Meeting Minutes

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

February 18th, 2021 7:00 PM

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  513-533-2039

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.

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

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

February 2nd, 2021 7:00 PM

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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.

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

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

January 21, 2021; 7:00 PM

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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.

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

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

January 5th, 2021; 7:00 PM

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  513-533-2039

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.

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:

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

December 1st, 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 Zoom virtual conference tool. You can find full virtual/online meeting details on the homepage of our website, www.oakleynow.com.

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

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Zoom

November 19th, 2020; 7:00 PM

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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

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Google Meet

November 3, 2020; 7:00 PM

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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.

Oakley Community Council Virtual Meeting: Google Meet

October 6th, 2020; 7:00 PM

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513-533-2039

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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

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

September 17^th, 2020; 7:00 PM

oakleycouncil@oakleynow.com 

www.oakleynow.com

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.

Oakley Community Council

Virtual Meeting: Google Meet

September 1, 2020; 7:00 PM

oakleycouncil@oakleynow.com 

www.Facebook.com/Oakley45209

  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, 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.