New Cincinnati City Council meets

Cincinnati's new city council met for the first time Monday to discuss the possible postponement of the streetcar project.

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Speaker Rick Greiwe: Project would help spur redevelopment of 30 parking lots into condos or offices

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 6:44:00 PM
Greiwe: "We need to build upon our success. The data shows the population is growing downtown, not in the n'hoods"

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 6:45:07 PM
Speaker Bill Bauman: A former LA resident, he says future of cities rely on walkability

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 6:48:17 PM
Bauman: "The positive benefits from streetcar & light rail investments are not speculative... please don't stop our momentum"

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 6:50:05 PM
Speaker (& ex-Vice Mayor) Jim Tarbell: Recalling transit options @ turn of last century

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 6:51:41 PM
Tarbell: Institutions like Music Hall & others wouldn't exist w/o transit system in place back then

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 6:52:24 PM
Speaker Heather Sturgell: Will take close to $1M in spending to suspend project; also would lay off 200 workers just before the holidays

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 6:55:30 PM
Public speaking portion of committee mtg is now done

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:01:22 PM
Seelbach wants Deatrick to give presentation that he gave to last City Council

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:01:50 PM
Mann: That's fine to ask questions of Deatrick; no need to have presentation again -- "most of us saw it"

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:02:47 PM
Because there probably won't be votes to suspend rules, City Council sets a mtg for 2 pm Tues; likely will have another Weds

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:04:25 PM
Seelbach is reviewing costs given by Deatrick last week

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:05:21 PM
As my esteemed colleague Jay Hanselman correctly noted to me, council will meet Weds regardless (regularly scheduled mtg for other biz)

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:06:42 PM
Deatrick reiterates only grant put on hold by FTA is for streetcar, not other operations

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:08:33 PM
Deatrick: "It would not have a direct effect immediately;" FTA would look closer @ future grant applications from Cinti or SORTA

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:09:45 PM
If streetcar is canceled, Deatrick noted, "We may have rails that could be used in future"

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:11:36 PM
Deatrick: Would cost $34 .6M to $51 .6M to stop project, and $52M to $74M to complete it

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:13:11 PM
Seelbach says pausing the project is equivalent to canceling the project, per FTA attorney

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:15:09 PM
Seelbach asks Deatrick for his professional opinion on canceling project; Deatrick: "There's some risk there"

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:16:32 PM
Deatrick: "Putting the project on pause does nothing but cause problems for me... and a whole # of people"

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:17:29 PM
Deatrick on reports project costs $50 ,000 per day: "We're prob spending more than that, potentially up to twice that amount"

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:19:57 PM
Simpson notes today's ordinances to pause project entails $1 .25M in additional spending

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/2/2013 7:21:10 PM
City solicitor's reply on legal basis for Carden to live in Colerain while serving as city mgr: "Conversations on this topic are privileged"

by Kevin Osborne via twitter 12/3/2013 1:43:55 AM