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MONTHLY REPORT

June 2017

Professionalism

Reliability

Creativity

Service

Inside This Issue:

News and Information 2

Boards and Commissions 4

Project Updates 5

Capital Improvement Projects 11

Plan Review 12

Field Work and Inspections 15

Commercial Construction 18

Statistics 21

NEWS AND INFORMATION JUNE 2017

Columbus 2020 and JobsOhio Roundtable

Cherie Nelson with the New Albany Chamber and the economic development specialist attended a roundtable discussion organized by Patty Huddle with Columbus 2020 and Cheryl Hay with JobsOhio. The discussion was hosted by Amcor and was part of the regularly scheduled HR meetings for the International Personal Care & Beauty Park businesses. Cheryl provided an overview of available agencies that could help with the workforce gap and workforce challenges within the park. Some of the strategies included recruit-ment assistance, customized training courses and funding options. The open feedback and dialogue uncov-ered the need for a follow-up event. JobsOhio agreed to invite social service agencies who work directly with New Americans, Disabled Ohioans and veterans to connect businesses with their applicants. The Workforce Recruiting Forum will be held on July 11th, from 10:00 am-1:15 pm at the Bob Evans Training Center. The forum will be open to all companies located in the New Albany International Business Park.

Ribbon Cutting

The economic development specialist attended the ribbon cutting and open house for Davita Heart of New Albany Dialysis located at 6530 West Campus Oval, Suite 100. Davita is a provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. The new center has eight dialysis stations, four home suites and performs patient dialysis three days a week.

Ohio University Training On June 5th the director, engineer, and planner attended a training session by Ohio University focused on

“Leading Self” and a follow-up seminar on June 20th on conflict management.

Smart City Workshop On June 20th ,various city leaders, a representative from AEP, and the New Albany Company attended a Smart City Workshop led by CityFi. CityFi helps to create positive, sustainable change for people and the economy. They equip leaders with the understanding of new business models and cutting edge solutions and the policy frameworks and approaches that cities can use to leverage current and new technology. The group went through several exercises to frame the problems and opportunities, define stakeholders, and brainstorm evidence in regards to making New Albany a Smart City.

Western Licking County Accord The city manager, mayor, council members, city planner, and director of administrative services attended a Western Licking County Accord meeting on June 19th along with representatives from the village of John-stown and Jersey Township. The consulting planning firm, MKSK, ran the meeting and presented the ini-tial rough draft of the plan. MKSK asked for all of those attending the meeting to review the draft and pro-vide feedback by July 7th.

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NEWS AND INFORMATION JUNE 2017

JobsOhio Site Certification Project Update The city submitted the 170 acre site on Innovation Campus Way for certification in April. In early June the city received a response from In-Site Consulting, the company hired by JobsOhio to evaluate sites for certifi-cation eligibility. The New Albany site successfully passed from the “submittal stage” to the “viable stage”. In-Site requested additional due diligence information regarding the site with a deadline for submittal by June 30th. The city staff worked with The New Albany Company and EMH&T to provide additional information and prepare maps and exhibits. Additionally, The New Albany Company hired a geotechnical firm to phase II environmental work at the request of the consultant. With the exception of the geotechnical study results, the information was submitted on June 24th. The consultant was satisfied that the geotechnical work was un-derway and the report would be provided by the end of the July.


BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS JUNE 2017

New Appointment The city planner and city law director provided Mohit Gupta, New Albany’s newest appointment to the Rocky Fork-Blacklick Accord, an introduction and orientation training on June 30th. Architectural Review Board The Architectural Review Board met on June 12th and heard one item. The board approved with conditions the certificate of appropriateness to allow the construction of a new commercial structure located at 121 Mil-ler Avenue. Planning Commission The Planning Commission met on June 19th and heard four items. The commission approved with condi-tions a final development plan modification to the Dairy Queen drive-thru located at 9940 Johnstown Road. The commission denied a variance to allow a garage door to project beyond the front face of the primary dwelling located at 17 Ealy Crossing. The commission approved with conditions a final development plan for 240 age-restricted residential housing development on 89.6 acres known as Nottingham Trace located west of State Route 605, south of Walnut Street and east of the Upper Albany subdivision. The commission approved with conditions a final development plan for the Canine Companions for Independence regional headquarters campus on 16.8 acres generally located west of Souder Road, east of State Route 605 and north of New Albany Road East. Board of Zoning Appeals The Board of Zoning Appeals was scheduled to meet on June 26th for one item. The meeting was cancelled due to lack of quorum.


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PROJECT UPDATES JUNE 2017

New Albany SmartRide

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Blue Route 21.22 20.41 26.31 20.18 24.64 25.9

Red Route 3.81 6.23 6.23 6.59 5.27 5.22

Green Route 36.59 34.86 34.95 26.73 29.32 22.72

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2017 1356 1353 1485 1177 1303 1185 0 0 0 0 0 0 7859

2016 2454 2921 2827 2055 2168 2667 1969 2778 2677 2725 2691 1828 15092

2015 1092 1157 1346 1318 1199 1679 2059 2250 2710 3305 2635 2669 7791

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PROJECT UPDATES CONTINUED JUNE 2017

Innovate New Albany

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2017 Employees 48 47 47 51 52 52

2016 Employees 63 63 61 61 62 62 59 61 59 54 51 51

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Occupied Suites/Cubicles Virtual Tenants Waiting List



Innovate New Albany Expert Office Hours Series This program provides entrepreneurs and small business owners with easy access to advice from expert ser-vice providers with skills and knowledge valuable for launching startups & growing early stage companies. Series #3 - June 2nd Legal: Dengler Legal focused on digital tech/startups – 2 meetings Marketing: Buckeye Interactive focused on website & digital branding – 1 meeting Finance: Mollard Consulting focused on non-profit fundraising & financial management for businesses –

2 meetings IT: Etel focused on IT networks, phone systems & cloud computing - 1 meeting SBDC: 4 meetings TIGER Events TIGER Events are weekly educational events in the form of TIGER Talks, TIGER Workshops, TIGER Book Clubs and TIGER Tales. Volunteers share their experiences and expertise with the audience over lunch on Wednesdays and Fridays. Speakers typically blog after a session and post to the Innovate Website. TIGER Tale: “Why Not Now? There’s Never an Ideal Time to Launch Your Business,” Kevin Toller,

owner of Kay-Twelve.com (22 attendees) TIGER Talk: “Coding for the Rest of Us: What It Is & Why It Is So Important To So Many of Us,” John

Fulton, C# Instructor, Tech Elevator (a coding boot camp in Columbus & Cleveland) (18 attendees) TIGER Talk: “Avoiding Investor Red Flags,” Ryan Helon, executive vice president of Investment Funds,

Rev1 Ventures (20 attendees) TIGER Book Club for Entrepreneurs: “Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Growth” by

Weinberg & Mares (7 attendees) TIGER Talk: “Cybersecurity: Covering Your Digital Assets,” Doug Davidson of GBQ Partners (21 at-

tendees)

Other Events Columbus Executive Forum – Monthly meeting of group designed to satisfy the networking needs of

senior leaders in job transition. This group has existed for many years, but has been meeting at Innovate New Albany since January 2017 (7 attendees)

Otterbein MBA Class: “Entrepreneurship” – Adjunct Professor Scott Billman, a New Albany resident, held his weekly meeting of his “Entrepreneurship” class at Innovate New Albany

Founder Institute, Columbus Exploratory Chapter – Hosted promotional event for a group working to bring a chapter of the Founder Institute, headquartered in Silicon Valley, to central Ohio. Attendees in-cluded visitors from Toledo, Dayton, and Charlie Jackson, a longtime Founder Institute Mentor who is also a successful serial entrepreneur and CEO of Silicon Beach Software (20 attendees)

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Innovate New Albany Electronic Media and Internet Campaign:


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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATES JUNE 2017

US 62/Greensward Road Roundabout looking north on US 62

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Innovation Campus Way looking west from Mink Road

Name of Project: US 62/Greensward Road Roundabout Start Date: June 2017 Estimated Completion: December 2017 Project description: Construction of a new roundabout at the intersection of US 62 and Greensward Road and Lampton Park Road. Status: Storm sewer improvements along the west side of US 62 are near completion. Setting up for closure of Greensward Road on July 10th for construction of the western portion of the roundabout. Name of Project: Innovation Campus Way east of Harrison Road Start Date: February 1, 2017 Estimated Completion: December 2017 Project description: Construction of approximately 5,000’ of roadway, waterline and sanitary sewer that will connect Innovation Campus Way to Mink Street and the new Mink Road interchange. Status: The sanitary sewer extension is nearly complete. Waterline construction to follow. Name of Project: Traffic signals at North Harlem and Dublin Granville and Fodor Roads at the high school parking lot Start Date: Pending Project Award Estimated Completion: First quarter 2018 Project description: This project will add traffic signals and pedestrian crossings to the intersection of North Harlem Road and Dublin Granville Road as well as the intersection of Fodor Road and the high school parking lot. Status: Out for bid inJuly


PLAN REVIEW JUNE 2017

Building Reviews and Meetings Residential 11 review meetings were held for the following small projects: 5485 Snyder Loop– Patio 4065 Chelsea Green- Interior remodel laundry room 7321 Waterston- Patio with masonry walls 7709 Roxton Ct. - Basement finish 7144 Bevelheimer- Basement remodel 7257 Berkly Sq S– Screen porch 4599 Beecher Ct– Basement finish 6865 Margurum Bend– Deck 7824 Fenway– Patio 7464 Ogden Woods Blvd– Kitchen 4035 Chelsea Green– Patio Commercial 6 review meetings were held for the following projects: Town Center Apt E– Fire protection undergrounds and FDC location L-Brands DC8– Preliminary discussion for Lab relocation 79 N High St– School maintenance and storage facility consultation on site Axium– Preliminary discussion for temporary storage area in Multi-tenant building Methodist Church– Memorial garden and gazebo Main & Market II– Tenant finish for Haley Gallery Engineering Plan Reviews One new engineering plan was submitted during the month of June for initial plan review.

Engineering Pre-Construction Meetings No pre-construction meetings were held during the month of June.

Project Name Initial Submittal Date Comments Issued Date

Total Review Days

Review Time Standard

Project Agility – Employee Parking Lot Expansion

June 15, 2017 June 28, 2017 13 18

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PLAN REVIEW CONTINUED JUNE 2017

Residential Plan Review


Zoning 15 17 28 34 35 36 165

Building 17 21 27 25 24 20 134

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Total Residential Plans Reviewed

Zoning Building


Zoning 2.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 5.7 4.9 3.3

Building 1.4 1.6 1.4 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.3

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Zoning Building


PLAN REVIEW CONTINUED JUNE 2017

Commercial Plan Review

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Total Commercial Plans Reviewed

Zoning Building Staff Contract Staff


Zoning 2017 3.1 3 4.9 7.3 6.8 3.7 4.8

Building Staff 2017 6.4 6 5.5 7.5 5.9 4.2 5.9

Contract Staff 2017 7.6 7.9 8.9 9.8 9.4 8.2 8.6

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Zoning Related Field Concerns and Inspections The zoning officer has been working with the city attorney to update all code enforcement letters to pro-vide the best customer service to residents. The updated letters will include all legal requirements while also providing a higher level of clarity and understanding for the residents. Residential Inspections Address: 9250 McClellan Drive Date of Compliant: 6/7/17 Complaint Description: Fence was installed crossing the property line and damaging a neighbor’s irriga-tion system. Violations: None Activity: Inspection completed. Status: Closed Address: 6998 Doran Drive Date of Compliant: 6/23/17 Complaint Description: Fence is not being maintained. Violations: General maintenance and protection treatment Activity: Inspection completed and violation letter mailed. Status: Open Address: 5950 Johnstown Road Date of Compliant: 4/24/17 Complaint Description: General condition of the property and safety concerns with the electric. Violations: Accessory structure, protective treatment, exterior wall, roof & drainage system, electrical sys-tem hazards and HVAC work without a permit. Activity: Re-inspection completed and progress was noted. Status: Open Address: 6869 Central College Road Date of Compliant: 6/2/16 Complaint Description: Condition of a vacant house. Violations: Vacant structure, sanitation, swimming pools, enclosures, exterior walls, disposal of rubbish, turf grass swards Activity: Dispute in ownership; case being reviewed by city law director. Status: Open

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Residential inspections continued... Address: 10135 Johnstown Road Date of Compliant: 2/3/2016 Complaint Description: Multiple vehicles on the property and the welfare of the resident. Violations: Unsafe structure, unsafe equipment, parking limitations, sanitation, accessory structures, mo-tor vehicles, glazing, window and door frames, protective treatment, structural members, exterior walls, roofs and drainage, stairs and walking surfaces, accumulation of rubbish or garbage, plumbing system hazards, prohibiting outdoor storage and accumulation, heating facilities required, mechanical applianc-es, residential occupancy Activity: The property owner provided an update and requested additional time for evaluation of the property. Working with legal to determine proper long term plan. Status: Open Address: 7010 Lambton Park Road Date of Compliant: 11/18/2015 Complaint Description: Fence not built around a pool Violation: Pool fence Activity: Second violation letter mailed Status: Open Address: 11 Highgrove Date of Compliant: 11/17/2015 Complaint Description: Fence not built around a pool Violation: Pool fence Activity: Case will remain open until the Planning Commission condition regarding the easement for fence maintenance is complete. Status: Open Address: 10 Highgrove Date of Compliant: 11/17/2015 Complaint Description: Fence not built around a pool Violation: Pool fence Activity: Re-inspection confirmed that the fence and landscaping were installed per the Planning Com-mission approval. Case will remain open until the Planning Commission condition regarding the ease-ment for fence maintenance is complete. Status: Open Address: 4561 Neiswander Square Date of Compliant: 9/21/2016 Complaint Description: Accessory structure built without a permit and located in setback Violation: Permit required, unlawful structure Activity: Property Owner filed an appeal to the decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals. Status: Hold while appeal is processed through court.

FIELD WORK AND INSPECTIONS JUNE 2017


Commercial Inspections 8500 Smith’s Mill Road The city planner inspected the AEP site on June 16th and all of the outstanding items had been met. Fi-nal occupancy from zoning has been granted. 8600 Innovation Campus Way West The CCL site was inspected by the city planner on June 21st. Occupancy was denied because the parking lot was not finished, not accessible, and there was no parking lot lighting. The project manager was noti-fied that these two items must be completed prior to conditional occupancy. None of the landscaping, fencing, final grades, or rooftop mechanical screening were installed. Staff notified the project manager that these items must be escrowed in order to receive a conditional occupancy. 245 E. Main Street The city planner and clerk inspected First and Main on June 19th and issued a conditional occupan-cy. Several dead trees were found, and grass must be established through the site where the ground has been disturbed. Street lights were not installed along Miller Avenue. 256 E. Main Street A complaint was received regarding the condition of the landscape screening. An inspection was com-pleted and a violation letter was mailed. 175 W Main Street—CVS History: A complaint was received regarding the condition of the dumpster wall and windows. An in-spection was completed and a violation letter was mailed. A re-inspection was completed and the viola-tion has not been corrected. Update: A second violation was mailed and hand delivered to the store.

FIELD WORK AND INSPECTIONS CONTINUED JUNE 2017


COMMERCIAL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION STATUS JUNE 2017

Market & Main II

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Town Center Apartments

Village Center Name of Project: Town Center Apartments Building A Location: 200 W. Main Square Footage: 94,634 Start Date: April 2017 Estimated Completion: Fall 2018 Construction Phase: Footing & foundation Name of Project: Town Center Apartments Building E Location: 195 W. Main Square Footage: 126,192 Start Date: March 2017 Estimated Completion: Fall 2018 Construction Phase: Footing & foundation Name of Project: First & Main/ Granger Location: 245 E. Main Square Footage: 103,580 Start Date: January 2016 Estimated Completion: August 2017 Construction Phase: Conditional Occupancy July 3, 2017 Name of Project: Market & Main/ Multi-tenant Location: 160 W. Main St. Square Footage: 48,420 Start Date: July 2016 Estimated Completion: Spring 2018 Construction Phase: Shell

First & Main

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Innovation Campus Way Corridor Name of Project: Multi-tenant II / Beauty Park Location: 8820 Smith’s Mill Square Footage: 264,000 Start Date: July 2016 Estimated Completion: Summer 2017 Construction Phase: Tenant finish Name of Project: CCL Label Location: 8600 Innovation Campus Way Square Footage: 76,866 Start Date: July 2016 Estimated Completion: Fall 2017 Construction Phase: Tenant finish Name of Project: Bocchi Addition Location: 9200 Smith’s Mill Road Square Footage: 72,000 Start Date: May 2017 Estimated Completion: January 2018 Construction Phase: Shell

CCL Label Bocchi Expansion

Multi-Tenant 8100 Walton Parkway



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Forest Dr./Walton Parkway Corridor Name of Project: Home 2 Suites Hotel Location: 5095 Forest Drive Square Footage: 62,996 Start Date: May 2017 Estimated Completion: Spring 2019 Construction Phase: Footing & foundation Name of Project: Walton Offices/Water’s Edge IV Location: 8100 Walton Parkway Square Footage: 55,240 Start Date: July 2016 Estimated Completion: August 2017 Construction Phase: Shell Name of Project: The Estate Location: 5216 Forest Drive Square Footage: 14,670 Start Date: May 2017 Estimated Completion: Fall 2018 Construction Phase: Shell

Estate of New Albany


BOARD AND COMMISSION STATISTICS

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Totals

Other 1 3 2 0 3 2 11

ARB 0 0 1 2 1 1 5

PC 1 0 0 3 5 4 13

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Other 11 8 13 8 11

ARB 5 22 21 25 34

PC 13 57 41 53 48

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BUILDING AND ZONING STATISTICS

JUNE 2017


2017 36 43 41 69 83 85 357

2016 34 29 63 51 85 75 50 73 60 62 35 43 337

2015 77 102 108 96 95 107 79 64 77 69 36 46 585

2014 220 101 181 178 229 224 203 202 129 116 98 110 1133

2013 150 145 135 180 199 190 181 207 168 188 196 127 999

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2017 268 325 332 354 347 491 2117

2016 424 513 544 542 518 788 620 676 598 559 480 330 3329

2015 533 400 589 614 606 626 648 493 603 501 536 578 3368

2014 559 429 724 648 871 1063 979 843 768 839 624 554 4294

2013 405 391 448 446 524 509 618 622 638 600 944 579 2723

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2017 3 5 1 4 5 5 23

2016 2 6 2 8 3 10 2 4 2 8 7 1 31

2015 1 11 5 14 5 4 4 6 5 8 3 6 40

2014 11 5 13 14 11 14 9 39 8 14 7 8 68

2013 5 8 9 12 15 14 7 9 11 14 14 10 63

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Subdivision Summary

Built lots Available lots



2017 0 1 1 0 1 0 3

2016 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 6 0 0 5

2015 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 1 3

2014 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 29 2 0 0 2 4

2013 1 0 2 0 29 3 0 1 1 4 1 2 35

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New Commercial Building Permits


2017 1,308,115 1,372,424 1,392,440 1,492,900 1,672,897 1,715,127

2016 2,499,023 2,549,889 2,557,367 2,729,504 2,796,152 3,067,082 3,086,737 3,313,982 3,326,367 3,521,895 3,552,732 3,682,446

2015 1,772,668 2,128,598 2,128,998 2,242,532 2,253,854 2,256,430 2,271,328 2,334,926 2,364,748 2,382,100 2,486,632 2,495,821

2014 1,023,169 1,034,254 1,456,501 2,277,464 2,284,429 1,944,073 1,985,405 2,384,728 1,942,771 1,720,476 1,787,433 1,772,668

2013 668,589 670,062 752,238 802,909 793,318 876,938 810,957 964,978 1,032,210 1,059,436 1,085,433 1,002,345

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Total Commercial Square FootageUnder Construction

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