The City of Hilliard Sustainability Plan

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Hilliard Sustainability PlanLong Term (5-10 years)» Complete at least three developments under the inclusionaryzoning ordinance. Parties responsible: The Planning and ZoningCommission aiding area developers. Cost: Labor of any involvedstaff: 40 hours of work.» Assess how developments completed under this new ordinancehave impacted housing in Hilliard. Specifically, the Planning andZoning Commission should examine municipal tax records forindividuals living in these units or otherwise survey these residentsto gauge their economic profile. Based on this examination,determine whether the development(s) have resulted in a bettermixing of residents of different income levels. Party responsible: ThePlanning and Zoning Commission. Cost: Labor of any involved staff:five hours to collect data and three hours to analyze the data.TransportationRecommendation: Increase availability of and information abouttransit within the community.Hilliard can increase their community equity by providing greateraccess to transit. Over 85% of Hilliard residents commute between10 and 35 minutes per day, each way to work in the surroundingcommunities. 63 Through partnering with other central Ohiocommunities and the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), Hilliardcan lead the way to create a more accessible and connectedcommunity.Short Term (1-3 years)» It would benefit both the City of Hilliard and the HilliardCity School District to engage in monthly conversations towork collaboratively around issues of road infrastructure,school and city event planning, commercial and retailavailability, and financial viability for both parties. Partiesresponsible: The Mayor of Hilliard and the Superintendentof the Hilliard City School District. Through this increase incommunication, each party can hopefully better plan andexecute future initiatives, which would decrease efforts inworking in conflict, and will benefit the students, teachers,administrators, residents, and school and city leadership.The City of Hilliard can connect school students andstaff with the surrounding community. This helps bringcommunity residents together in casual, daily settingsto enhance Hilliard’s sense of place and increase theECON. EXECUTIVE DEV.SOCIAL SUMMARY EQ.103
Hilliard Sustainability PlanECON. EXECUTIVE DEV.SOCIAL SUMMARY EQ.sustainability of local businesses. These monthly meetingsare meant to be brief to share information and buildstronger working relationships. Cost: The only costs wouldbe that of each party’s time. This will be of no expense tothe City or the School District.Medium Term (3-5 Years)» The City of Hilliard and the Hilliard City School Districtshould become involved with the Mid-Ohio DevelopmentExchange (MODE). As members of MODE, Hilliard canbenefit from MODE’s extensive knowledge and talentbase including transportation, quality of life, and businessdevelopment. Currently, there are no school districtsinvolved in MODE. 64 This collaboration will add value forthe City of Hilliard and the Hilliard City School District.Both entities will have access to cutting-edge researchon Central Ohio, economic development strategies, andinformation about workforce and education. Partiesresponsible: Hilliard’s Mayor and the Hilliard City SchoolDistrict’s Superintendent. Each would join as members ofMODE, attend regular meetings, and collaborate as needbeas opportunities arise. Cost: The only costs would bethat of each party’s time.Long Term (5-10 years)» The Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) is a successful bussystem, yet its reach into Hilliard is very limited. 65 This furtherisolates Hilliard residents from easy access to Columbus and viceversa. In 2006 COTA published their Long-Range Transit Plan. Inthis document, one of their goals is to extend service to Columbussuburbs including Hilliard. It would greatly benefit COTA and theCity of Hilliard if the City of Hilliard worked in collaboration withCOTA with this development. 66 Parties responsible: The City ofHilliard’s City Planner. Cost: There will be a cost to increase service.As of the 2012 school year, school districts have to pay about $47per child to ride COTA. 67 This funding typically comes from the localtax base.Economic IncentivesEconomic incentives are a method utilized by the city of Hilliard toattract businesses. These are usually offered in the form of real estate taxabatements or the withholding of payroll taxes. However, these incentivescan only go so far. Businesses that do not have a large enough payroll arenot offered incentives because it would be unprofitable for the City.Providing more opportunities for small businesses to develop in Hilliardwould help to create more jobs and business establishments in thecommunity. This would also diversify the city’s economy. Small businessesmake up a large portion of the business establishments in Hilliard.According to County Business Patterns data, in 2009 there were 491establishments that employed between one and four people. This makes up45% of the business establishments in the city of Hilliard. 68Small business incubation and expansion is an indication of a city’seconomic vitality and health. While large companies, such as BMW, provide104
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