Parks

Millbrook Park

• Overgrowth has been cleared by the adjacent property owner
• Attempting to determine where the property line is
  • Appears to be approximately 140 feet south of the sidewalk, or about 15 feet south of the edge of the basketball court

Kobacker Park

• Southern Orchards beautification
  • Meeting with Rec & Parks and Jon Riewald to explore whether park improvements can be privately funded

Illegal Dumping

• No updates

Participatory Budgeting

• Idea Collection website is live: https://common.oneproject.org/en/columbus
• South Side Thrive idea collection events:
  • July 28, 5:30–7:00 PM at the Reeb Center
  • August 4, 5:30–7:00 PM at the Parsons Library

Integrity Drive to Alum Creek Trail Connection

• City previously had environmental concerns
• Kathy contacted Ohio Soil Recycling; the land is capped
• Kathy to reach out to the City Attorney’s Office

Water Project

• Coming to the next Schumacher Place meeting
• Lead/galvanized service line replacements

Public Relations

• National Night Out — August 4
  • Schumacher
  • Deshler Park
  • Reeb-Hosack (with Innis + Vassor)
  • Edgewood
  • South Central Commons
  • Southern Orchards
• Merion Village Festival — August 23 at Moeller Park

Zone In Phase 2

• Webinar in September
• Hold a South Side “watch party” with print paper maps of the South Side
• End of August
  • Council will vote on enabling legislation for Zone In Phase 2
  • Proposed maps and zoning changes will be published
  • 60-day public comment period with four public hearings
  • Will come to the Area Commission meeting in September
• Proposed zoning districts:
  • 3 new mixed-use zoning districts
  • 3 office/business/institutional zoning districts
  • 3 manufacturing zoning districts:
    • Industrial Urban
    • Industrial Heavy
    • Industrial Light
• Uses
  • Whittier is likely to be designated as Emerging Mixed Use
  • Permitted uses will likely be similar to UGN2