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MINUTES OF THE HOUSING, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE <br /> OCTOBER 4, 2021 <br /> AUDITORIUM <br /> Present: Councilmembers Shachner, Rader, Kepple <br /> Also Present: Director Leininger, Program Manager Mary Leigh, Chief of Staff John Storey, <br /> Law Director Corrigan, Deputy Clerk of Council Lascu, Clerk Bach taking minutes <br /> Call to Order: 5:21 p.m. <br /> Approval of the minutes of the September 7, 2021 Housing, Planning & Development <br /> Committee meeting. <br /> Councilmember Rader made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kepple to approve the <br /> minutes of the September 7, 2021 Housing, Planning & Development Committee meeting. All <br /> members voted in favor. Motion passed. Minutes approved. <br /> ORDINANCE 30-2021 - AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it <br /> receives the affirmative vote of at least five members of Council, or otherwise to take <br /> effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law, authorizing and directing <br /> the Director of Planning and Development or the Mayor to enter into an agreement for <br /> the sale of 1451 St. Charles Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio. <br /> Councilmember Shachner introduced the legislation, explaining that it authorizes the city to sell <br /> 1451 St. Charles. The property was part of a collection of properties that used to be owned by <br /> Lakewood Hospital and were transferred to the City. The city is selling them off as they become <br /> vacant. Most recently, Council authorized the city sell 1462 St. Charles to Lakewood Alive. <br /> Planning Director Leininger elaborated on the city's strategy for the 9 properties on Belle and St. <br /> Charles. The properties are intended to be a mix of affordable and market-rate properties. All <br /> properties were originally purchased in the 1980s and held for potential expansion of Lakewood <br /> Hospital. 1451 St. Charles became distressed several years ago. The home was slated for <br /> demolition until the Planning Department started thinking of other alternatives to save the home. <br /> Two rounds of RFPs went out to find a developer who would commit to preserving the historic <br /> features of the home. <br /> Director Leininger presented photos of the interior and exterior of the home which depicted very <br /> poor conditions. <br /> Outside the RFP process, Jim Miketo of Neighborhood Drummer informally approached the city <br /> with interest in the property. The attached purchase agreement outlines a proposal for the city to <br /> sell the property to Neighborhood Drummer for $1 with the understanding that the developer will <br /> strive to preserve historic features of the home, particularly on the exterior, and sell the home <br /> available at market rate. Director Leininger explained the profit-sharing clause within the <br /> 1 <br />