions
- Present: Colleen, Evan, Jason, Dan, Anthony, Seth, Joe, Troy, Kenny, Jon
- - Seth left shortly before meeting ended
- Absent: Sandy, Cody
City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400
Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

N/A

District 2 Police report

Officer Christine Barry – violent crime down; theft from autos and retail continue to be an issue; increased patrols around Oakley Station

CRC

JaLisa

· CRC Hiring summer lifeguards and camp counselors
· Week of March 23^rd, All day camp, 7am – 6pm, $50/day, during CPS Spring Break
· Easter Egg Hunt – April 4^th. Rain date: 11 April

Guests:

· Candidate for Judge – Chris Wagner
o Common Pleas Court
o Looking to streamline processes, save county $$$

Development Items:

· Apollo Home: Camberwell Road – Jamie Gerdsen
o Presented a landscaping plan to help hide parking.
o Looking to add a driveway on property they recently purchased. Property is zoned SF-4
o Looking for non conforming variances.
o Will be back at the April meeting

· Local Oakley: Hills / Multifamily Development at CastFab [VOTE]
o Hills Properties presented updated plan that includes 20 “ghost” parking spots – spots that are included as parking spots but only used in the future if needed. Until then, those spots will be green space and include landscaping.
o Parking spots along Local Oakley Drive have been tentatively approved by DOTE.
o Presented No Further action letter from Ohio EPA
o Have met with Sandy to discuss landscaping, have gotten native tree lists to work from.
o Motion BY: Seth - motion to provide a letter of support for the zone map amendment requested by Hills to rezone 8.1 acres at 2980 Disney Avenue from “CG-A” To “PD” for the development of 316 multifamily units as presented at the February 4, 2020 OCC meeting and updated at the March 3, 2020 OCC meeting.
o Seconded: Anthony
o Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No, Evan Abstain
· Andrew Sholl – Madison Ave Soccer Development
o Technically in Madisonville council area, but wanted to brief us.
o Looking to build a soccer complex at 4722 Madison.
o Runs adult soccer leagues

Committee/Project Items:

· 2020 Committee Announcements – Colleen Reynolds [VOTE to Adopt]
o Updated committee and major project lists had been shared with the board.
o Committees & their membership shared.
o Major projects defined and their memberships shared. Appeal made to residents to participate
o Motion BY: Evan motioned that the board approve the committee and major projects lists, and their chair and members, as presented.
o Seconded: Jason
o Vote: 10 Yes, 0 No
· OCC Summer Series – Jon Bernier [Expenditure VOTE]
o Looking to move events to Saturday nights. Event dates/square reservations to be confirmed within the next week.
o Allison of Palm Communications has been contracted in previous years to solicit sponsorships, organize events, and handle the media relations.
o Contract for this year = $4000, up to $250/month in expenses
o In every previous year, the revenue collected from events has exceed the contract cost
o Motion BY: Jon motioned that the board approve the funds for Allison’s contract.
o Seconded: Evan
o Vote: 10 Yes, 0 No
· 2020 OCC Mailer – Dan Krohn [Expenditure VOTE]
o Mailing to be sent to all Oakley residences.
o Advertise the Summer Series events on one side, promote benefits of joining OCC on the back.
o Last year, saw an immediate 10% jump in membership
o Motion BY: Dan motioned that the board approve up to $3000 for mailing the post card to each Oakley residence.
o Seconded: Joe
o Vote: 10 Yes, 0 No
· Crosswalk Update – Joe Groh [Expenditure VOTE]
o City informed us our Romana location was one they willing to put pedestrian activated light at.
o We voted for Flaggs USA location as higher priority
o Mel McVay (City Vision Zero mgr) came back and told me that their engineers felt that a raised crosswalk better option for Flaggs USA, and that they had received ODOT grant for that.
o About that same time Joe had asked Mel for clarity on how we should handle the $5k donation (to be used for pedestrian safety) that we had received from Doyle Homes.
o Her recommendation was that we keep the money in our account, and give it to the city in conjunction with a specific project (would keep city from poaching those $$$).
o She proposed that the city could match our $5k for a project to put the pedestrian crossing signal at Romana, and if we aligned she could put in for an additional ODOT grant request. Joe told her he would need to get an approval, but thought it was a good idea.
o Mel submitted the proposal, expecting it to take a couple weeks to get an answer, by which time Joe would have been able to bring up for a vote. Well, the state approved her proposal within 2 days, but it still contingent on our approval.
o Note: Other high priority crosswalk issues are being addressed through the Wasson Way Project and the Robertson Ave issues through the Three Oaks/Neyer development.
o If we approve the use of the $5k to be applied towards the Romana location, we would have upgrades made to both locations this calendar year, leveraging on $5000 to gain more $30k in upgrades.
o Motion BY: Joe motioned that the OCC votes to approve the use of the $5000 for the installation of pedestrian activated crossing lights at Romana and Madison.
o Seconded: Anthony
o Vote: 10 Yes, 0 No
· Census Update – Joe Groh
o Mailing happens March 12-20. Last day to input: 30 July
o Have option to complete online (preferred), by mail, by phone
o Data is used to determine funding levels for a variety of federal & state programs.
o Oakley has fairly high number of households with no computing device and/or internet access.
o Oakley library will have computers with internet access available.
o Census staff be at our May and June events
o Let your neighbors know. Help your neighbors who may be elderly, shut in, have no internet access.

· Oakley Neighborhood School Project Update & Clarification – Craig Rozen

o Craig clarifies that OCC still supports the Hyde Park School expansion and is a top priority.

o Efforts to begin investigating potential of Oakley Neighborhood school are more long term.

Approve February 20^th Meeting Minutes

o Motion BY: Joe
o Seconded: Anthony
o Vote: 8 Yes, 0 No, Kenny Abstain

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

o Motion BY: Jason
o Seconded: Evan
o Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, March 19^th – TIME CHANGE

o Usual meeting will take place from 6:00-7:00, Board Retreat 7:00-9:00 – Location TBD

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, April 7^th

Speaker Cards

N/A

Adjourn Meeting

· Motion BY: Joe
· Seconded: Jason
· Vote: 9 Yes, 0 No

2-20-20 OCC Approved Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 13:56:53 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Brazee Street Studios

2/21/20; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Anthony Issacs, Jason Wilcoxon, Troy McAndrews, Sandy Gross, Jon Bernier

Trustees Not Present: Kenny McNutt, Seth Shaifer

Approve 2/4/20 Minutes

Motion by Joe Groh to approve 2/4/20 minutes; seconded by Dan Krohn. Unanimous approval.

Colleen Reynolds, Evan Nolan and Jon Bernier abstained.

Guest: Wasson Way – Jay Andress

Raising $2 million dollars in private funding; seeking updated letter of support from OCC so they can include it with their grant applications to the Clean Ohio program.

Motion by Cody Gausvik to provide an updated letter of support to Jay Andress to be included with the grant applications for the Clean Ohio Program for the Wasson Way Trail; seconded by Anthony Issacs. Unanimous approval. Motion passes.

Crosswalks: Update – Joe Groh

1. City informed us our Romana location was one they were willing to put pedestrian activated light at.

2. We voted for Flaggs USA location as higher priority.

3. Mel McVay (City Vision Zero mgr) came back and told Joe that their engineers felt that a raised crosswalk better option for Flaggs USA, and that they had received ODOT grant for that.

4. About that same time Joe had asked Mel for clarity on how we should handle the $5k donation (to be used for pedestrian safety) that we had received.

1. Her recommendation was that we keep the money in our account and give it to the city in conjunction with a specific project (would keep city from poaching those $$$).

2. She proposed that the city could match our $5k for a project to put the pedestrian crossing signal at Romana, and if we aligned, she could put in for an additional ODOT grant request. I told her I would need to get an approval, but thought it was a good idea.

3. Mel submitted the proposal, expecting it to take a couple weeks to get an answer, by which time I would have been able to bring up for a vote. Well, the state approved her proposal within 2 days, but it still contingent on our approval.

5. Bottom line: if we approve the use of the $5k to be applied towards the Romana location, we would have upgrades made to both locations this calendar year.

Awaiting until next Tuesday meeting to take a board vote.

Committees: Review & Discuss – Colleen Reynolds

Placement based on board feedback/comments. Suggestion to provide monthly committee updates; need to decide where that works best. Submit comments RE: assignments to Colleen by the next meeting.

March 3^rd Meeting & Agenda – Colleen Reynolds

Reviewed.

NBDIP: Deadline Approaching – Board Discussion

1. Time quickly approaching when we'll have to submit our funding request/proposal (if we opt to).

2. Last year we asked for $30k to upgrade the Flaggs USA location and to add goVibrant walking paths, was not among approved projects. Previous year approved requests are helping fund the eastern gateway (in part)

3. Flaggs USA crosswalk is being taken care of, so looking for input on what other projects we might want to include in this year's request.

4. 3/2 deadline. Suggested that Oakley not request anything, due to larger needs across the city.

5. If you have suggestion, email Colleen ASAP.

Invest In Neighborhoods Summit – Joe Groh

1. Sent email to business members, inviting them to provide promotional materials for our table.

EPA: Public Meeting – Joe Groh

1. Saturday, 29 February, 12pm, Urban Artifact

2. Opportunity for Hamilton County residents to voice their concerns. We have issues on Eileen, Millsbrae, and 31st with flooding due to undersized sewer pipes.

3. Resident TIm Langmeier asked if we could help push MSD to address this, since already working with city/planning on Neyer project.

Retreat: Dates – Colleen Reynolds & Evan Nolan

Utilize three Third Thursday meetings for retreat (March, June, September) 6-9pm.

Suggestion to add detailed explanation RE: Oakley TIFF District by resident.

Rec Center Update

More to come.

Adjourn Meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Sandy Gross. Meeting Ends at 9PM

2-4-20 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:45:20 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Community Center

February 4^th, 2020; 7:00 PM

Minutes

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome

Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards
Trustee Introductions
- Attendance: Colleen _____ Evan _____Cody __X___Jason __ X ___Dan __ X ___Seth __ X ___Joe___ X __Sandy __ X ___Jon _____Kenny _ X ____Troy _ X ____Anthony ___ X __
City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400
Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

· Brandon Green – In January had 210 EMS runs, 5 fire.
· Fire Safety – Space heaters popular this time of year, use safely – don’t overload outlets, don’t leave on overnight, do not use near furniture/curtains, etc.
· The water pressure issue that was reported recently on the news has not been a factor in Oakley

District 2 Police report

· Officer presented the safety report, slight increase in thefts in the typical retail areas.

CRC

n/a

Guests:

· Candidate for Juvenile Judge – Kari Bloom
o Endorsed Democratic candidate.
o Background in juvenile and family court

· Ohioans For Gun Safety – Andrea Dannenberg
o Presented petition for people to sign, to support expanded background checks in Ohio
o Target is 103k signatures so can get in front of state government.

· Issue 7 – Mary Miller
o SORTA board member
o Asked for support of Issue 7. The Metro bus/infrastructure levy

Development Items:

· Three Oaks (Formerly Oakley Yard): Project Update – Neyer Properties (Jeff/Chris)
o Presented update on the plan to date, had basic renderings
o Goal is to start demo in June, 18 months to complete senior living and multi-family; single family will be phased in, with all work completed within 3 years
o Addressed questions about traffic concerns
§ Still ongoing meetings with DOTE and Planning to iron out details
o Also: Introduction to Senior Housing Developer Omni Senior Living (Tom Finley)
§ Independent living
§ Anticipate costs be $3500-$3800 a month

· Planned Developments 101: City Planning Department – Jared Ellis
o Jared presented high level overview of what PD is
o Is a zone change, minimizes variances a developer must get (more than 1 building per parcel)
o Still follow normal approval process:
§ Coordinated site review
§ City Planning Commission
§ City Council subcommittee
§ Full City Council

· Local Oakley: Multifamily Development at CastFab – Greg Dale, Bill Davin, Michael Copfer, Jim Obert
o Proposed development of plots 1,2,6 in the Local Oakley LLC/cast fab site
o Hills Development would be builder. Family owned, operated. Manage the properties.
o Will require a zone change from CG-A to a PD (this development only)
o Their tenants tend to be older that the average renter, popular with empty nesters.
o 316 apartment units, spread over 5 buildings
o 5 story units, 4 will have indoor parking on the first floor.
o 576 total parking places, including the indoor parking and outside lots
o All buildings have no stairs, all have elevators
o Unit sizes:
§ I BR (825 SqFt, $1400)
§ 1 Br w/Den
§ 2 Br (1170 SqFt, $1800)
§ 2 BR w/Den (1486 SqFt, $2100)
o They are aware of master plan, have studied it, will building in green space, tree cover. Have landscape plan next meeting
o Working on LEED certification
o EPA remediation issues prevent single family homes there. Bill Davin committed to sending the full EPA report/documentation.
o They will meet with Seth, likely back in March to seek approval of zone change.
o Expressed willingness to not fully develop their planned surface parking unless it's actually needed, and have an interest in obtaining curb parking along Disney and the proposed street.

Committee/Project Items:

· CPD Enforcement – Joe Groh

On 1/7, Capt Jones asked that we identify top 4/5 locations where enhanced enforcement could be conducted.
My top 5, based on community feedback:
- Madison Rd, eastern entrance to business district
- Madison Rd, western entrance to business district
- Paxton Ave
- - Between Isabella and Hyde Park Plaza Entrance
  - Paxton, both directions approaching the Taylor intersection.
- Brotherton, between Ridge & Rosslyn.
Motion by: __Joe___ 2^nd:_Seth____ Vote:_9-0 in favor___
Motion: I motion that we approve the locations as presented, to be included in the CPD Enhanced Enforcement efforts

· Invest In Neighborhoods Annual Summit 3/14/20 – Joe Groh
o Kickoff Dinner Friday March 13
§ There will be no dinner this year
o Summit Saturday March 14, Cintas Center
o Theme: My Neighborhood Counts, Everybody Counts
§ We've been only community council with a display table past several years.

- My first year last year, worth it, good exposure for OCC, made good contacts.
This year could do an updated version of my slideshow, display our census plan, use our new table banner and Oakley flag

o Table with electric - $160

IIN says they have no record of us paying last year, so we owe them $135 for last year.
Anyone wanting to volunteer, we man table from 8:30-Noon. Breakfast & lunch provided

o Motion: I motion to authorize payment of $295.00 to allow OCC to have a table for the 2020 Invest In Neighborhood Summit.

Motion by: __Joe___ 2^nd:_Cody____ Vote:_9-0 in favor___

· Oakley Neighborhood School – Craig Rozen
o Given enrollment/crowding issues, there is interest in potentially building an Oakley school
o Part of long-term plan
o OCC putting together committee to promote this action, looking for interested volunteers
· Events: Reminder of Daddy Daughter Dance 2/16/20
o First session sold out, tickets remain for 2^nd session

Approve January 16^th Meeting Minutes

· Motion to approve by Seth 2^nd__Joe___ Vote:__9-0 in favor___

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Motion to approve by Joe 2^nd__Sandy___ Vote:__9-0 in favor___

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, February 20^th – Brazee Street Studios

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, March 3^rd

Speaker Cards

· Florence Parker, OKI – Spoke of OKI’s mission and requested residents provide their input on the regional transportation survey.
o Your chance to help shape the region’s transportation needs.
o www.oki.org
· Christina Patel – Judicial candidate for Hamilton County Common Pleas Drug Court
· Fanon Rucker – Hamilton County Prosecutor candidate
· Nicole Sanders - Judicial candidate for Hamilton County Common Pleas Drug Court

Adjourn Meeting

Motion by Joe 2^nd__Cody___ Vote:__9-0 in favor___

1-16-20 OCC Approved Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:44:08 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Brazee Street Studios

1/16/20; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds (arrived at 7:35), Seth Shaifer, Anthony Issacs, Jason Wilcoxon, Kenny McNutt, Troy McAndrews

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier, Sandy Gross

Approve 1/7/20 Minutes

Motion to approve 1/7/20 Meeting Minutes by Jason Wilcoxon; seconded by Joe Groh.

7 approved; Cody Gausvik abstained. 1/7/20 Meeting Minutes approved.

Discussion: Conflicts of Interest – Evan Nolan & Colleen Reynolds

Conflict of Interest Policy - must be completed annually by all OCC board members.

Seth to revise policy and present revised document at next third Thursday meeting.

Suggestion from audience: include a sentence stating you are obligated to disclose any future conflict of interest, that may involve “beneficial consideration”.

Discussion: Pedestrian Tunnel – Dan Krohn, Joe Groh, Anthony Isaacs

Tunnel pathway and prototypes were provided. Key component of Master Plan – walkable/bikeable neighborhood. Goal is for safer and more scenic pathway to connect two areas of Oakley. Tunnel = 5 min walk vs. ~20 min walk around RR tracks – huge shortcut!

Working with DOTE and Planning to brainstorm funding ideas. Neyer has assisted with drawings and concepts.

To do’s: need projected costs, per Neyer (expected next week); determine community support; determine projected usage; meet with Northpoint and Vandercar to gain support; and gain Mayor and key stakeholders’ support.

6100 people live within 1 mile. 7200 people within 1.5 miles. Suggestion to include bicycle boulevard into plan.

TIF: Quick Update – Colleen Reynolds

Cash on hand $600k to spend. Bonding capacity is $5mil, 17-year term, interest 6.5% and a 1.5x DCR. Board to decide how to allocate the money for projects (relatively soon)

Question: what is the minimum amount we would have to give? Use TIF for gap in funding?

CRC center cannot use TIF funds.

Board Retreat: Complete Worksheet + Choose Date – Colleen Reynolds

Hand in or submit online to Colleen.

February 4th Meeting & Agenda – Colleen Reynolds

Chris Hildebrant Meeting Requests

Redesigned his project at the corner of Madison and Kennedy. More details coming soon.

Census: Update – Joe Groh

Use OCC’s voice in the community to share information about Census to residents.

Joe presented timeline on when we should do what (social media, newsletter, etc.)

Include additional information in March newsletter.

Rec Center Meeting – Evan, Colleen

Ignite Philanthropy – currently on fact finding mission for possible donors/businesses.

Ignite has identified 15 people/groups of key stakeholders they want to reach out to.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:10PM by Colleen Reynolds; seconded by Dan Krohn. Meeting Ends at 9:10PM

1-7-20 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 15:37:24 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Community Center

January 7^th, 2020; 7:00 PM

Minutes

Attendance:

· Present - Dan, Anthony, Kenny, Seth, Joe, Colleen, Evan, Sandy, Jason, Jon, Troy
· Absent - Cody

Cincinnati Fire Department: Station 31 – N/A

District 2 Police:

· Officer Berry – Small uptick for the year, mostly thefts from retails areas
· Captain Jones – District 2 going to setup traffic enforcement areas, we should nominate top 2/3 for Oakley

CRC:

· Jalisa – looking to hire evening janitor; Easter Egg Hunt scheduled for April 4^th, weather backup is April 11^th; registration for summer camp should be open online first week of February

Guests:

· Apollo Home – Teresa Gerden
o Moved HQs to Oakley recently
o HVAC/Plumbing/Electrical/Home Repairs
o Paid trades apprenticeship program
o Give back to community (provide HVAC for needy family)
· US Census Bureau – Kimberly Pierce
o Census forms be mailed out in March
o Openings for part time employees ($23.50/hr)
o https://2020census.gov/en/jobs.html

Development Items:

· Anchor Properties: Future Development at Isabella & Paxton – Steve Hemberger & Matt Hemberger [VOTE]
o Followed up with adjacent owners, have letters of support
o Required to have 19 parking places, providing 21
o 1 main curb cut on Paxton for in/out. 1 curb cut on Isabella for exit only from drive-thru
o Requested letter of support for zoning change (SF-6 to CC-A) for one parcel of the properties
o Motion by Seth. Seconded by Dan
o Vote: 10 Yes, 0 No, 1 Abstain
o Motion: Move to support Anchor Properties request for a Zone change from SF-6 to CC-A for the property at 3730 Isabella as presented at the January 7, 2020 OCC meeting.
· Cardiff Row: Future Development on Cardiff – Angelo Pusateri, Daniel Kiley, Jason Laine
o Initial presentation for development at 3450 – 3494 Cardiff Ave. Currently a manufacturing site, looking to build 12 single family homes, 2-3 BR, target price mid $400k
o Will eventually look for Zone change from ML to SF.
o Working with Duke to resolve potential easement issues.
o Will be back in the future for additional presentations.

Committee/Project Items:

· Call for Committee Participation: Parking Overlay – Colleen Reynolds
o Looking for volunteers to be involved with parking overlay committee.
· Development: Upcoming Oakley Yard Discussion – Joe Groh & Dan Krohn
o Recap of Oakley Yard meeting with Neyer, OCC reps (Colleen, Dan, Joe), DOTE, Economic Development
o More detailed designs presented, more discussions going on with city
o Tunnel most likely way to get to/from Oakley Yard and Oakley Station
o Discussions coming up on how to pay for it, including use of ourTIF funds.
o Discussion on how many might make use of a tunnel
· Pedestrian Safety: Crosswalk Priorities – Joe Groh
o Oakley been selected to have a new pedestrian activated signal system, based on Vision Zero reporting map (http://cagisonline.hamilton-co.org/pedsafetysurvey/)
o Madison & Romana was location city identified, but it not been our top priority. City said they could do the Flaggs USA location, provided there no engineering issues, if that what the community wanted.
o Presented options to the board & residents to confirm which location should be our #1 priority.
o Evan made motion, seconded by Kenny, vote 11-0 in favor
o Motion: “Move the we approve the Flaggs USA location as our top priority for pedestrian activated signal upgrade.”
· Events: Daddy Daughter Dance 2/16/20
o First session almost sold out

Approve December 3^rd Meeting Minutes

· Motion to approve – Joe. Seconded – Kenny. Vote - 8 Yes, 3 abstain

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Financial report shared online and via email
· ~$5000 balance
· Motion to approve – Jason. Seconded – Seth. Vote – 11 Yes, 0 No

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, January 16^th – Brazee Street Studios

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, February 4^th

Speaker Cards

· Fred Yeager – Wasson Way Phase 3 (Edwards to Marburg) construction starts this summer

Adjourn Meeting

· Motion – Joe. Seconded – Jon. Vote – 11 Yes, 0 No

12-3-19 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:49:56 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Community Center

December 3^rd, 2019; 7:00 PM

Minutes

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome

Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards
Trustee Introductions
- In attendance: Dan, Sean, Seth, Joe, Colleen, Kenny, Sandy, Dave (left early), Jon, Jason
- Absent: Cody, Evan
City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400
Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

· Be careful with holiday decorations and overloading outlets.
· See uptick in kitchen fires with holiday cooking
· Good time to check smoke detectors

District 2 Police report

Officer Barry:

· Thefts, primarily retail
· Thefts from autos up. Remember to lock doors, keep valuables out of sight.

Captain Jones:

· Uptick in thefts at local gyms, be sure to lock lockers and cars.
· 41 new officers graduated from police academy
· Holiday Crime Prevention Initiative -60-65 officers specifically focused on violent crime over the holidays.

CRC

Jalisa:

· Ongoing Toy Drive
· Parents Night Out – Friday Dec 13^th, 6-9, $10 per child or free with gift
· Breakfast with Santa – Saturday Dec 14^th, 9-noon, $5 per person or free with gift
· Will host mini-camp over the holidays. Contact the center for details.

Board Matters

· Thank You to Exiting Trustees
o Farewells to Sean Fausto & Dave Schaff

· 2019 Board of Trustees Elections (2020-2022 Term)
o Candidates:
§ Anthony Isaacs, Craig Rozen, Sandy Gross, Troy McAndrews, Colleen Reynolds
o Results:
§ Anthony Isaacs, Sandy Gross, Troy McAndrews, Colleen Reynolds elected

Development Items

· Ann Gimbert (Preserve Hyde Park): Wasson Way Pocket Park
o Park presented as alternative to proposed Wasson Homes
o Developer has modified plans, 12/6 hearing with planning commission
o Park could include green space, bike path gateway, playground
o Motion to support the concept by Jason, seconded by Sandy
§ “We, the Oakley Community Council, support the concept of the Wasson Way Pocket Park as presented on 12/03/2019. While this project falls outside our community boundary, we recognize the potential benefit it could afford the Oakley community.”
· Vote: Yes: 8 No: 1 Abstain: 1

· Prodigy Properties: Andrew & Madison Townhomes – Greg Dale & Jeff Lane [VOTE]
o Presented their updated plans for the property on the corner of Andrews & Madison
o 7 single family condos, 5 in building along Andrews, 2 in building behind them.
o No zone change required
o Added landscaping plan, as requested at the November 3^rd meeting
o Looking for support of:
§ Variance for more than 1 building on property
§ Setback variance for “Front yard” from 21 ft to 10 ft
· The property line on Madison Rd
§ Setback variance for “Side Yard” from 30 ft to 11 ft
· Property that is actually behind the proposed buildings, left hand side when looking from Madison
§ Setback variance for “Corner Side yard” from 10 ft to 6.5 ft
· Property that abuts Andrew
o Numerous resident speaker cards, all related to this topic
§ Greg Ries, Oakley resident
· Concerned about increased density, the # of new condos, increased traffic
§ Bill Zawadzki, owns adjacent property on Madison Rd
· Concerns about how much closer to the street these buildings be, impact on the neighborhood look & feel
§ Randy Parker, Andrew Ave resident
· Concerns about the density and traffic
§ Sun-Jan Huang, Andrew Ave resident
· Concern about increase traffic, pedestrian safety concerns (especially for children), demolition concerns (mitigation for dust, asbestos)
§ Alyssa Brandt, Andrew Ave resident
· Concerned about look & feel, loss of front yard character
§ Marie Simon, Oakley resident, realtor
· Concerned about the variance for 2 buildings
o Sean made motion to approve the plan as presented, including approval of the 4 variances being asked for. Seconded by Dan
o Vote: Motion failed. Yes – 4 No – 5

· Anchor Properties: Future Development at Isabella & Paxton – Steve Hemberger, Matt Hemberger, Mark Ayer, Tom Fisher
o Presented their plans for the Taco Casa/Mios properties
o National bank chain interested in building “non-traditional” bank.
o All the parcels they purchasing are Zoned commercial, with the exception of a 4 family on Isabella, which is zoned SF-4.
§ They will be back in January looking for a letter of support for the zone change.
o Plan calls for 23 parking places (19 minimum required), an ATM drive-thru which would be a one-way exit to Isabella, and reduce the total curb cuts that are there now.

Committee/Project Items:

· Neighborhood Guidelines One Pager – Sandy Gross
· Sandy shared the final updated guidelines
· Motion to approve: Seth
· Seconded: Joe
· Vote: Yes – 9 No – 0

· Call for Committee Participation: Parking Overlay – Colleen Reynolds
o We’ve decided to create a committee to analyze the parking overlay options
o Encouraged all interested to participate
o More at January Tuesday meeting

· Oakley Bike Racks – Joe Groh
o Joe gave overview of bike rack program
§ City awarded money for 1000 bike racks, reached out to each community to identify potential sites.
o Initial ideas charted on map at: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nRLjdxRj1davX_nnXdZ4OCW5ONM940_I&usp=sharing
o Please review and add your suggestions.

Approve November 21^st Meeting Minutes

· Motion: Joe Seconded: Seth
· Vote: Yes – 7 No – 0 Abstain: 2

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

· Jason shared financial report, also shared electronically.
· Motion: Seth Seconded: Joe
· Vote: Yes – 9 No – 0

New Business

· No Third Thursday Meeting This Month – Happy Holidays!

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, January 7^th

Speaker Cards

· All speaker cards related to Andrews & Madison development, are listed there.

Adjourn Meeting

· Motion: Sean Seconded: Seth
· Vote: Yes – 9 No - 0

11-21-18 Approved OCC Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:46:14 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Brazee Street Studios

11/21/19; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Sandy Gross, Sean Fausto, Jon Bernier, Colleen Reynolds, Seth Shaifer

Trustees Not Present: Jason Wilcoxon, Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff

Approve 11/5/19 Minutes

Dan Krohn motions to approve 11/5/19 Meeting Minutes; seconded by Sean Fausto. Unanimous approval.

Joe Groh abstained.

December Board Elections (12/3/19)

Ballots need to be created; communicate absentee ballot process to public.

If you’re running for a board position, we need your candidate bio by Monday, 11/25. We will incorporate bios into the newsletter. You may also submit an optional photo with your bio.

Urban Parking Overlay: Board Discussion

Suggested we create committee and work with other neighborhoods to understand their process. The plan is to establish a committee after the upcoming board elections.

The Department of Community and Economic Development is working to create and provide the OCC with neighborhood maps for the project. The committee would include OCC board members, residents and businessowners.

Motion by Cody Gausvik for the OCC Board to establish an Urban Parking Overlay Committee with plans to fill the committee after the OCC board is elections; seconded by Sean Fausto. Unanimous approval.

Hyde Park School: Meeting Recap

Several members of OCC and residents met with Mike Moroski (CPS Board Member). There is local interest in building an Oakley school. The plan is to engage the community with CPS; biggest issue is funding.

Census 2020: Update

OCC asked to help with spreading the word on completing the 2020 census. Cincinnati only had 67% participation rate in 2010. An accurate census count has many benefits including federal and state funding, future private investment planning and congressional appointment.

Steps for OCC:

1. Publish content on website – how to register and submit data.

2. Publish reminders on social media accounts.

3. Publish reminders in newsletter.

4. Make it a regular agenda item – ask if anyone is interested in volunteering.

Include census reminders on the Oakley Events postcard we send out to neighborhood.

NBD / NSP

We did not complete NBD paperwork accurately so we will not be reimbursed for the $3,800 we spend in 2019. Decision was made to have more than one person on the NSP communications.

NSP will be presented to the Review Committee for approval. Once approved, the OCC president will sign off.

Committee Updates: As Appropriate

· Business
· Economic Development & Zoning
o Corner of Andrew & Madison development – developer asked Sandy for plant lists. Will return next month’s meeting for board approval.
o Taco Casa, Mio’s, 4-family bank proposal development. Rezone from residential to commercial; reduces curb cuts. Developer will be on upcoming agenda.
· Finance
· Membership
· Beautification – lights are up on the square.
· Major Events
o Daddy Daughter Dance ticket site is up
o NYE – cancelled for 2019 due to $4/5k in cost, low turnout and weather conditions. Future plans are under consideration.
· Education
· Major Projects:
o Community Engagement
o Master Plan Implementation
§ Review one-page draft Sandy circulated on 11/21.
o OCC Newsletter
o Oakley Recreation Center
o Pedestrian Safety
§ Bike racks – need input from community on placement. Joe put together a map of locations where we might want them. All bike racks are being donated.
§ Paint the Streets – include within intersections, midblock murals, curb extension murals. Important component of Vision Zero initiatives.
o Oakley History
o Website
o Social Media

December 3^rd Agenda Requests

Adjourn Meeting

Motion to adjourn meeting at 8:53PM by Colleen Reynolds; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Meeting Ends at 8:53PM

11-5-19 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 11:49:15 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Colleen Reynolds, Seth Shaifer, Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Sandy Gross, Evan Nolan, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier

Trustees Not Present: Kenny McNutt, Joe Groh

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome

Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards
Trustee Introductions
City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400
Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

Not present

District 2 Police report

Violent crime is down; do not leave anything visible in sight. Put things in your trunk when you leave your house NOT when you get to your running destination – thieves are watching for recently parked cars.

CRC

Mini Camp was today due to Election Day (6am-6pm). CRC will be closed 11/11 for Veteran’s Day as well as Thanksgiving Day and Friday after. Breakfast with Santa 12/14 8AM-12PM $5 person – free breakfast to anyone who brings gift for donation. You can drop the kids off on 12/6 and 12/13^th $10/kid for adults’ night out.

Guests

Thread’s Boutique (Grand Opening Saturday, November 16th)
- Not present.
TriYoga with LQ – Christianne Green
- Different types of classes based on level of expertise.
Census 2020 – Marissa Pherson
- Important everyone responds. You can respond online this year. ‘Census Takers’ are paid $19/hour in Hamilton County: 2020census.gov/jobs

City of Cincinnati

Oakley Urban Parking Overlay District: Brian Ogawa & Gio Rocco
- College Hill, Northside also considering this plan.
- Would remove parking minimums for businesses in designated areas in Oakley.
- Cons: change/uncertainty what this could bring.
- If Oakley decides to do this, map would be created with the Department of Community and Economic Development and OCC. Board would be heavily involved.
- Master Plan suggests that we participate in this process.
- Envision this only applying within NBD.
- There is no formalized process when Community Council requests this. Board would need to write a letter to the Department of Community and Economic Development to initiate.
- Concern about residential parking congestion on neighborhood streets. This program could create residential parking permit program ($40/ year).
- Request to obtain data from the City on how many parking variances OCC has had to grant.
- Move to Third Thursday Discussion; form committee. Spring deadline?

Development Items

McBride Dale Clarion – Letter of Support Request: Greg Dale, Jeff Laine
- 2853 Madison (corner of Andrew and Madison); proposing single-family condos.
- Two buildings, one with 5 units and one with 2 units.
- Need for four variances: 1.) 1 principle building per lot; 2.) front yard variance (8ft reduction), 3.) Side yard variance; and 4.) rear lot 19ft variance.
- ½ story on first level (with garage) with two stories above.
- ~$400k+ price point.
- Owner-occupied, two car-garage in most units. 20-17 ft. wide each.
- No motions taken. Tableted for 12/3 meeting; asking to see landscape plan (Sandy will be the lead).

Committee/Project Items:

Neighborhood Guidelines Update – Sandy Gross, Colleen Reynolds
- Provide to developers which would summarize Master Plan, landscape initiatives, Oakley’s priorities, etc.
Troy McAndrews (Establishment owner) was present to update us that the project is completed.
Oakley Flag/Flagpole Motion – Dan Krohn, Joe Groh
- You can purchase your own Oakley flag at local Flaggs USA.

Motion by Dan Krohn to spend up to $1000.00 on flag-related expenses outlined in the email dated 11/5/19. Seconded by Seth Shaifer. Unanimous approval.

- Includes purchasing three flags, a gold ball for the top of the flagpole, new equipment to raise and lower flag with theft protection and a table runner for local events.
Esplanade Christmas Lights Motion – Cody Gausvik
- Cody Gausvik motions to spend $3,500 for holiday lights for twenty trees on the esplanade; seconded by Sandy Gross. Unanimous approval.
City Paint the Streets Initiative – Joe Groh
- Tabled for next meeting.

CRC Update? Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds and Jalisa (of CRC) have spoken with Ignite Philanthropy over the past few months. Working to create prototype for new CRC center.

Approve October 17th Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 10/17/19 meeting minutes by Sandy Gross; seconded by Evan Nolan. 8 approved. Cody Gausvik and Dave Scaff abstained

Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

Motion to approve financial report as presented by Jason Wilcoxon; seconded by Evan Nolan. Unanimous approval.

NSP Funding: City allocates funds every year for OCC’s use. $6,078 total (OCC decided to divide up funds as follows: $1,000 membership, $1,500 to beautification, $1,000 to operations, $2,578 to events). Oakley Resident Vote: 22 yes’; 1 no.

NBD Funding: Earmarked for NBD: $3,800 total = OCC decided to divide funds up as follows: ($1,000 for beautification, $2,800 for special events)

Oakley Resident Vote: 21 yes’; 1 no.

New Business

Next Third Thursday Meeting is on Thursday, November 21^st – Brazee
Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, December 3^rd – OCC Board Elections!

Motion to adjourn the meeting by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Meeting ends at 9:00PM

10-17-19 OCC Approved Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:31:14 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Brazee Street Studios – 4426 Brazee St

October 17, 2019; 7:00 PM

Meeting Minutes

· Attendance: Colleen, Evan, Jason, Dan, Sean, Joe, Seth, Jon, Kenny, Sandy. Absent: Cody, Dave
· Approve 10/1 Minutes: Motion: Seth Seconded: Jason Vote 9-0 in favor, 1 abstain
· Elections & Board Vacancies – Colleen Reynolds
o Elections held at December meeting (12/3/2019)
o 2 members not returning (Sean, Dave)
o 2 members are running (Colleen, Sandy)
o Anyone interested in running should contact us
o 3 individuals have mentioned running
· Pedestrian Safety Grant Discussion – Joe Groh & Colleen Reynolds
o $5k grant from Justin Doyle Homes to be used for Vision Zero efforts
o Joe presented information about the intersections/crosswalks in the Isabella Paxton/Wasson area, and potential uses for the $5k (Signs, crosswalk painting)
o Due to Metro plans to remove bus stops at the plaza main entrance/light and in front of Chipotle (Mt. Vernon), increased emphasis on crosswalk at Ferdinand (where bus stop will stay). This crosswalk top 8 on resident list of concern, this elevate that priority.
o Joe will look into working the city to supplement our $5k to cover costs so can get better signals.
o Discussion about having SOP/guidelines for accepting grants/donations. Colleen will check on how the city handles it.
· NBD / NSP – Jason Wilcoxon & Craig Rozen
o NBD
§ Reimbursed for 18/19 funds
§ Submitted 19/20 application
· $3800 total, $1000 for landscaping, $2800 for events
o NSP
§ Submitted claim for 18/19 funds, awaiting reimbursement
§ 19/20 application to be submitted, 11/26 review
· $6000 total, $1500 membership, $1000 board operations, $1000 beautification, $2500 events
· Real Estate Development Updates – Sean Fausto
o Initial discussion of Taco Caso/Mio’s properties
o Anchor Properties, on behalf of a national bank, looking to buy existing CC-A properties and 1 SF-6 property on Isabella
o One way drive thru on to Isabella, non-traditional bank, remove curb cuts at Mio’s
o Each member able to provide input. Key concerns/points raised:
§ Commercial creep, change from SF-6
§ Drive thru
§ If not this development, what could come next? How long?
§ This corner listed as an area of opportunity to redevelop/cleanup during master plan process.
o Sean to ask them to introduce themselves at November 5th meeting, present at December 3^rd meeting.
· Oakley Recreation Center Update – Evan Nolan
o Kickoff meeting help with fundraiser, key city/rec directors, OCC reps (Evan, Colleen)
o Scott (fund raiser) asking for help with:
§ Contact info for potential business donors
§ Identifying community leaders/businesses to champion the effort
· OMP One-Pager for Developers – Sandy Gross
o Sandy had met with Karen Crawford (OMP steering committee member) and discussed a set of developer guidelines geared to landscaping and adding to our tree canopy. Wondered if we could come with one pager covering all aspects. Require an arborist review to be part of each development review.
o Joe reminded the board that the OMP team had started putting together such “neighborhood guidelines” last January. Each of the 4 teams were to provide theirs to Jared Ellis, but not sure if anything had been done with them. Will check with each team and have their list sent to Sandy
o City “ReLeaf” program (free trees), Sandy like to start an “Oaks for Oakley” campaign to increase our tree canopy.
· Arborist Motion – Sandy Gross
o Related to previous topic. Sandy will prepare a motion for arborist review and one pagers at 11/5 meeting.
· Oakley Flag / Board To-Do’s – Dan Krohn & Joe Groh
o Dan reported that Flaggs USA say they will be producing and selling the Oakley flag (house size) for sale
o Dan suggested buying a bigger Oakley flag for use on the esplanade
o Joe suggested lowering the cleat on the flag pole so a ladder not required to raise/lower the flag. Flaggs USA can do this for us.
o Brought up potential for adding lights for the flag pole.
o Dan & Joe to put together a motion, with costs estimates, to present for a vote at 11/5 meeting for these items.
· Revisiting SOPs – Colleen Reynolds
o Looking to get back on track with developing/approving our SOPs
o Each member should look at what drafts they have, any new ones, and let Colleen know.
o Want to address one SOP at each third Thursday meeting.
· November 5^th Agenda Requests
o In effort to help in agenda setting process, this will become a regular item for third Thursdays.
o Send suggestions to Colleen ASAP
o Suggestions: Bank development intro; city parking overlay presentation; arborist motion; flag motion
· Christmas lighting
o Need to make arrangements for Christmas lights on the square.

· Adjourn Meeting: Motion: Sandy_ Seconded: Jon Vote: all in favor

10-1-19 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:30:16 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Colleen Reynolds, Seth Shaifer, Joe Groh, Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Sandy Gross, Evan Nolan

Trustees Not Present: Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome

Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards
Trustee Introductions
City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400
Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

200 EMS and 15 fire runs in September. 10/6-10/12 is ‘Fire Prevention Week’. Sunday (10/6), 1-5PM is the Open House at Station 31.

District 2 Police report

Violent crime and thefts trended down in September.

CRC

10/21 – all day camp available due to in-service day at CPS; $50.

10/26 – 530-7PM Trunk or Treat. Local businesses can participate and attend. Usually hosts 100+ kids.

Tide Cleaners – Brandon Gilstrap

Grand Opening Saturday, October 5^th from 8-5PM. Anyone can have two garments cleaned for free.

Oakley Flag – Henry Frondorf

Oakley’s new flag presented. Grant secured in 2018 was used to create individual Cincinnati neighborhood flags. You can order a flag at National Flag Company (locally made) on their website.

City of Cincinnati

· Census Update: Joe Groh
Today was the kickoff. ‘Complete Count Committee’ – gathering of business leaders, community councils, etc. that can help encourage people to complete their census form. Oakley had a completion rate of 91% in 2010. Important to complete for federal aid (Medicare/Medicaid, etc.). You can complete census online next year.
· Vision Zero: Joe Groh, Colleen Reynolds, Derek Bauman
Mission to reduce fatal injuries involving pedestrians; City Council recently adopted. CPS has supported this mission since many students have been involved in pedestrian-related injuries. Since 2013, there has been a 50% increase in pedestrian-related accidents.
‘Vision Zero Cincinnati Advisory Committee’ – we received 15 yard signs and a large sign to place over the bridge.
www.cincinnati-oh.gov/visionzero - community members can submit data via survey.
Where does the funding come from? City Council approved spending $750,000 each year. Duke Energy has agreed to increase lighting. Grants are also available.
How do they prioritize improvements? Data driven from people who complete survey (above). Specific crash data utilized as well.
Vision Zero Resolution
Whereas, pedestrian related crashes in the city of Cincinnati have increased approximately 50% since 2013, and more than two dozen school children have been struck by cars in Cincinnati in the last 12 months, and traffic crashes decrease safety and quality of life in our community, and
Whereas, the Vision Zero model adopted by the city of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Public Schools seeks to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes, particularly involving pedestrians, and seeks to make our streets safe and equitable for all users through Engineering, Enforcement, and Education;
Be it therefore resolved that the board of the Oakley Community Council supports Vision Zero and pledges to work collaboratively with Vision Zero partners and stakeholders to increase the safety and mobility of all who use our streets making Oakley a more vibrant and attractive neighborhood for residents, visitors, and businesses alike.
Cody Gausvik motions to support the Vision Zero Resolution as written above; Sandy Gross seconds. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Local Elections

· Issue 22 Letter of Support Request: Joe Groh & Colleen Reynolds
SORTA Board approved to include an increase of $0.8% to the sales tax in Hamilton County on the March 2020 ballot.
Metro Resolution
Whereas, pedestrian safety, improved traffic flow, and increasing transit usage are key goals and action plans in our Oakley Master Plan, and;
Whereas, the Reinventing Metro plan will expand transit services, and be consistent with our Master Plan, and given the historic efforts by city council, county commissioners, state representatives, the Regional Chamber, and the Better Bus Coalition to develop a sustainable means of funding the plan;
Be it therefore resolved that the board of the Oakley Community Council supports voting YES on Issue 22 to repeal the City Earnings Tax in November 2019, and voting in support of Hamilton County Sales Tax in March 2020, in support of funding the Reinventing Metro Plan, and the historic collaboration by city, county, state representatives, and SORTA board.
Cody Gausvik motions to support the Metro Resolution as written above; seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. 7 in favor. Sean Fausto and Dan Krohn opposed. Motion passes.
· Fair Cincy – Council Districts Ballot Initiative: Henry Frondorf
Would change the way councilmembers are voted into City Council.
There would be five council members each in a separate district and four at-large council members. 6,000 signatures needed by the end of November to get on March 2020 ballot.
Faircincy.org

Judge Berkowitz – Seeking reelection

Development Items

· LAB Development LLC – Letter of Support Request: Doug Bartsch
Adding additional antennas to existing tower. Concerns about electromagnetic signals; emissions are heavily regulated by FCC.
Sean Fausto moves to support the addition of the Verizon antennae on the existing Duke Energy transmission tower as presented at the 10/1/19 meeting at the corner of Brownway Ave and Enyart Ave in Oakley; Dan Krohn seconds. Unanimous approval.
· Preserve Hyde Park: Ann Gimbert
Developer proposes building six single family homes on Wasson Ave across from Kroger. Concerns about fitting such a large development on a small parcel, subdividing land, being so close to the Wasson Way trail, etc. Crosswalks would have to be approved by DOTE.
Ask is that we support Hyde Park Neighborhood Council and oppose the zone change.
Colleen Reynolds will reiterate what OCC said during the 9/3/19 meeting and what we supported via email to each City Council member and the Mayor along with the City Planning Staff. OCC has not taken any position on zone changes or set back requirements.
· Isabella Townhomes – Groundbreaking & Donation: Craig Rozen
$5,000 is being donated for Vision Zero initiatives. Craig encourages OCC to ask for developers to fund certain initiatives in the neighborhood. Thursday is the official groundbreaking at 4:30PM.

Approve September 19^th Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 9/19/19 meetings by Joe Groh; seconded by Sean Fausto. 7 approvals; minutes approved.

Cody Gausvik, Evan Nolan and Jason Wilcoxon abstained.

Financial Report

Motion to approve financial report as presented by Evan Nolan; seconded by Dan Krohn.

Unanimous approval.

Oakley Community Council Elections are on 12/3.

New Business

Invest in Neighborhoods Event – Thursday, October 3^rd
Oakley 5K – Saturday, October 5^th at 730AM
Third Thursday meeting on Thursday, October 17^th – Brazee Street Studios
Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, November 5^th – Election Day!

Speaker Cards

11/1 Oakley Masquerade: $50.00 tickets include food and drinks – benefits ‘Save the Animals Foundation’ at the 20^th Century Theatre.

Planning Commission approved Oakley Master Plan. Goes to City Council for approval this month.

Motion to adjourn the meeting by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Meeting ends at 9:15PM

9-19-19 OCC Approved Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:48:55 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Brazee Street Studios – 4426 Brazee St

September 19, 2019; 7:00 PM

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

Minutes

Present: Seth, Joe, Colleen, Sandy, Sean, Sandy, Dan

Absent: Cody, Jason, Jon, Evan, Dave

Tide Dry Cleaning: Brandon Gilstrap, marketing Manager

· Grand Opening 8:5 on Saturday Oct 5
· Ribbon Cutting (4pm 10/4)
· Working being first LEED certified facility in the US

Approve 9/3 Minutes

Motion: Sean

Seconded: Dan

Yes: All

Abstain: None

Reminder: Oakley Master Plan is before Planning Commission 9/20 9:00AM

Oaktoberfest Recap – Joe Groh

· Great turnout
· Among the largest, if not the largest, volume of beer sold
· Sold 14 Oakley Proud Series shirts
· Had history timeline, before/now pictures, join OCC
· Missed opportunity, more volunteers

Council Elections – elections coming up, get word out and look for interested parties.

City Council Rounds – Colleen Reynolds

· Make rounds with council members to talk about our on goings
· Invest In Neighborhood event at Madtree, 10/3
o If interested in attending, send Colleen email

Prospective Pedestrian/Bike Bridge Next Steps – Dan Krohn

· DOTE meeting with Neyer reps, OCC reps (Dan, Joe, Colleen)
· Obstacles: Duke easement, RR height
· Funding sources: CMAQ an option
· General options 1-6 presented – 4 Bridge alternatives, 2 tunnel
· Next step - engineering drawings, meet with all parties

Committee Updates & Discussion:

· Business
o Monthly Coffee Meetings – 1^st Tuesday, 8am, RedTree
o Joe & Kenny working on potential app (like the safety app) that would show listing of businesses who joined OCC
· Economic Development & Zoning
o Colleen would like to come up standard letters of support, etc.
o Staff meeting city/Red Corner – traffic concerns, design aesthetics, rental vs owner
o Hubbard ground breaking Wednesday
o Northpoint tax abatement denied
o HP Wasson Homes
§ HP asking us consider changing our support
§ Or letter/motion: “We move to support for the concept of six single family homes on Wasson Rd as presented by Ken French at the OCC meeting on June 4th. This support is subject to continuing review of the development from the city and feedback from the community advisement team.”
§ Been several meetings since where Ken stated we supported him unanimously, but failed to mention the conditions we added
§ Changes:
· Zoning change SF6 to SF2
· 5ft setback from street
· Variance for rear setback – from 20 to 7
§ Colleen to draft letter to share; doesn’t think need to rescind our letter
· Finance
o NBD NSP submitted
· Membership
o Real Estate
§ Of Note : 9/5 Local Oakley LLC to BSS LLC (NorthPointe) for 2.75m
§
· Beautification
o New flag on the Esplanade has been purchased and installed

· Major Events
o No report
· Education
o No report

Major Projects:

o Community Engagement
o No report
o Master Plan Implementation
o No report
o OCC Newsletter
o No report
o Oakley Recreation Center
o No report
o Pedestrian Safety - Joe
o Safety app gaining traction, outside area too
§ 19 Issues
§ 35 unique logins
§ 2 closed
§ 3 submitted to city for review
· Updates to fleet feet
· Flaggs
· Crosswalk at Brotherton
o Neyer related upgrades in discussion
o Working with HP counterpart on upgrades around HP school and along Wasson
o City looking for support to amend charter to allow hand held cameras and not require officers to issue tickets in person at the time.
o Metro – vote yes on Issue 22

o Oakley History - Joe
o Oaktoberfest booth
o Growing support/input on FB group
o Next steps:
§ Resident meeting
§ Storage/online
§ Oakley Guide app?
o Website - Kenny
o Payment options changing in 2020 (April), have to decide to stay with our current payment system, or pay higher fees for vendor option
o Social Media
o No report

10/1 Agenda Requests – send requests to Colleen

Adjourn Meeting

Motion: Sean

Seconded: Seth

Yes: All

9-3-19 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 14:23:45 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, September 3, 2019 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Kenny McNutt, Colleen Reynolds, Evan Nolan, Seth Shaifer, Joe Groh, Jon Bernier, Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Sandy Gross, Dave Schaff (arrived after Master Plan vote)

Trustees Not Present:

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

Not present.

Cincinnati Police District 2 Department Report – Phone 513-979-4480

Joe Groh presented appreciation award to Officer Tarvin. Officer Christine Berry will replace Officer Tarvin.

Remember to keep car doors locked – all break-ins were the result of cars being unlocked.

CRC Report – Jalisa

Trunk or Treat 10/26 – businesses and organizations can sponsor trunk for free.

Full house at Hyde Park and Kilgour preschool and afterschool programs.

Job opportunities available at CRC starting at $10.69.

City of Cincinnati

Oakley Master Plan – FINAL VOTE

Latest version available online at Oakleynow.com under Projects. After OCC approval, the OMP will be presented for approval to the City Planning Commission at their September 20 meeting and scheduled with City Council during the first week of October for final approval.

Special thank you to the Master Plan Steering Committee, all residents involved in the four working groups over the past two years, the OCC Board and Jared Ellis of the Department of City for guiding us through this process.

Motion by Dan Krohn to approve the Oakley Master Plan as presented; seconded by Sandy Gross.

11 approve. Motion passes. Sean Fausto to provide support letter to Jared Ellis.

Transportation Coalition – Councilman Greg Landsman, SORTA, Pete Metz (Cincinnati Chamber) and Cam Hardy (Better Bus Coalition)

A city our size lacks a regional public transit system. Our current bus system is funded by income taxes, but it only generates a fraction of what’s necessary. Upcoming vote for sales tax increase from .08% to 1% and the income tax would be a 0.3% reduction (from 2.1% to 1.8%) to provide an additional $150 million ($40 million to infrastructure) for our bus system. If the SORTA board approves of this option, the measure would be on the ballot next year. Enhancement to Oakley: there would be a 24/7 route from Madisonville to downtown, additional express routes, etc. [www.reinventingmetro.com]

Development Items:

Oakley Yard/Kenner Site – Neyer Properties

Current plan includes public park, 63 single family lots, 300 apartments, senior living component and a half-mile walking trail. Here tonight seeking concept support.

Resident requested status of a pedestrian bridge across the RR tracks to Oakley Station. Greg Landsman said he would support our efforts pushing for a pedestrian bridge in that location.

Who owns greenspace/park once complete? Likely the City.

Motion by Sean Fausto to support the concept of the Oakley Yard site on Robertson Ave for the current Neyer Properties proposal as presented at the 9/3/19 meeting.

Evan Nolan moves to amend Sean’s motion.

Motion by Sean Fausto to support the concept of the Oakley Yard site on Robertson Ave for the current Neyer Properties proposal as presented at 9/3/19 meeting, subject to continuing commitment and cooperation in building a pedestrian bridge over the RR tracks. Seconded by Evan Nolan.

Unanimous approval. Colleen Reynolds abstained.

Madison Park, former Masonic Lodge Site – Circle Development and Reztark

19 units, 3 stories, each with a two-car garage. First and parts of the second level will be stone/brick to match neighborhood. First step is to combine two parcels into one. Developer will insist Maple Park Avenue remain closed to Ridge Ave. Estimating a 2020 start date. Nearby Madison Park Ave residents are in favor or converting two parcels into one.

Motion by Sean Fausto to provide a letter of support to Circle Development for the Madison Park zone change from RMX & SFT to RM 2.0.

Sandy Gross proposes amendment to Sean’s motion.

Motion by Sean Fausto to provide a letter of support to Circle Development for the Madison Park zone change from RMX & SFT to RM 2.0 contingent on making a best effort to maintain current Oak Trees on property; seconded by Joe Groh. Unanimous approval. Colleen Reynolds abstained.

Nearby property owners will receive notice of the zoning hearing scheduled for 9/17 at 4:30PM at 2 centennial Plaza downtown.

Gateway Pedestrian Bridges – Brian Ogawa

$480,000 to repair western pedestrian bridge; demo would be $128,000

Options:

1 – fully fund repairs to the western pedestrian bridge;

2 – fund demolition (rejected as a group before narrowing to potentially either repair or keep bridge as is); or

3 – leave the bridge as is.

Business owner spoke in support of funding repairs.

Resident spoke opposing the of funding repairs.

Kenny McNutt presented history of the Gateway site; bridges were last updated in 1982.

Dave Schaff mentioned TIF brings in $1 million per year – why not do both projects (repair western bridge and pedestrian RR bridge) in the future?

Could we wait since the bid is so high? No, because construction costs increase over time.

Dan Krohn encourages us to leave the bridge as is and use that money to invest into the pedestrian bike bridge over RR tracks.

Sean Fausto encourages us to leave the bridge as is.

Seth Shaifer encourages us to spend the money on greenspace instead of bridge repairs.

Cody Gausvik encourages us to support repairs to the bridge.

Evan Nolan encourages us to support repairs to the bridge.

Sandy Gross read letter from previous board member and Oakley business owner, Brent, who is in support of repairs to the bridge.

Dave Schaff referenced urban plans that are still in effect today that planned to have both bridges functional. Dave reached out to several business owners to get their input. Dave is in support of funding the bridge repairs.

Jon Bernier supports repairs to the bridge.

Jason Wilcoxon supports repairs to the bridge.

Motion by Dave Schaff to support funding repairs to the western pedestrian as a part of the Gateway Bridge project, not to exceed what was previously budgeted ($1.89 million). Seconded by Cody Gausvik.

9 approvals. Joe Groh, Dan Krohn and Sean Fausto opposed.

Beautification – Cody Gausvik

8/2/19 – Wimberg Landscaping returned to trim the suckers off the trees, weed and mulch any remaining unkempt tree wells. 8/24/19 – all beds were sprayed with weed preventer by Cody.

Education: Hyde Park Neighborhood Schools

Requesting a letter of support to begin expansion process. Plan includes 8 new classrooms, new gym and cafeteria.

Motion by Cody Gausvik to provide a letter of support for the district to begin the Hyde Park School expansion process (attached letter for reference); seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. Unanimous approval.

Evan Nolan will write support letter.

Pedestrian Safety: New App (Joe Groh & Kenny McNutt) – FREE!

Download app: https://occ-safety.glideapp.io; you can report speeding, people parking too close to your driveway, requests for additional lighting around crosswalks and you can comment on other pins that were placed by others in the area.

safety@oakleynow.com – email address dedicated to pedestrian safety requests/updates in Oakley.

History: Oaktoberfest update

Booth will be set up at Oaktoberfest on Saturday, 9/14. 5-7PM Reds mascots will be there. Live music – School of Rock.

Oakley and Reds 150^th anniversary is this year; Reds will include tickets in random goodie bags at the event.

Approve OCC 8/15/19 Meeting Minutes

Motion by Jason Wilcoxon to approve 8/15/19 minutes; seconded by Dan Krohn. Minutes approved. Colleen Reynolds and Seth Shaifer abstained.

OCC Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

Motion by Evan Nolan to approve the current financial position of the OCC as of August 31st; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Minutes approved; Colleen Reynolds abstained. Financials approved.

OCC Board Elections – If you’re interested, you must be member by October 3rd and attend at least 3 meetings.

Brazee Street Event - 9/12, 13 and 14^th beadmaking for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital patients.

Motion to adjourn meeting by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. Meeting ends at 9:28PM.

New Business:

· Election Reminder
· Third Thursday meeting on 9/19/19 – Brazee Street Studios 7-9PM
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 10/1/19 – Oakley Recreation Center 7PM

8-15-19 OCC Approved Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 11:03:02 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Brazee Street Studios

8/15/19; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Sandy Gross, Kenny McNutt, Sean Fausto, Dave Schaff, Jason Wilcoxon, Jon Bernier

Trustees Not Present: Seth Shaifer, Colleen Reynolds

Approve 8/6/19 Minutes

Motion by Joe Groh to approve 8/6/19 Minutes; seconded by Dan Krohn. Sean, Sandy, Jason and John abstained. Minutes approved.

Gateway Project - Jeff Stine

Option 1. $450,000-480,000 for repairs to western pedestrian bridge that will allow the bridge to last 30+ years.

Option 2. Demo western pedestrian bridge for $128,000

Option 3. leave as is - if we leave it, it will last 10-15 yrs.

OCC board agrees to spend $20,000 for light packs, regardless of the above options chosen at the next meeting.

Dave motions to provide direction to the City to move forward with maintenance under Option 1 to the western pedestrian bridge with the OCURC funds being utilized last; seconded by Sandy Gross.

After OCC board discussion, Dave withdrew his motion.

Parking: Gio Rocco - Department of Community and Economic Development

“Urban Parking Overlay District” – took away parking requirements in OTR. This would be an amendment to the zoning code.

If property is zoned “CCM”: first 2000 square feet are exempt from parking requirements.

Question from Joe: What steps would the council have to take to explore this option? OCC would request Department of Community and Economic Development to review Oakley and come up with a proposal to submit to OCC board.

Evan Nolan motions for Gio Rocco and his team to come back to a public Tuesday OCC meeting in the future to present a recommendation on where a possible Urban Parking Overlay District would be located; seconded by Cody Gausvik. Unanimous approval.

Vandecar – Steve Dragon (sp?)

Seeking informal input on remaining Oakley Station lots – two locations (1 location is 3.44 acres; 1 location is 6.22 acres) currently zoned as office space. Asking for a modification to the zoning code to be acceptable for apartments, hotels or senior living. Currently zoned commercial industrial use. Environmental studies still need to be conducted prior to any plan being presented to OCC board. Lots are priced at $600,000 per acre.

Financial Reports: Jason

Approve financials at the next meeting.

Hyde Park Neighborhood School: Jason & Angela

School is at maximum capacity – working to build extension on the property. OCC board to review letter and vote to support or propose this letter at 9/3/19 OCC public meeting. ~40%+ students live in Oakley

Supporting this proposal doesn’t negate a school from opening in Oakley.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Evan Nolan. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM

8-6-19 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:22:30 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, August 6, 2019 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

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Trustees Present: Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Kenny McNutt, Colleen Reynolds, Evan Nolan, Seth Shaifer, Dave Schaff, Joe Groh

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier, Sean Fausto, Sandy Gross, Jason Wilcoxon

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

Very busy summer.

Cincinnati Police District 2 Department Report – Sean Tarvin – Phone 513-979-4480

Not present.

CRC Report – Jalisa

Not present.

City of Cincinnati

Oakley Master Plan – Final Draft Presentation (vote in September) – Jared Ellis

Next step is approval from OCC; then onto City Council for final approval.

What is a neighborhood master plan? It’s a vision for what the neighborhood could be and what we envision for the future. Includes guidelines for development, etc.

Reasons we are not voting on OCC Master Plan tonight:

1. We want to give residents time to provide feedback after viewing on oakleynow.com
2. City department directors still need to vote
3. We want to provide additional time for the OCC board to review

Gateway Pedestrian Bridges – Jeff Stine and Brian Ogawa

Executed contract; construction likely to begin in February. Project includes the complete removal and replacement of the eastern pedestrian bridge. We cannot afford to replace the western bridge. Cost of $450,000 to keep western bridge alive for another 20-30 years.

Board discussion planned for next Thursday; vote in September.

Jeff Stine will get an estimate for demolition of western bridge.

Development Items:

Madison Park, former Masonic Lodge Site – Circle Development (Greg Lund, Sean, Ray)

Corner of Madison and Ridge. Need zone change to convert two parcels to single family use. Proposal includes 20 single-family attached townhomes, each three stories. Townhomes are planned for rental property.

Several residents expressed concerns about increased traffic. Traffic study has been completed; estimated 7 trips per hour at peak hours.

Resident expressed concerned about contemporary styling that doesn’t match the traditional look of the nearby homes.

Rental price point unknown currently.

Storm water question raised; will be addressed with the City.

Developers will return next month requesting a letter of support for the zone change.

Oakley Yard, Kenner Site – Neyer Properties

Includes walking and bike path along the perimeter; proposed playground and dog park. Also includes 63 single family lots, 300 apartments and senior living. Will return in September requesting a letter of support for the site concept in September.

CinFed – Jay Sigler and Jay Kincaid

CinFed has purchased home at 4704 Ridge Road; they want to purchase additional land along Ibsen.

Asking for a letter of support for City-owned property to create greenspace.

Motion by Dave Schaff to provide a letter of support for CinFed’s request to acquire the City owned property at 4700 Ridge Ave contingent upon CinFed maintaining the lot as green space and returning to the Oakley Community Council for future development requests. Seconded by Kenny McNutt.

Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Beautification – Cody Gausvik

50+ tree wells were weeded and mulched in May by Wimberg Landscaping. The tree wells aren’t filled with weeds and look the best they have in years. We need a way to communicate to all of our property owners/businesses within our NBD that the tree wells and landscaping are their responsibility.

Proposal: issue reminder/clarification letter to property owners from Gills to MadTree along Madison.

74 property owners total.

Motion by Cody Gausvik to authorize Cody Gausvik to mail tree well/landscaping reminder/clarification letter via certified mail to all property owners along Madison Road within our NBD at a cost not to exceed $300; seconded by Kenny McNutt. Unanimous approval.

Pedestrian Safety: New App (Joe Groh & Kenny McNutt) – FREE!

safety@oakleynow.com – email address dedicated to pedestrian safety requests/updates in Oakley.

History: Oaktoberfest (Joe Groh)

Booth will be set up at Oaktoberfest on Saturday 9/14.

Oakley and Reds 150^th anniversary is this year; Reds will include tickets in random goodie bags at the event.

Transit Levy – Joe Groh

Proposal to reduce earnings/income tax for Cincinnati from 2.1% to 1.8% and that is conditioned on the county levy increasing the sales tax by .07%. The charter issue would be in November and the levy in the spring of 2020. That would make the Hamilton County total sales tax 7.07%. Countywide sales tax increase of .07 – raises $110m for SORTA.

Result: Madison Road would have 24/7 bus access; greater frequency of runs; extended holiday/weekend hours, etc.

OCC Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

Tabled due to Jason’s absence.

6/4/19 OCC Meeting Minutes

Motion by Joe Groh to approve the 6/4/19 minutes; seconded by Dan Krohn. Minutes approved; Cody Gausvik, Dave Schaff, Kenny McNutt abstained. Motion passes.

OCC Board Elections – If you’re interested, you must be member by October 3rd and attend at least 3 meetings.

Motion to adjourn meeting by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Joe Groh. Meeting ends at 9:29PM.

New Business:

· McAlister’s Deli Opening – Monday, 8/26/19 at 10AM
· Third Thursday meeting on 8/15/19 – Brazee Street Studios 7-9PM
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 9/3/19 – Oakley Recreation Center 7PM

6-4-19 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:22:35 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Community Center

June 4th, 2019; 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

Meeting Minutes

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Welcome

Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards
Trustee Introductions
- Colleen__X__ Joe__X__Dan_X__Kenny___Cody____Dave____Jon__X__
- Jason____Sandy___Seth__X__Sean_X___Evan__X__

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

No representative

District 2 Police report

Capt. Jones, Officer Tarvin

Schools out, be aware of more children out.

Crimes down from last month, exception a brief spike in auto break-ins, but suspect caught.

CRC

Jalissa – CRC going through Business Plan review, looking at Management Standards and funding. Key points of emphasis:

· Organization structure
· Facilities
· Programming

Summer camp is full – 175 kids, which is highest count of any rec center in city

Pool is open, hours can be found here: https://cincyrec.org/search/facility.aspx?id=96

OCC Summer Schedule – Colleen Reynolds

· Third Thursday Meeting: 20 June at Brazee
· Not July OCC Tuesday meeting, next meeting be 6 August
· Hope to schedule Oakley Master Plan review meeting in July
· Possibly Neyer design/community meeting

Guests:

· Brigid Kelly, State representative
o Provided update on legislation of interest
§ State Budget in process
§ HB6 Renewable energy passed
§ HB 137 – pay Statements be provided to employees
§ HB 178 – Permit less carry

· Oakley Master Plan – Jared Ellis
o Full plan not ready to be presented, goal to have ready to present at some point in July
o Meet with OMP steering committee before OCC meeting, there are updates/changes to be worked.

· Cincinnati Zoo & Pollinators – Molly O’Neil
o Pollinator Challenge – to promote awareness of pollinator issues and encourage residents to plant pollinators
o http://cincinnatizoo.org/conservation/pollen-nation/
o Provided pocket guides with tips and recommendations

· Property Management Signage – Shane Kennedy
o No show

Development Items:

· Oakley Yard – Neyer Properties
o Jeff Chamot (Neyer), Clete Benken (MKSK Architects)
o Provided Neyer background
o Goals:
1. ESTABLISH A VISION TO TRANSFORM THE OAKLEY YARD INTO A GREAT WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
2. OFFER A MIX OF RESIDENTIAL USES, LIVING STYLES AND AMENITIES THAT ENHANCES OAKLEY AND THE CITY.
3. BUILD STRONG LINKAGES TO OAKLEY SQUARE, OAKLEY STATION, AND ROOKWOOD.
4. BUILD ENTHUSIAST SUPPORT FOR PREFERRED DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES AMONG NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AND CITY OFFICIALS
o Presented two preliminary/potential options for the property, both had combination of”
§ Greenspace/parks,
§ single family homes (“Alley loaded”)
§ senior housing,
§ 3 and 4 story apartments
o Density/# of units of each type varied slightly between the options
o Support pedestrian/bike bridge/tunnel into Oakley Station
o Cleanup of Robertson Ave
o Addition of bike and walking paths
o Presentation available online under Meeting Documents

· Local Oakley – Bill Davin
o Continuing to work with the city, subdivision approved

· Habitation Development Group LLC – Kenneth French
o Looking to develop property on south side of Wasson, near corner of Paxton and Wasson, across the street from Kroger’s.
o Property in Hyde Park Neighborhood District, but within the Oakley Statistical Area, so they presenting to both councils.
o Proposing to build 6 stand-alone single-family homes, between the road and proposed Wasson Way
o In coordinated site review process currently.
o Motion for letter of support made by: Dan Seconded by: Evan Vote: All in favor
o Motion #06042019_1
§ We move to support for the concept of six single family homes on Wasson Rd as presented by Ken French at the OCC meeting on June 4th. This support is subject to continuing review of the development from the city and feedback from the community advisement team.

· Justin Doyle Homes – Michael Heines
o Presented on their development on Isabella
o Motion for letter of no opposition made by: Evan Seconded by: Joe Vote: All in favor
o Motion #06042019_02
§ We move to provide a letter of no opposition to the development as approved by the city and presented to the OCC.

Approve May 16^th Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Motion: Sean Seconded: Seth

Yes: 6 (Collen, Joe, Dan, Seth, Evan, Sean)

No:

Abstain: Jon

May Financial Report

· Tabled until 20 June third Thursday, neither Jason or Kenny present

New Business:

Oakley After Hours – Friday June 7^th
Third Thursday meeting on Thursday, June 20^th – Brazee Street Studios

Speaker Cards

· James Farber – asked attendees to support Better Bus Coalition and their petition to have a SORTA/Metro tax increase added to the City charter (requires an amendment). Would help offset Metro budget deficit and allow Metro to expand services.
· Evan Nolan – Update on Rec Center/CRC Foundation payment.
o Initially indicated our $45,000 check would be paid directly to the CRC Foundation, but has in fact been paid directly to the fund raiser.
o Simplifies the process and would allow easier return of our funds when/if fund raising goal met.

Adjourn Meeting

Motion: Evan Seconded: Seth

Yes: All

No:

Abstain:

5-16-19 Approved OCC Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Wed, 12 Jun 2019 12:54:25 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Brazee Street Studios

5/16/19; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Colleen Reynolds, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Sandy Gross, Kenny McNutt, Seth Shaifer, Sean Fausto, Dave Schaff, Jason Wilcoxon

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

Montgomery Food Share 5013(c): Wendy New & husband

Grassroots organization that started in 2012. Works with the Freestore Foodbank to collect donations; nearly 100k children classify as food insecure in Cincinnati.

Looking for someone to start Oakley Food Share. Contact the below if you’re interested: www.connectmontgomery.org; foodshare@cincirr.com; wnew2018@outlook.com

Recap Action Items from 5/7 Meeting: Letter Drafting

Discussion about who should be writing each letter following the 5/7/19 meeting – suggestion to assign who is writing each letter during the public meetings. A complete listing of all motions (create a motion log) was suggested by Craig Rozen.

5/7/19 Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 5/7/19 Meeting Minutes by Jason Wilcoxon; seconded by Joe Groh. Unanimous approval; motion passes. Sandy Gross abstained.

Future of Neighborhood Pollinators – Sandy Gross

New study suggests that humans would only live for 4 months if the bees were extinct.

What can we do?

1. Mention the importance of pollinators in newsletter.
2. Pursue pollinator-friendly plants at the Duke Energy Substation site.
3. Install native bee houses around in Oakley.
4. Sandy to present at a public meeting what people of Oakley can do – differentiate what is and what isn’t a ‘pollinator’.
5. Install pollinator-friendly plants on the land near the Oakley Recreation Center.
6. Reach out to Park Board about the possibility of pollinator plants on the Esplanade.

Summer 2019 Schedule – Colleen Reynolds

Master Plan is being presented next month (June) – lets have Jared present the plan and hold questions until everyone has a chance to review it. Suggestion to have a Master Plan specific meeting in July.

Neyer Properties is requesting an interactive meeting on preferences for the future of their site in June.

Colleen Reynolds to make rounds with members of City Council to give an update on what’s going on in Oakley and what projects we’re currently pursuing.

Protocol Check-in: Colleen Reynolds, Evan Nolan, Cody Gausvik

Discussion about whether the president of the board should vote; Board agreed president should be allowed to continue voting on motions. Agreed that President should not be making the motions during the meetings.

Suggestion to prep motions in advance; ask developer to draft the motion they are requesting from OCC.

Discussion about using “Slack” as a way to communicate; lets get everyone using email first.

Brief Committee Updates & Discussion: 3-5 Minute Check-in per topic

· Business – Business Coffee/Happy Hours still taking place; working to engage local business owners. Encouraging attendees to become OCC Business Members.
· Economic & Zoning – committee serving as liaison between residents and developer.
· Finance – PO Box renewed; event insurance being renewed/may need to revise limits.
· Beautification – 50 tree wells are in the process of being cleaned up; huge difference in our NBD.
· Major Events – Ault Park Fireworks still looking for donations from local businesses; suggestion to have Ault Park Fireworks organizers attend the Business Coffee/Happy Hours
· Education – stay tuned. OCC needs to continue to be engaged with CPS.
· Major Projects:
o Community Engagement
o Master Plan Implementation – June presentation
o OCC Newsletter
o Oakley Recreation Center
o Pedestrian Safety – flashing crosswalk installed; 4-way stop at Minot installed; continue to have speed reduction requests from residents.
o Oakley History
o Website
o Social Media

6/20/19 Meeting RE: tax abatement and property taxes in City of Cincinnati. 9AM Centennial Plaza downtown.

Craig Rozen encouraged OCC to weigh-in on Mayor’s budget, so our voices are heard during this budget cycle

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:17PM by Seth Schaifer; seconded by Joe Groh. Meeting Ends at 9:17PM

5-7-19 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Fri, 17 May 2019 16:59:14 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

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Trustees Present: Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto, Kenny McNutt, Colleen Reynolds, Sandy Gross, Evan Nolan, Jason Wilcoxon, Seth Shaifer, Dave Schaff, Joe Groh*

*arrived late to the meeting during the Hubbard Radio presentation

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

32 fire and 184 EMS runs in April. Important to install smoke detector at the highest point in the room; replace smoke detectors if they are older than ten years. Red Cross provides Fire Department with smoke detectors if you need one.

Remember to complete your profile on Smart911 – provides dispatcher with crucial medical information.

Narcan usage has slowed down – only 3 reported for April

Microwaves should not be plugged into extension cord – plug them directly into a wall.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – Sean Tarvin – Phone 513-979-4480

25 thefts (including thefts at Target, Meijer and Kroger). One person was responsible for 11 of the 25 thefts at Kroger. Be mindful when using crosswalks.

CRC Report – Jalisa

175 kids registered for summer camp. CRC will be closed the week of 5/26 for a deep clean.

COMMITTEES

Gateway Project

Only one bid was returned for the project for $2.1 million; we had $1.9 million budgeted. If we wait to the do the project, construction materials could rise, and we may not receive any additional bids. OCC scaled project down to $1.3 million and can only afford to fix one pedestrian bridge. There was a lengthy discussion at the 4/18/19 meeting about options. The $1.3 million option no longer requires OCC to spend $90,000 in OCURC funds.

Motion to support the Gateway project base bid of $1.3 million by Dave Schaff; seconded by Sean Fausto.

9 approved; abstention by Seth Shaifer. Motion passes.

It was suggested that OCC should draft a separate, detailed letter to the City about what the OCC would like the remaining ~500k in funds allocated to this project to go towards.

Beautification – Cody Gausvik

50 tree wells were marked on 5/7/19 – Wimberg Landscaping expected to start cleanup this week. If you see an area that’s being neglected, reach out to Cody and he can notify the City.

Oakley After Hours

Well attended event; School of Rock brought out a ton of people to Oakley. School of Rock has been booked for the next three events. We sold 18 cases of beer.

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) – Jared Ellis from the City of Cincinnati

Will be presented to the community soon.

Local Oakley (former CastFab Site) – Bill Davin

Met with DOTE on 3/19/19 for the subdivision of land – traffic study was submitted to DOTE. DOTE believes current infrastructure can sustain this new development (from Disney to the Madison Road traffic lights). DOTE would determine if any new roads need to be built. Current plan is for two hotels, a self-storage facility, restaurants, office space, etc.

Dan Krohn asked how the pedestrian bridge would fit into their development. Working with DOTE, Local Oakley created a space in their plan for a potential landing spot for the bridge. This location is subject to working with Duke Energy and the railroad. DOTE asked that the bridge be 10 feet wide to accommodate both pedestrians and bicycles. No funding for this bridge has been developed at this early stage, but both Local Oakley and Neyer plans are being reviewed by DOTE with the prospective bridge in mind.

Bill plans to attend an upcoming Planning Commission meeting (shooting for the second meeting in June).

Bill has received over 100 different layouts of what could be on the sites.

Master Plan’s expectation is that green space should be included in this development.

Resident asked about environmental concerns: they are participating in the Ohio Voluntary Action Program currently.

Tax Abatement: will be dependent upon each individual lot.

They are here tonight to request a letter of support for the subdivision of land at the site.

Motion to provide a letter of no opposition to the platting as presented, containing the proposed pedestrian/bike bridge, access to the right of way on the north-end of the property, with consideration of green space, tax abatements, individual site plans and TIFF, contingent on the City’s approval of the traffic impact study by Kenny McNutt; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

NorthPoint Development – Fred Kindle and Johnny Sweeney

Seeking Community Reinvestment Area “CRA” (tax abatement) from the City for 10 years.

Value of building is $6.5 million once constructed. Employing two full time employees.

Here tonight to request a letter of support for a CRA – requesting 55% tax abatement.

Oakley would receive ~12.5% of taxes generated from project.

Motion to provide a letter of support for CRA tax abatement by NorthPoint development as requested, contingent upon a signed CRA application as submitted to the City by Dave Schaff, seconded by Dan Krohn. 9 approved; Cody Gausvik opposed. Motion passes.

Here tonight to request a parking variance for “outdoor storage parking” for RVs, moveable vehicles etc.

Motion to provide a letter of support granting the parking variance contingent upon additional landscaping and greenspace to buffer the landing of the pedestrian/bike bridge by Dan Krohn; seconded by Sean Fausto. 4 approved; 4 opposed. Motion fails. Cody Gausvik, Evan Nolan, Seth Schaifer and Colleen Reynolds opposed. Kenny McNutt Abstained.

Hubbard Radio – Mike Heekin, Mike Fredrick

Privately-held local company in Cincinnati (broadcast B105, Q102, MIX 949, etc.); 100+ full-time employees.

Requesting variance for 190’ monopole on the property. Monopole will not contain flashing lights. Hubbard is spending $75,000+ to make it a monopole rather than a traditional radio tower.

Dry detention pond will be installed - 100-year storm grade.

Ryan Schwallie and Darin Bowman (homeowners directly adjacent to the property) expressed their concerns about the monopole height and location of detention pond. Both residents are opposed of development of monopole and detention pond. Requesting a copy of the detention pond study.

President of Hubbard to provide requested documents to all homeowners.

Motion to provide a letter of support for the monopole variance request by Hubbard Radio as presented tonight, without lights on the monopole by Sean Fausto; seconded by Seth Shaifer; Unanimous approval. Joe Groh abstained.

Tide Cleaners – Oakley Location, Brandon Gilstrap

Plan to open 6/21/19; P&G will own it. 10/15 jobs will be created. Seeking LEED certification.

Ault Park Fireworks

Requesting $500 for Ault Park fireworks. Discussion on if OCC should sponsor fireworks.

Motion to provide $500 sponsorship to the Ault Park fireworks by Jason Wilcoxon; seconded Kenny McNutt. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Cincinnati Educational Justice Coalition - Michelle Dillingham

20% of all abatements in Cincinnati went to Hyde Park and Mt. Lookout.

Public hearing on tax abatement issues and how they’re effecting our school on 5/8/19, 4:30PM School Board office on Burnett Avenue.

Chris Smitherman has created a working group that will meet on Thursday 5/16 9:00AM; 805 Centennial Plaza.

More info about issues: contact cincinnatieducationjustice@gmail.com

Oakley Recreation Center – Evan Nolan

Many on the OCC and in the community have worked on this project for many years.

$4.5 million is currently allocated for the Oakley Recreation Center. New proposal is for the recreation center to be located where the current tennis and basketball courts are. Evan has been engaging with Ignite Philanthropy. $45,000 initial cost for Ignite to determine if fundraising goal is feasible. If Ignite determines it can raise $2 million for the project, OCC would receive $45k back. If Ignite determines they can’t raise $2 million for the recreation center, they will still give us access all data and access to their findings. We have been told by the City that we need to decide quickly what our course of action will be to fund the $2 million gap.

Evan Nolan motions to spend $45,000 from OCURC funds to engage Ignite Philanthropy to fundraise for the new east side recreation center; seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

April OCC financial report – Jason Wilcoxon

Tabled due to time.

4/18/19 OCC Third Thursday Minutes

Motion by Joe Groh to approve of the 4/18/19 minutes; seconded by Dan Krohn. 6 approved; Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Dave Schaff, Seth Shaifer abstained. Motion passes.

Motion to adjourn meeting by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Meeting ends at 10:13PM.

New Business:

· Third Thursday meeting on 5/16/19 – Brazee Street Studios 7-9PM
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 6/4/19 – Oakley Recreation Center 7PM

4-18-19 Approved Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Fri, 10 May 2019 18:50:03 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Brazee Street Studios

4/18/19; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Colleen Reynolds, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Sandy Gross, Kenny McNutt, Jon Bernier

Trustees Not Present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Dave Schaff, Seth Shaifer

MEETING MINUTES

Hubbard Radio: Michael Heekin

OCC previously issued a letter of support for site at the November meeting; tax abatement and land sale was approved by City Council on 4/17. Tonight, Hubbard presented a plan to build a 190ft ‘monopole’ – which is substantially larger than what was previously presented and approved by OCC in November - but Hubbard plans to spend $75,000+ extra to build a monopole, rather than a radio tower. There may be lights located in the middle and on top of the pole. Estimated that 37 kilowatts will be coming from the pole and it will primarily serve as a backup generator.

Additionally, tonight they presented a plan to build a south stormwater detention pond located behind the homes on Madison Road – several residents were present and raised concerns. Resident mentioned concerns with nearby Duck Creek overflow. OCC to provide contact information for someone at the City who can address the detention pond questions.

There will be a zoning hearing for a variance to build the monopole tower. Hubbard will return next month to request a letter of support for the monopole.

Northpoint Development: John Sweeny

Self-storage, climate-controlled storage facility site. Presented updated parking and landscaping with screening.

Pedestrian bridge – they have exchanged emails with Neyer on possibility.

CRA (tax abatement) – still refining.

Variance hearing for parking will be on 5/8.

Will be asking for letter of support for 10-year tax abatement at 5/7 meeting.

Local Oakley: Bill Davin

Continuing to work with Neyer Properties, Northpoint and DOTE regarding pedestrian bridge.

Craig Rozen suggested we tell the City what the community wants (pedestrian bridge) and have the City pay for the study. (Dan will take the lead on this)

Dan was told that DOTE needs to be involved at this point in the process and OCC was told OCC would have to find the money in our budget to pay for the study. OCC made it clear that the pedestrian bridge needs to be included in site plans for both developments. Viox will provide traffic impact study and will provide to OCC for review.

Eastern Gateway: Jeff Stine & Kenny McNutt

Project was put out to bid (five contractors, but only one responded). Bid was $1,322,000 and includes the eastern most pedestrian bridge. To do the project with both pedestrian bridges would cost $2,150,000 and over the years, we have secured funding for $1,9000,000. The western most pedestrian bridge would cost ~$828k to restore. If OCC decides to go with the $1.3 million option (including restoration of the eastern most pedestrian bridge), OCC would not be required to spend the 90k that was committed to the project from OCURC funds. The OCURC money could be put towards other Oakley projects. If we wait until the fall to receive additional bids, the bid could go up even more as other neighborhoods have experienced.

Craig Rozen suggested we work with Art Works to paint bridges and underneath railroad bridge – Jeff explained that walls are old and would need substantial repairs before painting.

The OCC has requested a spot fix bid for the eastern pedestrian bridge and we expect to have that in May.

Masonic Temple: Resident Letter

30 residents assembled and created a letter advising what they would like the current Masonic Temple to become. Property is currently under contract and inspection is planned for next week.

Residents expressed concerns with a school being built – idling cars, traffic, etc.

Whoever is under contract will have to come to OCC with a plan unless they continue to keep it a Masonic Temple; it is currently zoned as single family.

Nearby residents have stressed the importance of keeping the lines of communication open; they specifically do not want to see houses torn down.

Craig Rozen – if anyone knows of any property available for a school, let CPS know.

Oakley Recreation Center: Evan Nolan

OCC has $3 million set aside for the Oakley Recreation Center. We thought we had $4.5 million and we needed $6.5 million – we never made any progress securing funding.

The money that the City has designated to this project has been borrowed, but still ours for this development. CRC came to OCC and said we need to do something in the next couple of months.

Currently, it’s more expensive to build on current site of the recreation center.

Evan had meeting with the president of CRC. We’ve decided there isn’t as much of a need for a fitness center, so we no longer need the $8 million option. We have about 5-6 months to decide how to proceed.

Option: to fill in the funding gap, OCC could spend $45,000k for an initial study performed by a local fundraiser. If the fundraiser completes the study and decides fundraising for the funding gap is possible, OCC would receive 100% of the $45k back. If fundraise decides they can’t do it or don’t want to do it, they would still provide us with the information they obtained from the initial study for us to use. CRC does not have $45k to spend for the study.

Craig Rozen requested that the development should be mindful of trees in the area due to their age.

OCC will plan to take a vote on the $45 spend at the meeting on 5/7.

NBDIP Final Application: Joe Groh

Joe presented several options we could spend the $30k on: GoVibrant walking paths, pedestrian safety crosswalk, landscaping, historic signage, etc.

Motion by Joe Groh to support the NBDIP final submission projects as follows: Pedestrian Triggered Crosswalks at Flags USA ($14,700); 6 GoVibrant walking paths ($6,750) and to use any remaining funds for cost overruns or a beautification project. Seconded by Sandy Gross. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

OCC Committee Updates: (all to be communicated via email after the meeting)

Economic Development & Zoning: Camden Land Group (Dan Krohn)

Pedestrian Safety: PLK, Crosswalk (Joe Groh)

Finance: CNBDU Check

Membership: Campaign Update (Dan Krohn)

Landscape:

Other: Cincy Flags (Dan Krohn)

Board Requests: Colleen Reynolds – policy and procedures will be communicated via email.

4/2/19 Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh motioned to approve 4/2/19 minutes; seconded by Evan Nolan. 7 approved; Jon Bernier abstained. 4/2/19 Meeting Minutes approved.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:07PM by Collen Reynolds; seconded by Kenny McNutt. Meeting Ends at 9:07PM

4-2-19 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:52:27 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, April 2, 2019 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

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Trustees Present: Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto, Kenny McNutt, Joe Groh, Colleen Reynolds, Sandy Gross, Evan Nolan, Jason Wilcoxon, Seth Shaifer, Dave Schaff

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

Spring fire hydrant service happening now; sediments in the water can cause clothes to turn a rusty brown color. If you see brown coming out of your faucet, turn all faucets on and let them run clean. If your clothing is discolored, Water Works will send you something to remove sediment from your clothing.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – Sean Tarvin – Phone 513-979-4480

1 breaking & entering incident reported. One person in the area was stealing car keys out of gym lockers, but CPD caught the person responsible. Theft from autos spiked in March – ensure you are keeping things locked up. 2018 was a great year with lower crime rates.

Marburg speeding concern from a local resident – Captain Jones suggested we pick three areas where speeding and traffic incidents are the worst and send those three areas to District 2.

CRC Report

175 kids signed up for summer camp – there is a current wait list.

Judge Josh Berkowitz – Municipal Court

Tara Keesling – Tamaya Dennard’s Chief of Staff

In attendance to listen to resident’s concerns.

COMMITTEES

NBDIP (Neighborhood Business District Improvement Fund) – Joe Groh

Presentations are on 5/7, 5/8 and 5/9 from 6:30-9:30PM.

Bus tour is on 5/18 from 8AM-3:30PM – MadTree will serve as “pit stop”

“New Business District Improvement Fund” [bucket of funds City provides for minor (30k or less) and major (30k and above) new projects]. Oakley awarded 150-year celebratory Reds bench – will be placed within Esplanade this coming week. Beautification & Pedestrian and Walking routes are 2019 objectives for NBDIP.

Beautification: hillsides and a right-of-way grassy island near Heritage Apartments – plantings to encourage pollinators. Zoo has initiative where you can register your yard and you get a plaque. Local neighborhoods are competing against each other. City expressed interested in placing greenery around the gateway bridge near MadTree. Cleanup around Duke Energy substation on Madison and Ridge – Warren Walker (Manager, Government & Community Relations) was in attendance to hear our proposed plans. Warren.walker@duke-energy.com; 513.287.5419/513.659.1417

Pedestrian Walking Paths (partnering with non-profit, GoVibrant): 1, 2 and 3 mile walking paths for Oakley. Organization will create signage and walking paths; costs range from $1500-$7000. Nearby neighborhoods have implemented walking paths with positive impact. Joe has created several potential walking paths – if you have an idea of a great walking path, please let Joe know. Joe is seeking feedback for current proposed projects, too. Submission is due on 4/19 to the City.

Dan encouraged Cody and Sandy to be a part of the process.

Motion by Dave Schaff to support the NBDIP projects as presented; seconded by Evan Nolan. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Beautification – Cody Gausvik

Project to clean up and maintain tree wells within our neighborhood business district (Gill’s to rail road tracks on Madison) Tree well maintenance is the responsibility of the property owner. Initiative budgets money for spring cleanup, mulching, two summer/early fall cleanups and weed prevention for 2019.

Motion by Dave Schaff to approve $1,000 of NSP funds, $1,000 of NBD funds and $1,300 from operating fund for tree well project as presented; seconded by Sean Fausto. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) – Jared Ellis from the City of Cincinnati

2 year ongoing process. 5/7/19 meeting – current plan to present finalized report to public. After, it will go back for revisions and OCC Trustee discussion. Lastly, City Council will approve.

Business Committee

1^st Tuesday of each month is Business Happy Hour at 8am at RedTree – 7 people in attendance this morning. Next business happy hour is 4/23; Rohr Insurance and Nimbus Nine hosting.

Body Alive – Nick Broerman

Owner purchased single-family home behind current studio to serve as headquarters/office space. Their plan is to keep the house intact, but re-design the garage to be a fitness studio. Requesting a Notwithstanding Ordinance, which would allow for Body Alive to use the house for office space as long as Body Alive owns the house. If Body Alive moves or sells the property, the house would revert back to single-family housing.

Motion by Cody Gausvik to provide a letter of objection to the notwithstanding ordinance and for Body Alive to not convert the house from single-family to commercial usage. Motion withdrawn after discussion.

Motion by Cody Gausvik to provide a letter of objection to the notwithstanding ordinance being pursued by Body Alive; seconded by Evan Nolan.

9 approve

2 opposed – Sandy Gross and Colleen Reynolds

Motion passes.

Camden Land Group – Dutch Cambruzzi; Douglas J Hine; Scott Kyle

3912-3914-3916 Edwards Road – interested in hearing what the community desires for the site. Top priority for residents is to make Hyde Park Avenue a true cul-de-sac and close off all traffic from cutting through Hyde Park Rare Coin’s parking lot. Current site includes houses in severe disrepair.

Proposing 8 single-family condos/landominiums - each would have two car garage. Three spots for guest parking included in plan.

Requesting letter of support for two variances:

(1) Asking for setback of 13ft on front and back for privacy landscape wall/wooded fence; and

(2) Zoning change from condo to landominium classification – clarifies each unit is a single family home on their own lot.

Timeline is to close in June and get started ASAP.

Mr. Cambruzzi is onboard with creating mutual cul-de-sac on Hyde Park Avenue. Also willing to come back to another OCC meeting address construction concerns if they occur at the site.

Evan Nolan motions to provide a letter of support for the two variance requests contingent on Camden Land Group’s joint support for moving the barrier back on Hyde Park Avenue to create a true cul-de-sac; seconded by Seth Shaifer. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Dutch Cambruzzi: dcambruzzi@camdenhomes.com; 513.489.5544 ext. 501; 513.300-3300

Local Oakley, CastFab Site – Bill Davin

Traffic impact study to be completed in April; willing to come back to OCC meeting on regular basis for input. Current proposal is for a mixed use development (office, multifamily, storage unit, two hotels, two restaurants)

City has requested street grid (their preference) – ongoing matter OCC is monitoring.

Masonic Lodge – Katie Fiorelli on behalf of Paige Schediler

Developer was interested in tearing down several of the single-family homes for commercial development. Requesting letter of support based community input and what nearby residents would like to see the property converted to. Dave suggested we explore an “interim development control”. OCC plans to discuss draft letter at next third Thursday on 4/18. OCC would take a vote at next public community council meeting on 5/7.

Hubbard Radio – Kathleen Colley (City of Cincinnati Community & Economic Development)

Still working on site plan. Residents expressed concerns that Hubbard has not engaged residents near the proposed development. OCC has instructed Hubbard to attend meetings and our engage community. Colleen Reynolds will remind Hubbard of the importance of engaging the community.

Approve 3/21/19 Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 3/21/19 Minutes by Joe Groh; seconded by Dan Krohn. 7 approvals;

Kenny McNutt, Jason Wilcoxon, Sandy Gross and Seth Shaifer abstained. 3/21/19 Minutes approved.

January, February and March OCC financial report – Jason Wilcoxon

Expect to see updated layouts for financial reports.

Kenny McNutt provided significant support to Jason converting OCC Financials to new layout.

Motion to approve January, February and March OCC financials by Dan Krohn; seconded by Evan Nolan.

Unanimous approval.

Joe Groh created business cards for all OCC members to hand out when meeting with developers, community members, City contacts, etc.

Motion to adjourn meeting by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Evan Nolan. Meeting ends at 9:34PM.

New Business:

· Third Thursday meeting on 4/18/19 – Brazee Street Studios 7-9PM
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 5/7/19 – Oakley Recreation Center 7PM

3-21-19 Approved Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:09:58 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Brazee Street Studios – 4426 Brazee St

March 21, 2019; 7:00 PM

oakleycouncil@oakleynow.com

www.oakleynow.com

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

Meeting Minutes

Attending: Joe, Evan, Colleen, Dan, Sean, Dave, Jon, Cody (late)

Absent: Jason, Kenny, Sandy, Seth

Tree Well Clean Up – Cody Gausvik

Cody presented informational brief on the Tree Well project, will present for a vote at 2

April Meeting

 Most of the tree wells unkept, recommends OCC pay to do cleanup and

maintenance for 2019

 Two bids:

o Tuition: $4857, $800 mid summer cleanup

o Wimburg: $2921, $600 mid summer cleanup

 NSP - $1000 approve for beautification

 NBD - $1000 submitted for beautification, waiting approval

 Will require a Revocable Street Privilege (RSP) to be completed for those in the

Square area.

Bill Lane – Fox 19, Matt Simpson

They represent digital marketing division. Presented concept of doing some digital/online

videos that would highlight & promote Oakley. Costs determined by complexity & length of

video(s) produced. Once video/content produced we could repurpose as we own that. They

have website: www.cincyweekend.com if want to see their work.

Body Alive – Nick Broerman (Body Alive) & Jared Ellis (Planning), Matt Shad (Zoning)

Kathleen Colley (Development Officer/Economic Development) from City of

Cincinnati

Background: They bought house behind their business, want to use as office. Neither occ

nor the city allow them to change zoning from residential to commercial. Their last option

is to apply for Notwithstanding Ordinance, a very rarely used option. If approved would

allow them to use the house as office, would come with very specific conditions they'd have

to meet (outside appearance, etc), does not change the zoning, goes away when they no

longer own the property. City Planning will deny, would get sent to the Planning

Commission.

They will bring to the 2 April Tuesday meeting for a vote. A board straw vote showed most

are against or undecided. Opinions expressed by board and attendees ranged from

support because they are a local business trying to do things the right way, and opposition

because doing so would is counter to the community wishes as expressed in the master

plan and the precedent it might set.

Northpoint Development, CastFab Site – Fred Kindel (Frost, Brown, Todd – attorney),

Johnny Sweeney and Derick Tom (NorthPoint Development)

Cast Fab owner wants to split property into 8 parcels, Northpoint wants to build 3 story

enclosed storage building in the parcel along the railroad tracks. Based in Kansas City, have

reputation for being involved in communities. Would be all inside, with door to drive into

building. Be open for access between 6am – 10pm.

They are looking for a CRA (Community Reinvestment Area) letter of approval from the

board, but we don’t vote on such issues at 3 rd Thursday meetings, will need to present at

next Tuesday meeting.

Oakley Yards – Jeff Chamot, Chris Ziegelmeyer (Neyer Properties)

Neyer Properties is the new owner/developer. Great news is they looking at primarily

residential with single family & condos/townhomes. See it as "extension of existing

neighborhood". Still very early, no specific drawings or plans yet, just wanted to start the

engagement with the community.

They are looking to lease some of the existing buildings in the short term. Jeff has read the

draft master plan and expressed their desire to adhere to that, including potential for some

green space. This would be lower density and appears to reduce demand for vehicle based

Edwards Connector. They have conducted environmental studies and found very little need

for remediation, and they will address those couple spots.

Edwards Connecter – Sean Fausto & Evan Nolan

Several board members had met with city - since both Kenner & Cast Fab properties sold -

to revisit possibility of vehicle connector. That answer was "highly unlikely". Discussion

then moved to a pedestrian crossing across the tracks, city may have money to fund

feasibility study, Kenner/Oakley Yards owner not opposed to idea.

Approve March 5 th Meeting Minutes

Motion: Evan Seconded: Sean

Vote: 6 Yes, 2 Abstain (Dave, Jon)

Kennedy Connector & Morelia Group – Since there were residents and the city in

attendance, Colleen asked if anyone had anything new to report: nothing new to report.

Habits – They submitted a request for extension for a liquor license transfer, which had an

incorrect address. Upon checking with habits ownership, Joe found out the intended

address was the Oakley Laundromat. In talking with Mark Rogers, Joe was told that the new

owner of the building Habits leases space in has not been open to discuss a lease with

Habits, and is actively looking to bring in a new tenant. So Mark plans to move Habits

across the street to the laundromat building, which he owns. He said that he has talked

with city officials (buildings, zoning) and that he had their ok. Matt Shad (city Zoning) stated

that there had been preliminary discussions but that no formal application/hearings have

happened to this point.

Tabled Items:

January Financial Report – Jason Wilcoxon

Gateway Project

NBDIP

Neighborhood Summit Recap

3-5-19 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 14:09:07 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

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Trustees Present: Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto, Kenny McNutt, Joe Groh, Colleen Reynolds, Sandy Gross, Evan Nolan

Trustees Not Present: Jason Wilcoxon, Seth Shaifer, Jon Bernier, Dave Schaff

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

46 fires and 129 EMS runs for February. Reminder to clean lent filters and dryer pipe. Sign up for Smart 911 – provides first responders with vital information about residents (www.smart911.com). Reminder to change smoke detector batteries this Sunday.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – Sean Tarvin – Phone 513-979-4480

Pretty quiet February; CincyFixIt app is a great way to report abandoned cars, illegal parking, etc.

District 2 has benefited from an 8-year reduction in crime (35% reduction).

Resident shared recent issues with cars going through parking lot near the Hyde Park Ave. dead-end to access to Edwards. Suggestion was to reach out to owner of parking lot to place benches or landscaping to prevent cars from cutting through.

CRC Report

Easter Egg Hunt 4/6 830AM and 12PM; if rain, it will be rescheduled to 4/13.

$40 per day for after school camps 7AM-7PM.

Summer camp is full for Oakley; Pleasant Ridge and Madisonville still have openings.

COMMITTEES

Announce 2019 Committees – Colleen Reynolds

Committees will be posted online; not limited to just board members and we would love to have community volunteers!

Sean Fausto motions to adopt 2019 Oakley Community Council Committees; seconded by Evan Nolan. Unanimous approval. Motion passes.

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

4/2 will be the first look at entire Oakley Master Plan. Public will provide input and approval of the entire master plan will occur in the coming months.

Business Committee

Daddy Daughter Dance Recap – Kenny McNutt – record year with 629 attendees; $2250 profit for OCC.

1^st Tuesday of each month is Business Happy Hour at 8am at RedTree – 9 people showed up this morning.

Cast-Fab Site – Bill Davin & Tyler Amicon

Audience member requested for the presentation to be posted online. 28-acre property; current plan is for the space to be divided into 8 lots for mixed use (office space, restaurant(s), hotel(s), residential and a storage unit facility). Visited tonight to solicit feedback. Requested a letter of support for subdivision of land. OCC waiting until 4/2 when there is a better idea of what may go on the land to issue any statements. Not clear how this development would impact the proposed Edwards Connector.

Kennedy Connector – Morelia Group, Chris Hildebrant

Wants to acquire city-owned property at the corner of Madison Road and Kennedy Avenue, as well as 7 single-family homes for 25,000-30,000 square feet of retail. Front of buildings would be brought up to the road and parking would be behind the building. Asking if OCC would support zoning change and allow for the tear down of 7 single family homes. Hubbard radio may also be interested in the property and are expected to come back to OCC for final site approval on 4/2. OCC to discuss this topic at the next third Thursday on 3/21.

Darin Bowman (homeowner) – in favor of development plan

Ryan Schwallie (homeowner) – in favor of development plan

Rick Pescovitz (homeowner) – in favor of development plan

Michael Seirolone (homeowner) – in favor of development plan

Approve 2/21/19 Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 2/21/19 Minutes by Joe Groh; seconded by Dan Krohn. Unanimous approval; 2/21/19 minutes approved.

February OCC financial report – Jason Wilcoxon

Vote for approval at next meeting.

Motion to adjourn meeting by Evan Nolan; seconded by Joe Groh. Meeting ends at 8:45PM.

New Business:

· Third Thursday meeting on 3/21/19 – Brazee Street Studios 7-9PM
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 4/2/19 – Oakley Recreation Center 7PM

2-5-19 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:07:29 GMT

2-5-19 OCC Meeting Minutes

Oakley Community Council

Oakley Community Center

February 5th, 2019; 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

7:00pm - Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Trustees In Attendance: Sandy, Evan, Dan, Sean, Joe, Seth, Kenny, Dave, Jon

Absent: Colleen, Cody, Jason

Evan chaired the meeting in Colleen’s absence, Joe filled in as Secretary for Cody

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31: Lt Sweeney

· Last month – 236 runs, 197 involved EMS
· Focus on Home Heating Safety, need to be aware of fireplaces, chimneys, space heaters, extension cords
· Smart 911 (www.smart911.com) – recently implemented, encouraged everyone to go online and fill out profile for themselves and family members. Provides ability to add much more info about yourself – medical history, emergency contacts, medications, etc. – than current system. It is a nationwide system, so your data travels with you.

District 2 Police Report:

· Officer Tarvin (neighborhood liaison officer) – Thefts from autos down, thefts primarily in commercial and construction sites. Be aware of joggers, can be hard to see, as there more out now in prep for Flying Pig this spring.
· Capt Jones – Dist 2 Chief, grew up in Oakley. Their focus in 2019: traffic enforcement, theft prevention, Cards on Cars program.
o Question raised about how to handle cases where neighbor may be exhibiting mental health issues. Capt Jones says always best to call them sooner than later, and allow them to deploy appropriate resources. Calls/emails should be to Officer Tarvin who can then get right people involved.
· Evan, on behalf of the board and community, thanked CPD for their service and offered condolences for the recent loss of officers in the Cincinnati area.

CRC: Katie

· Summer Day Camp – Priority registration opens online Feb 11^th, open registration begins Feb 18^th
· Spring Break camp – will follow Cincinnati Public Schools break schedule

Committees

· Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee: Dan reported that:
o OMP is in its final stages
o Initial formatted rould possibly be ready to be presented to council at March meeting
o Remaining steps after that: Council Approval; City Planning Commission review and approval; City Council review and approval. Potentially be finalized by early June.
· Business: Kenny McNutt
o Next Business Happy Hour tentatively set for first week in April, hosted at Roeher Insurance, co-sponsored by Cin-Fed
o Monthly coffee was held at Redtree, next one be 5 March 7:30-8. May be moved to 8-9. Check calendar.
· Winter Retreat Recap: Evan Nolan
o Evan provided recap of what we did: get to better know fellow board members and understand each other’s motivations, passions, desires for upcoming year.
o Colleen will have a more detailed report shortly
· Daddy Daughter Dance: Kenny McNutt
o Sunday 10 February
o 1st session sold out, second session close
o 600 total tickets sold, $10,650.00 gross revenue to date.
· Nick Broerman – Body Alive
o Nick was unable to attend, Evan provided overview of their situation.
§ Looking for variance for residential property they own on Allston that they want to use as offices for staff.
§ City advised them not likely to pass, so they now may be considering a “Non-Compliance Use” variance, which would allow them to specify exactly what they plan to do, and the variance expires if the business moves/changes.
§ They have not yet asked us about this, will have to come back to the board if they decide to go that route.
§ Follow-up question for city: can they take it away if the business does not adhere to the terms?
o Evan took opportunity to summarize other development activity:
§ Cast Fab sale closed, looking to be a Planned Development
§ Kenner site – sale speculated, possibly Neyer company buyer, not confirmed
§ Masonic Temple – Nothing new re: developer/buyer. The neighborhood group held a meeting at MadTree on Monday evening to discuss their concerns, will be drafting a letter of recommendations that they will be presenting to the board for approval/support
· NSP: Craig Rozen
o Next vote is 16 Feb
o Review Committee

Approve January 17 th Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve: Jon Seconded: Dan

Vote: Yes - Sandy, Evan, Dan, Sean, Joe, Seth, Dave, Jon

Abstain: Kenny

January Financial Report

· Jason not here, Evan reported minor activity: Daddy Daughter ticket income; post NYE expenses. $47,000. Balance
· Motion to Approve: Sean Seconded: Joe
o Vote: Yes – all in attendance (Sandy, Evan, Dan, Sean, Joe, Seth, Kenny, Dave, Jon)

New Business:

· Third Thursday meeting on Thursday, February 21 st – Location TBD.

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, March 5th.

Speaker Cards:

· Craig Rozen – Investing In Neighborhoods event on March 15/16 at Cintas Center (XU)
· March 15 – Dinner
· March 16 – seminars, breakout sessions (8:30am – 4:30pm)
· Recommend OCC sponsor a table and have volunteers to man. Cost @165.00, but Craig thinks he can get a discount
· Dave made motion: Motion to authorize appropriate amount to sponsor a table for the Investing In Neighborhood event.
o Seconded: Sean
o Vote: Yes - Sandy, Evan, Dan, Sean, Joe, Seth, Kenny, Dave, Jon

7:52pm Motion to Adjourn: Seth. Seconded: Dave

Vote: yes - Sandy, Evan, Dan, Sean, Joe, Seth, Kenny, Dave, Jon

2-21-19 Approved OCC Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:05:16 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Brazee Street Studios

2/21/19; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Colleen Reynolds, Jason Wilcoxon, Joe Groh, Dave Schaff, Evan Nolan, Sean Fausto, Seth Shaifer, Sandy Gross, Kenny McNutt

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

Go Vibrant – Christy Zerges

Go Vibrant creates established walking routes for local neighborhoods. 6-8 month process.

$5,000-$7,000 = three routes; up to fifty signs

$3,500 = up to thirty five signs

Many neighborhoods use money from NSP, grants or community council funds.

Evan Nolan proposed for those board members interested to form a committee and bring proposal to the board for review at a future meeting. East Walnut Hills, Avondale and Madisonville have participated.

OCC Committees

Colleen Reynolds to send out suggested (based on trustee interest) committee assignments soon.

Bees/Beautification – Sandy Gross

Sandy Gross discussed the growing importance of the declining bee population due to over-development. Our hope is to add landscaping conducive to aiding local bee population. Green Plan Cincinnati was referenced. Look for local areas to plant flowers and create prairie(s). More to follow.

NSP – Craig Rozen/Dave Schaff

Our plan has been submitted. $1500 to membership; $2080 to events, $250 to ops; $1000 to beautification.

CPS – Colleen Reynolds/Craig Rozen/Jason Wilcoxon

Colleen, Craig and Jason plan to meet to discuss ‘neighborhood attendance area changes’ to neighborhood schools at a separate meeting.

Neighborhood Summit 3/16, 730AM-4PM– Craig Rozen

$135/table

CBI Event 3/15. 6-9PM

$25-75/person

Development Updates:

Body Alive – may pursue “Notwithstanding Ordinance” with the City. Notwithstanding Ordinance would give Body Alive the authorization to use the house they purchased behind their studio as an office and would expire if they ever left.

Alamo & Ridge Proposed Billboard – OCC plans to be vocal in opposition.

Neyer/Oakley Yard – plan to attend future OCC meeting and share their proposal/solicit feedback from the community.

Former Cast Fab site owners – plan to attend future OCC meeting and share their proposal/solicit feedback from the community.

2/5/19 Meeting Minutes

Dave Schaff motioned to approve 2/5/19 minutes; seconded by Sandy Gross. 8 approved; Cody Gausvik, Colleen Reynolds and Jason Wilcoxon abstained. 2/5/19 Meeting Minutes approved.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Collen Reynolds; seconded by Cody Gausvik. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM

1-17-19 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:04:33 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Brazee Street Studios

1/17/19; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Colleen Reynolds, Jason Wilcoxon, Joe Groh, Dave Schaff, Evan Nolan, Sean Fausto, Jon Bernier, Seth Shaifer, Sandy Gross

Trustees Not Present: Kenny McNutt

MEETING MINUTES

Kathleen Colley – Department of Community & Economic Development: Eastern Gateway & Hubbard Radio Location

Eastern Gateway has been put out to bid – bids are due 2/1/19. DOTE will be selecting design team. Planning to start construction in the summer of 2019; target completion is November 2019. Kathleen Colley confirmed that OCC’s $90k contributed to the project will be the last sum of money to be used for this project – if project comes in under budget, OCC could receive all or a portion of the $90k back.

Hubbard Radio has extended their lease at their current location. They are planning to start construction on the Oakley location by summer 2019. Large radio tower may not be needed after all, but OCC will monitor. Colleen to work with City to determine what impact a radio tower would have on the health of nearby residents. Colleen will reach out to contacts RE: Hubbard construction to see if they have an update on if there will still be a radio tower and if so, the height of said tower.

Updates from Colleen:

Body Alive purchase of house at 4213 Appleton – zoning change hearing was cancelled. Owners are seeking different option for the property rather than using it as their office space.

Former Cast Fab site has been sold (28 acres total). Colleen met with owners this week to inquire what their plans for the space are. Current plan is for two hotels, retail/restaurant space, a storage unit facility, a high-rate apartment building (PLK Properties) and an office building. Colleen encouraged owners/developers to engage with OCC as more details about the plan are decided.

Milacron Site – Colleen planning to meet with owners next week.

Email from Jeff Pastor’s Chief of Staff: Oakley developer “is very interested in the Kennedy Connector Project and has been engaging with the OCC.” Colleen to confirm OCC has not been engaged in what the plans for the Kennedy Connector are.

Masonic Temple – in process of being purchased; stay tuned.

Pedestrian Safety – Joe Groh

Joe pulled data from several sources and created presentation showing pedestrian accidents that have occurred in Oakley. Oakley is trending downward, which may require us to really push for pedestrian safety measures in Oakley.

Fleet Feet/Essencha Tea Lighted Crosswalk – expected to be completed within the next two months. Flaggs USA and Shaw/Wasson locations are next areas to target for improved crosswalks. Joe proposed creating a “Walkable Oakley”/”Keep Oakley Walkable” imitative – subcommittee of the OCC? OCC to discuss details at retreat. Craig Rozen suggested OCC to schedule time with contacts at the City to discuss pedestrian safety and how we can improve pedestrian safety measures.

Cincinnati Neighborhood Games – Dan Krohn

Need Oakley Team Captain for 2019 – great leadership opportunity for someone in the community. Team Captain Orientation is 1/26/19. Planning to have Oakley team participate in the Cincinnati Neighborhood Games in July 2019.

Cincy Flags – Oakley Flag – Dan Krohn

Oakley flag options have been tweaked – expected to see online voting soon!

WCPO – Shawna Steigerwald

Looking for Oakley homes to feature in an article – if your home is historic or has a story, please reach out to her directly.

OCC January Retreat

Seth Shaifer motions to authorize any OCC officer to spend $250 when reasonably required to support their positions on the OCC (e.g. supplies, copies and other reasonable expenses) without approval from OCC Board of Trustees. After discussion, Seth Shaifer withdrew his motion.

Seth Shaifer motions to authorize Colleen Reynolds to spend up to $250 for supplies and dinner for OCC Retreat on 1/23/19. Seconded by Sean Fausto. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

1/8/19 Meeting Minutes

Evan Nolan motioned to approve 1/8/19 minutes; seconded by Sean Fausto. Unanimous approval; 1/8/19 Meeting Minutes approved.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Collen Reynolds; seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM

1-8-19 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:58:30 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

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Trustees Present: Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Joe Groh, Dave Schaff, Colleen Reynolds, Jon Bernier, Seth Shaifer, Sandy Gross, Evan Nolan

Trustees Not Present: Kenny McNutt

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

Runs are up 1-2% for 2018; expected to go down due to organizational restructuring of the department. Fire recruit class of 40 will start soon.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – Sean Tarvin – Phone 513-979-4480

Had to depart for a run; crime report provided.

CRC Report

Summer Camp registration starts 2/19 (2/11 for previous attendees). Camp will run 6/3-8/9.

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Met on 1/8/19 – Master Plan could be finalized and ready to present by March 2019. “Neighborhood Guidelines” are being created for new developments with enforcement measures; it’ll be shared with everyone once completed. Audience member suggested that OCC should be notified of teardowns or zoning changes in Oakley – Colleen to check on situation of notifications since OCC used to receive email updates from the City.

Business

Business Coffee Hour – met on 1/8/19.

Open account with CinFed and become an OCC Member, you will receive $50 into your checking account.

“Credit and Coffee” seminar on 2/2 – budgeting, finances in general – open to all!

March – CinFed will be hosting a Women’s Business Showcase. CinFed will also provide (14) $1,000 scholarships via raffle with submitted application online.

Next business happy hour: 1/24/19, 4-7PM at Oakley Pub and Grill.

Daddy Daughter Dance (2/10) – Early session is sold out; over 100 tickets available for later session. We have generated $8,000 revenue thus far.

New Year’s Eve Fireworks – 65 degree evening; 300+ attendees; $4,690 total cost. Big thank you to Stacy Lehman and Rob Wetterstroem for their efforts.

City Hall Liaison – Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto

Oakley Recreation Center – more news to share in the next coming months.

Membership Proposal – Dan Krohn

Dan shared his proposal for a membership campaign to gain more OCC members; our plan is to send mailer out by mid-March.

Dan Krohn motions to provide a mailing to every single Oakley household in March 2019 with the 2019 Events Schedule and a request for OCC membership with a spend of up to $3000. Seconded by Evan Nolan. Unanimous Approval.

Hubbard Radio – Michael Heekin

Worse case scenario: 199ft tower will be built – current electrical towers in that area are about 150ft; may not need the tower, but engineers are unsure. Engineers have not decided on location of tower. Economic Growth Committee at the City will review before the vote goes to Cincinnati City Council.

Barbers Electric Tattoo – Natalie Bedinghaus

Welcome to the neighborhood!

Former Cast Fab Land Purchase

Purchase happened after OCC Agenda was posted. We’ve encouraged new owners for their participation with the OCC. Colleen Reynolds has a meeting scheduled with new owners next week. They will be required to involve OCC at some point; more to come.

Body Alive - Nick Broerman

Purchased house behind their business; want to convert the space for their offices. Change will require zoning change. More to come.

Approve 12/4/18 Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 12/4/18 Minutes by Joe Groh; seconded by Sean Fausto. 9 approvals; 12/4/18 minutes approved.

Seth Shaifer and Sandy Gross abstained.

December OCC financial report – Jason Wilcoxon

Motion to approve December financials by Evan Nolan; seconded by Joe Groh; unanimous approval

Jason proposed creating 2019 budget.

Motion to adjourn meeting by Sean Fausto; seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Meeting ends at 8:10PM.

New Business:

· Third Thursday meeting on 1/17/19 – 4426 Brazee Street 7-9PM
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 2/5/19 – Oakley Recreation Center 7PM
· Next Business Happy Hour on 1/24/19 – 4PM at Oakley Pub and Grill
· OCC Retreat – Wednesday 1/23 from 6-9PM

12-4-18 Approved OCC Meeting Minutes

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:53:24 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

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Trustees Present: Jes Overley, Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Joe Groh, Evan Nolan, Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Colleen Reynolds, Jon Bernier

Trustees Not Present:

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

John Heilman’s Recent Passing - Dave Schaff

Served for 32 years on OCC; Dave coordinating a formal memorial/plaque

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

204 runs for November; Christmas trees and lights are highly flammable. Remember to unplug interior holiday lights before going to bed. Change your smoke and CO2 detector batteries.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – Sean Tarvin – Phone 513-979-4480

Tis the season for retail thefts and porch package thieves. Do not leave packages in the car where they are visible. Do not leave any valuable in plain sight.

CRC Report

Band Camp – Wednesday through Friday in December.

Breakfast with Santa 12/8/18. 930-1130AM - free

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Next meeting: 12/18/18, 6-8PM. Zoning will be discussed

Business – Kenny McNutt

Business Coffee Hour – 1^st Tuesday of each month at Redtree, 730AM.

Next business happy hour: 1/24/19, 4PM at Oakley Pub and Grill.

Daddy Daughter Dance – $4,000 in ticket sales thus far. Tickets will not be sold at the door - buy now!

Eastern Gateway Project (near MadTree)

Final funding was approved by City Council ($1.9 million project). Structural and aesthetic improvements; current area isn’t ADA compliant. Construction to begin in the next couple of months.

City Hall Liaison – Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto

New Year’s Eve Fireworks – 7-9PM 8PM Fireworks on the Esplanade

2019 OCC Trustee Elections

4 seats available. Dan Krohn, Kenny McNutt, Seth Shaifer and Jason Wilcoxon provided their statements of candidacy.

Motion by Evan Nolan to approve the slate of candidates as listed; seconded by Colleen Reynolds.

Unanimous approval from the audience.

Stacy’s Lehman’s Board Position

Stacy resigned earlier this month. Sandy Gross provided her statement of candidacy to fill Stacy’s role.

Motion by Dave Schaff to appoint Sandy Gross to Stacy Lehman’s seat to serve Stacy’s remaining term; seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Events SOP Vote – Pushed to next Third Thursday Meeting

2019 OCC Schedule of Events – Jon Bernier

Evan Nolan motions to approve the 2019 Oakley After Hours Events List; seconded by Sean Fausto. Unanimous approval.

Oakley Connection Sign Variance – Christopher Hildebrant, Morelia Group

Requesting a letter of support for 10 sign variances (signs on the backside or side of buildings).

Motion by Evan Nolan to provide a letter of support for the ten (10) sign variance request for placement of signage provided that:

(1) Total square footage of signage per property does not exceed maximum permitted signage allotment; and
(2) The street-facing side of Oakley Connection and Encore Oakley contain at least as much window space on the buildings, as presented at the 12/4/18 meeting.

Seconded by Sean Fausto; unanimous approval.

UC Division of Trauma/Critical Care – Dr. Jason Schrager, Trauma Surgeon – REVIVE ResQFoam Study

10 people per year estimated to effect; if you don’t want to participate in “study” to give non-consent, please email revive@uc.edu. You must “opt out” of the study to ensure you are not chosen.

Approve 11/15/18 Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 11/15/18 Minutes by Colleen Reynolds; seconded by Cody Gausvik. 8 approve; 11/15/18 minutes passed.

Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan and Jon Bernier abstained.

November OCC financial report – Jason Wilcoxon

Motion to approve by Joe Groh; seconded by Sean Fausto. Unanimous approval

NSP funds [$6085 total]

($1,500 membership; $2,085 Events, $1,500 Operations (insurance, postage, etc.), $1,000 Beautification) Oakley Resident votes: 18 yes; 1 no [only Oakley residents can vote]

NBD funds [$3800 total]

(1,000 for landscape & $2,800 for special events)

Audience votes: 21 yes; 1 no [anyone in the audience can vote]

Motion to adjourn meeting by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Jes Overley. Meeting ends at 8:57PM.

New Business:

· No Third Thursday meeting for December
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 1/8/19, Oakley Recreation Center 7PM
· Election of Officers this evening after meeting adjournment at Oakley Wines

Election of officers:

(1) Colleen Reynolds was nominated and confirmed for President;
(2) Evan Nolan was nominated and confirmed for Vice President;
(3) Cody Gausvik was nominated and confirmed for Secretary; and
(4) Jason Wilcoxon was nominated and confirmed for Treasurer.

11-15-18 Approved OCC Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Wed, 05 Dec 2018 14:40:47 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Crossroads Church – Meeting Room D

11/15/18; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Jes Overley, Colleen Reynolds, Kenny McNutt, Jason Wilcoxon, Joe Groh, Dave Schaff

Trustees Not Present: Evan Nolan, Sean Fausto, Stacy Lehman, Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

NSP & NBD for 2019

Craig Rozen & Dave Schaff will tackle meetings together for 2019. Will work on creating a binder full of material so anyone can attend in the future.

Meeting rooms for 2019 OCC Third Thursday meetings

Jes Overley to book same room for 2019 with Crossroads.

11/6/18 Meeting Minutes

Dave Schaff motioned to approve 11/6/18 minutes; seconded by Joe Groh. Five approve; Kenny McNutt and Cody Gausvik abstained. 11/6/18 Meeting Minutes approved.

Community Engagement SOP

Tabled.

2019 Oakley After Hours

Jon Bernier to lead event efforts for 2019; Dave Schaff will lead fundraising portion.

Events SOP to be approved at 12/4/18 meeting. Dave and Jon will propose event ideas with tentative schedule of dates at the 12/4/18 meeting for approval. Dave and Jon will work on creating a budget to be approved at a January meeting.

Membership Initiatives and Campaign

Dan Krohn presented a 3-pronged approach to increase the number of OCC members through social media, emails and mailers. A price breakdown for all initiatives was provided. Board is in favor of this initiative for 2019 and will iron out the details over the next few months.

Joe Groh has offered to mail out OCC welcome letters to all new homeowners in Oakley within 30-60 days of closing to gain more OCC members.

2019 OCC Retreat

Cody Gausvik proposed we use retreat to create 4/5 goals for2019 and an overall vision for the OCC. Once the goals are established, this can be displayed on the OCCmembership campaign documents.

Misc.

Dave Schaff proposed that we have a rotating greeter at the beginning of the OCC meetings. Jes Overley encouraged other board members to arrive early to help setup the meeting so we can start on time.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Jes Overley. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM

10-18-18 OCC Approved Third Thursday Meeting Minutes

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 13:15:31 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Crossroads Church – Meeting Room D

10/18/18; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Jes Overley, Colleen Reynolds, Kenny McNutt, Jason Wilcoxon, Stacy Lehman, Jon Bernier, Joe Groh

Trustees Not Present: Dave Schaff, Evan Nolan

MEETING MINUTES

Craig Rozen

Talks of possible new public school in Oakley. Boundaries are being re-aligned by the end of 2019. Craig suggested that the OCC reach out to CPS regarding how we can support this initiative. Jason Wilcoxon suggested we work with principal at Hyde Park School or Board of Education. Craig will forward additional information on to Jason Wilcoxon.

9/20/18 & 10/2/18 Meeting Minutes

Cody Gausvik motions to approve 9/20 and 10/2 meeting minutes; seconded by Jes Overley. 6 approved. John Bernier & Stacy Lehman abstained from 10/2 minutes; Kenny McNutt abstained from 9/20 and 10/2 minutes.

September Financials

Sean Fausto motions to approve September Financials; seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. Unanimous approval.

Jason Wilcoxon is requesting help with NSP meetings. 530-930PM once a month on the last Tuesday of the month. Craig Rozen said he may be able to help until the end of the year.

Special Events SOP – Stacy Lehman & John Bernier

John Bernier to create sample events calendar for 2019. John Bernier and Jason Wilcoxon will work together to figure out next steps with OCC-owned tablets. Rob Wetterstroem has offered to lead New Year’s Eve event this year – Stacy has already completed a significant amount of work for this event.

Jason Wilcoxon and Kenny McNutt will get bids for holiday lights on the esplanade; Colleen Reynolds will ask Park Board who they use – Cody will follow-up next week to request progress.

Colleen Reynolds motions to approve Special Events SOP, pending final edits discussed tonight. Dan Krohn seconded. Unanimous approval.

Mashed Roots Parking Variance

Need 10 spot parking variance; presented restaurant plan at 10/2 meeting.

Cody Gausvik motions to provide a letter of support to Mashed Roots for a 10-space parking variance; seconded by Joe Groh. 8 approvals; John Bernier and Colleen Reynolds opposed. Motion passes.

Planet Fitness set to open on 11/16

Planet Fitness donated approximately $3500 in sponsorships to the OCC this past year. PF donated $2,500 for a platinum sponsorship for the OSS/NYE, and also around $1,000 (but not exactly) to the Cincinnati Neighborhood Games qualifier. Many OCC Board members plan on attending the ribbon cutting ceremony. Dan Krohn to reach out and request PF to remove their signs on the pedestrian bridge.

Masonic Lodge Development near Madison Park Avenue

Developer unknown at this time and has sent letters to nearby residents asking for their interest in selling their home. Jes Overley and Dan Krohn have been in contact with the City and will keep everyone updated as things progress. Jes Overley to issue statement on behalf of OCC to let everyone in the neighborhood know what’s going on and the information we know at this time.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Stacy Lehman. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM

11/06 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Joe Groh — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:22:18 GMT

November 6th, 2018; 7:00 PM

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Meeting Minutes

Call to order - Pledge of Allegiance

Time: 7:00pm

Welcome

· Sign in sheet; Speaker Cards

· Trustee Introductions

Attending:
Jes ____X__
Evan _____
Dan __X____
Sean __X___
Joe___X___
Cody_____
Stacey_____
Kenny_____
Dave__X_____
Colleen___X__
Jason___X___
Jon ___X___

· City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

No Report

District 2 Police report

Officer Butler. Overall, crimes are down from last month and vs. last year. Only exception was increase in theft from autos from last month.

CRC

Jalisa reported that Trunk or Treat, despite rainy weather, still attracted more than 100 kids. They will be hosting Breakfast with Santa on 12/8, more details to be provided so can be in next newsletter.

Committees

· Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Jes provided recap of the Open House, waiting on Jered (City Planning) to share the feedback provided, future meetings TBD.

o New Year’s Eve Event – Rob Wetterstroem

Rob is the lead for this year’s event. Will be a kid friendly event, on the Esplanade, 7-9pm, Rozzi Fireworks at 8pm. Hot chocolate, games. Looking for volunteers, contact Rob at: rwetterstroem@yahoo.com

o Hyde Park School Liason – Jason Wilcoxon

Jason spoke about CPS Vision 2020 program to improve the quality of the schools throughout the district, noted that Hyde Park already meets/exceeds all the 2020 goals. There is a survey that all residents are asked to complete, can be found here:

Jason introduced Jerron Gray, new Withrow University High School Principal, and Dave Blockson (alumni president). They provided updates on what is going on at the school, which is celebrating 100^th anniversary this year.

· Business – ~~Kenny McNutt~~ Jon Bernier

Jon recapped the Business Happy Hour hosted by Madtree on 10/29. They are looking to host quarterly Happy Hour events, and Oakley Pub & Grill host the next one in January, details forthcoming.

Kenny also looking to have informal coffee meetings, hopefully on a monthly basis – first one tentatively scheduled for 12/4, 7:30-8:30am, at RedTree. More details to come.

· City Hall Liaison – Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Sean Fausto & Dan Krohn

No updates.

o Election Committee – Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds - December OCC Trustee Elections

Sean reminded everyone that elections will be held at the 12/4 meeting, the deadline to be on the ballot and have bio published was 11/6, but people who meet the eligibility requirements could put their name in up until the 12/4 meeting – they just wouldn’t be on printed ballot.

There are 4 positions up for election, 3 members are looking to run again (Kenny, Jason, Dan) and one (Jes) will not run again. Sandy Gross, owner of Blue Manatee/Sleepy Bee/Brazee Art, has stepped up as a candidate.

- 2019 OCC Schedule of Events Proposal – Jon Bernier

Jon volunteered to take the lead for the events, is looking to have a schedule out by end of year to help with planning/logistics/sponsors. He has received some initial input and came up with 5 events (in the picture).

We committed to post this on the website so residents can review and provide feedback.

- Paige Scheidler – Resident – Masonic Temple Redevelopment

Paige presented update of residents’ efforts to organize and gather information about the potential development of the Masonic Temple property. There were @ 10 other residents at the meeting. They have identified contacts for each of the 4 streets involved and started a petition at change.org - https://www.change.org/p/oakley-community-council-and-prevent-rezoning-of-the-masonic-temple-lodge-property-at-ridge-and-madison-in-oakley

Thanked OCC members for advice & input so far and is looking to keep communications open.

Dave shared communication from Matt Shad (city Zoning Administrator):

“There have been some inquiries for commercial redevelopment on the corner property to which Zoning Administration has relayed the limitations of the existing zoning and the many practical difficulties find both a site plan, traffic circulation, and practical development proposal that would/could be reasonable with the abutting properties. To date, nothing more has materialized than what ifs.”

Was reported that City planning staff confirmed that they have not been contacted at this point.

- Oakley Flag - Lacey Haslam

Lacey provided an update on the development of the Oakley flag, part of a larger effort to design flags for each of the city’s 52 neighborhoods. She presented 3 options. Resident’s provided some input: not excited about how close colors are to FC Cincy, need to include oak trees.

Anyone wishing to review the current designs and provide feedback should visit https://www.cincyflags.com/

We committed to adding post about this to the website.

- School of Rock – ~~Scott Higgins~~ Josh Ullrich

Josh, owner of the local School of Rock franchise, presented 2 videos showing intro and performance classes and talked about their philosophy. They’ve just opened a new location at 6710 Madison, have joined OakleyNow as business member, and encouraged residents to check out their programs.

https://locations.schoolofrock.com/cincinnati

- Oakley Connection Update – Christopher Hildebrant, Morelia Group

Chris asked to present updates on the initial annex development (Oakley Connection) and plans for the second component (Encore of Oakley) for the remaining annex property. The updated presentation will be added to website.

Highlights:

o Oakley Connection includes Day Care Center (which is now being built closer to Madison), Tide Dry Cleaners (which concierge drive up service), Holtman’s Doughnuts, Tropical Smoothie Café, McAlister’s Deli, GE Credit Union, full service Starbucks (with drive-thru). They are aiming for April 2019 openings.
o Encore of Oakley is the development of the second part of the annex property. It will be built along Vandercar and currently include a day spa, Condado Tacos, a chipotle variant (??) and a chicken salad restaurant (??).
o To address some of the traffic concerns, they will be adding a left turn signal from Madison into Vandercar and will replace the existing concrete median on Madison (in front of Madtree) with center turn lane.
o They have had discussions with Crossroads for use of 50 parking spots against the Vandecar side, and with Madtree of use of spots around the day care center for evenings and weekends (when center would be closed).
o They received abatement for the Day Care Center, were approved for PACE loan for remainder of Oakley Connection development. PACE is a state loan program, administered by the city locally, that encourages developers to build more energy efficient buildings. Loans are repaid as part of property taxes (in addition to their property tax).
o They will be applying for PACE loan for the Encore of Oakley project, which according to Bob Bertsch (City Department of Community & Economic Development) the city is now requesting something from the OCC showing support for the project.

Chris had originally not thought he would need anything from the board at this meeting, and that is what he had communicated to Jes. Bob corrected him that, yes, a letter of support was required, and that without it, the PACE application could still go forward to city council for vote but not guarantee without community backing. Jes recommended a letter od No Objection in lieu of a letter of support, since we were not prepared to discuss that option. Colleen motioned that letter of No Objection be written (based on what was presented) to allow them to proceed with their PACE application. Joe seconded. All voted in favor. Colleen will draft the letter.

- Hubbard Radio Cincinnati – Mike Fredrick – Proposed construction with Jordan Widner and Jim Bryant

Bob Bertsch, City Department of Community & Economic Development, introduced the Hubbard team, stated they were the type of client they were looking for to occupy the vacant land on Kennedy (across from CinFed). They would get an abatement on the property, but pay full payroll taxes.

Hubbard owns 4 FM radio stations, 2060 Digital Marketing division, and cincysaver.com. They currently rent in a couple locations, looking to establish ownership and looking to build new headquarters in Oakley. Full presentation to be added to the website. They are looking to continue being active in the community and addressed questions about the size of tower.

They were seeking a letter of support for their plans. Jon motioned that we approve this, Colleen seconded. All voted in approval. Colleen will write the letter and provide for review.

There was some concern about the abatements from audience member, but Bob mentioned they part of the process and is trade-off to maintain businesses in the city.

Approve October 18th Meeting Minutes

Motion: Jason

Seconded: Sean

Approved by all

November Financial Report

Motion to approve: Sean

Seconded: Dan

Approved by all

New Business:

· Third Thursday meeting on November 15th, 7PM at Crossroads.

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, December 4^th, elections at this meeting.

Speaker Cards

None

Adjourn Meeting

Motion: Colleen at 9:01pm

Seconded: Dan

Approved by all

10-2-18 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:21:52 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 2, 2018 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Jes Overley, Cody Gausvik, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Joe Groh

Trustees Not Present: Evan Nolan, Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Stacy Lehman, Jon Bernier, Colleen Reynolds

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

Not present.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Officer Kevin Butler and District 2 Captain Aaron Jones – Phone 513-979-4480

Good news: Crime is down in Oakley overall.

CRC Report

Jalisa informed us the hallways and main room were repainted; doors to be repainted soon. Floors were cleaned and bathrooms will be deep cleaned as well.

“Trunk or Treat” – 10/27 at the Oakley Recreation Center from 5:30-7:30PM. Looking for vendors, families and businesses to reserve spots in the event to hand out candy to over 250 families.

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Next public working session is 10/16, 7-9PM at 20^th Century Theatre.

Everyone is encouraged to attend and provide feedback during this process.

Business – Kenny McNutt

Next business happy hour: 10/29 5-8PM at MadTree’s Oakley Room

City Hall Liaison – Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto

Nothing to report.

Election Committee for December (12/4) – Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds

4 three-year term spots available; 3 incumbents running for reelection.

Absentee ballot needs to be requested 7 days prior to the election; email Sean Fausto for absentee ballot. Please return absentee ballots two days prior the election.

Stormwater Management Utility of GCWW – Eric Saylor

Work to collect and control stormwater in order to prevent floods. $12 million worth of work needed over the next 5 years. No rate increase in 5 years, however, in June 2018, City Council passed a 4-year rate increase; 65% of residents will see their bills increase from $3.54/month to $7.34/month over the course of the next 4 years.

Mashed Roots Latin Kitchen – Guillermo Vidal – Plans and Concept

3361 Madison Road - previous A Forkable Feast location. Planning for spring 2019 opening. 24 shared spots in the back of the building and 6 metered spots out front for all tenants. Short 10 parking spots since they will be ‘changing the use’ of the property. Zoning hearing scheduled for 10/31, but may be postponed since they haven’t heard from the Zoning Department recently. Asking for a letter of support for parking variance.

OCC did not have a quorum, so OCC plans to vote on this item on 10/18.

Judge Marilyn Zayas – Hamilton County Court of Appeals

Approve 9/20/18 Meeting Minutes

OCC did not have a quorum, so OCC plans to vote on this item on 10/18.

OCC Additional Landscaping Approval

Jason Wilcoxon still trying to connect with landscaper.

September OCC financial report – Jason Wilcoxon

Current surplus for 2018; OCC did not have a quorum, so OCC plans to vote on this item on 10/18.

Craig Rozen

Has political yard signs for anyone who would like one.

Motion to adjourn meeting by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Dan Krohn. Meeting ends at 8:19PM.

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting 10/18/18, Crossroads 7PM
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 11/6/18, Oakley Recreation Center 7PM
· December Trustee Elections: to be eligible, you must be an OCC member for 60 prior to the election and have attended at least 3 organizational meetings in the current calendar year.

9-20-18 OCC Approved 3rd Thursday Meeting Minutes

Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:19:43 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Crossroads Church – Meeting Room D

9/20/18; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Jes Overley, Stacy Lehman, Jason Wilcoxon, Jon Bernier, Joe Groh

Trustees Not Present: Dave Schaff, Colleen Reynolds, Kenny McNutt

MEETING MINUTES

Welcomed Joe Groh to the OCC Board of Trustees

Approve 9-4-18 OCC Meeting Minutes:

Motion to approve 9-4-18 OCC Meeting Minutes by Sean Fausto; seconded by John Bernier. 6 approved; Cody Gausvik and Joe Groh abstained. 9-4-18 OCC Meeting Minutes approved.

Treasurer’s Role SOP

Jason Wilcoxon presented SOP; will revise based on discussion.

Oakley Master Plan

10/16/18 next public meeting at 20^th Century - 7PM.

Community Budget Requests

Proposal/requests submitted by OMP Committees; requests due by the end of the month.

OCC requests: (1) New Oakley recreation center; (2) Madison Road dog park enhancements (while partnering with Boulevard Apartments in Oakley Station); (3) street scape/traffic calming measures on Madison Road near and around neighborhood business district.

Motion by Jason Wilcoxon to submit the above list of OCC Requests in order of priority; seconded by Joe Groh. Unanimous approval. Jes Overley will coordinate with Colleen Reynolds to send letter to City outlining requests.

December OCC Election (12/4/18)

To be eligible to serve as an OCC Board of Trustee, a person must have been an OCC member for at least sixty (60) days prior to the election of OCC Board of Trustees (membership deadline 10/5/18) and must have attended at least three (3) organizational meetings within the current calendar year.

Goodwill Expansion

Commercial real estate agent reached out to OCC Trustee informing OCC of Goodwill’s interested in purchasing the former David Millet space to expand their business. We have no other information at this time, but will continue to monitor the situation.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Evan Nolan; seconded by Cody Gausvik. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM

9-4-18 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:21:08 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, September 4, 2018 – 7 PM Oakley Recreation Center oakleycouncil@oakleynow.com www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Jes Overley, Evan Nolan, Jon Bernier, Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Dan Krohn, Stacy Lehman, Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon

Trustees Not Present: Cody Gausvik, Colleen Renolds MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

· See attached form, concerning smart 911 system

· 300 runs, nothing specific causing uptick

· 10/13/18, Firehouse Open House from 1-5 pm

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD & District 2 Capt. Aaron Jones – Phone 513-979-4480

· Rash of Breaking and entering at 3100/3200 block of Madison road, at small businesses

· Spike in theft from autos

· Encourage to use fix it cincy app to report things like abandoned cars

CRC Report

· Trunk or Treat event on Oct 27th

· Working on new classes for seniors

· Increasing Toddler/Preschool classes during the day

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Next public working session for the Oakley master plan is on Oct 16th at 7 pm, probably at community center. Will be first chance to see rough draft of OMP.

City Hall Liaison – Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto

Some public questions about ownership of Masonic Lodge at Ridge/Madison – will it be developed commercially or for private residents?

Election Committee for December – Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds

· Jes, Kenny, Jason and Dan’s seat are up for re-election at December meeting

· Requirements to run:

o Member for 60 days prior to election (so join by next monthly meeting)

o Attend 3 organizational meetings.

· Must be a member to vote

· Nominees can email Sean, Evan and Colleen

New OCC Trustee Announcement – Joe Groh is elected by trustee vote conducted over email after August 3rd-Thursday meeting

Neighborhood Flag Project – Cincy Flags – Lacey Haslam

· Flag project is seeking input for flag for each community. There are workshops coming up, with designs hopefully in November.

Oakley Food Pantry – Pastor Judy Jackson

· See attached forms

· Sources for pantry are drying up – holding a food drive on 22 Sept, from 10-2. Donations can be dropped off at 4100 Taylor Ave.

Oakley 5k – Madtree and Fleet Feet – Frank DeJulius – asking for letter of support from OCC

· See attached form. Seeking Letter of support from OCC

· Motion: Move to support vision of Fleet Feet and MadTree 5k on Oct 5, 2019. (Sean Fausto)

· Second: Jason

· Vote 8-0-1, with Kenny McNutt abstaining

Hamilton County Children’s Services Levy – Laura Kay Clifton

· Encouraging people to vote to support new levy for HCCS

Issues Facing the Judicial System – Judge Dennis Deters

· Appellate judge concerned over the impacts of Issue 1, and the issues of crowding at the justice center.

Judicial Candidate – Ginger Bock

· Candidate for 1st district court of appeals

Approve 8/16/18 Meeting Minutes

· Motion: Evan

· Second: Sean

· Vote 6-0-3, with John, Stacey and Dan abstaining

June, July and August OCC financial report – Jason Wilcoxon

· See attached form for all 3 months

· Motion to approve: Evan

· Second: Dan

· Vote: Unanimous

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting 9/20/18, Crossroads 7PM

o Plan to look at special events SOP

· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 10/2/18, Oakley Recreation Center 7PM

SEPTEMBER CFO Report

Smart 911

CINCINNATl

FIRE & EMS

The Cincinnati Fire Department is encouraging the public to sign up for Smart 911, an emergency communications tool that provides 9-1-1 call takers and first responders with additional critical information about participating residents.

This technology helps reduce response times and provide first responders with vital information that can help improve incident outcomes.

Information such as medical conditions to blood type to primary language can be place in user's Safety Profile as well as a Facility Profile about their current location.

Citizens can sign up for Smart 911 by going to www.Smart911. com. Remember no one plans to call 9-1-1 but now you can plan ahead.

Cincinnati Fire Department Open House Day

On Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, the Cincinnati Fire Department will open its 26 fire stations to the public. The Cincinnati Fire Department's "Open House Day" will be a great time for children and adults to learn fire safety and about the Cincinnati Fire Department in general. To attend children must be accompanied by an adult.

Refreshments will be served.

Please join the Cincinnati Fire Department when we open our doors on Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

Hoarding Problems - 352-2331 Smoke Detectors - 352-2331 Home Inspections - 352-2331

Carbon Monoxide Detectors - 357-7582 Car Seat Installation - 357-7582

8-16-18 OCC Approved 3rd Thursday Meeting Minutes

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 13:51:22 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Crossroads Church – Meeting Room D

8/16/18; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Jes Overley, Colleen Reynolds, Kenny McNutt, Jason Wilcoxon

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier, Dave Schaff, Stacy Lehman

MEETING MINUTES

OCC Trustee Candidates

Seth Shaifer – provided statement of candidacy to audience.

Joe Groh – provided statement of candidacy to audience.

OCC Trustees will respond via email to Jes Overley and Cody Gausvik with their vote.

Zoning SOP – Colleen Reynolds, Evan Nolan, Sean Shaifer and Dan Krohn

Colleen reviewed SOP; OCC Trustees and audience provided feedback for revisions.

Special Events SOP will be presented 9/20/18.

September OCC Trustee Team Building Event

Jes to send out available dates.

Landscaping Initiatives – Cody Gausvik

Cody worked with City contacts regarding landscape responsibilities. Tree beds are property/business owner’s responsibility, NOT the City’s. Cody suggested using a portion of the second round of NBD funds to clean up tree beds and landscaping along Madison for this year and launch beautification campaign next year (spring 2019) to help business owners maintain our neighborhood business district. Jason Wilcoxon to get bid for landscape cleanup of all tree wells on Madison before winter. If you notice any missing trees in Oakley, email Cody and he will add it to his list for the Urban Forestry.

Approve 8-7-18 OCC Meeting Minutes:

Motion to approve 8-7-18 OCC Meeting Minutes by Evan Nolan; seconded by Colleen Reynolds. 6 approved; Sean Fausto and Jason Wilcoxon abstained. 8-7-18 OCC Meeting Minutes approved.

Upon further review of the OCC bylaws, the OCC Trustees considered the meeting that followed the 6-5-18 general meeting as an executive session. OCC Trustees will be revising the bylaws to avoid confusion in the future.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM

8-7-18 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:49:40 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, August 7, 2018 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Jes Overley, Colleen Reynolds, Cody Gausvik, Evan Nolan, Jon Bernier, Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Dan Krohn, Stacy Lehman

Trustees Not Present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

Not present

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD & District 2 Capt. Aaron Jones – Phone 513-979-4480

Not present

CRC Report

If you have ideas for CRC center, submit your ideas to Jalisa Elkins (Community Center Director) at CRC – preschool programs, teaching programs, etc. available at CRC venue. 8/28/18 meet to design flag for Oakley, Madisonville and Pleasant Ridge. Oakley Gators Swim Team finished season last week – finished 2^nd in the city!

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Pedestrian Safety Improvement initiative: pedestrian-triggered rapid flashing beacon will be installed at the crosswalk on Madison Road near Essencha Tea House (3212 Madison Road)

Next public working session for the Oakley master plan in on 9/18 7-9PM.

Business – Kenny McNutt

Kenny to schedule happy hour soon; Kenny shared membership statistics based on various milestones, including: website launch, Daddy Daughter Dance, and Oakley Community Council Connection Newsletter.

City Hall Liaison – Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto

Former 5/3 site development on Madison Road approved – 19 town homes.

Allston Street cocktail bar parking variance approved.

Colleen & Evan working on Zoning SOP.

Bryan Finn (resident of Drakewood) – undergoing kitchen remodel – needs approval for 2.83ft extension; all abutting neighbors have signed off approving of extension.

Jon Bernier motions to send a letter of support to the City of Cincinnati’s Zoning Administration Department for 2.83ft expansion on 3847 Drakewood for kitchen remodel, contingent upon all abutting property owners’ approval; Colleen Reynolds seconds. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

OCC Board of Trustees Action Regarding Personnel

Jes Overly issued a statement regarding the outcomes following the special session that took place on 6/5/18. Following the 6/5/18 special session, Dave Schaff was censured and Chris Mucha was removed from the OCC Board of Trustees.

Dave Schaff addressed audience regarding censure action.

Chris Mucha addressed audience regarding the OCC Board of Trustee’s decision to remove him from the Board, in accordance with the OCC bylaws.

OCC Announcement of Open Board Trustee Position

New OCC Trustee bios are due 8/16/18. Email them to jes.overley@oakleynow.com

Oakley Summer Series – Last event 8/31 – Stacy Lehman

8/31 movie night planned with 80’s theme. Always seeking volunteers for set up and tear down of events. Email stacy.lehman@oakleynow.com if you are willing and able to volunteer on 8/31!

Cincinnati Neighborhood Games – Dan Krohn & Rob Wetterstroem

Oakley won 13 medals total: 6 gold; 4 silver; 3 bronze. Dan announced each of those who received medals. Special thanks to Craig Rosen, Jes Overly, Sean Fausto and Karen Floyd for bringing their kids and friends to games to participate.

Oakley Community Council Connection Electronic Newsletter – Dan Krohn

First OCC Connection Newsletter issued 8/1; this will be published monthly. Next edition will be sent out on 8/30. The OCC Connection Newsletter creates additional OCC membership benefit, additional communication benefit, expands on more issues and conversation, reminds everyone of upcoming meetings and events, etc.

Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance – Laksh Khurana – OHIO PACE Program

“Efficient Financing for Building Efficiency” PACE financing offers commercial property owners the opportunity to leverage property assessment financing to pay for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. It is designed to assist commercial property owners with access to affordable, extended-term financing for energy-related projects for their buildings.

Approve 6/5/18 Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 6/5/18 meeting minutes with the amendment to clarify the OCC moved to special meeting on 6/5/18 by Evan Nolan; seconded by Dan Krohn. 7 approved; Dave and Stacy abstained. 6/5/18 minutes approved.

OCC Additional Landscaping Approval

OCC approved of $2500 expense for landscaping from NBD fund in June; need approval for additional $1750 to clean and weed tree beds along Madison.

Cody Gausvik motioned to approve $1750 for additional landscape work; Evan Nolan seconded.

OCC hasn’t received second round of NBD money from City; no support to pay for additional landscaping work. Cody plans to do research to see if City will clean and weed beds; Colleen Reynolds to send Cody contact information for someone at the City who can assist.

Cody Gausvik motions to table motion regarding additional landscape work until after OCC has a chance to research and speak with some contacts at the City.

June and July OCC financial approval is tabled until the next meeting since Jason Wilcoxon was absent during the meeting.

Craig Rozen – suggestion to move speaker cards to the beginning of the meeting; encourages everyone to offer help to homeless people in our city before calling the police.

New Business:

· Next Third Thursday Meeting 8/16/18, Crossroads 7PM
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting 9/4/18, Oakley Recreation Center 7PM
· Bios for open OCC Trustee position due to OCC prior to 8/16/18; new Trustee to be announced at 9/4/18 meeting.

Kenny McNutt motions to adjourn meeting; seconded by Stacy Lehman. Meeting ends at 9:00PM

6-5-18 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 12:51:17 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, June 5, 2018 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Jes Overley, Colleen Reynolds, Cody Gausvik, Evan Nolan, Sean Fausto, Jon Bernier, Jason Wilcoxon, Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Dan Krohn

Trustees Not Present: Chris Mucha, Stacy Lehman

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

16 fires and 169 EMS runs for May; keep grills outside while using extra caution.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD & District 2 Capt. Aaron Jones – Phone 513-979-4480

Lower auto thefts for May; people are targeting retail and gym parking lots when cars are left unattended. Cincinnati Police to meet about increased shootings in the City of Cincinnati. If you see something questionable, always call District 2 police immediately.

Jalisa - New (full-time) Oakley CRC Coordinator

Steve Briggs – Department of City Planning

Smoothie King Drive thru approved for Oakley Station. Steve suggested we send OCC agenda to City Planning Department for assistance going forward when we oppose a development.

Follow up with City Planning about Heritage Apartment complex and their responsibilities for nearby landscape (Evan Nolan). Heritage was a planned development and Craig Rozen will look for emails that stated such. Gary Heflin from Courtesy Automotive offering to maintain landscape island in front of former Maribelle’s; Gary to bring landscape proposal to next meeting.

Oakley sign on Paxton was removed and never replaced.

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Each working group has put together their goals, actions and strategies.

6/26/18 - 6:30PM next working group meeting.

Business – Kenny McNutt

Nothing to report.

City Hall Liaison – Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, Dan Krohn, Sean Fausto

Drafting SOPs; public hearings for City budget review start next week.

OCC to create list of items OCC supports for the upcoming budget review meetings. (Oakley Rec Center is a priority for OCC – Colleen to send around draft of what OCC will push at budget meetings)

Motion by Dave Schaff for Oakley Community Council to reaffirm our support to fund a new Oakley Recreation Center that serves Hyde Park, Mount Lookout and Oakley, furthermore, that the existing funding that has been earmarked be protected. Seconded by Evan Nolan. 9 approvals; motion passes; Colleen Reynolds abstained.

Motion by Dave Schaff for Oakley Community Council to support prioritizing funding for NSP, NBD and NBDIP. Seconded by Evan Nolan. 9 approvals; motion passes; Colleen Reynolds abstains.

Dave Schaff to draft letter.

Go Local (Crossroads)

Last month, Crossroads weeded/installed new flower beds and cleaned up multiple areas throughout our neighborhood. Special thanks to all volunteers!

Oakley Summer Series – Stacy Lehman

Finalizing sponsors; first event is June 29 on the esplanade. OCC will host a family carnival night with a musician and carnival games. Cincinnati Circus will also be there along with the option to purchase MadTree beer. Volunteers are still needed – Stacy Lehman to send board volunteer needs.

Cincinnati Neighborhood Games – Dan Krohn & Rob Wetterstroem

If you live, work or worship in Oakley, you can participate!

6/16 10-2pm @ Oakley Recreation Center for family-friendly qualifier. There are individual and team games. Registration is at 9:45am.

6/19 @ Madtree 7pm (Trivia & Stein-holding)

6/23 Cincinnati Chess Association hosting ‘Chess Tournament’

Oakley Community Council Electronic Newsletter – Dan Krohn

Dan Krohn proposes launching an electronic monthly newsletter as an additional membership benefit to OCC members. Included in the newsletter: upcoming event dates; dates for upcoming OCC meetings. Dan Krohn volunteers to help keep us on time and assist with writing newsletter. 8/1/18 is the planned launch date. Deadline for articles? (send to board 48 hours in advance before posting)

Dan Krohn motions to implement monthly newsletter for all OCC members starting 8/1/18; seconded by Cody Gausvik. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Terry Nester – Candidate for Judge, Common Pleas Court

Approve 5/17/18 3^rd Thursday Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 5/17/18 meeting minutes by Evan Nolan. Seconded by Colleen Reynolds. 6 approved; Kenny McNutt, Jon Bernier, Jason Wilcoxon and Dan Krohn abstained; minutes approved.

May 2018 Financial Report

Motion by Evan Nolan to approve May 2018 financials; seconded by Sean Fausto. Unanimous approval; May 2018 financials approved.

Motion by Evan Nolan to combine OCC and OAH funds. Seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Motion by Evan Nolan to budget $2600 from NBD funds for landscaping improvements in Oakley and authorizes Jason Wilcoxon and Jes Overly to negotiate landscape contract on behalf of the OCC. Seconded by Sean Fausto. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Swim Team – Craig Rozen

Oakley pool open from 1-6pm. Swim team starts next week; Craig to send swim team applications to OCC so we can post on social media.

Gini Browsh – “Rails to Trails”

Ribbon cutting for the first section of the Wasson Way bike path – 7/28/18, 9:30-11:30.

New Business:

· No third Thursday meeting in June
· OCC Mini-Retreat June 24^th 5-9PM (location TBD)
· No OCC meetings in July

Evan Nolan motions to move to special meeting to discuss OCC Board of Trustee personnel issues.

Colleen Reynolds motions to close special meeting; seconded by Evan Nolan.

Colleen Reynolds motions to adjourn meeting; seconded by Evan Nolan. Meeting ends at 9:40PM

5-17-18 Approved Third Thursday OCC Meeting Minutes

Wed, 06 Jun 2018 11:54:36 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Crossroads Church – Meeting Room E

5/17/18; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Stacy Lehman, Evan Nolan, Dan Krohn, Cody Gausvik, Dave Schaff, Jes Overley, Colleen Reynolds

Trustees Not Present: Jason Wilcoxon, Chris Mucha, Jon Bernier, Kenny McNutt

MEETING MINUTES

Approve 5-1-18 OCC Meeting Minutes:

Motion to approve 5-1-18 OCC Meeting Minutes by Evan Nolan, seconded by Stacey Lehman; 6 approved; Dave Schaff abstained. 5-1-18 OCC Meeting Minutes approved.

Welcomed Dan Krohn to the OCC Board

Jason Wilcoxon is officially the Treasurer of the Oakley Community Council Board of Trustees

NSP Manager Role – Mike Bonomo has confirmed he will take this on.

Oakley Gateway Project (Dave Schaff)

Approval pending final vote by City Council. Vote will likely be taken at a Budget & Finance Committee meeting.

Oakley Summer Series (Stacy Lehman) – final Fridays June 29, July 27, August 31

Jes & Stacy meeting with Allison Schroeder (Promoter) on 5/18 to help with sponsorship.

Permits being requested; volunteers being identified. Reach out to Stacy if you’d like to volunteer/help (set up sponsorship booths and/or tear down)

External Communications SOP

Cody Gausvik presented draft to OCC Trustees; will revise based on discussion.

Review status of SOP, create schedule for the remaining SOP’s

Board Mini-Retreat

Jes to send out possible June dates via Doodle.

Cincinnati Budget Hearings

Craig Rozen proposed OCC Trustees to create a position regarding the Oakley Recreation Center to send unified message during hearings. Craig Rozen to draft language and send to OCC. O

Craig Rozen – Request to post data/analytics on Oakleynow.com – something the community might want to review.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Cody Gausvik; seconded by Evan Nolan. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM

5-1-18 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Fri, 18 May 2018 11:28:45 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, May 1, 2018 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds, Cody Gausvik, Stacy Lehman, Evan Nolan, Sean Fausto and Chris Mucha

Trustees Not Present: Jason Wilcoxon, Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31 Lt. McDonough

Normal runs for March and April; beware of flash flooding this spring – do not drive through high water; “turn around, don’t drown.” If someone is struggling in water, call 911 immediately. Be sure to follow Engine 31 Facebook page. Call 513-357-7585 if you need a smoke detector or need help installing a car seat. If you have rusty clothes from washing machine, email help@mygcww.org or call hotline for cleaner.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD – Phone 979-4480

Caught three people breaking into cars during the month of April in Oakley. CVS robbed for pharmaceuticals; seeing increased theft at gas stations (purses left in vehicles); Kyle Plush investigation findings to be released 5/2/18.

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

5/15/18; 6pm – Oakley Recreation Center – next public working group meeting; OMP will include requested map alterations. The 4 Working Groups are: Managing our Future Growth; Investing in our Businesses; Enhancing our Community; and Connecting our Neighborhood

Business – Kenny McNutt & Jon Bernier

Next business happy hour to occur sometime in May.

City Hall Liaison – Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan & Colleen Reynolds

3301 Madison Road (old 5/3 site on Madison)

Rescheduled hearing date: 5-17-18 at 9am for original proposal for apartments and first floor retail; Hearing location: 805 Central Avenue, suite 500, Cincinnati, OH 45202

City of Cincinnati 2019 Budget

6/12/18 6-8pm – you can voice your questions/concerns regarding City of Cincinnati budget for 2019 at Madisonville Recreation Center.

OCC Treasurer Role

Jason Wilcoxon has agreed to step into role; Chris Mucha assisting Jason with transition.

NBD – Dave Schaff

NSP – Jes continues to recruit for position

2018 Oakley “Summer Series” – Stacy Lehman

Final Fridays of June, July; August TBD. If you would like to get involved, contact Stacy Lehman.

Pomme (Allison) has previously handled our marketing, social media, media outlets, sponsorship for Oakley After Hours in the past. (seeking $2700 for 2018 season)

Chris Mucha motions to approve Pomme Communications contract for 2018 Summer Series; seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Cincinnati Neighborhood Games – Dan Krohn

If you live, work and worship in Oakley, you can participate!

6/16 10-2pm @ Oakley Recreation Center for family-friendly qualifier. Dan seeking sponsor for refreshments.

6/19 @ Madtree 7pm (Trivia & Stein-holding contest)

Chris Mengel Open Board Position – Candidates

2 candidates interested and spoke during the meeting; OCC to adjourn into executive session to appoint new board member.

3251 Vandercar Way – Todd Reyling and John Clancy (lot in front of future Planet Fitness)

Proposing drive thru Smoothie King and two retail spaces within one building. Planned Unit Development caps Oakley Station at 3 drive thru’s: Chick-fil-a; Mike’s Car Wash; Kroger Pharmacy are considered drive thru’s.

Chris Mucha motions to send letter to the City of Cincinnati stating Oakley Community Council wants any future development in Oakley Station to follow the Planned Development Agreement guidelines; seconded by Cody Gausvik. 6 approvals; motion passes; Chris Mengel & Colleen Reynolds abstained.

Approve 4/19/18 3^rd Thursday Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 4/19/18 meeting minutes by Chris Mengel; seconded by Evan Nolan. 6 approved; Colleen Reynolds and Chris Mucha abstained. Minutes approved.

April 2018 Financial Report

Motion by Chris Mengel to approve April 2018 financials; seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Unanimous approval; April 2018 financials approved.

Ault Park Fireworks

Seeking $500 donation

Chris Mengel motions to provide $500 to Ault Park Advisory Council for 2018 Ault Park fireworks; seconded by Evan Nolan. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

New Business:

· Third Thursday Meeting on May 17^th at 7PM – Crossroads
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting is on Tuesday, June 5th 7PM

Speaker Cards

Brigid Kelly – State Representative encouraging people to vote; discussed current issues on the ballot. Ohhouse.gov – learn more about current issues.

Joe Groh – Metro meeting on 5/10/18 from 4-5:30 @ Oakley Recreation Center.

Chris Mengel motions to adjourn meeting; seconded by Cody Gausvik. Meetings ends at 9:00pm.

4-19-18 OCC Approved 3rd Thursday Meeting Minutes

Wed, 02 May 2018 14:20:54 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Crossroads Church – Meeting Room E

4/19/18; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Stacy Lehman, Evan Nolan, Chris Mengel, Cody Gausvik, Dave Schaff, Kenny McNutt & Jes Overley

Trustees Not Present: Jason Wilcoxon, Colleen Reynolds, Chris Mucha, Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

Approve 4-3-18 OCC Meeting Minutes:

Motion to approve 4-3-18 OCC Meeting Minutes by Chris Mengel, seconded by Kenny McNutt. Unanimous approval; 4-3-18 OCC Meeting Minutes approved.

Internal Communications SOP

Cody Gausvik reviewed with OCC Trustees and will revise SOP based on feedback.

Oakley Summer Series

Stacy Lehman presented her 2018 proposal (volunteer needs, event ideas and estimated budget)

Decision on Pomme Public Relations Engagement Agreement with Allison Schroeder vote postponed until next OCC meeting.

Motion by Evan Nolan to approve the Oakley Summer Series proposal, which includes a carnival, music on the square, movie on the square, Oakley Neighborhood games and Oakley Family New Year’s Eve – five events total. Seconded by Jes Overley. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Open OCC Trustee Position

Dan Krohn and Seth Shaifer were given the opportunity to address the OCC Trustees about their interest regarding the open OCC Trustee position. Anyone interested in filling the vacant spot needs to send their bios to board@oakleynow.com before 5/1/18.

OCC Trustees will adjourn to executive session following the 5/1/18 meeting to discuss and appoint someone to fill the OCC Trustee position. If there is a current OCC Trustee who cannot attend 5/1/18 meeting, contact Jes about voting via absentee ballot.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Chris Mengel and seconded by Cody Gausvik. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM.

4-3-18 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:13:04 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, April 3, 2018 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds, Kenny McNutt, Cody Gausvik, Stacy Lehman, Dave Schaff, Evan Nolan, Sean Fausto, Jon Bernier and Chris Mucha

Trustees Not Present: N/A

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31 Lt. McDonough

Not present.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD – Phone 979-4480

2700-3300 block of Madison road is the key vehicle theft area where doors are being unlocked with valuables inside.

Cincinnati Recreation Center

CRC and Cincinnati Public School to add more sports camp opportunities - grades 3-6. Volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball, etc. <$50 per child.

Motion by Colleen Reynolds to allocate $150.00 to CRC swim team for swim caps for 2018; seconded by Chris Mengel. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Next public “Working Group” meeting: 4/17/18; 5/15/18 and 6/26/18 at 6pm – Oakley Recreation Center

The 4 Working Groups are: Managing our Future Growth; Investing in our Businesses; Enhancing our Community; and Connecting our Neighborhood

Business – Kenny McNutt & Jon Bernier

Will likely push business happy hour to May date.

City Hall Liaison – Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan & Colleen Reynolds

Variance hearing for 3133 Madison Road (former 5/3 site)

4/18 – hearing for town homes proposal.

5/17 – appeal hearing for apartment building proposal.

5^th Floor Conference Room of II Centennial Plaza at 805 Central Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45202.

4/11 – hearing for drive-thru Starbucks near Oakley Station (Ibsen & Ridge)

3pm, 5^th Floor Conference Room of II Centennial Plaza at 805 Central Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Colleen Reynolds to post updated budget hearing dates to oakleynow.com

Pedestrian safety issue suggestion by office next to Oakley Wines – stop signs at intersection of Allston, Minot and 34^th

2018 Oakley “Summer Series” – Stacy Lehman

Final Fridays of June, July; August TBD. If you would like to get involved, contact Stacy Lehman.

GO Local! – Oakley Projects – Stacy Lehman & Jes Overley

Crossroads in Oakley partnering with local businesses and non-profits for local projects.

For Oakley, beautification initiative – paint Ridge pedestrian underpass.

May 12^th, 9-1pm; sign up for various project via crossroads.com/golocal

Chris Mengel

Will step down as OCC Trustee in May to pursue Masters at Villanova.

OCC will take names and bios for those interested in serving the rest of his term (until December election)

Reach out to Board@oakleynow.com if interested. Send bio to OCC Board before 5/1/18.

Library Levy – May 8^th – Special Election – Chris Oaks (Branch Manager at Oakley Library)

60% increase in attendance in the past two decades; Library state budget cut 26% since 2000.

Levy would cost >$3/month per $100,000 of property – would make libraries handicap accessible and includes other various updates.

Pedestrian Safety Improvements – OMP Safety & Traffic Working Group

In order of priority needing crosswalk improvements: crosswalk over Madison near Maribelle’s and tea house; crossing Madison near Flags USA and NBD parking lot; and crossing Wasson at Michigan, connecting Hyde Park and Oakley.

Suggestion to write to your elected officials and tell them how important pedestrian safety is to you.

Jason Wilcoxon motions to approve lists proposed by the Oakley Master Plan Steering Committee for crosswalk improvements; Colleen Reynolds seconded. Unanimous approval; motion passes.

Transportation Initiatives – Todd Portune (Hamilton County Commissioner)

Supports “regional funding mechanism” for public transportation. Supports a 3 state/8 counties initiative that would be regionally funded. We need one transportation authority, not several small transit authorities. FC Cincinnati must decide on stadium location by 5/31, otherwise, Hamilton County Commissioners will not allocate money towards 1,000 car parking garage.

OCC Treasurer Role – Chris Mucha

Neighborhood Business Development (NBD) Manager Role – Dave Schaff to handle.

NSP Manager Role – Mike Bonomo may be interested.

FC Cincinnati CBA Discussion and Speaker Cards

FC Cincinnati Stadium Sub-Committee will be created and will work towards gathering input and finalizing Oakley CBA. Evan Nolan created a draft for a legally binding community benefits agreement between “FCC”, “FCC Stadium Developer”, “the City of Cincinnati”, “Hamilton County”, “Greater Cincinnati Redevelopment Authority” and “the Oakley Community Council”. Oakley traffic study draft from Bayer Becker was provided to OCC. 4/12/18 – Oakley town hall at MadTree at 7pm to discuss and address questions surrounding traffic study draft.

Approve 3/15/18 3^rd Thursday Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve 3/15/18 meeting minutes by Evan Nolan; seconded by Chris Mengel. 10 approved; Jason Wilcoxon and Stacy Lehman abstained. Minutes approved.

February & March 2018 Financial Reports

Motion by Sean Fausto to approve of the February and March 2018 financials; seconded by Evan Nolan. Unanimous approval; February and March 2018 financials approved.

New Business:

· Third Thursday Meeting on April 19 at 7PM – Crossroads
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting is on Tuesday, May 1^st 7PM

Speaker Cards

Pierre Bergeron http://votepierre.com/ - Running for Court of Appeals

Candace Crouse https://candaceforjudge.com/ - Running for Hamilton County Judge

Craig Rozen – “Ohio Organizing Collaborative” statewide ballot initiative to provide treatment resources rather than sending victims to jail.

Katie Fiorelli – provided reasons for opposition to stadium.

Jes Overley calls executive session at 9:40PM; OCC Board of Trustees relocated to Madtree meeting room.

Executive session ends at 11:30PM.

3-15-18 OCC Approved 3rd Thursday Meeting Minutes

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:13:16 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Crossroads Church – Meeting Room D

3/15/18; 7PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds, Chris Mucha, Cody Gausvik, Jon Bernier, Dave Schaff, Kenny McNutt & Jes Overley

Trustees Not Present: Stacy Lehman, Jason Wilcoxon

MEETING MINUTES

Approve 3-6-18 OCC Meeting Minutes:

Motion to approve 3-6-18 OCC Meeting Minutes by Chris Mengel, seconded by Dave Schaff. 8 approved; Chris Mucha and John Bernier abstained. 3-6-18 OCC Meeting Minutes approved.

Zoning Presentation – Matthew Shad, Deputy Director – Zoning Administrator

Mr. Shad provided the OCC Trustees with valuable overview of the differences between the City Planning department (legislative) and the City Zoning department (administrative) as well as an outline of the various administrative reliefs, permitting, special procedures and lessons/observations in order to effectively work with his office. [Presentation and handouts will be posted to oakleynow.com]

Dave Schaff to reach out to Mr. Shad regarding the Urban Design Overlay boundaries.

Chris Mengel is pursuing his masters at Villanova University (Congratulation, Chris!)

At the 4-3-18 meeting, Jes Overley will make an announcement that there is an open OCC Trustee position that will serve Chris’ remaining term (until the end of 2018) and for those interested in filling his position to send the OCC Trustees their bios. On 4-19-18, the OCC Trustees will review bios and decide who to appoint to fulfill Chris’ remaining term during an executive session. 5-1-18 – new OCC Trustee will be introduced to the audience at the regularly scheduled Tuesday OCC meeting.

SOP Documents:

Zoning & Development (Evan, Jes, Colleen, Chris Mengel)

Ongoing – Evan to reach out to Mr. Shad to schedule a meeting to assist with creation of this SOP.

Special Events SOP (Stacy, Dave, Jon)

Stacy, Dave & Jon are working to finalize.

Treasurer SOP (Chris Mucha)

Chris submitted the completed SOP for the treasurer role.

Oakley After Hours

OCC Trustees still have interest in hosting summer events on the Esplanade in June, July and August.

Plan is to scale Oakley After Hours back or re-brand event to make it more manageable for 2018.

Audience member suggested OCC Trustees reach out for volunteers.

OCC Treasurer Role

Chris Mucha is resigning from the Treasurer role. New Treasurer will be decided at the 4-3-18 meeting. NSB and NSP roles will also be decided at a future date.

FC Cincinnati (Jamie Schwartz and Mark Mallory)

Traffic study still in process, but expected to be completed soon. 3/31/18 – when MLS wants to know where the stadium site will be. Community Advisory Council for Oakley (City appointed) will be created if Oakley is the chosen site. FC Cincinnati willing to sign Community Benefits Agreement with OCC and the City.

Motion by Evan Nolan to provide the draft outline community benefits agreement with preliminary concerns to FC Cincinnati, subject to further revision before public release. Seconded by Sean. 8 in favor; Colleen Reynolds and Kenny McNutt abstained. Motion passes.

Next SOP’s to be presented

Internal Communications – Cody & Jason

External Communications – Cody & Jason

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:00PM by Jes Overley and seconded by Cody Gausvik. Meeting Ends at 9:00PM.

3-6-18 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:24:47 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 – 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

https://cincyneighborhoodsummit.org/

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

Trustees Present: Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds, Kenny McNutt, Cody Gausvik, Stacy Lehman, Dave Schaff, Evan Nolan and Sean Fausto

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier and Chris Mucha

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31 Lt. McDonough

Not present.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD – Phone 979-4480

Crime is down in Oakley, but still remember to lock your doors; some incidents of thieves breaking car windows for visible high-dollar items. No robberies in February; working to address homeless encampments popping up around Oakley. Fix it Cincy App – there was a bug in system last month that has been corrected – Use the app to report light pole outages, pot holes, abandoned cars, etc.

Cincinnati Recreation Commission – “Final Friday Parents Night Out”

March, April and May $25.00 per child; $40 for two kids; 6-10:30PM

Pool will be open 7 days a week for summer 2018. Hiring lifeguards now!

Oakley summer day camp is full; still openings in Mt. Washington and Pleasant Ridge.

Cincinnati Recreation Commission Master Plan

3/21; 630-8PM; working group session to discuss opportunities for CRC.

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Next “Working Group” meeting: 3/20/18 at 6pm – Oakley Recreation Center

Four Working Groups are: Managing our Future Growth; Investing in our Businesses; Enhancing our Community; and Connecting our Neighborhood

Business – Kenny McNutt & Jon Bernier

$12,000 generated from Daddy Daughter Dance – substantial increase from 2017!

City Hall Liaison – Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan & Colleen Reynolds

Colleen has invited folks from the City to review and address parking variance issues with the Board and residents for further understanding. City is receiving a lot requests for pothole repairs and litter cleanup – please be patient. Markbreit Ave. to be re-sealed this year.

Oakley After Hours

More information will be provided at third Thursday meeting – 3/15/18

Creating SOPs for special events; working on improvements for the esplanade for future events.

“Oakley on Tap” – Marc Wertheim (5/18-5/20)

Ticketed beer festival – oakleyontap.com – five sessions over the weekend; hundreds of beers to sample; capped at 500 attendees per session; all events will be on the esplanade. The earlier you purchase your tickets, the cheaper they are.

“Better Bus Coalition” – Mark Samaan – Possible levy on ballot in November to expand Metro

Citizen led organization; advocates for expanding public transportation in Cincinnati - goal is expand service hours and routes. See their website [betterbuscoalition.com] to get involved. Better Bus Coalition seeking letter of support from OCC for possible levy next meeting. OCC to discuss at 3^rd Thursday meeting.

Planet Fitness – Todd Reyling & Mike Twist – Marburg and Vandercar

This will be the 14^th location in Oakley. Offers very competitive rates for members; active community partner.

Motion by Evan Nolan to provide a letter of no objection to the proposed development for Planet Fitness at the intersection of Marburg and Vandercar. Motion seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. Unanimous approval; Motion passes.

2018 Neighborhood Summit – Saturday 3/10/18

OCC will have table set up at summit – seeking volunteers – you can volunteer in hour increments.

FCC Board Recap

OCC collected the oakleynow.com Comment Form responses submitted by Oakley stakeholders and asked those questions during the town hall meeting on 3/5/18. 20 people responded to comment form on oakleynow.com. OCC to discuss next steps/action plan at 3^rd Thursday meeting on 3/15/18.

Motion by Dave Schaff to provide Oakley stakeholders and media with the “Oakley and FC Cincinnati: A Call for Clarity and Continued Engagement” letter, provided a few agreed upon editorial changes are made. Seconded by Stacy Lehman. 9 in favor; 0 opposed; Colleen Reynolds abstained. Motion passes.

Approve 2/15/18 3^rd Thursday Meeting Minutes

Motion by Evan Nolan to approve 2/15/18 meeting minutes. Seconded by Chris Mengel. 7 in favor; 0 opposed; Jes Overley, Stacy Lehman and Kenny McNutt abstained. Motion passes.

New Business:

· Third Thursday Meeting on March 15^th at 7PM – Crossroads
· Next Tuesday OCC Meeting is on Tuesday, April 3^rd at 7PM

Speaker Cards

· Chris Mengel – Ault Park Fireworks Committee – need someone to step up and join this committee. See Chris Mengel for details.
· Dan Krohn – it’s time for action from Oakley instead of waiting for MLS to do something.
· Christian Gausvik – Mimosas for Memories 2018 – 4/21/18 11am-1PM; tickets online at https://www.mimosasformemories.com/ Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon raffle available.
· Craig Rozen – requested continued community engagement from OCC regarding FC Cincinnati stadium proposal.
· Pastor Sunny James (Norwood) – excited about FCC, but asking for intentional focus to engage those underserved in our community.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:25PM by Colleen Reynolds and seconded by Stacy Lehman. Meeting Ends at 9:25PM.

2-15-18 OCC Approved 3rd Thursday Meeting Minutes

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:55:13 GMT

Oakley Community Council 3^rd Thursday Meeting

Oakley Pub & Grill Basement

2/15/18; 8PM

513.533.2039

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Jason Wilcoxon, Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds, Chris Mucha, Cody Gausvik, Jon Bernier & Dave Schaff

Trustees Not Present: Stacy Lehman, Kenny McNutt & Jes Overley

MEETING MINUTES

Approve 2-6-18 OCC Meeting Minutes:

Motion to approve 2-6-18 OCC Meeting Minutes by Colleen Reynolds, seconded by Chris Mengel. 2-6-18 OCC Meeting Minutes approved. Evan Nolan, Dave Schaff and Jon Bernier abstained.

SOP Documents:

Special Events SOP (Stacy, Dave, Jon)

Group presented and provided copies to everyone. Group will “clean up” document and send it over before 3/5 so we can vote on it by 3/15. Send any suggested revisions.

Agenda & Meetings SOP (Jes & Sean)

Sean presented and provided copies to everyone. Jes and Sean to meet to discuss specific timelines for posting the agenda and figure out when presenters (i.e. developers) need to notify president they want to speak. Need to be sensitive to developer’s time and don’t want to create hard deadlines that lead to developers circumventing OCC.

Donations SOP (Chris Mucha & Dave)

Separate SOP for (1) person/entity requesting donation from OCC (whereby OCC would provide donation/sponsorship from our funds); and (2) when OCC requests sponsorship/donation from businesses for special events.

Under (1), if donation request is sent to OCC, we would make person/entity complete “donation request form” and following approval from OCC, we would post the donation request form under “Board Actions” to Oakleynow.com

Next SOP’s to be presented

Internal Communications – Cody & Jason

External Communications – Cody & Jason

Zoning & Development – Evan, Chris Mengel, Colleen & Jes

Oakley Master Plan:

OMP Steering Committee – Update on Working Groups

Joe Groh from the audience provided an overview of the “Working Group” session on 2-13-18. 42 people broke out into four separate groups to discuss ideas. Our City Planning Department contact (Ann Marie) will send out notes from that meeting to everyone on OMP Steering Committee to review. Joe Groh took the City’s data from the OMP survey and created graphics to display the results and worked with the OKI department to obtain traffic/accident data in Oakley.

Oakley After Hours:

Dave and John are actively working to set up a meeting with Allison (2017 fundraiser) to negotiate a more favorable contract for OCC. Goal is to have signed contract by the end of February. Discussion around reducing OAH to only 4 Fridays in 2018. There is currently no budget, so we have not been able to secure bands or make other arrangements.

FC Cincinnati:

City is still waiting on Traffic Study to be completed. City is being educated on what a “Community Benefits Agreement” is.

Colleen to draft several statements in response to what could happen with FC Cincinnati in Oakley (i.e. draft requesting more information from FC; draft notifying community what really happened over the Thanksgiving holiday and where we’re at today; draft notifying residents of town hall-style meeting and we intend on pushing for a Community Benefits Agreement with FC.)

5/3 Site Update:

City rejected PLK’s proposal for 20 townhomes on Madison due to the business district zoning currently in place. PLK’s initial apartment building proposal is now being pushed by the City instead.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 10:40PM by Sean Fausto and seconded by Cody Gausvik. Meeting Ends at 10:40PM.

2-6-18 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 12:38:04 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 – 7 PM

Oakley Community Center

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds, Chris Mucha, Kenny McNutt, Cody Gausvik & Stacy Lehman

Trustees Not Present: Evan Nolan, Jon Bernier & Dave Schaff

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591-6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31 Lt. McDonough

Cooking fires are still the most common; verify your smoke detectors work.

Accepting applications through 3/19 for anyone interested in becoming a firefighter. [https://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/fire/news/cincinnati-fire-recruit-firefighter/]

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD – Phone 979-4480

Auto thefts common when doors are left unlocked. Forward any videos/pictures you have of suspicious activity or people caught on camera to [shawn.tarvin@cincinnati-oh.gov]

Aaron Jones is new District 2 Captain – very responsive to emails [aaron.jones@cincinnati-oh.gov]

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

First public working group meeting is Tuesday, February 13, 6PM at the Oakley Rec Center.

Four Working Groups are: Managing our Future Growth; Investing in our Businesses; Enhancing our Community; and Connecting our Neighborhood

Business – Kenny McNutt & Jon Bernier

150% increase in OCC members – SPECIAL THANKS TO KENNY!

Daddy Daughter Dance - Feb 18th - 2 Sessions 4:30-6:00 & 7:00- 8:30 @ 20th Century Theatre.

City Hall Liaison – Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan & Colleen Reynolds

Nothing new to report.

Greater Cincinnati Energy Alliance: “Get Efficient” Program – Kevin Tolan

Program offers residents a free, web-enabled, whole-home energy assessment, access to professional energy advisors and extended-term financing for residential energy efficiency upgrades. Take the “Home Energy Audit” (~5mins) [https://getefficient.energysavvy.com/residential/start/]

2018 Cincinnati Neighborhood Games – Dan Krohn & Rob Wetterstroem (Oakley Team Captains)

Olympic-style [friendly] competition between neighborhoods this summer. Qualifier event on 6/16 downtown; 6/19 indoor events hosted @ Madtree. Recruit other Oakley residents so we can win some medals this year. 16 FUN-filled events – stay tuned!

Cincinnati Health Department – Community Health Assessment – Dr. Marilyn Crumpton & Maryse Amin

Goal of the Community Health Assessment is to provide data to help develop strategies to address the community’s health needs. “3 Health Priorities Questions” handout the audience was asked to turn in and PowerPoint information will be available on Oakelynow.com.

Navigators Chapter 137 Co-ed Alternative Scouting Organization in Oakley/Hyde Park – Brett Pipitone

Sponsor request: In 2017 Oakley sponsored ½ of their insurance premium – this avoids kids having to go around and “sell” door-to-door. Asking for the same in 2018 ($150.00 total).

Motion to provide $150.00 to sponsor Navigators Chapter 137 by Chris Mucha, seconded by Stacy Lehman – Unanimous Approval.

4016 Allston Street Proposal – Laura Caracciolo, John Smith, Mike Martin

Requesting a variance for 5 parking spaces for a 635 square foot “Annie Oakley themed lobby bar”

We’ve heard the city has put a pause on granting parking variances – Colleen Reynolds to inquire for further details. Resident requested that the OCC initiate work with the City to look at alternative parking solutions for our business district, similar to what was outlined in the 2000 Oakley Neighborhood Business District Plan – Colleen Reynolds to ask the City if they can help us with that while the current Oakley Master Plan is being worked on.

Motion to support 4016 Allston Street space specifically for the use of a lobby bar and grant a 5 parking space variance by Cody Gausvik, seconded by Sean Fausto. 6 in favor; 0 opposed; Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds and Kenny McNutt abstained – Motion Passes

We were told the bar would only be open AFTER 5pm – do/can we write that in our letter?)

3313 Madison Road (former 5/3 site) – NEW proposal – Nick Lingenfleter from PLK Communities

PLK is appealing the Zoning Hearing Examiner's ruling that denied their apartment density variance from the previous proposal. The apartment proposal is their preferred option. Tonight's proposal is their “Plan B” in case they can't get the preferred option approved in time to start construction this summer while St. Cecilia School is out. The public comments in the meeting were favorable to the new proposal. The requested variances for the new plan are the same as were previously requested and approved by the OCC for the townhomes at 2940 Markbreit.

Motion to support the 3 variances (1) Requesting variance from Section 1409-07, Clause L2, which requires multi-family dwelling uses [residential] to be above first floor commercial use; (2) Requesting variance from the Ground Floor Transparency requirements as outlined in Section 1409-23; which requires a ground floor transparency level of 80% based on the project’s Madison Road frontage of 144ft; (3) Requesting variance from Section 1423 which prohibits more than one principal structure on one parcel; and (4) Urban Design Approval for 3133 Madison Road project by Chris Mucha and seconded by Chris Mengel. Unanimous Approval.

Approve January 2^nd 2018 Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve the January 2^nd 2018 Meeting Minutes by Chris Mengel. Seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Motion is approved. Stacy Lehman Abstained.

November, December and January Financial Report

Motion to approve of November 2017, December 2017 and January 2018 Financial Reports pending the correction of a spelling error by Jason Wilcoxon and seconded by Chris Mengel. Unanimous Approval.

New Business:

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, March 6^th – 7pm
· Third Thursday meeting on 2/15. Oakley Pub and Grill Basement – 8pm

SPEAKER CARDS

Pamela Rosengard – Substantial Proposed Development in Hyde Park (LaRosa’s/Lemon Grass area)

Capital Investment Group proposing mixed use development. Residents have traffic, parking, size and density concerns. Concerned citizens put together a summary of the proposal with maps, renderings and photos on [hydeparkmatters.net]. Community meeting for this proposal is scheduled for 2/15 at Oakley Community Center – 7pm.

John Cappela – Course Operations – 20^th anniversary of Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati.

Course closures for neighborhood marathon will be available via WAZE app in 2018. John Cappela is requesting permission to use East Hyde Park Playground on 5/6 as a part of Flying Pig Marathon route.

Motion to approve using East Hyde Park Playground on 5/6 as a part of the Flying Pig Marathon route by Colleen Reynolds and seconded by Chris Mengel – Unanimous Approval.

Craig Rozen – Invest in Neighborhoods “2018 Neighborhood Summit”

March 10^th from 8AM-4PM at Cintas Center. Register online at [https://cincyneighborhoodsummit.org/].

Motion for OCC to set up a table at the 2018 Neighborhood Summit and spend up to $200.00 for handouts/materials by Coleen Reynolds, seconded by Chris Mengel. Unanimous Approval.

Gabi Roach – “PAR-PROJECTS”

Applied Arts Educational courses for youth and adults. Courses range from two weekends to 8-week courses. [emailus@parprojects.com]

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9PM by Chris Mengel and seconded by Chris Mucha. Meeting Ends at 9PM.

1-2-18 OCC Approved Meeting Minutes

Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:41:48 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Date: January 2,2018, 7 PM

Oakley Recreation Center

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds, Chris Mucha, Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier, Evan Nolan, Cody Gausvik

Trustees Not Present: Stacy Lehman

MEETING MINUTES

GENERAL:

· City Hotline – 591- 6000

· Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

· Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31 Lt. Sweeney – 206 responses. Winter fires- more fires occur in the winter than any other season. Please be safe with space heaters – #1 cause of winter fires.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD - Phone 979-4480 – not in attendance – report was dropped off for review.

COMMITTEES

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee – First working group meeting February 13, 6PM at Oakley Rec Center. Four Working Groups are: Managing our Future Growth; Investing in our Businesses; Enhancing our Community; and Connecting our Neighborhood

Business – Kenny McNutt & Jon Bernier

NYE Event - Great attendance despite crazy cold temperatures. Thanks to key sponsor – Fresh Thyme. Great partners with CRC and Cincinnati Public Library for events for the kids.

OCURC Request – Kathleen Colley explained history of funding of the final phase of the Eastern Gateway project. Cost is $1.9MM. Cost overruns would most likely be from TIF funds. "There is a 10% Hard Construction Cost contingency built in ($130,000) plus an additional $35,000 rounding up the total project cost to the nearest $100,000. If it comes in under budget, OCC would be the first to be refunded. Motion to support the current sources as identified in the 10/19/2017 from Kathleen Colley for the Gateway Project and the OCC funding specifically is in reference to the OCURC funds equaling $90,000 by Dave Schaff second by Kenny McNutt – 10 in favor. Chris Mucha abstained.

City Hall Liaison – Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan, & Colleen Reynolds

5/3 property hearing in Dec – decision should be out in the next few weeks.

Morelia Group – Chris Hildebrandt – CEO – Proposed development at the current Crossroads Annex site. Seeking two letters of support no variances required. Redesigned from last meeting to meet request from OCC to follow urban overlay.

Move to provide a letter of no opposition for day care development by Evan Nolan seconded by Chris Mengel. 9 in favor – Chris Mucha opposed. Kenny McNutt abstained.

Motion to amend from no opposition to support by Chris Mengel and seconded by Dave Schaff. Withdrawn by Chris Mengel after board discussion.

OCC standing by the motion from December 5th on the second half of the development.

Proposed development at 2960 Madison Rd & 2897 Romana – Angelo Pusateri Looking to build 6-7 town homes in the space of a current vacant building.

Motion of no objection to the variances as presented – 1 foot variance on Madison Rd and two separate units subject to MSD confirmation the sewer impact will only impact the 54” main and formal presentation of the landscaping plan to the hearing examiner by Dave Schaff seconded by Evan Nolan. 9 voted for. Chris Mucha and Chris Mengel abstained.

Brandicorp – Jerry Royce – Proposed Starbucks at the corner of Ridge and Ibsen (4700 and 4707 Ridge Rd)

Motion to provide a letter of no objection for 3 special exceptions (set back, parking in the front and 1 conditional use (drive-thru on a corner lot in a CC-M zoning district) as requested by Evan Nolan and seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Amended by Dave Schaff to have Starbucks consider adding Oakley to the monument signage and seconded by Chris Mengel. 8 voted for, 2 opposed (Chris Mucha and Cody Gausvik) and 1 abstained ( Jes Overley).

Cincinnati Neighborhood Games – Looking for a captain for Oakley. See oakleynow.com for details.

November 5th and 16th Meeting Minutes. Motion to approve the November 5th and 16th minutes by Chris Mengel. Seconded by Chris Mucha. Motion is approved unanimously.

Speaker Cards – no speaker cards

New Business:

Daddy Daughter Dance - Feb 18th - 2 Sessions 4:30-6:00 & 7:00-8:30 @ 20th Century Theater.

Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, February 6th.

Retreat, January 18th 6:00-8:30 PM, Crossroads fireplace conference room.

Officer Election – To start approximately 15 minutes after the conclusion of this meeting or no later than 9:00. Oakley Wines 4011 Allston St.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:33PM by Colleen Reynolds and seconded by Chris Mengel. Meeting Ends.

Oakley Wines Officer Election

2018 Officers:

Jes Overley – President

Evan Nolan – Vice President

Cody Gausvik – Secretary

Chris Mucha - Treasurer

Minutes - 12/5/2017

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:10:51 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Date: December 5, 2017, 7 PM Oakley Community Center

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds, Chris Mucha, Stacy Lehman (left at 9:46PM), Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier, Evan Nolan, Tim Langmeyer

MEETING MINUTES

General:

City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31 Cptn. McDonough 2 basement fires. Be careful using space heaters.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD - Phone 979-4480 – Theft from packages up this time of year.

OCC Election Candidates – Jon Bernier, Chris Mucha, Evan Nolan, and Cody Gausvik

New Year’s Eve Update – 7-9pm on the esplanade – fireworks at 8PM. Stacey is working on the permits. Sending out a needs list to the board this week. – Would you like to volunteer? Need help with set up, during and tear down.

Zoning/Economic Update: Evan Nolan discussed current process – zoning committee lets them know to attend an OCC meeting and give them feedback on other projects. At meetings, OCC can vote on their vision, but OCC is not required to do so. Many times, developers request to know the Oakley position.

City of Cincinnati – Kathleen Colley – Eastern Gateway Project – both pedestrian bridges.

Kenny McNutt gave an educational presentation with the history of the Eastern Gateway Project. Both bridges to be replaced. Were built in 1959. Last updated in the 80s. Project is $1.9m. oakleynow.com/gateway

Proposed Planet Fitness at the corner of Vandercar and Marburg. Evan gave update – Crunch Fitness deal fell through – Planet Fitness is now interested in this location.

Redknot Homes – Mark Pottebaum – Owner – Proposed development at southwest corner of Paxton and Marburg (1 acre site) - 7 structures (10 units) existing home to 16-18 owner occupied townhomes (price ranges $500-$600). Residents had questions on drainage and traffic. Would require rezoning from SF4. Motion to oppose zoning change at the proposed site by Chris Mucha, seconded by Chris Mengel. 9 yes – 1 opposed – 2 abstained.

Brandicorp – Mike Doty – Proposed Starbucks at the corner of Ridge and Ibsen (4700 and 4707 Ridge Rd) Drive thru concept (also in St Louis) 640 sq ft. Requesting 3 variances:

1. Conditional use of drive thru on corner lot
2. Special exception for building placement
3. Special exception for parking in front yard

Board asking for landscaping and traffic study and to return to the January meeting.

Big V Renovations and Smarthousing – John Smith and Laura Caracciolo – Property on 4016 Allston St (former Carstar) with 17 car parking lot. Asking for community input on building space usages.

Options:

1. Apartments (4)
2. Office Space (current city approval)
3. Bar/Office Combo
4. Restaurant
5. Storage Facility

Morelia Group – Chris Hildebrandt – CEO – Proposed development at the current Crossroads Annex site – child care facility and retail facility proposal. Not asking for any variances. Under contract with Crossroads and have met with the city.

Motion to ask city council to approval a 90 day IDC for the Crossroads Annex Site by Dave Schaff seconded by Chris Mucha amended by Dave Schaff to extend to Kennedy Connector (down Madison) as part of the eastern gateway and Oakley Urban Overlay District -4 approve- 6 opposed – 1 abstained. Motion Fails.

Motion to provide a letter of no objection the retail building subject to compliance to the urban overlay district codes by Evan Nolan and seconded by Jason Wilcoxon 7 approved 2 opposed 2 abstained.

Cincinnati Neighborhood Games – Captain Duties – did not address.

FC Cincinnati Stadium Update – Evan spoke on OCC process on FCC – discussed the history of voted on the concept of Oakley Yard with OCC – which supported looking at traffic studies etc. In July, FCC reached out to Evan and asked him to gauge the feeling of the residents. Evan spoke about it with a handful of residents after the August meeting. Evan asked FCC to come speak to the community. FCC said they did not have anything to talk about in August. From August to November – FCC worked on financing etc, and were not engaging with Oakley. FCC reached out to Evan again on Nov 3^rd and met with Evan and a small group of Oakley residents and at that time, talked about the option of Oakley, and to attend the November OCC meeting. Sean posted the agenda with the FCC update. FCC asked for a vote at the November meeting. Evan wants to focus on the facts, and clear up misinformation floating around on social media. He wants to make sure the community knows that this was not a rubber stamp approval. After the vote OCC found out the TIF funds were being targeted to be used for funding. OCC voted unanimously to opposed the Oakley TIF funds. 6 OCC trustees attended the special financing meeting to oppose. Mayor Cranley updated his memorandum to remove the Oakley central business district TIF funds.

Speaker cards

Ron Miller – 6 action items, is sending a copy of his address to the board.

Approve November 16^th Meeting Minutes: Did not address

Approve November Financial Report: Did not address.

New Business:

· Daddy Daughter Dance – February 18^th – 2 Sessions 4:30-6:00 and 7:00-8:30 @ 20^th Century Theater

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, January 2nd.

· No Third Thursday meeting in December

· Future Retreat, January 18^th 6:00-8:30 pm, Crossroads fireplace conference room

· Election Results: Jon Bernier, Chris Mucha, Evan Nolan, and Cody Gausvik

· Officer Election – Immediately following tonight’s meeting – Oakley Wines 4011 Allston St. – Motion made after meeting adjournment by Evan Nolan to extend current officers through the January meeting and officer election to be held after January 2^nd meeting. Seconded by Chris Mengel. Unanimously passed.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 11:06PMPM by Tim Langmeyer and seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Meeting Ends.

Minutes - 11/16/2017

Wed, 03 Jan 2018 20:09:21 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Pub & Grill Basement

November 16, 2017; 8:00 PM

oakleycouncil@oakleynow.com

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

Trustees present: Sean Fausto, Chris Mengel, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier, Tim Langmeyer, Jes Overley, Stacy Lehman

Trustees not present: Evan Nolan, Kenny McNutt, Jason, Chris Mucha, Colleen Reynolds

Attending: Bob Gallo, Dan Krohn, Fred Yager, James Hearst, Joe Groh, Karim Nonjaim, Jim, Tenhundfeld, Jason Laine, Chris Hildebrant, Randy Merrill

Approve minutes from Nov 7^th Meeting – motion to approve by Dave Schaff, second by Chris Mengel , approved by Sean Fausto, Chris Mengel, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier. Jes Overley and Stacy Lehman abstained.

December Election – Nominating Committee – 5 bios are on oakleynow.com and emails and social media has been pushed out.

Membership Drive 2018 – Dan Krohn- would like to assist in increase membership, Mail and social media campaign. Would also like to start a quarterly newsletter that would be sent out via email. Joe Groh is also offering to help. This will be a retreat topic in January.

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee – Summary of Nov 14^th meeting, over 175 residents attended.

New Year’s Eve Event – Stacy is still working on a firework location and waiting to hear back on sponsorships. Would like to look into adding a volunteer website page on oakleynow.com.

Gateway Project – the city will be at the December meeting to discuss gateway project, have been working on it for 3 years, part of a 12 year project. Will be asking for a $90,000 for phase 3 of the eastern gateway project from OCURC funds.

Esplanade Capital Improvements – Will have an ask in Dec

FC Cincinnati – Sean explained current vote, only agreeing to be part of the conversation.

Crossroads Annex Proposed Development – Chris Hildebrant – under contract with Crossroads, closing in January. They are meeting with the city on December 5^th.

Future Retreat – January 18^th 6:00-8:30 PM – Crossroads, Fireplace Conference Room

9:19PM: Motion to adjourn by Chris Mengel, second by Stacy Lehman. Meeting ends.

Minutes - 11/7/2017

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:22:46 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Date: November 7, 2017, 7 PM Oakley Community Center

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Jon Bernier, Jason Wilcoxon, Chris Mucha, Dave Schaff, Kenny McNutt, Tim Langmeyer, Chris Mengel (arrived late)

Trustees Not Present: Jes Overley, Colleen Reynolds, Stacy Lehman

MEETING MINUTES

General:

· Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Officer

o Homicide on Isabella. Isolated incident where a disagreement led to stabbing. Suspect was apprehended within 10 minutes. Has been indicted on 2 counts of murder.

o Theft from autos has increased.

o Email shawn.tarvin@cincinnati-oh.gov for ideas for crosswalk/pedestrian safety issues and for the possibility to install crosswalk signage.

· OCC Election on December 5^th:

o Absentee voting: Email Jes, Dave or Kenny if you want an absentee ballot.

· Oakley Master Plan: A kickoff public input session will be held on November 14^th 6:30-8:30pm, Oakley Rec Center. All are invited whether a resident, business owner or visitor to Oakley. Refreshments will be provided by Sleepy Bee.

o Fill out a quick survey by November 30^th at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/oaksurvey1

· Gateway Project – Kenny McNutt:

o Eastern end of Madison Rd, including the pedestrian bridge.

o Built in 1959 with maintenance in 1981. Rated 5/9 for condition.

o Has been worked on since 2001. Funding needed for Phase 3.

o Total Cost = $1.9MM. Available funding comprised of previous NBDIP, Oakley TIF, Dept of Community and Economic Development and Sale of Land. Gap remains of $90,000.

o Go to oakleynow.com -> Projects for more information.

o City wants to complete bidding by March ’18, with 6 months of construction. Madison traffic flow will likely be impacted, but the extent is not currently known.

· Cincinnati Fire Department Report – Station 31:

General:

· FC Cincinnati Stadium in Oakley – Jeff Berding:

o Was on City Council from 2005-2011. Lived in Oakley. Now lives in Mt. Lookout. Helped get funding for Kennedy Connector.

o 12 cities competing for open MLS franchises. Franchise fee is $150 million.

o $300 MM of owner investment: $150 MM for fee; $150 MM for stadium. Still a $100 MM gap for the stadium financing.

§ Site would be at the old Cast Fab site in Oakley Station. Negotiating an option to buy the Cast Fab site.

§ FCC is looking for public financing for $100MM.

o Traffic studies would have to be done to determine how to handle traffic flow.

o Stadium would be anchor of mixed use, retail development. Stadium would be a “magnet” for activity for the 22 – 25 games played each year.

o FCC has a memorandum of understanding with Newport.

o Most games are on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7-9pm. Crowd can be very loud. There will be additional lighting coming from the stadium.

o Stadium could also be used for concerts and other events. Maybe 20-30 days of use in a year.

o Discussion about waiting on a vote until after community input from the Master Plan meeting scheduled for Nov. 14^th.

o Michael Moore – Director of Cincinnati Dept of Transportation & Engineering on traffic solutions:

§ Zoning would be a planned development, which would require public participation.

§ FCC will have to do a traffic impact study, which will help determine what needs to be done.

§ City needs to make an event traffic plan, which they don’t currently have a lot of experience with.

§ Parking would include a garage or 2.

§ Edwards Connector would be a likely option. City has looked at different options. Could be a $50MM project.

§ This development would not require the Edwards Connector to happen.

o Motion to write a letter of support to the City of the vision presented tonight subject to the OCC’s continuing review of the development for the FCC stadium. Motion is made by Evan Nolan. Chris Mengel seconded. Approved 8-1. Chris Mucha opposed. Letter will be sent to the Mayor and City Manager.

· PLK Communities – Nick Lingenfelter, New owner of Fifth Third site / 3133 Madison:

o Seeking design reapproval for 3133 Madison.

o 75 units: will include 23 market rate and 52 “soft affordable” units. Soft affordable units will be managed via a deed restriction.

o Would ask for public financing for the parking garage. Total garage cost is approx. $4.5 MM. No details yet on the breakdown for this portion,

o Working with DOTE and City to try and get a stop light at Taylor & Madison.

o No tenants identified yet.

o Providing 1 parking space per bedroom. Code says 1 per unit, so this is above code.

o Will need a density variance. The current code allows for 48 units. The new code, which has not been implemented yet, would not require a density variance.

o Motion to provide a letter of support for the design re-approval, the density variance re-approval, the conditional use re-approval for the rear buffer, and the signage approval for the marquee sign as presented on November 7, 2017 for the development at 3133 Madison Rd. Motion made by Chris Mengel. Seconded by Kenny McNutt. Approved 7-2. Sean Fausto and Chris Mucha opposed.

· Aubrey Backsheider – runs Cinci360, a 3D photography business:

o Could provide 3D Tours for Oakley businesses and the community. Businesses could use this service and then it could be promoted by the community council’s website.

o Visit www.cinci360.com for more information.

· Hyde Park School PTO – New playground – Jason Wilcoxon:

o $310k project, of which $239k has been raised so far. The project is about $8500 short of starting phase 2.

o The school is the top performing elementary school in the state.

o The school maintains Oakley as a destination for families, whereas families previously moved out of the neighborhood to attend a public school.

o Motion to donate $15,000 to the community play yard project for Oakley's neighborhood school, the Hyde Park School is made by Chris Mucha. Seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. Motion not approved 4-4-1. Sean Fausto, Jon Bernier, Chris Mengel and Tim Langmeyer opposed. Dave Schaff abstained.

o Motion to donate $10,000 to the community play yard project for Oakley's neighborhood school, the Hyde Park School, made by Jason Wilcoxon. Approved 7-1-1. Sean Fausto opposed and Dave Schaff abstained.

· Oakley Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (OCURC):

o $125k in OCURC account. CURC’s are common in communities to redevelop urban areas.

o OCURC was dissolved in 1998. The OCC acted on behalf of OCURC to fund projects in 2008 and 2009.

o OCURC money can be used by the OCC for community projects. The OCC will provide more information in the future.

· Jon Bernier – Geier Esplanade Capital Improvement Project:

o Proposing to install a high-quality, multi-purpose pavilion. Expect this to be a revenue generating asset. Would also include safety improvements like concrete bollards.

o Pavillion cost is unknown. Parks could contribute some. Jon is going to work with Parks.

· October 3^rd and October 19^th meeting minutes: Motion to approve the October 3^rd and October 19^th meeting minutes is made by Chris Mengel. Seconded by Kenny McNutt. Motion is approved 8-0-1. Tim Langmeyer abstained.

· Treasurer’s Report: Motion to approve the October Treasurer’s report by Chris Mengel. Motion is seconded by Tim Langmeyer and approved 9-0.

New Business:

· Third Thursday/Planning meeting on November 16^th. 8-10 PM. Location Oakley Pub & Grill Basement.

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, December 5^th, 7pm.

· Speaker Cards

o Stephanie Antle: How was the Master Plan steering committee chosen? Not communicated that wasn’t chosen.

o Fred Yaeger: Would like to see OCC committees posted on the website with who’s a member, the purpose and activities.

o Cody Gausvik: Trees planted by Urban Foresty along Markbreit were planted at an angle. Would like the OCC to contact Urban Forestry and ask for staking. Chris Mengel will contact them.

10:05 PM – Motion to adjourn meeting by Tim Langmeyer is seconded by Chris Mengel and approved 9-0. Meeting ends.

Minutes - 10/19/2017

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:21:52 GMT

^{Oakley Community Council} ^{Baron, Peck, Bennie, and Schlemmer Co.}

^{October 19, 2017; 8:00 PM}

^{oakleycouncil@oakleynow.com}

^{www.oakleynow.com}

^{www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209}

^513-533-2039

^AGENDA

^{Trustees present:} ^{Chris Mengel, Jon Bernier, Evan Nolan, Jason Wilcoxson, Sean Fausto, Jes Overley, Dave Schaff, Colleen Reynolds, Kenny McNutt, Chris Mucha (by phone), Stacy Lehman(late)}

^{Trustees not present:} ^{Tim Langmeyer}

^Attending: ^{Dan Krohn, John Heilman, Fred Yaeger, Craig Rosen}

^{Trustee Election}

^{· Cody Gausvik and Jason Laine are submitting Bios}

^{· Evan Nolan, Chris Mucha, and Jon Bernier running for another term}

^{· Committee – Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, and Jes Overley}

^{Financial Report}

^{· Most of 2017 OAH expenses have been paid}

^{· Potential to move the paypal account to a stripe account}

^{OAH Recap and future of OAH}

^{· All costs have not been paid yet}

^{· Stage costs were approx. $12,000 for 2017}

^{· Park Board is willing to look at a permanent stage structure in the esplanade. Dave and Jon are putting together a proposal for a stage.}

^{Recreation Center}

^{· Meeting with individual stakeholders}

^{· Professional fundraising will be the next step}

^{Eastern Gateway}

^{· $1.9MM to replace both pedestrian bridges}

^{· Will be putting together proposal for OCC to contribute to the gap of $90,000 and bring DOT and Kathleen Colley to the November meeting.}

^{Oakley Master Plan Steering Committee}

^{· First Neighborhood meeting November 14th}

^{· Will be using social media to engage neighborhood}

^{Zoning Committee – Development Updates}

^{· No updates}

^{NYE/Light Up Oakley}

^{· Stacy is working on logistics and sponsors for kids’ event for NYE}

^{2018 Priorities - SOP discussion}

^{· Tabled}

^{10:09 PM – Motion to adjourn meeting by Chris Mengel, seconded by Kenny Mcnutt and approved unanimously. Meeting ends.}

Minutes - 10/3/2017

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:21:07 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Date: October 3, 2017, 7 PM Oakley Community Center

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Jon Bernier, Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mucha, Colleen Reynolds, Dave Schaff, Chris Mengel, Kenny McNutt

Trustees Not Present: Jes Overley, Tim Langmeyer, Stacy Lehman

MEETING MINUTES

General:

· Cincinnati Fire Department Report – Station 31:

· Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Officer Butler

o September crime stats: 4 auto thefts. Majority of auto thefts and crime happen to cars which have unlocked doors. Most crimes are done.

o The criminal who committed armed robbery on Isabella was caught. His name is Kenny McNutt. Was same person who was mugging people in Ault Park.

Committee Reports:

· CRC – Mandy Bello: Trunk or Treat on Saturday, Oct 21^st, 5:30-7:30pm at the Oakley Rec Center. Contact Mandy Bello or Joe Berta at the center if you would like to pass out treats at the event.

o Mini-camps are always available. The camp schedule follows the CPS schedule.

· OCC Election on December 5^th: See Dave Schaff or Kenny McNutt if you are interested in being a candidate or have questions. Jes Overley will post details on social media.

· Oakley Master Plan: A kickoff public input session will be held on November 14^th 6:30-8:30pm, Oakley Rec Center. All are invited whether a resident, business owner or visitor to Oakley.

o Fill out a quick survey by November 30^th at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/oaksurvey1

· Business: Business happy hour was a success. Focus was a meet and greet.

· NYE: Still planning an event. Details are being worked on.

General:

· Tap & Screw – Tom and Adam Lorenz:

o Come visit at our taproom and brewery in Madisonville.

o Presented a summary of issues trying to open at 3026 Madison Rd. See details at 3026Madison.com. Brew River also suffered because they were planning to open their catering kitchen at this location.

· Senior Services Levy – Forrest Pettit – General Manager of the Elderly Services Program for Council on Aging

o Provide services and durable medical equipment to seniors in need. Served over 5800 seniors in 2016. Since 2008, the current levy is operating $2 million less due to less tax revenue being collected. Will allow them to serve 27% more seniors by 2020.

o Go to Help4seniors.org for more information.

· PLK – Nick Lingenfelter – New owner of Fifth Third site / 3133 Madison:

o Developed the condominiums at 2940 Markbreit.

o Presented conceptual design for 3133 Madison.

§ Reduced size of previous design. Reduced to 5 stories.

§ 75 total units. 52 market rate units. 23 units that are priced for service professionals in the community.

§ Commercial space, 6600 square feet, on first floor.

§ Parking garage with over 130 available spaces, including public spaces. Would look at TIF to help with that funding.

· Request for Proposals (RFP) for 3540 Ibsen Ave – Kathleen Colley – Development Officer, Department of Community and Economic Development:

o 3540 Ibsen Avenue: was previously going to be a ProLink parking lot but City is putting it out for competitive bid. Looking for feedback on what the community wants to see on the site. Can also submit feedback to Kathleen Colley at Kathleen.colley@cincinnati-oh.gov.

o Expect to have winning proposal by end of November and will inform the community then.

· Hyde Park School PTO – New playground – Elizabeth:

o There’s a need for a safe playground for the school kids and the community.

o Oakley students make up about half the school students.

o Would like the Oakley community to consider a contribution.

· September 21st meeting minutes: Motion to approve the September 21st meeting minutes is made by Chris Mengel. Seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Motion is approved 7-0. Chris Mucha and Evan Nolan abstained.

· Treasurer’s Report: Motion to approve the September Treasurer’s report by Chris Mengel. Motion is seconded by Dave Schaff and approved 9-0.

New Business:

· East Side Candidates Night on October 20th . 5:45-9:00. Will be at Crossroads in Oakley.

o Motion to provide $100 for printing cost for East Side Candidates Night. Motion made by Colleen Reynolds and Evan Nolan seconded. Motion is approved 9-0.

· Third Thursday/Planning meeting on October 19th. 6-8 PM. Location TBD.

· Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, November 7^th, 7pm.

· Speaker Cards

o Melanie Bates – CPS School Board: Running for re-election.

o Craig Rozen – Renew Issue 24: It won’t raise taxes. 2^nd renewal of 2008 levy. Not related to Issue 44 that was passed last year.

§ Introduced Jill Sundermen, new Principal at Hyde Park School.

o 2^nd Thursday of each month is an Oakley Art Walk.

8:52 PM – Motion to adjourn meeting by Chris Mengel is seconded by Evan Nolan and approved 9-0. Meeting ends.

Minutes - 9/21/2017

Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:20:10 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Pub & Grill Basement

September 21, 2017; 8:00 PM

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

Trustees Present: Jon Bernier, Colleen Reynolds, Chris Mengel, Tim Langmeyer, Kenny McNutt, Sean Fausto, Jes Overley, Jason Wilcoxon, and Dave Schaff

Trustees Not Present – Stacy Lehman, Chris Mucha, Evan Nolan

Approve minutes from Aug 17^th & Sept 5^th meeting

Motion to approve August 17^th 2017 minutes by Chris Mengel and seconded by Tim Langmemeyer. Attendees Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Evan Nolan, and Chris Mucha approved.

Motion to approve September 5^th 2017 minutes by Chris Mengal and seconded by Jason Wilcoxon, approved unanimously.

December Election – Nominating Committee

Jes Overley, Kenny McNutt, and Dave Schaff– Nominating committee – Jes to post to website schedule and process – To run for a board position.

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

OMP- will be posting the OMP survey online for input. Nov 14 will be the first community meeting.

New Year’s Eve Event

Stacy is still the contact for this event.

East Side Candidates Night

East Side Candidates Night – 10/20/2017 at Crossroads. 5:30-Issues in the lobby. 6:30 candidates debates 3 sessions of 30 minutes each.

Hyde Park School Playground Project

Approximately a $300,000 project. Jason would like to see the OCC to take a lead role in this project.

Future Retreat

Working on a date.

Other Business:

Jes Overley will be the back up to Stacy Lehman for general oakleynow.com emails.

9:38 Kenny McNutt motions to adjourn and Chris Mengel seconds. Approved unanimously.

Minutes - 9/5/2017

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:37:54 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Date: September 5, 2017, 7 PM Oakley Community Center

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Colleen Reynolds, Chris Mucha, Stacy Lehman, Kenny McNutt, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier

Trustees Not Present: Evan Nolan, Tim Langmeyer

MEETING MINUTES

General:

City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31 Lt. Jerome – 31 fire runs. 165 EMS runs.

Fire prevention week beginning of October. Theme is “Every second counts, has two ways out.”

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD - Phone 979-4480 –

Robbery at the UDF. But, almost all offenses down over the three-month average.

Candidates:

Cincinnati City Council Member – PG Sittenfeld – His dog is named Oakey. Spoke about seniors, and heroin epidemic. Focused on pedestrian safety – set aside $500,000 for pedestrian safety.

Candidate for Hamilton County Judge – Darlene Rogers – rogersforjudge.com Started at GM, and went back to school to become a teacher. Later went to law school and became a public defender. Concrete heroin solutions – jail is overcrowded.

Candidate for City of Cincinnati City Council – Seth Maney - Has served in OTR Community Council. Works in real estate. Running specifically to focus on budget. Sethmaney.com

Candidate for City of Cincinnati City Council – Derek Bauman – Lives in OTR. Started as a police officer. Public Safety is a key focus for Derek.

Candidate for City of Cincinnati City Council – Erica Black-Johnson – running as an independent. Wants to bring the focus of government back on the people, not the political parties. Core issues: budget, jobs, housing, transportation, crime and safety.

Candidate for City of Cincinnati City Council – Henry Frondorf – henryfrondorf.com - wants to focus on neighborhoods.

EastSide Candidates night on October 13^th (tentative) at Crossroads.

OCC Election – Conducted at the December 5th meeting. Nominating committee: Jes Overley, Dave Schaff, and Kenny McNutt.

Committees

-Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee – Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Chris Mucha, Jason Wilcoxon - First meeting was 9/5. The kickoff meeting for the community is 11/14 at 6:30PM.

-Business – Kenny McNutt & Jon Bernier -no updates

-Oakley After Hours – Jon Bernier & Dave Schaff - doing a thank you for the OAH sponsors.

-City Hall Liaison – Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, & Tim Langmeyer – Fortis is under contract to sell the 5/3 property to the developers of the townhomes on Markbriet off the square. Renovation on Alston, office and shop space, bar zoning was denied.

Great American Cleanup Recap- Wasson Way and the pedestrian bridge main focus. 27 bags of trash collected.

NYE Proposal – 7pm-9pm on NYE in the esplanade. Total budget request $3500. Motion to approve up to $3500 to fund NYE event. Motion by Colleen Reynolds and seconded by Dave Schaff. Approved unanimously.

City of Cincinnati Citizen Complaint Authority – Kim Neal – CCA Director http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/ccia/ kim.neal@cincinnati-oh.gov Discuss police and community relations.

City of Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering -Bill Shefcik – Supervising Structural Engineer- Marburg Ave Bridge Project. Bridge to open September 16^th. Railing design will have both Oakley and Hyde Park.

3977 Marburg Ave LTD – Bill Gruber – Potential Building Project – will be back in October for formal presentation and take questions at that time.

Cincinnati Water Works – Jon Hunseder - Will be attending OCC meetings to answer questions from residents.

Table approval of August 17th Meeting Minutes.

Approve August Financial Report: Motion to approve by Jes Overley, seconded by Jason Wilcoxon. Approved unanimously.

Neighborhood Support Program (NSP)/Neighborhood Business District Support

Fund (NBDSF) Community vote for both.

NBDSF – 31 for, 2 against.

NSP – 31 for, 2 against.

Speaker Cards:

Casey Gries - Visionary and Voices is moving into the old Blue Manatee space. It will be an educational space. Opening in mid-October.

New Business:

Third Thursday meeting on September 21st. Oakley Pub and Grill Basement. (may be rescheduled)
Next Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, October 3rd.
OCC planning meeting. Date and time TBD. Will publish on website and Facebook page.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 8:59PM by Jes Overley and seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Meeting Ends.

Minutes - 8/17/2017

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:37:23 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Pub & Grill Basement

August 17, 2017; 8:00 PM

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

AGENDA

Trustees present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Evan Nolan, Chris Mucha, Chris Mengel, Tim Langmeyer, and Kenny McNutt

Attending: Jim Hurst, Fred Yaeger, Dan Krohn, and Bob Gallo

Approve minutes from August 1st meeting

Motion to Approve by Evan Nolan, seconded by Chris Mengel. Unanimously approved

Great American Cleanup – Sat 19^th 9-12 AM – Meet at Geier Esplanade

Oakley After Hours – Fri Aug 25^th

Finalize accounting of events

Send invoices to sponsors that have not paid

December Election – Nominating Committee

Continue to discuss at all meetings

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee

Selected members to be a part of the committee

Meeting on 9/5 at 5:30 with city to explain process. Anne Marie Kirby will be

our contact with the city.

Potential New Year’s Eve Event

Chris Mucha to verify Esplanade reservation

Stacy to speak with Rozzi’s

Christmas lights to be put up Saturday before Thanksgiving. Jason to organize group to install them. He will contact Park Board.

Sending email messages to all (or a subgroup) of OCC members

Discussed by Fred Y and Kenny

East Side Candidates Night – Tentative planning meeting Aug 23^rd 5:30

Future Retreat – Sean to work with Colleen on getting potential dates

4016 Allston – They can continue with existing project. Chris Mengel to reach out to city for status.

Motion to adjourn by Chris Mengel, seconded by Chris Mucha 9:20.

Minutes - 8/1/2017

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:30:36 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Date: August 1, 2017, 7 PM Oakley Community Center

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan, and Colleen Reynolds, Chris Mucha, Stacy Lehman, Tim Langmeyer, Kenny McNutt

Trustees Not Present: Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier

MEETING MINUTES

General:

City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31 not present

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD - Phone 979-4480 -not present

Candidates:

Cincinnati City Council Member – Chris Seelbach - on city council for 6 years. Population is growing for the first time in 60 years. Things we can do much better on: 50% of our families are still below the poverty line. Public transportation. Heroin epidemic. Safe and valued as part of our community.

Candidate for City of Cincinnati City Council – Michelle Dillingham – lives in Kennedy Heights. Asking for a vote with someone that has worked in city hall for 4 years. Served on a community council for over 10 years.

Candidate for Cincinnati School Board – David Brenner – brenner4schoolboard2gmail.com http://betterwithbrenner.com - wants to bring a parents perspective for the board. Sees need to invest in neighborhood schools.

Candidate for Cincinnati School Board – Marcia Futel – Lives in East Walnut Hills for over 37 years. Comes from a family of teachers. Three points: 1. Accountability. 2. Transparent. 3. Engagement.

OCC Election – Conducted at the December 5th meeting – Must be an OCC member (see oakleynow.com for details) to vote.

Great American Cleanup – August 19th 9-12 AM – Sign ups on Nextdoor, Facebook, and oakleynow.com. Meet at Geier Esplanade

Recap of June Community Input Meeting – Quarterly meetings. 10-12 folks joined. Ideas for community gardens, community watch programs and community engagement. Also maybe a movie night!!

Oakley Master Plan (OMP) Steering Committee – a 12 – 18 month commitment to volunteer. See Chris Mengel or Jes Overley to express interest. First Steering Committee meeting will be Sept 5^th.

Committee Reports:

- Membership – Kenny McNutt – membership is on the website.

-Business – Kenny McNutt & Jon Bernier- no updates.

-Oakley After Hours – Jon Bernier & Dave Schaff –Next OAH Friday August 25^th

-City Hall Liaison – Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, & Tim Langmeyer – no updates

-Recreation Center Project – Chris Mucha & Evan Nolan – CRC celebrated their 90^th anniversary.

Hyde Park School – Jason Wilcoxson – gifted program has been removed from the Hyde Park School. School is 95% Oakley residents. There is a new principal search for the Hyde Park School.

City of Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering

Brandon Lacrone – Senior Engineer, Structures. Marburg Ave Bridge Project Update. On schedule to open by Sept 16^th.

Al. Neyer – David Okun – Real Estate Development Manager – Potential development at the SW corner of Kennedy Ave and Mill Ridge Rd

- Showed renderings of potential development.

- Motion to have the OCC support the Prolink project by Chris Mengel, seconded by Colleen Reynolds, approved 8-2 -opposed by Chris Mucha and Tim Langmeyer.

Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition – Mark Mussman, PhD, Director of Education 25,000 people will experience homelessness in Hamilton County in 2017. Create a trust fund for an affordable housing trust fund. Cincihomeless.org

Approve June 15th Meeting Minutes: Motion to approve by Chris Mengel, seconded Evan approved unanimously. Kenny McNutt, Stacy Lehman, and Chris Mucha abstained.

Financial Report – Motion to approve by Jes Overley, seconded by Chris Mengel approved unanimously.

Speaker Cards

Evelyn Ries – Asked about update on 5/3 development - Fortis sold to the developers that are developing 2940 Markbreit.

New Business:

· FCC – do you have any strong feelings on the FCC stadium being built in Oakley either way? see Evan Nolan after the meeting.

· Third Thursday meeting on August 17th. Oakley Pub and Grill Basement.

· Next first Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, September 5th.

8:36 PM – Motion to adjourn meeting, is seconded by Chris Mengel , and approved Jes Overley unanimously. Meeting ends.

Minutes - 6/15/2017

Thu, 03 Aug 2017 12:18:54 GMT

Oakley Community Council

Oakley Pub & Grill Basement

June 15, 2017; 8:00 PM

oakleycouncil@oakleynow.com

www.oakleynow.com

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

AGENDA

Trustees present: Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Chris Mengel, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier, Tim Langmeyer, Jes Overley (by phone)

Attending: Bob Gallo & Dan Krohn

Approve minutes from May 18th meeting – motion to approve by Chris Mengel, second by Evan Nolan, approved by Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Chris Mengel, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier, Tim Langmeyer, Jes Overley (by phone).

Approve minutes from June 6th meeting – motion to approve by Evan Nolan, second by Chris Mengel, approved by Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Chris Mengel, Dave Schaff, Jes Overley (by phone), Jon Bernier and Tim Langmeyer abstain.

NBDIP/Gateway Project Update – Awarded NBDIP grant of 215K. Oakley ranked 7th out of 31 neighborhoods.

Neighborhood Engagement Open House - June 25th 1-3 PM Stacey and Colleen to host. They will post information regarding the meeting on Oakley Now website and Facebook.

T&T Lighting Invoice/Landscaping 2017 - Evan Nolan makes a motion to authorize the OCC officers to pay T&T Landscaping lighting invoice #6725 in full for $6825 subject to a reasonable attempt to obtain verification of the purchase price of the lights, second by Chris Mengel, approved by Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Chris Mengel, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier, Tim Langmeyer, Jes Overley (by phone).

Discuss committees and roles – topic tabled.

Chris Mengel makes a motion for the OCC to provide a $500 sponsorship for the Ault Park Fireworks event scheduled on July 4th, second by Dave Schaff, approved by Sean Fausto, Evan Nolan, Chris Mengel, Dave Schaff, Jon Bernier, Tim Langmeyer, Jes Overley (by phone).

9:27 Motion to adjourn by Chris Mengel, second by Tim Langmeyer. Meeting ends.

Community Input Meeting Notes

Sun, 25 Jun 2017 17:00:00 GMT

Community Input Meeting Notes
6/25/2017 1-3:00 pm at Red Tree Coffee Shop

The below notes are brainstorming that occurred during the 6/25 Oakley Community Input Meeting. The OCC Board Members in attendance (Colleen Reynolds and Stacy Lehman) will follow up up on each section discussed, and will give updates/follow up to discussion at next Community Input meeting (goal to have these meetings every 2-3 months). The below topics were brought up by residents in Oakley in attendance to the meeting. These meetings have the goal of providing further discussion after OCC meetings as well as hearing from our neighbors, and giving residents an opportunity to share their stories, concerns, or ideas to improve our neighborhood.

1. Community Gardens: Residents discussed many benefits to community gardens (increase sense of community and stewardship, get to know others from various life stages/backgrounds, learn about different groups/clubs/activities in the community, increase eyes on the street/more people visible around town). Community member Lisa Staggenborg shared her experience in her previous neighborhood and the overwhelming benefits their community garden had to the neighborhood. Cincinnati Civic Gardens also helpful in starting community gardens. Four things needed for a successful garden: Access to parking, water, sunlight, flat piece of land. Would be a citizen ran program, plots would be paid for by residents. Looking into feasible public property in Oakley that would work for this use.

2. Citizen Watch Program: Community member Cathryn Isaac would like to lead Citizen Watch program. Ideas include creating a schedule for folks to walk in groups of 3 in the neighborhood certain times of the night (also picking up trash, while they are patrolling) to increase citizen presence on our streets. She has already gauged interests from the community on NextDoor and has organized a meeting to take place 7/27. OCC board is contacting officers Princess Davis/Shawn Tarvin to see about the possibility of an extra training for Oakley for the Citizens On Patrol Program, logistics, safety of volunteers, etc. to share with Cathryn.

3. Community Engagement: Below are several ideas from the community as well as OCC Board Members to improve community engagement and neighborhood involvement:

    -Periodic updates from Oakley Library at OCC meetings and work on stronger relationship with library overall. Discuss with librarian possibility for historical Oakley section, “Oakley Stories” showcasing historical information about the neighborhood. Partner with Historical Society for neighborhood tours (suggested historical ghost tour in October). Stacy Lehman to meet with librarian to discuss above ideas as well as invite to OCC meeting.

    - Street Ambassador Program. Discussion of how to engage neighbors and parts of our community that are not reached at OCC meetings and/or through social media. How can we be better neighbors, and how to make our neighborhood safer. Plan to initiate a program to connect neighbors and improve engagement/involvement in Oakley. Good feedback from community at meeting, more information and details to be shared at upcoming OCC meeting. Date TBD.

    - Great American Clean Up in late summer/early fall date TBD to address some of the neighborhood’s concerns for areas with higher need for clean up.

    - Movie night on the Square date TBD and details to come. Colleen Reynolds looking into cost/logistics/etc.

Minutes - 6/6/2017

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:50:00 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Date: June 6, 2017, 7 PM Oakley Community Center

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Dave Schaff, Evan Nolan, and Colleen Reynolds (late)

Trustees Not Present: Jon Bernier, Chris Mucha, Stacy Lehman, Tim Langmeyer, Kenny McNutt

MEETING MINUTES

General:

City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

· Fireworks – not in the city!

· 137 EMS runs (27 advanced life support) (87 basic life support) (22 false calls)

· 5 fire runs

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD - Phone 979-4480

Captain Grampke spoke on:

· Cars being keyed in multiple neighborhoods in the city. Do not have a good photo ID at this point, are working on identifying the culprit.

· Traffic issues – The Mayor and City Manager is asking each District on how traffic safety will be managed in the next year.

CRC – Pool is open, you can get memberships at the pool.

· 513-342-5000 CRC phone number to report any issues, suspicious activity.

· Recycling program at the CRC.

Candidates:

Tamie Sullivan- Running for City Council – Born and raised in Cincinnati. Has spent 30 years on working on social issues in Cincinnati. Biggest concern is the opiate epidemic. Sullivanforcincinnati.com

Laurie Quinlivan – Running for re-election for City Council – 2009 – 2013. Championed Wasson Way. Cleaner, Greener, Smarter. Qforcouncil.com – Running as an independent. Need a better bus system, focus on regional funding and bike paths.

Renee Hevia – Running for CPS Board of Education. Was a public school teacher. Focus on how to deal with social issues that are part of the students’ lives. Focus on community learning centers. Reneehevia@gmail.com

Brian Gary – Wants to hear about your concerns

Darlene Rogers – Running for Judge. Former teacher that became an attorney. Heroin epidemic is a main focus and detox and treatment. RogersForJudge.com

Committee Reports:

-Business – Kenny McNutt & Jon Bernier- Waiting to hear back about gateway streetscape request to the city on Friday. (Also, check out oakleynow.com)

-Oakley After Hours – Jon Bernier & Dave Schaff – Great turn out in May. Next OAH Friday June 30^th, Flip Cup All-Stars are playing.

-City Hall Liaison – Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, & Tim Langmeyer

- Lisa from Salon on Markbreit having issues with parking.

- 3653-3663 Brotherton Rd. Development – Hearing update – was denied.

-Recreation Center Project – Chris Mucha & Evan Nolan – Evan spoke regarding the difference between Cincinnati Parks and Cincinnati Recreation. An investment in a new recreation building in Oakley would create revenue. Push for a Recreation Foundation.

City of Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering

Brandon Lacrone – Senior Engineer, Structures. Marburg Ave Bridge Project Update. On target to finish in October.

City of Cincinnati Department of Public Services

Jude Johnson – Street Sweeping Program – New plan will touch the communities once a month. Goes into effect July 2017. Have two new pieces of equipment. Will need community support. Oakley is schedule the 2^nd and 4^th Thursday. Oakleynow.com will post a map and times. Also, check the city twitter feed on street cleaning updates.

Crunch Fitness – 3335-3415 Ibsen – Bill Davin – proposed for 30 employees. Will be a shared parking agreement between Crunch and Crossroads. Meets all current city zoning requirements. Dave Schaff makes a motion to support the sale of the city of Cincinnati property on Ibsen to Crunch Fitness, amended by Evan Nolan to no objection. Seconded by Colleen Reynolds, passed unanimously. Chris Mengel to draft the letter.

Fair Districts Ohio – Andrea Dannenberg - Bipartisan coalition to draw congressional districts in a nonpartisan way. Looking for signatures to get on the ballot in November. Need 305,000 signatures by July 5th.

Approve May 18th Meeting Minutes: Motion tabled.

Colleen Reynolds – Hosting a coffee hour to talk about a street ambassador program on June 25^th from 1-3PM, will be published on the website and FB.

Financial Report – Motion to approve by Evan Nolan, seconded by Chris Mengel approved unanimously.

Speaker Cards

Fred Yager – Parking situation – study shows 400 parking spaces that are open but not public parking spaces.

Andy Bosiljevac – Concerned about all the through traffic. Asking for street calming – spoke to District 2 in this meeting. Captain Grampke suggested Andy reach out to Michael Moore on the street issue.

Justin Dunn – Concerns on Verne Ave. Resident has had the police called in multiple times in the past few weeks.

New Business:

• Third Thursday meeting on June 15th. Oakley Pub and Grill Basement.

• No OCC meetings in July.

• Next first Tuesday OCC meeting is on Tuesday, August 1st.

9:03 PM – Motion to adjourn meeting Colleen Reynolds, is seconded by Chris Mengel, and approved unanimously. Meeting ends.

Minutes - 5/18/2017

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:49:09 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Pub & Grill Basement

May 18, 2017; 8:00 PM

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

513-533-2039

AGENDA

Trustees present: Chris Mengel, Jon Bernier, Tim Langmeyer, Evan Nolan, Jason Wilcoxson, Sean Fausto, Jes Overley, Stacy Lehman, Dave Schaff, Colleen Reynolds, Kenny McNutt, Chris Mucha (late)

Attending: Bob Gallo, Fred Yager, Dan Krohn, Seth Shaifer, Hugh McManus, and John Heilan

Approve minutes from April 20^th meeting – motion to approve by Chris Mengel, seconded by Colleen Reynolds approved by Kenny McNutt, Jon Bernier, Stacy Lehman, Evan Nolan, and Jes Overley.

Approve minutes from May 2^nd meeting - motion to approve by Tim Langmeyer, approved by Jason Wilcoxson, approved by Chris Mengel, Jon Bernier, and Evan Nolan abstained. – Chris Mengel sent the support letter to the city for Wings and Rings.

Kathleen Colley – Development Officer – City of Cincinnati Department of Community and Economic Development

Crossroads proposed sale of 3335-3415 Ibsen – sale of city property and Crossroads- an agreement to sell between from both – for a fitness center
Fortus Group project – No new updates, have not come to the City yet, OCC will send letter with St Cecilia and The residents of Taylor Ave
Eastern Gateway- Bus tour went well, 16^th stop out of 32. Good feedback overall. 1.3MM is available for projects this year.
Oakley Yard – project is stalled at this point. Would be several years for the city to match the state for Edwards connector funds.

Website/Email address maintenance – Will create a page for correspondence from the board.

Marburg Bridge- OCC is going to wait to see if there are any further developments.

Oakley Master Plan – The city would like 4 people from the board and will want community involvement as well. Jes Overley, Chris Mengel, Jason wilcoxson and Chris Mucha will represent the board.

Oakley After Hours – Would like help passing out posters and postcards.

Christmas Lights invoice – Motion to pay $3,875 from the invoice for paid in full status by Tim Langmeyer and seconded by Evan Nolan, approved 9-2 (Dave not present) Chris Mengel and Jon Bernier abstained.

Landscaping for 2017/GO Local – GO Local! - Saturday May 20^th, 8AM

OCC is looking for bids for landscaping for 2017. Nextdoor and Facebook will post for bids.

City of Cincinnati Bi-annual proposed Budget – Oakley impact: Community Council funding was dropped by 25% in this proposed budget, but this still needs to go through the Mayor's office and full City Council. Funding for the new eastside community center has been stalled. We will update the community on where/when organizing will be the most effective.

Oakley Station Maintenance – Steve Dragon responded to Chris Mengel – they are having trash pickup increased and reaching out to owner/tenants to please focus on minimizing trash in the development. Chris Mucha is updating residents on Nextdoor. Residents should use FixitCincy if they have issues with trash or runaway grocery carts.

Allston St Warehouse Renovation – No updated requests with the city at this point.

Ombre Gallery - Seth Shaifer would like to request the OCC put together a directory of all Oakley businesses.

9:47PM – Motion to adjourn meeting by Colleen Reynolds, seconded by Chris Mengel and approved. Meeting ends.

Minutes - 5/2/2017

Fri, 19 May 2017 12:13:10 GMT

Oakley Community Council Meeting

Date: May 2, 2017, 7 PM Oakley Community Center

Trustees Present: Sean Fausto, Jason Wilcoxon, Jes Overley, Chris Mucha, Colleen Reynolds, Dave Schaff, Stacy Lehman, Tim Langmeyer, Kenny McNutt

Trustees Not Present: Evan Nolan, Jon Bernier, Chris Mengel

MEETING MINUTES

General:

City Hotline-591-6000; Cincinnati District 2 Police Non-Emergency – 949-4400

Fix it Cincy! Mobile App

Cincinnati Fire Department – Station 31

· Remember – grilling season, keep grill clean, in open area and keep kids and pets away.

Cincinnati Police Department Report – District 2: Shawn Tarvin CPD - Phone 979-4480

· New Captain for District 2 – James Grampke

· Junk cars on your street? – use the Fix it app, or call District 2

· Theft from autos – spike in Cincinnati – please lock your cars

· Arrest in the CVS robberies was made

Candidate for Cincinnati City Council – Tamaya Dennard

First time candidate – from Cincinnati – went to UC. She thinks we could do better with poverty. Grew up with a single mom in Cincinnati. She would like to stop looking at Band-Aids, instead of looking at root causes.

Platform: Transportation and Government accessibility

Candidate for Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District – Richard Crosby

Primary in Spring or 2018. Works as an attorney. Grew up in Columbus, wife is a native Cincinnatian. First time candidate. Passionate about criminal justice, heroin epidemic, education, and health care. Wants to meet with everyone. Reach out if you would like to meet one on one. Info is online.

Committee Reports:

Website/Membership- Kenny McNutt – New Website is live. Subscription based membership is now available from the website. Donations are available online as well. Minutes, agendas, etc are available online also. Go check it out!

Business – Kenny McNutt & Jon Bernier – no updates

Oakley After Hours – Jon Bernier & Dave Schaff – Rain and weather lowered first month attendance. Check out the new set up and stage at the next OAH Friday May 26^th, Naked Karate Girls will be there again.

City Hall Liaison – Chris Mengel, Evan Nolan, Colleen Reynolds, & Tim Langmeyer- no updates

Recreation Center Project – Chris Mucha & Evan Nolan- no updates

City of Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering

· Bill Shefcik – Supervising Structural Engineer - Marburg Ave Bridge Project
· 7 weeks into construction. Bridges closed March 20^th. Old bridge has been demolished.
· Check cincyroadmap also for updates

Vandercar - Steve Dragon - Oakley Station

· Buffalo Wings and Rings will be located over by the movie theater, will be going to zoning later this month. No zoning variances requested.
· Tom Davis, Direct of Construction for Buffalo Wings and Rings. Local Company full service restaurant. 55 locations nationwide. 6,000 sq ft restaurant.
· Motion of letter to support the plan for Buffalo Wings and Rings by Chris Mucha seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Passed unanimously. Colleen will draft the letter.

Oakley Parking Study – Fred Yaeger – Oakley Resident

· Parking Study for 2 weeks for 5PM – 7PM
· Study is posted to NextDoor.
· On average, 64% of the parking spots are vacant 5-7PM each day.
· Dave Schaff commented this would be useful when we start talking about the Oakley Master Plan in 2018.
· Fred would like residents to work with him to look into shared parking agreements in Oakley.
· Kenny McNutt (MadTree owner) is working with MadTree's neighboring businesses to create shared parking for them.
· Father Jamie from St Cecilia says parking in their lot after school hours for the community is open.

Fortus Group – Stephen Dronin - Update on former Fifth Third property on Madison Rd

· Taylor Ave – submitting letter with signatures to formally request for the OCC to not support the variances.
· St Cecilia – Fr. Jamie Weber read their written statement objecting the project as presented for the former Fifth Third property.
· Motion to support the Fortus Group plan with 2 variances up to 82 units and reducing the rear yard setback to 15’ by Jason Wilcoxson seconded by Chris Mucha. 6 in favor. 3 opposed – Tim Langmeyer, Sean Fausto and Jes Overley.
· No hearing date at this time.

3653-3663 Brotherton Rd Development – Ron Miller

· Requesting OCC to deny any special exception for this development.
· Ron Miller is attending hearing on May 10^th 9:30AM before the Zoning Hearing Examiner to oppose the special exception for the illegal parking in front of the development.
· Motion to deny the applicants request for a special exception at Brotherton Green 3653-3663 Brotherton Rd by Tim Langmeyer and seconded by Chris Mucha. Passed unanimously.

Candidate for City of Cincinnati School Board – Christine Fisher

Has worked at P&G For 12 years finance manager. Has two boys about to start into the public school system. Wants to bring community and businesses to collaborate. Wants to create more board transparency. Lives in Mt. Lookout.

www.votechristinefisher.com

Financial Report

· NSP/NBD & Treasurer’s Report

o Motion to approve the April Treasurer’s report by Jes Overley. Motion is seconded by Stacy Lehman and approved unanimously.

Speaker Cards:

Craig Rozen – Update on Oakley Gators Swim team – went from 48 kids to over 85 kids.

· Motion to donate $150 to the Oakley Swim team by Chris Mucha and seconded by Colleen Reynolds. Passed unanimously.

Susan Farber – Housing affordability & Metro Stops – could shopping carts be corralled and litter be managed at Oakley Station?

Approve April 20th Meeting Minutes: Motion tabled, not enough attendees from the April 20^th meeting to approve.

New Business:

Third Thursday meeting on May 18th. Oakley Pub and Grill Basement.

Next OCC meeting is on Tuesday, June 6th.

9:24PM PM – Motion to adjourn meeting Tim Langmeyer, is seconded by Colleen Reynolds, and approved. Meeting ends.

Minutes - OCC 4/20/2017

Fri, 19 May 2017 12:10:59 GMT

Oakley Community Council
Oakley Pub & Grill

April 20, 2017 @ 8:00 PM