Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to enter into a three year agreement with Columbus State Community College Development Foundation, Inc. (the Foundation), an affiliated entity of Columbus State Community College (the College), to provide community and economic development services to continue to advance equity and opportunity in the Creative Campus Area; to authorize the expenditure of $40,000 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($40,000.00)
In August 2019, the City and the College completed three years of collaboration on a series of actions of mutual interest for the Creative Campus (Phase 1). This partnership was authorized by Council in Ordinance 2278-2016.
Our collaboration has yielded tangible results that includes: design, funding, and re-construction of a several blocks of Cleveland Avenue; a conceptual framework for an $80 million mixed-use development; and branding and brand standards for the Creative Campus. In addition, the Contractor opened Mitchell Hall, home of the School Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts, which is expected to be catalytic for other development in the neighborhood, and partnered with the Mid-Ohio Foodbank on a Fresh Market (located on the College campus, but open to the public). Perhaps most important, the College has recently established an affiliate entity [501(c)(3)] to focus on real estate development.
A map of the Creative Campus area is attached to this ordinance.
Over the next 3 years our key objectives are to:
· Identify and collaborate on mixed-use development opportunities that will help to enhance equity and opportunity in the Creative Campus area and the larger community (e.g. job opportunities, workforce housing, student housing, childcare, greater access to health or social services, etc.).
· Accomplish Creative Campus Action Agenda items outlined by the City and neighborhood stakeholders.
· Continue to advance Creative Campus branding within the neighbo...
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