2011 Neighborhood Summit

2011 NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT at the Schiff Family Conference Center, Cintas Center, Xavier University

1624 Herald Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45207

Friday, April 1, 2011

Kickoff Dinner from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Promotional Video on Neighborhood Summit 2011

Working Group Open House

The Working Group Open House was held on Wednesday, February 2 nd, 2011 at Two Centennial Plaza, 805 Central Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45202,between the hours of 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM to see the work of all 12 Working Groups in one setting. 

Working Group Open House allowed all Working Group members to review and comment on the work of all 12 Working Groups at once, instead of holding 12 separate meetings focused on a single element.

The input gathered at the working Group Open House and further refinement of the goals and action steps lead directly to our activities at the second scheduled meeting, the annual Neighborhood Summit.

Housing and Neighborhood Development Public Outreach Meetings

The consultants for Housing and Neighborhood Development, BBC Research & Consulting and Starboard Strategy, developed three outreach sessions to gain public input for the housing market study that is currently being undertaken. 

The three scheduled meetings were:

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 – 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM or

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 – 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM or

Thursday, January 13th, 2011 – 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM.

All three meetings were held at the same location:

Greater Cincinnati Water Works - 4747 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45232

The ultimate goals for these sessions were 1) to understand what Cincinnati residents like best and least about living in the City; 2) to determine what would make the residential experience in Cincinnati better and more competitive with surrounding areas; and 3) to understand what housing types and costs our residents desire.

"PLANTING THE FUTURE" Contest

October 14th to November 12th, 2010

The popularity of the "Planting the Future" art projects conducted at community and recreation centers throughout the summer of 2010 was expanded and designed to complement key learning modules in Cincinnati Public Schools! Students at all grade levels had an opportunity to take an artistic approach in expressing their ideas on how to make Cincinnati a great city.

Students participating in the contest had four venues for expression to address the theme, “How do we make Cincinnati a great City?” which were the following:

• letter to Mayor Mallory
• multimedia presentation
• visual art project
• painting a flower pot

Link to the Detailed Contest Guide

Planting the Future contest was a collaborative effort between the City of Cincinnati's Department of City Planning and Buildings, Cincinnati Public Schools, and Mayor Mallory's Kitchen Cabinet.

Planting The Future Contest Winners!!!

Summer Learning Forums

August 4th and 26th, 2010

The Forums included general information about the Plan or Policy, but also featured a moderated discussion aimed to show how the Plan or Policy relates to Plan Cincinnati, and highlighting how the Plan Cincinnati elements are interrelated.

Panel Members:

• Larry Falkin, Office of Environmental Quality
• Terry Grundy, United Way
• Eric Rademacher, University of Cincinnati
• Sam Stephens, Department of Community Development

Panel Members:

• Todd Kinskey, Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission
• Robert Koehler, OKI
• Emi Randall, OKI
• Mary Stagaman, Agenda 360

Budget Learning Forum

August 18th, 2010

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Cincinnati's Budget but Didn't Ask

Featured Lea Eriksen, Budget Director, Office of Budget and Evaluation, City of Cincinnati

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

J. Martin Griesel Room, 7th Floor
Centennial Plaza II
805 Central Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

As we plan for Cincinnati's future, many of our Working Groups wanted to gain a better understanding of Cincinnati's budget and our budget process.

We heard questions such as:

• "Where does our City's revenue come from?"
• "What are our operating expenses?"
• "What is the difference between the capital budget and operating budget?"
• "How much money do we receive from the Federal Government and the State of Ohio?"
• "How much does the City get from property tax or income tax?"

This forum addressed all these questions and more.

Celebrating Cincinnati's Rich Planning History

A Retrospective of 50 Years of City Planning

August 5th, 2010

4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

J. Martin Griesel Room, 7th Floor
Centennial Plaza II
805 Central Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

An informal conversation between the City's Past Directors of Planning.

The discussion looked to the past as Herbert W. Stevens, Lee Meyer, Hubert Guest, and Elizabeth Blume elaborated on successes, lessons learned, and gave inspiration for how the City's Planners can move Cincinnati forward in the twenty-first century as we develop the City's Comprehensive Plan.

Planting The Future - July 2010 Events

Work in conjunction with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission (CRC), this event engaged youth in the Plan Cincinnati process.

Local youth participating in CRC center activities decorated a planting pot with words or images depicting dreams and concerns for the future of Cincinnati.

The result was an assortment of creative ideas for the city in the form of planting pots. Pots will be displayed at various City venues soon.

The event was scheduled for the following days:

Monday, July 26, 2010
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Pleasant Ridge Recreation Center
5915 Ridge Avenue

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Hirsch Recreation Center
3630 Reading Road

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Camp Washington Recreation Center
1201 Stock Avenue

Friday, July 30, 2010
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Mt. Auburn Recreation Center
270 Southern Avenue

2010 NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT at the Cintas Center, Xavier University

Friday, February 26th 2010

Networking Hour from 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Kickoff Dinner from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, 27th 2010

Sessions from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Community Informational Meetings - Fall 2009

1) Corryville Recreation Center
Address: 2823 Eden Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219
Date: September 30, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

2) Price Hill Recreation Center
Address: 959 Hawthorne Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45205
Date: October 5, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

3) College Hill Recreation Center
Address: 5545 Belmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45224
Date: October 15, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

4) Madisonville Recreation Center
Address: 5320 Stewart Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45227
Date: October 22, 2009
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm