VILLAGE OF EVENDALE
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION
Minutes from the November 18, 2014 Meeting
Evendale Municipal Building, 10500 Reading Rd. Evendale, Ohio
Attendees: Hugh McKinnon (Chairman), members Chris Schaefer, Jeff Albrinck, Tom Kuechly, Al Pearlman, Dave Harwood, Chris Patterson (Planning Commission Liaison), Gordon and Carrie Geraci (Elite Photography), David Elmer (staff), Pam Morin (staff) and Richard Finan via teleconference.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman McKinnon at 7:35 am.
Approval of the October 21, 2014 meeting minutes was made on the motion of Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Mr. Albrinck. The motion passed with a vote of 6-0.
Mr. Elmer presented an economic development update:
Both Wendy’s and McDonald are on the Planning Commission agenda for conceptual discussions on new buildings. Wendy’s is proposing a new building south of Walgreen, 10400 Reading Road; McDonald would like to locate in Evendale Commons at the corner of Cunningham Drive and Reading Road. Neither proposal is a permitted use under the current zoning code. The CIC members reaffirmed their agreement with the intent and objectives of the current zoning code for this location and will not be recommending any changes to the code to accommodate these proposals.
Super Systems Inc. has received approval from Hamilton County Development Company (HCDC) on their Enterprise Zone application. Their goal is to complete the purchase of the property by year’s end.
The Village has entered into a contract on Marguerite Feibelman’s property, located at 1500 Glendale-Milford Road.
At their October meeting, Council had the first reading on the right to purchase Vivian Blasdel’s property at 3046 Inwood Drive.
Mr. Kuechly left the meeting at this time.
A motion was made by Mr. Schaefer, seconded by Mr. Pearlman, to enter executive session to consider confidential information regarding business strategy of an potential Evendale business. A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed with a vote of 5-0. The CIC entered executive session at 7:45 am.
A motion was made by Mr. Albrinck, seconded by Mr. Pearlman, to exit executive session. A roll call vote was taken and the motion passed with a vote of 5 - 0. The CIC exited executive session at 9:05 am. No action was taken in Executive Session.
Mr. Elmer informed the members that Kinetic Vision has been working on a video highlighting Evendale’s available properties and amenities. This video will be used as a marketing tool. The members listened to the narration of the video.
Mr. Schaefer made and Mr. Harwood seconded the motion to approve the payment to Kinetic Vision. Mr. Pearlman questioned whether the benefits of the video would exceed the production costs. There was follow-on discussion as to whether this price included edits. Mr. Patterson suggested changes to the contract that would either (1) include a slight payment increase with the addition of two edits or (2) reduce the initial payment amount with the expectation that edits will be needed in the future. Mr. Schaefer amended his previous motion to pay the contracted amount but request two edits. Mr. Harwood seconded this motion. The motion passed with a 4 – 1 vote, with Mr. Pearlman casting the dissenting vote.
The next scheduled CIC meeting was set for December 16, 2014 at 7:30 am.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Mr. Harwood and seconded by Mr. Schaffer. The motion passed with a vote of 5 - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:33 am.
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