Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee
Cleveland City Council
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023
9:30 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. EDT
Remote
The Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee of Cleveland City Council reviews and discusses legislation related to the redevelopment of blighted areas, the rehabilitation and conservation of properties, the alleviation of the housing shortage, economic and industrial development, the land reutilization program and matters pertaining to Cleveland’s Departments of Community Development, Economic Development, Consumer Affairs and Building & Housing, and city planning and zoning issues, including the City Planning Commission. It is also responsible for Community Development Block Grant spending, which pays for senior services and neighborhood recreation.
NOTE: In addition to discussion of legislation, there will be an operational review of Department of Building and Housing in this meeting. The meeting may run longer than two hours.
Committee members:
- Anthony Hairston, chair
- Jasmin Santana, vice chair
- Stephanie Howse-Jones
- Kris Harsh
- Joe Jones
- Kerry McCormack
- Jenny Spencer
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Cleveland - OH Documenters Team
Housing chief outlines new plans for code enforcement, help with tax liens
City Council reviews Building and Housing budget
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You can watch with me on YouTube:
09:06 AM Oct 17, 2023 CDT
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This project will see Erieview Tower converted from office space into mixed use. Some floors will remain office space while others will be apartments and hotel rooms
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A TIF is a method of subsidizing public development. Basically, taxpaying bodies that stand to benefit from a new development will divert some of their new taxes into subsidizing the development.
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"The project is gonna create over 800 permanent jobs, and retain over 500 jobs," Brown said.
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The Kassouf family own 25 acres of real estate in the Central Business District. They also own 2,000 parking spaces in the Greater Cleveland area, per the city presentation.
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The project team says no, and that businesses will likely wait until construction has actually begun.
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This project will redevelop the decaying Left Bank Apartments into new units.
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Built in 1870, this is a former manufacturing building that converted to apartments in the late 1990s, but was abandoned in the 2000s.
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The commercial office space is for Michael Apt, one of the developers of the project.
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Below is a graph of the expected financial impact of the TIF, which will last for 30 years.
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Following those questions, the ordinance was passed by the committee.
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O'Toole says this is in reference to the newly revitalized demolition department, and they've utilized about $4 million.
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O'Toole says it is due to poor compensation.
"It has been a tremendous challenge for us to attract and retain with the wages we've been paying," she said.
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O'Toole says this is why the department is engaging in a study with Baker Tilly to determine optimal staffing levels.
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B&H pushes back to say that over 50% of their permits are issued electronically, commercial and residential.
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Pretty long exchange between councilwoman Howse and B&H on the tax delinquency foreclosure process.
In short, Howse felt this process, alongside other B&H processes like code enforcement, are cryptic and confusing for citizens and legislators.
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Asst. Director Majeski delved into more technical details on some of these processes and why the work the way they do.
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Nothing particularly notable came up in this line of questioning.
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