Call for CAC Committee Members – July 15th Deadline for Submission of Interest

Clintonville Area Commission
P.O. Box 14297 Columbus, OH 43214
(614)398-1457
commissioners@clintonvilleareacommission.org
www.clintonvilleareacommission.org

Press Release June 2, 2021:

CAC Chair is asking for community participants to serve on the 6 CAC committees

Dear Member of the Press,
In accordance with the CAC Bylaws and as Chairperson of the Clintonville Area Commission, it is my duty to inform the public and the residents of Clintonville that the CAC is currently seeking interested parties to serve on its various committees. It is the function of the CAC Chairperson, in consultation with the other Commission members, to appoint chairpersons of standing and special committees of the Commission.

Those committees are:

  • The Election Committee – The Election Committee shall conduct the CAC elections pursuant to the CAC election rules and shall meet as often as necessary to fulfill its duties as specified in the CAC election rules
  • The Planning and Development Committee – The committee will explore what Federal, State, and local funds may be available to implement plans in the Clintonville area. The committee will provide arenas for interested parties and the general population to participate and discuss all such issues affecting Clintonville. The committee will work pro-actively with other community based organizations to forward the development and promotion of Clintonville in a manner consistent with the Commission’s mission statement.
  • The Zoning and Variance Committee – The committee shall regularly receive, review and make recommendations on all applications for rezoning, variances, graphics and other zoning adjustment appeals and special permits located wholly or partially in the Clintonville area.
  • The Historic Buildings Committee – The committee will pursue a process to catalogue buildings in Clintonville, with an emphasis on all buildings along High Street and Indianola Avenue. The purpose of having an up-to-date database for historic buildings in the CAC districts is to provide a basic understanding of which properties are deemed architecturally or historically significant.
  • The Technology and Public Relations Committee – CAC will maintain and update a website to aid in communicating with the community at large. CAC will hold domain names as the responsible entity.
    • Depending on what is required, the commission chair and treasurer shall act as agents for the commission to hold the domain names. When officers change the agents must be changed within 30 days of the verification of the election of CAC officers. The CAC will form a technology committee that includes the chair and treasurer and at least one other person.
    • The committee will: Formulate and present to the entire commission for approval rules for use and content of the website and other commission platforms; Oversee the maintenance, updating and payment for website hosting, domain names and any other needs for a workable public website and other official public communications platforms.
  • The Clintonville GreenSpot Neighborhood Committee – The mission of the Clintonville GreenSpot Neighborhood Committee, as part of the Clintonville Area Commission, will encourage green practices and sustainability in the community of Clintonville. This effort is open to all community residents, businesses and organizations.

“As we cross through the COVID pandemic threshold and return to normalcy, it is with enthusiasm and encouragement that we collectively breathe new life into the commission and its committees. Clintonville has an evolving shift in demographic dynamics but preserves its values through community participation in its representation of that dynamic. Everyone is welcome to participate on a committee and all CAC meetings are publicly available online at ChannelClintonville.com.” B.J. White, CAC Chairperson.

Interested parties shall submit their letters of interest to the Clintonville Area Commission at the contact information cited at the heading of this press release. If you have additional interest in leading a committee, please provide a brief summary conveying your leadership abilities to chair a committee specific to that particular committee’s purpose and function. The deadline for your expressed participation is July 15th, 2021. After consultation with other Commission members during the August 5th, 2021 CAC Meeting, the newly elected Chairperson of the CAC will announce the committee members and committee chairpersons.

Warm regards,
B.J. White, CAC Chairperson – District 9 Area Commissioner

 

PDF Version: CAC Press Release for committee members 2June21

CAC – Thursday June 3rd Meeting Agenda (7pm on Zoom & YouTube)

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Clintonville Area Commission Meeting Agenda – June 2021

7:00 p.m. Call to order & formal welcome by Chairperson White

7:05 p.m. Commissioner Introductions and District Updates

7:15 p.m. Consideration of prior meeting minutes – Commissioner Boulton, Secretary

7:20 p.m. Treasurer’s Report – Standing in for Kendra Carpenter will be Chair White

7:25 p.m. Neighborhood Update – Katherine Cull, Neighborhood Community Liaison

7:30 p.m. Stephen Hardwick – CAC Zoning & Variance Chair

7:50 p.m. The Honorable Stephanie Mingo, Judge for Environmental Court and Kellie Carson, Bailiff to Judge Mingo

  • The Environmental Judge is responsible for hearing cases involving nuisance properties in violation of housing, zoning, building, safety and health codes. This includes cases where properties are being used for illegal activities such as drug, gun, and human trafficking. The Court is also responsible for adjudicating criminal cases involving illegal dumping and littering. These cases end up having a real time impact on our neighborhoods and communities.

8:00 p.m. Stephen Hardwick – CAC Zoning & Variance Chair

8:20 p.m. Larry Price – Representing the City of Columbus

  • Mr. Price is seeking community input on the re-use of the former Columbus Crew Soccer Stadium into the Columbus Community Sports Park.
  • Sports Park Presentation final

8:50 p.m. Our next meeting will be on July 1st.

  • We are unable to reserve the Whetstone Community Meeting Room at this time. Plan to attend via Zoom until such time that the Whetstone Library has the Community Meeting Room available for reservations.

8:55 p.m. Meeting Adjourned

 

Columbus City Council Residential Districting Commission – Community Survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Columbusdistricts?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

City of Columbus is hosting a community workshop. Provide your input and learn about Community Development Block Grant funding opportunities. You can join as an attendee: https://cocmeetings.webex.com/cocmeetings/onstage/g.php?MTID=ead98981e246d63feea3b32d6eba3d979

Columbus Blueprint Construction Projects – Sign up to receive text or email alerts about Blueprint Construction or find more information about whether you qualify for a new sump pump installation, please visit: https://www.columbus.gov/utilities/projects/blueprint/Clintonville-Area/

Climate Action Plan – Resident Engagement
The City of Columbus is drafting a Climate Action Plan to serve as a roadmap to community-wide carbon neutrality. We want your input! Community feedback is essential to help define how we will reach our goal. We want to center and invest in our historically disenfranchised communities and envision an inclusive, prosperous, sustainable future together. Learn more about this initiative here:

Columbus Fire Pit Regulations

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As the weather warms up & people start gathering again around their homes, please remember these regulations in place for the city of Columbus around “open burning” ala backyard fire pits.

In the City of Columbus, fire pits will be allowed with the following stipulations:

  • Must be a commercial fire pit with a screen top or a chiminea, like those that can be purchased at Lowe’s, Home Depot, etc.
  • Build your own fire pits may be used but must meet the same qualifications as the commercial fire pit.
  • Use only clean, seasoned firewood or equivalent.
  • Recommend a water source and/or fire extinguisher located near and readily available for immediate use.
  • Must be supervised at all times. Be certain that the fire is completely extinguished before leaving it unattended.
  • Fire must be contained within the appliance, with no part of the flames extending outside the appliance or screen.
  • No less than ten (10) feet from any combustible structure (house, fence, shed, etc). Apartment Buildings may require twenty five (25) feet.
  • Fire Pits cannot be used during “Air Quality Alert” days.
  • Any other “Open Burning” (trash, brush, etc) must be approved by the Division of Fire, Fire Prevention Bureau and must have a permit.

Link to the city page with these same rules: Columbus – Open Burning Guidelines

CAC Zoning & Variance Meeting – Wednesday May 26th at 7:30pm

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Clintonville Area Commission – Zoning & Variance Committee
Wednesday May 26, 2021 at 7:30 p.m (instead of the usual 7pm)

Notes:

Agenda PDF:20210526DraftZoningAgenda

 

Agenda

  1. Call to order.
  2. Consider previous meetings minutes.
  3. Variance agenda:
    1. CV21-049, 3632 Indianola. The Avenue Apartments, LLC, seeks to permit dwelling units on the first floor of a building in a C-3 district. CC3355.05(C). Note: Due to an error that City Staff has acknowledged, two City-created maps included in the original packet were incorrect. To avoid confusion, the chair deleted them from the application. City Staff sent the two maps linked to in this agenda to replace the deleted pages.
    2. CV21-051, 636 Chase Road. Owner Whistle Stop Holding, LLC, in order to allow use of the property “as a studio for individual health, wellness, learning and enrichment through various activities and techniques, including but not necessarily limited to yoga and similar motion-based therapies, meditation, counseling, and other activities related to individual well-being and self-awareness,” seeks a variance from the provisions of Section CC3332.033, R-2, Residential District use; CC3321.07, Landscaping; CC3321.09, Aisle; and CC3312.27, Parking setback line….”
  4. Announce that the next meeting of the CAC will be on June 3, 2021, and the next
    meeting of the Zoning & Variance Committee will be June 23, 2021.

CAC – Thursday May 6th Meeting Agenda (7pm on Zoom & YouTube)

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Clintonville Area Commission Meeting Agenda – May 2021

7:00 p.m. Call to order & formal welcome by Chairperson White

7:05 p.m. Commissioner Introductions and District Updates

7:15 p.m. Consideration of prior meeting minutes – Commissioner Boulton, Secretary

7:20 p.m. Treasurer’s Report – Kendra Carpenter, Treasurer

7:25 p.m. Neighborhood Update – Katherine Cull, Neighborhood Community Liaison

7:30 p.m. CAC Election Committee Chair – Ann Henkener

7:35 p.m. CAC Chair, B.J. White, introduces the Clintonville Homeless Community Task Force

  • The concerns expressed by the Clintonville community at large regarding the increasingly more visible homeless population in our community has been an escalating concern for the residents and business owners in our neighborhood. After discussions with our Community Police Liaison Chris Riley, our Neighborhood Community Liaison Katherine Cull, and our own District 5 Area Commissioner Brittany Boulton, we will devise a strategy to help manage this dynamic between the homeless population and the Clintonville Community through proactive engagement and resources. Commissioner Brittany Boulton will Chair this task force for education, information, and outreach for assisting those concerned and those within the homeless community.
  • Mission Statement: Proposal for CAC Community Conversations Series

7:45 p.m. Stephen Hardwick – CAC Zoning & Variance Chair

  • Discussion of the proposed Zoning and Variance Committee bylaws changes as presented by CAC Z & V Chair Stephen Hardwick.
  • Proposed Update: CACBylawsProposedAmendment

8:00 p.m. Stephen Hardwick – CAC Zoning & Variance Chair (Z&V Meeting minutes with further detail: 20210428CACZoningDraftMinutes)

  1. CV21-030, 54-56 E Kanawha Ave
  2. BZA21-044, 23 Arden Rd
  3. BZA21-030, 364 E Tulane Rd

8:55 p.m. Meeting Adjourned

 

Columbus Blueprint Construction Projects – Sign up to receive text or email alerts about Blueprint Construction or find more information about whether you qualify for a new sump pump installation, please visit: https://www.columbus.gov/utilities/projects/blueprint/Clintonville-Area/

Climate Action Plan – Resident Engagement
The City of Columbus is drafting a Climate Action Plan to serve as a roadmap to community-wide carbon neutrality. We want your input! Community feedback is essential to help define how we will reach our goal. We want to center and invest in our historically disenfranchised communities and envision an inclusive, prosperous, sustainable future together. Learn more about this initiative here:

2021 CAC Uncertified Election Results

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Hello everyone,

Sharing the update from our Election chair on the uncertified results of the 2021 CAC Election – barring any challenges or other issues, the results should stand.

Uncertified results:

District 4 – Hugh Crowell – 11 votes

District 5 – Brittany Boulton – 6 votes

District 7 – Mike Weinman – 2 votes

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to the committee!

Election Voting Next Week – Early Voting (Tuesday 4/27) & Election Day (Saturday 5/1)

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Check out the recent write-up in This Week’s latest postings to read up on what a couple candidates had to say out the three districts up for election (4, 5, & 7).

Despite unopposed races, Clintonville Area Commission voting will proceed May 1

The yearly CAC election voting is next week with the following times available:

Tuesday, April 27: Early Voting Day: 6:00pm – 8:00 pm

  • Parking Lot outside the Whetstone Recreation Center, 3923 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43214

Saturday, May 1: Election Day: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00p.m.

  • Parking Lot outside the Whetstone Recreation Center, 3923 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43214

2:15 p.m. Election Committee Holds Counting Session After Polls Close & Committee Announces Uncertified Results of the Election

 

Check if you live in one of the 3 districts: https://www.clintonvilleareacommission.org/?page_id=69

  • 4. Center line of Arden Road and its eastward project (east of High Street) and by the center line of Hollenback Drive, center line of Orchard Lane (west of High Street) and by the center line of Oakland Park Avenue (east of High street),railroad tracks just east of Indianola, Olentangy River
  • 5. Center line of Glenmont Road and its eastward projection, center line of Arden Road, railroad tracks just east of Indianola, center line of High Street
  • 7. Center line of Garden Road, center line of Glenmont Road and its eastward projection, railroad tracks just east of Indianola, center line of High Street

CAC Zoning & Variance Meeting – Wednesday April 28th at 7:30pm

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Clintonville Area Commission – Zoning & Variance Committee
Wednesday April 28, 2021 at 7:30 p.m (instead of the usual 7pm)

Notes:

Agenda PDF:20210428CACZ&VDraftAgenda

 

Agenda

  1. Call to order.
  2. Consider previous meetings minutes.
  3. Variance agenda:
    1. CV21-030, 54-56 Kanawha. Owner Gerald Sutton, in order to satisfy the requirements to obtain a mortgage on the property, asks for a variance to use the duplex as a duplex, which is what it has been since it was built in 1949.
    2. BZA21-044, 23 Arden. Homeowner Bonnie Smelser seek a variance to reduce the minimum side yard from 5’ to 4’ 3”.
  4. Announce that the next meeting of the CAC will be on May 6, 2020, and the next meeting of the Zoning & Variance Committee will be May 26, 2021.

Aquatics Capital Improvement Plan

Many of Columbus Recreation and Parks Department’s aquatics facilities – eight outdoor pools, one indoor pool and seven spray parks and fountains – need improvements to better serve residents. To make sure these facilities meet the needs of residents, we are kicking off the Aquatics Capital Improvement Plan to see what you, our community, need and want to see in our aquatics facilities and programs! Columbus Recreation and Parks Department will hold public meetings in the coming months to map out a long-term plan that can be implemented immediately as we begin to look at renovating the Glenwood and Windsor pools.

All residents are asked to fill out an online survey through Saturday, May 15, sharing their thoughts about the current aquatics facilities. Fill out the survey here: https://www.columbusaquatics.org/

Clintonville Area First Responders Appreciation Day

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Today we’re sharing a message from our CAC Chair B.J. White on the “Clintonville Area First Responders Appreciation Day”:

Please join me this day, April 12th, 2021 as it signifies the 5th anniversary of fallen Columbus Police SWAT Officer, Stephen M. Smith. It was 5 years ago today when an armed man barricaded inside a Clintonville apartment located near California Ave and N High St fired upon Columbus SWAT team members. They were working to take the man into custody after he had set his estranged wife’s house on fire. The standoff lasted all night, with the suspect firing off shots. A round struck 54-year-old Officer Steven Smith, who was in the open turret of an armored vehicle providing cover for his fellow SWAT team members.

Officer Smith responded to the call of duty in the spirit of public safety and selflessly laid down his life for the protection of our community. The Clintonville Area Commission will honor his service and other first responders with the development of a Clintonville first responders memorial tree grove to be located at Como Park. Three years ago, this initiative was born into discussion in the CAC’s Planning & Development Committee under the leadership of Andrew Overbeck at the prompting of then CAC Chair Libby Wetherholt. I recall being part of that discussion attending those meetings early in my role as an Area Commissioner. Answering the question, “How do we create an appropriate memorial in a way that uniquely says ‘Clintonville thanks first responders for their service.’ ” A living memorial utilizing trees in a public park seemed appropriate. We left those discussions whereas a tree grove would be planted at Como Park. Today, I call upon each and every one of you to renew the commitment to bring this first responders memorial tree grove into fruition. After consulting Chair Overbeck, he agreed that the work of his committee has laid the foundation making it possible for the CAC to conclude this work with the city’s Parks & Recreation with a little more effort. I have asked District 7 Area Commissioner Mike Weinman to work in tandem with me to carry this initiative forward. I call upon each of you to contribute in every way possible to continue the work of the CAC P&D Committee’s groundwork for the first responders memorial tree grove at Como Park.

Steven M. Smith was not only an honorable police officer, he was a husband to wife Lisa of 32 years and father of two, Brittany and Jesse. Today, his son Jesse serves with the CPD wearing his father’s badge number. While we can only honor and give thanks, the time has come. The time is now.

Give pause for remembrance and give back in the effort it will take to bring this initiative to fruition.

 

CAC Resolution for the Clintonville Area First Responders Appreciation Day

PDF Copy: CAC 1st Responders Resolution