Fwd: IVS Streets Committee Meets Tomorrow April 26, 2018
Evelyn Van Til
From: <andy...@lycos.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 9:03 AM
Subject: IVS Streets Committee Meets Tomorrow April 26, 2018
To: andy...@lycos.com
Please join us when the Streets committee meets at Northside Library, Meeting Room #3 tomorrow from 5:30 to 6:30. We will review with Prof Woodburn the results from her class's survey and discuss next steps.
Minutes
Italian Village Society Complete Streets Implementing Committee
Thurs, March 29, 2018, 5:30pm, Northside Library
Present: Andy Klein (Chair), Sherrill Massey, Evelyn Van Til, Stephanie Harris
Andy called the Streets Committee to order at 5:40 pm in Meeting Rm #3, Northside Library, asking everyone to give their name and affiliation and comment on Randy Black's retirement this week as the city's preservation officer.
Draft Letter re: Historic Preservation Officer Andy shared a first draft of a letter to the city proposed by the German Village Society commending Randy Black's service and asking the city to re-imagine the Historic Preservation Office to serve a broader purpose than just administering the 18 designated historic districts. In addition, the new Randy could be an historic preservation ombudsman, reaching out to all communities. We all agreed that development pressure creates the potential for critical losses outside those 18 protected historic districts in neighborhoods like Franklinton, Milo and Linden and even outside the city limits (Marble Cliff, Bexley). Evelyn noted that the New Indianola Historic District designation saved the 11th Avenue streetcar suburb housing from demolition as part of the redevelopment of Columbus Coated Fabrics in Weinland Park. There have been no new historic districts created in 25 years. Clearly, the new Randy Black(s) should perform outreach to non-historic districts. We thought the new Randy(s) could leverage existing resources by networking with groups like Landmarks, Neighborhood Design Center and Columbus Historical Society. We would like to help, but are curious about the city's time frame for hiring the new Randy(s). Evelyn agreed to share the letter with Weinland Park and Andy conveyed our comments back to Shiloh at GV Society to find out how to advance the issue further.
Sidewalks and Curbs Survey Evelyn reported on the upcoming open house April 3, and demonstrated the 2D and 3D drone images of the Fifth Avenue Corridor on her computer. The thousands of high definition images will be uploaded soon to Google Earth once stitched into a whole. Chris Strasbaugh who operated the drones was featured on a WBNS 10 TV story about the survey, and he will be part of the Knowlton Hall open house when the 24 urban planning students in Prof. Woodburn's class will present their findings and dialogue with stakeholders.
City Policy on Alley and Infrastructure Damaged by Developers Andy circulated the city's emailed response to IV Society that we should call 311 whenever we observe damage to infrastructure. Andy noted he'd called 311 when the stop sign controlling northbound Hamlet traffic at Detroit was removed by construction workers and not replaced for several weeks. The city had the sign back up within 2 days. Sherrill asked if there are city rental fees for occupying alleys, and Stephanie noted that we've never gotten a response to our question about how the city holds developers accountable for damage to infrastructure. Andy noted that at the Council of Historic Neighborhoods meeting, Carla Williams-Scott, Director of the Dept. of Neighborhoods, promised to investigate the issue and get back to us at the next quarterly meeting of CHN.
Short North Parking Summit Andy circulated a rough outline of the draft app-based pilot parking program. It creates an inner zone with paid non-resident parking from 8am to midnight, and an outer zone with free on street non resident parking from 3pm to midnight but limited to 3 hours in one spot. Summit is the boundary between inner and outer. There will be no additional meters or kiosks installed, users will need an app on their cell phone and the city will use license plate readers mounted on vehicles to enforce the plan. Evelyn noted that Weinland Park Civic Assn had endorsed a text based option as less of an energy hog and more accessible to those without smart phones. The $25 annual fee without a guest pass could be a barrier and WP had suggested the city waive the fee when the resident has some form of financial assistance. Signage may also be a barrier for effective use by residents and visitors. It was noted that the permit area excludes parts of Weinland Park. Andy asked if there was organized opposition from the “preserve the Short North” folks. Any excess revenue generated by the pilot program will be allocated through a stakeholders committee, which right now does not include Weinland Park Civic representatives. We also noted that extending the C-Bus to the 11th Avenue Gateway Garage would create a viable “park and ride” alternative to commuters parking up the neighborhood.
Upcoming Meetings Andy has reserved Meeting Room 3 at Northside Library for all our upcoming meetings through July. Next meeting is April 26, 5:30pm.
Meeting Adjourned at 6:41 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Andy Klein, Chair, Streets Committee (04/09/18)
