Annual Report RPC/RZC/CD - 2009 - Hamilton County, Ohio

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Frank F. Ferris II AwardThe creation of the Frank F. Ferris II Planning Award by the Hamilton County RegionalPlanning Commission recognizes and honors the lifelong dedication of Mr. Ferris tomunicipal, county and regional planning activities. It publicly recognizes and promotesoutstanding contributions to community planning in Hamilton County. RPC presents theaward annually to a local planning commission or committee that best embodies planningideals and demonstrates civic, economic, aesthetic and environmental significance.The 2008 Frank F. Ferris II Planning Award (awarded in 2009) was presented to the Cityof Cincinnati Climate Protection Steering Committee for its work on the Green CincinnatiPlan.Cincinnati is one of more than 1,000 U.S. cities that has committed to promote and implementclimate protection measures that can help conserve scarce natural resources, savemoney, enhance the local economy, improve air quality, create jobs, and improve publichealth.City administration, through the Office of Environmental Quality, developed the GreenCincinnati Plan (a Climate Protection Action Plan) with significant input from the community,including the Climate Protection Steering Committee. Composed of representativesof Cincinnati's business, government, environmental, academic, and civic organizations,the committee created five Task Teams of more than 150 subject matter experts and concernedcitizens in the areas of Energy, Transportation, Land Use, Waste Management,and Advocacy.Cincinnati Vice-Mayor DavidCrowley and Ginnell Schilleraccepted the Frank F. FerrisII Planning Award on behalf ofthe City of Cincinnati ClimateProtection Steering Committee4 HAMILTON COUNTY PLANNING, ZONING, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Planning PartnershipMissionTo bring together public, private and civic sector organizations engaged in communityplanning in Hamilton County so that mutual goals related to physical, economic and socialissues can be planned for comprehensively and achieved collaboratively.Government Cooperation and Efficiency Project (GCEP)GCEP is a voluntary effort designed to help local communities improve service deliveryand control costs through cross-jurisdictional cooperation, sharing of services and possibleservice delivery consolidation. GCEP is jointly funded by Hamitlon County, the City ofCincinnati, and the Cincinnati Business Committee.In 2009, GCEP continued to work with Management Partners Inc. to make business casesfor moving forward with various shared service initiatives. They also focused on buildingcapacity of the Center for Local Government such that the Center can assume the role ofGCEP in the near future. Lastly, GCEP provide oversight for two grants awarded in 2008(totalling $122,000) from the Ohio Department of Development to study regional servicecollaboration. The final reports for these grants have yet to be released.HAMILTON COUNTYPlanningPartnershipAnnual MeetingThe 2009 Planning Partnership Annual Meeting took place on March 30, 2009 at RookwoodTower in Norwood. County Commissioner Greg Hartman welcomed participants stressingthe importance of collaboration and strategic partnerships to better serve our residents.ChairpersonChris BortzCity of Cincinnati RepresentativeThe keynote speaker was William Murdock, Director of the Urban Development Divisionof the Ohio Department of Development. Mr. Murdock talked about the programs availableto local communities such as Brownfield Redevelopment, Clean Ohio and Green SpaceConservation Programs, Historic Tax Credits and other resources of funding and creativeways of using them.APA WebinarsDuring 2009, six online seminars organized by the American Planning Association werehosted by the HCRPC. These training opportunites were free and open to the public.Professional planners could earn up to a total of nine (9) credits (including 4.5 CM Lawcredits) toward AICP certificate maintenance. The APA is continuing the webinar seriesin 2010 and they will again be available for viewing at the HCRPC offices.2009 Planning Commissioners' Forum Promotes Peer to Peer LearningThe 2009 Planning Commissioners' Forum was held November 7 at the Blue Ash RecreationCenter. The event, now in its fourth year, was organized by and for commissionersof local municipal and township members of the Planning Partnership. The success ofthe Forum lies in its fast pace, carefully selected discussion topics, and meeting design,which through small discussion groups, allows personal interaction.Chairperson-ElectRichard FinanMunicipal RepresentativeVice-ChairpersonAl PeterTownship Representative2009 ANNUAL REPORT5
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