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Notice/Advertisement Title: PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE CHANGE, TAXI FARE INCREASE AND EVICTION BOND & UPDATE ON REMAINING HOUSING FOR ALL INITIATIVES
Contact Name: Kendra Asiedu
Contact Telephone Number: 614-622-4618
Contact Email Address: Knasiedu@columbus.gov
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Housing, Homelessness, and Building Committee Hearing
Date: Tuesday - November 12th 2024
Time: 5pm
Location: Columbus City Council Chambers, 90 West Broad Street, Columbus 43215
Councilmembers Present: Councilmembers Shayla Favor, Nick Bankston, Lourdes Barroso De Padilla, Nancy Day-Achauer, Rob Dorans, Shannon Hardin, Melissa Green, and Chris Wyche
Summary of Minutes:
- Call to Order: 5:03pm
Present: Councilmember Favor, Bankston, Barrodo De Padilla, Day- Achauer, Green Wyche, Council President Pro Tems Dorans, Deputy Director Hannah Jones, Chief Counsel Lara Baker-Morrish, Deputy Director Anthony Celebrezze, Assistant Director Festus Manly- Spain, Kendra Asiedu, Sundeepti Jindal, John Tannous, Ariel Garrett; Jessica Clinger; Niyah Walter; Nya Hairston; Brad Bader
- 35 in audience unnamed; 3-15 attendees via Youtube
- Introduction of hearing : Councilmember Favor
Fee Schedule introduction- Deputy Director Celebrezze and Fee Schedule presentation Assistant Director Manly-Spain
Questions
CM Favor: Are the fee changes for both residential and commercial?
Celebreeze: They are both, but residential fees will not be impacted because the increase mainly impacts larger commercial projects such as the square footage fee.
Favor and Celebreeze: Comments on timeliness of the such low fees on larger projects with their impact to the community versus smaller projects
Favor: Asks of the timeline impacts from the fee schedule impact.
Celebreeze: Emphasizes the timeliness of BZS’s and the timelines that they will continue to have being technologically forward. Asst. Manly-Spain emphasizes that the increase will increase efficacy for the team.
Favor: Asks how the 20% in revenu...
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